Notes for: William (Boden) Bodine

This info comes from Ancestral File at the FamilySearch site. They are listed as "Boden."

That info may have said that their children were baptized in the 1800's, but that is not possible. It must have been the 1700's or else William and Cornelia's dates are not correct.

His marriage record says he was from Woesyne (Woestina). There was a Dutch Reformed Church in Woestina (NY?). Here is some information about the Woestina area:

History of the City and County of Schenectady, New York
"Originally prepared in 1887 for use in the public schools of the city. Now revised and brought down to date."
[This information is from History of the City and County of Schenectady, New York (Schenectady, 1913). It is in SCPL's Schenectady Collection at R 974.744 H67a. Thanks to Carol Di Crosta for data entry help.]

Chapter IV: The Township of Rotterdam
The township of Rotterdam was first settled by white men about the year 1661, and was named from the city of Rotterdam in Holland. The fertile river bottom-lands extending five miles westward from Schenectady were called by the early settlers the Bouwland, meaning good or fertile land, and all the land lying west of this tract was known as Woestina, or Wilderness. Rotterdam was formed from Schenectady, April 14, 1820, and was formerly the third ward of the city. Additional lands were taken from the city in 1853, and in 1865 a portion of the town was re-ceded to the city. Population in 1880, 2326.

From: Ann Messecar [annmess28 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021
Subject: The mysterious Ulster County Bodines (from Ann)

Hi Dave,
I thought this might help with the hunt for the father of those Bodines in Ulster County.

The marriage listed in the records as “William (Boden?) and Cornelia Potman” is NOT a marriage record for William Bodin, but for William Bowen.

I think you'll find that Cornelia is the daughter of Victor Jans Potman (Pullman) and Grietje Pieterse Mabel, living in “Maquaas” near Schenectady, NY.
Cornelia has 2 sisters married soon after her...
Anna Potman with husband Isaak Callier.
Mary Potman and husband Cornelis Bowen. A Bowen!
That started me looking at Bowens and I found a William Bowen (brother of Cornelis) and his wife, Cornelia, baptizing a child, John Bowen, January 26, 1734, in Schenectady, NY. Two brothers marrying two sisters and it's in the right location.

Just ruling out a Bodyn marriage with Cornelia Potman.
Ann