Johannes Bruyn

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Johannes Bruyn
Member of the New York State Senate for the Middle District
In office
July 1, 1809 – June 30, 1813
Preceded by
Succeeded byLucas Elmendorf
Member of the New York State Assembly for Ulster County
In office
July 1, 1799 – June 30, 1800
Preceded byJacobus S. Bruyn
In office
July 1, 1796 – June 30, 1797
Succeeded byJacobus S. Bruyn
In office
July 1, 1781 – June 30, 1783
Succeeded byJohn Cantine
Personal details
Born(1750-02-21)February 21, 1750
Shawangunk, New York
DiedFebruary 10, 1814(1814-02-10) (aged 63)
Shawangunk, New York
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse(s)
Margaret DeWitt
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(m. 1783; his death 1814)​
Relations (brother)
Jacobus S. Bruyn (brother)
(brother)
Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (nephew)
ChildrenCharles DeWitt Bruyn
Parent(s)Jacobus Bruyn
Jane Graham Pruyn

Johannes Bruyn (February 21, 1750 – February 10, 1814) was an American politician from Ulster County, New York.

Early life[]

Bruyn was born on February 21, 1750 in Shawangunk, New York. He was a son of Jacobus Bruyn and Jane (née Graham) Pruyn (d. 1764). Among his siblings was elder sister Gertruyd Bruyn (the wife of Cornelius DuBois),[1] twin brothers (also a New York Assemblymen) and Jacobus S. Bruyn (also a New York Assemblymen and member of New York State Senate; married Margaret DeWitt, a daughter of Andries J. DeWitt and Blandina Elmendorf Ten Eyck; father of Andrew DeWitt Bruyn),[1] sister Mary Bruyn (wife of Nicholas Hardenberg),[2] and brother (also a New York Assemblymen).[1]

Career[]

For a long time he was a judge of Ulster County and "enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the community; was a man of sound judgment, sterling integrity, and unwavering in his principles."[3]

In April 1781, Bruyn was elected as a New York Assemblymen representing from Ulster County in the 5th and 6th New York State Legislatures and serving from July 1, 1781 until June 30, 1783. After two years, he was succeeded by John Cantine. He was a presidential elector for New York in 1792. In April 1796, he was again elected to the Assembly, this time as a Democratic-Republican, and served in the 20th New York State Legislature from July 1, 1796 to June 30, 1797 when he was replaced by his brother Jacobus. Two years later, Johannes replaced Jacobus in the Assembly. Johannes served in the 23rd New York State Legislature from July 1, 1799 to June 30, 1800.[4]

In April 1809, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to a four-year term in the New York State Senate for the 33rd New York State Legislature, and by virtue of that office a member of the Court of Errors. His seat was one of the 7 representing the Middle District which then consisted of Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Columbia, Delaware, Rockland, Greene and Sullivan counties. Bruyn served in the 34th, 35th, 36th New York State Legislatures until June 30, 1813.[4] In 1812, he was chosen as a member of the Council of Appointment.[3]

Personal life[]

On April 10, 1783, Bruyn was married to Margaret DeWitt (1758–1827), a daughter of Blandina (née DuBois) DeWitt and Col. Charles DeWitt, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Margaret's brother Gerrit was the father of Charles G. DeWitt, a U.S. Representative who was appointed the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Guatemala by Andrew Jackson. Her sister Maria "Polly" DeWitt, was the wife of Jacobus "James" Hasbrouck, a prominent Kingston merchant. In addition, Margaret was a niece of Andries DeWitt and a first cousin of Jenneke DeWitt (the wife of Johannes' brother Jacobus).[5] Together, they were the parents of:

  • Charles DeWitt Bruyn (1784–1849), a New York Assemblyman who married his cousin, Maria Hasbrouck (1793–1851), a daughter of James Hasbrouck and Polly (née DeWitt) Hasbrouck.[5]
  • Cornelius Bruyn (1789–1873), the president of the Ulster County Bank who married Sarah Amelia Bevier, one of seven daughters of Capt. Philip DuBois Bevier and Ann (née DeWitt) Bevier.[6] After her death in 1861 from stomach cancer, he married Catherine Van Vleck, a daughter of James Van Vleck of Shawangunk.[3]

Bruyn died in Shawangunk, New York on February 10, 1814.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 1888. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ York (State), New (1968). New York Marriages Previous to 1784. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0259-1. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett (1880). History of Ulster County, New York: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Everts & Peck. p. 260. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). 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 from the Revolution to the Present Time. Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 115–119, 148, 171–172. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b Harrison, Richard A. (2014). Princetonians, 1769-1775: A Biographical Dictionary. Princeton University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-4008-5652-7. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Letter written by Julia Ann Crosby of Amenia, N.Y. dated October 22, 1813". cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org. Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
Political offices
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 Member of the New York State Senate
for the Middle District
1809–1813 		Succeeded by
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