Daniel Brodhead I

Who is Daniel Brodhead I?

Daniel Brodhead I of Yorkshire, England served as a royalist and Captain of Grenadiers of the army of Charles II of England. Under an expedition led by Colonel Richard Nichols in 1664, Brodhead played a role in the capture of New Netherland. He settled in Marbletown, New York in 1665. He died on July 14, 1667. His grandson Daniel Brodhead III settled the area of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and his great-grandson Daniel Brodhead IV was a noted leader during the American Revolutionary War.