History of the city of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, Part 50

Author: Nelson, William, 1847-1914
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Paterson : Press Printing and Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 466

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In the early records, and down to the latter part of the eighteenth century, the name is generally written Steg or Stegge; sometimes Steegh, Steegs, Stek, Stegh, or Stech, all indicating substantially the same pronunciation. Moreover, it is safe to assume that the family is of Dutch origin. In the Holland language the word steg signifies a nar- row bridge ; stek is a slip or shoot of a tree ; stag is the stays of a ship. The name of this family is doubtless derived from the word steg, a nar- row bridge, such as is common in the land of canals. As the English language came into more general use in this neighborbood, the name came to be written Stagg, which is now the universal practice. The name Stag, Stagg or Stagge is common among families of English de- scent, who are not at all connected with the New Jersey Staggs.

Second Generation. Thomas and Margrietje Stagg had children:

I. Thomas, m. Ist, --; 2d, Hannah . By deed dated Dec. 26, 1698, he bought from Eliphelet Johnson and Deborah his wife, of Newark, "a Certain tract of upland lying within ye bounds of Newark on ye west side of ye third river Beginning at Bastian's [i. e., Bastian Van Giesen's] line and running up along ye sd river in Length thirtie Chaines and in breadth twentie Chaines bounded North by Bastian Van- gesen East by ye third river South by Claese Hendrickson west by land unsurveyed."-Liber G of Deeds, etc., Trenton, 96. He represented Newark on the joint committee which on April 6, 1719, renewed the line between Acquackanonk and Newark .- Newark Town Records, 128. His will, dated Nov. 6, 1724, witnessed by Thomas Husk, John Cooper and Thomas Sarjant, was proved June 18, 1734. In it the testator (who makes his mark) describes himself as of Newark. He probably lived in either the present Bloomfield or Montclair. To his five children by his former wife he gives {20 out of his personal estate, 44 each, "to be for their whole Legacy from me for Reasons best known to my Self." All

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1783; 5. Dirck, b. March I, 1785; 6. Maria, b. Nov. 17, 1788; 7. Neeltje, b. Oct. 7, 1791; 8. John, b. March 31, 1794

IV. (prob.) Jannatje, m. John Vreeland. Issue: I. Sophia, bap. Nov. 12, 1775; 2. Johannes, b. Oct. 5, 1777; 3. Theunis, b. Sept. 22, 1782; d. in inf .; 4. Teunis, b. Oct.

the rest of his estate he gave to his wife Hannab and son Nicholas. The second marriage had evidently caused trouble in the family.

II. Jan, bap. Marcb 27, 1674 ; he was probably a mason by trade, and bis name-John Stage, Anno 1696-is carved on one of the stones imbedded in the eastern wall of the Reformed (Dutch) church at Hack- ensack. According to the records of that church he m. Ist, Maritie Bon- gaert (Bogert), March 14, 1697 ; the record says he was a y. m. (bachelor) at the time, and that he was b. at Bergen, East Jersey ; his wife was b. at Long Island; be m. 2d, Nov. 26, 1698, Neeltje Verwey, y. d., b. at Siemeka [query: Sicomac?]. John was received into the Hackensack church, upon confession, April 10, 1698. He is said to have bought, in I7II, a tract of land "back of Knickie's pond," between Sicomac and Franklin Lake, part of the farm remaining in the family until the early part of the nineteenth century .- Hist. Bergen and Passaic Counties, 204. His will was dated Dec. 25, 1738, witnessed by John Berry, Gerrat Van- foos and John M. Dowell, signed John Stagg, and was proved Jan. 29, 1738-9. In this instrument the testator describes himself as of "Barba- das neck and County of Bergain." He gives his sons Abraham and Jacob "that Loot of Land whereon they now live being one equeal half of the Plantation I now posess;" Abraham to also have "two acors of Land about the House where he now lives in Including the Improve- ments for tbe consideration of bis weeding [wedding] Sute;" Isaac to have "that Loot or percal of Land be now is possessed of the Meddows excepted ;" to George "the other half of said Plantation whereon I now live joyning to John Berrey his line." He bad previously bought from Mrs. Schuyler a farm for his son Cornelius, on which there was due £14 "Sum odd Shillings," and provided in his will for the payment of the balance ; be also authorized any of his sons "to make Trayle for Mins on any of my Sons Land," in search of minerals. Executors-his sons Isaac and George .- Liber C of Wills, Trenton, 242.

III. Willem, y. m., b. at New Barbadoes Neck, m. Magdaleena (Elena) Brouwers, y. d., b. at Breukel [Brooklyn], Oct. 23, 1697. He and bis wife conveyed, Dec. 5, 1720, to his brother Jobn his half of tbe farm conveyed to them by their mother, Feb. 15, 1698. See p. 115.

Third Generation.

Thomas-Thomas Stagg had children :

By his first wife :

I. Thomas ; m. Sietje (Zeytje, Fytje) Bruin, and probably lived on his father's farm.

II. Margrietje, m. Pieter Xanders (Zanderson, Sanderson, Kinders). Issue : I. Silvester, b. July 28, 1727; 2. Annetje, b. Feb. 12, 1730; 3. Elizabeth, b. May 25, 1732. These baptisms are all entered in the Ac- quackanonk church records; tlie witnesses were Abrabam Francisco and Silvester Stegh, y. d .; Alexander Egbertse and Tryntje Van Win- kel ; Thomas Stegh and Zeytje Bruyn-all apparently from the country south of the Acquackanonk line.

III. Elizabeth.

IV. Silvester.

V. Ann, m. John

By his second wife :

VI. Nicholas.

The last four children are named in their father's will, in 1727. No furtber trace of them has been found.

Jan-Thomas Stagg and Neeltje Verwey had children :

I. Johannes, y. m., m. Hendricktie Housman (Hendrickje Huys- man), y. d., Aug. 11, 1722 ; both b. and 1. at Hackensack; both joined the Hackensack church upon confession, April 13, 1723. It is probable that Johannes settled on the farm near Sicomac, bought by his father in 1117. By deed dated May 26, 1748, Johannes Stagg conveyed to Peter Van Sile, blacksmith, a tract of 49 acres on "the brook which comes out of the pond called and known by the name of the great pond"-now Franklin Lake .- Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, A, 124.

II. Cornelis, m, Ist, Hendrickje Kool; 2d, Antje Christi (Annetie,

29, 1787; 5. Elias, b. April 16, 1790; 6. Hendrick, b. Jan .. 19, 1793; 7. Elias, b. Aug. 23, 1799.

V. Hendrick, m. Ist, Geesje Everse (b. Oct. 7, 1752, dau. of Matthias Everse and Helena Spier); 2d, Eliza- beth Van Houten, wid., April 12, 1807; she died prior to 1814. By deed (unrecorded), March 27, 1798, for £190, Henry T.

Antjin Cristy, Christyn), wid. of Gisbert Van Blerkum, March 7, 1734; she was bap. Sept. 7, 1707, dau. of Jaems Christy (b. in Scotland) and Magdaleena De Maree, dau. of Samuel De Maree.

III. Thomas, bap. Nov. 14, 1703 ; not mentioned in his father's will ; prob. the Thomas Stagg who m. Feytie Van Gelder (b. at Long Island), Dec. 23, 1721 ; both lived at Peerems [Paramus], at tbe time, doubtless on his fatber's farm near Sicomac. He joined tbe Hackensack church, on confession, Sept. 16, 1729.

IV. Abram (Abraham Stek), y. m., m. Maritje Boogert (Bongaert), June 23, 1732 ; both b. and 1. at Hakkensak ; she joined the church tbere a few weeks later, Aug. 24, 1732, by letter from Schraalenburgh. In 1742 Abraham and bis wife were living in Orange county, New York.

V. Neeltje, y. d., m. Jan Cúúrte, widr., Aug. 28, 1730, both living at Acquackanonk. (He was bap. early in 1686, son of Jan Koerte and Neeltie Beus, the witnesses being Cornelis and Hendriktie Verwey ; his motber m. 2d, Siaque Vigoor [Jacques Vigour], widr. of Catryn Pisiaer, April 8, 1699. Jan m. Ist, Marytje Ariaense, y. d. April 8, 1711 ; both born and living at Ackuiggenonck. The name is sometimes written John Curtis in the early records). Jan Koerte, second, had issue (by his- first wife) : 1. Johannis, y. m., b. at Wesel, living at Hanover [Morris- town or vicinity], m. Annatye Stor, maiden, b. in the Esopus, living at. Hanover, Nov. 11, 1735 ; 2. Neeltje, m. Jacobus Spier, June 3, 1740 ; both from Acquackanonk.

VI. Margrita, bap. Sept. 20, 1710; joined the Hackensack church, on confession, Sept. 16, 1729; m. Arian (Aarjin, Aryen, Arie) Brinkerhoff, Oct. 7, 1731. Issue : 1. Margrieta, bap. Aug. 20, 1732; 2. Dirk, bap. Marcb 24, 1734 ; 3. Neeltjin, bap. Feb. 8, 1736; 4. Jan, bap. Marcb 5, 1738; 5. Margrietje, bap. Oct. 12, 1740; d. in inf .; 6. Margrietje, bap .. Oct. 31, 1742 ; 7. Hendrik, bap. Dec. 16, 1744; 8. Maria, b. Feb. 3, 1747.

VII. Isaack, bap. Nov. 2, 1712 ; m. Agnietien Romein, y. d., Sept. 14, 1738 ; be was b. and 1. at Barbaris (New Barbadoes) Neck ; sbe at Hack- ensack.

VIII. Jacob, b. at New Barbadoes Neck; bap. May 22, 1715; m. Ant- jen Vreeland, dau. of Dirck Vreeland, and living at Wesel, Aug. 23, 1739. (See p. 12I.) Jacob was a mason by trade, and lived at Wesel.

IX. Jores (George), bap. Oct. 14, 1717; m. Antje Van Yderstein, March 6, 1740. She was b. at Weeselen; both lived at Acquackanonk at the time of their marriage. Cb., Casparus, bap. Sept. 11, 1748. George released, Feb. 15, 1739-40, to his brother Jobn bis half of the estate de- vised to him by his father.

X. Willem, bap. Jan. 24, 1720; not mentioned in bis father's will, and prob. d. before its date.

Willem-Thomas Stagg and Elena Brouwers had children :

I. Elizabeth, m. Johannes-Abram Akkerman, widr. of Maria Wiek- velt, Feb. 28, 1728; both were of Hackensack. Issue : 1. Willem, bap. Jan. 15, 1729 ; 2. Gerrid, bap. Sept. 23, 1739 ; 3. Louwerens, bap. May 14, 1744.

II. (prob) Lea, m. Adam Wesenaer, July 8, 1728; she lived at Rem- pug [Ramapo] and he at Goosjen [Goshen] at the time.

III. (prob.) Willem, m. Elisabetb Hervey [query : Verwey ?], wid., both living at Pompton, Marcb 21, 1734.

IV. (prob.) Jacob, m. Ist, Elisabet Banta ; she was received into the Hackensack church, May 22, 1735 ; 2d, Sarie Valk, b. at Acbkwegnonk, Feb. 3, 1737 ; he and Sarah were both living at Paramus at the time of their marriage. Issue : I. Ariantje, b. 1740; 2. Elizabetb, b. June 30, 1745.

V. Margritie, bap. Marcb 3, 1723; prob. tbe "Margret Stek" wbo m. William Barker, at Paramus, July 24, 1739.

VI. (prob.) Abraham, m. Dec. 22, 1743, Jemima (Jacomyntje) Cole, of the Morristown Presbyterian church. Ch., Abrabam, bap. June 30, 1745, in the Paramus church ; sponsors-Jacobus Stagg and Sarab.

VII. (prob.) Peter, who settled at Hanover and m. Catharine Prim- rose, April 20, 1743. Issue : 1. William, bap. Marcb 25, 1744 ; 2. John,

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Speer and Gaehshe his wife conveyed to Jacob H. Vreeland, 36.40 acres at Wesel, bounded on the east by John Tice, on the south by the Vreelands, on the west by said Henry T. Speer, and on the north by the Drift Road. By deed March 17, 1808, Henry T. Speer and Elizabeth his wife conveyed to Abraham Ackerman, for $750, a tract of 45 acres, "be-

hap. Oct. 25, 1745 ; 3. Sarah, hap. Oct. 6, 1751. (Recorded in First Pres- hyterian church, Morristown.)

VIII. (prob.) Sarah, m. Thomas Millage, Aug. 23, 1758 ; d. June 25, 1777, aged 45 yrs.

Fourth Generation.

Thomas-Thomas-Thomas Stagg and Sietje Bruin had children :

I. Silvester (dau.), h. Aug. 9, 1727.

II. Hendrick, b. Dec. 9, 1728 ; m. Lea - He lived near Sin- gack, on the Newark and Pompton turnpike, where his sons-Tbomas, James and Henry-lived fn 1818. By deed dated April 13, 1816, he conveyed to his sons, Thomas and James, a tract of an acre and a balf on tbe east side of the turnpike ; on April 29, 1818, for $500, he conveyed to them 2.82 acres on the west side of tbe turnpike, near the house of Henry Stagg .- Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, L, 11, 9.

III. Rehekka, b. Jan. 13, 1731.

The three haptisms just given are entered in the Acquackanonk church records. The next one is recorded at Second River.

IV. Saertje, h. March 3, 1734. Parents-Thomas Steegh and Cietje Bruyn. V. Johannis, m. Margaret - Issue : I. Sietje, h. June 13, 1755; 2. (prob.) Tbomas, m. Mary Francisco, Oct. 31, 1795.

VI. (proh.) Neeltje, m. Pieter Ennis, in New York, Aug. 16, 1761.

Johannes-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Hendricktie Housman had chil- dren :

I. Jan, hap. Sept. 22, 1723.

II. Maria, bap. Feh. 13, 1726.

III. Neeltje, h. Dec. 2, 1728 ; proh. m. Ist, Jacob Van Houten, y. m., "horn and living by the Panne"-at the Ponds-April 16, 1747 ; she was h. at Hackensack, hut lived "hy the Panne" at the time of her marriage ; she prob. m. 2d, Samuel McNies, by wbom she had issue : I. Nency, h. Feh. 7, 1767 ; 2. Margrietje, h. Sept. 6, 1768.

IV. Abraham, bap. June 6, 1731.

V. Thomas, hap. Sept. 23, 1733.

VI. Jacohus, hap. Nov. 30, 1735.

VII. Cornelis, hap. April 2, 1738 ; m. Margrietje Banta, wid. of Peter P. Demarest ; she was hap. Oct. 18, 1741, dau. of Jan Banta and Sara, dau. of David Demarest, jun., and Maritie Lozier. Cornelis was h. and brought up on the old homestead hetween Sicomac and Wyckoff, hut in middle life he and his wife removed to Acquackanonk, and took up their residence with their son James, in an old-fashioned stone house, near the present Erie Railway, in Passaic. They joined the Acquackanonk church, Dec. 9, 1787, by letter from the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Vandelinda, pastor of the Paramus church. In a deed, April 1, 1797, he describes himself as of Acquackanonk, and for 6300 conveys to John C. Stagg, his son, a tract of 50 acres on the road leading from the Goffle to the Ponds. -Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, H, 122. Administration on his estate was granted to Jobn C. Stagg, May 24, 1824 .- Bergen County In- testates, A, 107.

VIII. Albert, hap. Sept. 28, 1740 .-

IX. Isaac, hap. Aug. 2, 1747 ; m. Ist, Elizabeth Banta, wid., Sept. 28, 1763 ; 2d, Margrietje Banta, wid, of Samuel Retan.

Cornelis-Jan-Tbomas Stagg had children :

By his first wife, Hendrickje Kool :

I. Elisabeth II. Margrieta Twins, hap. June 3, 1729. The former was prob. the "Elizabetb Steck, y. d. from Hackensack," who m. Jacohus Van der Beek. y. m., from Riddenstown (Readington ?), June 28, 1761, hoth living at the time in New York, where they were married.

III. Bernardus, bap. June 20, 1731.

By bis second wife, Antje Christi :

IV. Hendrickje, hap. Dec. 22, 1734.

V. David, hap. April 24, 1737.

VI. Sjeems [i. e., James], bap. Oct. 8, 1738 (sponsors, Sjeems Christi 25

ginning at the turn of the driftway at the crossline"- or on Crooks avenue, near Main street.1 In 1807 and 1808 he conveyed more of his lands, and on Sept. 14, 1814, for $500, conveyed to his sons, John and Henry, half of Lot No. 16, on the Wesel mountain, extending to the Passaic river on the West, containing 92 acres;

and wife); m. Lea Brouwer, y. d., Oct. 13, 1765; received into tbe Scbraalenhurgh church, on confession, June 14, 1772. Issue : I. Corne- lius, h. July 24, 1766 ; d. in inf .; 2. Daniel, h. June 24, 1769 ; 3. Annetje, b. Dec. 21, 1777 ; 4. Cornelius, h. Feh. 13, 1774.

VII. Jan, bap. April 26, 1741; prob. m. Catharine van Deursen, in New York, Oct. 4, 1761. He was perhaps the Jobn Stagg, master mason, who was one of the builders of the North Dutch church in New York in 1767-69.

VIII. Magdalena, b. March 13, 1747.

Tomas-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Feytje Van Gelder had children :

I. Willem, hap. Feh. 17, 1723.

II. Petrus, hap. 1737.

III. Thomas, hap. 1739.

Abraham-Jan-Tbomas Stagg and Maritje Boogert had children :

I. Jan, hap. Dec. 24, 1732 ; proh. the John Stagg, widr., who m. at Tappan, Feh. 20, 1787, Brechje Serven, wid. of Isaac Blauvelt.

II. Hendrik, hap. Sept. 29, 1734; d. in inf.

III. Neeltjen, hap. April 24, 1737.

IV. Maria, hap. Nov. 13, 1739.

V. (proh.) Marregrietje, hap. Oct. 11, 1741. The church record gives the mother's name as Sara, which is prohahly an error. The wit- nesses were Jacob Steg and wife-prohahly Sarah Valk.

VI. Hendrik, hap. Oct. 2, 1743 ; he was a member of the Schraalen- burgh church in 1772.

Isaack-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Agnietien Romein had children :

I. Jan, bap. Sept. 30, 1739.

II. Isaak, hap. Feh. 28, 1742 ; m. Helena

III. Thomas, hap. Dec. 26, 1793.

IV. (proh.) Ahraham, m. Sally Stagg. Ch., Isaac, bap. Dec. 25, 180I.

Jacoh-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Antjen Vreeland had children :

I. Margrietje, hap. Feh. 24, 1743 ; m. Daniel Retan. Issue : I.

Jacoh, b. Sept. 6, 1767 ; 2. Antje, h. Sept. 21, 1768 ; 3. Saartje, h. Dec. 7, 1770 ; 4. Maragrietje, hap. Jan. 17, 1773.

II. Jan, hap. Aug. 5, 1750 ; proh. d. in inf.

III. Johannis, h. Oct. 22, 1754; m. Marytje Spier, March 4, 1775.

IV. Antje, b. Aug. 17, 1758.

V. Jacoh, h. April 23, 1761.

Fifth Generation.

Hendrick-Thomas Thomas-Thomas Stagg had children :

I. Thomas.

II. James.

III. Henry.

By deed dated April 6, 1816, Isaac Paxton and Gitty his wife, of Ac- quackanonk, conveyed to Thomas Stagg, of Saddle River (Singack he- ing then in the latter townsbip), a tract of eight acres at Singack .- Ber- gen County Transcribed Deeds, L, 5. On June 17, 1816, Thomas H. Stagg received a deed from James Walker and Nahannah, his wife, of Caldwell, for half an acre on the Newark and Pompton turnpike, evi- dently in the same neighborhood .- Ib., L, 7. John Personett and Polly his wife, of Caldwell, conveyed to Thomas Stagg and James Stagg a tract of 8.25 acres in Saddle River, on the same turnpike, "in the line of the house lot which Henry Stagg hought of William Smith."-Ib., 3.

Cornelis-Jobannes Jan-Thomas Stagg and Margrietje Banta had children :

I. Johannes, h. Nov. 14, 1762 ; m. Cornelia Van Blarcom (b. Feh. II, 1757, at the Ponds), Jan. 16, 1783 ; d. May 13, 1830; she d. Jan. 15, 1852, lacking less than a month of heing ninety-five years of age. Johannes was generally called John C. Stagg, and so wrote his name. By deed Nov. 3, 1800, he bought from Lucas Kiersted a tract of 20 acres,

1 Essex County Transcribed Deeds, B, 249.

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also half of the third of Lot No. 12, on the mountain, 30} acres; also the homestead, where he then lived, containing 50 acres, bounded northwesterly by John R. Gould, north- easterly by Encrease Gould, Garret C. Garrebrant and Tiny Vreeland, easterly and southeasterly by lands of Tiny Vree- land and Abraham Ackerman, southeasterly by lands of

adjoining Abraham Stagg, near Sicomac .- Bergen County Transcribed Dceds, B, 256. He lived on the old homestead at Sicomac.

II. (prob.) Cornelis. Either be or his father was voorsinger (pre- centor) in the Acquackanonk church in 1806.

III. David, bap. May 1, 1766.

IV. Jacobus (James), m. Lidia Schoonmaker, and lived at Acquack- anonk, wbere be bad the following children baptized : 1. Helena, b. Jan. IO, 1797; 2. Henricus Schoonmaker, b. Nov. 16, 1799; 3. Margrietje, b. Feb. 9, 1802 ; 4. Maria, b. May 4, 1805; 5. Annaatje, b. July 11, 1807 ; 6. Sarah, b. Sept. 2, 1809; 7. Racbel, b. May 29, 1811 ; 8. Catharina, b. Aug. 30, 1813 ; 9. Sally, b. June 8, 1816.

Isaac-Jobannes-Jan-Tbomas Stagg and Margrietje Banta had cbild- ren :

I. Samuel, bap. June 20, 1779.

II. Hendrick Banta, b. Aug. 1, 1790.

III. Grietje, b. Nov. 12, 1793.

Jan-Abraham-Jan-Tbomas Stagg bad children :

I. (prob.) Abraham, m. Caty Dellamarter,1 Nov. 2, 1804; d. Jan. 9, 1860.

Isaak Isaack-Jan-Tbomas Stagg and Helena bad children :

I. Jacob, bap. Aug 28, 1764.

II. Isaac, bap. Sept. 21, 1766; m. Maria Cb., John, b. Feb. 22, 18II.

III. Abraham, bap. Aug. 27, 1769.

IV. Thomas, b. Dec. 13, 177I.

V. Angenietje, bap. Oct. 22, 1775.

VI. Cristoffie, bap. Aug. 8, 1777.

Tbe baptisms of the first five of these children are recorded at Pomp- ton Plains ; tbat of Cristoffle (Cbristopber) at Paramus.

Johannis Jacob-Jan Thomas Stagg and Marytje Spier bad children :

I. Catbalyntje, b. July 3, 1775 ; m. John Tyse, jun., Oct. 5, 1794.

II. Antje (Annaatje), b. Aug. 23, 1777 ; m. Guliam Hopper, April 28,

I799. Cb., Annaatje, b. June 15, 1800.

III. Jacob, b. Marcb 13, 1780 ; m. Catbarina Van Riper ; d. Nov. 13, 1840 ; sbe d. May 18, 1826. For an account of Jacob's descendants, see p. 167.

IV. Tbeunis, b. May 25, 1783.

V. Dirck, b. March 1, 1785 ; m. Sarah Ackerman, Oct. 5, 1805. Is- sue : I. Hannab, m. Jobn Perine, and lives at Lodi, Bergen coun- ty, N. J .; 2. Maria, m. Jobn Fulton, at Lodi; 3. John, m. Racbel , at Lodi ; 4. Eliza, m. Robert Samuels, of Montreal ; 5. Ricbard, m. Jane -, of Newark, N. J .; 6. Lawrence, m. Katie - -; 7. Peter, m. Letitia Terhune, of Lodi; 8. Sarab, m. James Murtrie, of Chelsea, Mass .; 8. Catharine, m. Andrew Mercier, of Lodi; 9. Racbel, m. ---- Busby, and d. before ber father, leaving issue. Dirck's will was proved Feb. 27, 1860.

VI. Maria, b. Nov. 17, 1788.

VII. Neelje, b. Oct. 7, 1791.

VIII. John, b. Marcb 13, 1794. Sixth Generation.

James-Hendrick-Tbomas-Thomas-Thomas Stagg had children :

I. John, wbo lived in Paterson, and was known as John I. Stagg. His will, dated June 9, 1874, was proved July 18, 1874 .- Passaic County Wills, E, 98. Issue: I. Emily C., m. - Sindle; 2. Jobn M .; 3. James H.

II. Julia, m. - Montgomery.

1 Abraham DeLamater was b. Jan. 21, 1751; m. Caty Hogenkamp, Dec. 23, 1785 ; she was b. Oct. 22, 1753. Issue : I. Catelinetia, b. July 31, 1786. These data are from a small Dutch Testament, printed at Dordrecht, in 1778, and now in tbe possession of Mrs. Cornelius Sand- ford, Paterson, a descendant of Abraham Delamater. Catelinetia Dela- mater m. Abraham Stagg, as stated above. In this, as in other cases, the names are spelled as found in the records.

Peter Simmons and Encrease Gould, except such parts as had been previously sold.1 He was known as Henry T. Spear, although in the deed of 1798, above, he signed his name Henry Speer.

VI. Johannis, b. Dec. 22, 1759; m. Elizabeth Terhune, Dec. I, 1787; d. June 12, 1833; she was b. May I, 1767; d.

Jobannes-Cornelis-Jobannes-Jan-Tbomas Stagg and Cornelia Van Blarcom had children :

I. Cornelius, b. June 28, 1783 ; m. - Van Winkle; d. Jan. 10, I823.

II. Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 1785 ; m. David Acker ; d. May 27, 1850; be d. 1830. Issue : 1. David Depeyster, b. June 13, 1822; d. 1892. He was an eminent New York mercbant, whose summer bome was at Fairlawn, Bergen county ; be was an officer of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Pat- erson, for many years.

III. Isaac, b. Feb. 20, 1788 ; m. Maria Van Houten (b. Oct. 5, 1791, at the Ponds), Feb. 24, 1801 ; d. Nov. 1, 1861 ; sbe d. April 29, 1866. By deed, May 12, 1814, be bought a lot on Hamburgh avenue a sbort dis- tance west of Water street, and built one of the first dwellings on that tboroughfare. Some of his brothers and sisters soon after bougbt and settled in the same neighborhood, which thereupon and for nearly half a century after was commonly called "Stagg-Town." When the Legisla- ture of 1860 declared vacant the seat of Joel M. Johnston, member of the Assembly from Passaic county, a special election was held and Isaac I. Stagg, as he was called, was chosen by the people to fill tbe vacancy. He was a mason by trade, and in his earlier years employed a large number of workmen.

IV. Margaret, b. July 19, 1790 ; m. Court Lake, of the Ponds, Ber- gen county ; d. Marcb 12, 1846.

V. David, b. Oct. 14, 1792 ; m. Trientje Van Houten; d. Feb. 8, 1816.

VI. John, b. April 24, 1795 ; m. Bridget Romaine, dau. of Ralpb Ro- maine; d. Nov. 18, 1871. He lived at Preakness.

VII. Jacobus (James), b. Dec. 23, 1797; m. Sally Westervelt ; sbe afterwards m. - Herring ; James d. Jan. 8, 1840, near Englewood. Issue: I. Josepb W., a builder, near Englewood, Bergen county; 2. James.

VIII. William, b. March 1, 1800; m. Catharine Geroe, sister of Ben- jamin Geroe; d. Aug. 10, 1859; sbe was b. Aug. 12, 1804, d. Oct. 29, 1871. He left tbe old bomestead at Sicomac in early life, locating first on Totowa, tben in 'Stagg-Town, where be bought, by deed Dec. 13, 1822, for $100, from Jobn Flood, Lot 44 on map of Manchester lots, on tbe west side of the Hamburgb turnpike, a short distance above the present Ryle avenue, which lot be sold a few years later to Henry V. Post, wbo reconveyed it to him May 4, 1831. Judge Gerrebrandt Van Houten sold him two lots on Water street, Oct. 10, 1825, and May I, 1829, where be probably lived for a time, but on May 2, 1832, be bought of Garret H. Demarest a plot on North Main street, and by deeds from the executors of Dr. William Ellison, Feb. 1, 1832, May 9, 1833, May 6, 1836, and Aug. 13, 1836, be acquired additional land on that street, erect- ing tbereon a comfortable bome, wbere most of bis children were born .- Bergen County Deeds, T2, 306; V2, 689 ; C3, 14 ; H3, 126 ; G3, 425 ; K3, 88; T3, 295-297. With a view to erecting a dam and mill, be bought from Robert Morrell and William Dickey, by deed dated Jan. 26, 1838, a plot of land on the river bank, directly at tbe foot of Clinton street, "be- ginning thirty-nine links from the soutbeast corner of the stone bouse known as the McCurdy or Ellison bouse."-Passaic County Deeds, A, 585. There was a True Reformed Dutch ("Seceder") cburcb adjacent, and the officers of the cburcb questioned Stagg's rigbt to locate on this plot. The matter was referred to arbitrators-Cornelius W. Campbell, Garret H. Demarest and Jacob R. Romine-who decided, Jan. 16, 1838. that Stagg had tbe best title in the mill-seat, but that be must within six months expend $100 "towards erecting the mill or making the dam for the Griss mill," and tbat the church people must not "mislest or pre- vent" bim from "erecting bis mill and dam on bis said sight without any truble or Damages or expence from tbem or their suckcessors."-Orig- inal Award. Accordingly, Stagg went ahead and constructed the dam, still standing, at the foot of Clinton street, and also erected the first mill

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History of the city of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, Part 50

Author: Nelson, William, 1847-1914 Publication date: 1901 Publisher: Paterson : Press Printing and Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 466

Author: Nelson, William, 1847-1914
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Paterson : Press Printing and Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 466