30.. BODINE OR BODYN (2/23/97)
I need the names of and information about the parents and children of a William Bodine (or Wilhelm who BODYN) who was b abt 1710 in Wallkill, Montgomery Twp, Ulster/Orange Co., NY. He m bef abt 1730 and lived in Montgomery, Ulster/Orange Co., NY until aft 1742. He was the father of the William BODINE who a Private in the Orange Co Militia, 4th Reg. Ulster Co, NY during the American Rev. Two other known children were Peter BODINE (or Pieter BODYN), b abt 1732, and Jacob BODINE, b 15 May 1742, d 27 Nov 1824. Some family records are found in the records of the old Dutch (or German) Reformed Church of Montgomery NY.
Paul Wood
Other information on this family came from Betty A. Roach:
Good Evening, I am working on the Bodine Line from NY. The last person I have is William Bodine/Bodyn born about 1715 in Walkill, Montgomery, NY. He married in 1733, I don't have his wife's name, and their children were Peter, William and Jacob. Our ancestor is William, and he married Maria Melsbach abt. 1757 in Montgomery, Orange, NY. Their children were Susanna, Francis, James, Benjamin, Catherine, Mary and John. The family then moved to Hamilton Co. Ohio and were carriage makers. Do you have any information on this family. I would greatly appreciate any help you could be. Thanks, Betty A. Roach
The following comes from "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial," Third Series, volume 3. It may apply to this William or his son. It seems to have some mistakes, but it does provide some clues that might help work out William's genealogy.
William Bodine, grandson or greatgrandson of Jean, was born about 1720. Unquestionably (Dave: I think this is quite questionable) he belonged to the family of Jean Bodine, but the record of his birth has not been found. He was granted a large tract of land in Montgomery, in the village of Walden, and his homestead was occupied by several generations of his descendants. His name appears on the town records often, from 1768 to 1778, and also the name of Peter Bodine, doubtless his, son. Jacob Bodine also settled early in Walden with sons Charles and Lewis. He was also a son of William, it is believed, but possibly a brother, According to the Census of 1790 there were several Bodine families at Walden, Orange County. William Bodine had four males over sixteen, one under that age and five females; Jacob Sr. had four males over sixteen, two under that age and six females, indicating perhaps that he was as old as William. John, Lewis and Peter also had families. Moses and James Bodine were living in Walden in 1812. During the civil war Henry, Meron, Courtland and John Bodine enlisted from Walden. The brief town history tells us that Peter Bodine, son of William, married Mary Milspaugh and had eleven children, of whom Sylvester had a son Frederick, born 1835, a resident of Montgomery.
I have a William Bodine who married a Cornelia Potman on February 15, 1732 at the Schenectady Dutch Reformed church in Schenectady, New York. This must be in the records there, but should be doublechecked. The marriage record appears to say something like "jm, born Woesyne. jd, born in here lives Maquaas land." I guess this means that he was a young man born in Woesyne and she was a young woman born in Schenectady and living in Maquaas land. I'm not sure where either one of those places is. This needs checking. The marriage date would work for the William from Ulster County, but Ulster is quite a ways, about 90 miles, from Schenectady. The William from Ulster was supposedly born around 1710 or 1715 in Wallkill, Montgomery County, New York. This was stated several times, but no source was given. I wonder what the proof for his being born in Wallkill is.
