Major Jacob Cornelius Mabee

1772 - 1823  (51 years)

• Name	Jacob Cornelius Mabee
  Title	Major
  Birth	10 May 1772	Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York   [1, 2]
  Baptism	31 May 1772	First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York   [3, 4]
  	witnesses: Johannes Hall and Catarina Hall
  Gender	Male
  Memo	Between 1789 and 1823	Mabee Farm, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York   [5]
  	inherited the || and lived there
  Will	26 Mar 1789	Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York   [6, 7]
  	Will of Cornelius Mabie, late of Schenectady, mentions wife Hester, sons Jacob (eldest), Abraham and daughters Catharine, Willempie, Margerat, Annatie, Hessy, Gashie and Rebecca
  Census	1790	south of the Mohawk River, Schenectady Township, Albany County, New York   [8]
  	Enumerated as Hester Maby, head of family; one male over 16, one male under 16, seven females, no free non-whites, and illegible number of slaves
  Census	1800	3rd Ward (later Rotterdam), Schenectady, Albany County, New York   [9]
  	one male and two females under 10 and one male and one female between 26 and 45,
  Land	11 Apr 1816	Schenectady County, New York   [10]
  	Jacob Mabee purchased from his six sisters and their spouses their shares of the property of their deceased sister Rebecca who had died without issue
  Will	10 Aug 1816	Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York   [6]
  	Will of Hester Mabee, of the 3rd Ward of Schenectady, mentions son Jacob Mabee, late son Abraham, daughters Catherine Van Petten, wife of Nicholas J. Van Petten, Williampey Bradt, wife of John A. Bradt, Margaret Brad, wife of Nicholas A. Bradt, Annatie Van Petten, wife of Nicholas P. Van Petten, Hester Swart, wife of Jellis Swart, Gazina Mabee, and grandsons Cornelius Mabee, son of Jacob Mabee, Cornelius Bradt and Abraham Bradt sons of Nicholas A. Bradt, Cornelius Bradt son of John A. Bradt, Cornelius Van Petten son of Nicholas J. Van Petten, and Cornelius Van Petten son of Nicholas P. Van Petten.
  Census	1820	Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York   [11]
  	Jacob Mabie, one man and two women over 45, one man and two women 16-26, one boy 16-18, one boy and one girl 10-16, and one boy and two girls under 10
  Land	6 Aug 1820	Schenectady County, New York   [12]
  	John Bradford and Rebecca Bradford, third ward, to Jacob Mabee of Third Ward, Sch'y. Land about five miles N side of Mohawk River. One piece about one mile from dwelling house of Nicholas Swart Second piece about four miles from Schenectady near horse shed of John Haverly's Inn.
  Will	12 May 1823	Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York   [13]
  	Will of Jacob Mabee, of the Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady County, mentions wife Eva, sons Cornelius (deceased), Simon, George Clinton, Nicholas, daughters Hester (disinherited), Catherine, Margaret, grandchildren Jacob C. Mabee, son of deceased son Cornelius, Jacob Veeder, son of Samuel Veeder, and Cornelia Merselis, daughter of daughter Hester. Also mentioned is a slave, Sam, to be manumitted on 4/8/1827 "that being the day he will arrive at legal age."
  Death	1 Dec 1823	New York   [14]
  Obituary	12 Dec 1823  [14]
  	Death of Major Jacob Mabee, of Rotterdam. Jacob was driving a wagon laden with five barrels of potash when he was thrown from the wagon and killed when a wheel passed over his body
  Probate	27 Mar 1824	Schenectady, New York   [15]
  Anecdote	27 Mar 1834
  	Letter of Administration for Estate of Jacob Mabee issued to Eve Mabee, his wife
  Reference Number	5109
  Residence	Woestina (the wilderness greater than five miles west of Schenectady), Albany County, New York   [16]
  Burial	Mabee Farm Cemetery, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York   [17, 18]
  Person ID	I5082	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Mabie,   b. 18 Mar 1741, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 10 May 1789, Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hester Groot,   c. 12 Sep 1742, First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York d. 19 Apr 1822 (Age ~ 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Nov 1767	First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F1230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Simonse Van Petten,   b. 1 Apr 1771, Rotterdam Township, New York d. 7 Jun 1862, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1793	First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York   [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Cornelius Mabie,   b. 10 May 1794   d. 8 Jul 1822 (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Jane C. Mabie,   b. 4 Sep 1796, Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York d. 17 May 1858 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Hester C. Mabie,   b. 11 Sep 1799, Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York d. 31 Aug 1868 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Angelica Mabee,   b. 28 Mar 1802   d. 4 May 1822 (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Simon Mabee,   b. 26 Aug 1804, Rotterdam Township, New York d. 2 Nov 1879, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Catherine Mabee,   b. 3 Mar 1807, Rotterdam Junction, Albany County, New York d. 21 Feb 1881, Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. George Clinton Mabie,   b. 3 Dec 1809   d. 28 Jul 1852, Rotterdam Township, Schenectady County, New York (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 8. Nicholas Mabee,   b. 29 Mar 1812, Rotterdam Township, Schenectady County, New York d. 8 Apr 1880, Rotterdam Township, Schenectady County, New York (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. infant boy Mabee,   b. 1 Jun 1814   d. 11 Jun 1814 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 10. Margaret Mabee,   b. 14 Apr 1815, Schenectady County, New York d. 24 Jan 1899, Kings County, New York (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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