Jacobus Severyn Bruyn (April 7, 1749 – May 25, 1823) was an American politician from

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Early life

Bruyn was born on April 7, 1749, in

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. He was a son of Jacobus Bruyn and Jane (

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Graham) Pruyn (d. 1764). Among his siblings was elder sister Gertruyd Bruyn (the wife of Cornelius DuBois), twin brother Severyn Tenhout Bruyn (also a New York Assemblymen), brother

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(also a New York Assemblymen and member of New York State Senate; married Margaret DeWitt, a daughter of Col.

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and Blandina DuBois; father of Charles DeWitt Bruyn), sister Mary Bruyn (wife of Nicholas Hardenberg), and brother

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(also a New York Assemblymen).

Career

In April 1797, Bruyn was elected to succeed his brother

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as a

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men from Ulster County in the 21st and 22nd New York State Legislatures from July 1, 1797, until June 30, 1799. After two years, he was succeeded by the same brother he had replaced. In 1800, he was elected to a one-year term in the

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to fill the vacancy left by

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for the

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. His seat was one of the 12 representing the Middle District which then consisted of Dutchess,

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, Columbia,

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, Rockland and

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counties. In April 1801, Bruyn was reelected to a four-year term, serving in the 25th,

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, 27th and 28th New York State Legislatures until June 30, 1805.

Personal life

Bruyn was married to Jenneke DeWitt (1755–1823), a daughter of Andries J. DeWitt and Blandina Elmendorf (née Ten Eyck) DeWitt. Jenneke was a niece of Col.

and a first cousin of Margaret DeWitt (the wife of Jacobus' brother

). Together, they were the parents of: * Blandina Bruyn (1776–1841), who married John I. Hardenburg, a son of Johannes Gerardus Hardenburg, of the Hardenbergh patent. * Jane Bruyn (1778–1818), who died unmarried. * Jacobus Bruyn (b. 1780) * Mary Bruyn (b. 1783) * Ann Bruyn (b. 1785) * Maria Bruyn (b. 1788) * Andris "Andrew" DeWitt Bruyn (1790–1838), a New York Assemblymen in 1818; president of the

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in 1822, and a

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from New York for the 22nd District from 1837 to 1838. Bruyn died in

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, on May 25, 1823, and was buried at Wawarsing Cemetery in Wawarsing.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruyn, Jacobus S. 1749 births 1823 deaths Members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) state senators De Witt family Bruyn family 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 18th-century members of the New York State Legislature