Milford chronicle., 1913-01-10
GENEALOGICAL SKETCH
OF THE ROOSA FAMILY

was born in Gelderland, Holland, an
died at Hurley, New York, February p
1879. He landed in New Netherland il
1860, coming with his wife and eigh
children in the ship called THE Spotted
Cow" He and his family settled, soor
after their arrival. in the Esopus district a
Wiltwyck, now Kingston, Ulster County
N. y. At this place they participated
with others i'll the first administration o
the Lords Supper OH December Is, 1860
by the Rev, Harmanus Bloom Roosa wa.
wealthy man for those days, bringing
with him considerable property from Hol
land and lie speedily occupied an inau-
ential position in the new settlement"
In the spring of 1861 he joined in a
contract guaranteeing a salary to Dominic
Bloom, who had been called a regular
pastor of the Dutch Church at Wiltwyck.
In 1901 he was appointed one OF the three
commissioners to enclose the new village
at Esopus, called Hurley At the de-
struction of the village of Hurley on June
Z, 1868, by the Indians, two of his chill
dren with torty-three other women and
children, were taken captive. The story
OF the rescue of these Captives by the CO.
lonial forces, under command of Captain
Martin Kreiger, is one of the most inter
esting episodes in the early history of
New York. The records cite many Incl
dents of his participation in the early
making of Kingston that show him to
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the tyraunies of Governor Nichols, and
III 1867, a commission appointed by the
Governor sat at Esopus investigating the
meeting at EsOpus, Albert Heymans
ROosa, Cornelis Barentse Slecht, and two
others, were found guilty and rebel
lious, charged with 'mutinous riot, "
and were taken to New York for sentence.
Nichols, by the advice Of his counsel, on
May 3, sentenced Roosa to be banished
for life out of the government and others
for shorter terms out of Esopus, Albany
and New York. All these sentences were
subsequently modified and the offenders
returned. Governor Lovelace restored
Roosa to favor and in 1863 appointed him
overseer of the town of Hurley, called New
Dorp or New Village I'm 1878 he was
confirmed as one of the officers Of Esopus
by Governor Anthony Colve and described
as Captain Albert Heymans Rosa, who
had been prominent in the riot Of 1867" "
He served with the military forces of
the colony as mastering officer and in
other capacities, was sergeant of Captain
Henry Pawling's Company and in 1878
was captain of company recruited from
Hurley and MarbletOwu. In 1855 his
widow secured a grant of three hundred |
and twenty acres at Hurley. He married |
Wyntje Allard whom he brought over |
with him from Holland. Children the |
first eight born in Holland, the last two |
II EsOpus, New York;: Aria or Arie, |
married at Kingston, Maria, daughter of
Magistrate Evert Pels; Heynan. men |
toned below; Jan, married Hellegord Will
Jams; Isaac, married Roeloff Keirstede
Maritje, married Albert Jansen; Neeltein,
married Hendric Pauldin, (bannas pub
ished November 4, 1870; Jan1etje, mar
led Matys Ten Eyck. November 10, 1879;
Aert, married Wyntje Aundrtum Ong;
Annatje and Guert, died June IS, 1864.
(II) Heyman, second son of Albert
1eymans and Wyntie (Allard) Roosa,
vas born in Gelderland, Holland, March
Gas, and came to America with the fam
ly i'll 1860. He lived at Esopus and Hurley
nd was prominent in some Ofthe episodes
With which his father name was asso
lated. He engaged i'll both agricultural
nd commercial pursuits, in so far as they
we're developed at that time when pioneer
york was the main occupation of every
ody. He married Margaret Roosevelt,
rho is said to have been born about 1645.
,hildren: Geysbert Albert, mentioned
Glow; Claase, born April p 1854 ;Neeltje,
orn October Is, 1899 Rachel, born April
9, 1896; Leah, born September, 1898.
CID Albert, second son of Heyman
nd Margriet (Rooseveltl Roosa, was
orn at Esopus, New York, March 2,
579, and died about 1850. He took a
rominent part in both the military and
vii affairs of the settlement and occupied
arious public positions. In 1715 he was
sergeant in Captain Johannes's COM
any in Ulster County. He married Aegje
rom, of Hurley, n. Y. Children Hy-
ian, mentioned below Nicholas, born
l71S; Zacharias, March, l715;
May, 172S; Benjamin Gysbert, s
ilv, 171l; Anna Margriet, December, s
'06 Geertje, June, l7OS; Neeltje, April, !
'13; Elizabeth, October, l716; Leah, Feb ,,
lary, 1920; Sara, February, 1722; Rachel,
pril 1926 Jannetjen, January, 1724. J
(IV) Hyman, eldest son of Albert
i'd Aegje (Krom) Roosa, was born at i
urley, n. Y, in September, 1909, and I
ed about l770. He owned a good deal 4
land, and occupied various positions !
,th of a civic and military character.
e married Octobes 20, 1887, Jannetje
-eer. Children: Jacob, mentioned be-
W Johannes, baptized September, 1741; r
egje, baptized September, 1888; mar s
ID, November, l762, Samuel Swart I
ebecca, baptized October, 1742, married
muel Freer Jannetie, baptized August,
46, married Ysaak Dubois; Neeltie,
ptized April, 174S, married Cornelius
njamin Maesten in III Anna Margriet, r
ptized November, 1850, married John
in l777 and Marytie, bap-
ed January, 1853, married Johannes
bertson Schooninacher in 1777. B
.V) Jacob, eldest son of Hyman and b
1netje (Freer) Roosa, was born and II
ptized in October, 1889, and died in
y. Hemarried Jannetje Van Wagenen. 81
ildren Hyman, mentioned below r.
lly. married Garret Newkirk, Novem- =
: 3, 1898 Rebecca, married Caleb
.rritt, February 9, 1894; Nellie, mar s.