Daniel Brodhead I
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Daniel Brodhead I (c. 1631 – July 14, 1667) of Yorkshire, England served as a royalist and Captain of Grenadiers of the army of Charles II of England.
Biography
[edit]He was born c. 1631 in Yorkshire, England. Under an expedition led by Colonel Richard Nichols in 1664, Brodhead played a role in the capture of New Netherland. He settled in Marbletown, New York, in 1665. He died on July 14, 1667, in Esopus, New York.
Legacy
[edit]His grandson Daniel Brodhead II settled the area of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and his great-grandson Daniel Brodhead was a noted leader during the American Revolutionary War.
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