Hi Leslie Potter, Here is the location of some information about Col. Cornelius Van Dyck. http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/yates/gen-vandyke.html He did not have any children. I have his genealogy back several generations if you need it. Richard > Cornelius VanDyke a NY Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolutionary War was > granted 2700 acres on 9 July 1790 for military service. (No location given) > Souce: Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. REVOUTIONARY WAR BOUNTY LAND GRANTS > AWARDED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS. Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore MD, > 1996. Lib of Congress No 96-75099.