Dirck W. Ten Broeck

Dirck Wessel Ten Broeck (July 26, 1738 – May 29, 1780) was an American landowner, soldier, politician who served in the 1st and 2nd New York State Legislatures.[1]

Dirck W. Ten Broeck
Member of the New York State Senate from the Western District
In office September 9, 1777 – March 17, 1779
Preceded by	Inaugural holder
Succeeded by	Abraham Ten Broeck
Personal details
Born	Dirck Wessel Ten Broeck July 26, 1738 Albany, Province of New York, British America
Died	May 29, 1780 (aged 41) Albany, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Anna Douw ​ ​ (m. 1761; died 1774)​
Relations	Abraham Ten Broeck (brother)
Parents	Dirck Ten Broeck Margarita Cuyler Ten Broeck

Early life

Ten Broeck was born on July 26, 1738 in Albany, Province of New York in what was then British America.[2] He was the youngest son of Grietje "Margarita" (née Cuyler) Ten Broeck (1682–1783) and Albany mayor Dirck Ten Broeck, members of the Ten Broeck family which had long been prominent in colonial New York.[3] Among his elder siblings were Catharine, wife of John Livingston (a son of Robert Livingston the Younger), Christina, wife of fellow New York State Senator Philip Livingston, and brother Abraham, married to Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (a daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer I).[3]

His maternal grandparents were Abraham Cuyler (a brother of former Albany mayor Cornelis Cuyler) and Caatje (née Bleecker) Cuyler (a daughter of former Albany mayor Jan Jansen Bleecker.[4] His paternal grandparents were Catherina (née Loockermans) Ten Broeck[5] and Wessel Ten Broeck (son of former Albany mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck).[6]

Career

Ten Broeck served as firemaster in 1769 and was a lottery manager in 1772.[7] At the outbreak of the American Revolution, he supported the Patriot cause and "diverted his business stock of tools, weaponry, and supplies" to the Continental Army.[7] During the war, he served as a Lieutenant colonel of the Albany militia and was a member of the Committee of Correspondence.[7] Ten Broeck also served as a United States Lottery Agent and Continental Loan Officer.[7]

Post-war career

He was a member of the 1st New York State Legislature, having been elected to the New York State Senate to represent one of six seats for the Western District, which consisted of Albany and Tryon counties. His first term, which met from September 9, 1777 to June 30, 1778, was during the first year of George Clinton's governorship, and met at Kingston before meeting at Poughkeepsie.[8] He also served in the 2nd Legislature, which met from October 13, 1778, to March 17, 1779 at Poughkeepsie. In his second Senate term, he was elected to the Council of Appointment (replacing Abraham Yates Jr.) who selected his brother Abraham as the Mayor of Albany in 1779.[9] He was succeeded in his Senate seat by his brother Abraham.[8]

Personal life

On November 25, 1761,[10] Ten Broeck was married Annatje "Anna" Douw (1743–1774),[11] the eldest child of New York State Senator Volkert P. Douw and Anna (née De Peyster) Douw (daughter of Johannes de Peyster III).[12] They lived in the third ward home Ten Broeck had inherited from his father, owned extensive land, but did not have any children together.[7]

Anna died in Albany on February 18, 1774.[13] Ten Broeck died in Albany on May 29, 1780.[2]

References

1. 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 Co. p. 110. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. 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. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 389. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. Greene, Richard Henry (1914). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 197. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
4. 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.
5. Runk, Emma Ten Broeck (1897). The Ten Broeck Genealogy. New York: De Vinne Press.
6. Bielinski, Stefan. "Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
7. Bielinski, Stefan. "Dirck Ten Broeck". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
8. The New York Red Book. Williams Press. 1922. p. 371. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. Gilje, Paul A.; Pencak, William (1992). New York in the Age of the Constitution, 1775-1800. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-8386-3455-4. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
10. 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.
11. Pearson, Jonathan (1984). Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630 to 1800. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-8063-0729-9. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
12. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 51. The Society. 1897. pp. 340–341. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
13. 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.