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Come with me, ladies : cluster Here on the western pier ; Look at her jewels' lustre, Changing with the changing year.
First of the months to woo her, June her strawberries flings Over her garniture, Bringing her exquisite things.
Rifling her richest casket, Handing her everywhere Garnets in crate and basket, Knowing she soon will wear
Blackberries, jet and lava, Raspberries, ruby and red ; Trinkets that August gave ber Over her toilet spread.
After such gifts have faded. Then the peaches are seen, Coral and ivory braided, Fit for an Indian queen.
And September will send her Proud of her wealth and bold, Melons glowing in splendor, Emeralds set with gold.
So she glides to the Narrows, Where the forts are astir ; Her speed is a shining arrow's ; Guns are silent for her.
So she glides to the ringing Bells of the beifried town, Kissing the wharves and flinging All of her jewels down.
Whence she gathers her riches, Ladies, now would you see ? Leaving your city riches, Wander awhile with me."
DESCENDANTS OF BENJAMIN VANMATER AND ELIZABETH LANE, HIS WIFE.
Benjamin VanMater, $ third surviving son of Kreijn VanMater, and Elizabeth Lane, his wife, their children and some of their descendants:
Neeltje (Eleanor) i b. Sept. 8, 1730 ; m. 1748, Garrett Janse Couwenhoven, and was his first wife as already mentioned. She died
* In book 1 of deeds, page 255, Monmouth county clerk's office, is record of a deed from John Hartshorne and Lucy, his wife, to Benjamin VanMater, dated March 4, 1761. (consideration $2,600) for a tract of 274 acres in Shrewsbury township, beginning on north- erly side of Hockhockson branch of Falls River. Also, on page 252 of same book a deed from Thomas Lemming and Hannah, his wife, to Benjamin VanMater, dated August 3, 1770, for 40 acres in Shrewsbury township, bounded on Pine brook and Tintern brook in part. This deed is witnessed by Cyrenins VanMater, Benjamin Couwenhoven and Cornelius Van- Mater.
+ An old Dutch Bible was brought by Neeltje VanMater into the Conover family when she was first wife of Garrett Conwenhoven. It has remained there ever since and is now in possession of John Lyall, son of the late Peter G. Conover. The following are exact copies of certain entries in this Bible:
"Crinjance VanMater, deyed 10 March. 1720."
"Jon Lyle 10 January 1761."
"My father Jacob Lain dyed 21 Nov. 1761."
"My daughter Elizabeth Bennett dyed 10 Aug. 1769."
"My son Jacob VanMater dyed April 20, 1775."
"Benjamin VanMater dyed July 21, 1776 73y. 5m. 29d."
"My grandson Cyrenius VanMater son of Cornelius VanMater, dyed July 30, 1775-4 years 25 days."
The following entries were evidently made by Garret Couwenhoven :
"William Schanck b. March 3, 1789."
"Nelly is born 8 Sept. 1730."
"I married with Nelly VanMater in 1748." "My daughter Jacoba is born 10 sept 1749."
"Benjamin b. 25 Jan. 1753."
"Catharine, b. 25 Dec. 1756."
"John, b. Sept. 1, 1766, dyed 28 Aug. 1775." "Garrett B. 28 Sept. 1770."
The last five entries give us names and births of children of Garrett Couwenhoven by his first wife Neeltje (Nelly) VanMater. The eldest daughter Jacoba is said to have been designated by the last syllable of her name "Coba," or as the Dutch expressed it, Cobatje. pronounced in English, "Cobauchee."
prior to 1786, for about that time Garrett J. Couwenhoven married his second wife, Antje Schanck.
Jacob, b. March 12, 1732 ; m. Neeltje, daugh- ter of I endrick Hendrickson and Neeltje Gar- retse Schanck, his wife. She was bap. Sept. 30, 1740. Jacob VanMater died April 20, 1775, aged 43 yrs., 1 mo. and 8 days, according to his tombstone in VanMater graveyard. His widow was about 35 years of age at date of bis death and may bave married again.
Cyrenins, bap. July 29, 1737 ; m. first, Anne. daughter of Arie VanDorn and Antje Janse Schanck, his wife. She died June 1, 1765, aged 27 yra. 3 mo., according to her head- stone in VanMater graveyard; m. second, April 6, 1766, Cobatje or Cobauchee Couwen- hoven.
Cornelius, bap. April 28, 1744; m. December 3. 1767, Sarah, daughter of Cyrenins Van- Mater and Abagail Lefferts, his wife. She was born October 3, 1748 ; bap. October 23 of same year, and died February 25, 1824, aged 75 yrs, 4 mos., 22 days according to tomb- stone in VanMater yard. Cornelius VanMater is buried by her side and date of his death given as March 30, 1797, aged 52 yrs., 1 mo., 16 days. He was captain of a company of Monmouth militia during the early part of the Revolutionary war.
Sarah VanMater, widow of Cornelius, made her will February 20, 1824, proved March 10, 1826 ; recorded in Book B of Wills, p. 386, etc., Monmouth Surrogate's office. She describes herself as the widow of Cornelins VanMater. She bequeaths to her grandniece, Eleanor Hendrickson, (daughter of John Hendrickson and Mary Lloyd, his wife, and granddaughter of Daniel Hendrickson and Eleanor VanMater, his wife,) and to Elizabeth Weathers and Anna Scott, widow of James Scott, all her wearing apparel to "be equally divided between the three by her friend, Jane Lefferts." She also directa her son-in-law and executor, Jacob B. VanMater, to give each of them $10 to purchase black clothes. All her silver spoons and plate and residue of her personal property is given to her son-in-law, Jacob B. VanMater, in fee, and he is made sole ex- ecutor.
Elizabeth, b. September, 1748 ; m. November 9, 1762, William, son of Jan Bennett and Ida VanMater, his wife; died August 10, 1769. They had a child named Ida bap. July 28. 1769.
Jacob VanMater by Neeltje Hendrick - son, his wife, had the following chil- dren:
Benjamin, b. January 28, 1757 ; bap. May 15 following ; m. July12, 1778, Sarah, daughter of
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Daniel VanMater ; d. May 31, 1817, aged 60 yrs., 4 mos. and 3 days, according to inscrip- tion on his tombstone in VanMater yard. His wife is buried by his side and her tombstone states that she died September 5, 1840, aged 81 yra., 23 days.
Neeltje, bap. Oct. 18, 1761 ; m. first, Conrad Lovefield ; second, Jacob Holmes.
Elizabeth, bap. April 30, 1764 ; m. Daniel, son of Johannes Polhemus and Mary Van- Mater, his wife; d. October 23, 1813, aged 49 years.#
Hendrick, bap. March 6, 1766 ; d. unmarried November 20, 1840, aged 74 yrs., 9 mos. and 14 days, according to his tombstone in Van- Mater yard. He left a will dated August 1, 1829 ; proved February 20, 1841 ; recorded in C of Wills, p. 322, Monmouth Surrogate's office. He gives his nephew Henry, son of his brother Benjamin, six silver spoons and an eight day clock and all his wearing apparel. Residue of his property to be divided in six equal shares. Two shares to his nephew Dan- iel, two shares to his nephew Henry, one share to each of his nieces, Maria and Eleanor, daughters of his brother, Benjamin, "Not doubting," he says in the will, "but what they will contribute a support to their aged mother, for whom I ever entertained the most un- feigned respect and friendship, and also their two brothers, Jacob and Gilbert, who have exercised towards me innumerable acts of kindness, but whose misfortunes may require assistance and protection of my legatees." Daniel and Henry, his two nephews, are ap- pointed executors.
The will is witnessed by James Nevius, Joseph H. VanMater and Catharine Nevins.
Cyrenius, second son of Benjamin VanMater and Elizabeth Lane, his wife, by Anna VanDorn, his first wife, had two sons:
Benjamin, bap. June 27, 1762 ; m. Sept. 11, 1787. Elizabeth, daughter of Cornelius Van- Mater and Sarah VanMater, his wife. She was baptised Oct. 9, 1768 ; d. March 16, 1795, aged 26 yrs., 6 mos. and 16 days, according to her tombstone in VanMater yard. Benjamin VanMater d. March 14, 1825.
Arie, (generally called and known as Aaron) bap. April 30, 1764 ; m. April 7, 1785, Mary, daughter of Albert Polhemus and Altje (Alchy) VanMater, his wife, and died Sept. 2, 1835, leaving only one daughter, Anne, bap. Dec. 20, 1785, who m. Joseph H. VanMater. the famous horseman of Monmouth county.
By his second wife, Cobatje Couwen- hoven, he had the following children:
William, bap. May 10, 1767; m. Jan. 4,
# Daniel Polhemus died June 22, 1831, aged 71 years, according to his tombstone in Pol- hemus burying ground at Scobeyville, Mon- mouth county. He had the following children by his wife, Elizabeth VanMater: Jacob, b. June 28, 1795; Abbie, b. Dec. 19, 1797; m. William Schanck. John, b. Jan. 17, 1801 : d. young. John, b. May 7, 1803, and Daniel, b. July 26, 1806.
1792, Ida Bennett, ยง and died about 1800, leav- ing two children, a son and daughter. His widow married for her second husband, James Smith.
Agnes, b. 1769 ; m. Jacob Smith.
Jacob, bap. May 19, 1772 ; m. Feb. 13, 1804, Mary Vanderveer.
Cornelius, bap. Sept. 5, 1773 ; m. June 18, 1797, Orpah Taylor.
Garrett, bap. Aug. 25, 1776 ; m. Betsey Lake. Elizabeth, bap. May 10, 1778 ; m. John W. Bennett.
Mary, or Polly, bap. April 23, 1781; d. in infancy.
Nelly (Eleanor) bap. Sept. 9, 1781 ; m. William Wyckoff, and had following children, viz: John, b. Aug. 20, 1800 : Mary, b. March 1, 1802 ; Garrett, b. Feb. 28, 1804 ; Cyrenius, b. Oct. 9. 1807 ; Charles, b. Aug. 23, 1809 ; and Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1811.
Catharine, bap. Dec. 7, 1783 ; m. June 24, 1802, Matthias Golden.
Peter, bap. Oct. 16, 1786 ; m. Lavinia Beasley.
Sarah, bap. April 11, 1790 ; m. Joseph Lake. John C., bap. April 5, 1793.
I do not know who this last son married.
Cyrenius VanMater, father of the above 14 children, made his will Oct. 13, 1800 ; proved Feb. 28, 1801, and recorded in Book A of Wills. p. 623, in Monmouth surrogate's office. He gives to his two sons, Benjamin and Arie (Aaron) by his first wife, Anne VanDorn, all the goods and chattels received from their mother and says that he gives them no more because they are well provided for by their mother's relatives.
He then gives to his second wife Cobatje, use of all his property during her widowhood. He then devises, subject to use of widow, to his two sons, Garrett and Peter, the farm he bought of Edmund Williams, formerly the John Tilton farm, to be equally divided be-
$ One of William VanMater's children was Elizabeth, or Betsy, born Feb. 16, 1794; m. Jan. 11, 1816, William Lake, son of Capt. John Lake of Colts Neck. Soon after this marriage, he removed to Freehold where he lived. Here he had one son, William Henry. h. Oct. 19, 1817. He then moved to New York City, where he followed his trade as a carpenter until about 1833, when he came back and took up his residence at Morrisville in this county. While in New York he had two sons born. John Bennett about 1824 and Joseph T., b. Sept. 26, 1830. His eldest son, William Henry, followed the sea and physically was as fine a specimen of the American sailor as ever trod the deck of a ship. He, however. contracted hasty consumption, which carried him off in the morn of his manhood. He is buried in the yard of the old White Meeting House in Holmdel township. The second son, John Bennett, was drowned while shad fishing in the North River. Joseph T. Lake, the youngest son, has resided in Freehold nearly all his life and is still (1899) living. He served during the war of the Rebellion as Captain of Company E, 29th Regt. N. J. Vols., and came home with the respect and good will of all of his men, for he looked after them like a father.
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tween them.
He bequeaths to Cbrineyonce || and Elizabeth, children of his deceased son William Van- Mater, and to Sally Ann and Cyreniua Smith, children of his deceased daughter Agnes, who married Jacob Smith, $500 to be equally div- ided between them when they become of age.
All residue of his estate he devises to his seven children, Jacob, Cornelius, Elizabeth Bennett, Eleanor Wyckoff, Catharine Van- Mater, Sarah VanMater and John C. Van- Mater, after their mother's use has ended, share and share alike. His son Cornelius, and his friend Tylee Williama, are appointed ex- ecutors.
Cornelius, third son of Benjamin Van Mater and Elizabeth Lane, his wife, married Sarah VanMater, and had the following children:
Elizabeth, b. Aug. 30, 1768 ; bap. Oct. 9, fol- lowing ; m. Sept. 11, 1787, Benjamin Van- Mater ; d. March 16, 1795.
Cyrenius, bap. Sept. 15, 1771 ; d. when a boy. Abagail, bap. May 14, 1780; m. Dec. 22, 1800, Jacob B. VanMater ; died Aug. 25, 1802.
Benjamin, eldest son of Jacob Van- Mater and Nelly Hendrickson, married Sarah VanMater and had the following children:
Jacob B., b, Feb. 13, 1779 ; bap. April 4, following ; m. Abagail VanMater, Dec. 22, 1800 ; d. Dec. 2, 1836, aged 57 yrs., 9 mo., and 9 days, and is buried in VanMater yard. Hia wife, Abagail, is interred by his side and her age given as 22 yrs., 10 mo.
Daniel, b. March 3, 1782 ; bap. June 20, fol- lowing ; d. May 10, 1852.
!! This aon of William VanMater, Chriney- once, enlisted as a soldier in the war of 1812, and, while at Trenton, N. J., awaiting orders, was taken with a fever which proved fatal. He died unmarried. His sister, Elizabeth or Betsey, married William Lake, as stated above.
Gilbert, b. Dec. 18, 1787; bap. March 23, 1788 ; d. May 11, 1850.
Maria, b. Feb. 15, 1790 ; bap. May 2 follow- ing ; d. unmarried May 18, 1867.
Henry, b. October 8, 1791 ; bap. Dec. 11, following : d. June 6, 1841. He married Cath- arine S. Bennett.
Eleanor, b. Oct. 20, 1793; bap. Oct. 21. (same year) d. single May 27, 1862.
It would puzzle one to define the relationship of the above six children, or state the exact relation of each to the other.
Benjamin, eldest son of Cyrenius Van Mater by his first wife, Anne VanDorn. married as already stated, Elizabeth, daughter of Cornelius VanMater and Sarah VanMater, his wife, and had the following children:
John, b. Nov. 11, 1800 ; m. Jane, daughter of William I. Conover (who resided in what is now Manalapan township) and d. Sept. 16, 1868, on his farm at Colts Neck which lay on the south side of the turnpike. He had the following children, viz: John, who m. Mary E., daughter of Hon. William P. Forman, who for many years was one of the lay judges of the Monmouth county courts and who resided in Millstone township on the farm now owned by his son, Hon. Peter Forman. John C. Van- Mater served as collector of Atlantic town- ahip many years and died only recently.
Benjamin, who married Ann Eliza Sherman : William, who married Kate Stillwell, and Eliza, who married Foster VanKirk of Mercer county.
Eliza Ann, b. June 30, 1804; m. March 9, 1824, Hon. Thomas G. Haight of Colts Neck, and d. about 1881. They were the parents of Hon. John T. Haight, who was .collector of Monmouth county aseveral years and elected clerk of the county after a memorable struggle at the primaries and ballot box. 1 e died in office greatly mourned by his numerous friends.
Cornelius, b. Dec. 13, 1807 ; d. young, Jacob, b. Oct. 11, 1811 ; d. young.
DESCENDANTS OF CYRENIUS VAN MATER AND ABAGAIL LEFFERTS, HIS WIFE.
Cyrenius VanMater, fourth surviving son of Kreijn VanMater, and Abagail Lefferts, or Leffertse, his wife, had the following children:
Chrynjans (Chrineyonce), bap. March 20, 1730 ; m. his cousin Eleanor, daughter of Jos- eph VanMater and Sarah Roelofse Schanck, his wife; d. Sept. 11, 1785, aged 54 yrs., 9 mos., 17 days, according to his tombstone in the VanMater burying ground.
Mary, b. March 7, 1733; m. Nov. 16, 1758, Johannes (son of Daniel Polhemus and Mar- garet Albertse Couwenhoven, his wife). He was born Oct. 28, 1733 ; d. March 24, 1820. His wife Mary VanMater, d. Sept. 27, 1809. Both are interred in Polhemus cemetery at Scobeyville, N. J. They had the following children : Daniel, b. April 17, 1760 ; m. Eliza- beth VanMater ; d. June 22, 1831. His wife died Oct. 23, 1813, aged 49 years. Both are interred in the Polhemus yard."
Abigail, b. May 3, 1762 ; m. Cornelius Suy- dam ; d. June 7, 1801, aged 39 years ; buried in above yard. I do not know where her husband
* The Polhemus family burying ground is on the old homestead at Scobeyville, in Atlantic township, Monmouth county, N. J. The fol- lowing inscriptions were taken from the tombstones in the fall of 1898 by Mrs. Lydia H. S. Conover :
Daniel J. Polhemus, d. Sept. 26, 1763, aged 67 yrs.
Margaret Couwenhoven, wife of Daniel J. Polhemus, died June 17, 1780, aged 70 yrs.
John Polhemus, son of Daniel and Margaret Polhemus, d. March 24, 1820, aged 89 yrs.
Mary, his wife, (daughter of Cyrenius Van- Mater and Abigail Lefferts) d. Sept. 27, 1809, aged 76 yrs.
John Polhemus, Jr., son of John and Mary, d. Nov. 26, 1814, aged 38 yrs., 4 mo., 6 days.
Tobias Polhemus, son of Daniel and Mar- garet Polhemns, d. Aug. 24, 1826, aged 82 yrs.
Mary, his wife, (daughter of Garrett Gar- retse Schanck and Jannetje Williamse Cou- wenhoven) d. July 17, 1826, aged 69 yrs.
Daniel T. Polhemus, d. Oct. 1, 1826.
Catharine Conwenhoven, (his first wife, daughter of Cornelius Couwenhoven and Mary Hendrickson) d. June 20, 1797.
Sarah VanDyke, second wife Daniel T. Polhemus, d. Feb. 7, 1857, aged 88 yrs.
Daniel J. Polbemus, d. June 22, 1831, aged 71 yrs.
Elizabeth VanMater, wife of Daniel J. Pol- hemus, d. Oct. 23, 1813, aged 49 yrs.
Alkey VanMater (widow of Albert Polhemus and wife of William Bennett) d. Oct. 24, 1804, aged 64 yrs.
Daniel A. Polhemus, d. Jan. 29, 1820, aged 67 yrs. Micha Clarke, his wife --.
Abigail Suidam, wife of Cornelius Suidam
is buried.
Margaret, b. March 11, 1766; m. Nov. 20, 1793. Chrineyonce Schanck of Pleasant Valley, mentioned in a former article.
Mary, b. June 16, 1768 ; m. Jacob Suydam. Cyrenins, died young.
Neeltje, died young.
John, b. July 20, 1776 ; d. unmarried Nov. 26, 1814, aged 38 yrs., 4 mos. 6 days.
Eleanor, b. August 4, 1735; bap. Aug. 17, same year ; m. according to marriage license dated Nov. 14, 1758, and on file in office of the secretary of state at Trenton, Daniel, son of John Hendrickson and Annetje (Jacobse) Couwenhoven. Daniel was born July 3, 1735, and d. Nov. 17, 1809. He and his wife are both buried in family burying ground on the farm which he owned, and which is still (1899) in ownership of his descendant, situated on south side of street at eastern end of Middle- town village, next to so-called Presbyterian graveyard. This burying ground is near and in plain sight from the dwelling house on this farm.
In the above marriage license, Daniel Hendrickson is put down as a resident of Middlesex county. He was then holding some clerkship at Perth Am- boy, at that time the seat of govern- ment of East Jersey. They had the following children:
Anne, b. Feb. 14, 1761; bap. April 26 aame year ; m. Charles DuBois, and died June 26, 1798. Her husband was born Feb. 25, 1767 ; d. Sept. 8, 1804, at Middletown village. Both are buried in the above family cemetery.
Cyrenius, b. May 3, 1766 ; d. young.
John, b. June 13, 1773; m. Nov. 27, 1793, Mary, daughter of John Lloyd and Sarah Cou-
(and daughter of John Polhemus and Mary VanMater) d. June 7, 1801, aged 39 yrs.
Hannah Polhemus (daughter of Daniel Pol- hemus and Margaret Couwenhoven) d. Oct. 29. 1792, aged 54 yrs.
Aukey Lefferts, d. Nov. 26, 1769, aged 92 yrs. Mary TenEyck, his wife, d. Sept. 1, 1732, aged 55 yrs.
Benjamin Lefferts, d. July 28, 1785, aged 62 yrs.
Mary Lefferts, d. June 28, 1800, aged 94 yrs. Colonel Auke Wikoff, d. April 16, 1820, aged 72 yrs.
The tenant of the last grave was one of the brave and trusted leaders of our Revolutionary sires. He was Lient. Col. of 3rd Regt., Mon- mouth militia, and a stern, unyielding enemy of caste and royalty, as embodied in and per- petuated by the government of Great Britain. The Wyckoffs of Monmouth county were all sterling patriots and several of them rendered valuable services to the people in this war.
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wenhoven, his wife; died in Jan. 1807, leaving one daughter, Eleanor, and three sons, Daniel J., Charles J., and John Lloyd, aurviving.
Anne Hendrickson and Charles Du- Bois, her husband, left one daughter, Eleanor and two sons, Daniel H. Du- Bois and Peter DuBois, surviving them. The two sons both died in early man- hood unmarried, and are buried by . their parents in above yard. Eleanor DuBois, the only surviving child afore- said, was b. Aug. 19, 1792; m. Jan. 12, 1812, William H., son of Capt. Hendrick Hendrickson, who owned the old Hen- drickson homestead at Holland, in Holmdel township, and d. Sept. 25, 1879, aged 87 yrs., 1 mo., 6 days. She was the mother of Hon. William Henry Hen- drickson, one of the honored citizens of this county, who recently died on the old homestead at Holland, which he owned and occupied all his life. Daniel Hendrickson, the husband of Eleanor VanMater and maternal great grand- father of the late Hon. William H. Hendrickson, made his will Aug. 4, 1809. It was proved Dec. 29 of same year and is on record in Monmouth sur- rogate's office in Book B of Wills, p. 316. In this will he speaks of the farm on which he then lived, and the one allotted to his son John Lloyd, as called the "Stout farm." He gives to his widow, Eleanor Vandlater, and to Mary Lloyd, the widow of his deceased son John, use of all his property so long as they remain unmarried. He charges them with care, maintenance and edu- cation of his three grandsons, Daniel, John Lloyd and Charles, who he states are now living with him. At death of the two widows, all his real estate was to be equally divided between his said three grandsons, sons of John Hen- drickson, deceased. He gives legacies to Eleanor, the daughter of his son John, and to the children of his daugh- ter Anne DuBois. Tylee Williams, Joseph Taylor and Mary Lloyd, widow of John Hendrickson, are appointed ex- ecutors. Daniel Hendrickson, his son John, and son-in-law, Charles DuBois, owned together a tract of about 20 acres near central part of Middletown village, on north side of the street. By Book O of Deeds, page 739, Monmouth deed dated July 3, 1804, recorded in clerk's office, Daniel Hendrickson con- veys to his son John, certain lands on north side of Middletown street, and between lands of Edward Taylor and Jacob Covenhoven's lands. The last premises were afterwards known as the Murray homestead. and owned by George Crawford Murray, son of Wil-
liam W. Murray. The corner of Charles DuBois' lot is called for as one of the monuments in this deed, and also as a monument fixing the north line of the Middletown street. The DuBois lot was afterwards owned by John Casler, who for many years carried on the black- smith business in Middletown village. His shop stood on the opposite side of the street from this lot on which his residence stood.
Daniel J. Hendrickson, the son of John and grandson of Daniel Hendrick- son, received as his share of his grand- father's estate, a farm at the eastern end of Middletown village on north side of street, and about opposite to his brother, John Lloyd Hendrickson's farm on the south side. It is now in pos- session of the Morfords. It passed out of the ownership of Daniel J. Hendrick - son prior to his death. He died Dec. 24, 1845, aged 48 years, 11 months, ac- cording to inscription on his tombstone in Episcopal churchyard of Middletown village. Charles J. Hendrickson was well known to the present (1899) gen- eration, as an honorable man and a good citizen. He died only a few years ago at his residence on his farm, lying on north side of the street through Middletown village. For particular de- tails of his life see biography and pic- ture in Ellis' history of Monmouth county.
John Lloyd Hendrickson, m. Dec. 16. 1822, Adeline, daughter of George Crawford by his second wife, Eleanor Schanck, and d. Sept. 25, 1845, at his residence on the homestead farm afore- said. He left one son George Crawford, and one daughter Mary L., surviving him. The son died unmarried on the homestead where he was born and had always lived, Oct. 12, 1875, aged 46 yrs., 6 mo., 4 days, and is interred in family plot on this farm. A brief but truthful sketch of his life and char- acter, accompanied by a steel .engraving which hardly does him justice, for he had a strong, intelligent face with reg- ular well marked features, can be seen in Ellis' history. When he passed away he left a good name as an upright man, considerate and charitable to the poor, and helpful and obliging to his neigh- bors. He wronged no man; but dealt truly and fairly with all, so that no reproach rests upon his memory, al- though he never made any profession.
Altje (Alice) fourth child of Cyrenins Van- Mater and Abigail Lefferts, bap. Oct. 7, 1737 : m. first Albert, son of Daniel Polhemus and Margaret Albertse Couwenhoven, his wife; m. second, William Bennett, who was then a
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widower, having first married Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin VanMater and Elizabeth Lane. Altje VanMater d. Oct. 24, 1804. She had the following children by her second hus- band, William Bennett, viz: Elizabeth, b. June, 1773; John, b. Dec. 1774 ; Albert, b. July 1776 ; and Cyrenius, b. Aug. 1779.
The fifth child of Cyrenius VanMater and Abigail Lefferts was Sarah, b. Oct. 3; bap. Oct. 23, 1748 ; m. Dec. 3, 1767, Cornelius, son of Benjamin VanMater and Elizabeth Lane and d. Feb. 25, 1824, aged 75 yrs., 4 mo., 22 days, buried by her husband in VanMater yard. Her will, recorded in B. of Wills, p. 386, Monmouth surrogate's office, and the names of her children, have been heretofore given.
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