Capt. Joseph Westbrook

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About Capt. Joseph Westbrook

DAR A 123301, Patriotic service, NJ


GEDCOM Note

Joseph and his family lived in Montague township, near Nameneck, between the old village of Minisink and the Brick House on the Delaware.

Joseph Westbrook, the oldest son, was a prominent man in the the precinct of Walpeck, and was chosen Commissioner of Highways in 1757 and Freeholders in 1764. He occupied a leading position in the Namenach(Menissink) church and was a Deacon in 1761, Elder in 1764-1765 and 1772 and other years, and Treasurer in 1771. He was evidently Captain of Militia before the Revolution, as the church records note a meeting ofthe Consistory of the three united churches of Machackemech, Messinck and Walpeck in 1765 at the house of Capt. Joseph Westbrook, Elder of the Church of Namenach.

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Capt. Joseph Westbrook's Timeline

1730
1730
Warwarsing, Ulster County, Province of New York
1750
April 29, 1750
Port Jervis in Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States
1752
November 11, 1752
Sussex, Ulster, New York, United States
1753
December 9, 1753
Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States
1754
May 5, 1754
Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States
1756
March 8, 1756
Ulster, Ulster, New York, United States
July 5, 1756
Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States