Nicholas Staats (1743 - 1816)

Born 26 Sep 1743 in Albany, Albany County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 7 May 1816 at age 72 in Rensselaer County, New York, United States

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Biography

Captain Nicholas Staats served with 4th Regiment, Albany County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Nicholas Staats is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A108009.

Birth

He was born, 26 Sep 1743, in Albany, County, New York. He is a son of Jochem Staats and Elizabeth Schuyler ^[1][2]

Christening

He was baptized October 2, 1743, in The Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York.^[1][3]

Marriage

Nicholas Staats and Maria Salisbury applied for a Marriage License, 24 Aug 1679, in New York^[4]

Children:

1. Elizabeth
2. William N. bo: 12 Jan 1781 in Rensselaer County, New York
3. Jochem bo. 25 Jan 1777; d.y.
4. Jochem bo. 23 Aug 1778, bp. 16 Sept 1668
5. William N
6. Barent N
7. George Washington

He first served as a Lieutenant and later as a Captain in the 4th Reg. Alb. Co. Mil. (Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer's Regt.), in 1775-1779.

Death

Nicholas died, 7 May 1816 and was buried in Schodack Island Cemetery, Schodack, New York. ^[2]

Church Records

• Arthur C. M. Kelley, Vital Records of the Greenbush Reformed Church, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, 1788-1899 (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Kinship, 1994) p. 8. 149: 1792,11.__. Nicholas Staats & Molly Staats sponsored the baptism of Nicholas, son of John Staats and Jane McClallen.
• Arthur C. M. Kelley, Vital Records of the Greenbush Reformed Church, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, 1788-1899 (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Kinship, 1994) p. 9. 179: 1793,9.1. Nicholas Staats & Molly Staats sponsored the baptism of Anne, daughter of Sylvanus Finch & Elizabeth Sharp.
• Arthur C. M. Kelley, Vital Records of the Greenbush Reformed Church, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, 1788-1899 (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Kinship, 1994) p. 16. 311:10.15. Nicholas Staats b 9.25; John Muller, Elizabeth Staats, Sponsors: Nicholas Staats & Mary Staats.
• Arthur C. M. Kelley, Vital Records of the Greenbush Reformed Church, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, 1788-1899 (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Kinship, 1994) p. 112. 77:1799,2.15. Anthony, slave/o Gerardus Beekman; Jude, slave/o Nicholas Staats.
• Arthur C. M. Kelley, Vital Records of the Greenbush Reformed Church, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY, 1788-1899 (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: Kinship, 1994) p. 19. 375: 1799,9.28. Jude, s/o [i.e. slave] Nich's Staats.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Nicolaas, of Joachum and Elizabeth Staats. Wit.: Nicolaas and Elsje Schuyler. Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part3, Page 99. Baptismal Record
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #93918604
3. ↑ "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HV-313 : accessed 5 September 2015), Nicolaas Staats, 02 Oct 1743; citing FIRST DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH,ALBANY,ALBANY,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,989.
4. ↑ Names of persons for whom Marriage Licenses were issued by the Secretary of Province of New York, Previous to 1784., by NEW YORK, State of. Office of the Secretary of State, Edmund Bailey O'CALLAGHAN, (Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1860) p. 369. 1769. Oct. 24. Staats, Nicholas, and Mary Salsbury, Record: M.B., Vol. XV. P. 65.

• THE FAMILY OF EVAN E. JONES & MARY E. ROBERTS with many twigs and branches, rootsweb.ancestry.com. Cites: Rensselaer County NY GenWeb Site

• Collections on the History of Albany, From Its Discovery To the Present Time, Vol. 4, edited by Joel Munsell. (Albany, N. Y.: J. Munsell, 1871) p. 168. Staats, Nicholas, and Maria Salisbury. Col. Nicholas S. of Schodac, d. May 7, 1816, in his 73rd year. Ch: born; Willem, June 16, 1773; Jochem, Jan. 25, 1777; Joachim, Aug. 25, 1778. [Available on Google Books]

• New York In The Revolution as Colony and State by James A. Roberts, Comptroller Fourth Regiment