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126. Jacob G. Van Schaick born 12 May 1723 in Albany, New York, died about 1797 at Schuyllerville, New York, married about 1750. Jacob was 2nd major in 13th Regiment New York State Militia. He served with the Albany Company Militia in the old French War 1755-63 in the Crown Point Campaign and the Battle of Lake George. He was a seasoned leader of militia when the first Battle of Saratoga began on the heights above the Fothem Bemis Tavern on 19 September 1777. It ended in a stalemate though Burgoyne held the field at the close of the day.

On 20 October 1775, Captain Jacob had been promoted to 2nd Major in the 13th Regiment of the New York State Militia. He was in command just before the second Battle of Saratoga on 7 October 1777, when he looked across the river to the east bank and saw the flames from his burning homestead and barns lighting up the sky. In his excitement, he petitioned General Gates to allow him to go quickly to the rescue of his home and the reply of General Gates has been family legend ever since for Gates said: "Stay here and save your scalp or you will loose both life and property". Major Jacob stayed and saved his scalp but lost all of the buildings on his farm near the river bank north of Kidney Creek. Fortunately his wife and children had already fled down river to Albany and there were only a few faithful slaves guarding the place. At that date there was no bridge across Kidney Creek and no road to the south because of the clay beds and spring freshets.

1777 - General Burgoynes loses two battles at Bemis Heights, NY and capitulates to Americans at Saratoga NY

127. Geertje De Ridder born 10 October 1731, died about 1829.

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1664 - Nieuw Amsterdam becomes New York August 27 as 300 English soldiers under Colonel Mathias Nicolls take the town from the Dutch under orders from Charles II. The town is renamed after the kings's brother James, duke of York, who is granted the territory of New Netherland, including eastern Maine and islands to the south and west of Cape Cod, which England claims on the basis of John Cabot's explorations in the late 1490's.

252. Gerrit Sybraant Van Schaick born 11 January 1685, married 23 October 1706 in New York City, New York.

253. Sarali Goeway.

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254. Hendrick De Ridder born 17 January 1697.
255. Annetje Van Ness.
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504. Sybrant Goosen Van Schaick born about 1653, died about 1685. He lived in Albany, New York and bought from his step-mother Annetje Liewens Van Schaick her half in his father's brewry for "100 prime beaver skins" and developed "the largest brewery in the city..." This information taken from the books by Jane Welling, THEY WERE HERE,TOO, Vol II.

505. Elizabeth Van Der Pool daughter of Teunis (Anthony) Van der Poel and Margaret Croon.

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De Ridder Family

1673 - Willem III of Orange saves Amsterdam and the province of Holland from France's Louis XIV by opening the sluice gates and flooding the country. He is supported by Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg, who concludes a separate peace with Louis and retains most of his possessions in Cleves.

508. Evart De Ridder married 1 April 1699 in Albany, New York at First Dutch Reformed Church.

509. Anna Van Esch.
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1008. Goosen Gerrit Van Schaick (Captain)born 1616 at Scheyk, Holland, died 1676.

1009. Geertje Brandtse Van Nieuwkirk died 1656 at Beverwyck, Holland.

1656 - Dutch take Colombo from Portuguese

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1675 - Jan Vermeer of Delft, Dutch painter, died

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De Ridder Family

1016. ___________ De Ridder in Holland.
1017. _____________________________

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Excerpts from book by Jane Welling, Vol II "They Were Here, Too"

Dutch Customs

The freshly ironed flounce of calico used as a Sunday apron for the big kitchen fireplace for there was no cooking on the Sabbath, the outdoor shoes left by the door where slippers were kept to save the sanded floors (Dutch vrouws were neat housekeepers), the olly-koeks (fried cakes) stored in large stoneware crocks from which the children could help themselves, the best parlor never used except for weddings and funerals and the dawn rising from one's featherbed, dinner at eleven and bed again at sundown after supper.