OSTRANDER! July 18, 1768 at the Colden Store, Coldengham, New York

Monday, July 18, 1768
Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.

Ostrander

John Ostrander purchased a pound of tea and two gallons of York Rum at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.

Jacob Ostrander House, ca. 1775, on East side of the Wallkill River one-half mile north of current hamlet of Wallkill. Image courtesy of HudsonRiverValleyHeritage

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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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The Ostrander surname appeared 73 times in the DayBook, one of the more common.  Given names included Gideon (4), Harmanus (17), Jacob (24), John (18), Martha (2), and Petrus (2). The DayBook states that Jacob, John, and Harmanus were brothers and that Martha was the mother of Jacob. (There could have been more than one Harmanus, Jacob, or John.)

Luckily, 'Harmanis' Ostrander of Shawangunk left a will in 1801 which detailed his wife's name and children's names.  Unfortunately, there was no information about his siblings or parents. In my limited searching of this family, I was unable to find the connection between Harmanus' relations and those of Gideon. A Gideon Ostrander appeared in 1775 in nearby Marlborough and may be the same one who shopped at the Colden Store.

The Ostrander farms in Shawangunk were enumerated in the 1779 and 1799 tax assessments. In 1779, Hermanus had 88 acres valued at £2500 with personal property of £2000. Wilhelmus Ostrander had only three acres, valued at 0, and only £200 of personal property. Perhaps he was the aging father? Twenty years later, half of the property of Hermanus appeared to now be in the hands of his son, Jacob, including a mill. Wilhelmus was still alive with no property or home and only £60 of personal property. He was likely living with Hermanus?

Like many of the Dutch families who migrated up the Wallkill River from Kingston, the Ostranders built stone houses. One of these, built by a son of a Colden shopper, lasted almost two centuries.  The home of Jacob Ostrander (shown above) was torn down in 1973.

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