In 1700, Gerardus Beekman served under the Earl of Bellomont, a member of the English Parliament and a colonial governor, and became one of the advisers of Viscount Cornbury when the latter succeeded Belmont in 1702.
In 1700, Gerardus Beekman served under the Earl of Bellomont, a member of the English Parliament and a colonial governor, and became one of the advisers of Viscount Cornbury when the latter succeeded Belmont in 1702.