Dirck Ten Broeck (mayor)

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Dirck Ten Broeck
Mayor of Albany, New York
In office
1746–1748
GovernorGeorge Clinton
Preceded byCornelis Cuyler
Succeeded byJacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck
Member of the New York Provincial Assembly
In office
1728–1737
Personal details
BornDecember 4, 1686
Albany, Province of New York
DiedJanuary 7, 1751(1751-01-07) (aged 64)
Albany, Province of New York
Spouse(s)
Margarita Cuyler
​
(m. 1714)​
Children12, including Abraham
Parent(s)Wessel Ten Broeck
Catherina Loockermans
RelativesDirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (grandfather)
Johannes Cuyler (uncle)
Philip Livingston (son-in-law)

Dirck Ten Broeck (December 4, 1686 – January 7, 1751) was an American of Dutch heritage who served as Mayor of Albany from 1746 to 1748.[1]

Early life[]

Dirck Ten Broeck was born on December 18, 1638 in Albany, New York. He was the son of Wessel Ten Broeck (1664–1747) and Catherina Loockermans (1669–1729).[2]

His paternal grandparents were former Albany mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717) and Christyna Van Buren (1644–1729).[3] His paternal aunt, Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752), was married to Johannes Cuyler, who succeeded him as Albany mayor.[2]

Career[]

In 1716, he joined the City Council after being elected Assistant Alderman for the Third Ward. In 1722, he was elected Alderman. In 1728, he was commissioned Recorder (Deputy Mayor) of the City by the Colonial Governor John Montgomerie. He served as Alderman for many years, as well as Commissioners of Indian Affairs for a total of 16 years, having been appointed in 1729, 1732, 1734, 1738, 1739, 1742, and 1745.[4]

Ten Broeck also served as a member of the New York General Assembly from 1728 to 1737.[1]

In 1746, he was appointed Mayor of Albany by Gov. George Clinton, succeeding Cornelis Cuyler. He served until 1748 when Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck became the new mayor.[5] Upon his father's death in 1747, he inherited substantial real estate and expanded his holdings, which he then passed along to his sons.[1]

Personal life[]

In 1714, he married Grietje "Margarita" Cuyler (1682–1783), the daughter of Abraham Cuyler (1665–1747) and Caatje (née Bleecker) Cuyler (1670–1734), a daughter of former Albany mayor Jan Jansen Bleecker. She was also the niece of his uncle and the former Albany mayor Cornelis Cuyler.[6] Together, they were the parents of twelve children,[1] including:[7]

  • Catharine Ten Broeck (1715–1802), who was married to John Livingston (1709–1791), a son of Robert Livingston the Younger.[8]
  • Anna Ten Broeck (1717–1731), who died young.
  • Christina Ten Broeck (1718–1801), who was married to Philip Livingston (1716–1778), son of Philip Livingston, 2nd Lord of Livingston Manor.[9]
  • Maria Ten Broeck (1721–1805), who married Gerardus Groesbeck (1709–1788).[10]
  • Sara Ten Broeck (1725–1801), who married Johannes Henrickse Ten Eyck (1710–1794), son of Hendrick and Margarita (née Bleecker) Ten Eyck, in 1746.[11]
  • Margarita Ten Broeck (b. 1731),[12] who married Stephen Richard (1732–1773), a member of the Van Rensselaer family, in 1765.[13] After his death, she married widow Gerardus Lansing (1723–1808) in 1778.[12]
  • Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810), who married Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1734–1813), a daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer I (the 7th Patroon and 4th Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck) and a sister of Stephen Van Rensselaer II.
  • Dirck Ten Broeck (1738–1780), who married Anna Douw (1743–1774),[14] a daughter of New York State Senator Volkert P. Douw,[15] in 1761.[16]

Dirck Ten Broeck died on January 7, 1751.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bielinski, Stefan. "Dirck Ten Broeck". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Runk, Emma Ten Broeck (1897). The Ten Broeck Genealogy. New York: De Vinne Press.
  3. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ Rhoden, Nancy L. (2014). English Atlantics Revisited: Essays Honouring Ian K. Steele. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 240–243. ISBN 9780773560406. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ^ Hough, Franklin (1889). The New-York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers ... New York. p. 221. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ Laer, Arnold J. F. Van (2009). Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck: Volume 4 (Mortgages 1, 1658-1660, and Wills 1-2, 1681-1765). Genealogical Publishing Company. ISBN 9780806351537. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ Bergen, Tunis Garret (1915). Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. Vol. 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. OCLC 39110613.
  9. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Christina Ten Broeck Livingston". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  10. ^ Talcott, Sebastian V. (2001). Genealogical Notes Of New York And New England Families. Heritage Books. p. 89. ISBN 9780788419560. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  11. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Sara Ten Broeck Ten Eyck". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b Bielinski, Stefan. "Margarita Ten Broeck Richard Lansing". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Stephen Richard". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  14. ^ Munsell, Joel (1871). Collections on the History of Albany: From Its Discovery to the Present Time ; with Notices of Its Public Institutions, and Biographical Sketches of Citizens Deceased. J. Munsell. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  15. ^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 51. The Society. 1897. pp. 340–341. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  16. ^ Library, Robert G. Sullivan, Schenectady County Public. "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Douw". www.schenectadyhistory.org. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

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