Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . revolution. Anthony Bries. great-great-great-grandfather, held the office of high constable in Albany,New York, in 1696; deacon of the Dutch Reformed church, 1697, andone of the number who attained title for the city of Albany to theBeaver Creek lands. His son Hendrick (great-great-grandfather)was a free holder in Albany in 1731, and alderman 1738. He married aVan Vechten, and the son. Gerret Theumisse Bries (now spelled Breese)held numerous offices of trust in Albany. Gerret married a Gr
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . revolution. Anthony Bries. great-great-great-grandfather, held the office of high constable in Albany,New York, in 1696; deacon of the Dutch Reformed church, 1697, andone of the number who attained title for the city of Albany to theBeaver Creek lands. His son Hendrick (great-great-grandfather)was a free holder in Albany in 1731, and alderman 1738. He married aVan Vechten, and the son. Gerret Theumisse Bries (now spelled Breese)held numerous offices of trust in Albany. Gerret married a Grosbeckin 1774. The families Bries, Van Vechten and Grosbeck were all rep-resented prominently in the military and civic life of the colonial andrevolutionary periods. The Van Schaicks are also among the collateralconnections of Major Quackenbush. The founder of the Americanfamily now known as Quackenbush was Pieter Quackenboss (originally Van Ouackenbosch) who as earlyas 1668 was engaged in the making of brick in Albany, New son was Adrian Quackenboss, who married in 1699, Catherine, daughter. CUr^ CL
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