Cornelius Furler (Furlow)

1753 -

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• Name	Cornelius Furler (Furlow)  [1]
  Born	17 Jun 1753	Ulster, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	5682
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Jacob Furlow(Voeller),   b. Abt 1750, Ulster, New York, USA + 2. Cornelius Furler (Furlow),   b. 17 Jun 1753, Ulster, New York, USA ▻ Elizabeth Dietz,  m. Abt 1778
  Person ID	I5682	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Furlow(Voeller),   b. Abt 1728, Ulster, New York, USA ,   d. 1768, Ulster, New York, USA  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maria Catharina Ackerman,   b. Abt 1729, Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dietz,   b. Abt 25 Jan 1756, Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
  Married	Abt 1778	Ulster, New York, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Cornelius Furler,   b. 1793, USA  [natural]
  Photos		U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Hopewell, Fishkill and MarbleTown, Book 14
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F1507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jun 1753 - Ulster, New York, USA Married - Abt 1778 - Ulster, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Hopewell, Fishkill and MarbleTown, Book 14

  
  

• Notes

  Copied from the Furler family website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rykbrown/furler.htm During the years leading up to outbreak of the American Revolution in 1776 a spirit of independence was already growing in the New York colony, and the people of Ulster County were described as "patriotic, almost to a man". During the American Revolution, Kingston, as the state capital, became a key strategic point. An improvised state senate house was established in the home of the Ten Broeck family (a name which becomes significant below). In the spring of 1777, during the Revolution, men from Shandaken and Shokan were induced by British recruiting officers to desert their homes and join a party headed for New York City to enlist in the King's army. Attractive promises were made to them that they would receive one hundred acres for each man and fifty acres for each child in his family. Among those who joined up were Jacob and Cornelius Völler (a.k.a. Furlow or Furler) and their brothers-in-law, William Diets (a.k.a. Teets) and Hendricke Crispel. The whole party was captured near New Paltz and taken to Fort Montgomery for trial. The trial took place in April 1777 and most of them were condemned to be hanged for treason. Most of the men, including Jacob and Cornelius Furler, William Diets and Hendrick Crispel, were later pardoned on account of youth or other extenuating circumstances and released. Although it is recorded that the Shandaken men promptly joined the patriot forces, the Furlers appear to have remained with the British under the command of Captain Peter Ten Broeck in the company of Butler's Rangers. A reference from Berthold Fernow's book, New York in the Revolution, p.225, cites: "New York Line, Fourth Company Privates: Furrlough, Corn., May 24 '77, 3 yrs, des'd [deserted] Apr 19 '78, MR." In the fall of 1777 the British forces occupied Kingston and on October 16, 1777 they burned the town to the ground. Captain Peter Ten Broeck of Butler's Rangers At the outbreak of the American Revolution, John Butler was a successful farmer on the Mohawk River opposite Fort Hunter (now Fonda, NY). He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the colonial militia of New York and the appointment of Deputy Superintendent in the British Indian Department. In November 1775, John Butler was posted to Fort Niagara with instructions to maintain the neutrality of the Six Nations in accordance with British policy. By 1777 the British realized that rebel overtures to the Six Nations might succeed in winning them to the American side and thus they were recruited to fight for the British against the Americans. In August 1777, Butler gathered a large force of Indians at Oswego while Rebel forces gathered on the Mohawk River, and at the Battle at Oriskany Creek Butler successfully decimated the rebel army. Butler was then authorized to raise a Corps of Rangers to serve with the Indians on the frontiers. The Beating Order was issued 15 September 1777 and Butler's Rangers came into being. Recruiting began immediately and although slow, the Rangers were probably the most successful corps in the North in attracting recruits. Among the Captains in Butler's Rangers was one Captain Peter Ten Broeck, and recorded among his company were Privates Jacob and Cornelius Furler (or Furlow). (See Roster of Butler's Rangers.) Privates in Butler's Rangers were paid 2 shillings, 6 pence per day. Peter Ten Broeck had been a Captain in the New York Militia in the Mohawk Valley. He served as a Captain in the York Provincial Regiment during the Seven Year's War. At the outbreak of the American Revolution he was taken by the Americans at Shoemaker's Tavern along with Walter Butler (the son of Colonel John Butler) in September 1777. He eventually escaped and was subsequently commissioned in the Rangers on 4 May 1778. Walter Butler registered a complaint against Ten Broeck for his conduct while a prisoner and Ten Broeck's loyalty was called into question. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing by a Court Marshall in 1781 at Fort Niagara. By late 1783 the men of Butler's Rangers were released from service and given their promised 100 acres each in the area of the Niagara Peninsula of southeastern Ontario. Among those who were decommissioned were Jacob and Cornelius Furler (Furlow), however they did not claim their land grants until 15 years later. In the meantime they returned to Ulster County in New York and settled on farms in Woodstock township. As the Niagara Peninsula was still largely uncleared land at that time, it may be that Jacob and Cornelius sent their families back to New York to live in a more settled location while Jacob and Cornelius travelled back and forth to establish their land claims, clear their land, and build houses in which to live. It is known that their wives' families (Crispell and Diets) remained in New York which would also explain the many later trips back and forth between Ontario and New York State.

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Hopewell, Fishkill and MarbleTown, Book 14. Record for Cornelius Furler http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NYDutchChurch&h=150028996&indiv=try U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Hopewell, Fishkill and MarbleTown, Book 14