Captain Matthew Clarkson

1699 - 1739  (40 years)

• Name	Matthew Clarkson
  Title	Captain
  Birth	1699	New York City, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 1739	New York City, New York
  Notes	Capt. Clarkson was baptized in Old Dutch Church, N.Y.C. and died in N.Y.C. His will was dated June 2, probated Aug. 28, 1739. He was a very successful merchant, owning ships, sloops and land in N. Y. and N. J. He was the "ruling elder" of the Dutch Church, N.Y.C. (Craine) Cornelia DePeyster was doubtless born and first married in N.Y.C. and died in Philadelphia. She married Dr. Tennent in New Brunswick, N. J., and went with him and her five surviving children to Phila. She is the founder of the Clarkson family of Pennsylvania. She belonged to the DePeyster family, who were wealthy landholders in Flanders from the 12th century, having gone there originally from France. They were prominent in Holland and N.Y. She was a 1st cousin of Abraham DePeyster (1696-1767), whose daughter Elizabeth DePeyster married Matthew Clarkson (C5). Cornelia' s children were all born in N.Y.C. and baptized in the Dutch Church there. Capt. Johannes DePeyster (1666-1711), son of Johannes (1626-ca. 1685), was born and died in N.Y.C. "Reputed the handsomest man of his times, he possessed marked accomplishments and popular manners and had superior abilities in both civic and military affairs." He was mayor of N.Y.C. 1698-1699 and Capt. of a troop of horses, N. Y. Reg., 1700-1702. Anna Bancker (1670-1740) was born in N.Y.C. and married in Albany, N. Y. Her father, Gerrit Bancker (b. ca. 1635), born in Holland, came to America before 1655 and lived in Albany. He was an Indian trader and merchant and one of the original proprietors of Schenectady, N. Y., 1662. His will left to his wife, Elizabeth Dirkse VanEps (b. ca. 1644), all his property "whether situated in Albany, in Schenectady, in England, in Holland or at sea." Gilbert Tennent was born in Ireland and died in Phila. Like his father and brothers, he was a noted reforming Presbyterian clergyman; he raised much money in England for the fledgling College of N. J. at Princeton, of which he was a founding trustee, 1746. His five children were all by his 3rd wife. (Craine) bap. 1699 Apr 09; Matthew Clarkson, Catharina Van Schaik; Matthew; Charles Lodwick, Geertje Van Schaik, anders Draje
  Person ID	I52380	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	First Secretary Matthew Clarkson,   b. 1665, England d. 20 Jul 1702, New York City, New York (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Catherine Van Schaick,   b. 1670, Albany, Albany County, New York d. 1 Jul 1702, New York City, New York (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1692	New York City, New York
  Family ID	F19100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cornelia De Peyster,   b. 12 Nov 1695, New York City, New York d. 25 May 1753, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1718
  Children	+ 1. Honorable Matthew Clarkson,   b. 1733, New York City, New York d. 5 Oct 1800, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F19098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2024

  
  

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