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IX. Sarah, prob. m. Cornelius-Arie Post, Dec. 26, 1801. Ch., Arie, b. May 10, 1802.
X. Caty. XI. Anne.
He also names his wife, Christina Cogh, whom he m. Feb. 28, 1801. She m. Ist, Micha Gillam, Aug. 14, 1774, and had a son, Joseph Gillam. Barent's will, dated April 22, 1814, witnessed by Cornelius I. Van Houten, Peter C. Van Hou- ten and Garret Van Houten, all of Slooterdam, was proved April 16, 1821. He directs that "my real estate that is my house and four acres of land whereon I now live shall be sold by my executors and the proceeds divided be- tween my wife and eight children."1
Abraham-Abraham-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Aeltje Sickles had children:
I. Aagtje, b. March 23, 1755.
II. Abraham, b. Jan. 19, 1757 ; prob. m. Sarah Van Derhoof. Issue: I. Annaatje, b. Oct. 15, 1791; 2. Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1794; 3. , b. May 5, 1800.
Teunis -- Abraham -- Barent -- Hendrick Jansen Spier had children :
I. John, b. and 1. at Preakness; m. Abbe Van Busse (Abigail Van Bussen), y. d., b. and 1. in the Acquackanonk
1 Bergen County Wills, B, 309.
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church, May 18, 1793. He subsequently removed to the Wesel neighborhood. He was known as John T. Speer.
Jacob-Hendrick-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Egje van Houte had child:
I. Johannes, b. Feb. 15, 1730; m. Lea Post, of Wesel, Dec. I, 1755. His will, dated April 27, 1797, witnessed by Benjamin Prince, Richard J. Van Riper and Abraham Ger- rebrant, was proved April 6, 1804. He gave his wife Lea all his estate for life, and after her death to John Pier, John Jacobuson, Richard J. Van Riper, John R. Post and Lea Yorks. 1
Theunis-Hendrick-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and En- geltje Cadmus had children:
I. Rachel, b. Aug. 26, 1736; d. in inf.
II. Johannes, b. May 15, 1738; m. Martha Coeld (Gould). In his will, dated Sept. 21, 1776, signed with his mark, witnessed by James Pritchard and Thomas Phillips, proved March 8, 1779, he describes himself as of Horse Neck. He gave his wife Martha the whole of his estate "for bringing up my Children and keeping the Estate in re- pair," etc. To eldest son Tunis, "half of the Lands as it shall be when he comes to the Age of Twenty one Years and the other half I give to my Younger Son Thomas to be de- livered to him when he shall Come to Age the whole to be divided when Tunis Comes to Age and the third part of the moveables to be first Set Aside for my Loving Wife Martha and the fourth part of the moveables that Shall then remain, to be given to my Daughter Sarah and a fifth part of the re- maining Moveables to be given to my Daughter Mary." "The House Barn and Barracks I give to my Elder Son Tunis freely to possess and Enjoy." Executors-Tunis Spear, sen., and Thomas Gould of Horseneck. 2
III. Rachel, b. May 28, 1740.
IV. Marytje, m. Hendrick Bruyn. Issue: I. Teunis, b. June 28, 1766; 2. Hendrick, b. May 22, 1768.
V. Jannetje, b. March 25, 1747.
VI. Sarah, b. Oct. 18, 1750.
Johannis-Hendrick-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Lea Smit had children:
I. Elias, b. Sept. 17, 1750, (witnesses at baptism --- Elias Vreeland and Catlyntie Smit); m. Lena Jacobusse. Issue: I. Lea, b. March 17, 1772; 2. Petrus, b. Jan. 25, 1774; 3. Johannes, b. Feb. 24, 1776; 4. Aaltje, b. Nov. 18, 1780; 5. - -, b. Dec. II, 1784.
II. (prob.) Johannes (Jan, Hans), m. Aaltje Ryke (Aultje Recar.) He lived near Peckamin river. Issue: I. Sara, b. March 23, 1777; 2. Johannes, b. June 13, 1784; 3. Hester, b. Oct. 28, 1792; 4. Pryntje, b. April 8, 1797.
III. (prob.) Abraham, m. Metje (Martha) Van Giesen, both of Stone House Plains, Aug. 19, 1780. Issue: 1. Lea, b. Nov. 20, 1780; 2. Cornelius, b. Nov. 20, 1784; 3. Rachel, b. Feb. 3, 1794; 4. Johannes, b. Sept. 10, 1799.
IV. Francois, b. Jan. 23, 1756; in. Catharina Gerre- brantse. Issue: I. Jannetje, b. Nov. 2, 1782; 2. Abraham, b. Aug. II, 1786; 3. Sarah, b. April 20, 1789; 4. Elias, b.
Dec. I, 1791; 5. Gerret, b. May 2, 1794; 6. Lydia, b. Feb. 21, 1800.
V. Sarah, b. March 26, 1758; m. Adreyaen Post. Issue (bap. at Totowa): I. Leya, b. Dec. 31, 1778; 2. Petrus, b. April 30, 1781; 3. Johannes, b. June 13, 1784; 4. Elias, b. Oct. I, 179I.
VI. Cornelia, b. Dec. 12, 176I.
Hendrick-Hendrick-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Saertje Cadmus had children:
I. Rachel, b. Feb. 3, 1749; m. Capt. Johann Kidnie; d. , aged 82 yrs. ; he d. Nov. 26, 1809, aged 60 yrs., Io mos., and is buried at Belleville. Issue :
i. Jacob, b. June 1, 1769; m. Catharina Jacobusse. Children-I. Hester, d. Aug. 19, 1797, aged 5 yrs., 9 mos., 28 days; 2. Rachel, b. Dec. 2, 1794.
ii. Johannis, b. May 25, 1774; m. Mary Winne, July 19, 1797.
iii. Sarah, b. May 22, 1776; m. John Sandford; d. April 30, 1795. Ch., William, d. July 5, 1795, aged 8 mos., 25 days.
iv. Annatje (Johanna), b. Feb. 7, 1779; d. Jan. 2, 1780, aged Io mos., 26 days.
v. Richard, m. Ist, Mary ; she d. Dec. 15, 1831, aged 49 yrs. ; 2d, Clarissa , who d. Aug. 19, 1862, aged 64 yrs., one mo., 15 days; he d. Aug. 4, 1858, aged 78 yrs., 9 mos., according to his tombstone.
vi. Annaatje, b. Aug. 19, 1788.
vii. Abraham, b. March 10, 179I.
II. Hendrick, b. Sept. 7, 1757.
Johannis-Abram-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Mag- daleentje Van Dyck had children:
I. Abraham, b. March 13, 1746-7; m. Emmetje (Im- metje) Wouters, Oct. 8, 1772; he commanded a company of patriot soldiers in the Revolution.
II. Jacobus, b. Dec. 18, 1749; m. Rachel Koningh (Coning, King), March 21, 1778; joined the Second River church, Nov. II, 1786; she d. March 6, 1796, aged 43 yrs., II mos. He prob. m. 2d, Hannah Grimes, April 14, 1799. His will, dated May 18, 1822, witnessed by Abraham Speer, James S. Joralemon and James V. Joralemon, proved Nov. 16, 1826, describes him as James Speer, of Bloomfield. In it he devises to Hermones Speer, jun., an acre and a half of land; to son Thomas, lot on the River Road, binding north on John Speer's land, south on Barkley, west on Harmones Speer's land, east on the River Road; to son Peter, lot on the road to Povershon-bounded east on the cross road, north on John Mason's; to son James Speer, jun., "the house where he now lives, with an acre and a half," for life, remainder to his heirs and assigns; wife Hannah to have remainder of property during widowhood, with re- mainder over to three sons and two daughters-Harmones, Thomas, Peter, Gitty and Mary Ann, the boys to have one- quarter and the girls one-eighth each. Executors-sons Harmones and Thomas. 1
III. Harmannis, b. Dec. 15, 1751; m. Maria Dow, Nov.
1 Essex County Wills, A, 9.
2 Liber 21 of Wills, Trenton, f. 37.
1 Essex County Wills, D, 418.
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27, 1784; d. at Belleville, Jan. 14, 1836; she d. July 3, 1847, in her 84th year.
IV. Johannis, b. March 7, 1754; m. Margaret, dau. of Theunis (Tunis) Joralemon; d. Sept. 24, 1818; she was b. March 26, 1763; d. Dec. 13, 1831. John and his brother Thomas bought the grist.mill at Franklin, April 3, 1792, for £600, from Michael-Dirck Vreeland and Aaltje his wife; on Aug. 14, 1794, for £20, they bought additional water privileges from Michael D. Vreeland and Altche his wife, John M. Vreeland and Ann his wife, John Devaucena and Ann his wife, Jacob Riker and Saightye [Seitje] his wife, Jacob H. Van Riper and Hendrickje his wife, all of Acquackanonk. The Speers carried on manufac- turing there for a while, but on June 2, 1801, they con- veyed the premises, for £1,000 New York money, to John Rykman, of Essex county.1 John afterwards returned to Second River. At one time he was employed in the mills at Paterson, and is said to have invented a power-loom while here. He is designated in deeds as John Speer, jun.
V. Annaetje, b. May 9, 1756; m. John-Michael-Dirck Vreeland, of Franklin, d. about 1840 or 1845; he d. in 1821. One day during the Revolution, a Hessian soldier went into the blacksmith shop (probably Adrian Van Riper's) on the main road, south of her father's house at Belleville, to have the ramrod taken out of his gun, in which it had be- come wedged. Annaetje went in to see what was wanted, and addressed the man in Dutch. A Hessian officer who had accompanied the man said "if she could talk Dutch she was no Rebel," and ordered the man out of the shop, in re- spect for her. Annaetje had issue : I. Michael, b. Jan. 12, 1782; 2. Roelof, b. Feb. 21, 1786; 3. Abraham, b. Sept. 22, 1789; m. Elizabeth Mason (ch., Warren Nelson Vreeland, b. 1822); 4. Anne, b. Dec. 12, 1793; m. Van Win- kle ; 5. Magdalena, b. July 27, 1800; m. John Oldham. 2
VI. Thomas, b. Nov. 4, 1757; m. Annaatje Jorale- mon. Issue : I. John, b. June 23, 1795; 2. Garrit Lanning, b. March 9, 1797; 3. Ann Van Dyck, b. April 27, 1799; 4. Martina, b. Oct. 28, 180I.
VII. Gitty.
VIII. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 25, 1764; m. Abraham H. King, April 16, 1785; d. Aug. II, 1848; he d. Nov. 8, 1852, aged 90 yrs., 8 mos., 27 days. Issue: I. Magdaleen, d. Dec. 2I, 1817, aged 31 yrs., 9 mos., 4 days; 2. Henry A., d. Dec. 19, 1835, aged 47 yrs., 8 mos., 7 days; 3. Annetje, b. Aug. 14, 1792; d. July 13, 1827; 4. Maria, b. March 19, 1795; m. Christopher Van Emburgh. (Children: I. Abraham King, d. March 7, 1827, aged two years; 2. Susan M., d. Sept. II, 1830, aged nine months; 3. Eliza A., d. Oct. 7, 1831, aged 3 yrs., II mos.) 5. John Speer, d. Feb. 10, 1841, aged 43 yrs.,
5 mos., Io days; 6. Catharine, b. June 21, 1800; d. Dec. 2I, 1801; 7. Catharine S., b. Oct. I, 1802; d. Sept. 20, 1847; 8. Martha Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1806. There are said to have been nine children in all.
IX. Petrus, b. Feb. 22, 1767.
X. Magdalena, b. April 24, 1769; m. John W. King, April 6, 1789. Issue: I. William, b. Feb. 15, 1790; 2. Helena, b. Sept. 28, 1792; 3. Maria, b. Sept. 20, 1795; 4. Gitty, b. Aug. 26, 1798.
Sixth Generation.
Hendrick-Theunis-Hendrick-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Geesje Everse had children:
I. Lena, b. at Wesel, March II, 1773; m. Gerrit Brouwer, b. and living at Peckamin river, Jan. 26, 1792. Issue (baptized at Totowa): I. Johannes, b. Sept. 6, 1794; 2. Gesce, b. Oct. 26, 1796; 3. Geret, b. Oct. 3, 1798.
II. Cathalyntje, b. at Wesel, Nov. 16, 1775; m. Adrian- Van Rypen, y. m., b. at Wawejander [Waywayanda], and living at Wesel, Aug. 4, 1792.1
III. Johannes, b. Jan. II, 1780; m. Geertje Kiesler, Jan. 12, 1805. Issue; I. Hendrick, b. Nov. 17, 1805; 2. Jinne, b. Aug. 31, 1807 ; 3. Ann ; 4. Keziah ; 5. Rachel.
IV. Margrietje, b. Dec. 26, 1782.
V. Hendrick, m. Maria Brower, at or near Brower- town, where he lived in his early days, and where most of his children were born ; he was a farm-laborer, and in his later years worked in the Paterson dye-houses. He d. Dec. 22, 1859, aged 64 yrs., 8 mos., 29 days.
VI. Matheus, b. Oct. 12, 1787; prob. m. Catharina Van Rypen, Dec. 29, 1805. Ch., Antje, b. Dec. 20, 1806.
Johannis-Theunis-Hendrick-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Elizabeth Terhune had children:
I. Teunis (Theunis), b. Dec. 28, 1788; m. Sophia Van Houten (dau. of Ralph and Ann Van Houten, of Acquack- anonk), July 18, 1813; d. Sept. 1, 1863; she d. Oct. 29,, 1859. He was called and signed his name, Theunis I. Spear. By his will, dated Sept. 7, 1860, proved Sept. 14, 1863, he devised all his property to his five children.2 Teunis Spear was a shoemaker, plying his. trade on the Wesel road until 1841, when he came to Pat- erson and opened a store at No. 91 Main street; this he carried on until January I, 1855, and then sold out to his sons, Albert and Jacob, who have conducted the business at the same place ever since.
II. Marytje (Maria), b. Nov. 22, 1791; m. Theodorus- Terhune, April 22, 1810; d. Feb. 18, 1871. Issue: I. Eliz- abeth, b. Dec. 8, 18II; 2. Jane, b. June 2, 1814; 3. Maria, b. Sept. 29, 1816; d. May 13, 1820; 4. Peter, b. Feb. 13, 1820; d. Sept. 9, 1821; 5. Catharine Spear, b. Sept. 2, 1822.
III. Albert, b. Nov. 2, 1794; m. Ist, July 13, 1817, Catharine Van Vorst, who d. Sept. 9, 1822, aged 22 yrs., 4 mos., 28 days, preceded to the grave but two days by her infant; 2d, Annie Jones, Dec. 25, 1823; he d. Nov. 19, 1869.
1 Essex County Transcribed Deeds, A, 157, 159, 163. This mill prop- erty was conveyed to Michael D. Vreeland, of Achqeghenonch, April 25, 1767, for 6366 N. Y. money, by Johannes Jo. Yoralman, Margret Stanbary and Derick Yoralman, all of Second River, probably the chil- dren of Johannes Joralemon, who erected the first mill at the Island, in Paterson, and who not unlikely built the mill at Franklin, on the Third river .- 1b., 161.
2 The list of children of John Vreeland, on pp. 121-122, is erroneous, including, as it does, children of John-Elias Vreeland and Jannatje Spier.
1 For account of his ancestry, and of her descendants, see pp. 166-7, 174.
2 Passaic County Wills, B, 471.
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IV. Cathalyntje (the family record gives the name as Caroline), b. Aug. 27, 1797; m. James Devoe, Dec. 1, 1816; d. Sept. 13, 1819.
V. John, b. July 25, 1800; m. Geertje (Gertrude, Charity) Post,1 June II, 1823; he lived for a time in the stone house on the river bank, near the foot of Crooks ave- nue, where his father had lived before him. He subse- quently bought a tract of fifteen acres on the west side of Main avenue, Passaic, opposite the present main station of the Erie Railroad, where he built a small dwelling. This property he sold in 1846 to Henry P. Simmons. In later years he lived in a house on the west side of Main avenue, Passaic, next the First Reformed church, where he plied his trade as shoemaker; there he died, May 21, 1890; and there his wife died, March 12, 1876, aged about 72 or 73 years.
VI. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1803; d. Oct. 5, 1805.
VII. Elizabeth, b. July 27, 1807; m. Ist, George W. Haines, Nov. 16, 1829; he d. Nov. 11, 1832; she m. 2d, Al- bert P. Hopper, from Haledon, April 25, 1835; she d. May 21, 1869. Issue (by George W. Haines): I. Hannah Maria, b. Jan. 17, 1830; d. July 19, 1830; 2. Hannah Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1833 (thus in the family record); (by her second husband): 3. Sarah Caroline, b. Oct. 7, 1837.
Johannis-Cornelius-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Metje Van Giesen had children:
I. Reynier, b. Nov. 17, 1765; d. in inf.
II. Rynier, b. Sept. 21, 1767; m. Maria Jacobusse, March 9, 1788; d. Dec. 29, 1825; she d. Nov. 12, 1842, aged 74 yrs., Io mos., 26 days. His. will, dated May 27, 1825, witnessed by Gerrit Van Houten, John Eversen and Thomas Van Giesen, was proved Jan. 3, 1826. He devised to liis wife Maria "so much of my dwelling house as she may think proper to keep during her natural life; also two cows and $36 a year." The rest of his property he devised to his two children.2 Rynier lived on the upper Bloomfield road.
III. Metje, b. April 22, 1770; prob. m. Paulus Ratan, jun., y. m., b. and living in the Bogt, May 14, 1786. He is said to have been a soldier in the Revolution. Issue: I. Johannes, b. Nov. 21, 1786; d. in inf .; 2. Jannetje, b. June 21, 1788; 3. Johannes, b. May 19, 1790; in partnership with John C. Benson he carried on a cotton mill in Boudinot (now Van Houten) street in 1825; at one time their mill was on Dundee Lake; 5. Poulis, b. Aug. 25, 1794; d. in inf .; 6. Metje, b. Dec. 29, 1797; 7. Paul, b. Nov. 5, 1799. The last- named, generally called "Pow" Rutan, won great fame as a fisherman in his day. The venerable George Zabriskie re- lates how he has often seen "Pow" stand on his father's dam (at the old Zabriskie mill, on the Bergen county side of the river, between the present Wesel and Broadway bridges) by the hour, placidly hauling in the fish, which obstinately refused to be caught by the other fishermen near. When he got his basket full, "Pow" would walk to town and sell his spoil to the tavern keepers or boarding house mistresses,
who were always sure of a good article at the hands of the veteran fisherman. Marvelous tales, likewise, were related of "Pow's" adventures with the "Witches of the Rocks," in the mysterious recesses of the yawning chasms rending the precipices at the Falls-tales evolved from the fertile fancy of Peter Archdeacon, who loved to tease Rutan.
IV. Cornelius, m. Rachel Colyer. Ch., Metje Van Gie- sen, b. Nov. 15, 1795.
V. Gerret, b. Aug. 26, 1775.
Rynier-Jacobus Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Naomi Schidmoor had children:
I. Samuel, b. July 22, 1772; m. Maria (Polly), dau. of James Sigler, of Brookdale, Dec. II, 1797; d. Oct. 16, 1850, aged 78 yrs., 2 mos., 24 days; she d. March 21, 1856, aged 79 yrs., 19 days. He was very fond of a good horse, enjoyed outdoor sports keenly, and in his long life ex- perienced a variety of adventures. He lived on the upper Bloomfield road, between Peru station and Brookdale.
II. Maria, b. Jan. 25, 1782; m. Thomas S. Sigler, Dec. 23, 1799. Ch., Samuel, b. Oct. 29, 1800. III. Jacobus,
IV. Johannes, )
b. Oct. 23, 1783.
Jan-Jacobus-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Antje Jacobusse had children:
I. Jannetje, b. May 10, 1773; m. Teunis Gerrebrantse, Nov. 20, 1796. Issue: I. Peggy, b. Jan. 4, 1798; 2. John, b. Jan. 3, 1800.
II. Jacobus, b. Nov. 27, 1776; m. Lea Spier, Jan. 4, 1800; d. before his father's will, Feb. 19, 1823, leaving child, Annie, b. April 4, 1801.
III. Petrus, b. Nov. II, 1779; m. Maragarietje Gerre- brantse; d. Feb. 25, 1853; she d. Feb. 15, 1867, aged 84 yrs., 2 mos., 25 days. He was called Peter I. Speer. Ch., John, b. April 8, 1810.
IV. Gerret, b. Sept. 27, 1782; m. Caty - -; d. Oct. 22, 1866, aged 84 yrs., 25 days. He was called Gerrit John Speer. His will, dated Aug. 27, 1863, witnessed by John W. Dow, John A. Spear and John Van Bussum, was proved Nov. 1, 1866.1
V. Thomas, b. July 30, 1785; m. Maria Sigler; d. May 15, 1836; she d. Jan. 9, 1852, in her 60th year. He lived in a stone house on the Lower Bloomfield road, near Peru station on the Paterson and Newark branch of the Erie Railway. He attended the Stone House Plains Reformed church in his later years, but is buried in the Acquackanouk church yard. He was known as Thomas I. Speer. Issue : I. Jerry Jacobus, d. Jan. 10, 1835, aged 17 yrs., II mos., 18 days; 2. John, b. Sept. 21, 1828; m. Sarah, dau. of Sim- eon Brown (tavern keeper at the Notch, for many years), Feb. 26, 1852.
VI. Hendrick, b. March 12, 1788.
VII. Lena, b. May 22, 1793.
Gerrit-Jacobus-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Maragrietje Ennis had children:
I. Jacobus, b. March -, 1777; d. in inf.
II. Jacobus, b. Sept. 5, 1779; prob. [m. Mary Kings-
1 She was a dau. of Johannis-Cornelius-Johannis-Adrian-Adrian Post ' and Cornelia Cadmus. See p. 148.
2 Essex County Wills, D, 296. 26
1 Passaic County Wills, C, 144.
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land, March 6, 1802. Issue: I. James, b. July 1, 1803; 2. William, b. April 19, 1805; 3. Rachel, b. Sept. 27, 1806.
III. Lea, b. Oct. 7, 178I.
IV. William, b. March 23, 1784.
V. Neeltje, b. May 13, 1786; d. Nov. 31, 1795, aged 10 yrs., 7 mos. (Thus on the tombstone.)
VI. Pieter, b. Feb. 9, 1789; lived at Upper Montclair, where he owned a large tract of land on the slope of the mountain.
VII. Marritje, b. June 29, 1791.
VIII. Johannes, b. Dec. 14, 1793; went to Cincinnati about 1828, where probably several of his brothers and sis- ters also settled.
IX, Neeltje, b. Oct. 9, 1796; d. in inf.
X. Neeltje, b. April 10, 1799.
Hendrick-Jacobus-Frans-Jan-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Metje (Martha) Vrelandt had children:1
I. Jacobus, b. July 27, 1786; he was called James H. Speer. While yet a young man he went to Cincinnati and there, in company with one Rawlins, started a paper-mill, said to have been the first in that region. Hem. there, and had issue: I. Henry, b. May 6, 1814 (lived at Brookville, Ind.); 2. James, b. Jan. 6, 1826 (lived at Richmond, Ind.); 3. Caroline, b. April II, 1818; m. - Stephens; 4. Han- nah, m. - White.
II. Jacob, b. Dec. I, 1788; m. Blendena Hedenberg, of Newark; she was dau. of Charles Hedenberg, son of a Swedish sea-captain; she was b. Jan. 31, 1788; d. April 19, 1850; Jacob was clerk of the market in Newark for many years, and up to the time of his death, Dec. 28, 1873.2
III. Johannes, b. Feb. 3, 1792; went to Cincinnati, and rumor had it that he married an Indian squaw. He had a son, John Henry, who returned and m. at Spring Garden.
IV. Geertje (Gertrude), b. June II, 1794; m. Rawlins. Issue: I. Caroline, b. April 29, 1818; m. Pruden, and lived at Williamsburg, Iowa; 2. John, b. March 27, 1821; 3. Mary, b. Dec. 21, 1823; m. Denning, and lived at Rushville, Ind .; 4. Matilda, m. - - Smith.
V. Neeltje, b. Feb. 2, 1799; m. Benjamin Kingsland.
VI. Hendrick, b. July 9, 1801; m. Rachel Van Em- burgh, b. Oct. 6, 1804, dau. of Abraham Van Emburgh (son of Simon Van Emburgh and Rachel Kingsland) and Betsey Speer Yereance; she d. Feb. 13, 1891, at Tottenville, Staten Island, while on a visit ; Hendrick Speer d. at the residence of his son, Alfred, at Passaic, Oct., 1857. He learned his trade as a shoemaker, in Newark, and for many years was foreman of a shoe-shop in New York.
VII. Maria, b. Aug. 9, 1804; m. John Devausney.
VIII. Burnet Vreeland, b. Oct. 17, 1806; m. Betsey Sny- der (b. Nov. 14, 1814, dau. of David Snyder), in 1835; d. at Passaic, Nov. 10, 1862.3
1 The names and dates of birth of the children of Hendrick Spier and Metje Vrelandt are from the Acquackanonk church records. The data as to marriages, etc., have been principally furnished by Alfred Speer, of Passaic, and are given on his authority.
2 The data as to Jacob and his family are from his family Bible, in the possession of his daughter, Miss Blendena Louise Speer.
3 The data concerning Burnet Vreeland Speer and his family were obtained from his son, Edmond Speer.
IX. Nelson, b. June 25, 1809; went to Cincinnati, and engaged in the paper manufacture. He m. and had issue: I. William Henry; 2. Charles; 3. George W .; 4. Edgar; 5. Martha Hulda; 6. Julia, m. - Mullally.
John-Teunis-Abraham-Barent-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Abigail Van Bussen had children:
I. Teunis, b. Sept. 24, 1793; m. Hannah Anthony, Sept. 16, 1815.
II. William, b. Sept. II, 1795; m. Mary Alyea, dau. of Peter Alyea, of the Wesel road; d. March 16, 1860; she d. June 19, 1860, aged 67 yrs., II mos., 4 days. His will, dated March 15, 1860 (the day before his death), was proved July 2, 1860.1 He lived at Passaic at the time of his death.
III. Fitye, b. Dec. 20, 1797.
Johannes-Theunis-Hendrick-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Martha Coeld (Gould) had children:
I. Tunis, prob. m. Geesye Everse. Ch., Hendrick, b. March 24, 1795.
II. Thomas, b. Nov. 2, 1769; m. Maria Mouerse. Ch., Maria, b. Oct. I, 1794. In his will, dated Jan. 24, 1819, proved July 23, 1829, Thomas is described as of Caldwell. He gives his wife, Mary Speer, the household furniture during life, and then to "two daughters now living and two children of my daughter Rachel, deceased, formerly wife of Francis Post;" to son Richard Speer, "three acres in the Big Piece, adjoining land of my brother Henry Speer, that I bought of James Van Duyne;" to son John Speer, six acres, "adjoining Timothy Gould, called the spruce swamp;" to sons Peter and Teunis, each six acres; also names daughter Peggy, wife of Richard Vanderhoof, and daughter Polly, wife of Richard Cook. Executors-David Ryerson and son John Speer. ?
III. Sarah.
IV. Mary.
Abraham-Johannes-Abram-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Emmetje Wouters had children:
I. Sarah, b. March 22, 1773.
II. Helena, b. July 19, 1775; m. Johannis Steger, May 19, 1792. Issue: I. Immetje, b. Sept. 28, 1792; 2. John, b. Sept. 14, 1795; 3. Abraham Speer, b. May 3, 1798; 4. Rich- ard, b. Feb. 13, 1801; 5. Henry, b. Jan. 29, 1804; 6. Har- monus, b. Jan. 5, 1810.
III. Geertruy, b. Dec. 21, 1777; m. James H. Jorale- mon, April 21, 1802. Issue: I. John Wouters, b. May 29, 1805; 2. Henry, b. Sept. 15, 1805; d. in inf. ; 3. Nicholas, b. Aug. 31, 1809; 4. Abraham, b. Jan. 21, 1812; 5. Hemy, b. June 15, 1814.
IV. Dirckje (Darcus, Dorcas), 3 b. Feb. 21, 1781; m. Daniel Pake, July 25, 1804. Issue: I. Gilbert, b. Dec. 12, 1804; 2. Sarah Speer, b. June 14, 1809; 3. Emeca [Emmetje], b. Aug. 3, 1817. Many of Dirckje's descendants live near Franklin, Essex county, N. J.
1 Passaic County Wills, B, 271.
2 Essex County Wills, E, 127.
3 This is a curious perversion of an honest Dutch name, into a Greek name. Dirckje is simply the feminine diminutive of Richard or Dirck, and has not the remotest relation to the Greek Dorcas.
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Jacobus-Johannes-Abram-Hans-Hendrick Jansen Spier and Rachel Koningh had children:
I. Johannis, b. Dec. 16, 1778.
II. Jacobus, b. Jan. 30, 178I.
III. Abraham, b. April 6, 1784; d. in inf.
IV. Abraham, b. Oct. 24, 1785.
V. Harmannis, b. March 4, 1787; m. Mary King, Oct. 26, 18II; d. Nov. 4, 1856; she d. May 21, 1859, aged 67 yrs. Issue: I. Ann Maria, b. Jan. 8, 1815; 2. Henry, b. July 6, 1817; m. Eliza Paxton, who d. Oct. 5, 1867, aged 39 yrs., 10 mos., 7 days. Harmannis was called Harmonus Speer, jun.
VI. Annaatje (twin with Harmannis), b. March 4, 1787. VII. Rachel, b. Dec. 21, 1789.
VIII. Maria Magdalena, b. April 8, 1791; prob. m. Theo- dorus Terhune, April 22, ISI0. Issue: I. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 8, 1811; 2. Jannetje, b. June 21, 1814; 3. Maria, b. Aug. 29, 1816.
IX. Geertje, l. Oct. 6, 1792.
X. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1795.
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