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All documents available by links on this page are historical documents created by persons of historical interest to Hasbrouck's. The content of the documents is of interest to family members for genealogical references and descriptions of historical events. The documents accessible from this page are for personal use only. They may not be copied, in part or as a whole, in digital or print form, and shared with or sold to any other person or entity.

The New York Heritage Digital Collection is a vast treasure trove of historical documents, drawings, photos, and more.

Large amounts of the Historic Huguenot Street documents have been scanned, catalogued and included in this collection. In the collection, one can find hundreds of Hasbrouck documents.

Below are links to some documents that will be of interest to Hasbrouck Family Association members.

Raymond Delancey Hasbrouck (1887-1926) did extensive research of Hasbrouck genealogy, writing his findings in three journals. The papers are in the HHS collection. HFA had the volumes scanned and uploaded to the NY Heritage site.

Raymond Delancey Hasbrouck Journal Vol. 1

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Raymond Delancey Hasbrouck Journal Vol. 3

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Raymond Delancey Hasbrouck Journal Vol. 5

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Slavery was a part of life in New Paltz. It was pervasive throughout the colonies and then states. In New York, a 1799 manumission law gradually abolished slavery. But, it was years later when all slaves were freed.

Records were kept for slave ownership. Very few were kept about the lives of the slaves. So, we know first names and little else.

The New Paltz Register of Slaves (1799-1825) provides a window into slavery in the town.

New Paltz Register of Slaves

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Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. Pew Contract

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Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. - Contract for a Pew Payment

In the early days, there was no such thing a a free pew seat in church. The cost of a seat varied depended on how close one sat to the front of the church. A family leader bought the rights to a specific pew. This elaborate document is a contract between church elders and Jacob Hasbrouck for his pew payment.

The rights to a number of pews were identified in this 1774 contract. Interesting was the use of New York currency (42 pounds, 8 shillings, and 2 pence). The formality of the contract is seen in the evidence of wax seals for the signatories.

Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791-1879), of Kingston, was a very accomplished person. Famous as the court commissioner who presided over the Isabella Van Wagenen (Sojourner Truth) Habeas Corpus Case (1828), he accomplished much more in his life. Lawyer, founder of two banks, first lay president of Rutgers College, and served in the US House of Representatives.

A. Bruyn, as he wrote his name to differentiate himself from his cousin Abraham, also of Kingston, continued to maintain the diary of his grandfather Col. Abraham, (1707-1791, who was the grandson of patentee Abraham). This extensive diary included family genealogy of the colonial-era generations. Upon A. Bruyn's death, the diary was held by Gen. George H. Sharpe, his son-in-law.

We were aware of several copies of the diary having been made, with the belief that these were not complete copies. One is in the possession of the NY Genealogical and Biographical Society, another ultimately residing in the HHS library. Until 2022, the whereabouts of the original diary was unknown. Thanks to the investigative work of Donna Hasbrouck, HFA's historical researcher, the papers of A. Bruyn Hasbrouck were found in the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

The papers of A. Bruyn, including the Abraham Diary, were placed in the Library of Congress by George Sharpe. HFA had all of the A. Bruyn papers photographed, making them accessible to the family. Below is the Col. Abraham Record Book. Due to its size, the diary is in two files.

The diary files are accessible to HFA members only.

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