The Children of Petrus and Anna Douwby
Petrus Douw and Anna Van Rensselaer married in October 1717. The marriage produced nine children - all of whom survived past childhood. Alll but Hendrick lived to become Albany mainstays throughout the remainder of the eighteenth century. The typical, fully matured, early Albany family was about that large. But all of the offspring surviving to adulthood was a far less frequent occurrance. A number of authors have remarked about this phenomena. Magdalena (Gansevoort) - bp. 1718 Volkert P. - bp. March 1720 Hendrick Douw (1722-56) Catharina - bp. March 1724 Maria Douw (Gansevoort) - bp. November 1725 Margarita Douw (Van Dyck) - bp. 1729 Anna Douw (Beekman) - bp. February 1732 Elizabeth Douw (Beekman) - bp. December 1733 Rachel - bp. February 29, 1736
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The Douws were among the most numerous and most distinguished of the families that built colonial Albany.
This sketch is derived chiefly from
family
and community-based resources.
first posted: 10/15/08 |