Dirck "Derrick" Van Vliet

• D: P3637198602
• Name: Dirck VAN VLIET
• Sex: M
• Birth: 26 Nov 1721 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York 1 2
• Christening: 3 Dec 1721 Kingston, Ulster County, New York 1 2
• Death: 26 Sep 1800 in Crumelbow (Clinton), Charlotte Precinct, Dutchess County, New York 3 2
• Burial: Churchyard, Reformed Dutch Church, Rhinebeck, Richmond County, New York
• Event: Alt. Burial Rhinebeck Flatts, Dutchess', NY
• UID: 3CD3755EB7904AD6B3A14BB02402272F14BB

Note: Son of Adrian (Arie) VAN VLIET b: 10 JUN 1686 and Gerritje MASTEN.

Note: According to the marriage record, he was a cooper by trade.

As quoted by Allison Van Vliet Dunn in "A Genealogy of the Van Vliet Family in America," page 11:

"From a copu of pages 393 and 394, "Houses of Dutchess County' (other identifacation not available), Dirk removed from Kingston to Dutchess County in the second quarter of the eighteenth century, and purchased land in the Great Nine Parners Patent in what is now Clinton. He built a house for himself, which was replaced on the same site in 1783, by his son, Cornelius Van Vliet; and which, in turn, was succeeded in the second half of the nineteenth century by the dwelling owned and occupied by George S. Van Vliet at the time Houses of Dutchess County was published...

"From "C.B.R.: When the Revolution came, and every man was expected to choose one side or the other, many respectable, law-abiding men were not ready for extreme measures.; The list of those classed as Loyalists shows the names of some members of most of the best failies in all of the Colonies, and he greatest number of those were men who, honestly differeing in opinion, took no active part, and wished as well for their country as didi the other party. Yet they suffered banishment or confiscation, or both, rather than do what they considered wrong. One of this class was Dirk Van Vliet. He had held an office, and had taken the oath of allegiance to "the Crown,' Now when asked to take the oath of allegiance to the newly constituted government, he said he could not break his oath,' Then, he was required to reture within the British lines, and did so. He remained in banishment on Long Island five years, 'without seeing one of his family,' as a grandson, in Canada, records. Sabine, in his "American Loyalists," states that he was permitted to retunon the petition of Whigs, in 1784. The names of some of these are known. They believed his banishment as needless as it was cruel. He escaped confiscation, and sofared bettr than many others. While some of his descendants may wish his record had been different at this time, they may feel some satisfaction in contemplating his character, as a man who wa willing to suffer rather than do what he thought was wrong."

• Sources:
• Repository:
• Name: The Library of Congress
• Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
• Second Street, SE
• Washington, D.C.
• Title: A Genealogy of the Van Vliet Family in America
• Author: Allison Van Vliet Dunn
• Publication: 1972
• Abbrev: A Genealogy of the Van Vliet Family in America
• Call Number: CS71.V282
• Page: Page 11
• Repository:
• Name: The Library of Congress
• Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
• Second Street, SE
• Washington, D.C.
• Title: A Genealogy of the Van Vliet Family in America
• Author: Allison Van Vliet Dunn
• Publication: 1972
• Abbrev: A Genealogy of the Van Vliet Family in America
• Call Number: CS71.V282
• Page: Page 10
• Twin of Johannes Van Vliet. Emigrated to Walpeck, NJ about 1742.

Marriage 1 Helena WEAVER b: 24 Jul 1733 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Married: 1 Feb 1754 2

Children

1. Catherine VAN VLIET

• Sources:
• Title: NYGBR
• Publication: Oct 1889, Pg. 174, "Masten Family"
• Title: Van Vliet Genealogy
• Author: Allison Van Vliet Dunn
• Publication: GV 3788
• Title: Dutch Will Book
• Publication: B/236 - 23 Jan 1796, probated 15 Dec 1808 ; Died at 78y 10m.

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Note: From a list provided August 11,1909 and August 1914 by J.W. Poucher, M.D.,Mrs Poucher, Miss Helen Van Kleeck, Miss M.O. Johnston and Miss Helen W. Reynolds.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 12 2020, 19:27:53 UTC

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