Adrian Van Brunt

1735 - 1785  (49 years)

• Name	Adrian Van Brunt  [1]
  Birth	17 Nov 1735	Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States   [1]
  Baptism	30 Nov 1735	Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Christening	30 Nov 1735	Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States
  Special	SAR Patriot #: P-309264
  FSID	K2N9-889  [2]
  Death	18 Sep 1785	Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I45127	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Rutgert Cornelius Van Brunt, Colonel ,   b. 11 Dec 1682, New Ultrecht, Kings, New York, United States d. 7 Apr 1760, New Ultrecht, Kings, New York, United States (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Van Voorhees,   b. 23 Nov 1695, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States d. 17 Jul 1748, Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Nov 1710	New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
  Family ID	F24865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Engeltie Rapalje,   b. Abt 1740, New Ultrecht, Kings, New York, United States d. 23 Aug 1826, Queens, New York, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1760	New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Van Brunt,   b. 10 Dec 1768, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States d. 1 Jul 1855, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F24866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  State of Service: NY Qualifying Service: Captain SAR Patriot #: P-309264 DAR #: A117245 Qualifying Service Description: Captain, NY Militia, 1775 Additional References: NJ State Archives, Genealogy of Van Brunt Family, Vol I, pg 286 NY Rev Papers, Vol I, pg 431 Mather, Refugees of Long Island, pg 1013 1775- Was a captain of the militia of the town favoring seperation from Britain 1776-took the oath to Gen. Howe of allegiance to keep his family from suffering. During the war he and his brother, Rutgert, were arrested for not turning in those who captured British officers from Flatbush, but no proof was found against them and they were released. He was a leading man in the town as his name appears at the head of many committees. SAR Patriot #: P-309264 State of Service: NY Qualifying Service: Captain DAR #: A117245 Qualifying Service Description: Captain, NY Militia, 1775 1775- Was a captain of the militia of the town favoring seperation from Britain 1776-took the oath to Gen. Howe of allegiance to keep his family from suffering. during the war he and his brother, Rutgert, were arrested for not turning in those who captured British officers from Flatbush, but no proof was found against them and they were released. He was a leading man in the town as his name appears at the head of many committees.

  
  

• Photos		_Sons of the American Revolution
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• Sources

  [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Genealogy of the Van Brunt family. 1653-1867." Genealogy of the Van Brunt family. 1653-1867. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. <https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofvanbr00berg#page/20/mode/1up>. This source was created for free with http://RecordSeek.com [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-2TC : 17 February 2023), Adrian V Brunt, 1735. This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.