Martin Van Buskirk[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
1755 - 1828 (73 years)
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Name Martin Van Buskirk Born 18 Feb 1755 Athens, Greene, New York 
Gender Male Military 1778 Cambridge, Washington, New York Served in the American Revolution Residence 1790 Cambridge, Albany, New York [1] Residence 1800 Cambridge, Washington, New York [5] Residence 1810 Cambridge, Washington, New York [7] Residence 1820 Cambridge, Washington, New York [8] _FSFTID KLXF-WRG _UID 8DF52C940A8249639DA111149CDC678844ED Died 18 May 1828 Buskirk, Rensselaer, New York [6, 9] Buried Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York [6, 10] - in Island Hill (Buskirk) Cemetery
Person ID I471 Strong History Last Modified 2 Jan 2018
Father Johan Joost Van Buskirk, b. 1727, Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey , d. Aft 1778 (Age > 52 years) Mother Esther (Hester) Van Horn, b. Bef 10 Feb 1734, Albany Co., New York , d. 4 Apr 1807, Cambridge, Washington, New York (Age > 73 years) Married 15 Aug 1751 New York Family ID F30 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mariah Van Ness, b. 4 Dec 1760, Tiossick, Rensselaer, New York , d. 17 Feb 1842, Buskirk, Rensselaer, New York (Age 81 years) Married 8 Feb 1780 Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York [2, 3, 4] Children 1. Philip Van Ness Van Buskirk, b. 2 Nov 1780, Tiossiook, Washington, New York , d. 28 Oct 1865 (Age 84 years)2. John Van Buskirk, b. 16 Sep 1782, Cambridge, Washington, New York , d. 22 Oct 1821, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, USA (Age 39 years)3. Lyntje or Lanah Van Buskirk, b. 4 Dec 1784, Tiossiook, New York , d. 25 May 1856 (Age 71 years)4. Hannah Van Buskirk, b. Abt 1787, Cambridge, Washington, New York , d. 27 Sep 1868 (Age ~ 81 years)5. Esther Van Buskirk, b. 15 Mar 1787, Washington Co., New York , d. 24 Aug 1857, Rensselaer Co., New York (Age 70 years)6. Garrit Van Buskirk, b. 1789, Tiossiook, New York , d. 24 Dec 1819 (Age 30 years)7. Henry Tenbroek Van Buskirk, b. 28 Jun 1795, Cambridge, Washington, New York , d. 14 Oct 1840, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York (Age 45 years)8. Derick Martin Van Buskirk, b. 23 Sep 1797, Cambridge, Washington, New York, , d. 13 Oct 1849, Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York (Age 52 years)9. Andrew Van Buskirk, b. 10 Feb 1800, Cambridge, Washington, New York, , d. Bef 1870, Troy, Renssalaer, New York (Age < 69 years)10. Morris Smith Van Buskirk, b. 25 Jan 1802, Cambridge, Washington, New York , d. 1 May 1881, Lansingburg, Rensselaer, New York (Age 79 years)Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 Family ID F124 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones 
Martin Van Buskirk
Island Hill (Buskirk) Cemetery
Hoosick, NY
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Notes - Revolutionary War service as follows: Served in the Second Company, Fourteenth Regiment, New York, in active service from July 23 to October 13, 1779, from May 17 to June 17, 1780, and from October 10 to November 24, 1781. He was under Captain Jacob Yates, March 4, 1780, Colonel Peter Yates regiment, and under Colonel Lewis Van Woert. (See "New York Rev. War Rolls.")
Martin Van Buskirk lived outside of Cambridge, New York in the hamlet of Buskirk's Bridge from before 1778 until his death in 1828. Buskirk's Bridge named for Martin Van Buskirk was also known by the Indians as “Ty-o-shoke" or variously spelled by the early settlers as Tiossiook, Tiassick or Tiashoke. This hamlet is simply known as Buskirk, New York in modern times. This area was part of the original 70,000 acre Hoosick Patent which Hendrick Van Ness (Maria's gr gr grandfather) was one of the original four grantees in 1638.
On the Hoosick river, and partly in the town of Cambridge, is the village of Buskirk's Bridge. The place derived its name from Martin (Van) Buskirk, an early settler, who built the first bridge across the stream (in 1802 or 1804). He was also a pioneer tavern-keeper, his house on the Cambridge side having a wide reputation. Philip Van Ness, John Quackenbush, and Colonel Lewis Van Wort, of Revolutionary times, were among the early prominent settlers near Buskirk’s. There was a store kept by Carpenter, and afterwards by Allen, which enjoyed a large trade in those days. - History of Washington Co. New York, 1874
Martin Van Buskirk was one of 3 original commissioners of the Northern Turnpike Road Company in 1799. The company was incorporated to build a road from Lansingburgh through Cambridge to Salem and ending at the Vermont state line. Tolls were collected at several points. This road opened up travel and commerce as well as bolstering the development of Cambridge. The road is now known as Rt. 22 and many of the original marble mile markers encased in stone still exist along the route.
Revolutionary War service as follows:Served in the Second Company, Fourteenth Regiment, New York, in active service from July 23 to October 13, 1779, from May 17 to June 17, 1780, and from October 10 to November 24, 1781. He was under Captain Jacob Yates, March 4, 1780, Colonel Peter Yates regiment, and under Colonel Lewis Van Woert. (See "New York Rev. War Rolls.")
- Revolutionary War service as follows: Served in the Second Company, Fourteenth Regiment, New York, in active service from July 23 to October 13, 1779, from May 17 to June 17, 1780, and from October 10 to November 24, 1781. He was under Captain Jacob Yates, March 4, 1780, Colonel Peter Yates regiment, and under Colonel Lewis Van Woert. (See "New York Rev. War Rolls.")
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- [S24] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Cambridge, Washington, New York; Roll: 26; Page: 199; Image: 195; Family History Library Film: 193714.
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- [S79] 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Cambridge, Washington, New York; Roll: 30; Page: 489; Image: 0181384; Family History Library Film: 00366.
1810 United States Federal Census - [S56] 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Washington, New York; Page: 177; NARA Roll: M33_76; Image: 345.
1820 United States Federal Census - [S52] Gravestone, Date of Death.
- [S154] Findagrave Memorial Entry, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38579946/martin-van_buskirk.
- [S71] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Cambridge, Albany, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 311; Image: 302; Family History Library Film: 0568146.