BAYARD, Nicholas Came from Holland to New Netherland with Stuyvesant, his Uncle. In 1666 he married Judith Verlett who had suffered imprisonment as a witch in Hartford, Conn. He was a brewer; by 1676 he had acquired a small fortune of ~1500. Under the Dutch regime he held several public offices; in politics Bayard was a bitter opponent of Leisler. He was tried for treason under Gov. Bellomont, and sentenced to death, but the sentence was reversed by the English courts. He died in 1711. His residence was in Stone Street, near Hanover Square. ...