Peterson Family Tree

13. Nicklaes3 was christened at “Hackensack” (but the single minister for
Hackensack and Schraalenburgh mixed records) 25 Jun 1760, witnessed by his
20-year-old brother Abraham. He farmed in the vicinity of Schraalenburg,
probably close to Pascack, New Jersey (3 miles west of Tappan, New York).
I’ve found no record of the marriage to Elizabeth Hazlett. He served as a
British messenger from 1776 and was wounded. Harassed by “Rebels” the
family moved to British New York City in 1778. They fought/foraged under
Major Ward, taking food, wood, and other goods from New Jersey to New York
City, and took part in the victory of the Blockhouse of Bergen Wood. The
family was expatriated by the British to Canada in 1783 and, after a cold
winter in tents at Sorrell, Lower Canada, settled with other Loyalist
Associates in Adolphustown, Upper Canada, in the spring of 1784. He was
among the first to harvest successful crops. He farmed 200 acres of
Concession 3 Lot 17 for 61 years and died there at 89, following a fall, 16
March 1746.