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He was the son of Reverend Hendricus Lydius. [1]
Johannes Lydius and Isabella Rachels were married in Antwerp, Belguim.
Predicant (Dominee, Minister) Cruys-Kerke (named de Brabantsche Olijfberg) 1691 Johannes Lydius (deze is beroepen in de stadt Nieuw Albany in America A°1700 en derwaerts vertrokken)[2]
The Lydiuses sailed to America - arriving at New York in July 1700. [1]
He was the Domine of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany from 1700-1710. The First Church in Albany by Stefan Bielinski [3][1]
17 September 1709 / 12 May 1710: Johannis Lydius son of Hendric Lydius, late Minister at Maesdam S. Holland, Minister of the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany. Wife Isabella, son John Hendrick 5 yrs, daughters Geertruy Isabell 14 years old, Marya Ennatte, 12 yrs, Margarieta Johanna, 7 yrs and Susanna Catharina, 2 yrs. Real Estate in the City of Onderwater, County of Leerdam, Jurisdiction of Tarley, personal property. Executors 'My well beloved Spouse', Col. Killian van Rensselaer and Evert Bancker esqre. Witnesses Hend. Hansen, Johannis Mingael, and Robt. Livingston jun. Seal. At date of probate April 17, 1716 Widow Isabella Lydius has become wife of Jacobus Staats of Albany[4]
Domine Lydius died, 1 Mar 1710, in Albany, New York. [1]
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Source: Nieuw biographisch, anthologisch en critisch woordenboek van Nederlandsche dichters. Deel 2(1845)A.J. van der Aa
And as Minister (Predicant) of the Cruys Kerke in Antwerpen : 1659 Henricus Lydius (deze is in den jare 1660 beroepen tot Maesdam in Hollant werwaerts hij ook vertrokken is, om van nu aan Gods kerke door een publicque bedieninge te mogen opbouwen)
Wikipedia Son (Johannes Henricus) John Hendrick (Henry) Lydius
And here's a source that has info for them as well Sotheby's An American silver tankard, Konraet Ten Eyck, Albany circa 1705 The arms are those of Lydius, with the initials for Johannes Henricus (John Hendrik) Lydius and his wife Geneviève Massé. This tankard probably originally belonged to Dominie Johannes Lydius. Born in Maesden, South Holland, the son of Rev. Hendricus Lydius, by 1692 he was dominie of the Reformed Church of Antwerp. etc.
John Hendrick Lydius Source: University of Colorado, Boulder CU Scholar History Graduate Theses & Dissertations; The Price of Empire: Smuggling between New York and New France, 1700-1754 Spring 1-1-2012 By Eugene Richard Henry Tesdahl B.A., Luther College, 2001 M.A., Miami University, 2003