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Wilhelmus and Moses Hasbrouck Family Papers
(1753-1897)
Finding Aid completed by Eric Roth 1/12/1999
Volume: 0.25 cu. ft.
Acquisition: The papers were donated to the Huguenot Historical
Society by Mildred Trautwein in September 1963.
Access: Unrestricted.
Copyright: Request for permission to publish materials from these
records should be discussed with the Archivist and Director of the
Huguenot Historical Society.
Biographical Sketches
Wilhelmus Hasbrouck (E-540) was born on February 2, 1775
to Jacob I. Hasbrouck and Sarah DuBois in Stone Ridge, New York. On
November 9, 1798 he married Agetta Freer of New Paltz (1779-1834),
daughter of Jonathan Freer and Margrietje Deyo. Between 1799 and
1812, Wilhelmus and Agetta had seven children: Margaret, Sarah,
Maria, Jacob, Moses, Elisabeth and Aaron.
Wilhelmus' second son, Moses Hasbrouck (F-979), was born
on March 12, 1807 and baptized at New Paltz. On September 1, 1856 he
married Sarah Maria Freer (1817-1856), daughter of Hugo and
Elizabeth Freer, and had two children: Sarah M. (b. 1854) and Jane
E. (b. 1856). Moses later married second Lana C. Sax (1823-1866) and
third, Mary M. Perkins (1836-1875). Moses Freer died on September
12, 1886 and is buried in Saugerties, New York.
Collection Description
The papers primarily reflect the real estate and economic
transactions of Wilhelmus Hasbrouck, Moses Hasbrouck, and Sarah M.
(Freer) Hasbrouck, Johannes Freer, and Simon Deyo in the towns of
New Paltz, Hurley and Saugerties in Ulster County, New York. Records
include receipts, deeds, mortgages, notes, bonds, wills, family
records, maps, and photographs from the Freer, Hasbrouck and Deyo
families of New Paltz, New York. Other names include Samuel Bevier,
Johannes Blanshan, Almond Canfield, Moses Cantine, John B. Davis,
Jacob DeWitt, Henrick Deyo, Johannes Deyo, Philip Deyo, Frederick de
Zeng, Stephen Eckert, Roelof and Ezekiel Elting, Wilhelmus Emerick,
Hugo Freer, David Freer, Joseph Gashiere, Abram Hasbrouck, Jacob
Hasbrouck, Hans Kierstead, Peter LeFevre, Mary Leggett, Petrus
Ostrander, William Peters, John E. Schoonmaker, Zacharius Slater,
Garrit Van Keuren, George Wirtz, and Moses Yoeman.
Of note are several receipts of Johannis Freer in the Dutch
language (1754-1775); receipt for the sale of a slave (1787); a
document certifying that Moses Freer has received standard equipment
for his duty with Captain Brown's Light Company of Foot, dubbed the
"Ulster Greys" (1833); will of Johannes Freer (1796) and a letter to
Nicholas Sickles from William Cantine concerning a boundary dispute
between Wilhelmus Hasbrouck and "Judge Hasbrouck" (1843). Also of
particular interest are marriage certificates and family records of
the Deyo, Freer and Hasbrouck families in the late nineteenth
century, one of which includes photographs of Simon R. Deyo and
Sarah M. Hasbrouck, who were married in 1877 at the Reformed Church
of the Clove in High Falls. One document celebrating the birth of
Elizabeth Hasbrouck in 1785 is somewhat unusual in that it contains
a very decorative picture of birds and flowers in several
colors.
Throughout the collection, the papers are incomprehensive and
inconsistent. The majority of the papers date from the late
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, although the collection
is most comprehensive from 1753-1797. An item list with summaries of
each document is also available upon request. The papers are
arranged by type and thereunder by date. The papers are generally in
fair to good condition, but some of the deeds show signs of damage
such as tearing and foxing, and several of the marriage certificates
and family records are quite dirty. The collection also contains the
family Bible of Wilhelmus Hasbrouck, originally owned by Johannis
Freer (Bible #71), which forms part of the Huguenot Historical
Society Bible Collection. This Bible includes family records of the
Wilhelmus Hasbrouck family. Transcriptions of the family records are
available. This collection was formerly known as the Trautwein
Collection.
Folder List
Estate and Legal Papers (1755, 1792-1877)
Estate and Legal
Papers (1753-1867) OVERSIZE
Memorabilia (1785-1879)
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Marriage certificates and Family records
Receipts
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