Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Terwilliger
The Terwilliger surname was the most frequently cited surname in the DayBook. It occurred over 160 times.
On this day, 250 years-ago, two women with the Terwilliger surname both purchased six yards of Calico at the Colden Store. One was identified as 'Mary, daughter of Jacob' and the other as 'Peave' who was represented by her mother.
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| Marey and Peave Threwilleger purchases at the Colden Store on May 26, 1768. |
"Peave's" items were charged to account # 172 which was the same account used by 'Leadia' Terwilliger and 'Phillip' Terwilliger, both of whom were children of Manuel Terwilliger. Manuel was a brother of Solomon Terwilliger (see children below). Manuel and Solomon were either in their sixties or had passed away. Could 'Peave' have been another daughter of Manuel?
[Yesterday, May 25th, 1768, there were only seven persons at the store and 16 itmes sold. No blog was written for that day.]
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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Given names and relatives mentioned in the DayBook with the surname of Terwilliger include Abraham Sr/Jr & wife (17 times), Alice (1), Arrie Mathaus (2), Benjamin & Jr (7), Catreen (wife of Cornelius Haynes) (1), Cornelius Sr/Jr (20), Daniel (1), Hendricus (5), Isaac (3), Jacob & Jr (9), Johannes Sr (5), John Sr & son (same as Johannes?) (5), Jonathan (3), Laharias (5), Ledia (daughter of Manuel) (2), Lymon/Simon (7), Manuel (2), Mary (daughter of Jacob) (1), Mathaus (5), Patreus/Peter & stepson (Jr/Sr) (17), Peterus/Peter Fass (6), Peave? (a daughter) (1), Phillip (2), Robert (2), Solomon & Jr (3), Thunis & Sr (17), William/Wilhelmus (4), Zacheriah & wife (4).
The DayBook was not intended to be a genealogical record, but it gives many hints to possible relationships. In many cases the relationships are stated definitively, for example that Thunis, Cornelius, and Abraham were brothers.
The wikitree for this family states that Johannes, Petrus, Lea , Harmanus, Cornelis, Jacobus, Jan Solomon, Catryntjen (Catreen?), and Teunis (Thunis) were all children of Solomon Terwilliger. Of course these names were common and reused in the family so it is difficult to say whether these siblings were the ones frequenting the Colden Store.
No Terwilliger home is shown on the 1798 map of Montgomery, however a Terwilliger home from this period still stands a bit further north than the extent of the 1798 map. The Terwilliger stone home is west of the current hamlet of Wallkill just northwest of the Dwaar Kill.
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| Terwilliger 18th century home in current Town of Shawangunk, Ulster, New York. |
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