Jacobus Ackerman (1758 - 1835)

Born 21 Jan 1758 in New Hackensack, Dutchess, New York

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1835 at age 77 in New Hackensack, Dutchess, New York, United States

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Biography

Jacobus Ackerman served with 4th Regiment, Dutchess County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacobus Ackerman is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000309.

Jacobus was born January 21, 1758. He was baptized September 24, 1759 in at the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, New York. "Jacobus quite generally went by the shortened name of 'Cobus, but the English equivalent James was employed more or less, and in signing his will he makes use of it. He lived just north of New Hackensack and was an extensive farmer--in fact, in Dutch the very name Ackerman signifies farmer. In his latter days he has been described as 'a jovial old gentleman who like to play with his grandchildren, and joke with them and speak Dutch to bewilder them.'
He left a large property for those times, dividing it among twelve of his children to the exclusion of Matthew, and says: 'As my relative, Matthew Van Bunschoten, adopted my son Matthew and promised to provide for him and has done so, and in a far greater degree than I can possibly car for the rest of my children, as a testimony of my affection for him I will and direct that after the decease of my beloved wife he receive my Scott's Bible and Scott's works.'"^[1] He died January 28, 1835, and was buried in the New Hackensack churchyard.

Revolutionary War Service

Jacobus Ackerman is DAR Ancestor #: A000309 who served as a Soldier for New York in the 4th Regiment Dutchess County Militia. His spouse: Sarah Conklin. ^[2]

Sources

• Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History, Second Edition, by William Henry Van Benschoten (West Park on Hudson, New York, 1907) pp. 44, 45.
• "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2H8-NRL : accessed 9 December 2014), Jacobus Akkerman, 24 Sep 1759; citing REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,NEW HACKENSACK,DUTCHESS,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1790," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHKP-Q2C : accessed 9 December 2014), Jacobus Ackerman, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; citing p. 92, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.
• Record File Number: geni:6000000011146747909

1. ↑ William Henry Van Benschoten, pp. 44, 45.
2. ↑ * Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Sep 2022), "Record of Jacobus Ackerman", Ancestor # A000309.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Ackerman-274 created through the import of export-BloodTree.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Karen Fuller. Prior to import, this record was last changed 13:18:08 18 FEB 2011. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.
• Rev War Service, 1776 sticker inserted by Meehan-411 14 June 2018