hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. 1 1 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Your search returned 3 results in 3 document sections:

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vanderheyden, Dirk 1680-1738 (search)
Vanderheyden, Dirk 1680-1738 Land-owner; born in Albany, N. Y., about 1680; was an inn-keeper and engaged in land speculation. In 1720 he secured a grant of 490 acres at an annual fee of four fat fowls and five schepels of wheat. Later the grant was called Vanderheyden's Ferry, till 1789, when it was named Troy. In 1725 he built upon this site the Vanderheyden mansion, one of the best samples of Dutch architecture at that period in New York State, which was constructed with bricks imported from Holland. He died in Albany, N. Y., in October, 1738.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Westerlo, Eilardus 1738-1790 (search)
Westerlo, Eilardus 1738-1790 Clergyman; born in Cantes, Holland, in October, 1738; graduated at the University of Groningen; was pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Albany in 1760-90; sympathized with the colonies during the Revolutionary War, and when Washington visited Albany in 1782 he made the address of welcome. He died in Albany, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1790.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16., Distinguished guests and residents of Medford. (search)
in the histories by Brooks and by Usher, they need no mention. Although the family of the writer was not among Medford's first settlers, yet she is glad to claim connection with the early history of the place where the family home was established many years ago, through her relative on the paternal side, Judge Samuel Sewall of witchcraft fame. He frequently came to call upon his niece (1713, etc.), the wife of Rev. Aaron Porter, the first settled pastor of the town. One Sunday in October, 1738, among the worshipers in Rev. Mr. Turell's congregation was Gov. Jonathan Belcher. As he was one of the royal governors we may imagine he came with some show of pomp, but not enough, we hope, to distract attention from the minister and his discourse. A touch of the romantic was given our staid little town when Sir Henry Frankland and Agnes Surriage (between 1745 and 1775) came on horseback to call on the Royalls at their fine mansion, then in the height of its splendor. How little d