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Willem or William or Wilhelm Frederick

Male 1777 - Aft 1855  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Willem or William or Wilhelm Frederick 
    Born of Warrensbush (now Florida), Tryon (now Montgomery), New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 16 Apr 1777  Caughnawaga (now Fonda), Tryon (now Montgomery), New York, United States. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1855  of Johnstown Township, Fulton, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1275  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Hans Jacob Frederick,   c. 5 Jun 1743, Fort Hunter, Albany (now Montgomery), New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 24 May 1821, Johnstown Township, Fulton, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Maragrita or Maria Young,   b. Abt 1751, Warrensbush (now Florida), Albany (now Montgomery), New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1810, of Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married Bef 1770  of Warrensbush (now Florida), Albany (now Montgomery), New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christina or Christine Smith,   b. Abt 1780, of Mohawk, Montgomery (now Herkimer), New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1864, of Johnstown Township, Fulton, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married Bef 1803  of, Montgomery, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jacob Frederick,   b. 10 Jun 1810, of Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1879  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Censuses:
      1810 US: The following are all of the Fredericks in Montgomery County, New York. The columns are first male then female 0-9, 10-15, 16-25, 26-44, 45+, and then other free persons and slaves:
      Johnstown Township, p. 16, all right next to each other with the first two being 7 names apart from the second group of three:
      Philip Frederick, 1-1-0-0-1; 1-1-0-0-1-0-0
      Eve Frederick, 0-2-0-0-0; 1-0-0-0-1-0-0
      Jacob Frederick, 0-0-2-0-1; 1-0-0-0-1-0-0
      George Frederick, 1-0-0-1-0; 2-0-1-0-0-0-0
      William Frederick, 2-0-0-1-0; 2-0-1-0-0-0-0
      Florida Township [which follows Johnstown Township], p. 34:
      Sarah Frederick, 0-0-1-0-0; 0-0-0-0-1-0-0
      Minden Township, p. 96:
      Polly Frederick, 2-0-0-0-1; 1-0-1-0-1-0-0

      1820 US: Johnstown Twp., Fulton, NY, p. 6 of 25, taken in alphabetical order including all of the following Fredericks (males to 10, 10-16, 16-18, 16-26, 26-45, 45+; females to 10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, 45+):
      Eve; 000000; 00010.
      Philip; 000100; 10100.
      Jacob; 000100; 10100.
      William; 330010; 21110.
      Lewis; 300010; 21010.
      Philip; 000101; 00001.
      George; 210010; 22010.
      Jacob; 000100; 10010.

      1850 US: Johnstown Twp., Fulton, NY, p. 109 of 148, house 1771, family 1856:
      Wm. Frederick, 73, farmer, NY.
      Christie, 70, NY.
      Laura., 44, male, farmer, NY.
      Eliza, 35, NY.
      Rachael, 6, NY.
      Wm, 5, NY.
      Lette, 3, NY.
      Christiana, 1, NY.
      (Not named), 2/12, female, NY.

      2. Montgomery County, NY, Archives 19 Sep 2007 visit: Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, 1787 - 1831": "Young, William, of the town of Florida, will dated 11-12-1811, probated - -. Mentions, wife Rachel; brothers Peter (and his son Peter), George (and his son William); sister's son William Frederick. Executors: David Cady, Peter Young, Jr. Witnesses: David and John W. Cady, George Serviss."

      3. http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enymontgo/mont1841a.html: "This profile of Montgomery County and accompanying engravings comes from an original crumbling copy of the book "Historical Collections of the State of New York," owned by the coordinator. It was printed in 1841 by S. Tuttle, 194 Chatham Square, New York, publisher. The authors were the well-known John W. Barber (author of the Connecticut and Massachusetts Historical Collections) and Henry Howe (author of 'The Memoirs of Eminent American Mechanics'). A later, more commonly found, edition of this work was published in 1845.
      In their preface Mr. Barber and Mr. Howe credit earlier gazetteers as sources of some information - Spafford's Gazetteers of 1813 and 1824, and Gordon's Gazetteer of 1836. The engravings were "with few exceptions, copied from drawings taken on the spot by the compilers of the work."
      Montgomery County was named after the lamented Gen. Montgomery, who fell at the attack on Quebec, in the revolution. Its greatest length is 34 E. and W., greatest breadth N. and S. 13 miles. It was originally taken from Albany and named in honor of William Tryon, then governor of the province. Its name was changed in 1784. It embraced all that part of the state lying west of a line running north and south nearly through the centre of the present county of Schoharie. It was divided into five districts - subdivided into precincts. The Mohawk district included Fort Hunter, Caugnawaga, Johnstown, and Kingsboro'; Canajoharie district embraced the present town of that name, with all the country southward, comprehending Cherry Valley of Otsego, and Harpersfield of Delaware counties; Palatine district, north of the Mohawk, extended over the region so called, and Stone Arabia, &c.; German Flats district and Kingsland covered the most western settlements. The Erie canal crosses the county on the south side of the Mohawk, and the Schenectady and Utica railroad on the north side. The Erie canal passes the Schoharie creek through a pond formed by a dam across the stream below. Its fall within this county is 86 feet, by 12 locks. The county is divided into ten towns. Pop. 35,801.
      [The Township of] Florida, taken from Mohawk in 1793; from Albany 35 miles. Pop. 5,162. The town was settled by some Dutch families from Schenectady, who in 1750 were joined by some Germans, subsequently by Irish and Dutch, and lastly by New Englanders. Fort Hunter, 5 miles SE. of Fonda, is a small settlement. Port Jackson, on the Erie canal, is a flourishing village. Minaville, 4 miles S. of the canal, is a village of about 40 dwellings. Fort Hunter, which formerly stood on the line of the canal in this town, was a place of some importance in colonial history. At this place also stood Queen Anne's Chapel, a stone structure, built by Queen Anne of England for the use of the Mohawk Indians. The English Episcopal missions to the Mohawks appear to have been commenced as early as 1702, and continued down to the beginning of the revolutionary war. [The Township of] Mohawk, the ancient Caughnawaga, recently organized, was formerly the southern section of the town of Johnstown, from which it was taken in 1837. Pop. 3,106. Since the formation of the new county of Fulton, the seat of justice for Montgomery County has been located in this town. The above is an engraving of the courthouse and hotel recently erected in the new village of Fonda. The railroad passes between these two buildings. The central part of the village of Caughnawaga is about half a mile eastward of the courthouse, and consists of about 30 dwelling-houses, on the north side of the Mohawk, 40 miles from Albany, and 4 miles S. from Johnstown. The village occupies the site of an ancient Indian village, one of the principal towns of the Mohawk tribe. Its name, Caughnawaga, is said to signify "a coffin," which it received from the circumstance of there being, in the river opposite the place, a large black stone, (still to be seen,) resembling a coffin, and projecting above the surface at low water.
      Ancient Church, Mohawk. The annexed is a representation of the ancient Dutch church in Caughnawaga. It is a massive stone structure, and is believed to have been erected in 1763. The following is a copy of the inscription on the stone tablet which was formerly placed over the door. "Komt laett ons op gaen tot den Bergh des Heeren, to den huyse des Godes Jacobs, op dat hy ons leere van syne wegen, en dat wy wandele in syne paden." ["Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord; to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths."] The following, relating to the history of this town, is taken from a newspaper published in Schenectady a few years since. "The Caughnawaga flats extend from the western base of Tripe's Hill to the Cayadutta creek, a distance of four miles. A patent for 2,500 acres of these flats, was granted in the year 1713, to John, Edward, and Margaret Collins. These individuals aliened to Myndert Wemple, Douw Fonda, and Hendrick A. Vrooman; and many of their descendants are proprietors at the present day. "Until 1695, there were no buildings on the site where Caughnawaga now stands, except a Dutch church edifice and a parsonage. This church was founded in 1762, by the patronage of Sir William Johnson. Its principal benefactors were the Fonda, Vrooman, Wemple, and Veeder families. The church edifice is still standing, but in a dilapidated condition. Its first pastor was the Rev. Thomas Romeyn, who died in 1794. He was succeeded by the Rev. Abraham Van Horne, of New Jersey, who continued his pastoral duties until a few years since. "Caughnawaga hardly deserved to be called a hamlet until 1795, when Messrs. Douw and Henry Fonda, of Albany, erected several buildings."

      4. The booklet on the Frederick family by Mrs. Alida Reed of Gloversville, NY, 1957 (she died Dec 1966) with copies at the Montgomery Co., NY, Archives and a microfilmed copy on FHL film 1312457, item 4). Alida descends through Hans Jacob Frederick and Margaret Young and their son George:
      "William, bp. 16 Apr 1777. Sp. William and Rachael Young; md. Christine Smith. Children:
      Hendrick (Henry), b. 3 Jun 1803.
      Lawrence, b. 13 May 1805.
      Catharine, b. 18 May 1807.
      Peter, b. 6 Jul 1809.
      A child who died: 10 Jun 1811.
      Anna who d. 21 May 1813.
      Maria, b. 16 Dec 1818.
      John, b. 29 Sep 1820.
      Nancy, b. 3 Apr 1823.
      Betsy Maria, b. 7 Jan 1825."

      BIRTH:
      1. From the book "Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families," by Maryly B. Penrose, v. 1, p. 281, Birth/Baptism:
      "Frederick, Jacob and Maria/Maragrita (Young):
      Willem, b. 1777, bapt. 16 Apr 1777 (DRC:42); Sponsors: Willem Yong and Rachel Yong.
      Eva, b. 4 Apr 1782, bapt. 12 May 1782 (DRC: 62); Sponsors: Peter Fredk. and Alida Fredk.
      Maragriet, b. 12 Jan 1785, bapt. ? Feb 1785 (DRC:71); Sponsors: Jacob Bossert and Maragrita Bosserd.
      Lodowyk, b. 23 May 1791, bapt. 26 Jun 1791, bapt. 26 Jun 1791 (DRC:98); Sponsors: Hendrick Severs and his wife.

      2. The actual birth place is unknown. Both Jacob Frederick and Margaret Young were of Warrensbush (now Florida Township) in Montgomery Co. They both did eventually end up in Johnstown, which is about 10 miles max from Mill Point and north across the Mohawk River. When they moved is not known except that they did buy land there at Keck Center in 1792. They may have been paying quit-rent on the property before then since it was about the early 1790 when many of the landowners were finally selling the quit-rented land. Alida Reed in her booklet already referenced elsewhere in these note indicates she believes they moved there shortly after the birth of their first child Peter. She is confident that it may have been no later than when Margaret was born in 1785 because the sponsors at Margaret's birth were Jacob Bossert and his wife Margaret. She says, "In the genealogy of the Bossart family (sometimes spelled Boshart and Bushart) we find the first of that family did live in the section of Johnstown that leads to Fonda. So they were probably neighbors." I currently use "of Warrensbush."

      CHRISTENING:
      1. Listed per "Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, now the Reformed Church of Fonda, in the village of Fonda, Montgomery County, N.Y.," New York, 1917, 748 pp.: Willem, b. 1777, offspring of Jacob Frederick and Moria Jing, baptized 16 Apr 1777 with sponsors Willem Yong and Rachel Yong.

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Mary J. King Timothy, 383 E2 N, Kaysville, Utah (4ggniece). She references: "Ref. Dutch Ch. Fonda F. N.Y. F.4b, pp. 101, 144, 229; vol. 3, p. 3." Copy in file 184 of Kerry Petersen.