When Samson Crooker Striker was born on 15 December 1754, in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States, his father, John Jacobus Stryker, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Crooker, was 30. He married Ursula Clapp in 1784, in Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 7 April 1832, in Athol, Prince Edward, Upper Canada, British North America, at the age of 77.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
WHEN thirteen American Colonies forcibly severed themselves(with the assistance of England’s ancient rival & enemy)from the protection of the mother country a large number of the colonists would not allow illjudged legislation of a political party who for a time held the reins of power at home, or still more wicked, insane & ungenerous conduct of unthinking fellow-subjects in America to deprive them of their proud birthright as British subjects & of the benefit to themselves & posterity of that excellent constitution & those just laws which in their minds were associated with & hallowed by every sentiment that tends to elevation & advancement of humanity. Preferring to live under old flag in a strange and comparatively unexplored country than remain in their old homes where the great mass of people had thrown off allegiance to British Crown they came to Canada bringing with them those high principles of loyalty & honor which their descendants yet retain, many of whom still live on the same property.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
English (Middlesex): occupational name from an unrecorded Middle English striker, probably in most instances a derivative of Middle English striken ‘to stroke, rub, make (something) smooth, spread (something) evenly’. The exact sense of the surname cannot be determined without defining contexts, but it was probably synonymous with the etymologically related Straker and Stroker , and could therefore have denoted a waxer or polisher of goods made of leather, metal, wood, etc., or perhaps a sharpener of knives (honing blades with a whetstone), or else a public official who would measure (or strike off) a standard quantity of corn for sale by using a flat stick called a strike to make the corn level. In some cases the name could alternatively be a derivative of Middle English striken ‘to strike or hammer (metal)’, used for a smith, perhaps, or a minter of coins, but striker is not a recorded term for either occupation. This surname is rare in Britain.
Variant of Stryker , a surname of Dutch origin.
Americanized form of German Streicher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesSamson Striker was also known as Sampson. He was born on 15 December 1754 at Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.1,2 He was the son of John Stryker and Sarah Crooker.1 He was baptized at Wolver Hollo …
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