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William Latta

Birth
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Death
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New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA
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William Latta

Born before 1761 in Donegal, Londonderry, Ireland.

Died New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA.

Married: Ann Jackson.


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U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

Name William Lata
Gender Male
Spouse Ann Jackson
Child Margarit Lata

Household Members
Name Age
Margarit Lata
Ann Jackson
William Lata

Source Information;

Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York.
Dutch Reformed Church Records from New Jersey. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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American Revolutionary War;

October 30, 1776, he enlisted in Captain John A. Bradt's Company of State Rangers, being discharged on January 23, 1777 as unfit for duty.
His name appears on the rolls of the 3rd Albany County Militia.

Source Information;

A History of Schenectady During the Revolution by Willis T. Hanson, Jr. (Brattleboro, VT: E. L. Hildreth & Co., 1916).
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1790 United States Federal Census
Name William Latta
Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Watervliet, Albany, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1
Free White Persons - Females 5
Number of Household Members 7
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In the 1790 Watervliet Township census, William is listed as a lime maker by trade but educated for sea captain.

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Children:
1 SAMUEL Latta born abt. 1780. No History other than he built a house in New York City, when one or two stories high he covered it. He also constructed the roof that he afterwards built seven or eight additional stories.

2 JOHN Latta b. August 11, 1782 in New York City, USA; d. Dec. 8, 1846, Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; m. Susannah Pitman (Pittman) Moved to Canada in 1798/1800

3 JANE Latta Born: abt. 1786 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA;
d. Feb. 28, 1861 in Middleburgh, Schohaire Co., NY; buried in the Middleburgh Cemetery;
Bapt. Sept. 2, 1787 at the Presbyterian Church in New Scotland, Albany Co., New York.
Married Anthony Engle, son of Peter Engle and Sarah Warner on November 5, 1805 in First Lutheran, Albany, Albany Co., NY. He was born Oct. 7, 1874 in Berne, NY and died August 1, 1860 in Middleburgh in Schohaire Co., NY, USA. (Special thanks to Hal and Ralph Miller for information on the Engle family of Schohaire County, NY. Their website is currently online at www.bernehistory.org) Children: Peter, Nancy, Christopher, Anna Marie, Maria Elisabeth, Sarah E., Caroline, William A., Sophia J., Judith, Martin H., George, and Thomas J. Engle. In the 1810 and 1820 US Census, Anthony is found is Middlesburg, NY. 1850 US Census, Middlesburgh, Schohaire Co., NY - Anthony, Jane, William, Sophia, Judith, Martin, Catherine, Joseph, Eunice, and Eugenia Ann, 1860 US Census, Middlesburgh, Schohaire Co., NY - Anthony, Jane, Martin, Sophia Bouck, Christopher Bouck, John Whitney.

4 SARAH "Sally" Latta Born: August 15, 1789 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA; Bapt. June 30, 1790 at the Presbyterian Church in New Scotland, Albany Co., New York; Married: Archibald McBryde, June 1, 1808 at New Scotland, Albany Co., NY. 8 children: William McBryde b. May 4, 1810, Nancy McBryde b. June 29, 1812, Elizabeth McBryde b. April 3, 1814, John McBryde b. March 18, 1816, Susanna McBryde b. March 11, 1818, Thomas Beebe McBryde b. March 16, 1820, Peter McBryde b. April 24, 1822, Beebe Mcbryde b. May 20, 1824.

5 MARY ELLEN "Nellie" Latta Born: Abt 1797 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA; Died: July 29, 1861 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA; Buried: New Scotland, Albany Co. N.Y. Pres-Church. m. James Johnston. He was Born: Abt 1795. Died: April 1,1845. Buried: New Scotland, Albany Co., N.Y. next to his wife. 6 Children: William Christy Johnston b. Dec. 12, 1813, Nancy Johnston b. Feb 14, 1816, George Johnston b. Sept. 13, 1818, Ellen Jane Johnston b. Jan. 24, 1825, Peter Johnston b. July 1827 d. May 16,1855 and Andrew Johnston, b. Feb. 12, 1829.

6 NANCY Latta b. March 17, 1795; baptized Feb. 7, 1796 at the Presbyterian Church in New Scotland, Albany Co., New York. Married: Mr. Bence. Father - William Latta, Mother- Nancy Jackson.

7 MARGARET "Peggy" Latta Born: June 24, 1778; Bapt. June 24, 1778 in the Presbyterian
Church in New Scotland Albany Co., NY;
d. abt. 1854, in Latta Mills, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada;
m. David Sample. He later drowned in a Mill Pond in Canada. The Mill was owned by his Brother in-law, John Latta. Robert H. Latta reported that Margaret had married a "William Sample" and that she went with her brother John to the Dominion of Canada in 1798/1799. Margaret's son, Anthony Martin Sample, in his bio gives this account of his life. That he was born in 1812 in Schulyer Co., Beaver Dams, NY and that his father was a David Sample. He goes on to say that his family did not go to Canada until 1822. Margaret and David had 3 children; Ann Sample (m. Thomas Stapley Nov. 30, 1841 in Victoria Dist., Ontario), Anthony Martin Sample (b. March 6, 1810, Beaver Dams, Schuyler Co., NY, USA) & Nancy Ann Sample, b. abt 1811. d. Oct. 8, 1887 in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Nancy Ann married: 14 James (3) Latta. In 1852 Margaret was residing with Archibald on mill lands.

8 WILLIAM Latta b. Oct. 12, 1792, in Watervliet Township, Albany County, New York, USA; d. July 21, 1863, in Albany County, New York, USA; m. Catherine Wheeler

9 ALBERTIS Latta Can't find any history of him, Was said to have lived in Canada.
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William Latta

Born before 1761 in Donegal, Londonderry, Ireland.

Died New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA.

Married: Ann Jackson.


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U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

Name William Lata
Gender Male
Spouse Ann Jackson
Child Margarit Lata

Household Members
Name Age
Margarit Lata
Ann Jackson
William Lata

Source Information;

Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York.
Dutch Reformed Church Records from New Jersey. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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American Revolutionary War;

October 30, 1776, he enlisted in Captain John A. Bradt's Company of State Rangers, being discharged on January 23, 1777 as unfit for duty.
His name appears on the rolls of the 3rd Albany County Militia.

Source Information;

A History of Schenectady During the Revolution by Willis T. Hanson, Jr. (Brattleboro, VT: E. L. Hildreth & Co., 1916).
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1790 United States Federal Census
Name William Latta
Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Watervliet, Albany, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1
Free White Persons - Females 5
Number of Household Members 7
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In the 1790 Watervliet Township census, William is listed as a lime maker by trade but educated for sea captain.

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Children:
1 SAMUEL Latta born abt. 1780. No History other than he built a house in New York City, when one or two stories high he covered it. He also constructed the roof that he afterwards built seven or eight additional stories.

2 JOHN Latta b. August 11, 1782 in New York City, USA; d. Dec. 8, 1846, Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; m. Susannah Pitman (Pittman) Moved to Canada in 1798/1800

3 JANE Latta Born: abt. 1786 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA;
d. Feb. 28, 1861 in Middleburgh, Schohaire Co., NY; buried in the Middleburgh Cemetery;
Bapt. Sept. 2, 1787 at the Presbyterian Church in New Scotland, Albany Co., New York.
Married Anthony Engle, son of Peter Engle and Sarah Warner on November 5, 1805 in First Lutheran, Albany, Albany Co., NY. He was born Oct. 7, 1874 in Berne, NY and died August 1, 1860 in Middleburgh in Schohaire Co., NY, USA. (Special thanks to Hal and Ralph Miller for information on the Engle family of Schohaire County, NY. Their website is currently online at www.bernehistory.org) Children: Peter, Nancy, Christopher, Anna Marie, Maria Elisabeth, Sarah E., Caroline, William A., Sophia J., Judith, Martin H., George, and Thomas J. Engle. In the 1810 and 1820 US Census, Anthony is found is Middlesburg, NY. 1850 US Census, Middlesburgh, Schohaire Co., NY - Anthony, Jane, William, Sophia, Judith, Martin, Catherine, Joseph, Eunice, and Eugenia Ann, 1860 US Census, Middlesburgh, Schohaire Co., NY - Anthony, Jane, Martin, Sophia Bouck, Christopher Bouck, John Whitney.

4 SARAH "Sally" Latta Born: August 15, 1789 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA; Bapt. June 30, 1790 at the Presbyterian Church in New Scotland, Albany Co., New York; Married: Archibald McBryde, June 1, 1808 at New Scotland, Albany Co., NY. 8 children: William McBryde b. May 4, 1810, Nancy McBryde b. June 29, 1812, Elizabeth McBryde b. April 3, 1814, John McBryde b. March 18, 1816, Susanna McBryde b. March 11, 1818, Thomas Beebe McBryde b. March 16, 1820, Peter McBryde b. April 24, 1822, Beebe Mcbryde b. May 20, 1824.

5 MARY ELLEN "Nellie" Latta Born: Abt 1797 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA; Died: July 29, 1861 in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA; Buried: New Scotland, Albany Co. N.Y. Pres-Church. m. James Johnston. He was Born: Abt 1795. Died: April 1,1845. Buried: New Scotland, Albany Co., N.Y. next to his wife. 6 Children: William Christy Johnston b. Dec. 12, 1813, Nancy Johnston b. Feb 14, 1816, George Johnston b. Sept. 13, 1818, Ellen Jane Johnston b. Jan. 24, 1825, Peter Johnston b. July 1827 d. May 16,1855 and Andrew Johnston, b. Feb. 12, 1829.

6 NANCY Latta b. March 17, 1795; baptized Feb. 7, 1796 at the Presbyterian Church in New Scotland, Albany Co., New York. Married: Mr. Bence. Father - William Latta, Mother- Nancy Jackson.

7 MARGARET "Peggy" Latta Born: June 24, 1778; Bapt. June 24, 1778 in the Presbyterian
Church in New Scotland Albany Co., NY;
d. abt. 1854, in Latta Mills, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada;
m. David Sample. He later drowned in a Mill Pond in Canada. The Mill was owned by his Brother in-law, John Latta. Robert H. Latta reported that Margaret had married a "William Sample" and that she went with her brother John to the Dominion of Canada in 1798/1799. Margaret's son, Anthony Martin Sample, in his bio gives this account of his life. That he was born in 1812 in Schulyer Co., Beaver Dams, NY and that his father was a David Sample. He goes on to say that his family did not go to Canada until 1822. Margaret and David had 3 children; Ann Sample (m. Thomas Stapley Nov. 30, 1841 in Victoria Dist., Ontario), Anthony Martin Sample (b. March 6, 1810, Beaver Dams, Schuyler Co., NY, USA) & Nancy Ann Sample, b. abt 1811. d. Oct. 8, 1887 in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. Nancy Ann married: 14 James (3) Latta. In 1852 Margaret was residing with Archibald on mill lands.

8 WILLIAM Latta b. Oct. 12, 1792, in Watervliet Township, Albany County, New York, USA; d. July 21, 1863, in Albany County, New York, USA; m. Catherine Wheeler

9 ALBERTIS Latta Can't find any history of him, Was said to have lived in Canada.
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