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1 Essex County Transcribed Deeds, D, 167.
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Oct. 14, 1843. He lived on a part of the old homestead farm, on the Wesel road, next south of Crooks avenue, oc- cupying a small stone house on the river bank, now over- flowed by Dundee Lake. During the Revolution he was wounded by a bullet which passed under his neck and came out in his mouth. His will was made June
there, which was used as a grist- and saw-mill ; he ran it himself for some time as a grist-mill. The Pope mill now occupies the site. In the meantime, Marcb 4, 1825, he bought of Henry F. Ryerson a tract of 8.40 acres of land in the country, adjoining a tract of 8.10 acres belonging to John Stagg, jun., probably near Sicomac .- Bergen County Deeds, V2, 247. On March 22, 1848, Cornelius A. Hopper conveyed to him, for $4,500, a farm of sixty acres near the Bergen county end of the Wag- araw bridge, to which he added by purchase from the same person, Nov. 8, 1848, a tract of 18.84 acres .- Ib., L 4, 486, 613 ; Q4, 292; Y4, 345. Here be resided for several years, working his farms, after which be returned to Paterson and spent his remaining years at the old homestead wbich be had established at what is now No. 65 North Main street.
IX. Albert, b. Sept. 9, 1803 ; m. --; lived at Wyckoff, and afterwards at Spring Valley, Bergen county ; d. Oct. 7, 1877.
Abraham-Jan-Abraham-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Caty Dellamarter bad children :
I. Catherine, b. Aug. 24, 1805; m. Daniel Quinn, and moved to Ohio.
II. John, b. Aug. 10, 1807.
III. Sally Ann, b. Oct. 17, 1809; m. Henry T. Cadmus (b. Dec. 10, 1806, son of Thomas Cadmus and Margaret Doremus); d. Aug. 10, 1884 ; he d. Aug. 13, 1849, at his residence in Fair street, Paterson, being one of the victims of the cholera epidemic of that year. Issue :
i. Caroline, b. Sept. 12, 1833 ; m. Cornelius Sandford, April 5, 1856; he was a grocer for many years at No. 37 Main street, Paterson.
ii. Tbomas, b. Feb, 21, 1836; m. Margaret Fredericks, Oct. 23, 1859. Cb., Sarah, b. Aug. 15, 1861.
iii. Johannah, b. March 31, 1838.
iv. Margret, b. March 7, 1840 ; d. Oct. 4, 1841.
v. Margret, b. Jan. 9, 1842; m. Patrick Henry Shields, Oct. 23, 1865 ; he was b. Jan. 12, 1837, son of Thomas Sbields and Lucinda Hall. Children-1. Sarah, b. May 16, 1867; d. the same day ; 2. Charles, b. Jan. IO, 1869 ; d. March 3, 1870; 2. Thomas Edward, b. Jan. 7, 1871 ; a law- yer, in New York, of the firm of Lawrence, Semple, Clark and Sbields ; 3. Carrie C., b. Dec. 16, 1872.
vi. Matilda, b. June 1, 1843 ; m. David I. Turnbull.
vii. Abrabam Lemarter, b. May 10, 1845; d. Sept. 18, 1847.
viii. Ritchard, b. Dec. 7, 1846 ; d. Nov. 29, 1867, unm.
ix. Abraham Lemarter, b. Jan. 20, 1849 ; d. Dec. 30, 1874, unm.
IV. Johanna, b. March 29, 1812.
V. Elizabeth, b. July 10, 1814.
VI. Abraham de L. (Dellamarter), b. Sept. 2, 1816 ; d. Jan. 3, 1880.
VII. Tineche (Matilda), b. Oct. 22, 1819 .; m. John Vreeland, b. June
2, 18II. (For his ancestry, and ber children, see p. 132.)
Seventh Generation.
Isaac-Johannes-Cornelis-Jobannes-Jan-Tbomas Stagg and Maria Van Houten had children :
I. John, b. Feb. 22, 1811 ; d. Dec. 6, 1831, unm.
II. Ann, b. Oct. 7, 1812 ; m. Edward Osborn, Nov. 25, 1835 ; he d. March 7, 1882. He was b. Sept. 13, 1811, near Haverstraw, N. Y., the son of an Englishman who bad settled there. He came to Paterson and learned his trade as a machinist, with Godwin, Clark & Co. At the close of the Mexican War, or about 1848 or 1849, he was sent to Mexico to set up some cotton machinery constructed by his employers ; when this was done he was engaged to superintend the running of the mill, and so spent eight years in Mexico. On his return to Paterson be went V. Elizabeth. into the soap business, and subsequently formed a partnership with Benjamin Buckley and Jacob T. Blauvelt in the spinning of cotton yarns, in the old Gun Mill, the firm name being Osborn, Buckley & Co. He was a sbrewd business man, and an excellent citizen. He ., arine Geroe had children : lived at the northeast corner of Church and Ellison streets from May I, 1855, until bis deatb. Issue :
7, 1833, but a few days before his death; it was witnessed by Gerrit Terhune (doubtless his physician), Daniel G. Demarest and David Demarest, and was proved June 25, 1833. He gave his clothes to his three sons, Teunis, Al- bert and John; to his wife Elizabeth, all his estate during her widowhood, and thereafter in fee to his wife, and his
i. Maria, b. April 12, 1837 ; m. Alpheus S. Allen, May 11, 1858. He was born May 27, 1833, in Fair street, Paterson, son of Stephen Allen and Catharine Courter. He went to school at Poughkeepsie, N. Y .. and at Bloomfield (now Montclair). On St. Patrick's day, Marcb 17, 1852, be sailed for California in the steamship Pioneer, voyaging around Cape Horn, and arrived at San Francisco 154 days later. Not succeeding there as he bad hoped, be concluded to return to New York, via the Isthmus of Panama. In company with John Nightingale, of Paterson, he started to walk across that narrow neck of land, but they found this too hard work, trudging through the dry sand, and were glad to back a pair of mules as far as the Chagres river, to which point the railroad bad been built. There they took train for Aspinwall, whence they sailed for New York, arriving on St. Patrick's day, March 17, 1853, exactly one year since Mr. Allen bad left home. A year or two later he entered into partnership with his father in the manufacture of tobacco and cigars, in Van Houten street, south side, just west of Main street. Being burned out in a few months, they removed to the opposite side of the street. Subsequently tbey formed a partnership with John Reynolds and John Allen, the firm name being Allen, Reynolds & Co. The store of the new firm was on the east side of Main street, where Van Houten street now is ; they next bought on Van Houten street, where Stepben Allen & Son had started business; that building was burned down in 1865, whereupon the firm bought Congress Hall, where they carried on the business until 1872, wben they sold out to Allen, Dunning & Co. Mr. Allen has not since been in active business. In 1870 he was elected an alderman from the Fourth Ward, and in 1871 was chosen President of the Board of Aldermen. In 1872 the Board appointed him receiver of taxes and assessments for the term of three years, and by successive re- appointments he held tbe office until 1890, when he declined to be a can- didate any longer. For many years he has been a director in the First National Bank, a director in the Paterson Gas Light Company, and a manager of the Paterson Savings Institution. In every position be bas held he has commanded the absolute trust of all in bis integrity, and the confidence of his associates in bis business sagacity. Children:
I. Annie V., b. April 21, 1859; m. W. P. Whitlock, of New York city, Dec. 15, 1881. Issue : I. Harold Allen ; 2. Louis Ivey ; 3. W. P. Whitlock, jun. The family reside in Elizabetb.
2. Stephen Lincoln, b. March 15, 1865 ; d. Jan. 10, 1871.
3. Jennie, m. Jerome C. Read (b. in Brooklyn, living in Paterson), Nov. 25, 1890. Ch., Allen Jerome.
4. Jessie (twin with Jennie), m. Robert Helfenstein, of Elizabeth, April 8, 1891. Ch., Editb Morris.
5. Louise May, b. Dec. 10, 1872 ; d. April 3, 1874.
ii. Elizabeth.
III. Cornelia, b. Oct. 3, 1814; d. Aug. 12, 1849, unm.
IV. David, b. Sept. 6, 1816; d. May 11, 1886. For many years, and up to the time of his death, he was employed in New York, as a super- intendent of the erection and repair of the public schoolhouses.
John-Johannes-Cornelis-Johannes-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Bridget Romaine had children:
I. Abram Romaine, m. Ist, Catharine Jane Van Winkle, b. Oct. 15, 1834, d. Jan. 14, 1860; 2d, her sister, Letitia, b. June 30, 1837. (For their ancestry, see p. 177.) He was a real estate agent in Paterson for many years.
II. John Ralph, went to Illinois.
III. Sarah Margaret, m. Isaac Fredericks ; lives on Totowa avenue.
IV. James, went to Illinois.
VI. Benjamin, went to Illinois.
William-Johannes-Cornelis-Jobannes-Jan-Thomas Stagg and Cath- VII. Jacob.
I. Cornelius W., b. Feb. 27, 1823 ; d. Nov. 10, 1826, being accident- ally drowned in the Passaic river.
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children, Teunis, Albert, John, Maria and Elizabeth. His three sons were appointed executors.1 He was called John T. Spear.
VII. Sarah, m. Barent Spier.
Cornelius-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Susanna Vincent had children:
I. Cornelius, m. Fytje Jacobusse, Jan. II, 1758; he was living at Peckamin river, and she at Second River, at the time. He was perhaps the Cornelius Spier who m. (in N. Y.) Hannah Stymets, May 19, 1768; his will, dated Aug. 5, 1813, witnessed by Anthony Lines, James Gildan and Benjamin Dubois, proved Dec. 19, 1827, devises his estate to his wife Anna for life, remainder to Peter Van Riper
(part of the real estate on Peckamin river, and part of the mountain lot) and to Peter Van Riper, jun., who was to have the homestead and part of the mountain lot. 1
II. Geertje (Charity), b. Oct. 3, 1748, at the Great Notch; m. Ist, Brand Jacobusse, widower, from Morris county, Dec. 1, 1767; 2d, Johannes Vreeland, at Passaic. 2 By her first husband she had issue: I. Antje, bap. Sept. 19, 1768; m. John Van Blarcom, and was the mother of Brandt Van Blarcom, who was named after his maternal grandfather, Brand Jacobusse; 2. Susan, bap. July 28, 1773. Geertje d. at the residence of her daughter, Antje (Anna) Van Blarcom, on the old Bogt road, now East 18th street, Feb. 26, 1830.
II. Maria, b. Jan. 9, 1825; m. Peter J. Brower, near the Great Notcb.
III. and IV. Twins, b. July 20, 1827 ; d. Aug. 4,.1827.
V. John W., b. Oct. 24, 1828; m. Ist, Elizabeth Post (h. Aug. 14, 1830, dau. of Cornelius-Hendrick Post ; for her ancestry see p. 150), June 8, 1848 ; she d. Aug. 25, 1853 ; be m. 2d, Catharine Knoble. For thirty years or more he has been superintendent in the printers' mate- rials factory of Heber Wells, in Water street. Issue :
i. Cornelius H., b. Dec. 29, 1848 ; m. Lizzie, dau. of Richard B. Chiswell, Sept. 14, 1874. He entered the Press office in 1865, as hook- keeper, and bas remained in the establishment ever since, being now Secretary of the Press Printing and Publishing Company, and having general charge of the business management. Children-I. Lizzie Chis- well, h. July 11, 1875 ; 2. Mary L., b. March 24, 1878 ; 3. Frank Hutchin- son, b. June 2, 1885; 4. Robert Bensen, h. Feb. 20, 1894; d. Oct. 10, 1894.
ii. Kitty Post, h. March 4, 1851 ; m. Isaac Newton Doremus, Nov. 23, 1875. Children-1. Eleanor, b. Feh. 23, 1878 ; 2. Eva, b. Dec. 3, 1879. VI. Cornelia, b. March 4, 1831 ; m. Abraham W. Ackerman, Dec. 7, 1848 ; d. Jan. 19, 1892. He served in the Thirteenth New Jersey Regi- ment in the late War.
VII. Margaret, b. Aug. 27, 1833 ; m. Jobn N. Jacobus, widr., Oct. 21, 1857.
VIII. Catbarine, b. Oct. 8, 1835 ; m. Jobn H. A. Jacobus, May 12, 1858. He served three years in the late War for the Union, in the Ninth New Jersey Regiment.
IX. Lucinda, b. Sept. 29, 1837 ; d. Sept. 7, 1869, unm.
X. William W., b. May 12, 1840; m. Emma Zabriskie, of Paterson. He served three years in the Ninth New Jersey Regiment in the late War.
XI. Daniel W., b. Feh. 7, 1843 ; m. Mary Blauvelt. He served three years in Serrell's Engineer Corps, in the late War, and at the expiration of his term re-enlisted, serving until the end of tbe War.
XII. Alhert W., b. Oct. 14, 1845 ; m. June 18, 1867, Ida L., dau. of Stepben and Jane (Bowman) Courter, formerly of Newark. When four- teen years of age be went to work in the Guardian office, Paterson, first in the composing room, and afterwards in tbe joh department, and for three years carried papers after his day's work, his route heing all that section of the city north of Broadway and west of the present Pat- erson street, including tbe region north of the river-an extensive route for one carrier ! He bas been foreman of the job department of tbe Press since that paper was started, in September, 1863. Issue : I. Jane B., b. April 9, 1868 ; d. Sept. 11, 1869 ; 2. Albert Edward, b. Jan. 8, 1871 ; 3. Theodore Kinne, b. June 21, 1873 ; d. Sept. 11, 1877 ; 4. Aimee, b. Oct. 4, 1878.
XIII. Sarab Elizabeth, b. May 4, 1848 ; m. William Doremus ; d. Sept., 1873, without issue.
XIV. Jane, h. April 9, 1851 ; m. Ist, Warren Crane ; 2d, John Weber. The following memoranda are from various sources :
Abraham Stagg d. intestate, and letters of administration were issued to Peter Garretse, Oct. 25, 1772 .- Book K of Wills, Trenton, 449.
Abraham Stagg m. Sally Ackerman, wid., Feb. 22, 1801. (Acquack- anonk.)
1 Essex County Wills, F, 128.
Abraham Stagg m. Racbel Town, Feh. 1, 1800. (Bergen.)
Adam Stagg appointed administrator of Peter Stagg, Jan. 7, 1772 .- Book 14 of Wills, Trenton, 426.
Antje Stagg m. Dirck Boss, Nov. 30, 1775. (Acq.)
Antje Stagg m. Cornelius Kent (Cint), Nov. 23, 1794. (Acq.) Issue : I. (bap. at Acq.) Maria, b. Sept. 28, 1795; (bap. at Totowa) 2. Succe (Sukey), b. Sept. 8, 1797; 3. John, b. Sept. 30, 1799.
Cornelius Stagg enlisted in 1777 in New York city as a mattross in Col. John Lamb's Regiment of Artillery .- N. Y. Rev. MSS., II., 337. He deserted to the British, Feh. 18, 1780, and stated that he was a native of New York, where he bad a mother and hrotber ; be had served three years in the " Rebel" artillery ; he had left his wife at Mendam, near Morristown, instructing ber to go to Barbadoes near Hackensack, to a relative's .- N. Y. Col. Docs., VII., 786.
Dirck Stagg, widr., m. Peggy Stagg, wid., Jan. 14, 1777. (Acq.) Elizabeth Stagg m. Jacob Miller, April 24, 1795. (Paramus.)
Elizabeth Stagg m. Morris Sharp, Jan. 1, 1790, both of Paramus.
Elizabeth Staag and Jan Erven had cb., Sara, b. Sept. 7, 1792. (To- towa.)
Isaac Stagg lived on wbat is now Ryle avenue, almost immediately in the rear of Isaac Stagg, on Hamburgb avenue. He was a teamster, and was probably of the Singack family. Issue : I. Lucreche, d. Jan. I, 1829, aged 17 yrs .; sbe was buried in the old Totowa church burying ground in Ryle avenue ; 2. Thomas ; 3. Polly, m. Henry Fredericks.
Jacoh Stagg, of Sussex county, mason-Will dated Aug. 25, 1783 ; proved Jan. 12, 1784. Names children-Richard (the oldest), John, Mar- garet Holdren (query : Waldron?), Ann Busb. Executors-his son Jobn, and friend Jacobus Post, of Gosben, Orange county.
Jacob Steg (Steek) and Marea Andreas (Andrews) had issue: I. Ja- cob, b. Aug. 24, 1795; 2. Deric, b. June 6, 1799. (Totowa.)
Jannetje Stagg and John Ryker had ch., Willem, h. Marcb 21, 1796. (Totowa.)
John Stagg and Elizabetb had cb., Thomas, b. Oct. 8, 1792. Sponsors-Thomas Stagg and Esther . (Pompton Plains.) They were probably of tbe Singack family. Jan Stagg and Elizabeth Romyn (probably the same) had ch., Grietje, b. May 13, 1794. (Totowa.)
Jobn Stagg m. Antye Blanchard (Anna or Antye Blancher), May 7, 1797 (she was b. Marcb 12, 1778, dau. of Rynier Blancher and Marretje Cadmus). Issue: 1. Catrenew, h. Jan. 8, 1798 (Totowa); 2. Rynier Blancher, h. May 24, 1801. (Acq.)
Josiah Stagg, of Saddle River (prohahly in the present Pompton township)-Will dated Marcb 18, 1793 ; witnessed by Seth Gregory, Ezra Sanford, Matthew Sandford ; proved at Morristown, Oct. 16, 1793. Names wife "Jain," and children-Sarab, Elizabeth, Abraham, Thomas and Josiab. Executors-Martin J. Ryerson and Capt. Matbias Winans.
Maria Stagg and Ari Post had ch., Helmigh, b. Aug. 8, 1794. (To- towa.)
Paul Stagg, of Bergen county, d. intestate, and Tbomas Stagg ap- pointed administrator, June 17, 1795 .- Book 33 of Wills, Trenton, 359.
1 Essex County Wills, D, 561.
2 See p. 125.
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III. (prob.) Rachel, m. Thomas Doremus. Issue: I. Franscois, b. Aug. 14, 1768; 2. Johannes, b. Jan. 17, 1785.
IV. (prob.) Annetje, m. Isaac Montanie, of New York; m. license dated July 1, 1760. Ch., Susanna, b. Sept. II, 1778.
V. (prob.) Johannis, m. Metje Van Giesen.
Jacobus-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Neeltje Coerten had children:
I. Frans, bap. July 20, 1742, at Gansegat.
II. Rynier, m. Naomi Schidmoor ; he prob. d. in 1791, as she was appointed administratrix of his estate, Sept. 17, 1791. He lived on the upper Bloomfield road, between Peru and Brookdale.
III. Jan, b. Jan. 26, 1750; m. Ist, Antje Jacobusse; 2d, Lena . He was called John I. Speer. He lived in a stone house, still standing, on the lower Bloomfield road, near Peru station. His will, dated Feb. 19, 1823, witnessed by Gerrit Van Houten, John G. Speer and Peter G. Jaco- bus, was proved Dec. 28, 1833. He gave his wife Lanauw "all the personal estate she brought with her and the privi- lege of occupying that part of my dwelling house she wishes during her widowliood," her sons Peter and Thomas be- ing required to give her proper support. To son Peter, 27 acres of land "to be taken off the east end of the lot I bought of Rynier and Jacobus Speer; also the equal half being the northeast side of lot I bought of John N. Cumming, de- ceased, west of the Dwas line;" to son Gerrit, "the western- most lot west of the Dwas line which I bought of John N. Cumming deceased ; also the west end of the lot I bought of John Jacobus."1
IV. Gerrit, b. Sept. 12, 1753; m. Maragrietje Ennis, Aug. 31, 1776; d. Dec. 4, 1828; she d. Oct. 12, 1816, aged 67 yrs., IO mos., 22 days. His will, dated May 10, 1828, witnessed by Eunice Speer, Margaret Speer and Samuel Van Saun, was proved Nov. 2, 1829. He devised to his son William G. Speer 15 acres "where he now lives, and 2} acres which I bought from my brother Henry I. Speer;" to his daughters Lea and Maria, "ten acres of land I bought of John Cummings;" to son James G. Speer, $10; residue of personal estate to be divided between William, Peter, Lea and Maria. 2
V. Marytje, b. Oct. 25, 1755; prob. m. Jacobus Ennis, June 2, 1776.
VI. Hendrick, b. Jan. 17, 1760; m. Metje Vrelandt (b. at Totowa, living at Stone House at the time of her mar- riage), July 10, 1785. He lived on the west bank of the Passaic river, some distance north of the Third river. His will, dated March II, 1842, was proved July 17, 1846. He devised to his son Burnet the northeast corner of "the home- stead farm on which his house stands;" to son Henry, "the old homestead;" to daughter Nelly, "the lot on which her house stands." Executors-sons Burnet and Henry, and trusty friend, Cornelius G. Van Riper. 3
John-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Sarah Debow had children:
1 Essex County Wills, F, 182.
2 Essex County Wills, E, 332.
3 Passaic County Wills, A, 281.
I. Margaret, m. Abraham Low.
II. Frans, b. Nov. 2, 1756; prob. m. Elizabeth (Lyb- etje) Miller, Nov. 17, 1791. Ch., Johannis, b. July 4, 1792.
Hendrick-Jacob-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Jannetje Van Giesen had children:
I. Jenneke, b. April 17, 1780; m. Hermanus Coerte, May 5, 1798. Issue: I. Hendrick, b. March 22, 1800; 2. Lea, b. March 27, 1806.
II. Jacob, b. Dec. 22, 1781; m. Maria Gerritse, April 10, 1806; lived at Stone House Plains.
III. Cornelius, b. April 4, 1784.
IV. John, m. Mary -; d. May 5, 1845, aged 58 · yrs., 2 mos., II days; she d. June 20, 1825, aged 37 yrs., 6 mos., 19 days. They are buried at Stone House Plains, with these children: I. Fanny, d. Nov. 18, 1826, aged 8 yrs., 5 mos .; 2. Jane, d. Aug. 26, 1837, aged 21 yrs., one mo., one day.
V. Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1792.
VI. Isaac, b. March 24, 1794.
VII. Lea, b. Feb. 17, 1796; m. James C. Joraleman, Nov. 3, 1815. Issue: I. Cornelius, b. Nov. 16, 1817; 2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1819; 3. Joseph, b. June 20, 1821.
VIII. Fytje (Sophia), b. July 4, 1798.
Jacob-Jacob-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Rebecca Linkfoot had children:
I. Jacob, b. Jan. 31, 1785.
II. Lea, b. April 18, 1789.
III. Christientje, b. Nov. 11, 1791.
IV. Maragrietje, b. July 24, 1794.
V. Maria,
VI. Johannis, Twins, b. Aug. 27, 1797.
Tunis-Jacob-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Fytje Schermerhorn had children:
I. Tunis, bap. Aug. 16, 1773.
II. Barent, bap. May. 14, 1778.
III. Eva, bap. Aug. 25, 1781.
IV. Jacob, b. June 14, 1784; prob. m. Fytje Riddenaer, Sept. 9, 1809.
V. Annaatje, b. Feb. 15, 1792.
Hendrick-Benjamin-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Maria (Polly) Drummond had children :1
I. Hendrick, b. Sept. 22, 1775; prob. Hendrick Spier, jun., who m. Marretye Blowvelt, and had ch., Jacob, b. Feb. 5, 1802.
II. Benyamen, b. Feb. 21, 1780; m. Hannah
Will dated January 15, 1834; witnessed by Frederick Petry, Abraham Berdan and Abraham Van Voorhis ; proved Feb. 21, 1834. The testator describes himself as of Preakness. He devises to his son David "the wood lot I bought of
1 The parentage of this Hendrick Spier is uncertain, but is probably correctly given above, although this conflicts with that given on p. 189. The Pompton Plains records mention the marriage, Oct. 27, 1746, of Hendrick Spier, y. m., b. at Gansegat, to Elizabeth Mandeville, y. d., b. and 1. at Hanover. Issue : 1. (prob.) Hendrick, perhaps the Hendrick who m. Deborah Roome; 2. Marytje, b. Dec. 20, 1754; 3. Robert, b. Sept. 8, 1763 (witnesses at baptism-Robert Drummond and Sarah his wife); prob. the father of Hester, b. Aug. 13, 1793. The Second River church records mention the marriage, Dec. 2, 1754, of Hendrick Mandeville and Rachel Spier. Ch., Lea, b. Dec. 16, 1755.
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William Colfax," 20 acres ; to son Jacob, $5 ; to daughter Hetty, wife of David I. Marinus, in fee, "one-third of my farm, the north side of the farm to run by Singac brook, with a straight line, to the line of James Hinchman ;" to youngest daughters, Harriet and Hannah, "the south side of the farm with the buildings thereon." Executors-son- in-law David I. Marinus and friend Jacob Berdan. 1
III. Dirck, b. Dec. 21, 1782 ; prob. m. Rachel Kuyper. Issue : I. John, b. Sept. 16, 1808; 2. Cooper Andrew, b. Sept. 8, 1810.
Barent-Benjamin-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Sara Jacobusse had children:
I. Barent, b. Jan. 16, 1775; d. in inf.
II. (prob.) Thyna, m. Hendrick Labach, March 9, 1800. Issue: I. Hendrick, b. Jan. 9, 1801; 2. Sarah, b. Dec. 26, 1802; 3. Barent, b. May 30, 1805; 4. Barentje, b. July 13, 1807; 5. John, b. Aug. 22, 1809; 6. Maragrietje, b. Nov. 17, 18II; 7. James, b. July 12, 1814.
III. Barent, b. March 20, 1779; m. Sara Jacobusse (prob. a cousin), Oct. 19, 1800.
IV. Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1782.
V. Annetje, b. Feb. 27, 1786.
VI. Abraham, b. Oct. 4, 1789.
VII. Isaac, b. July 14, 1792.
VIII. Elesabeth, b. May 30, 1804.
Jacob-Benjamin- Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Mar- regrietje Vrederixse (Fredericks) had children :
I. Hendrick, b. June 3, 1776.
II. Sara, b. March 5, 1779; m. Henre Maclene [Henry McLean]. Issue (baptized at Totowa): I. Elesabeth, b. Sept. 9, 1799; 2. Marregretye, b. July 10, 1801.
III. Coenraed, b. April 27, 1781.
IV. Annaetye, b. March 16, 1784; m. Elias A. Vree- land, Jan. I, 1804. 2
V. Jacob, b. Sept. 22, 1786.
VI. Tryntje, b. Jan. 26, 1792; prob. m. - - Ridner.
Gerrit-Hans-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Tryntje Doremus had children:
I. Johannes, b. May I, 1764; d. in inf.
II. Rachel, b. March 3, 1766.
III. Sarah, b. March 19, 1768; prob. m. Pieter Van Giesen, May 14, 1786, both b. and 1. at Stone House Plains. Issue: I. Polly, b. Aug. 26, 1786; 2. Grietje, b. Sept. 24, 1797
IV. Lea, b. Dec. 6, 1770; m. Thomas Sigler, June 21, 1789, both b. and 1. at Stone House Plains; he d. Feb. 28, 1842, aged 75 yrs., 3 mos., 24 days. Issue: I. Leah, b. May 7, 1790; 2. Maria, b. Feb. 13, 1793; 3. Catharina, b. March 5, 1795; 4. Johannes, b. Aug. 27, 1797; 5. Sally, b. Jan. 22, 1800.
V. Johannes, b. July 17, 1774.
VI. Cornelius, b. Oct. 5, 1777.
VII. Catharina, b. Jan. 7, 1783; d. in inf. VIII. Elsje, b. Jan. 30, 1786.
I Bergen County Wills, D, 427.
2 For list of their children, see p. 134.
IX. Catharina, b. April 8, 1789; prob. m. Peter Red- naer, Dec. 27, 1808.
Barent -- Abraham -- Barent -- Hendrick Jansen Spier had had children:
By his first wife, Immetje Bord :
I. Abraham, bap. March 26, 1758.
II. Pieter, b. Oct. 21, 1759.
III. Theunis, b. Aug. 1, 1762.
By his second wife (prob.), Sarah Spier:
IV. Theunis, b. March 12, 1769. (Witnesses at bap- tism-Theunis Spier and Catalyntje Ouke, the parents of the mother. )
V. Geertruy, b. Sept. 2, 1770; d. in inf.
VI. Geertruy, b. June 30, 1772; prob. m. Johannes Lutken, Sept. 4, 1796. Ch., Annaatje, b. Sept. 28, 1797.
His will also names:
VII. Matthias (Matheus), m. Ist, Cathalyntje Van Bus- sen, Jan. 9, 1790 (born Sept. 26, 1770, dau. of William Van Bussen and Lena Spier, who also had dau. Sara, b. Jan. 21, 1777, and prob. Abigail, who m. John T. Spier); 2d, Jannetje Vreeland, wid., Oct. 14, 1813. The former marriage record says he was b. in New York, but lived at Slooterdam, and that she was a y. d., b. at Sloot- erdam, living at Wesel. Issue : I. Barent, b. Feb. 22, 1791; m. Leah Vreeland (he was known as Barney M. Speer; ch., Catharine, b. Aug. 3, 1817); 2. Lena, b. Dec. 23, 1793; 3. William, b. March 9, 1797; 4. Sarah, b. Oct. 5, 1799; 5. Judick, b. Nov. 27, 1806.
VIII. John, b. in New York, living at Slooterdam, m. Elizabeth Posť, y. d., b. and living at Wesel, Dec. 14, 1788; d. before April 22, 1814, the date of his father's will. Is- sue: I. Barent, b. Sept. 18, 1792; 2. Hendrick, b. Sept. 18, 1794.
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