Person:Cornelius Westbrook (1)
Rev. Cornelius DePuy Westbrook
b.8 May 1782 Rochester, Ulster County, New York
d.25 Mar 1858 Kingston, New York
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m. Abt 1780
  1. Rev. Cornelius DePuy Westbrook1782 - 1858
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. Cornelius DePuy Westbrook1782 - 1858
  • W.  Hannah Van Wyck1787 - 1817
m. 3 Jan 1807
  1. Frederick Edward Westbrook1808 - 1899
  2. Elizabeth Van Wyck Westbrook1810 - 1887
  3. Sarah DePuy Westbrook1812 - 1902
  4. Isaac Van Wyck Westbrook1815 - 1842
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Rev. Cornelius DePuy Westbrook1782 - 1858
  • W.  Sarah Beekman1790 - 1873
m. 26 Jan 1819
  1. John Beekman Westbrook1820 - 1855
  2. Theodoric Romeyn Westbrook1821 - 1885
  3. Cornelius DePuy Westbrook, Jr.1823 - 1905
  4. Rachel Gertrude Westbrook1824 - 1855
  5. Charles Ruggles Westbrook1827 - 1900
  6. Mary Amanda Westbrook1829 -
  7. Hannah Van Wyck Westbrook1830 -
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Facts and Events
Name Rev. Cornelius DePuy Westbrook
Gender Male
Birth? 8 May 1782 Rochester, Ulster County, New York
Baptism[1] 9 Jun 1782 Rochester, Ulster County, New York
Marriage 3 Jan 1807 Hopewell, New Yorkto Hannah Van Wyck
Marriage 26 Jan 1819 Hopewell, New Yorkto Sarah Beekman
Death[3] 25 Mar 1858 Kingston, New York
Burial[4] Kingston, New YorkWiltwyck Cemetery

A graduate of Union College in 1801, he was the Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill from 1805-1830, and of Cortlandtown and Peekskill from 1836-1850. He served as a Trustee of Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ from 1829 until his death, and was the Rector of the Grammar school there from 1833 to 1836. From 1830 until 1833 he lived at Harlem, and was editor of "The Christian Intelligencer," a newspaper of the Reformed Dutch Church.

"Dr. Westbrook had qualities that made his utterance striking and impressive, especially to thoughtful hearers. He was not a popular preacher as this phrase is commonly understood, but no sober-minded, intelligent person could hear him without interest and without feeling that an original, acute, and powerful mind prompted the words with which he sought to enlighten and persuade. His originality was marked, pervading his whole character. He was a rapid thinker as well as a bold one. His speech was often like his thought- bold, sententious, original, and incisive." This and other aspects of his career and character are discussed in some detail in Nathaniel Sylvester's, "History of Ulster County," at page 301, and in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 21:56. He grew up speaking Dutch and learned English as a young man. He preached in both tongues.

The church at Fishkill still is an active congregation, located at the main intersection of Route 9 and Route 82, just off Interstate 84. His name is inscribed on a monument to the former pastors on the wall in the front of the church, and his picture hangs in the pastor's office. The church at Cortlandt is known as the Reformed Church of Cortlandtown on the Albany Post Road at Montrose, NY. It is located just to the south of Peekskill.

In the "Christian Intelligencer" of 12 July 1849 there is a memorial to Cornelius DePuy Westbrook that names his maternal grandparents as Jacobus DePuy (descended from Jacobus, Moses, and Nicholas DePuy) and Sara Van Wagenen.

References
  1. ↑ Worden, Jean D. Rochester Reformed Church Records. (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co. 1985)
    p. 33.

    Parents: Frederick Wesbroeck, Sara Depuy
    Child and date: Cornelius Depuy, 9 June 1782
    Sponsors: Cornelius Depuy, Sara Van Wagenen.

  2.   Gibson, James R. Jr. Some Records of the Beekman Family. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1988)
    p. 115.
  3. ↑ New York Death certificate 31369, probably from a letter of Frederick Westbrook, his son, found in the NYGBS Library.
  4. ↑ Cornelius Westbrook Plot monument, block 47
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