Jacobus Severyn Bruyn (April 7, 1749 – May 25, 1823) was an American politician from Ulster County, New York.
Jacobus S. Bruyn | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Senate for the Middle District | |
| In office July 1, 1800 – June 30, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | John Addison |
| Succeeded by | James G. Graham |
| Member of the New York State Assembly for Ulster County | |
| In office July 1, 1797 – June 30, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Bruyn |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Bruyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1749 Shawangunk, New York |
| Died | May 25, 1823 (aged 74) Wawarsing, New York |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse |
Jenneke DeWitt
(before 1823) |
| Relations | Severyn Tenhout Bruyn (brother) Johannes Bruyn (brother) Cornelius Bruyn (brother) Charles DeWitt Bruyn (nephew) |
| Children | Andrew DeWitt Bruyn |
| Parent(s) | Jacobus Bruyn Jane Graham Pruyn |
Early life edit
Bruyn was born on April 7, 1749, in Shawangunk, New York. He was a son of Jacobus Bruyn and Jane (née Graham) Pruyn (d. 1764). Among his siblings was elder sister Gertruyd Bruyn (the wife of Cornelius DuBois),[1] twin brother Severyn Tenhout Bruyn (also a New York Assemblymen),[1] brother Johannes Bruyn (also a New York Assemblymen and member of New York State Senate; married Margaret DeWitt, a daughter of Col. Charles DeWitt and Blandina DuBois; father of Charles DeWitt Bruyn),[1] sister Mary Bruyn (wife of Nicholas Hardenberg),[2] and brother Cornelius Bruyn (also a New York Assemblymen).[1]
Career edit
In April 1797, Bruyn was elected to succeed his brother Johannes as a Democratic-Republican New York Assemblymen from Ulster County in the 21st and 22nd New York State Legislatures from July 1, 1797, until June 30, 1799. After two years, he was succeeded by the same brother he had replaced.[3] In 1800, he was elected to a one-year term in the New York State Senate to fill the vacancy left by John Addison for the 24th New York State Legislature. His seat was one of the 12 representing the Middle District which then consisted of Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Columbia, Delaware, Rockland and Greene counties. In April 1801, Bruyn was reelected to a four-year term, serving in the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th New York State Legislatures until June 30, 1805.[3]
Personal life edit
Bruyn was married to Jenneke DeWitt (1755–1823), a daughter of Andries J. DeWitt and Blandina Elmendorf (née Ten Eyck) DeWitt. Jenneke was a niece of Col. Charles DeWitt and a first cousin of Margaret DeWitt (the wife of Jacobus' brother Johannes). Together, they were the parents of:
- Blandina Bruyn (1776–1841), who married John I. Hardenburg, a son of Johannes Gerardus Hardenburg, of the Hardenbergh patent.[4][5]
- Jane Bruyn (1778–1818), who died unmarried.[6]
- Jacobus Bruyn (b. 1780)
- Mary Bruyn (b. 1783)
- Ann Bruyn (b. 1785)[6]
- Maria Bruyn (b. 1788)
- Andris "Andrew" DeWitt Bruyn (1790–1838), a New York Assemblymen in 1818; president of the Ithaca in 1822, and a U.S. Representative from New York for the 22nd District from 1837 to 1838.[7]
Bruyn died in Wawarsing, New York, on May 25, 1823, and was buried at Wawarsing Cemetery in Wawarsing.
References edit
- ^ a b c d The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 1888. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ York (State), New (1968). New York Marriages Previous to 1784. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0259-1. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time. Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 115–119, 148, 171–172. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Miller, Francis Trevelyan (1913). The Journal of American History. Associated Publishers of American Records. p. 785. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. V. 1-. Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. 1905. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1919). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 178. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "BRUYN, Andrew DeWitt (1790-1838)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 29 September 2020.