Born: PETRUS SCHAART

Petrus "Peter" Hendrick Shaatz "Short "(1732-1806) and Annatje (Bakker) Short (1737-1820). Peter H. Short was one of the earliest settlers of Woodstock. The family 69-acre farm was located close to the junction of Ohayo Mountain Road and Broadview Road.

Parents
Father: Hendrick Short b: 1 Jul 1704 in New Castle County, de
Mother: Gepjen Winne b: ABT 2 Jan 1704 in Kingston, Ulster, Ny

Spouse:
Marriage 1 Annatje (Backer) Baker b: ABT 6 Feb 1737 in Saugerties, Ulster, Ny
Married: 10 Oct 1756 in Saugerties, Ulster, Ny

Children:
1. Zachariah Short b: ABT 23 Feb 1757 in Kingston, Ulster, Ny
2. Petrus Short b: ABT 5 Jun 1759 in Saugerties, Ulster, Ny
3. Annatje Short b: ABT 23 Mar 1761 in Saugerties, Ulster, Ny
4. Peter (Schaart) Short b: ABT 1762 in Kingston, Ulster, Ny
5. Hendrick Short b: 1764 in Saugerties, Ulster Cty, Ny
6. Elizabeth Short b: ABT 28 Jan 1766 in Saugerties, Ulster, NY
7. David (Sr) Short b: 1768 in Woodstock,Ulster,New York
8. Lea Short b: ABT 4 Apr 1771 in Catskill, Greene, Ny
9. Catherine (Caty) (Schaert) Short b: ABT 15 May 1773 in Saugerties, Ulster, Ny, m. Elting.
10.Maria Short b: ABT 29 Nov 1775 in Ulster County, Ny
11.Rachel Short b: ABT 12 Sep 1778 in Saugerties, Ulster, New York.


Petrus Short and son in law Peter Miller were captured by the Tauries (whom we're dressed as indians). The family were returning from baptizing Peter Miller's son, on horse and buggy when they happened upon a rope across the road. The two men jumping off, were captured by the Tauries and taken captive to a Canadian prison, and were nearly tortured to death. The women and children were set free to continue the 12 mile journey home by foot.

Under the guidance of tories they had painted Short black, which was a sign among the Indians that anyone might put him to death. Against this celebrated Indian John Runnip remonstrated, saying that he had not treated the Snyders in this way, and told Short to wash his face, which saved his life, as otherwise the young Indians and squaws would have beat his brains out.

A NYS Marker noting their capture is located at the intersection of New York State Route 212 and Baumgarten Road, east of Woodstock, Ulster County, NY. The marker reads:

“June 18, 1780, near this spot, Peter Short and Peter Miller were captured by Tories disguised as Indians and taken to Canada.”
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June 18, 1780 he and Peter Miller were captured by Tories and taken to Canada as prisoners

The Catskill Mountains and the Region Around
Chapter 6
By Rev. Charles Rockwell

On Jube 18, 1780, Peter (Petrus Shaart) Short and his son-in-law Peter (Petrus Miller) Miller, of Woodstock, in Ulster County, are found as captives and prisoners with the Snyders in Canada; Woodstock and Saugerties being adjoining towns, near the southern extreme of the Catskill Mountains, so that the Snyders and their fellow-prisoners lived within a few miles of each other when at home. At the request of the author, Mr. James U. Emerick, a well-known and intelligent resident of Woodstock, recently made inquiries with regard to Short and Miller, and under date of June 16, 1866, wrote as follows:

Short and Miller were freed from their captivity in Canada by an Indian named Joe Dewitt, to whom they had shown kindness before their captivity. This Indian requested them to wash their blackened faces, which had been painted to prevent their friends from recognizing them, if others from the same district should be taken prisoners. He then conducted them through the wilderness, so that in due time they reached Woodstock in safety, thankful to God who had preserved their lives, while exposed to torture and death, from the merciless tories and savage Indians. This information I obtained from Captain John Vandebogart and James Wolven, aged inhabitants of this town, who received it directly from the Snyders, who were with these men in Canada, and knew of the manner of their liberation, as also from Short and Miller themselves. There are in this town a number of young men named Short and Miller, who are grandchildren of those spoken of above.

Cemetery location 84 County Road 39, Zena, NY

Link to book:
https://books.google.com/books?id=aEw9AQAAMAAJ&...g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisnqnlg5L0AhXpkOAKHUesBfAQ6AF6BAgTEAI#v=onepage&q=annatje%20short%20Miller&f=false
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Resided: Lake Hill, Ulster County New York

***Research on the Short Family would have been impossible without the research of Ken Margeson aka Kenskin on rootsweb.***