Daniel Brodhead I (c. 1631 – July 14, 1667) of

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, England served as a royalist and Captain of

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of the army of

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Biography

He was born circa 1631 in Yorkshire, England. Under an expedition led by Colonel Richard Nichols in 1664, Brodhead played a role in the capture of

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. He settled in Marbletown, New York in 1665. He died on July 14, 1667 in Esopus, New York.

Legacy

His grandson Daniel Brodhead II settled the area of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and his great-grandson

Daniel Brodhead Daniel Brodhead (October 17, 1736 – November 15, 1809) was an American military and political leader during the American Revolutionary War and early days of the United States. Early life Brodhead was born in Marbletown, New York, the son of ...

was a noted leader during the

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. English emigrants 17th-century American people Military personnel from Yorkshire People from Marbletown, New York 1630s births 1667 deaths Cavaliers Military personnel of the Anglo-Dutch Wars {{England-mil-bio-stub