Dirck Brinckerhoff

Dirck Brinckerhoff or Derick Brinkerhoff (1724 – 1789) was an American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War and politician who served in both the New York General Assembly and the New York State Assembly.

Early life Brinckerhoff was born in 1724. He was the eldest child of Femmetje (née Remsen) Brinckerhoff (1703–1771) and Abraham Brinckerhoff (1701–1738). Among his younger siblings was Altie Brinckerhoff, who married New York State Senator Abraham Adriance. During the war, his house, which was two miles from the hospitals, workshops, and barracks of the Continental Army, hosted many officers and prominent people, including John Adams, George Washington, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (who spent six weeks recovering in the second-floor bedroom), Alexander Hamilton, General Alexander McDougall, who used the home as his headquarters, Governor George Clinton, and Generals Putnam, Knox, Arnold, Greene, and Gates. He was also Chairman of the Vigilance Committee of Poughkeepsie.

Abraham Brinckerhoff (b. 1748), who married Sarah Brett, a daughter of Robert Brett, in 1770. Jacob Brinckerhoff (1754–1818), who married Dientie Van Wyck in 1774. who married Col. Aaron Stockholm (1756–1825).

Brinckerhoff died in Fishkill in 1789 and was buried in the family vault on his property. Much of his personal and family history were lost, including his family Bible, which was burned.