Jacobus Terwilliger

1759 - 1835  (75 years)

• Name	Jacobus Terwilliger
  Birth	21 Sep 1759	Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States
  Christening	13 Nov 1759	Reformed Dutch Church,Shawangunk,Ulster,New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	1835
  Person ID	I312684219869	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Harmanus Solomonzs Terwilliger,   b. 18 Jun 1727, Ulster, New York, United States d. 1784, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Helena "Lena" Veeder,   b. 21 Apr 1723, New York Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Burwell,   b. Abt. 1763, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States
  Marriage	03 Oct 1784	New Paltz,Ulster,New York
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Reed,   b. 1775, Of,Goshen,Orange,Ny
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Jacobus Info General Notes: Baptism record Shawangunk Reformed Protestant Dutch Church: parents; Harmanus Terwillige, Lena Vedere, child name; Jacobus, witnesses; Jacobus, Cathreyntie Terwilliger. He owned 80 acres in Greene, Chenango Forks area of Broome County, New York. Later his property was owned by Simon S., the grandson of Simon H. Terwilliger. Pension Record: N.Y. Agency, N.Y. Service, Private, Rejected, File No. 26157, Application for pension, 1832. Age, 73. He was born in Shawangunk, Sept. 21, 1759. Residence at date of application, Chenango Co., N.Y. (Greene). Residence at date of enlistment, Montgomery Co. (Johnstown). He enlisted 1777 under Capt. John Davis, Col. Frederick Fisher and was in the battle of Oriskany where the captain was killed. He served in the Burgoyne campaign under Capt. Nicholas Doxtater. In 1778 he built a block house in Montgomery County. In 1779 he served under Col. Volbert Veeder as militiaman in transporting baggage. In 1780 he was at Johnstown, Capt. Abraham Veeder. He was taken prisoner, as was also his father, when Johnson raided the Mohawk Valley and carried them off to Canada. No witnesses were living to prove his claim so his pension was rejected. Noted events in his life were: • He was baptized on 13 Nov 1759 in Recorded At Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Of Shawangunk, Bruynswick, Shawangunk Township, Ulster.14, 16 • He had a residence in 1777 in Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York.105 (Source: Terwilliger Genealogy Disk, 2007) Served in the Revolutionary War (The New Served in the Revolutionary War (The New Lebanon Company)