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Corn^l. Wynkoop

    Here you will find original documents detailing the life of the late Colonel Cornelius D. Wynkoop of Kingston, New York.

    Richard Wynkoop, in the 1904 edition of the Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States of America, has this to say about him on pages 45-46:

    94. Cornelius D. Wynkoop, Colonel, (Dirck 13, Maj. Johannes 2, Cornelius 1,) born March 5, 1734, baptized March 10: died, in Hurley, N. Y., in November, 1792: married 1st, May 28, 1762, Leah Du Bois, both described as living in Ulster County. She was baptized May 2, 1742, seventh child of Cornelius and Margaret (Hoogteyling) Du Bois, of New Paltz, N. Y. Hoogteyling is now written Houghtaling. Cornelius married 2d, in Albany, January 2, 1778, Anna Gansevoort, who died, in Albany, August 9, 1794, aged 49 years, 10 months, 3 days. She was daughter of Harmen and Margaret (Douw) Gansevoort.
    Cornelius D. was appointed, June 30, 1775, Major of the Third Regiment, Col. James Clinton, raised in Ulster and Duchess counties. He was made Lieut.-Col. of the same regiment, August 2, 1775, and was ordered to muster the companies of Captains Hasbrouck and Brown. He became Colonel, April 11, 1776. A list of the officers of the regiment is given in Force's American Archives, 5th Series, vol. i., p. 1311. He was one of the Associators of Hurley, July 6, 1775. He was, probably, the "General Wynkoop," who made the address of welcome to General Washington, at Hurley. (See Cornelius E. 295.)
    Cornelius was killed by one of his negroes, who had been infuriated by punishment received from the son of Cornelius, on account of a disturbance that he had made in the kitchen, and by a reprimand from Cornelius himself. The negro mistook the father for the son, probably.
    The last will of Cornelius D., dated Hurley, May 2, 1776, was proved June 13, 1793.
    Children of Cornelius D. and Leah Wynkoop:
258. Derrick C.: b. Apl. 4, 1763: m. Elizabeth Sparling.
259. Leah: b. Apl. 9, 1766: m. Abraham Ten Eyck De Witt, M.D.
    Children of Cornelius D. and Anna Wynkoop:
260. Gertrude: b. Dec. 26, 1781, bp. in Kingston, Mch. 28, 1782. "Gerritje": d. in infancy.
261. Herman Gansevoort: b. Dec. 16, 1785: d., in Albany, Mch. 3, 1854. He is mentioned, in 1813, as a druggist, at 124 Market Street, Albany.
262. Gertrude Magdalen: bp. Nov. 29, 1788, "Geretje," Kingston church record.

The 4th New York Regiment, (Wynkoop's), was disbanded in January of 1777.

    Enjoy this look at his life and career,

    Chris

The Journal of Major Henry Livingston, of the Third New York Continental Line.
     August to December, 1775. Several references to Colonel Wynkoop in the battle at Montreal.

General Schuyler to Colonel Wynkoop.
     January 2nd, 1776, Colonel Wynkoop is to forward the officers made prisoners in Canada, and their baggage, to Trenton.

General Schuyler to Colonel Wynkoop.
     January 7th, 1776, The expense of carrying on the women and children by land, will be too heavy; you will, therefore, detain them with you.

Moses Youmans is recommended as Adjutant.
     About February 20th, 1776, Lt. Colonel Cornelius D. Wynkoop recommends Sergeant-Major Moses Youmans to the Provincial Congress.

Cornelius D. Wynkoop is nominated by the Provincial Congress as a Field-Officer.
     February 28th, 1776. He is nominated as a Colonel in one of the four Regiments to be raised for the defence of the Colony.

Cornelius D. Wynkoop to Dirk Wynkoop.
     April 24th, 1776, He requests Mr. George Graham, from the Wallkill, be commissioned to act in the capacity of Surgeon's Mate of his Regiment.

List of Companies recruiting in the Counties of Albany, Tryon, and Charlotte.
     About April 25th, 1776, To be placed to the Fourth, or Colonel Wynkoop's Regiment.

List and Return of the Companies Raising in the County of Albany.
     April 27th, 1776. Also, Doctor Ebenezer Haviland is hereby appointed Surgeon to Colonel Wynkoop's Regiment.

General Washington to Colonel Wynkoop.
     May 3rd, 1776, He is ordered to repair to Albany, and obey such orders as he may receive from General Schuyler respecting his regiment.

General Washington to General Schuyler.
     May 3rd, 1776, He has countermanded an order which was issued to Colonel Wynkoop before, and directed him (the companies at Albany being in his regiment) to repair immediately to General Schuyler for such directions and orders respecting his regiment.

General Schuyler to General Washington.
     May 10th, 1776, He met Colonel Wynkoop on his way to Fort Ticonderoga and has suffered him to proceed.

General Sullivan to General Washington.
     May 18th, 1776, General Sullivan says that the two regiments of Van Schaick and Wynkoop can't be found anywhere and that this constitutes a horrid abuse to the publick.

General Schuyler to General Washington.
     May 24th, 1776, General Schuyler begs for a reinforcement, as he shall not have numbers sufficient, with Van Schaick's and Wynkoop's, to clear Wood Creek, cut the roads, repair Ticonderoga, and do the variety of work necessary in this quarter.

General Washington to General Schuyler.
     June 9th, 1776, General Sullivan has complained that Wynkoop's and Van Schaick's regiments were not to be found on the strictest inquiry he could make; that Colonel Van Schaick, who was there, never furnished a single man for guard and that Lieutenant-Colonel Cortlandt, of Wynkoop's Regiment, informed him they had neither arms nor ammunition.

Captain Wynkoop to General Schuyler.
     June 10th, 1776, Colonel Wynkoop says that all but 15 of the prisoners that came here from St. Johns have deserted. The garrison is so weakly manned, that he could spare no men to go after them.

General Schuyler to General Washington.
     June 15th, 1776, General Schuyler says that he is garrisoning Fort George and Ticonderoga with part of the remainder of Van Schaick's, and four companies of Wynkoop's, and offers an explanation of the faults that General Sullivan pointed out in his letter of May 18th.

A Return of the Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Cornelius Wynkoop.
     Dated June 20th, 1776.

General Schuyler to General Sullivan.
     June 20th, 1776, General Schuyler has ordered Colonel Wynkoop to send all the batteaus he can to St. Johns.

General Schuyler to General Washington.
     June 24th, 1776, Containing an extract of a letter from Col. Wynkoop in which he requests more troops and says that he will send down all the boats he can immediately, to succor General Sullivan.

Captain Wynkoop to General Gates.
     July 23rd, 1776, Colonel Wynkoop updates General Gates regarding progress on the building of gondolas and vessels at Skenesborough, New York.

Captain Wynkoop to General Gates.
     July 25th, 1776, Colonel Wynkoop says that he has employed his officers and men to clear the creek and fetch the boards here from Chesire's saw-mill, which he will send down to-morrow. Also General Arnold has given him orders that he should go down to Ticonderoga and join his regiment, which he thought a little strange of.

General Arnold to General Gates.
     July 25th, 1776, General Benedict Arnold gave Colonel Wynkoop the letter from General Gates. He was to have set off for Ticonderoga in the morning, but was obliged to wait for his people, who were gone to Cheshire's, and did not return till evening, when he received Gate's order to remain at Skenesborough. Arnold has sent carpenters to assist in fixing the gondolas and vessels.

Captain Wynkoop to General Gates.
     July 30th, 1776, Colonel Wynkoop has sent one gondola more down, which the carpenters have named after him. He also sends one sailor out of his regiment down and would be glad if the General would order him on board immediately as the Colonel is afraid that he will run off.

Captain Wynkoop to General Gates.
     August 8th, 1776, Colonel Wynkoop took a party into the woods, and got thirty saw logs for the mill, which he floated down the creek. They will be supplied with four batteau loads every day. He has also been to take a view of the road from Cheshire's, near Fort Edward, and has marked it out for the party there; so that in a short time there will be a considerably good road from there to Fort Edward. The carpenters go on very smart so he expects to finish three galleys very soon.

The Burning of Kingston, New York
    Anna Gansevoort's practical approach to adversity.

Geo. Washington's Visit to Kingston, 16 November, 1782.
     Washington's stay with the Wynkoops.

The Killing of Col. Cornelius D. Wynkoop.
     From the Catskill Packet, Catskill-Landing, N.Y., Monday, 10 December 1792, p. 3.

Col. Wynkoop's Negro Has Been Taken and Committed to Prison.
     From the Catskill Packet, Catskill-Landing, N.Y., Monday, 24 December 1792, p. 3.

Sentence is Passed on the Negro Charles for the Murder of Col. Wynkoop.
     Kingston, New York, May 28th, 1793.

The Negro Charles is Executed for the Murder of Col. Wynkoop.
     Kingston, New York, July 3rd, 1793.