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James Bloodgood
James Bloodgood was born at Flushing, Long Island in 1735. He was the son of Francis and Mary Doughty Bloodgood and the older brother of Albany skipper Abraham Bloodgood.
He
was in Albany in October 1759 when he married carpenter's
daughter Lydia Van Valkenburgh at the Albany Dutch
church. Over the next two decades, their children
were baptized in Albany churches. Later, he was a
trustee of the First Presbyterian church.
These
Bloodgoods quickly settled into a mainstream Albany
life. His house and lot in the first ward eventually
gave way to a larger home in the third ward on Market
Street. In 1790, five slaves were part of his riverside
household. He owned and leased other Albany real
estate as well.
James
Bloodgood was a carpenter who also made carriages.
In 1766-67, he was involved in building the new barracks
in Albany. Over the years, he was paid by the city
government for carpentry and other public work. He
served in an Albany militia company and later was
accorded a land bounty right in conjunction with
the Albany County militia.
James
Bloodgood filed a will in 1796. It mentioned his
wife Lydia and four surviving children. He died in
May 1799 at the
age of sixty-four. His son, Francis, was elected
mayor of Albany in 1830.
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Sources: The life of James Bloodgood is CAP biography number
7354. This profile is derived chiefly from family
and community-based resources.
Mainstream: His holdings were included on the city assessment rolls in
1766-67, 1779, and 1799. He built a carriage for
Sir William Johnson.
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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