Teunis Dirckse Van Vechtenby
Teunis Dirckse may have been born in May 1668. He was the son of Dirck Teunise and Jannetie Van Vechten. In November 1694, he married Schenectady native Catharina Van Patten at the Albany Dutch church. By 1707, four or five children had been christened at his Albany church. In 1697, his budding household was configured on the Albany census. In June 1699, he was cited for trading without possessing the freedom of Albany. In that year, he joined with his neighbors in swearing allegiance to the king of England. A few years later, Teunis Dirckse was identified as a resident of Loonenburgh. Teunis Dirckse Van Vechten was last mentioned in the Albany record of his son's baptism in June 1707.
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