Domine
Johannes
Lydius
Born about in Maasdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Isabella Rachels (Unknown) Staets
— married
about 1690 in Antwerpen
Descendants 
Father of
Geertruy Isabella (Lydius) Roseboom and Johannes Henricous Lydius
Died
at about age 36
in Albany, Albany, New York
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Biography
Birth
He was the son of Reverend Hendricus Lydius. [1]
Marriage
Johannes Lydius and Isabella Rachels were married in Antwerp, Belguim.
Cruys Kerke Antwerpen
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]
Immigration
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]
Will
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]
Death
Domine Lydius died, 1 Mar 1710, in Albany, New York. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The People of Colonial Albany Live Here by Stefan Bielinski Johannes Lydius
- ↑ Source: Protestantse Kerk "De Brabantse Olijfberg" vpkb Antwerpen-Noord Lange Winkelstraat 5, 2000 Antwerpen Antwerpse predikanten van de 16e eeuw tot heden quote from Namen der Predicanten in de Cruys-Kerke, genaemt “de Brabantsche Olijfberg” binnen Antwerpen tsedert den jare 1652
- ↑ History of the Reformed Dutch Church
- ↑ Source: Book: 1018 L4 Calendar of Wills on File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836 Berthold Fernow Genealogical Publishing Com, 1896 Quote from Calendar of Wills: Johannes Lydius pg.232 -233
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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