Capt. Peter S. Steenbergen

Peter moved to Virginia around 1754. He was and Revolutionary War Soldier and family tradition states he was an interpreter for George Washington although no documentation has ever been found to verify he was an interpreter. He was given a land grant of 2,000 acres.

   Hubert Harrison: "A Steenbergen Family History"

Peter Steenbergen, founder of the Steenbergen family in America,was born in Amsterdam, Holland. He was baptized in the Nieuwe Zijdskapel on January 14, 1724. He was the first child of Dirck Steenbergen, a wealthy merchant, and Martha Coonenburgh. Peter emigrated from Holland to St. Kitts, in the West Indies, during the 1740's. He arrived in the United States around 1754 and dealt in lumber and ship cargo in Baltimore.
In 1765 he married Elizabeth Ann Gaines of Culpepper County, Virginia. She was born in 1742, daughter of William Henry Gaines and Isabella Pendleton, both of distinguished Virginia families. Peter served during the French and Indian War as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Regiment of Capt. Charles Lewis's Expedition against the French between Oct. 10 and Dec. 27, 1755. This was part of General Braddock's and George Washington's disastrous expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He received a two thousand acre land grant on Hickmans Creek, Fincastle (now Jessamine or Fayette ) County, Kentucky, for his service.
During the Revolutionary War, he served as Captain in the Quartermaster Corps for the Twelfth and Fifteenth Colonial Line of Virginia. Family tradition has it that Peter served as interpreter for General George Washington. He was supposedly an excellent linguist and could speak several languages. Between 1766 and his presumed death in 1779, Peter and his growing family lived in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now W. VA). There he ran an "ordinary" (inn) and was a merchant of sorts. His daily ledger is preserved in the Library of the University of West Virginia.
After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Dr. Joseph Dimone Kayser, a French physician. The Kayser-Steenbergen family left for Mercer County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1784. They had one son, Joseph Kayser. Jr., born in 1781. It is not known where or when Elizabeth died or is buried, but Dr. Kayser and son eventually returned to Virginia. They are both buried at Iron Gate, Virginia, along with William Steenbergen, the oldest son of Peter and Elizabeth. Elizabeth Ann Gaines' children are third cousins to presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor through the lineage of her grandmother, Mary B. Taylor Pendleton, daughter of James Taylor and Mary Gregory.
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Peter moved from Amsterdam, Holland to America in 1754. He landed on the island of St. Kitts; from there to Maryland where he traded lumber and spice, and also sold ships and cargo. From ther he went to either Culpepper or Harper Co. in Virginia. He fought in the French and Indian War serving as a Lieutenant in Capt. Charles Lewis' Company.

I have finally found a possible documented connection between George Washington and Peter Steenbergen. (S. Claywell)

Virginia Historical Magazine, pages 284-287.

List of Officers of the Virginia Regiment, 29 May 1754, and the Dates of their Commissions. During the French and Indian War.

page 284--Lieutenant-Colonel George Washington, January 25, 1754.

page 285--Lieutenant Steenberger, August 27, 1755.

(NOTE-- This the first possibility I have found of an actual documented connection between the two men. I still have not found any documentation that Peter served as an interpreter. S. Claywell)

The following information was compiled by Hubert Harrison:

A Steenbergen Family History

Peter Steenbergen, founder of the Steenbergen family in America, was born in Amsterdam, Holland. He was baptized in the Nieuwe Zijdskapel on January 14, 1724. He was the first child of Dirck Steenbergen, a wealthy merchant, and Martha Coonenburgh. Peter emigrated form Holland to St. Kitts, an island in the West Indies, during the 1740's. He arrived in the United States around 1754 and dealt in lumber and ship cargo in Baltimore. In 1765 he married Elizabeth Ann Gaines of Culpepper County, Virginia. She was born in 1742, daughter of William Henry Gaines and Isabella Pendleton, both of distinguished Virginia families.

Peter served during the French and Indian War as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Regiment of Capt. Charles Lewis's Expedition against the French between Oct 10 and Dec 27, 1755. This was part of General Braddock's and George Washington's disastrous expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He received a two thousand acre land grant on Hickmans Creek, Fincastle (now Jessamine or Fayette ) County, Kentucky, for his service. During the Revolutionay War, he served as Captain in the Quartermaster Corps for the Twelfth and Fifteenth Colonial Line of Virginia. Family tradition has it that Peter served as interpreter for General George Washington. He was supposedly an excellent linguist and could speak several languages.

Between 1766 and his presumed death in 1779, Peter and his growing family lived in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now W. VA). There he ran an "ordinary" (inn) and was a merchant of sorts. His daily ledger is preserved in the Library of the University of West Virginia. After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Dr. Joseph Dimone Kayser, a French physician. The Kayser-Steenbergen family left for Mercer County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1784. They had one son, Joseph Kayser, Jr. born in 1781. It is not known where or when Elizabeth died or is buried, but Dr. Kayser and son eventually returned to Virginia. They are both buried at Iron Gate, Virginia, along with William Steenbergen, the oldest son of Peter and Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Ann Gaines Children are third cousins to presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor, through the lineage of her grandmother, Mary B. Taylor Pendleton, daughter of James Taylor and Mary Gregory.

Incidentally, nearly all the Steenbergens now living in the United States are descended form Robert Pendleton Steenbergen, and I have not been able to find one Steenbergen who is not descended form Peter Steenbergen. To settle all disputes on spelling, the name has always been Steenbergen, as Peter spelled it. I have found several instance of Robert Pendleton spelling it Steen Burgan, an it has sometimes been shortened to Bergen or Burgen.

This manuscript is in a constant state of correction and updating, as I receive more family histories from others who are also interested in their Steenbergen ancestry. by Hubert Harrison.

Following information from Theo Steenbergen email: metheo@cims-online.de

Baptism: 14 Jan 1724 NieuweZijdskapel, Amsterdam, Holland

Occu. Trader

Note: spoke 7 languages

Note: interpreter for George Washington

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Peter moved to Virginia around 1754. He was and Revolutionary War Soldier and family tradition states he was an interpreter for George Washington although no documentation has ever been found to verify he was an interpreter. He was given a land grant of 2,000 acres.

Peter moved from Amsterdam, Holland to America in 1754. He landed on the island of St. Kitts; from there to Maryland where he traded lumber and spice, and also sold ships and cargo. From ther he went to either Culpepper or Harper Co. in Virginia. He fought in the French and Indian War serving as a Lieutenant in Capt. Charles Lewis' Company.

I have finally found a possible documented connection between George Washington and Peter Steenbergen. (S. Claywell)

Virginia Historical Magazine, pages 284-287.

List of Officers of the Virginia Regiment, 29 May 1754, and the Dates of their Commissions. During the French and Indian War.

page 284--Lieutenant-Colonel George Washington, January 25, 1754.

page 285--Lieutenant Steenberger, August 27, 1755.

(NOTE-- This the first possibility I have found of an actual documented connection between the two men. I still have not found any documentation that Peter served as an interpreter. S. Claywell)

The following information was compiled by Hubert Harrison:

A Steenbergen Family History

Peter Steenbergen, founder of the Steenbergen family in America, was born in Amsterdam, Holland. He was baptized in the Nieuwe Zijdskapel on January 14, 1724. He was the first child of Dirck Steenbergen, a wealthy merchant, and Martha Coonenburgh. Peter emigrated form Holland to St. Kitts, an island in the West Indies, during the 1740's. He arrived in the United States around 1754 and dealt in lumber and ship cargo in Baltimore. In 1765 he married Elizabeth Ann Gaines of Culpepper County, Virginia. She was born in 1742, daughter of William Henry Gaines and Isabella Pendleton, both of distinguished Virginia families.

Peter served during the French and Indian War as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Regiment of Capt. Charles Lewis's Expedition against the French between Oct 10 and Dec 27, 1755. This was part of General Braddock's and George Washington's disastrous expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He received a two thousand acre land grant on Hickmans Creek, Fincastle (now Jessamine or Fayette ) County, Kentucky, for his service. During the Revolutionay War, he served as Captain in the Quartermaster Corps for the Twelfth and Fifteenth Colonial Line of Virginia. Family tradition has it that Peter served as interpreter for General George Washington. He was supposedly an excellent linguist and could speak several languages.

Between 1766 and his presumed death in 1779, Peter and his growing family lived in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now W. VA). There he ran an "ordinary" (inn) and was a merchant of sorts. His daily ledger is preserved in the Library of the University of West Virginia. After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Dr. Joseph Dimone Kayser, a French physician. The Kayser-Steenbergen family left for Mercer County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1784. They had one son, Joseph Kayser, Jr. born in 1781. It is not known where or when Elizabeth died or is buried, but Dr. Kayser and son eventually returned to Virginia. They are both buried at Iron Gate, Virginia, along with William Steenbergen, the oldest son of Peter and Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Ann Gaines Children are third cousins to presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor, through the lineage of her grandmother, Mary B. Taylor Pendleton, daughter of James Taylor and Mary Gregory.

Incidentally, nearly all the Steenbergens now living in the United States are descended form Robert Pendleton Steenbergen, and I have not been able to find one Steenbergen who is not descended form Peter Steenbergen. To settle all disputes on spelling, the name has always been Steenbergen, as Peter spelled it. I have found several instance of Robert Pendleton spelling it Steen Burgan, an it has sometimes been shortened to Bergen or Burgen.

This manuscript is in a constant state of correction and updating, as I receive more family histories from others who are also interested in their Steenbergen ancestry. by Hubert Harrison.

Following information from Theo Steenbergen email: metheo@cims-online.de

Baptism: 14 Jan 1724 NieuweZijdskapel, Amsterdam, Holland

Occu. Trader

Note: spoke 7 languages

Note: interpreter for George Washington

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Hubert Harrison: "A Steenbergen Family History" Peter Steenbergen, founder of the Steenbergen family in America,was born in Amsterdam, Holland. He was baptized in the Nieuwe Zijdskapel on January 14, 1724. He was the first child of Dirck Steenbergen, a wealthy merchant, and Martha Coonenburgh. Peter emigrated from Holland to St. Kitts, in the West Indies, during the 1740's. He arrived in the United States around 1754 and dealt in lumber and ship cargo in Baltimore. In 1765 he married Elizabeth Ann Gaines of Culpepper County, Virginia. She was born in 1742, daughter of William Henry Gaines and Isabella Pendleton, both of distinguished Virginia families. Peter served during the French and Indian War as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Regiment of Capt. Charles Lewis's Expedition against the French between Oct. 10 and Dec. 27, 1755. This was part of General Braddock's and George Washington's disastrous expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He received a two thousand acre land grant on Hickmans Creek, Fincastle (now Jessamine or Fayette ) County, Kentucky, for his service. During the Revolutionary War, he served as Captain in the Quartermaster Corps for the Twelfth and Fifteenth Colonial Line of Virginia. Family tradition has it that Peter served as interpreter for General George Washington. He was supposedly an excellent linguist and could speak several languages. Between 1766 and his presumed death in 1779, Peter and his growing family lived in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now W. VA). There he ran an "ordinary" (inn) and was a merchant of sorts. His daily ledger is preserved in the Library of the University of West Virginia. After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Dr. Joseph Dimone Kayser, a French physician. The Kayser-Steenbergen family left for Mercer County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1784. They had one son, Joseph Kayser. Jr., born in 1781. It is not known where or when Elizabeth died or is buried, but Dr. Kayser and son eventually returned to Virginia. They are both buried at Iron Gate, Virginia, along with William Steenbergen, the oldest son of Peter and Elizabeth. Elizabeth Ann Gaines' children are third cousins to presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor through the lineage of her grandmother, Mary B. Taylor Pendleton, daughter of James Taylor and Mary Gregory. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=caroljco...

Peter moved from Amsterdam, Holland to America in 1754. He landed on the island of St. Kitts; from there to Maryland where he traded lumber and spice, and also sold ships and cargo. From ther he went to either Culpepper or Harper Co. in Virginia. He fought in the French and Indian War serving as a Lieutenant in Capt. Charles Lewis' Company.

I have finally found a possible documented connection between George Washington and Peter Steenbergen. (S. Claywell)

Virginia Historical Magazine, pages 284-287.

List of Officers of the Virginia Regiment, 29 May 1754, and the Dates of their Commissions. During the French and Indian War.

page 284--Lieutenant-Colonel George Washington, January 25, 1754.

page 285--Lieutenant Steenberger, August 27, 1755.

(NOTE-- This the first possibility I have found of an actual documented connection between the two men. I still have not found any documentation that Peter served as an interpreter. S. Claywell)

The following information was compiled by Hubert Harrison:

A Steenbergen Family History

Peter Steenbergen, founder of the Steenbergen family in America, was born in Amsterdam, Holland. He was baptized in the Nieuwe Zijdskapel on January 14, 1724. He was the first child of Dirck Steenbergen, a wealthy merchant, and Martha Coonenburgh. Peter emigrated form Holland to St. Kitts, an island in the West Indies, during the 1740's. He arrived in the United States around 1754 and dealt in lumber and ship cargo in Baltimore. In 1765 he married Elizabeth Ann Gaines of Culpepper County, Virginia. She was born in 1742, daughter of William Henry Gaines and Isabella Pendleton, both of distinguished Virginia families.

Peter served during the French and Indian War as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Regiment of Capt. Charles Lewis's Expedition against the French between Oct 10 and Dec 27, 1755. This was part of General Braddock's and George Washington's disastrous expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He received a two thousand acre land grant on Hickmans Creek, Fincastle (now Jessamine or Fayette ) County, Kentucky, for his service. During the Revolutionay War, he served as Captain in the Quartermaster Corps for the Twelfth and Fifteenth Colonial Line of Virginia. Family tradition has it that Peter served as interpreter for General George Washington. He was supposedly an excellent linguist and could speak several languages.

Between 1766 and his presumed death in 1779, Peter and his growing family lived in Romney, Hampshire County, Virginia (now W. VA). There he ran an "ordinary" (inn) and was a merchant of sorts. His daily ledger is preserved in the Library of the University of West Virginia. After his death, Elizabeth remarried to Dr. Joseph Dimone Kayser, a French physician. The Kayser-Steenbergen family left for Mercer County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1784. They had one son, Joseph Kayser, Jr. born in 1781. It is not known where or when Elizabeth died or is buried, but Dr. Kayser and son eventually returned to Virginia. They are both buried at Iron Gate, Virginia, along with William Steenbergen, the oldest son of Peter and Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Ann Gaines Children are third cousins to presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor, through the lineage of her grandmother, Mary B. Taylor Pendleton, daughter of James Taylor and Mary Gregory.

Incidentally, nearly all the Steenbergens now living in the United States are descended form Robert Pendleton Steenbergen, and I have not been able to find one Steenbergen who is not descended form Peter Steenbergen. To settle all disputes on spelling, the name has always been Steenbergen, as Peter spelled it. I have found several instance of Robert Pendleton spelling it Steen Burgan, an it has sometimes been shortened to Bergen or Burgen.This manuscript is in a constant state of correction and updating, as I receive more family histories from others who are also interested in their Steenbergen ancestry. by Hubert Harrison.

Following information from Theo Steenbergen email: metheo@cims-online.de

Baptism: 14 Jan 1724 NieuweZijdskapel, Amsterdam, Holland

Occu. Trader

Note: spoke 7 languages

Note: interpreter for George Washington

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