Jacob Cornelius Mabee [36778]

   Another name for Jacob was Major Major.

  General Notes:

From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.

  Death Notes:

"by his waggon passing over his body on his way to Albany"

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Woestina (the wilderness greater than five miles west of Schenectady), Albany County, New York. ⁷¹⁶

• Baptism, 31 May 1772, First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York. ⁶⁰⁹ witnesses: Johannes Hall and Catarina Hall

• Memo, Bet 1789 and 1823, Mabee Farm, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York. ⁹⁵⁹³ inherited the||and lived there

• No Name, 26 Mar 1789, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ^646,9727 Jacob Cornelius Mabee was mentioned in the will of Cornelius
Mabie 26 Mar 1789 Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York.
"Will of Cornelius Mabie, late of Schenectady, mentions wife
Hester, sons Jacob (eldest), Abraham and daughters Catharine,
Willempie, Margerat, Annatie, Hessy, Gashie and Rebecca"

• No Name, 1790, south of the Mohawk River, Schenectady Township, Albany County, New York. ⁶⁴² Jacob Cornelius Mabee appeared on the census of 1790 in the
household of Hester Groot south of the Mohawk River,
Schenectady Township, Albany County, New York

• No Name, 1800, 3rd Ward (later Rotterdam), Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ⁶⁴³ Jacob Cornelius Mabee and Eva Simonse Van Petten appeared on
the census of 1800 3rd Ward (later Rotterdam), Schenectady,
Albany County, New Yorkone male and two females under 10 and
one male and one female between 26 and 45,

• Land, 11 Apr 1816, Schenectady County, New York. ⁶⁴⁵ Jacob Mabee purchased from his six sisters and their spouses
their shares of the property of their deceased sister Rebecca
who had died without issue

• No Name, 11 Apr 1816, Schenectady County, New York. ⁶⁴⁵ 11 Apr 1816 Schenectady County, New York Jacob Cornelius Mabee
Jacob Mabee purchased from his six sisters and their spouses
their shares of the property of their deceased sister Rebecca
who had died without issue

• No Name, 10 Aug 1816, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ⁶⁴⁶ Jacob Cornelius Mabee was mentioned in the will of Hester Groot
10 Aug 1816 Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. "Will of
Hester Mabee, of the 3rd Ward of Schenectady, mentions son
Jacob Mabee, late son Abraham, daughters Catherine Van Petten,
wife of Nicholas J. Van Petten, Williampey Bradt, wife of John
A. Bradt, Margaret Brad, wife of Nicholas A. Bradt, Annatie Van
Petten, wife of Nicholas P. Van Petten, Hester Swart, wife of
Jellis Swart, Gazina Mabee, and grandsons Cornelius Mabee, son
of Jacob Mabee, Cornelius Bradt and Abraham Bradt sons of
Nicholas A. Bradt, Cornelius Bradt son of John A. Bradt,
Cornelius Van Petten son of Nicholas J. Van Petten, and
Cornelius Van Petten son of Nicholas P. Van Petten."

• No Name, 1820, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York. ¹¹⁰ Jacob Cornelius Mabee and Eva Simonse Van Petten appeared on
the census of 1820 Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New YorkJacob
Mabie, one man and two women over 45, one man and two women
16-26, one boy 16-18, one boy and one girl 10-16, and one boy
and two girls under 10

• No Name, 6 Aug 1820, Schenectady County, New York. ⁸⁷⁴⁶ 06 Aug 1820 Schenectady County, New York John Bradford and
Rebecca Van Petten John Bradford and Rebecca Bradford, third
ward, to Jacob Mabee of Third Ward, Sch'y. Land about five
miles N side of Mohawk River. One piece about one mile from
dwelling house of Nicholas Swart Second piece about four miles
from Schenectady near horse shed of John Haverly's Inn.

• No Name, 12 May 1823, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ⁹⁶⁵⁶ Jacob Cornelius Mabee left a will 12 May 1823 Schenectady,
Schenectady County, New York. "Will of Jacob Mabee, of the Town
of Rotterdam, Schenectady County, mentions wife Eva, sons
Cornelius (deceased), Simon, George Clinton, Nicholas,
daughters Hester (disinherited), Catherine, Margaret,
grandchildren Jacob C. Mabee, son of deceased son Cornelius,
Jacob Veeder, son of Samuel Veeder, and Cornelia Merselis,
daughter of daughter Hester. Also mentioned is a slave, Sam, to
be manumitted on 4/8/1827 "that being the day he will arrive at
legal age.""

• Will, 12 May 1823, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ⁹⁶⁵⁶ Will of Jacob Mabee, of the Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady
County, mentions wife Eva, sons Cornelius (deceased), Simon,
George Clinton, Nicholas, daughters Hester (disinherited),
Catherine, Margaret, grandchildren Jacob C. Mabee, son of
deceased son Cornelius, Jacob Veeder, son of Samuel Veeder, and
Cornelia Merselis, daughter of daughter Hester. Also mentioned
is a slave, Sam, to be manumitted on 4/8/1827 "that being the
day he will arrive at legal age."

• Obituary, 12 Dec 1823. ⁹⁹¹⁰ Death of Major Jacob Mabee, of Rotterdam. Jacob was driving a
wagon laden with five barrels of potash when he was thrown from
the wagon and killed when a wheel passed over his body

• Probate, 27 Mar 1824, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ⁹⁹¹¹

• No Name, 27 Mar 1834. Letter of Administration for Estate of Jacob Mabee issued to
Eve Mabee, his wife 27 Mar 1834

Jacob married Eva Simonse Van Petten [36767] [MRIN: 551605495], daughter of Simon Nicholas Van Petten [36671] and Jannetje Vrooman [36672], on 19 Jan 1793 in First Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Albany County, New York.⁶⁰⁹ (Eva Simonse Van Petten [36767] was born on 1 Apr 1771,⁸⁵⁵ died on 7 Jun 1862 in Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York ⁹⁸⁹⁸ and was buried on 10 Jun 1862 in Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York ^611,733.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1800, 3rd Ward (later Rotterdam), Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. ⁶⁴³ one male and two females under 10 and one male and one female
between 26 and 45,

• Census, 1820, Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York. ¹¹⁰ Jacob Mabie, one man and two women over 45, one man and two
women 16-26, one boy 16-18, one boy and one girl 10-16, and one
boy and two girls under 10