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VII. Hans (Johannis), m. Saertje Wouterse.
VIII. Abraham, m. Annaetje Spyr, of Acquackanonk, at Bergen, May 12, 1733; d. July 27, 1788.
IX. Albertus, b. and 1. at Pemmerpog, m. Osseltjen Westervelt, y. d., b. and 1. at Hakkensak, June 15, 1744.
X. Sytje (Fytje), m. Johannis Everse, banns Aug. 20, 1744. Issue: I. Johannis, b. June 2, 1745; 2. Barent, b.
] Liber K of Wills, Trenton, 400.
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May 30, 1747; 3. Jacobus, b. Dec. 16, 1749; 4. Catalyntje, bap. March II, 1760.
Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Tryntje Pieterse had children:
I. Hendrick, bap. Oct. 5, 1685; m. Rachel Teunese Pier, 1 Oct. 23, 1708, both living in the jurisdiction of New-
1 Tunis Jansen Pier, of New York, m. Catrina Tomasse, of Bergen, Oct. 6, 1684, at Bergen; the record of the marriage gives his name as Spier. He subsequently removed to Second River. Owing to the simi- larity of sound between Tunis Pier and Tunis Spier the name is often written Spier. He bought considerable tracts of land at Second River in 1685, 1688, 1690, 1692, 1696, 1697 and 1721, the deeds being sometimes to "Tunis Johnson (alias Speare)," in 1685, 1692, 1697 and 1721; to Tunis Speere, of Ouchquickenunck, in 1688 and 1690. Teunis Jansen Pier is recorded among the members of the Acquackanonk church in 1726. If his name was Spier, and not Pier, then be was doubtless an uncle of Jan Hendricks Spier, the Acquackanonk patentee. As he signed his will witb two straggling lines crossing, we cannot appeal to his autograph to settle the orthography of his name. In the body of the will, however, be is called Tunis Pier. In that instrument, dated Oct. 1, 1727, proved April 9, 1729, recorded in E. J. Wills, B, 119, he disposes of his property in this manner :
Item my will is and I doe Hereby will & Bequeath unto my Dearly beloved wife Catherine by name one Equall Third part of all my Per- sonall Estate Dureing her life together with the benefit of one third Part of my Real Estate for So long as Shee Shall remain my widow to Im- prove for her use and benefitt; Item I give Bequeath & Devise unto my Eldest son Johannes Pier by name the Sum of Fifty Pounds out of My Estate after Debts being Paid Together with all my wareing apparrell both of Wooling and Lennin Together with an Equall Share with my Six Children of the Remaining Part of my Personall Estate. Item I give bequeath and Devise unto my Son Thomas the Sum of Ten Pounds out of a bond of Two hundred and fifty Pounds which he is to pay in Con- sideration of a tract of Land he hath of me by Deed under my hand bearing Date the Day before these Present will to be paid within Seven Years after me & my Present wife Decease as may appear by the said Bond bearing date as aforesaid Item I give bequeath and Devise unto my Son Abraham one Equall Sixth part of all my Personall Estate that shall remain after Just Debts being paid, Item. I give Devise & be- queath unto my Son Jacob one Equall Sixth part of all my Personall Es- tate after Just Debts being paid as aforesd. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Eldest Daughter Rachell an Equall Sixth part as aforesaid with the rest of my Son's. Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Janitee also one Equall Sixth Part as aforesaid and I doe hereby Con- stitute & appoint my Loveing Son's Jobannes Pier and Abraham Pier Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testamt.
Second Generation.
Tunis Jansen Pier and Catrina Tomasse had issue:
I. Maritje, bap. April 6, 1686; prob. m. Benjamin Spier.
II. Jan (Johannes), bap. Oct. 4, 1688; m. Susanna
III. Rachel, m. Hendrick Spier, Oct. 23, 1708.
IV. Thomas, prob. m. Maria Rettan, Aug. 26, 1721. The record gives his name as Spier, and says he and Maria were both b. at Acquack- anonk. Ch., Rachel, b. June 5, 1740.
V. Jannetje ; m. Cornelius Gerrebrant, Nov. 10, 1716; d. Nov. 26, 1771 ; he was b. Jan. 23, 1688 (son of Gerbrand Claesen, founder of the Gerrebrandt or Garrabrant family in this vicinity, and Maritje, only dau. of Claes Pietersen Cos) ; d. Feb. 26, 1774. Issue ; 1. Maritje, b. Nov. 9, 1717 ; m. Hartman Vreeland, Nov. 20, 1739; d. March 6, 1794; Catha- rina, b. Oct. 15, 1721 ; m. Hendrick Kuyper ; d. July 31, 1801 ; 3. Garra- brant, b. Sept. 10, 1723; m. Catrina Pier; settled at Stone House Plains ; 4. Teunis, b. April 8, 1726 ; settled at Stone House Plains; d. May 15, 1760; these two brothers were the progenitors of a large family in that neighborhood ; 5. Cornelius, b. Oct. 27, 1728 ; m. Ist, Jannetje Van Horn, Aug. 10, 1757 ; 2d, Jannetje, dau. of Peter Kip, of Polifly ; d. June 21, 1814; 6. Neeltje, b. June 8, 1733; m. Garret Banta, of English Neighborhood ; d. March 6, 1825; he d. April 27, 1812 ; 7. Peter, b. July 2, 1737 ; m. Eleanor Lang, Aug. 14, 1761 ; d. Jan. 13, 1807 .- Winfield's Hist. Hudson County, 521-22 ; Banta Genealogy, 46.
ark at the time. By deed dated April 8, 1708, for £go, he bought of Peter Sonmans a tract of 150 acres on Third river;1 Sonmans also sold him, May 3, 1729, for £138, a tract of 460 acres "near the Gansegatt, at the place called the Disliturner's Neck . . . at the south east side of the piece of cleared land called Peachfield," according to a sur-
VI. Abraham, m. Sarah Van Imburgh, of Hackensack, Oct. 27, 1722. Issue : 1. Catrina, bap. June 16, 1723 ; m. her cousin, Abraham-Johan- nes-Tunis Jansen Pier ; 2. (prob.) Lea, m. Isaac Van Giesen, of Newark, m. license dated Nov. 1, 1746 (her name is given as Lea Spier). Child- ren : I. Abraham, b. Jan. 17, 1747; 2. Lea, b. Feb. 11, 1750 ; 3. Cathari- na, b. Oct. 1, 1755.
VII. Jacob, m.
Third Generation.
Johannes-Tunis Jansen Pier had children :
I. Theunis, m. Antie Demarest. Issue: I. Susanna, b. Feb. 21, 1748 ; m. Peter Debow ; ch., Maria, b. July 26, 1777. 2. Maria, b. Nov. I, 1750; 3. Johannes, b. April 16, 1753; 4. (prob.) Abraham, bap. at Rockaway, Morris county, Jan. 8, 1758, his father's name being recorded in the church books as Tunis Spear.
II. Abraham, m. Catrina Pier. Ch., Susanna, b. Aug. 28, 1752.
III. Johannis, prob. m. Hester Van Ness. He was usually called Hans or Hans H. Pier-Johannis, son of Johannis. Ch., Neeltje, m. Jacob Doremus.
IV. Catrina, m. Gerrebrand Gerrebrantse. Issue: 1. Gerrebrand, b. March 21, 1755 ; 2. Jannetje, b. March 1, 1760; 3. Cornelius, b. Feb. 18, 1765.
V. Hendrica, m. Petrus Vaness. Issue: 1. Neeltje, b. June 30, 1756 ; 2. Marytje, b. March 21, 1758.
Jacob-Tunis Jansen Pier had children :
I. Jan, m. Dirrickje Spier. Issue: 1. Jacob, b. May 7, 1758; 2. Cornelius, b. Dec. 13, 1757, d. in inf .; 3. Johannes, b. Jan. 17, 1762 ; 4. Cornelius, b. Jan. 19, 1764 ; 5. Marytje, b. Sept. 5, 1772. Jacob bought 30 acres of land near the Notch, from Enoch Cornelis Vreeland, Feb. 20, 1800, and sold the same June 10, 1805, to Matthias Pier .- Essex Tran- scribed Deeds, A, 515. He owned another tract of 30 acres in the same neighborhood, lived on a farm of 88 acres near the former, and had 50 acres on the Wesel mountain. These three tracts were sold at Sheriff's sale, to satisfy a judgment, May 5, 1806, to Garret and Matthias Pier .- Ib., B, 49. Garret released to Matthias, March 16, 1808 .- Ib., B, 211. Ja- cob Pier kept tavern at tbe Notch in 1802, and for several years about that period.
The following notices of the Piers are principally from the records of conveyances, and from the Acquackanonk and Totowa Church rec- ords :
Abraham Peer and John Peer were among the "freeholders and in- habitants of the township of Pequannock in the county of Morris," who in May, 1776, signed articles of association pledging their support to the measures of the Continental and Provincial Congresses for defending the popular liberties .- N. J. Archives, X., 718.
Abraham Pier and David Pier lived near Old Boonton ; the latter was a justice of the peace for nearly fifty years ; he d. in 1830, on his farm near Denville ; he was a son of John Pier. Thomas Pier sold to Samuel Ogden, Aug. 6, 1770, the land on which was erected the slitting mill at Old Boonton .- Hist. Morris County, passim. The name is now usually written Peer.
Cornelius Pier, y. m., m. Antje Vreelandt, wid. of Richard Berrie, both b. and 1. in the Acquackanonk church, Aug. 14, 1785.
David Pier was one of the early settlers at Horseneck (Fairfield), where he owned 200 acres in what is now known as Pier lane. He had two sons, Isaac and David, the former of whom entered the Continental army in 1780. The Pier family is still numerous in tbat vicinity .- Hist. Essex and Hudson Counties, 849.
David Pier m. Sally Berry, May 19, 1793.
Garret Pier m. Jenneke Brouwer, Sept. 14, 1800.
Garret Pier bought from Peter Pier and Sarah his wife, May 17, 1805, their right to two-fifths of the real estate of Cornelius F. Spier, de-
1 E. J. Deeds, I, 459.
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vey made by Cornelius Low, jun. 1
II. Herrempje (Armtie), bap. Oct. 3, 1687; m. Daniel Retan, jun., b. at Isopus, March 9, 1710. Issue: bap. Nov. 9, 1729.
III. Johannis (Hans, jun.), bap. Oct. 7, 1690; perhaps the Johannes Spier, y. m., b. at Pemrepogh and living here, who in 1737 m. Johanna Van Yderstein, y. d., dau. of Machiel Thadese Van Yderstein, b. and living at Aghquech- nonk. She d. soon after, and he prob. m. Geertruy Roome, wid. of Hendrick Meyer, April 29, 1739, at Bergen. Ch., Johannis, b. Feb. II, 1746.
IV. Maritie, m. Adam Koninck (Koning, King), Oct. 27, 1722; he was b. in New York, she in Acquignonck; both lived at Second River.
V. Abram, m. Geertie Bras (b. at Ackinsack, living in Essex county), June 17, 1721; she m. 2d, Thomas Ager, bachelor, both being of Second River at the time, Nov. 3, I727 ; 3d, Abraham Cadmis, y. m., April 4, 1734, with license; both of Second River.
VI. Tryntje, m. David Roset. Issue (bap. at Sec- ond River) : I. Johannis, b. Aug. 27, 1730; 2. David,. b. April 14, 1734.
Fourth Generation.
Hendrick-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Sarah Dey had children:2
I. Theunis, named after his maternal grandfather, m. Catalyntje Ouke.
II. Mareytje, m. Symon Kindt, of Newark, Feb. 4, 1738. Issue: I. Hendrick, b. Jan. 22, 1739; 2. Elias, bap. Feb. 15, 1747.
III. Annaatje (Hannah), m. Abraham-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier, May 12, 1733.
ceased, at the Great Notch .- Essex Transcribed Deeds, A, 518. He also bought from Jan Pier and Ellener his wife, April 30, 1805, for $375, their one-fifth interest in the estate of Jobn Jacob Spier deceased .- Ib., K, 244. Garret Pier conveyed to Matthias Pier, June 22, 1812, 60 acres at tbe Great Notcb .- Ib., A, 594.
Isaac Pier, y. m., b. and 1. at Gansegat, m. Marytje (Maria) Post, y. d., b. and 1. at Peckamin river, banns March 4, 1786. (See p. 146.) Issue : 1. Johannes, b. April 11, 1789 ; 2. Francoos, b. Sept. 25, 1794.
Jacob Pier m. Cathalyntje Everse, April 13, 1776.
Jannetye Pier m. Hendrick Cool. Ch., Sarab, b. Feb. 12, 1793.
Johannis Pier, y. m., m. Lena Vreeland, y. d., both of the Acquack- anonk church, Jan. 26, 1783.
Pieter Pier m. Selly Messeker, March 20, 1794.
Sarah Pier m. Christian Laurier, May 6, 1749, both being of Morris county.
I E. J. Deeds, K small, 106.
2 No record has been found of the baptism of any of the children of Hendrick Spier and Sarah Dey. In a deed of Aennetie (Hannab) Rey- erse and Yores Reyerse (George Ryersen) her husband, dated Oct. 24, 1730, for two and a half acres of land in New York, in the neighborhood of Dey street, extending from Broadway westerly to the river, it is set forth that Sarah Dey is deceased, and that her children are Tunis, Mari- tie, Hannah, Janneke and Leah Spier. By the deposition of Evert Wes- selse, June 7, 1732, in an ejectment suit in New York, relative to the title to this tract, it appears that on Nov. 3, 1730, Hendrick Spier's children were all under age. - Alexander Papers, as cited. These children were doubtless baptized at the Ponds church (the Church t'Noorde), the records of which, dating back to 1710, were destroyed some years ago at the burning of the parsonage.
IV. Janneke, m. Johannis Ouke, of Long Island, Nov. 15, 1740. (He was a descendant of Aucke Jansen van Nuyse, who came to America from Amsterdam in 1651.)
V. Lea, m. Joris Wesselse, of Acquackanonk, May 10, 1747. Ch., Annetje, bap. May 10, 1749.
Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Dircktje Cornelisse had children :
I. Cornelius, m. Susanna Vincent (Suke Van Sent), wid. of Johannes Van Giesen, Feb. 28, 1735. (Johannes Van Giesen, widower, living at Acquackanonk, m. Susanna Vin- cent, y. d., living at Second River, April 10, 173I.)
II. Gerrit.
III. Jacobus, m. Neeltje Coerten, June 3, 1740. He lived on the River road, about two miles below Passaic, his farm extending northwesterly from the river for a distance of two hundred chains, or two miles and a half.
IV. Hendrick, m. Betsey Spier. Ch., Dirckje, b. May 23, 1747.
V. John, m. Sarah Debow. He lived near Fairfield, but in Acquackanonk township, Essex county. He was commonly known and described as John Frans Spier. His will, dated Oct. 22, 1795, proved July 10, 1797, thus briefly disposes of his estate (omitting the usual pious introduc- tion):
First, I give, devise and expose of the same unto Sarah my dearest beloved wife the the whole of my moveble Estate together with all my bousbold forniture, and also the use, property right and command of my reail Estate; that is to say : Lands and Tenements the use of one room in the house during her natrul life, and after her decease I devise, give, bequeath unto my daughter Margaret the wife Abraham Low, five acres of lands on the south side of the road that leads from Newark to Boonton, tbat is to be one hundred yards wide at the road and so to con- tinue tbat width joyning the the line or lands of Jonas Crane until it contains the five acres; and also I give unto my son Francis Spear all the remainder or Remainging part of my lands or real Estate after tbe deceas of my widow to him and his heirs forever; I likewise will and order that my son Francis Spear and Abraham Low and Joseph Ward to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament.1
VI. Mareytje, m. Peter Mauritzen, July 26, 1735. Ch. Jacob, bap. April 27, 1742, at Gansegat.
VII. Helena, m. Henry Mandeville.
VIII. Saertje, m. Jan Wouterse, Oct. 3, 1752. She lived at Gansegat at the time.
Jacob-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Lea Coejeman had children:
I. Rachel, b. April 20, 1746; m. Jacobus Jeraalman. Issue: I. Cornelius, b. Nov. 24, 1772; 2. Jacob, b. Jan. 8, 1776; 3. Lea, b. Feb. 20, 1784.
II. Lea, m. Harmen Van Rypen. 2
III. Hendrick, b. March 24, 1750; m. Jannetje Van Giesen, Dec. 6, 1777. He lived at Stone House Plains, then in the township of Newark. By deed Nov. 29, 1805, he conveyed to his son Jacobus half of his homestead farm at that place, to take effect after his (Hendrick's) death.3 By will dated Feb. 15, 18II, witnessed by James Van Winkle, Jacob Van Winkle and Alexander Lawrence,
1 Recorded in Liber 36, of Wills, Trenton, f. 465.
2 In addition to her children mentioned on p. 164, she had: 5. Christo- pher, h. July 9, 1797.
3 Essex County Transcribed Deeds, A, 595.
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proved Dec. 22, 1813, he gave to his sons Cornelius and Isaac all his "land lying east of the Paterson road, Corne- lius to have the north side, adjoining land of John Van Winkle;" to sons Jacob and John, each £5; to daughters Jane, Elizabeth, Lea, Sophia, each £Io; to Elizabeth, one cow and one heifer; to Sophia, one heifer. Executors-his wife Jane, and Abraham Speer, jun. 1
IV. Marritje Gerrebrant, b. Dec. 3, 1755.
V. Johannis, b. Aug. I, 1757; prob. m. Jannetje Van Emburgh, Jan. 3, 1784. Ch., Rachel, b. Oct. 28, 1784.
VI. Jacob, b. May 25, 1763; m. Rebecca Linkfoot.
Jacob-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Molly Stouten- burgh had child:
I. Tunis, bap. Nov. - , 1736; prob. m. Fytje Scherm- erhorn.
Benjamin-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Marritje Spier had children:
I. Hendrick, m. Debora Roome. He was known as Henry B. Speer, of Saddle River. In his will, dated Jan. IO, 1817, witnessed by John A. Boyd, Peter I. Van Blarcom and Cornelius Post, proved Oct. 16, 1820, he gave his wife Deborah his eight-day clock, silver spoons and half the linen. To Jacob, son of Henry J. Speer (evidently mean- ing Henry, son of his own brother Jacob), of Owego, N. Y., his gold watch; to his slaves, Cæsar and wife Hannah, their freedom, and several tracts of land for life, with re- mainder to their children, Lea and Harry; to Elizabeth Aller, Henry Roome, John R. Van Houten and Polly Hen- nion, each $20; remainder of estate to be sold and the pro- ceeds divided between Benjamin Roome, Henry, I. Speer, Jacob I. Speer, Benjamin Speer, Conrad Speer, Mary Quackenbush, Sally McLean, Caty Ridner and the children of Ann Conklin. Executors-Benjamin Roome and Peter Van Voorhis.2 It will be noticed that he mentions no chil- dren. He probably had none surviving. The will of Debby Speer, of Acquackanonk, doubtless his widow, is dated Aug. 27, 1821, witnessed by L. Sythoff and Maria Jackson, proved Aug. 22, 1822. In it she divides her clothing, bedding, etc., among a number of persons, gives $30 each to the children of Hartman and Nancy Post, and to the children of Peter and Hetty Jackson, and appoints her nephew, Peter Jackson, executor. 3
II. Barent, b. Feb. 21, 1736; m. Sara Jacobusse.
III. Sara, b. Aug. 18, 1737; m. Jacob Roome, Sept. II, 1755.
IV. Cathaline.
V. Jacob, bap. Nov. 24, 1745; prob. m. Marregrietje Vrederixse (Grietje Fredericks).
VI. Jane (Jenneke), bap. 1748; m. Barent Everse. Ch., Benjamin, b. June 4, 1769.
VII. Hannah, prob. m. William Drummond (bap. Feb. 14, 1748, at Paramus, son of Robert Drummond and Sarah his wife). Ch., Sara, b. April 18, 1775-
Hans (Johannis)-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Saert- je Wouterse had children :
I. Sarah, b. Jan. 25, 1729; d. in inf.
II. Marritje, b. Aug. 30, 1731; m. Abraham Paulusse, Oct. 20, 1749.
III. Gerrit, b. Jan. 27, 1734; d. in inf.
IV. Rachel, b. May 29, 1736.
V. Sarah, b. Oct. 15, 1737-
VI. Gerrit, b. April 16, 1741; m. Tryntje Doremus. By deed Feb. 9, 1795, he conveyed to Rynier Spier 38 acres of land in Acquackanonk.
Abraham-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Annaetje Spier had children:
I. Barent, bap. May -, 1733; m. Immetje Bord (Bant, Bond).
II. Helena, m. Matthias Everse. Issue: I. Geesje, b. Oct. 7, 1752 (sponsors-Albertus Spier and wife); m. Hen- drick-Theunis Spier, of Wesel; 2. Marytje, b. March 27, 1755; 3. Catalyntje, b. May 12, 1758; m. Jacob Pier, April 13, 1776; 4. Barent, b. Dec. - , 1760; 5. Margrietje, b. Aug. 29, 1763; 6. Leya, bap. July 5, 1768.
III. Abraham, m. Aeltje Sickles (Aagtje, Egje Segh- else, Achey Seekels), both of Bergen county, May II, 1754; m. license dated July 28, 1753.
IV. Sarah, bap. 1739.
V. Lea, bap. Sept. 1744.
VI. Teunis, bap. May 3, 1747 (sponsors-Tunis Dey and Jannetje -); m.
Albertus-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Osseltje Westervelt had children:
I. Catalyntje, b. May 13, 1745 ; prob. removed to N. Y., and m. Ist, Cornelius Swartwout, of that place, June 6, 1763 (Second River church records); 2d, Thomas Campbell, Feb. 2, 1793 (Schraalenburgh church records).
II. Johannis, b. Aug. 28, 1746; m. Maria
Issue: I. Luycas, 'bap. Nov. 26, 1769; 2. Effe, bap. Dec. I, 1771; 3. Raghel, b. Sept. 25, 1774; 4. Katelyntei, bap. Jan. 25, 1777.
III. Eefjin, b. Feb. 15, 1748.
IV. Barent, b. March 4, 1750.
Hendrick-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Rachel Theunisse Pier had children:
I. Saertje, m. Johannes (Jan) Kip, Aug. 12, 1727. Issue: I. Johannes, b. Jan. 15, 1729; 2. Catharina, b. March 8, 1730; 3. Hendricus, b. Aug. 29, 1733; 4. Jacobus, b. Oct. 6, 1735; 5. Rachel, bap. Jan. 22, 1738; 6. Blandina, b. April 21, 1739; 7. Helena, b. Feb. 2, 1748.
II. Jacob, m. Egje van Houte, Oct. 18, 1727, both of Acquackanonk.
III. Leah, m. Johannes Toers. Ch., Rachel, b. July 3, 1729
IV. Theunis, named after his maternal grandfather, m. Engeltje Cadmus, Aug. 16, 1735; she was b. at Bergen, and he in the bounds of the Second River church; both lived within the latter region at the time of their marriage.
V. (prob.) Magdalena (Leentje), m. Johannis Jacobus, April 6, 1740. Issue: I. Hendrick, b. June 18, 1740; 2.
1 Essex County Wills, A, 419.
2 Bergen County Wills, B, 285.
3 Essex County Wills, C, 523.
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Gerrit, b. May 28, 1750; 3. Geesje, b. Jan. 31, 1756.
VI. Johannes, m. Lea Smit, Nov. 6, 1747, both of Sec- ond River. She was probably a dau. of Elias Smit, y. m. from Middleburgh in Zeeland (Holland), and living at Ac- quackanonk, who m. Cornelia Jacobs Woertendyke, from the Bowery, New York, Sept. 13, 1702, and settled at Little Falls.
VII. Hendrick, m. Saertje Cadmus, May 13, 1748. He joined the church in 1750.
VIII. Cornelis, 2 IX. Thomas, )
bap. Aug. 28, 1729.
Abram-IIans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Geertje Bras had children :
I. Johannis, married Magdaleentje Van Dyck, May II, 1746; died March 12, 1797, and is buried at Belle- ville; she was bap. June 6, 1723, dau. of Jacobus Van Dyck and Annatje Jeralemons ; d. Jan 26, 1794, aged 68 years, according to her tombstone. John lived on the River road, at Belleville. During the Revolution, the British fre- quently sent out Refugees to spy out the country. One day one of these Refugees came over Schuyler's hill, on the east side of the Passaic river, and called to John Speer to row across and ferry him over. Speer recognized the fellow as an enemy to his country, and refused to comply, whereat the Tory began to revile and insult him. Speer thereupon took his gun up into the steeple of the Dutch church, and from this elevation got a good sight of the fellow, and shot him dead. It was always considered a remarkable shot, at such a distance, with the fire-arms of those days.1 John Speer died intestate, and administration on his estate was granted to his sons, Abraham, Harmanus and John, and his son-in-law, John W. King, May 19, 1797.2
II. Hermanis, bap. Feb. 19, 1724.
III. Abraham. 3
Fifth Generation.
Theunis-Hendrick-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Cat- lyntje Ouke had children:
I. Helena, bap. May 21, 1747; m .? - Ch., Abra- ham, b. Dec. 30, 1776. Witnesses at baptism-Theunis Spier and Catlyntje Ouke.
II. Annaatje, b. April 24, 1751; m. Harmanus Van Bus- sen, junr. Issue: I. Abigail, b. March 5, 1775; m. John- Teunis Spier, of Preakness, May 18, 1793; 2. , bap. April 18, 1776; 3. , bap. July 19, 1778; 4. Cathalyntje, b. Nov. 9, 1789.
III. Marytje, b. Nov. 19, 1754; m. Johannis Stagg, 4 March 4, 1775; he was a shoemaker on the Wesel road, near
1 Related to the author in the Fall of 1893, by Warren Nelson Vree- land, at Franklin, Essex county. Mr. Vreeland was a great-grandson of John Speer.
2 Liber 36 of Wills, Trenton, 504.
8 This name is given on the authority of family tradition. No rec- ord of it has been found.
4 SOME NOTICES OF THE STAGG FAMILY.
The first of the name of Stagg in this part of the country of whom we have any record, was Thomas Stagg, who probably lived on New Barba- does Neck, on the edge of the Hackensack meadows, south of the pres-
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Crooks avenue, and was bap. Aug. 5, 1750, the son of Jacob Stagg and Antje Freeland. Both Marytje Spier and Jo- hannis Stagg were b. at Wesel, and both lived there at the time of their marriage. Issue: I. Cathalyntje, b. July 3, 1775; 2. Antje, b. Aug. 23, 1777; 3. Jacob, b. March 31, 1780; m. Catharina Van Riper; 4. Theunis, b. May 25,
ent Rutherford. On Sept. 26, 1684, the commissioners of highways made this order:
"Wee doe order and appoynt that Richard Berry shall have free pass- sage through the land of Thomas Stagg in the most convenient place be- low the hills, and from thence to have a passage through other lands to the most convenient landing on pesauick River, That he may Transport his teemes with his Cart, or as hee shall otherways have occasione."- Liber B of Deeds, etc., Trenton, 475.
"Thomas Stage of New Barbados in the County of Essex" having "lately deceased Intestate," letters of administration on his estate were granted to Margaret Stage, his widow, Jan. 14, 1691 .- Liber E of Deeds, Trenton, 199.
By deed of bargain and sale, dated Sept. 21, 1693, Major John Berry conveyed to Margaret Stagge, for £40, and a yearly quit rent of IIS. 3d., "a Certaine parcell of land lying and being on New-Barbados Neck in ye County of Essex to beginn at Walling Jacobs line and to run on a South East Course on both sides Twenty Chaines broad and one hun- dred and Eight Chaines long Containing two hundred and Sixteen Acres English measure bounded on ye North East by Richard Berry on ye North West by Walling Jacobs on ye South West by Hannah Hall and on ye South East by meadow belonging to ye sd John Berry." On this bill of sale Margaret Stage, of "New Barbados Neck in ye County of Essex," endorsed March 1, 1694-95, an assignment of the same to her two sons, John Stage and William Stage, excepting forty acres "begin- ning at Wallon Jacobs his line and so to runn ye breadth of ye sd land within mentioned till ye sd forty acres be run out." To this she affixed her mark in the presence of Jobn Baldwin and Edward Ball, and "owned this Instrument for to be her act and deed," before John Curtis, Justice. -Liber E of Deeds, Trenton, 213. It is probable that in his lifetime Thomas Stagg had bought this tract, but had not received a deed for it, and that Berry consequently executed this conveyance to the widow. Margaret gave her sons, John and William, a formal deed for the tract, Feb. 15, 1698 .- See p. 115.
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