Rapalje, John

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rapalje
  • Wiki Biography:
    • John Rapalje (1728–1802) of Brooklyn, New York, was an active loyalist and a member of the Committee of Correspondencein 1774 and of the House of Assembly in 1775. In 1779, his land was confiscated under the “Act of Attainer” and he left the country. He died in England in 1802.
    • In 1775, Rapalje had a seat in the House of Assembly, and was one of the fourteen who, during the recess that year, addressed General Gage at Boston on the subject of the war. In February 1775, a motion was made in the General Assembly of New York by Philip Schuyler, Esq. to adopt and approve the proceedings of the late Congress. This motion occasioned violent debates. Rapalje opposed and voted against the acts of Congress, alongside John Cruger, James DeLancey, Jacob Walton, James Jauncey, Daniel Kissam, William Nicoll, Benjamin Seaman, Christopher Billop, Isaac Wilins, Frederick Phillipse, Samuel Gale, and Leonard Van Kleck. He was apprehended by order of George Washington and transported to Connecticut in August, 1776. He was allowed to return to Long Island on parole.
    • After his property was confiscated, he departed the country, going either to England or Nova Scotia. In 1787, he sent two of his slaves, Eve and Suke, to George Leonard of Nova Scotia.
  • United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=10890
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