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About Symon Symonse Groot, Jr.
- Symon Symonse GROOT was the first of his family to reach New Netherlands. He was born in Holland and was a boatswain on the ship Prince Maurice for the West India Company. Symon Jr. lived on the north side of the Mohawk River in which son, Philip, drowned in 1716. His 3 sons inherited his lands.
Symon was an early settler in what was then called New Netherland. He is described in some publications as the first settler. He was in the service of the West India Company as a boatswain on the ship "Prince Maurice."
In 1645 he bought a house and lot in New Amsterdam. Soon thereafter he moved to Beverwyck. In Beverwyck he bought or built a house which he offered for sale in 1654.
He married Rebecca Du Trieux (Truax) the daughter of Philip Du Trieux. Philip was the court messenger of New Amsterdam. Additional information follows in the Trieux section.
Symon and Rebecca had nine children and on the night of February 8, 1690 all five of their sons were taken captive by the French and Indians and carried to Canada. They were redeemed the following year.
http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/patent/09.html
His house and lot in Schenectady was on the North side of Union Street and remained in the family for over one hundred years.
The above is from the book The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Schenectady, Virkus & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
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Symon Symonse Groot, Jr.'s Timeline
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1645
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Schenectady, Albany, NY, USA
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| 1662 |
1662
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The Netherlands
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| 1692 |
July 3, 1692
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Schenectady, Albany, NY, United States
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| 1695 |
January 3, 1695
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Schenectady, Albany, New York
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| 1697 |
March 21, 1697
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Schenectady, Albany, New York
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| 1700 |
September 29, 1700
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Schenectady, Albany, New York
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| 1702 |
December 13, 1702
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Schenectady, Albany, New York
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| 1704 |
1704
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Schenectady, Albany, New York
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| 1706 |
February 24, 1706
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Schenectady, Albany, New York
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