Aftermath of the War at Kingston

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Casualties of War, Military Lists

Aftermath of the War at Esopus, 1663
(Wildwyck, Kingston)
List of the Soldiers and Settlers, killed, wounded, or taken prisoner by the Indians at Wildwyck, on the 7th of June, 1663. Within a year, the prisoners were all returned unharmed, after many negotiations with the Indians.

LIST OF THE KILLED AT WILDWYCK

Men
Barent Gerretsen
Jan Alberts
Lechten Dirreck
Willem Jansen Seba
Willem Jansen Hap
Jan the Smith
Hendrick Jansen Looman
Thomas Chambers' negro
Hey Olferts

Soldiers
Hendrick Martensen
Dominicus
Christiaen Andriesen

Women
Lichten Dirreck's wife
Mattys Capito's wife
Jan Albertsen's wife
Pieter Van Hael's wife

Children
Jan Alberts little girl
Willem Hap's child

LIST OF THE KILLED IN THE NEW VILLAGE (Hurley)

Men
Marten Harmensen
Jacques Tyssen
Derrick Ariaensen

TAKEN PRISONERS FROM WILDWYCK

Women
Master Gysbert's wife¹
Hester Douwe
Sara, the daughter of Hester Douwe
Grietje, Domine Laer's wife
Femmetje, sister of Hilletje, being recently married to Joost Ariaens

Children
Tjerck Claessen de Witt's oldest daughter
Dominie Laers's child
Ariaen Gerritsen's daughter
Two little boys of Mattys Roeloffsen

TAKEN PRISONERS FROM THE NEW VILLAGE
(Hurley)

Men
Jan Gerritsen

Women Children

Of Louwis du bois........................1...............3
Of Mattheu blanchan.....................................2
Of Antoni Crupel..........................1...............1
Of Lambert Huybertsen................1...............3
Of Marten Harmensen..................1...............4
Of Jan Joosten.............................1...............2
Of Barent Harmensen...................1...............1
Of Grietje Westercamp.................1...............3
Of Jan Barents.............................1...............1
Of Michiel Ferre ..........................................2
Of Henderick Jochems .................................1
Of Henderick Martensen ..............................1
Of Albert Heymans ......................................2

WOUNDED IN WILDWYCK

Thomas Chambers
Henderick Jochemsen
Michiel Ferre, died of his wounds on the 16th June.
Albert Gerretsen
Andries Barents
Jan du parck
Henderick the Heer Director General's Servant
Aert Jacobsen
Paulus the Noorman

HOUSES BURNT IN WILDWYCK

Of Michiel Ferre....................1
Of Willem Hap......................1
Of Mattys Roeloffsen..............1
Of Albert Gerretsen...............1
Of Lichten Dirrick.................1
Of Hans Carolusen................1
Of Pieter van Hael................1
Of Jacob boerhans................2
Of Barent Gerretsen..............2
Of Mattys.............................1

HOUSES BURNT IN THE NEW VILLAGE
(Hurley)

The new village is entirely destroyed except a new uncovered barn, one rick and a little stack of reed.

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¹Surgeon Imbroch's wife was the daughter of the Hon. Mr. La Montague, Vice Director of Fort Orange.

Documentary History of the State of New York,E. B. O'Callaghan, Vol. IV, (c) 1849.