"Frederick Bell jr. - pr. born ca 1715 to 1722 (son of Frederick Sr. and brother of Thomas as given in Simms); pr. died at Andrustown 1778; m.... Probably the senior of the two Frederick Bell's on militia lists in 1767.
ps. Melchert b. say 1740; d by 172; m Catherine Shoemaker in Capt. Petri's militia Feb 1757
pr. Anna Elizabeth Fr. b say 1745; liv. 1762 (spf M. Bell bp)
Jacob F b say 1747; liv 1775 (GF resident)
pr. Frederick b say 1751; m by 1776 Dorothy Crim
ps. Margaret b say 1753; liv 1770 (spf Helmer bp) ps m ca 1770 Lawrence Frank"
~ Early Families of Herkimer County, New York by William V. H. Barker 1986
"Frederick Bell and his son, Frederick, Jr. were killed at their home at the Andrustown Massacre. This primitive cabin was on the east side of the road a few rods south of the homestead of the late Walter Crim. Frederick was at this time an aged widower and Frederick, Jr. had married Dorothy, a daughter of Paul Crim and had two sons, one of whom, Frederick III, aged two or three, was taken prisoner and retained with his captors for years, until he imbibed much of their customs and sentiments and when after years of captivity, he was restored to his family, he delighted in donning his Indian toggery and betaking himself to the woods to hunt and fish, and seemed to wean his affections from his wildwood companions... he died in early manhood."
Genealogies Compiled by Mrs. Alice G Hatch [1847-1937]
"JORDANVILLE — Motorists traveling along state Route 167 just north of Holy Trinity Monastery may notice a monument at the side of the road. Placed under the Henderson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the monument bears a plaque that reads: “In memory of the brave patriots who suffered and died in the massacre of Andrustown in this vicinity on July 18, 1778. This tablet is erected by the descendants of the seven families forming the first settlement: Bell, Crim, Frank, Hoyer, Lepper, Osterhout, Stauring.”
Historical markers and a pair of cemeteries high on a hill overlooking Route 167 are all that remain of the 18th century settlement known as Andrustown.
A surgeon in the British Army by the name of Henderson purchased 20,000 acres of land in the hills several miles south of Little Falls in 1739. His name was Henderson and a farming community that eventually developed in that area was called Hendersontown. Most of the families that settled there were Palatines, so the English name was gradually corrupted in German to Andrustown.
When raiding parties began attacking outlying settlements during the Revolutionary War, Andrustown residents traveled to Fort Herkimer, returning to the settlement occasionally to tend their fields.
On July 18, 1778, a handful of residents were working the fields when Joseph Brant, who commanded a large raiding party in the area, ordered a troop of Tories and Indians to destroy Andrustown. Three men were killed and a young boy taken prisoner, while others were able to escape to Fort Herkimer. The raiders plundered and burned all the houses in the settlement.
After the war the fields were again used for farming, but the community was never rebuilt.
The local DAR chapter has traditionally conducted a memorial service each year at the Hoyer Hill Cemetery, located off Route 167 two miles east of Jordanville."
~ By Donna Thompson; Telegram/Times Trends Editor; May 3, 2015
ps. Melchert b. say 1740; d by 172; m Catherine Shoemaker in Capt. Petri's militia Feb 1757
pr. Anna Elizabeth Fr. b say 1745; liv. 1762 (spf M. Bell bp)
Jacob F b say 1747; liv 1775 (GF resident)
pr. Frederick b say 1751; m by 1776 Dorothy Crim
ps. Margaret b say 1753; liv 1770 (spf Helmer bp) ps m ca 1770 Lawrence Frank"
~ Early Families of Herkimer County, New York by William V. H. Barker 1986
"Frederick Bell and his son, Frederick, Jr. were killed at their home at the Andrustown Massacre. This primitive cabin was on the east side of the road a few rods south of the homestead of the late Walter Crim. Frederick was at this time an aged widower and Frederick, Jr. had married Dorothy, a daughter of Paul Crim and had two sons, one of whom, Frederick III, aged two or three, was taken prisoner and retained with his captors for years, until he imbibed much of their customs and sentiments and when after years of captivity, he was restored to his family, he delighted in donning his Indian toggery and betaking himself to the woods to hunt and fish, and seemed to wean his affections from his wildwood companions... he died in early manhood."
Genealogies Compiled by Mrs. Alice G Hatch [1847-1937]
"JORDANVILLE — Motorists traveling along state Route 167 just north of Holy Trinity Monastery may notice a monument at the side of the road. Placed under the Henderson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the monument bears a plaque that reads: “In memory of the brave patriots who suffered and died in the massacre of Andrustown in this vicinity on July 18, 1778. This tablet is erected by the descendants of the seven families forming the first settlement: Bell, Crim, Frank, Hoyer, Lepper, Osterhout, Stauring.”
Historical markers and a pair of cemeteries high on a hill overlooking Route 167 are all that remain of the 18th century settlement known as Andrustown.
A surgeon in the British Army by the name of Henderson purchased 20,000 acres of land in the hills several miles south of Little Falls in 1739. His name was Henderson and a farming community that eventually developed in that area was called Hendersontown. Most of the families that settled there were Palatines, so the English name was gradually corrupted in German to Andrustown.
When raiding parties began attacking outlying settlements during the Revolutionary War, Andrustown residents traveled to Fort Herkimer, returning to the settlement occasionally to tend their fields.
On July 18, 1778, a handful of residents were working the fields when Joseph Brant, who commanded a large raiding party in the area, ordered a troop of Tories and Indians to destroy Andrustown. Three men were killed and a young boy taken prisoner, while others were able to escape to Fort Herkimer. The raiders plundered and burned all the houses in the settlement.
After the war the fields were again used for farming, but the community was never rebuilt.
The local DAR chapter has traditionally conducted a memorial service each year at the Hoyer Hill Cemetery, located off Route 167 two miles east of Jordanville."
~ By Donna Thompson; Telegram/Times Trends Editor; May 3, 2015
"Frederick Bell jr. - pr. born ca 1715 to 1722 (son of Frederick Sr. and brother of Thomas as given in Simms); pr. died at Andrustown 1778; m.... Probably the senior of the two Frederick Bell's on militia lists in 1767.
ps. Melchert b. say 1740; d by 172; m Catherine Shoemaker in Capt. Petri's militia Feb 1757
pr. Anna Elizabeth Fr. b say 1745; liv. 1762 (spf M. Bell bp)
Jacob F b say 1747; liv 1775 (GF resident)
pr. Frederick b say 1751; m by 1776 Dorothy Crim
ps. Margaret b say 1753; liv 1770 (spf Helmer bp) ps m ca 1770 Lawrence Frank"
~ Early Families of Herkimer County, New York by William V. H. Barker 1986
"Frederick Bell and his son, Frederick, Jr. were killed at their home at the Andrustown Massacre. This primitive cabin was on the east side of the road a few rods south of the homestead of the late Walter Crim. Frederick was at this time an aged widower and Frederick, Jr. had married Dorothy, a daughter of Paul Crim and had two sons, one of whom, Frederick III, aged two or three, was taken prisoner and retained with his captors for years, until he imbibed much of their customs and sentiments and when after years of captivity, he was restored to his family, he delighted in donning his Indian toggery and betaking himself to the woods to hunt and fish, and seemed to wean his affections from his wildwood companions... he died in early manhood."
Genealogies Compiled by Mrs. Alice G Hatch [1847-1937]
"JORDANVILLE — Motorists traveling along state Route 167 just north of Holy Trinity Monastery may notice a monument at the side of the road. Placed under the Henderson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the monument bears a plaque that reads: “In memory of the brave patriots who suffered and died in the massacre of Andrustown in this vicinity on July 18, 1778. This tablet is erected by the descendants of the seven families forming the first settlement: Bell, Crim, Frank, Hoyer, Lepper, Osterhout, Stauring.”
Historical markers and a pair of cemeteries high on a hill overlooking Route 167 are all that remain of the 18th century settlement known as Andrustown.
A surgeon in the British Army by the name of Henderson purchased 20,000 acres of land in the hills several miles south of Little Falls in 1739. His name was Henderson and a farming community that eventually developed in that area was called Hendersontown. Most of the families that settled there were Palatines, so the English name was gradually corrupted in German to Andrustown.
When raiding parties began attacking outlying settlements during the Revolutionary War, Andrustown residents traveled to Fort Herkimer, returning to the settlement occasionally to tend their fields.
On July 18, 1778, a handful of residents were working the fields when Joseph Brant, who commanded a large raiding party in the area, ordered a troop of Tories and Indians to destroy Andrustown. Three men were killed and a young boy taken prisoner, while others were able to escape to Fort Herkimer. The raiders plundered and burned all the houses in the settlement.
After the war the fields were again used for farming, but the community was never rebuilt.
The local DAR chapter has traditionally conducted a memorial service each year at the Hoyer Hill Cemetery, located off Route 167 two miles east of Jordanville."
~ By Donna Thompson; Telegram/Times Trends Editor; May 3, 2015
ps. Melchert b. say 1740; d by 172; m Catherine Shoemaker in Capt. Petri's militia Feb 1757
pr. Anna Elizabeth Fr. b say 1745; liv. 1762 (spf M. Bell bp)
Jacob F b say 1747; liv 1775 (GF resident)
pr. Frederick b say 1751; m by 1776 Dorothy Crim
ps. Margaret b say 1753; liv 1770 (spf Helmer bp) ps m ca 1770 Lawrence Frank"
~ Early Families of Herkimer County, New York by William V. H. Barker 1986
"Frederick Bell and his son, Frederick, Jr. were killed at their home at the Andrustown Massacre. This primitive cabin was on the east side of the road a few rods south of the homestead of the late Walter Crim. Frederick was at this time an aged widower and Frederick, Jr. had married Dorothy, a daughter of Paul Crim and had two sons, one of whom, Frederick III, aged two or three, was taken prisoner and retained with his captors for years, until he imbibed much of their customs and sentiments and when after years of captivity, he was restored to his family, he delighted in donning his Indian toggery and betaking himself to the woods to hunt and fish, and seemed to wean his affections from his wildwood companions... he died in early manhood."
Genealogies Compiled by Mrs. Alice G Hatch [1847-1937]
"JORDANVILLE — Motorists traveling along state Route 167 just north of Holy Trinity Monastery may notice a monument at the side of the road. Placed under the Henderson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the monument bears a plaque that reads: “In memory of the brave patriots who suffered and died in the massacre of Andrustown in this vicinity on July 18, 1778. This tablet is erected by the descendants of the seven families forming the first settlement: Bell, Crim, Frank, Hoyer, Lepper, Osterhout, Stauring.”
Historical markers and a pair of cemeteries high on a hill overlooking Route 167 are all that remain of the 18th century settlement known as Andrustown.
A surgeon in the British Army by the name of Henderson purchased 20,000 acres of land in the hills several miles south of Little Falls in 1739. His name was Henderson and a farming community that eventually developed in that area was called Hendersontown. Most of the families that settled there were Palatines, so the English name was gradually corrupted in German to Andrustown.
When raiding parties began attacking outlying settlements during the Revolutionary War, Andrustown residents traveled to Fort Herkimer, returning to the settlement occasionally to tend their fields.
On July 18, 1778, a handful of residents were working the fields when Joseph Brant, who commanded a large raiding party in the area, ordered a troop of Tories and Indians to destroy Andrustown. Three men were killed and a young boy taken prisoner, while others were able to escape to Fort Herkimer. The raiders plundered and burned all the houses in the settlement.
After the war the fields were again used for farming, but the community was never rebuilt.
The local DAR chapter has traditionally conducted a memorial service each year at the Hoyer Hill Cemetery, located off Route 167 two miles east of Jordanville."
~ By Donna Thompson; Telegram/Times Trends Editor; May 3, 2015
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