. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . us,^ theelder, occupied the old homestead in 1775. Eired with the true Dutchspirit in which he had been bred, he was quickly ranked among those whodeclared for resistance, and was a most useful member of this Congress. ^ Johainics Van Zandt married Margareta Van der Voel in 1681, and emigrated froin thecity of Anluim, Holland, to New York, in 1682. His son, Wynant ( sketch), washorn in New York in 1683, and died in 1763. Wynants son Wynant was boi-n in 1730, anddied in 1814. And Wynant, son of Wynant (2d), was horn in 17
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . us,^ theelder, occupied the old homestead in 1775. Eired with the true Dutchspirit in which he had been bred, he was quickly ranked among those whodeclared for resistance, and was a most useful member of this Congress. ^ Johainics Van Zandt married Margareta Van der Voel in 1681, and emigrated froin thecity of Anluim, Holland, to New York, in 1682. His son, Wynant ( sketch), washorn in New York in 1683, and died in 1763. Wynants son Wynant was boi-n in 1730, anddied in 1814. And Wynant, son of Wynant (2d), was horn in 1767, and died m 1831. Thusthere were tliree Wynant Van Zandts in Old New York, all men of wealth and woitli intheir generation. Also Wynant, grandson of Wynant (3d), and his son Wviiaiit of full-length portraits of Wynant Van Zandt and his beautiful wife; (paintcil hohling atuli]) ill her hand) were on exhihition at Peales Museum at the tiine of the great fire ^ Jacobus was surgeon in the army under Washington at Valley Forge and Tienton, andVOL. 11. 3. Portrait of Wynant Van Zandt. From an oriijinal painting in possession of the family. 34 UlSTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. David Clarkson, second son of Hon. David Clarkson, so long active in New York cityaffairs, was agrandson of theMatthew Clark-son, notable asSecretary of theProvince,whosefather was aneminent Eng-lish divine andwhose motherwas of royaldescent.^ Da-vid (2d) wasone of the sub-stantial men ofthe city at thisperiod,— wide-ly known andwidely honored,middle - aged,rich withoutpride, and lib-eral without os-tentation. He, like his father before him, had been educated in Europe
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