by 1800 he had removed to dutchess county, new york, and on june 21, 1800, he married sarah van kleek (1779–1833) at the dutch reformed church in poughkeepsie, new york. before 1810, he settled in albany, new york where he sold hats made by his brother timothy in guilderland, new york. local lore had it that the hats were made waterproof by immersion in the bozenkill, a stream behind a mansion in knowersville, a village of guilderland.