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Johann Wilhelm Brandau aka Brandaw, Branthau, Brando

Born about 1679 in Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Maria Elizabetha Catharina (Reuter) Brandau — married Mar 1705 in Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Father of Nicholas Brandow, Johannes Brandau, Johann Friederich Brando, Anna Christina Elisabetha Brando, Gottfried Brando and Catrina (Sprando) Brando

Died 1747 at about age 68 in Caughnawaga, New York

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Clifton's Collectables Genealogy^[1] Johann Wilhelm Brandau married Maria Elizabeetha Catharina/Carharuse Reuter, March 1705 in Germany. Maria was born in 1688 in Rotterdam, Holland. Johann was born in 1679 in Pfaltz, Bayern, Germany. He emigrated 21 June 1709 from Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, with his wife and three children, to New York, New York, aboard Capt. Robert Bulman's ship, the Rotterdam. He was naturalized, 8 September 1715 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. He died Dec. 1747 in Amsterdam, New York. The Brandau family was originally French. They were driven from France by religious persecution and went for refuge to the Palatinate of Germany, an old province on the Rhine River. They were Huguenots. The Palatinate was overrun and thousands fled to England. Johann was a baker by trade in London, England in 1709. The Brandau family settled in West Camp, New York and had four more boys.

Genealogies of Some Old Dutch Families^[2] ^[3] JOHANN WILHELM BRANDAU [Brandow], a Palatine, came to New York about 1710. In 1728 he bought land in the 2d division of the Loveridge Patent. His wife's name was Maria Elizabetha Catharina.--Children:

Nicolaas, supposed to be a son, b. in Germany, m. Kingston, Nov. 5, 1726, Elizabeth Klyn. Lived on or near the Katerskil, and was alive in 1770.

Johannes, b. W. Camp, Feb. 16, 1712, m. Athens, Nov. 30, 1737, Jannetje, b. May 16, 1713, dau. Arent Claase Van Schaak and Marytje Van Loon, d. between Jan. 11, and Apr. 28, 1786, the date and probate of his will. A large land owner.

Johann Frederick, b. W. Camp. Jan. 1, 1715, m. Dec. 5 or 10, 1737, at Bak-Oven, Marytje Graat, d. between Sept. 12, 1787, and July 10, 1789 the date and probate of his will. Lived on the Katerskil.

Anna Christina Elizabetha, b. W. Camp, Nov. 8, 1717, m. Dec. 3, 1739, Hannes [John], bp. Albany, Aug. 31, 1718, son Hendrick Schermerhoorn and Elsje or Elizabeth.

Godfrey, b. ____, m. Athens, March 10, 1739-40, Catrina [2 J. P. O. Gen.], dau. Pieter Overbagh and Maria Chirstina Thonius, d. about 1795, in Greenvill or Freehold. Will dated June 10, 1789.

Ancestry.com User: V Schmidt's Notes Wilhelm Brandaw made his first appearance in the Hunter List 4 August 1710 with two persons over 10 years and one person under 10 years; the family increased in size 25 March 1712 to two persons over 10 years and two person under 10 years of age. Wilhelm Brandaw was naturalized 8 and 9 September 1715 (Kingston Nats.) His son Nicolaus assumed his debt upon his death on 13 Dec 1747. Nicolaus is Hieronymus father. Nicolaus married Elisabetha Kline 5 Nov 1726 (Kingston /Ref. Chbk).

Notes from Annette Campbell^[4] (edited for better readability) From: Annette Campbell 12/10/2001

The Brandau Family was originally French. They were driven from France by religious persecution and went for refuge to the Palatinate of Germany, an old province on the Rhine River. They were probably Huguenots. The Palatinate was overrun, and thousands fled to England. The English sent many over here in 1710. Johann Wilhelm Brandau, his wife Catherine Carharuse and child were in that crowd. They first settled at East and West Camp on either side of the Hudson River about 5 miles north of Saugerties. Johann settled at West Camp and had 4 boys as follows:

Nicholas born in Germany married Elizabeth Klynn;
Johannis, born at West Camp, married Jannetje VanSchaack and settled at Athens, NY, six miles north of Catskill and became a large landowner;
Johann Frederick, born at West Camp, married Marytje Graat and settled on the Katerskill Creek, southwest of Catskill;
Gotfried married Catrina Overbagh and became the first settler twenty miles northwest of Catskill.

The original Johann Wilhelm settled on Katerskill Creek also.

Holland - June 1709: Johan Willem Brando and 1 child were on Capt. Robert Bulman's ship "Rotterdam", lists. Later in the year 1709, William Brandau aged 30, wife and son age 3, Reformed Church members, and he a baker by trade were in England, London Lists.
August 4, 1710, Wilhelm Brandaw made his first appearance on the Hunter lists, 2 Persons over 10 years old---Brandau; 1 man, 1 woman, 1 lad 9-15 years old were in Ulster Co., NY 1710/11. West Camp census.

Joh. Wilhelm Branthau was Naturalized on 8/9 September 1715, Kingston Naturalizations. Johan, Maria Elizabeth and 3 children were at Beckmansland around 1716/17 -- Simmendinger Register. He was a Palatine debtor in 1726, and his entry 13 December 1747 read -- Wilhelmus Brando, deceased, debt passed to his son Nicholas, Livingston Debt list.

He married Maria Elizabetha -- once called Elisabeth Catharina in 1717-HJ. Settled at West Camp on the Hudson River first. Then settled on the banks of Katerskill Creek Source # 1: Mentioned in the Hunter lists, #77. Genealogy of some of the OLD DUTCH FAMILIES OF Greene Co., NY #908,908. (FHL).

From: The Simmendinger Register [This list contains the appendix of UlrichSimmendinger’s pamphlet. A copy is in the rare book room of the NY Public Library. Simmendinger, who was one of the Palatine immigrants himself, returned to Germany in 1717 and published this brief account of the emigration and the names of those Palatine families still living in NY.] : Among the names is: "BRANTHAU, JOH. WILHELM, W. [wife] MARGARETHA ELISABETH & 3 CH" The Register indicates the family living at 'Becksmansland'.

From: East and West Camp Palatines Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf from a commemorative plaque situated beside of the Church in West Camp, Ulster Co., NY: Dedicated to the Memory of these Settlers Saugerties Historical Society, June 13, 1998. "Know O Traveler, within site of this hill on October 6, 1710, led by the Rev. Joshua Kochertal and the Rev. Johann Frederick Hager, there arrived on the east and west shores of Hudson's River nearly 300 families of refugees of the Palatine Region in Europe, who suffered many sorrows in the ravages of war, sickness, poverty and destitution, yet survived to settle these shores, sustained by their faith in the Lord and the sympathy of Queen Anne of England, whom they came to serve in the reduction of the pine forest for naval stores for her Majesty's Fleet. Do you wish to know more? Seek out their names on this tablet, on the pages of history their deeds".

Deed (Johan William Brandow and his sons - 1748 Original Indenture located in manuscript box 4 at the Vedder Memorial Library and transcribed by Annette Campbell):

THIS INDENTURE made the fourth day of September in the ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Brittain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the faith and in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-five. By and between JOHAN WILLIAM BRANDOW and Elizabeth, his wife, of the County of Albany in the Colony of NY, of the one part and Johannis Brandow and Godfrey Brandow of the same county and colony aforesaid, sons and children of the said Johan William Brandow and Elizabeth, his wife of the other part. Witnesseth, that whereas, the said Johan William Brandow did the nineteenth day of November Annoquidom, 1748 in the Second year of this present Majesties reign purchase of GILBERT LANE and Hannah, his wife, a certain tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Albany on ye southerly side of Kats Kill Creek or Kill, and on the west side of the Hudson River reference thereunto, being had may fully and at large appear; now those persons further Witnesseth that the said Johan William Brandow and Elizabeth, his wife, for and in consideration of such exceptions and reservations as here after shall be excepted and reserved, do hereby acknowledge , and thereof and therefrom, and of, and from every part and parcel thereof do aquitt, exonerate, release and forever discharge the said Johannis and Godfrey Brandow, their heirs and assigns forever, have given, granted, bargained, and sold, alinated, conveyed and confirmed and by those presents, do fully freely and clearly, give, grant, bargain, sold and convey and confirm unto them the said Johannis and Godfrey Brandow, their heirs and assigns forever, the before mentioned part or parcel of land buted, and bounded, as followeth (__) beginning at a beech tree marked at a ___ ___ _____, and at the north west corner of JOURY OVERPAGH, from home running north seventy two degrees west twenty nine chains to a nutt tree marked, at or near the limestone hill, thence south thirty degrees westerly thirty five chains, at or near the bounds of MICHAEL Van VECHTEN, then south seventy two degrees easterly twenty nine chains, to the southwest corner of said Overpagh, then along said bounds to the first station, containing one hundred and one acre ____ ___, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted and bargained premises with all the privileges to them the said Johannis Brandow and Godfrey Brandow, their heirs and assigns forever, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, so as the same is made over by said Gilbert Lane and Hannah, his wife---as also our dwelling house, barn, orchard and the one-halfe of our household goods, horses, cows, sheep, swine, slays, plough, wagons, horses, hoes, axes, and all utensils being and belonging on said part of land before mentioned, the said Johannis Brandow and Johannis Brandow, their heirs and assigns ___ _____ fulfilling and paying yearly therefor and for every year, for and during the natural life of the said Johann William Brandow and Elizabeth, his wife, as folleweth,fourty ____ of good winter wheat, two cows for milk, three sheep for wool, a horse in the pasture in the summer, to fodder him with straw in the winter in the barn as also the sheep and cows fodder threw the winter and also to deliver every year a swine of a half year old and to have the use of one acre of land for lowing and or planting and plough for planting the same and ____ as they improve that piece of mowing ground by the spring or fountain that ____ easterly from said Brandow dwelling house and when said cows bring any calfs to give them pasturing while winter, that is to say from Spring to Winter and to provide sufficient firewood, but the said Brandow must cut said firewood while he is in strength of body to do it for his own use yearly but when his strength of body fails him, then they the said Johannis and Godfrey Brandow must cut, drive, or fetch it home, or cause it to be done, and at the expiration of three years after the date hereof, to build for said Brandow and his wife a dwelling house large as that he now hath and also to enclose a good convenyant piece of land for a garden, andalso to allow one third of the orchard after the barn and also free privilege of the peaches and cherries, and to procure and provide for the said Johan William Brandow yearly and ___ during his life time a pair of good new shoes and a pair of recommended with good new soles, further it is agreed upon, by and between both parties that if in case the said Johan William Brandow shall be left a widower that he shall have but thirty ____ of wheat of the forty and two of the sheep and Elizabeth Brandow, his wife also to have the same privilege if she be left a widow and the other particulars to be in the improvement ofnever the less, and the non payment or delivery of the before mentioned particulars and every and each of them to the said Johan William Brandow and Elizabeth, his wife for and during their and each of their natural life time, that then it shall and may be lawful for the said Johan William Brandow and Elizabeth, his wife with their deputies? or bailefs to come in to the preformentioned premises and there to disfrain for their dues yearly when, and to ___, as such neglect happen, furthermore ye said Johannis and Godfrey Brandow oblige them sons by these persons to deliver the quitt of wheat so as the same is mentioned in the indenture of said Gilbert Lane, and also to let their two sisters, namely Cristine and Catrine have free privilege in their dwelling house for washing and sewing their own goods whilst unmarried.

In testimony whereof either of the parties have hereunto interchangably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. And also the said Johannis and Godfrey Brandow to pay all the just and honest debts, and also to receive debts due of or belonging to the said Johan William Brandow, these were here underwritten, was before signing and sealing and agreed on by both parties.

Johannis"B"Brandow

his mark

Godfrey"GB"Brandow

his mark

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in presence of:

Paul"PS"Smith

his mark

Jacob Freese

More About JOHANN WILHELM BRANDOW: Date born 2: 1670, Germany. Burial: 13 Dec 1747, New Amsterdam, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. Emigration: 1710, Came to America in Palatine Emigration. Residence: Abt. 1710, Settled at West Camp on the Hudson River first.Then settled on the banks of the Katerskill Creek. Will: 13 Dec 1747, his debts were passed to Nicholas. More About JOHANN WILHELM BRANDOW and MARIA ELIZABETHA CATHARINA CARHARUSE/REUTER: Marriage 1: 1700, Pfalz, Palatine, Germany. Marriage 2: Abt. 1705, Germany

Notes

In 1679, the birth location "Pfalz" is ambiguous. There were several territories located in what is now known as "Pfalz", but it got part of Bavaria only in 1815. So "Bayern" or "Bavaria" is clearly wrong and that's why taken out of the location. Same applies to the categories mentioning Bavaria. Eckstädt-2 15:42, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
In 1747, Amsterdam, New York was most likely the town of Caughnawaga in then county Tryon.

Sources

Jones, Henry, Palatine Families of New York (1985)

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