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Reformed Dutch Church of Albany
Seating Assignments 1730 - 1770
Men

Elders and Deacons active during the year 1719:	Elders and Deacons active during the year 1753:
Elders: Jacob Staats Johannes Schuyler Johannes Cuyler Johannes Roseboom Deacons: Stephanus Groesbeeck Barent Staats Rutger Bleecker Volckert Van Veghten	Elders: Petrus Douw Tobias Ryckman Phillip Schuyler Isaac Staats Deacons: Pieter Schuyler Hermanus Wendell Johannes Hun Gerrit G. Lansing

December 31, 1719
"Concerning the Men's seats hereafter mentioned, whenever any one of them is vacated by death, it shall descend to the eldest son of the last occupant living in the county; and in default of sons, to a son-in-law; and in default of sons-in-law, to an own brother: always descending successively to own sons; and if there be no sons or they shall be absent, then to sons-in-law; and in default of sons-in-law, then to own brother; the first occupant paying thirty shillings for his seat, and his successor fifteen shillings for transferring the same, in behalf of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany. Every seat-holder shall be holden and in honor bound to contribute to the minister's salary in proportion to his circumstances. No person living out of the county shall be entitled to a seat; and in default of a successor, or of any of the requirements herein expressed, seats shall revert to the church."

September 3, 1753
"Resolved; That all the men's seats in the new or last constructed gallery shall be sold; the first tier for 12 shillings a seat; the next tier for 10 shillings, and the other for 8 shillings. There shall also be paid for each seat yearly in every year 6 shillings; and in default thereof, the seat shall be forfeited to the consistory, to be again disposed of. In case of death or removal, the seat of such person shall be transferred to his next of kin, upon the payment of 6 shillings for transferring the same; and in default of the payment of the transfer money within a year, the vacated seat shall again revert to the consistory, and be at their disposal."

"Then follows the list of pews and the names of the occupants, with the number of the seat which each occupied, and the date when a successor took it."

The "ID#", "transfered to" and "from #" was assigned by the transcriber in order to re-arrange the names in alphabetical order, and keep the pew transfer information available for this table.

ID #	Name	Relation	date seat acquired	from #	transferred to #	transfer date	Location of pew	Pew #	Seat #
048	Beecker, Jacob Johs		1767	47			back of the Elders	5	34
092	Beeckman, John Ja		1766	91			back of the Elders	9	65
187	Beeckman, Johs M.		1754				gallery on the south side	22
034	Beekman, Johnnes Jr						back of the Elders	4	24
047	Bleecker, Hendrick				48	1767	back of the Elders	5	34
134	Bleecker, Hendrick Jr		1754				west side, in the gallery	6
032	Bleecker, Jacob	son of Jacob Bleecker	1747				back of the Elders	4	22
183	Bleecker, Johan Jo		1754				gallery on the south side	21	4
079	Bleecker, Rutger						back of the Elders	8	56
249	Bleeker, Johannes N.		1754				gallery on the south side	39
065	Bogart, Hendrick		1755				back of the Elders	7	46
214	Bogert, Hendrick Jr		1754				gallery on the south side	32
193	Bradt, Johs		1754				gallery on the south side	23
194	Bradt, Thomas		1754				gallery on the south side	23
178	Bratt, Antonie E.		1754				gallery on the south side	20	5
068	Bratt, Barent				69	1762	back of the Elders	7	49
197	Bratt, Peter		1754				gallery on the south side	23
166	Clout, John Jr		1754				gallery on the south side	17	1
078	Cuyler, Abm	son of Hendrick Cuyler	1763	77			back of the Elders	8	55
099	Cuyler, Abraham Corls		1764	98			back of the Elders	10	71
153	Cuyler, Abraham H		1754		154	1762	west side, in the gallery	12
003	Cuyler, Abram	son of Nicholaes Cuyler	1764	2		1765	back of the Elders	1	2
075	Cuyler, Cornelius				76	1765	back of the Elders	8	54
156	Cuyler, Cornelius Jr		1754				west side, in the gallery	12
154	Cuyler, Harmanis	son of John Cuyler	1762	153			west side, in the gallery	12
077	Cuyler, Hendrick		1747		78	1763	back of the Elders	8	55
098	Cuyler, Hendrick Cornelise		1749		99	1764	back of the Elders	10	71
076	Cuyler, Johannes		1765	75			back of the Elders	8	54
039	Cuyler, Johannis		1751		40	1765	back of the Elders	5	28
149	Cuyler, Johannis Jr		1754				west side, in the gallery	11
143	Cuyler, Nicolas		1754				west side, in the gallery	10
094	Cuyler, Philip		1747				back of the Elders	10	67
171	De Frest, Isaac		1754				gallery on the south side	17	6
170	De Frest, Wouter		1754				gallery on the south side	17	5
006	De Peyster, John						on the north side	2	4
220	Douw, Andries		1754				gallery on the south side	33
056	Douw, Abraham		1754				back of the Elders	6	40
243	Douw, Cornelis		1754				gallery on the south side	39
054	Douw, Hendrick				55	1762	back of the Elders	6	39
055	Douw, Johannis	son of Hendrick Douw	1762	54			back of the Elders	6	39
052	Douw, Petrus						back of the Elders	6	37
100	Douw, Pieter Winne						back of the Elders	10	72
117	Douw, Volckert A.		1754				west side, in the gallery	2
051	Douw, Volkert Pieterse						back of the Elders	6	36
218	Eberse, Benjamin		1754				gallery on the south side	33
196	Fonda, Abraham		1754				gallery on the south side	23
162	Fonda, Gysbert		1754				gallery on the south side	16
012	Gansefort, Harmen		1768	12			back of the Elders	3	8
186	Gansevoort, Johs		1754				gallery on the south side	22
131	Gansevoort, Leendert		1770	130			west side, in the gallery	6
127	Gansevoort, Peter		1765	126			west side, in the gallery	5
081	Gelen,Cornelius	by order of John Cuyler	1770	80			back of the Elders	8	57
191	Glen, Cornelus		1754				gallery on the south side	22
080	Glen, Johannes		1751		81	1770	back of the Elders	8	57
155	Glen, Johannis Jacb.		1754				west side, in the gallery	12
202	Groesbeeck, David		1754				gallery on the south side	26
096	Groesbeeck, Gerrardus						back of the Elders	10	69
204	Groesbeeck, Gerret		1768	203			gallery on the south side	26
225	Groesbeeck, John		1754				gallery on the south side	35
230	Groesbeek, Anthony		1754				gallery on the south side	32
085	Hansen, John	son of H. Hansen	1757		86	1769	back of the Elders	9	61
086	Hansen, Peter		1769	85			back of the Elders	9	61
246	Hansen, Peter		1754		247	1769	gallery on the south side	39
091	Hansen, Ryckert				92	1766	back of the Elders	9	65
172	Harsen, Bardenardus		1754		173	1766	gallery on the south side	20	1
173	Harsen, Jacob	son of Bardenardus Harsen	1766	172			gallery on the south side	20	1
237	Hijlten, Willem Kobes		1754				gallery on the south side	37
138	Hogan, Isaac Williams		1760	137			west side, in the gallery	9
137	Hogan, Johannis		1754		138	1760	west side, in the gallery	9
233	Hoghkerck, Johannes		1754				gallery on the south side	37
232	Hogkerck, Abraham		1754				gallery on the south side	37
167	Hun, Willim		1754				gallery on the south side	17	2
231	Koepper, Obedia		1754				gallery on the south side	32
066	Kyp, Isaac						back of the Elders	7	47
145	Lansing, Gerrit Jabs		1754		146	1770	west side, in the gallery	10
029	Lansing, Hendrick Robt		1768	28			back of the Elders	4	19
241	Lansing, Jacob G.		1754				gallery on the south side	39
206	Lansing, Jacob I.		1754				gallery on the south side	26
181	Lansing, Johannes Jacobus		1754				gallery on the south side	21	2
093	Lansing, John Johs.		1758				back of the Elders	9	66
016	Lansing, Philip		1768	15			back of the Elders	3	10
180	Lansing, Robert		1754				gallery on the south side	21	1
182	Lansingh, Gerhardus		1754				gallery on the south side	21	3
019	Lansingh, Gerrit Cerritse						back of the Elders	4	12
184	Lansingh, Gerrit Gerritse		1754				gallery on the south side	21	5
028	Lansingh, Johannes Gerritse				29	1768	back of the Elders	4	19
136	Lansingh, Johannis		1754				west side, in the gallery	9
027	Lansingh, John Gerritse		1768	26			back of the Elders	4	18
146	Lansingh, John Gevse		1770	145			west side, in the gallery	10
008	Livingston, John				9	1768	back of the Elders	2	6
017	Livingston, Peter R				18	1768	back of the Elders	3	11
013	Livingston, Robert				14	1768	back of the Elders	3	9
015	Livingston, Robert Jr				16	1768	back of the Elders	3	10
011	Livingston, Walter		1757		11	1768	back of the Elders	3	8
245	Mancius, Doct. Wilhelmus		1754				gallery on the south side	39
208	Marselis, Hendrick		1754				gallery on the south side	27
221	Marselis, John		1754				gallery on the south side	33
207	Marselis, Nicolaes		1754				gallery on the south side	27
164	Marselus, Gerrit Jr		1754		165	1766	gallery on the south side	16
161	Marselus, Gysbert		1754				gallery on the south side	16
165	Marselus, Johannes	son of Gysbert Marselus	1766	164			gallery on the south side	16
213	Mynderse, Martin		1754				gallery on the south side	32
057	Nicolls, Rensselaer		1750				back of the Elders	6	41
053	Oothout, Jonas						back of the Elders	6	38
244	Pruy, Johannes Frse		1766				gallery on the south side	39
175	Pruyn, Caspares		1754				gallery on the south side	20	3
176	Pruyn, Hendrick		1754		177	1767	gallery on the south side	20	4
177	Pruyn, Jacob F.		1767	176			gallery on the south side	20	4
090	Pruyn, Johannis		1749				back of the Elders	9	64
174	Pruyn, Samuel		1754				gallery on the south side	20	2
215	Quackenbos, Wouter		1754				gallery on the south side	32
247	Rensselaer, Phyllep		1769	246			gallery on the south side	39
195	Roseboom, Abraham		1754				gallery on the south side	23
089	Roseboom, Ahaswerus		1764	88			back of the Elders	9	63
248	Roseboom, Barent		1754				gallery on the south side	39
239	Roseboom, Gerrit		1754				gallery on the south side	38
073	Roseboom, Hendrick Jr				74	1760	back of the Elders	8	53
022	Roseboom, Jacob		1745				back of the Elders	4	15
074	Roseboom, Johannes H.		1760	73			back of the Elders	8	53
185	Roseboom, Johannes M.		1754				gallery on the south side	21	6
157	Roseboom, Myndert		1754				west side, in the gallery	12
088	Roseboom, Robert				89	1764	back of the Elders	9	63
060	Ryckman, Albert		1754		61	1764	back of the Elders	6	43
061	Ryckman, Pieter		1764	60			back of the Elders	6	43
025	Sanders, Peter Robert		1765	24			back of the Elders	4	17
024	Sanders, Robert				25	1765	back of the Elders	4	17
002	Schulyer, Thomas		1754		3	1764	back of the Elders	1	2
189	Schuyler, Abraham		1754				gallery on the south side	22
087	Schuyler, David A.						back of the Elders	9	62
135	Schuyler, Harmanus		1754				west side, in the gallery	9
004	Schuyler, Peter				5	1765	back of the Elders	1	3
026	Schuyler, Peter D.				27	1768	back of the Elders	4	18
005	Schuyler, Philip	son of Peter Schuyler	1765	4			back of the Elders	1	3
095	Schuyler, Philip	son of Johs Schuyler	1746				back of the Elders	10	68
001	Schuyler, Stephen	son of Pieter Schuyler	1758				back of the Elders	1	1
216	Schuyler, Stephen		1754				gallery on the south side	33
142	Staats, Barent		1754				west side, in the gallery	10
211	Staats, Hendrick		1754				gallery on the south side	27
097	Staats, Joachim						back of the Elders	10	70
152	Staats, Joachim Isc		1754				west side, in the gallery	12
219	Staats, William		1754				gallery on the south side	33
169	Swart, Dirrick		1754				gallery on the south side	17	4
064	Swits, Isaac		1762	63			back of the Elders	7	45
119	Switts, Cornelius		1759				west side, in the gallery	2
148	Ten B roeck, Johannis		1754				west side, in the gallery	11
084	Ten Broeck, Abraham		1752				back of the Elders	8	60
147	Ten Broeck, Cornelius		1754				west side, in the gallery	11
151	Ten Broeck, Derrick	son of Abraham Ten Broeck	1768	150			west side, in the gallery	11
009	Ten Broeck, Dirck		1768	8			back of the Elders	2	6
150	Ten Broeck, Dirck		1754		151	1768	west side, in the gallery	11
250	Ten Eyck, Barent Ja		1754				gallery on the south side	39
126	Ten Eyck, Barent		1754		127	1765	west side, in the gallery	5
040	Ten Eyck, Barent Cornelis		1765	39			back of the Elders	5	28
072	Ten Eyck, Barent H.						back of the Elders	7	52
209	Ten Eyck, Coenraet		1754				gallery on the south side	27
121	Ten Eyck, Hendrick Bs.		1754				west side, in the gallery	5
212	Ten Eyck, Hendrick Jr		1754				gallery on the south side	27
120	Ten Eyck, Jacob C		1754				west side, in the gallery	5
018	Ten Eyck, Jacob C.		1768	17			back of the Elders	3	11
046	Ten Eyck, Jacob H		1751				back of the Elders	5	33
045	Ten Eyck, Johannis H		1746				back of the Elders	5	32
007	Ten Eyck, Myndert Schuyler		1755				back of the Elders	2	5
118	Ten Eyck, Tobyas		1754				west side, in the gallery	2
105	Van Rensselaer, Jacobus	for the Patroon	1764				back of the Elders	11	75
190	Van Alen, Barent		1754				gallery on the south side	22
188	Van Alen, John		1754				gallery on the south side	22
222	Van Alstyn, Rynier		1754				gallery on the south side	34
179	Van Arnam, Isaac		1754				gallery on the south side	20	6
058	Van Bergen, Gerrit				59	1768	back of the Elders	6	42
020	Van Bergen, Marta Gerritse Petruse						back of the Elders	4	13
059	Van Bergen, Petteres		1768	58			back of the Elders	6	42
031	Van Bueren, Barent						back of the Elders	4	21
071	Van Den Bergh, Cornelius		1747				back of the Elders	7	51
035	Van Den Bergh, Cornelius C				36		back of the Elders	4	25
082	Van Den Bergh, Cornelius Gerse		1747				back of the Elders	8	58
041	Van Den Bergh, Gerrit C.						back of the Elders	5	29
205	Van Den Bergh, William G.		1754				gallery on the south side	26
130	Van Der Heyden, David		1754		131	1770	west side, in the gallery	6
038	Van Der Heyden, Dirck		1748				back of the Elders	5	27
042	Van Der Heyden, Johannis (tailor?)				43	1771	back of the Elders	5	30
235	Van Deusen, Jacob		1754				gallery on the south side	37
014	Van Dyck, Hendrick		1768	13			back of the Elders	3	9
128	Van Eyvere, Myndert		1754		129	1764	west side, in the gallery	6
129	Van Eyvere, Rynier		1764	128			west side, in the gallery	6
236	Van jeivere, Rijenijer		1754				gallery on the south side	37
159	Van Ness, Hendrick		1754				west side, in the gallery	14
203	Van Ness, Hendrick		1754		204	1768	gallery on the south side	26
227	Van Ness, John		1754				gallery on the south side	35
101	Van Rensselaer				102	1764	back of the Elders	11	73
108	Van Rensselaer, Hendrick						back of the Elders	11	78
109	Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah Johs				110	1764	back of the Elders	11	79
107	Van Rensselaer, Johannis						back of the Elders	11	77
110	Van Rensselaer, John	son of Jeremiah Johs Van Rensselaer	1764	109			back of the Elders	11	79
106	Van Rensselaer, John Baptist	for the Patroon	1764				back of the Elders	11	76
010	Van Rensselaer, Robert		1747				back of the Elders	2	7
102	Van Rensselaer, Stephen		1764	101			back of the Elders	11	73
103	Van Rensselaer, Steven				104	1764	back of the Elders	11	74
104	Van Rensselaer, Steven Jr		1764	103			back of the Elders	11	74
200	Van Santer, Gerrit Jr		1764				gallery on the south side	26
201	Van Santer, Gysbert Jr		1754				gallery on the south side	26
192	Van Santvoord, Cornelus		1754				gallery on the south side	23
199	Van Schaick, Jacob		1754				gallery on the south side	25
198	Van Schaick, Wessel		1764				gallery on the south side	25
083	Van Schajck, Anthothy Jr						back of the Elders	8	59
036	Van Schajck, Gerret W.			35			back of the Elders	4	25
125	Van Schajck, Gose S.		1761	124			west side, in the gallery	5
124	Van Schajck, Jacob		1754		125	1761	west side, in the gallery	5
044	Van Schajck, Seybrant A.		1751				back of the Elders	5	31
062	Van Schelluyne, Cornelius		1759				back of the Elders	7	44
067	Van Schoonhove, guert		1750				back of the Elders	7	48
238	Van Schoonhoven, Dirrick B.		1754				gallery on the south side	38
210	Van Vechten, Ephraim		1754				gallery on the south side	27
168	Van Veghte, Cornelius		1754				gallery on the south side	17	3
139	Van Veghte, Luykas		1754				west side, in the gallery	9
140	Van Veghte, Philip		1754				west side, in the gallery	9
163	Van Veghte, Volkert		1754				gallery on the south side	16
037	Veeder, Seymon Johannes		1754				back of the Elders	4	26
033	Vinhagen, Johannes Johse		1750				back of the Elders	4	23
132	Vischer, Harmen		1754				west side, in the gallery	6
063	Vischer, Jacob				64	1762	back of the Elders	7	45
021	Vischer, Nanning	son of I. Vischer					back of the Elders	4	14
229	Visher, Johs. Tu.		1754				gallery on the south side	32
223	Vissher, Bastiaen T.		1754				gallery on the south side	34
224	Vissher, Gerrit T.		1754				gallery on the south side	35
242	Vissher, John Jr		1754				gallery on the south side	39
240	Vissher, Nanning Jr		1754				gallery on the south side	39
217	Wendel, Harmanis A.		1754				gallery on the south side	33
226	Wendel, Philip		1754				gallery on the south side	35
144	Wendell, Abraham		1754				west side, in the gallery	10
043	Wendell, Abraham E.	by order of consistory	1771	42			back of the Elders	5	30
122	Wendell, Evert H.		1754		123	1762	west side, in the gallery	5
141	Wendell, Harmanus		1754				west side, in the gallery	10
069	Wendell, Harminis Ic.	by purchase of Barent Bratt	1762	68			back of the Elders	7	49
123	Wendell, Hendrick	son of Jacob Wendell	1762	122			west side, in the gallery	5
116	Wendell, Johannes Js.		1754				west side, in the gallery	2
234	Wijtbeck, Pijeter		1754				gallery on the south side	37
023	Williams, Hendrick Ed		1759				back of the Elders	4	16
160	Williams, Johannes		1754				west side, in the gallery	15
133	Williams, Peter		1754				west side, in the gallery	6
070	Winne, Cillejaen		1757				back of the Elders	7	50
158	Winne, William		1754				west side, in the gallery	14
050	Witbeck, Jan			49			back of the Elders	6	35
228	Witbeck, Tomas Luy		1754				gallery on the south side	35
030	Witbeeck, Abrahm						back of the Elders	4	20
049	Witbeeck, Andries Jr				50		back of the Elders	6	35
115	Yates, Abraham		1754				west side, in the gallery	1
112	Yates, Adam		1754				west side, in the gallery	1
114	Yates, Johannes		1754				west side, in the gallery	1
113	Yates, Joseph	son of Adam Yates	1754				west side, in the gallery	1
111	Yates, Robert Jr		1754				west side, in the gallery	1