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William Henry Ludlow

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William Henry Ludlow

Birth
New York, USA
Death
11 Mar 1803 (aged 62)
Burial
Claverack, Columbia County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Info from FAG volunteer:
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Father: Henry Ludlow, b. May 23, 1701.
Mother: Mary Corbett (daughter of John Corbett Jr. of Rockland, Orange Co., NY.), b.????, d.????.
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William Henry Ludlow, b. in New York, June 6, 1740, m1. June 19, 1771 (Mar. License Book Vol. 17, p.114) Catharine Van Rensselaer, of Albany, sister of Kilian Van Rensselaer. No issue. He m2. in 1778, Mary, youngest daughter of John and Alida Gouvemeur-Broughton, grand daughter of Dr. Samuel Staats, of Albany and widow of Herman Gouverneur. Mrs. Ludlow, b. Feb. 6, 1744, d. Oct. 13, 1795. Mr. Ludlow d. March 18, 1803. He began the building of the old family homestead at Claverack in 1786, employing the labor of his negro slaves, of whom he owned some half a dozen. The homestead was completed in 1788, and his son William Broughton Ludlow was three months old when his father first occupied the house. Mr. Ludlow was a substantial owner of lands in: Columbia, Herkimer, Saratoga, Fulton, Orange, and other counties in Central New York. He entertained extensively, especially New Yorkers who might be travelling between New York and Albany, and dispensed a lavish hospitality. Children: 3 (Ludlow), 2 sons and 1, daughter viz.: --

CHILDREN:
i. William Broughton, b. 1788 at Claverack, NY., m. Julia Sarah Morris, his first cousin, Dec. 5, 1807. He d. Jan. 18, 1865. They had eleven children.

Supplemental:
William Henry, son of Henry Ludlow, was born in New York City, in 1740, died at Claverack, Columbia county, New York, 1803. He was associated with his father as a merchant of New York, later succeeding him. He invested in lands in western New York, and also purchased a large tract at Claverack, on which he built, in 1786, a large colonial mansion where he resided until his death. He was a man of wealth and influence. He married and had several children, two only surviving him: William Broughton of further mention and Maria, married James Flemming.

SOURCE (Google Books): "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of ...", Volume 1, page 301, 1911, edited by Cuyler Reynolds.

ii. Maria Mathilda-5, b. Jan. 17, 1790, d. Jan. 9, 1863, m. April 28, 1809 James Fleming, of Claverack, NY., b. Aug. 14, 1788, d. Jan. 5, 1863. They had: 1 child, Mary Alice-6 Fleming, b. March 25, 1810, d. Sept. 7, 1881, buried at Claverack, NY., m. 1843, Dr. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (son of Jacob Van Rensselaer), b.1812, d. July 8, 1874.

iii. Gabriel Henry-8, d. April 28, 1795, aged three years.

SOURCE (Google Books): "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record", Volume 50, page 154, 1919, edited by: Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, John Reynolds Totten, Harold Minot Pitman, Louis Effingham De Forest, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard.
Info from FAG volunteer:
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Father: Henry Ludlow, b. May 23, 1701.
Mother: Mary Corbett (daughter of John Corbett Jr. of Rockland, Orange Co., NY.), b.????, d.????.
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William Henry Ludlow, b. in New York, June 6, 1740, m1. June 19, 1771 (Mar. License Book Vol. 17, p.114) Catharine Van Rensselaer, of Albany, sister of Kilian Van Rensselaer. No issue. He m2. in 1778, Mary, youngest daughter of John and Alida Gouvemeur-Broughton, grand daughter of Dr. Samuel Staats, of Albany and widow of Herman Gouverneur. Mrs. Ludlow, b. Feb. 6, 1744, d. Oct. 13, 1795. Mr. Ludlow d. March 18, 1803. He began the building of the old family homestead at Claverack in 1786, employing the labor of his negro slaves, of whom he owned some half a dozen. The homestead was completed in 1788, and his son William Broughton Ludlow was three months old when his father first occupied the house. Mr. Ludlow was a substantial owner of lands in: Columbia, Herkimer, Saratoga, Fulton, Orange, and other counties in Central New York. He entertained extensively, especially New Yorkers who might be travelling between New York and Albany, and dispensed a lavish hospitality. Children: 3 (Ludlow), 2 sons and 1, daughter viz.: --

CHILDREN:
i. William Broughton, b. 1788 at Claverack, NY., m. Julia Sarah Morris, his first cousin, Dec. 5, 1807. He d. Jan. 18, 1865. They had eleven children.

Supplemental:
William Henry, son of Henry Ludlow, was born in New York City, in 1740, died at Claverack, Columbia county, New York, 1803. He was associated with his father as a merchant of New York, later succeeding him. He invested in lands in western New York, and also purchased a large tract at Claverack, on which he built, in 1786, a large colonial mansion where he resided until his death. He was a man of wealth and influence. He married and had several children, two only surviving him: William Broughton of further mention and Maria, married James Flemming.

SOURCE (Google Books): "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of ...", Volume 1, page 301, 1911, edited by Cuyler Reynolds.

ii. Maria Mathilda-5, b. Jan. 17, 1790, d. Jan. 9, 1863, m. April 28, 1809 James Fleming, of Claverack, NY., b. Aug. 14, 1788, d. Jan. 5, 1863. They had: 1 child, Mary Alice-6 Fleming, b. March 25, 1810, d. Sept. 7, 1881, buried at Claverack, NY., m. 1843, Dr. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (son of Jacob Van Rensselaer), b.1812, d. July 8, 1874.

iii. Gabriel Henry-8, d. April 28, 1795, aged three years.

SOURCE (Google Books): "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record", Volume 50, page 154, 1919, edited by: Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, John Reynolds Totten, Harold Minot Pitman, Louis Effingham De Forest, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard.

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  • Created by: Fred Saar
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55213656/william_henry-ludlow: accessed ), memorial page for William Henry Ludlow (6 Jun 1740–11 Mar 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55213656, citing Claverack Dutch Reformed Churchyard, Claverack, Columbia County, New York, USA; Maintained by Fred Saar (contributor 46511066).