Albert Vedder 10-225

Albert Vedder 10-225

ALBERT VEDDER

1671 - 1753

10 MAY 1671 Born, New York (Albany or Schenectady?) (1,2,3)

Parent: Harmen Albertse Vedder

9 FEB 1690 Massacre of Schenectady; taken as prisoner to Canada (2,3)

Returned to Schenectady (2,3)

17 DEC 1699 Married Maria Glen (1,2)

(Edwin Vedder states Bible gives date as 17 NOV 1699)

11 JUN 1700 Anna Vedder born (bp 28 Jul 1700) (1,2)

20 AUG 1702 Johannes Vedder born (bp 23 Aug 1702) (1,2)

27 AUG 1704 Harmanus A Vedder born (bp 3 Sep 1704) (1,2)

30 AUG 1706 Catherina Vedder born (bp 25 Dec 1706, Albany) (1,2)

20 OCT 1708 Alexander A Vedder born (bp 20 Feb 1709) (1,2)

25 OCT 1714 Arent Vedder born (bp 18 Dec 1714) (1,2)

Arnout Vedder born (2)

Note: Village lot located North side of Union Street, Schenectady (3)

Note: owned and occupied a farm on north bank of Mohawk River at

Lusigh hoek, short distance above lower Glenville bridge (3)

Note: inherited his father's pasture on Front St, Schenectady (3)

8 FEB 1751/2 Will made

Mentions wife Marytie, children Johannes (deceased),

Harme, Sander, Aarent, Anna (deceased) (2,3,4)

13 MAR 1753 Maria Glen Vedder died (1)

1 AUG 1753 Died “age 82 yrs, 2 mos and 21 days” (1,2,3)

5 NOV 1753 Will proved, Albany (4)

13 FEB 1753/4 Will proved (2)

REFERENCES:

1.  Vedder, Edwin Henry. The Vedder Family in America 1657-1985

2.  Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady from 1662-1800. originally published Albany, New York 1873.

3.  Pearson, Jonathan. A History of the Schenectady Patent. Albany, New York 1883

4.  English translation of will of Albert Vedder in Collections of the New York State Historical Society, Abstract of Wills 1895, Vol IV, p 460