Capt. William Bedlow

William Bedlow (1722–1798) served as a captain and and commissioner of building fortifications in 1775, and as a construction supervisor of obstructions in the Hudson River in 1777. A former sea captain and merchant, Bedlow became postmaster of New York in 1784. He may have retained his post since Samuel Osgood wrote him as late as 23 Feb. 1790 concerning his accounts (DNA: RG 28, Letters Sent By the Postmaster General, 1789–1836). ~• from: http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-04-02-0062

marriage

by Rev. Mr. Boel

slaves owned

1. Flora (born 1756) and her daughter Nan (born 1779) and son Mosanah (1781) and dau. Flora (1789)
   

references

Genealogical Records: Manuscript Entries of Births, Deaths and Marriages Taken from Family Bibles, 1581-1917