COL Robert Hoffman

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COL Robert Hoffman Veteran

Birth
Death
19 Oct 1795 (aged 58)
Burial
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Robert Hoffman was the son of Martinus Hoffman, born 1706/7, and his first wife Trentje Benson. The second wife of Martinus Hoffman was Alida (Livingston) Hanson.

The children of Martinus Hoffman and Trentje Benson were:

*Cornelia, 1734; married Isaac Roosevelt
*Nicolaes, 1736; marrid Sarah Ogden
*Robert, 1737; married Sarah Van Alstyne
*Anthony, 1739; married Mary Rutgers
*Annetjen, 1741; died young
*Maria (Mary), 1743; married Rev. Dr. Archibald Laidlie
*Harmanus, 1745; married 1. Catherine Douw, 2. Cornelia Vredenburg, 3. Catherine Verplanck
*Martin, 1747; married Margaret Bayard
*Zachariah, 1749; married Jane Hoffman

The child of Martinus Hoffman and Ailda (Livingston) Hanson

*Philip Livingston, 1767; married Helena Kissam

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Robert Hoffman served in the Revolutionary War. His service record from the DAR website is as follows:

Service: NEW HAMPSHIRE Rank(s): LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK
Death: POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO MAJ,COL TOBIAS STOUTENBURGH

Col. Hoffman's Revolutionary War service record is more fully described in on pages 150 and 151 in the Hoffman Genealogy cited below.

The marriage of Robert Hoffman to Sarah Van Alstyne was on May 8,, 1761 at Claverack, Columbia, New York.

The children of Robert and Sarah Hoffman were:

*Elizabeth, 1764; married Theodorus Bailey ---Please see below for the bio of Elizabeth (Hoffman)Bailey___
*Isaac, 1766; married Nellie ______
*Robert, 1769; married 1. Catherine Hegeman, 2. Sarah Berger
*Abraham, 1771; married Esther Thorne
*Martin, 1773; married Amelia Dutcher
*Catrina, 1775; married Derick A. Brinckerhoff
*Maria, 1777; married Samuel Thorne

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References:

"Genealogy of the Hoffman family: descendants of Martin Hoffman, with biographical notes", by Eugene A. Hoffman, New York, 1899, pp. 12, 26, 46, and found on archive.org.

Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 found on ancestry.com.

Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND - "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, found on dutchess.nygenweb.net

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Elizabeth Hoffman was the daughter of Robert Hoffman and Sarah Van Alstyne. She married Theodorus Bailey in 1783.

The children of Elizabeth Hoffman and Theodorus Bailey were:

John R. Bailey - born 1784
Robert J. Bailey - born 1787
James Bailey - born 1789
William Bailey - born 1791

References:

"Genealogy of the Hoffman family: descendants of Martin Hoffman, with biographical notes", by Eugene A. Hoffman, New York, 1899, pp. 12, 26, 46, and found on archive.org.

Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 found on ancestry.com.

Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND - "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, found on dutchess.nygenweb.net
Robert Hoffman was the son of Martinus Hoffman, born 1706/7, and his first wife Trentje Benson. The second wife of Martinus Hoffman was Alida (Livingston) Hanson.

The children of Martinus Hoffman and Trentje Benson were:

*Cornelia, 1734; married Isaac Roosevelt
*Nicolaes, 1736; marrid Sarah Ogden
*Robert, 1737; married Sarah Van Alstyne
*Anthony, 1739; married Mary Rutgers
*Annetjen, 1741; died young
*Maria (Mary), 1743; married Rev. Dr. Archibald Laidlie
*Harmanus, 1745; married 1. Catherine Douw, 2. Cornelia Vredenburg, 3. Catherine Verplanck
*Martin, 1747; married Margaret Bayard
*Zachariah, 1749; married Jane Hoffman

The child of Martinus Hoffman and Ailda (Livingston) Hanson

*Philip Livingston, 1767; married Helena Kissam

*****

Robert Hoffman served in the Revolutionary War. His service record from the DAR website is as follows:

Service: NEW HAMPSHIRE Rank(s): LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK
Death: POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO MAJ,COL TOBIAS STOUTENBURGH

Col. Hoffman's Revolutionary War service record is more fully described in on pages 150 and 151 in the Hoffman Genealogy cited below.

The marriage of Robert Hoffman to Sarah Van Alstyne was on May 8,, 1761 at Claverack, Columbia, New York.

The children of Robert and Sarah Hoffman were:

*Elizabeth, 1764; married Theodorus Bailey ---Please see below for the bio of Elizabeth (Hoffman)Bailey___
*Isaac, 1766; married Nellie ______
*Robert, 1769; married 1. Catherine Hegeman, 2. Sarah Berger
*Abraham, 1771; married Esther Thorne
*Martin, 1773; married Amelia Dutcher
*Catrina, 1775; married Derick A. Brinckerhoff
*Maria, 1777; married Samuel Thorne

*****
References:

"Genealogy of the Hoffman family: descendants of Martin Hoffman, with biographical notes", by Eugene A. Hoffman, New York, 1899, pp. 12, 26, 46, and found on archive.org.

Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 found on ancestry.com.

Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND - "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, found on dutchess.nygenweb.net

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Elizabeth Hoffman was the daughter of Robert Hoffman and Sarah Van Alstyne. She married Theodorus Bailey in 1783.

The children of Elizabeth Hoffman and Theodorus Bailey were:

John R. Bailey - born 1784
Robert J. Bailey - born 1787
James Bailey - born 1789
William Bailey - born 1791

References:

"Genealogy of the Hoffman family: descendants of Martin Hoffman, with biographical notes", by Eugene A. Hoffman, New York, 1899, pp. 12, 26, 46, and found on archive.org.

Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 found on ancestry.com.

Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND - "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 239-250Interments in the REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH GROUND, found on dutchess.nygenweb.net

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Robert Hoffman, d. 1795, Oct. 19, a. 58 y



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209594818/robert-hoffman: accessed ), memorial page for COL Robert Hoffman (17 Sep 1737–19 Oct 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209594818, citing Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA; Maintained by dd (contributor 47573661).