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Willem Jacob Reyerse Schermerhorn & Elisabeth Lourns Van Der Volgen
Willem Jacob Reyerse Schermerhorn was the son of
Jacob Reyerse Schermerhorn and Margarieta Johannese Teller
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was born November 10,1722 in Schenectady, N.Y.. He married Elisabeth Lourns Van Der Volgen
June 17, 1745. He died abt. 1811. Elisabeth Lourns Van Der Volgen was the daughter of
Lourens Van der Volgen and Susanna Welleven
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was born September 07, 1725. She died bef. 1766.
Children of Willem Jacob Reyerse Schermerhorn and Elisabeth Lourns Van Der Volgen
Willem Jacob Reyerse Schermerhorn
Name - Willem Jacob Reyerse Schermerhorn
Birth - November 10, 1722 Schenectady
Birth - November 10, 1722 Schenectady, N.Y.
Death - abt. 1811
On Jan 5, 1758, William Schermerhorn was commissioned First Lieutenant in
Capt. John Sander's Co. of Schenectady Militia. He was an elder in the
FIrst Reformed Church in 1772, 1781 and 1785. Lourens Van der Volgen was
carried away by the Indians at the Schenectady Massacre, Feb 8, 1690, and
remained with them for many years, as late as 1699. He learned the
Indian language perfectly and after his retu;rn was appointed interpreter
of the province of the Five nations. He held this office until his death
in 1740.
Elisabeth Lourns Van Der Volgen
Name - Elisabeth Lourns Van Der Volgen
Birth - September 07, 1725
Death - bef. 1766
Jacob Willem Schermerhorn
Name - Jacob Willem Schermerhorn
Birth - in November, 1745
Margarieta Willem Jacobse Schermerhorn
Name - Margarieta Willem Jacobse Schermerhorn
Birth - in September, 1751
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