Capt Petrus Douw

1692 - 1775  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Petrus Douw
  Prefix	Capt
  Christened	24 Mar 1692	Albany, Albany Co, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Aug 1775	Greenbush, Rensselaer, Albany Co, New York, United States
  Person ID	I12563	default
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2006

  
  

  Father	Jonas Volckert Douw,   b. Abt 1661, Greenbush, Rensselaer, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. 7 Oct 1736  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Pieterse Quackenbush Or Quakenbos,   b. 1665, of Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. 1696, Niskayuna, Albany Co, New York, United States  (Age 31 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1683	Beverwyck, Albany Co, New York, United States
  Notes	Married: Gen of the 1st Settlers in Albany by Pearson p 43 gives marr date as 14 Nov 1683 Hudson & Mohawk Valleys vol 1 p 385 One IGI rec has md 14 Nov 1683 Bible Rec of Jonas Volckert Douw now in poss of Thomas Hun, M.D. of Albany (1883) marr recorded as 20 Sep 1683 Gen Notes of NY & New Eng Families by Talcott F118.T14 (929.174/T143g) p 65 states info from old Bible ; p 193
  Family ID	F5038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Van Rensselaer,   b. 31 Jan 1696, Ft Crailo, Greenbush, Rensselaer Co, New York, United States ,   d. 29 Mar 1756, Greenbush, Rensselaer, Albany Co, New York, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1717	Albany Co, New York, United States
  Notes	Married: Gen of the 1st Settlers in Albany by Pearson p 44 Early NY Fam 1600s-1900s p 69 Gen Notes of NY & New Eng Families by Talcott F118.T14 (929.174/T143g) p 66
  Children	+ 1. Magdalena Douw,   b. 1 Aug 1718, Rensselaer Co, New York, United States ,   d. 12 Oct 1796  (Age 78 years) + 2. Mayor Volckert Petrus Douw,   b. 23 Mar 1720, Wolvenhoeck, Greenbush, Columbia Co, New York, United States ,   d. 20 Mar 1801, Wolvenhoeck, Greenbush, Columbia Co, New York, United States  (Age 80 years)   3. Hendrick Douw,   b. 13 Apr 1722, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1756  (Age 34 years)   4. Catrina Or Catharina Douw,   b. 23 Mar 1724, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. 1 Jan 1811  (Age 86 years) + 5. Maria Douw,   b. 25 Dec 1725, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. 17 Aug 1759  (Age 33 years) + 6. Margarita Douw,   b. 2 Oct 1729, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. Bef 1800, Albany, Albany Co, New York, United States  (Age 70 years) + 7. Annetje Or Anna Douw,   b. 20 Feb 1732, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Elizabeth Douw,   b. 1 Dec 1733, Albany Co, New York, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1811  (Age 78 years)   9. Rageltje Or Rachel Douw,   b. 27 Feb 1736, Albany Co, New York ,   d. 4 Aug 1806  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F5051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gen of the 1st Settlers in Albany by Pearson p 44 Hudson & Mohawk Valleys vol 1 p 385 He was sole surviving son of his father, and became a man of of great importance. Member of 27th council and general assembly of the province of NY. Built home on E bank of Hudson R abt mile below Albany in 1724. Known as WolvenHoeck. See this rec for detailed rec of the home. Interesting. Early NY Fam 1600s-1900s p 69 Bible Rec of Jonas Volckert Douw now in poss of Thomas Hun, M.D. of Albany (1883) bio by Stephen Bielinski Petrus Douw was born in March 1692. He was the fifth child and second son of Rensselaerswyck residents Jonas Douw and his first wife, Magdalena Quackenbush Douw. In October 1717, he married Anna Van Rensselaer at her father's house in Albany. That act connected the middling Douws to the most affluent family in the region. At age twenty-five, Petrus was several years older than most early Albany grooms. However, the marriage was fruitful as their nine children were baptized in the Albany Dutch church between 1718 and 1736. These Douws shared in the family's extensive holdings on the south side of the city of Albany. Following an established family pattern, Petrus was a businessman and skipper of some note. In his earlier days, he was an officer in the Albany militia and was known as "Captain." He also was active in pursuing investment land. Petrus Douw retained his Albany holdings where he was known as the senior member of his family even into the mid-1750s . He was elected to represent Albany in the provincial Assembly and served from 1747 to 1758. During the early 1740s, he built a country home on the east side of the Hudson. The retreat was within Rensselaerswyck and was called "Wolvenhook ." A decade later, Petrus had moved across the Hudson where he lived for the rest of his life. His Albany holdings and offices fell to his son Volkert Petrus while the grandchildren were frequent guests at the Wolvenhook farm. Petrus Douw died suddenly on August 21 1775. He had lived eighty-three years. named as son of Jonas Dow in will of Gerrit Teunissen Van Veghten Calendar of Wills, by Fernow, p 447 #1980, dtd 8 Mar 1700/1 d @ 83y 5m 8d Gen Notes of NY & New Eng Families by Talcott F118.T14 (929.174/T143g) p 66