Daniel Brodhead I

Daniel Brodhead I served as a captain in the royal 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. 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.