Second Lieutenant John Kroesen

~• mentioned in father's will

will extract

3.167. Garret Kroesen, of Northampton Twp., Weaver.

• January 4, 1758. Proved June 11, 1767.
• Wife Ariatie.
• Son John and son-in-law John VanArsdalen, exrs.
• 4 children of son Derrick, December'd., viz., Ariatie, Gerret, Janitie, and Derrick.
• Ariatie, dau. of son Cornelius. Dau. Ariantie.
• Grandson Gerret, son of John Huff.
• Daus. Elizabeth, Affe, and Ariantee and Heirs of son Derrick, Plantation.
• Dau-in-law Lammetie, Land cleared by son Derrick.
• Wit: Henry Lott, Henry Jones, Henry Krewsen.

notes

• The Lott and Kroesen families served in the Northampton Company during the Revolution (Aug. 1775 William Watts Davis)
  • Henry Lott was then the 68 year-old Captain, in command of the company.
    • Henry was married to a Kroesen
  • John Kroesen, son of the deceased above served as his second Lieut.
    • a number of other Kroesen men served as well see: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the ..., Volume 2, pages 66 - 67

research

~• probably the husband of: Janitie Courson (and son-in-law of Benjamin who died in 1774)
vis.

• 3.359. Benjamin Courson of Northampton, Yeoman.
• March 3, 1774. Proved May 23, 1774.
• Wife Mary and son Benjamin, exrs.
• Sons Ryck, Cornelius, Henry, John, and Abraham.
• Daus. Janitie, wife of John Kroesen, and Mary Courson.
• Wit: Richard Leedom, Robert McDowell and Gilliam Cornell.

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Descended from a Huguenot also aboard the ship that landed in Staten Island with Cornelius Corsen on it.

• John Kroesen £3-10s-0p donated in Feb 1786 for the purposes of putting a new roof on the DRC (Northhampton)
• a pew holder at the Northampton LDRC church in Feb 1789