Gerritje Lansing was born in November 1748. She was the last child born to the marriage of Albany residents Gerrit I. and Ariaantie Beekman Lansing. Her father died just before her birth leaving Ariaantie a widow and Albany householder for many decades thereafter.

In July 1767, Gertie was not yet eighteen when she married Albany native John E. Bradt at the Albany Dutch church. The following March, their only child was christened in Albany. In 1766, the "daughter in law of Egbert Bradt" was assessed at the rate of one pound. In any event, John Bradt did not live much beyond their wedding.

In March 1779, the thirty-one-year-old widow married newcomer Bethuel Washburn - New England-born boarder and associate of her late father-in-law. Over the next decade, at least two of their children were christened at her Albany church where she was a member and pewholder for many years.

Bethuel Washburn filed a will in April 1790. It named "Garritie" as co-executor. He was dead before the census was taken and Gerritje Washburn was accounted for in the household of her mother. Her first ward house and lot were configured on the assessment roll for 1799. Gerritje Lansing Bradt Washburn died sometime after that.

Sources: The life of Gerritje Lansing Bradt Washburn is CAP biography number 3310. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.