New Netherland and Beyond
Military and Casualties of War
The Burning of Schenectady
1690
List of ye people killed and destroyed by ye French of Canada and there Indians at Skinnectady twenty miles to ye westward of Albany between Saturday and Sunday ye 9th day of February 1690.
A French girl, prisoner among ye Mohogs
A Maquase Indian
Joris Aertse
Robt Alexander soldier of Capt Bulls
Daniel Andries soldier of Capt Bull
Mary Viele, wife of Dow Aukes and her 3 children and
his Negro Woman Francyn
Ands Arentse Bratt and his child
Serjt Church of Capt Bulls Company
David Christoffelse and his wife with 4 chldren
George, soldier of Capt Bull
Ralph Grant a soldier
Sander ye son of Gysbert Gerritse
Robt Hesseling
Frans Harmense
Barent Jansse and his Son
Gerrit Marcellis and his wife and child
Wm Pieterse
Joh Potman and his wife
Jan Roeloffse de goyer
Reynier Schaets and his son
Johannes ye son of Symon Skermerhoorn
3 Negroes of Symon Skermerhoorn
Antje Janz, daughter of Jan Spoor
Enos Talmidge Leift of Capt Bull
Domine Petrus Tassemaaker ye Minister
Sweer Teunise and his wife
4 Negroes of ye said Sweer Teunis
Jan Van Eps and his Son and 2 of his children
a Negro of (dito) Van Eps
Mary Alolff wife of Cornelis Viele Junr
Engel, the wife of Adam Vroman and her child
Hend Meese Vrooman
2 Negroes of Hend Meese
Bartholomeus Vrooman
Myndert Wemp
PRISONERS
List of Ye persones which ye French and there Indians have taken prisoners at Sckinnechtady and carried to Canada ye 9th day of February, 1690.
Jan Baptist son of Jan Van Epps
Stephen adopted son of Geertje Bouts
David Burt belonging to Capt Bull
Arnout ye son of Arnout Corn; Viele ye Interpr
Symon, Abraham, Phillip, Dirck and Claes Groot;
all five sons of Symon Groot
Stephen ye son of Gysbert Gerritse
Claes son of Frans Harmense
a negro of Barent Janse
Arnout son of Paulyn Janse
Joseph Marks belonging to Capt Bull
Lawrence son of Claes Lawrence Purmurent
Isaack Cornelise Switts and his Eldest son
Johannes Teller and his negroe
Albert and Johannes Vedder sons of Harme Vedder
Barent ye son of Adam Vromin and ye neger
John Webb a soldier belonging to Capt Bull
John Wemp son of Myndt Wemp and 2 negroes
Documentary History of the State of New York, E. B. O'Callaghan, Vol. I, (c)1849, pg 304-306.
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