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- On the sad night of Feb. 8th, 1690, his Symon Groot's sons, Symon, Abraham, Philip, Dirk and Claas were taken captive by the French and Indians and carried to Canada; the following year they were redeemed. (Pearson, First Settlers of Schenectady.)
House of Truax, page 13.
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- SYMON SYMONSE GROOT was born about 1662 in Schenectady, Albany, New York, USA. He died about 1734 in Schenectady, Albany, New York, USA. He married Geertruy Rinkout, daughter of Jan Rinkout and Elisabeth Drinckvelt, in 1691 in Albany, New York, USA.
Symon Symonse Groot and Geertruy Rinkout had the following children:
78. i. REBECCA4 DE GROOT was born on 03 Jul 1692 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA. She died on 26 Nov 1777 in Charlton,
Saratoga, New York, USA. She married Nicolaas Van Petten in 1711 in Schenectady, NY.
ii. NICHOLAS DE GROOT was born about 1704. He married Marretje Tymense on 12 Jan 1733.
iii. LYSBETH DE GROOT was born on 24 Feb 1706 in Albany, NY. She married Juriaan Siverse on 05 Feb 1727 in Schenectady, NY.
79. iv. CORNELIS GROOT was born on 23 Oct 1709 in Schenectady, Albany, New York. He died in 1781. He married Elisabeth
Putman, daughter of Cornelis Pootman, on 07 Sep 1739 in Albany, NY.
v. SIMON DE GROOT.
vi. JOHANNES DE GROOT. He married Elizabeth Sickels on 20 Jul 1726.
vii. SUSANNA DE GROOT. She married (1) JOSEPH BRAGHAM.
viii. EVE DE GROOT
https://www.philippedutrieux.com/downloads/Descendants-of-Philippe-du-Trieux--5-generations.pdf
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- Symon Symonse Groot, Jr.
He was the eldest son of the first settler. After his return from captivity he married in 1692, Geertruy, daughter of Jan Rinckhout of Albany.
His village lot was on the north side of State street and extended from Jan Baptist Van Eps' lane [Jay Street] westerly to the American Hotel, 155 feet Amsterdam measure.
He also had a parcel of wood or pasture ground on the north side of Union street, extending from the west line of the Presbyterian church lot to the east line of the Harmanus Peek lot — 23 rods, and extending in the rear 47 rods to Green street, containing one morgen and 481 rods, Rynland measure. In 1726 this was called Dirk Groot's pasture, — brother of Symon.
In 1709 he leased of the town 36 acres of the Third flat on the north side of the river.
A history of the Schenectady patent in the Dutch and English times.
page 121.
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- 8 Feb 1690 - Schenectady
Five brothers Symon, Abraham, Philip, Dirk and Claas were taken captive and redeemed a year later.
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