History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . bus,^ theelder, occupied the old homestead in ITTri. Fired 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. 1 Johannes Van Zandt married Margareta Van der Voel in 1681. and cniigrated from thecity of Anlieira, Holland, to New York, in 1682. His son, Wynant (of the sketch), wasborn in New York in , and died in 1763. Wynants son Wynant was bom in 1730, anddied in 1814. And Wynant, son of cid), was born in
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . bus,^ theelder, occupied the old homestead in ITTri. Fired 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. 1 Johannes Van Zandt married Margareta Van der Voel in 1681. and cniigrated from thecity of Anlieira, Holland, to New York, in 1682. His son, Wynant (of the sketch), wasborn in New York in , and died in 1763. Wynants son Wynant was bom in 1730, anddied in 1814. And Wynant, son of cid), was born in 1767, and died in 1S31. Thusthere were three AVynant Van Zandts in Old New York, all men of wealth and worth Intheir generation. Also AVynant, grandson of Wynant (3d), ami his son Wynant of full-length portraits of Wynant Van Zandt and his beautiful wife (painted holding atulip in her hand) were on exhibition at Peales Museum at the time of the great Hre. 2 .Tacobns was surgeon in tlie ainiy under Wasliington at Valley Forge and Trenton, and VOT TT 3. Portrait of Wynant Van an ori^ [?aiming in possession of the family. 34 UIHTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. David Clarksou, second son of Hon. David Clarkson, so long active in New York cityafiaus, 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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