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William
Hogan (the younger)
William
Hogan was born about 1716. He was the son of Albany
mainstays Jurrian and Maria Beekman Hogan. He was
often referred to as William Hogan, "the younger" or simply "Jr." to prevent confusion with his grandfather and benefactor who died in 1739.
In
January 1740, he married Susanna Lansing at the Albany
Dutch church where their eight children were baptized
and where they were frequent baptism sponsors - the
last one coming in February 1778.
In
1740, he was permitted to build a small shed opposite
his first ward home. Two years later, his name appeared
on a list of qualified voters. For several decades
that followed, he was an Albany blacksmith who received
compensation from the city for work done. During
the 1760s, he also paid taxes on a lot in the West
Manor.
William
Hogan signed a petition in in Albany in 1779. Into
his sixties during the war years, his name appears
to be absent from Revolutionary rolls!
In
May 1787, William Hogan filed a will stating that
he was a resident of Rensselaerswyck and had three
living sons and two daughters. His wife was not named.
The will passed probate in September 1791!
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Sources: The life of William Hogan is CAP biography number
4398. This profile is derived chiefly from family
and community-based resources.
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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