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William
Hogan (founder)
William Hogan was born in Ireland about 1670. He emigrated to America before 1700. He was the patriarch of the Hogan family of early Albany.
In
September 1692, he married innkeeper's daughter Martina
Becker in the Albany Dutch church. Over the next
decade, five children were baptized at the Albany
Dutch church. In 1714, he contributed to the building
of St. Peter's English church.
William
Hogan probably came to Albany as a soldier and served
in the garrison at the Albany fort. Following his
marriage, he became an innkeeper - possibly in partnership
with his father-in-law. He set down permanent roots
in Albany. Over the next decades, he was a prominent
Albany personage - serving as juror, firemaster,
assessor, constable, and high constable. He also
found work as a surveyor. Assessment rolls for the
early 1700s show him to be a quite wealthy resident
who owned additional buildings in the first ward.
He belonged to the Albany militia and several times
joined with his neighbors in pledging allegiance
to the Protestant King of England.
However,
in 1699 and again in 1701, he was identified as one
of those cited trading without possessing the freedom
of the city.
William
and Martina filed a joint will in 1732. It named
seven surviving children, six grandchildren, and
a number of slaves who were bequeathed to their now
adult children. Hogan lost his wife in 1736. He died
sometime before April 4, 1739 when the will passed
probate.
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Sources: The life of William Hogan is CAP biography number
4396. This profile is derived chiefly from family
and community-based resources. We seek more defining
information on his origins and background!
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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