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Hendrick
Hallenbeck
Hendrick Hallenbeck was born in 1692. He was the son of Isaac Casperse and Dorothy Bosch Hallenbeck.
He
married Susanna Bradt in 1718. By 1746, thirteen
of their children had been baptized in the Albany
Dutch church where Hendrick was a frequent baptism
sponsor.
Many
years later, Hendrick called himself a "yeoman." Although his primary occupation escapse definition, he was a moderately successful holder of extensive lands stretching south and east from the city's settled core. He belonged to the city militia company and served as firemaster and constable in the first ward. In 1730, he was appointed high constable. From about 1720 until his death, Hendrick Hallenbeck was an Albany mainstay.
This
family set up their home on Albany's Southside in
a home formerly owned by a garrison officer. In time,
his holdings may have extended across the entire
southeastern part of the city - from what became
Hallenbeck Street, across South Pearl, and east to
the river; and, from about Hudson Street all the
way to the Beaverkill. How he acquired such a large
tract of city land is not immediately clear.
Hendrick
Hallenbeck died in July 1766. His will passed probate
a month later. It devised a substantial estate to
his wife and then among a large family. It also established
a family burial ground along South Pearl Street!
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Sources: The life of Hendrick/Henry Hallenbeck/Halenbeek is
CAP biography number 5674. This profile is derived
chiefly from family and community-based resources.
Mainstay: Hendrick Hallenbeck was included on lists of freeman
(qualified voters) in 1720, 1742, and 1763. However,
his name does not appear on the census of householders
taken in 1756. His widow's name appears on the city
assessment rolls for 1766 and '67!
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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