Martinus Snyder1

M, #13045, (20 March 1748 - 2 February 1831)
Gravestone of Martinus Snyder
Last Edited=14 May 2023
     Martinus Snyder was born on 20 March 1748 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York.2,3,4 He was the son of Martinus Henry Snyder and Annah Demuth Becker.1 He served as a private in Snyder's NY Regiment during the Revolutionary War.3,5

Martinus Snyder married Tryntje Newkirk, daughter of Gerrit Newkirk and Cornelia Wells.1 Martinus, appeared on the US Census of 1790 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York. The enumeration reads:

3 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:      3
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:      2
2 - Free White Persons - Females:      2
1 - Number of Slaves:      1
8 - Number of Household Members:      8.6


Martinus, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York. The enumeration reads:

2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:      2
2 - Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15:      2
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:      1
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:      1
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:      1
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:      1
5 - Number of Household Members Under 16:      5
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25:      2
8 - Number of Household Members:      8.7


He died on 2 February 1831 at age 82.2,3,4 He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Saugerties, Ulster County, New York.2,4,8

Children of Martinus Snyder and Tryntje Newkirk

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  2. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  3. Gravestone Inscription.
  4. Ancestry.com. U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  5. National Archives Microfilm Publication. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2007.
  6. Census Bureau. 1790 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  7. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  8. Poucher, J. Wilson and Terwilliger, Byron J.. Old Gravestones of Ulster County, New York. volume 1. Ulster County, New York: Ulster County Historical Society, 1931.