Early Springstead Family information

One of these daughters, Lydia -- a petite woman with a lovely singing voice -- was married to the millwright John Springstead, of Tapleytown in Saltfleet Township.  The Springsteen (-sted, -stead) family had come from Germany to Holland to escape persecution by their Catholic overlords.  There they intermarried with the Dutch people, and in 1652 emigrated to New Amsterdam (New York) where the Dutch King granted land to the brothers Joost, Johannes, and Melchior Springsteen.³  This land was near Newtown, renamed Middlesburg by its settlers, on the edge of Forest Hills -- formerly called Whitespot because the land was bought from the Indians for three white clay pots.  The Springsteen descendants gradually disposed of the land, the last four acres (now in Queensborough) being sold in 1929 for a million dollars.

  The Dutch Church maintained excellent records which assist genealogists and historians in their research.  Many Springsteen family members moved westwards from New York to the Mohawk River valley before the Seven Years Was, 1756-63.  It was a harsh and fearful life, for no one knew when marauders would come down from Québec, setting fires, killing livestock and family.

  During the Revolutionary War, as with many other families, the loyalties of the Springsteens were divided; some fought for King George, others for the rebels.  After peace was signed, some of them came via Niagara to settle in Saltfleet and Gainsborough Townships; others came around 1800 to buy good farmland in the Niagara Peninsula.  They were a religious group, with their own preachers who kept the Dutch families together.  many of the first generations emigrated to Wisconsin.  But family ties remained strong; for many years, Springstead family picnics were held.  This writer has invitations to them from 1909 to 1933.  They were held at Stoney Creek, Battlefield Park; Westdale Park, Hamilton; Cobleskill, N.Y.; David N. Springstead's Park, Vintonton, Schoharie County, N.Y. and Brodhead, Wisconsin, where Springstead's Orchestra played for the Old Time Dances.

1 William B. Willcox, ed. The American Rebellion, Sir Henry Clinton's Narratives of his Campaigns, 1775-1782 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1954). 2 Dr. H.C. Burleigh. The Blockhouse of Bergen Wood (Bloomfield, Ont.: Bayside Publishing Co., 1977). 3 Andrew Provost. Early Settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York (Darien, Conn.: Darien Press, 1949).

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Dutchess County 1714 Census

Inasmuch as Dutchess county was for some years provisionally attached to Ulster, on account of the paucity of its inhabitants, a detached census was not made until 1714. The total number of souls was four hundred and forty-five of whom twenty-nine were slaves. The list of sixty-seven heads of families then resident in the county contains the following names:
Abraham Beuys John Beuys Roger Brett John Breines hendrick bretsiert Andreis Daivedes Peter De Boyes John De Grave Frans De Langen Peck De Wit Roelif Duijtser
Catrine Lasink Wedo Peter Lasink Frans Le Roy Lenar Le Roy Lenard Lewis Aret Hasten Gysbert Oosterhout Whilliam Ostrander Lowrans Ostrout John Ostrow William Outen
Johanis Dyckman Sienjer Maghell Pallmatir
Johannis Dyckman Jimj or Peter Palmater
Aenderis Gerdener
Isaac Hendricks
Bartolumus Hoogenboom
Jacob Hoghtelingh
James Husey
Jacob Kip
John Kip
Harmen Knickerbacker
Hendrick Pells Tunis Pieterse Jacob Plowgh Harmen Binders Thomas Sanders WiUem Schot ey Scouten
henderck Sissum Louwerens knickerbacker .».Matieis Slejt Cellitie kool Johannis Spoor
Mellen Springsteen Jeurey Springsten Johnes Terbots WiUiam Tetsort Adaam Van alsted Elias Van Bunchoten Elena Van De Bogart Meindert Van Den Bogart Henry Van Der Burgh Abraham Van Dusen Balthus Van Kleck Barent Van Kleck Johanes Van Kleck Garatt Van Vleit Evert Van Wagenen Swart Van Wagenen Abraham Vosburgh Jacob Vosburgh Peter Vely Dirck Wesselse Willem Wijt
This census further enumerates the total number of male persons above sixty years of age, 11; male persons from sixteen to sixty years of age, 89; male persons under sixteen, 120; number of females over sixty, 1; females from sixteen to sixty, 97; females under sixteen, 98; slaves, 29.
In the original tax roU^ of 1718 the total assessed valuation of property in the

Resolution of Name Variations From the 1702 Census. This information was compiled by George Budke, and appeared in "The Rockland Record", Volume Two, 1931 and 1932.

The first column is the number assigned by Budke in the Expanded Census.

The second column is the name which appears in the original 1702 Census.

The third column is the final resolution of the name variations.

36    William Merritt        Merritt
21    Daniel D. Clerque      DeClark
23    Jacob d Clerque        DeClark
22    Abram Hearingh         Haring
51    Thomis Van Howtten     Van Houten
52    Roloff Van Howtten     Van Houten
53    Claes Van Howtten      Van Houten
 5    Hendrick Gerritssen    Blauvelt
 6    John Hendrickssen      Blauvelt
 7    Herman Hendrickssen    Blauvelt
 8    Geridt Hendricssen     Blauvelt
40    Lambert Arianssen      Smidt
41    Geridt Lambertzen      Smidt
49    Reyn Janzen            Van Ditmarsen
50    Lowe Reynerssen        Van Ditmarsen
47    Thonis Taelman         Tallman
48    Dirckje A Widow        Tallman
42    Caspar Janssen         Springsteen
15    Johan Classen          Cuyper
 3    Johanns Gerrisen       Blauvelt
11    Jacob Cool             Cole
30    Coenrat Hanssen        Harte
34    Reijnier Mijnerssen    Keyserwyck
46    Dirck Straat           Stratmaker
47    Cornelis Hearingh      Haring
28    Cosyn Hearingh         Haring
26    Jacob Flierboom        Flierboom
12    Samuel Conklijn        Conklin
 1    Abram Blauvelt         Blauvelt
54    John Waard             Ward
 4    Isaac Gerissen         Blauvelt
29    Pieter Hearingh        Haring
10    Jeremiah Ceniff        Ceniff
24    John D'puy             Depew
25    John d'fries           DeVries
 2    Gerritt Huijbrechtz    Blauvelt
37    John Meijer            Meyer
13    Poulus Tjurckssen      Jurcksen
31    John Hey               Hey
43    Melchert Casperssen    Springsteen
44    Jeurian Melgertssen    Springsteen
39    John Perre             Perry
55    Jemes Weller           Weller
 9    Isaac Brett            Brett
32    Will Juell             Jewell
33    Will Juell Jr.         Jewell
17    floris Crom            Crum
20    Willem Crom            Crum
18    Arian Crom             Crum
19    Gysbert Crom           Crum
38    Albert Mimelay         Minnelay
14    Cornlis Coeper         Cuyper
16    Sarah Crab, Widow      Crab
35    Edward Mek             Mek
56    frans Wey              Wey
45    Dirck Storm            Storms

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Boynton Family and Jacob Springstead

126. Jonathan* Boynton, (lsaac\ Abraham\ Samuel,
John.; born in Pepperell Mass, March 2, 1780; m.Betsy Lawrence
He died in Wisconsin, aged 91.
Children:
I. Sally •, b. Feb 5, 1805 m.Jacob Springstead, had serveral
children, all died young; but Warren «, who lives in
Brooksville,Fla..
The Boynton family moved form Monkton,Vt to Ononodaga , Co,N.Y
about 1816 . In the 1820 US Census of Lysander I found the Boynton
name; with the right amount of people in household. Jacob Springstead(sted) is seen on 1830 Lysander Census with a male child under 5 years of age. 

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The Boynton family. A genealogy of the descendants of William and John Boynton, who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, in 1638, and setted at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts by Jonn Farnham Boynton n wife Carline Farnham Boynton.

1829 Map of Onondaga with Townships

German Descent ; Joost and Johannes Casparse

CROPSEY. 
 
This name is variously recorded in American history and legai 
(hjcuments, viz. : Kasparse, Casi>arse, C'asperts, Caspersen, Grasper, 
Crepse, Cra]isey, Cropsy. and Ci"opsey, which latter mode stands as 
final with all Eastern descendants. 
 
The first Cropseys in America were Joost (/asi)arsc, or Kas- 
parse, his brother, Johannes, and their mother, (Jeertje. They emi- 
grated from Gronigen, Holland, in 1652, but were not Ilollandei's. 
There is every proof that Germany was originally the parental coun- 
try. Joost and Johannes Casparse were, by name and comjilexion, 
identified with Germany — Holland having no - ('aspeis " unless they 
be of German extraction. 
 
The name is forever preserved in the T'nited States, where there 
exist three towns: Cropseyville, New York; Cropsey. Nebraska; 
Cropsey, Illinois, and New Utrechfs beautiful driveway, ("ropsey 
avenue. lieside this, many descendants have conspicuously distin- 
guished themselves in American history, both East and West. 
 
Joost and Johannes settled on Lcmg Island, but not till KKJl does 
record appear of their land, or public services. In KKio, on the old 
Bushwick muster-roll appear the names of privates Joost and Jo- 
hannes Caspersen, Melle Caspersen, and Jan Caspersen, ensign. In 
1GS3, Johannes Kasparse was assessed for five morgans of land and 
some cattle, amount of tax being £77. In 1687, Joost and Jcdiannes 
took the oath of allegiance in Breuckelen. 
 
Joost Casparse married, June 10, l(i63, Catharine, daughter of 
Abraham ]>othie, and widow of Peter Prae. His second marriage was 
to Magdalen Jans. His children were : Johannes Casperse, baptized 
March 16, 1697, at Flatbush. Cathren Casparse, baptized February 
(>. 1681, died an infant. Cathren (second), Casparse, married in 1700 
to Johannes Taxsel. Jann<^tje Cas]iarse, bajttized A])ril 6, 1684. Joost 
Casparse, Jr., the first, die(i :lay 21, 1729. (In English the Dutch 
 
 
 
HISTORY OF STATEN ISLAND. 73 
 
word •• .Tddsi "■ has become Jasi)(>]- or Casper.) He married, first. 
,Maria Slnim; second, ou Auiiust It. Kiitl!. ^VyIlt.je Jurex, aiui. third, on 
July 2S, l(ii»5, Jenuetje Jacolis. His chihlron were Derrick, Abraham. 
David, (xertrude, Melle. and .laspcr. 
 
Casper Casparse purchased lauds oritiiuallv owned by ilichael Ilajia 
]Jeriien. located by the presi'ul Sea lieach I'erry, fool of Sixty-lifth 
street, liay i;idi;e. The hrst Cropsey liomestead was built there. 
Camper married, -May 27. JT4!». .Mar-relje (.Maria) Barkah.o. The 
cidldren o! Casper and .Maria were: .Jacobus or .Tames, Audries or 
Andrew, N'alentiue, Ileudrick or Henry, -Tohanues or .John, Harmanus 
or Harnu)n, AMllhelnuis or William, Maria, Sarah, and Catherine. 
 
Jacobus, Just mentioned, lived until 18:;(>. The Christian name of 
Jus wife, whona he married October 14, ISIO, was ^Maria. Their chil- 
dren were .Jaques, William, and James Edward. Audries or Andrew 
Cropsey Aas born in 1750, and died about ISOd. 1I(^ married Eida 
Kyerso'n, of the Wallab.uit. I'.rooklyn. 
 
Tile cliildr.'U of Andrew and Ida wen- .lasi.ei-. ui;u-ried; Jacob, who 
died about 171S; Nancy, wlio marri(Ml William II. DeXyse. and Je- 
rome Kyerson Cropsey, who married lOlizabeth \'illiams, of Staten 
Island. They had one i hild, Andrew Jackson ( 'ropsey, born 1816, and 
died in 1803. He uiarried Louisa M. Hardy. Their children were 
Jerome H., Andrew (i.. William H.. Annie K.. Ada H.. Harry N., and 
Ella. 
 
In the direct line from Joost, or .Jasper Casparse. Jr., comes Au- 
dries, or Andrew, whose children are mentioned above; Harmanus or 
Harmon, born September 2, 1753. (He was a. deacon iu the New 
Utrecht Dutch Reformed Church; served in the Eevolution, in Col- 
(mel Coveuhoven's Kin^s County ^lilitin as a lieutenant.) He mar- 
ried, first, Ann Co veiihoven; second, I':iizabeth Kezeau. Issue: Har- 
mon B., Jasper, .Maria, Sarah. Jacob It., and Elizabeth. 
 
Harmon B., Just mentioned, became a prominent man on Staten 
Island. He was for a long time manager of old Eichmond County 
Mall, in Kitdimond. He was sheriff of the county in 1828; State 
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Joost Casperse, ancestor of the Springsteens, of Newtown.

This spring terminated the existence of the village of Aern- 
hem, on Smith's Island. It was broken up by order of the Direc- 
tor and Council, upon the ground that it might hinder the pro- 
gress of the new village of Bushwick, and the following year 
the tenantless cottages were removed upon the request of the 
magistrates of the new settlement, who feared they might be 
again occupied. Bushwick was planted in 1660, by a company 
of French, joined by a few Dutchmen, among whom was Joost 
Casperse, ancestor of the Springsteens, of Newtown. The 
succeeding year, upon invitation of the inhabitants, the 
Director-general visited the new village on the 14th of March, 
and conferred upon it the name of Boswyck, signifying a 
hamlet in the woods. The occasion was propitious, and the 

From Annals of Newtown by James Riker 

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