Jacobus Bruyn | |
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Member of the New York General Assembly from Ulster County | |
In office 1759–1768 | |
Preceded by | Johannes Jansen |
Succeeded by | George Clinton |
Personal details | |
Born | Wallkill, Province of New York, British America | January 7, 1707
Died | April 26, 1781 Wallkill, New York, U.S. | (aged 74)
Spouse |
Jane Graham
(died 1764) |
Relations | Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (grandson) Charles DeWitt Bruyn (grandson) |
Parent(s) | Jacobus Bruyn Tryntje Schoonmaker |
Jacobus Bruyn (January 7, 1707 – April 26, 1781) was a member of the New York General Assembly from Ulster County from 1759 to 1768.
Bruyn was born on January 7, 1707, in Wallkill in the Province of New York in what was then a part of British America. He was a son of Jacobus Bruyn and Tryntje Schoonmaker.[1] Among his siblings was Hanna Bruyn, who married Solomon van Wagenen.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Jacob Bruyn, a native of Norway, and Gertrude Esselsteyn (a daughter of Jan Willemse Esselsteyne). His maternal grandparents were Jochem Hendrickse Schoonmaker and Petronella Sleght (daughter of Cornelius Barentse Sleght).[1]
Bruyn served as a member of the New York General Assembly from Ulster County from 1759 to 1768.[2] Bruyn was succeeded by George Clinton, who later served as the 1st Governor of the State of New York and the 4th Vice President of the United States.[3]
During the American Revolutionary War, Bruyn was a Corp. of the Foot Company of Militia of the "Presenk of the Highland" under command of Capt. Thomas Ellison.[4]
Bruyn was married to Jane Graham (d. 1764).[5] Together, they were the parents of at least four boys, all of whom served in the New York State Assembly:[6]
His wife died April 19, 1764. Bruyn died on April 26, 1781, in Wallkill.[7]
Through his son Jacobus, he was a grandfather of Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (1790–1838), a New York Assemblymen in 1818; trustee of Ithaca in 1821 and president of the village in 1822, and a U.S. Representative from New York for the 22nd District from 1837 to 1838.[8]
Through his son Johannes, he was a grandfather of Charles DeWitt Bruyn (1784–1849), a New York Assemblymen from Sullivan and Ulster counties from 1821 to 1822.[7]