Patriots of the Revolution
Revolutionary War Heritage Trail
British Forces Burn Kingston
Responsible for the security of Kingston, when the British burned the Village on October 16, 1777 – General Clinton wrote to General Gates that of the promised 3000 men, only 400 were sent. He concluded this letter with “Kingston hath been destroy’d merely because I have been so deceiv’d in my expectations of assistance”. Many of the patriots buried in the Old Dutch Church Ancient Burial Grounds served under Brigadier General George Clinton.
‘Saving’ Gen. Washington’s Continental Army
In 1778, General Washington wrote to General Clinton, fearful the famine at Valley Forge would create mutiny and desertion. Clinton sent 100 head of cattle as well as hundreds of barrels of grain and pork. Washington’s response was “Your assistance hast prevented many souls from starvation . . . It has been one of the forgotten incidents of the Revolution that with the assistance of Old Ulster, your native County, you more than one time saved my army in our darkest hours of this long struggle.”
Patriot’s Homes
When the British burned Kingston, these Patriot’s homes were destroyed. Restored after the War, only Col. Hasbrouck’s house remains in 2004.
Colonel Abraham Hasbrouck House (Green Street, Kingston)
In his Diary, Col. Hasbrouck wrote of his extensive personal losses, the losses of his friends and neighbors, his Church and the Country-House on October 16, 1777. He completed this poignant entry with, “Thanks be to God for His great goodness, I, my wife and children escaped and unhurt out of the enemy’s hands.”
Major Christopher Tappen House (Corner North Front & Wall Streets, Kingston)
Colonel Abraham B. Bancker House (North Front Street near Crown Street, Kingston)
Colonel Jacobus S. Bruyn House (Corner North Front & Crown Streets, Kingston)
PS CS Dirck Wynkoop House (Green Street between Pearl & Main Streets, Kingston)
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Revolutionary War Patriots in the Old Dutch Church Ancient Burial Grounds
PATRIOT D.O.D
Lt. Abraham Bancker 1806
Lt. Tjerck Beekman 1791
Pvt. Cornelius Bogardus 1794
Pvt. Nicholas Bogardus 1814
Lt. Benjamin Bogardus 1812
Col. Jacobus S. Bruyn 1825
Sgt. Cornelius Burhans 1831
Capt. David Catlin 1839
Pvt. John Chipp 1816
Pvt. Joseph Chipp 1808
Gen. George Clinton 1812
Pvt. Martin Crook 1832
Pvt. David Delamatter, Jr 1815
Col. Andries DeWitt 1806
Maj. Thomas DeWitt 1809
Col. Tjerck DeWitt 1822
Pvt. Tjerck C. DeWitt 1812
Pvt. Jeremiah DuBois 1828
Lt. Joshua DuBois 1821
Sgt. Peter Dumond 1824
Pvt. Conrad E. Elmendorf 1817
Lt. Cornelius C. Elmendorf 1825
LtC. Johathan Elmendorf 1797
Pvt. Peterus Elmendorf 1832
Pvt. Tobias Elmendorf 1818
Pvt. Peter Elting, Jr. 1805
Sgt. Thomas Elting 1821
Maj. James Grier 1803
Cpl. Peter M. Groen 1823
Col. Johannes G. Hardenbergh 1812
Col. Abraham Hasbrouck 1791
Col. Abraham Hasbrouck, Jr. 1796
Maj. Jacobus Hasbrouck, Jr. 1819
Sgt. Solomon Hasbrouck 1834
Pvt. Abraham Heermans 1816
Col. Abraham Hoffman 1823
Maj. Philip Houghtaling 1802
Sgt. Thomas Houghtaling 1817
Pvt. Johannes Jansen 1792
Lt. Johannes I. Jansen 1814
Capt. Matthew Jansen 1793
Pvt. Nicholas Keator 1820
Lt. Benjamin Low 1796
Pvt. Jacob Low 1791
Pvt. Cornelius Persen 1827
Pvt. Matthew Person 1810
Lt. Henry I. Sleght 1789
Pvt. Plat Smith 1835
Col. Johannes Snyder 1794
Lt. Oke Sudam 1806
Pvt. Abraham Swart 1817
Maj. Christopher Tappen 1826
Pvt. Jacob TenBroeck 1793
Pvt. Wessel TenBroeck 1823
Pvt. John TenBroek 1823
Lt. Jacob W. Tremper 1794
Capt. Tobias VanBuren 1821
LtC. Conrad VanGaasbeek 1818
Pvt. Cornelius VanKeuren, Jr. 1821
Pvt. John VanSteenburgh 1810
Capt. John I. VanSteenburgh 1807
Pvt. Matthew VanSteenburgh 1820
PS CD Dirck Wynkoop 1796
Lt. Evert Wynkoop 1830
Pvt. Johannis Wynkoop 1791
Pvt. John C. Wynkoop, Jr. 1796
Cpl. Peter Wynkoop, Jr. 1818
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Wall Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
