Person:Isaac du Trieux (1)

Isaac Phillipse Du Trieux
Birth 21 Apr 1642, New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Death 1702 (aged 59–60), Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA
Burial Unknown

Isaac Phillipse Du Trieux (Truax) was baptized into the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam, now New York City, New York County, New York April 21, 1642. Records show he was the son of Philippe Antoni Du Trieux and his wife Susanna Du Chesne Du Trieux. He settled in Rotterdam, New York as early as 1670. About 1680, he married Maria Willemse Brouwer, probably in Albany County, New York, and their children were: Abraham, William, Isaac, Lysbeth, Jacob, Johannes, Eva, Sarah and Maria. Before 1684, the family moved to Corlam, now known as Schenectady, where he ran a tavern with his cousin Jacobus Peek. Isaac was listed as a freeholder in Schenectady in 1684. He was among those who escaped the Schenectady Massacre of 1690 by the French and Indians and received "8 ells of pennestout and 40 ells of linen" as a refugee of that disaster. Isaac died in 1702 at Schenectady and is presumed buried there.
Bio by John E. Sherman


Parents: Philippe Antoni du Trieux 1586–1652; Susanna Du Chesne Du Trieux 1601–1670

Siblings: Sarah Philippe du Trieux De Forest 1625–1692; Susanna DuTrieux Wendell 1626–1660; Jacob Du Trieux 1645–1710
Half Sibling: Maria Truax Peek 1617–1683

Spouse: Maria Willemse Brouwer Du Trieux 1653–1706 (m. 1670)


Children: Eva Truax Stout 1679–1724; Abraham Caleb Truax 1683–1770; Isaac Isaacse Truax 1689–1782; Jacob Isaacse Truax 1694–1770; Maria Truax Vedder 1710–1782

Isaac du Trieux was the son of Philippe du Trieux and Susanna du Chesne. Isaac du Trieux was baptized on 24 April 1642 at New Amsterdam, New Netherland; wits: Mr. Herman Reyniers, Jan Willemszen Schut, Philip Gerritsz., Sara du Trieux, Sara Roelofs.1,2 He married Maria Wilemse Brouwer, daughter of Willem Brouwer and Elisabeth Drinckvelt. Isaac du Trieux died circa 1702 at Schenectady, NY.


There was originally some confusion as to whether Isaac and his brother Jacob were the sons of Philippe Du Trieux Sr., or of his eldest son Philippe. It is now generally accepted, however, that they are of the second generation of this family and not the third, and that Philippe Jr. never married or had children.

Isaac was the progenitor of the Schenectady branch of the Truax family. He settled on the 'second flat' of the Mohawk River (now the town of Rotterdam) as early as 1670 along with his cousin, Jacobus Peek (Maria's son). Isaac was probably a tavern-keeper like his sister, and it appears that several generations of his descendants carried on the family business. Isaac married Maria Willemse Brouwer some time before 1683. Maria was the daughter of Willem Brouwer and Elisabeth Drinckvelt. Willem Brouwer was an early resident of Beverwyck, having settled there as early as 1657.

At various times in its early history, Schenectady suffered from the attacks of the French and the Indians. The most memorable of these attacks was in February, 1690. Schenectady is said to have had at this time about 80 houses and 400 inhabitants. Six months earlier, fifteen hundred Indian warriors had attacked the French Canadian town of Lachine, apparently in an effort to please their English allies who had just declared war on France. The citizens of Lachine did not yet know about the war, so the town was unfortified and undefended when the Indians descended and slaughtered 24 men, women and children. Then they razed the town and took about 70 prisoners, many of whom were never seen again. The French assumed, rightly or wrongly, that the English were behind the attack, and decided to respond in kind in the winter of 1690. It was under these circumstances that an expedition was sent by the French from Canada, with the intention of striking a blow at Albany (then called Orange) or Schenectady (then called Corlard).

The French, under Lieutenants Le Moyne de Sainte Helene and Dailleboust de Mantet, organized a party consisting of about 210 men, including 16 Algonquins and 80 Iroquois from the Sault. After marching five or six days from Montreal, they considered whether to try to take Orange, which was the capital of New York, or whether to attack the more vulnerable Corlard. On the advice of the Indians, they chose the latter course and headed towards Schenectady. The attack was a brutal one, as described by Mons. de Monseignat, Comptroller-General of the Marine in Canada:

"The signal of attack was given Indian fashion, and the entire force rushed on simultaneously. M. de Mantet placed himself at the head of one detachment and reached a small fort where the garrison was under arms. The gate was burst in after a good deal of difficulty, the whole set on fire, and all who defended the place were slaughtered. The sack of the town began a moment before the attack on the fort. Few houses made any resistance. The massacre lasted two hours. The remainder of the night was spent in placing sentinels and in taking some rest. The house belonging to the minister [Rev. Peter Tassemaker] was ordered to be saved, so as to take him alive to obtain information from him; but as it was not known, it was not spared any more than the others. He was killed in it and his papers were burnt before he could be recognized."

Every house in town but two was set ablaze. The French lost only two men in the attack on the town, although they lost another 19 on the difficult journey back to Canada. Of the inhabitants of Schenectady, 60 were slain in the massacre, 27 were carried into captivity, one (or possibly more) escaped to Albany, and the remainder probably fled for refuge to their friends and neighbors who were settled along the river. One of these survivors was Isaac Du Trieux. He received "8 ells of pennestout and 40 ells of linen" as a refugee of the massacre.
(information taken in part from "The History of Schenectady County").



Children of Isaac du Trieux and Maria Wilemse Brouwer:
Maria Truax+
Sarah du Trieux
Eva Truax+ (04 Jun 1679)
Abraham Truax+ (1684 - 16 Mar 1770)
William Truax (23 May 1686)
Isaac Truax+ (02 Mar 1690)
Lysbeth Truax+ (03 Jul 1692)
Jacob Truax+ (09 Oct 1694 - 16 Mar 1770)
Johannes Truax (16 Dec 1696)
Sources: Frederick Adams Virkus, Compendium of American Genealogy; First Families of America, Vol. VII, 1942, p. 437, Compendium of American Genealogy; First Families of America, Vol. VII, 1942, p. 437.
Records of the Reform Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, NYGBR Vol 5 Pg 31.


ISAAC, son of Philip, m. Maria, dau. of Willem Brouwer of Albany. He settled upon the "Second flat," on the south side of the Mohawk, in the present town of Rotterdam, as early as 1670 with his cousin (?) Jacobus Peek, as appears by a petition to, and grant from Gov. Andros. Ch. bp: Abraham; Eva, m. Dirk Stouwt; Sarah, m. Gillis Truax; Isaac, March 2, 1690, in Albany; Lysbeth, July 3, 1692, in Albany, m. Evert Van Eps; Jacob, Oct. 9, 1694; Johannes, Dec. 11, 1696, in Albany.
Source: Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of Schenectady:

[This information is from Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873)."

Isaac Phillipse Du Trieux (Truax) was baptized into the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam, now New York City, New York County, New York April 21, 1642. Records show he was the son of Philippe Antoni Du Trieux and his wife Susanna Du Chesne Du Trieux. He settled in Rotterdam, New York as early as 1670. About 1680, he married Maria Willemse Brouwer, probably in Albany County, New York, and their children were: Abraham, William, Isaac, Lysbeth, Jacob, Johannes, Eva, Sarah and Maria. Before 1684, the family moved to Corlam, now known as Schenectady, where he ran a tavern with his cousin Jacobus Peek. Isaac was listed as a freeholder in Schenectady in 1684. He was among those who escaped the Schenectady Massacre of 1690 by the French and Indians and received "8 ells of pennestout and 40 ells of linen" as a refugee of that disaster. Isaac died in 1702 at Schenectady and is presumed buried there.