History of the city of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, Part 65

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

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I See p. 130.

2 See p. 200. 3 See p. 102.

4 See references in unrecorded deed, March 7, 1805, in The Van Hou- ten Manuscripts, 70; see also Hist. Passaic County Roads, 35.

., . 5 Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, B, 95.

1 Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, K, 324.

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manufacturing was under the superintendence of John Clark. He was active in the councils of the Totowa church, being a member of the consistory many years. By deed (unrecorded) dated April 12, 1817, he bought of Richard Ward, of Paterson, for $60, a one-fourth interest in the old vault which was formerly so conspicuous and awesome an object in the old Dutch church cemetery near Hamburgh avenue ; he sold this interest, Sept. 2, 1818, for $52, to Judge Gerrebrant Van Houten.1 He was elected assessor of the township of Paterson in 1831-32-33-34-37, and col- lector in 1836. He wrote his name Adrian Van Houten, without any middle initial.

Cornelus-Robert-Roelof-IIellemeg-Roelof Cornelissen and Feytye Van Houten had children:

I. 'Robbert, b. Jan. 3, 1784; he was deaf and dumb, and made his home with his sister Elizabeth, at Slooterdam, where he d. unm.

II. Cornelus, b. Feb. 17, 1786; m. Sally (Salome) Schoonmaker, Dec. 25, 1807. He d. in the old stone house still standing on the northeast side of the Totowa road, a short distance from the river. Administration was granted on his estate to his widow, Sally, and Henry Schoonmaker, May 4, 1835. He had a farm there, worked with his father at stone cutting, and also had a still on his place. Issue: I. Sophiah, b. July 25, 1808; d. Sept. 25, 1813; 2. Eliza Ann, b. July 1, 1814; d. unm .; 3. Sophiah, b. Feb. 16, 1817, m. Marquis Emmons Speer, of Fairfield, March 30, 1837 ; 4. Daniel, b. June 23, 1819 ; 5. Robert, b. Jan. 24, 1822; he moved away from this part of the country after his father's death ; 6. Cornelius Henry, b. May 17, 1824 ; 7. James, b. Sept. 24, 1827 ; 8. Maria Jane, b. Oct. 19, 1830; 9. John Richard, b. July 17, 1833.

III. Elisabeth, b. Feb. 26, 1790 ; m. Garret Cadmus, June 15, 18II; d. Sept. 5, 1849 ; he d. Nov. 9, 1879, in his seventy-ninth year. They lived at Slooterdam. Issue : I. Cornelius, b. Dec 10, 1812; d. June 21, 1891; 2. James G., b. Nov. 22, 1815; m. Lydia V. S. Banta; d. Nov. 30, 1893; she d. March 22, 1887, aged 65 yrs., 6 mos., and 7 days.

IV. Marretye, b. Feb. 9, 1793 ; m. Merselis Post ; d. Nov. 28, 1862.

V. Adreyaen, b. May 14, 1800. "Yawn," as he was commonly called, was deaf and dumb. He worked with his father at his trade as stone cutter. He d. about 1880.

VI. Rulif, b. May 2, 1803; d. May 28, 1826, unm.

Robert and Adreyaen sold most of their father's lands, including the quarry lot, to their brothers-in-law, Gerrit Codmus and Merselis Post, March 15, 1830, for $1, 500.

Peter-Adrian-Pieter-Hellemeg-Roelof Cornelissen and Rachel Lyne had children:

I. Adrian, b. June 3, 1759 ; m. Vannetje Roomyn. Ch., Piter, b. Jan. 31, 1789.

II. Caty, b. Dec. 3, 1760 ; m. Simon Van Ness, of Pompton Plains, m. 1. Nov. 16, 1779.

III. John, b. July 7, 1762; m. Hannah Kidney. Issue: I. John Kidney ; 2. James ; 3. Sally, m. George Tyce ; 4. Rachel, m. Henry Riker ; 5. Polly, m. Halmagh I. Van

Wagoner.1 The will of John Van Houten is dated Oct. 7, 1814; proved Nov. 10, 1814.2

IV. Mary, b. Nov. 7, 1766; m. Peter Fisher ; d. Dec. 2, 1845.

V. Agnes, b. Dec. 29, 1768; m. William Murphy ; d. Dec. 31, 1844.

VI. Eleanor, b. June 10, 1771; m. Theunis Ryerson, March 17, 1789 ; d. March 25, 1839; he d. Oct. 5, 1839.

VII. Peter, b. Nov. 19, 1774.

VIII. Conrad, b. April 10, 1776.

IX. (prob.) Annaetye, b. Jan. 31, 1781 ; the Totawa baptismal record gives the mother's name as Ragel Lerroe.

Crines-Johannes-Pieter-Hellemeg-Roelof Cornelissen and Elisabeth Ryerson had children:

I. Martin, m. Elizabeth Randall, from Tappan ; d. Sept. 14, 1845, in his 77th year ; he lived and died at the Ponds ; she d. June 26, 1854, aged 74 yrs., 2 mos., 12 days. On March 14, 1807, he bought from Peter I. Van Blarcom, for $1,050, a grist mill, with six acres of land, at Yawpaw, on the main road from Ramapo to the Ponds church. He also added at other times to the lands derived from his father. 3

II. Martintje (commonly called Matilda), m. Guliem C. Bogert, and after his death joined the Schraalenburgh church on confession, Oct. 16, 1800. Issue : I. Neeltje, b. April 30, 1786 ; 2. Kerynis, b. April 26, 1788; 3. Elizabeth, b. Jan. I, 1792.

III. Marytje, m. Crines Quackenbush.

IV. Ryer, d. unm. He conveyed to Crincs Bogert, of Hackensack, Oct. 27, 1830, several tracts of land devised to him by Martin Ryerson and John Van Houten (his grand- fathers) and Crines Van Houten (his father), containing in all about 200 acres, in trust, the income to be paid to him during his life, and the lands to be conveyed after his death to his heirs.4 Administration on his estate was granted Jan. 24, 1832.

Cornelis-Johannes-Cornelis-Hellemeg-Roelof Cornelis- sen and Helena Van Houten had children :

I. Johannis, b. June 18, 1771; m. Antje Post, Jan. 22, 1797; d. April 29, 1833. Issue : I. Cornelius, b. Dec. 9, 1798 ; d. Sept. 23, 1801; 2. Cathalyntje, b. Sept. 9, 1802; 3. Lena, b. Jan. 12, 1806; 4. Marretje, b. March II, 18II; d. Feb. II, 1829.

II. Helmich, b. Oct. 18, 1775; m. Hannah -; in 1825 he resided in Kelso township, Dearborn county, In- diana.

III. Jannetje, b. July 29, 1781; m. Ist, Hendrick Post, jun., of Wesel, who d. Nov. 20, 1808; 2d, Edo Van Winkle, of Broadway, Paterson, Dec. 1, 18II.5

IV. Hendrick, b. Aug. 4, 1784 ; m. Ist, Jenneke (Jan- netje) Van Winkel, Nov. 15, 1807; 2d, Rachel Harris; d. May 12, 1877, in Paterson; she d. May 3, 1839, aged 48 yrs.,

1 See deed from Hannah Van Houten to Conrad Lynes, Nov. 22, 1815, in Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, I, 564.

2 Bergen County Wills, A, 450.

3 Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, E, 374; C, 582.

4 Ib., S, 451, 575, 578. 5 See pp. 104, 146.

I The Van Houten Manuscripts, 30.

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5 mos., 3 days. He was known as Henry C. Van Houten. Issue (by his first wife): I. Lena, b. Oct. 20, 1808; 2. An- naatje, b. Nov. 27, 1809 ; 3. Helena, b. Dec. 10, 18II ; 4. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 10, 1814 ; (by his second wife) 5. Ra- chel, m. Elias Vreeland, Oct. 4, 1838.1

V. Pieter, b. Aug. 4, 1784 (twin with Hendrick); prob. m. Ann Winner (Winne), Feb. 26, 1815. Ch., Margaret Banta, b. Sept. 13, 1816. Pieter received by his father's will (proved Jan. 18, 1825) the northern part of the farm bought by Cornelius from John Myers.

VI. Helena (Elenor), b. Feb. 21, 1794;2 m. Cornelius Hopper, Dec. 10, 1814.

All these children are named in their father's will, proved in 1825.

Dirck-Gerrebrant-Dirck-Hellemeg-Roelof Cornelissen and Marretje Van Rypen had children:

I. Gerrebrand, b. Nov. 2, 1770; m. Jannetje Garritse (b. Dec. 19, 1774, dau. of Henry Garritse, jun., and Hille- gont Van Winkle), Jan. 30, 1791; d. suddenly, March II, 1831; she d. Oct. 2, 1855. Gerrebrant Van Houten was from early life prominent among his fellows, not only because of his large possessions, but by reason of commanding abilities. He seems to have had a taste for military life, being elected ensign of a military company in 1793. Subsequently, owing probably to an accident, one of his hands was crippled, and we find him excused in 1808 on that account, from military service. It was doubtless due to the same disability that his handwriting was exceedingly crabbed. He carried on a general country store for ten or fifteen years, prior to 1818. This store was in a one-story frame building, adjoining his residence. In 1822 it was removed to the southeast corner of Main street and Broadway, where it remained until de- stroyed by fire, Oct. 10, 1848. On removing the store, Judge Van Houten erected the present large and commodious stone residence on Water street, adjoining the original building still stauding on the east of it, and which dates back prior to 1768. He was appointed by the legislature in 1803 one of the justices of the peace of Bergen county, and during all the political changes of later years he was regularly reap- pointed as long as he lived, being also chosen one of the Judges of the Bergen county court of common pleas for most of the same period. His dockets were carefully kept; so were all the writs and pleadings in the countless suits brought before him. The " orders" given on his store were filed away on a string behind the door, where they grew yellow and brown in the course of years, as the great "wad" grew thicker and thicker. That he was generous and accommodating is evidenced by the innumerable "orders " and notes cashed by him, which were never redeemed. He was one of the earliest and most energetic promoters of the Paterson and Hamburgh turnpike. When the old bridge across the river, at the foot of Bank street, was washed away in 1810, he was active in having it rebuilt. He was the leading spirit in causing North Main street to be laid out and opened, aud the Main street bridge to be erected

1 See p. 130.

2 Thus in the record ; the family Bible says Feb. 20, 1793.

on the present site in 1827. His name was on every sub- scription list, for public enterprises, private charities, and the support of his church-first, the Old Dutch Church of Totowa, and later the Second Reformed church. It is a sig- nificant fact, moreover, that his subscriptions are always marked "paid." He not only gave the site for the Second Reformed church, on the northwest corner of Water and Temple streets, but was the largest contributor in cash, and had declared his intention of paying off the debt of $2, 600, when a stroke of apoplexy ended his life the very day after he made this announcement. Beiug regarded by everybody as a successful business man, of the strictest integrity, he was often selected to be the agent, administrator or execu- tor of estates. The poor aud needy, and those in trouble of any kind, turned confidently for help to Judge Van Houten, sure of a sympathizing heart and a helping hand. Although often named for public office, it does not appear that he ever aspired to any position which would take him away from home; but as a good citizen he was ready to do his share towards rightly administering the town affairs, and served as constable of Saddle River in 1796; township as- sessor, from 1807 to 1815, inclusive ; town clerk, from 1818 to 1825, inclusive ; overseer of the highways, in 1823, and town committeeman, in 1830. Having been one of the first subscribers to the stock of the Paterson Bank, in 1815, and having managed so well the varied trusts committed to his care, it seemed natural that he should be chosen President of that institution, when a man of judgment and means was needed to restore the shaken confidence of the public. For several years he held this position, at the modest salary of $500 yearly, and contributed not only his time and ability, but largely of his personal resources, to sustain the Bank, amid all sorts of discouragements, until the burden became too onerous even for his equanimity, and he finally told the cashier to "close it up," on June 2, 1829. Every obligation of the bank was honorably met, as everybody expected would be the case with such a man at the head of its affairs, although no oue ever knew at what personal sacrifice to him. As intimated above, Judge Van Houten died sud- denly, of apoplexy, on March II, 1831. Only the night be- fore, he had declared that the next day he would make his will; but the man who had written hundreds of wills for others left none himself. His death was a shock to the community by which he was held in such universal respect. A por- trait of the Judge, taken about 1823, and now in the posses- sion of a great-granddaughter, Mrs. William Nelson, shows him to have been a man of good figure, probably of average height, with fine, intelligent countenance, open and smiling, florid complexion, hair once brown, turned to gray, smooth- shaven face save for a tuft of whiskers high up on each cheek, hazel-brown eyes, and altogether an attractive look- ing personage.1 The Patersou Intelligencer, of March 16, 1831, thus announced the death of Judge Van Houten :

At his residence in Paterson, on the 11th inst., Garrabrant Van Hou- ten, Esq., aged 60 years, 4 months and 9 days. He had been considera- bly indisposed through the winter, and some of the time confined to the

1 The foregoing sketch is substantially reproduced from the introduc- tion to The Van Houten Manuscripts, published by the writer in 1894.

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house, but for some days previous to his decease seemed rather conva- lescent, insomucb that during the afternoon of the day, in the evening of which be died, be walked a short distance from home, and attended as usual to the transaction of bis official business. On his return be par- took of supper with the family, and retired to bed apparently as well as he bad been for some time ; but about 9 o'clock he was found to be in- disposed and speechless, and in a few moments expired. By his death a breach has been made in a large circle of relatives and friends wbicb will not soon be forgotten. The church of which he was a member has ex- perienced an irreparable loss, and the community at large become de- prived of a vigilant and prudent magistrate.

Issue : I. Maria, b. June 14, 1791; m. John R. Berdan, who lived in Bergen county, on the road from Broadway to Wagaraw; she died January 12, 1862; 2. Hillegont, b. June 24, 1798; m. George-John Ryerson, of the Goffle, in 1807 ; d. June 23, 1847 ; in the church records and official docu- ments she is called Ellen or Helen; in the family, however, she was always called Hiley, the usual Dutch abbreviation of Hillegont ; 3. Catrenau (Catharine), b. March 31, 1800; died in inf. ; 4. Catrenau (Catharine), b. June 13, 1806; m. Ralph Doremus, June 1, 1825; d. March 6, 1874; he was b. July 16, 1797; d. Nov. 18, 1886. Upon the death of Judge Van Houten, his tliree sons-in-law were appointed administrators, March 22, 1831, and the estate was parti- tioned among the three daughters. The old homestead was allotted to Catharine-Mrs. Ralph Doremus.

II. Elizabeth (Betsey), m. David Bensen, Jan. 21, 1792; he d. July -, 1862. Issue : I. Johannes, b. Dec. 27, 1795; 2. Derrick, b. Oct. 28, 1797; m. Anna Zabriskie; d. Feb. - , 1875; 3. Molly, b. Feb. 24, 1800; m. Cornelius C. Blauvelt, jun .; d. Jan. 16, 1861; he d. March 29, 1859, aged 54 yrs., 6 mos., 25 days ; 5. Rebecca, b. Sept. 5, 1804; m. Cornelius H. Post.

III. Jannetye, b. March 31, 1775 ; m. Peter Poulese, Jan. 23, 1796. Issue : I. Neltye, b. Feb. 25, 1797 ; m. Ist, Brinkerhoff; 2d, Albert-Roelof Van Houten; 2. Dirck (Richard P. Paulison), b. Feb. 17, 1799; m. Jane Merselis; he lived on the Wesel road ; 3 and 4. Sophia and Maria, twins, b. Nov. 2, 1810; Sophia m. John Outwater, of Sloot- erdam, near the Clifton bridge, and had issue: I. Peter; 2. Richard; 3. Jennie. Maria m. David Demarest, of Preak- ness.

IV. Antye, b. Sept. II, 1776; m. Jacob Berdan, jun., Nov. 15, 1801. Issue : I. Caty, b. May 16, 1802 ; 2. Rich- ard, b. Aug. 27, 1804.

V. Abraham, b. March 23, 1778 ; m. Catharina Sip (Trientje, dau. of John Sip, of Athenia), Dec. 22, 1803. When he was married, his father built a house for him, which, much enlarged and improved, is still standing, on the south side of Totowa avenue, next southwest of the West Side Park.

VI. Maria (Polly), b. March 8, 1781; m. Jacob Van Ri- per; they removed to New York, and subsequently to Ber- gen, N. J.

VII. Gerritye (twin with Maria), b. March 8, 1781; d. in inf.

VIII. Adreyaen, b. Dec. 7, 1782; d. in inf.

IX. Adreyaen, b. March 2, 1784; m. Margaret Dore- mus (b. April 25, 1795, dau. of John Doremus, b. May 12, 1773, and Charity Ryerson, b. July 5, 1774, dau. of Nicho-

las Ryerson, of Sussex), June 27, 1813; he d. July 27, 1855% she d. Dec. - , 1869. To distinguish him from the numer- ous other Van Houtens of the same name, he was called,. after his mother, "Molly's Yawn." He lived in his father's house in the present West Side Park, and so the brook running through his farm came to be known as "Molly's Yawn's Brook," which by an easy but amusingly-perverse. transition has been modified into " Molly Ann's Brook !"

X. Neesye (Natia, Nashe), b. Aug. 4, 1788; m. Cas- parus Wessels, Oct. 2, 1808; d. Aug. 5, 1855; he d. April 8,. 1819. Issue : I. Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1808; m. Samuel A. Van Saun, and d. in 1844; 2. Richard, b. Nov. 25, 1810; was as- sociated in business for many years with his brother-in-law, Samuel A. Van Saun; 3. Jane, b. Feb. 15, 1814.

XI. Gerritje (Charity), b. March 8, 1792; m. David Demarest, June 6, 1813. He owned one of the Wesel farms, extending from the river to a line west of Main street. It now forms the northern section of Cedar Lawn cemetery, and part of Lake View. Ch., Mariah, b. July 12, 1814.

Adrian-Gerrebrant-Dirck-Hellemeg-Roelof Cornelissen. and Elizabeth Van Houten had children :

I. Yannetye, b. May 7, 1775 ; m. Albert Van Saen, Jan. 19, 1794. Issue: I. Maria, b. Sept. 19, 1794; 2. Eles- ebeth, b. Jan. 24, 1797 ; 3. Samuel, b. Aug. 22, 1802 ; 4. Aaron, b. Oct. 2, 1810 ; 5. John, b. Nov. 29, 1812. Albert Van Saen came from Lower Preakness. He bought the former residence of Gerrit Van Houten, on Totowa avenue, between Redwoods avenue and Marion street, with that portion of the farm extending north from Totowa avenue nearly to Crosby avenue.

II. Adreyaen, b. Nov. I, 1782, a few weeks after his. father's death ; Albert Van Saen was appointed his guard- ian, Jan. 26, 1797 ;1 m. Annaetje Sip, April 16, 1807. Shortly after his marriage, he assumed the name of Aaron A. Van Houten, probably because of the great confusion aris- ing from the numerous Adrian Van Houtens. He removed to Passaic, where he acquired a portion of the Sip farm, on the River Road, at the corner of what is now called Van Houten avenue, the road leading from the Notch through Clifton to the river below Passaic.

Dirck-Halmagh-Dirck-Hellemeg-Roelof Cornelissen had. children :

By his first wife (Rachel Newkirk):

I. Antje, b. Feb. 10, 1776.

II. Helmigh, b. March 19, 1778 ; m. Matye (Metje) Van Giesen (dau. of Richard Van Giesen and Jane Van Houten), June 28, 1801; d. May 27, 1847; she d. Sept. 29,. 1866, aged 82 yrs., 8 mos. and 4 days. The following re- miniscences of Halmagh Van Houten were given by his son, the late John R. Van Houten, to the writer in 1881 :

I was born at the " Black Horse Tavern," on Broadway, where John E. Van Winkle now lives,2 January 3, 1808. My father was Hal- magh R. Van Houten, wbo kept tavern at different places about bere:

1 E. J. Wills, Liber 36, f. 348.

2 On the northwest corner of Broadway and Carroll street; the bouse is now [1895] occupied by Franklin Van Winkle, a son of the late John. E. Van Winkle.

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From the Black Horse Tavern he moved to Totowa, where the cotton spinners used to come frequently. He next went to Wagraw.

He used to train horses, and it was a common thing to run them from the [Black Horse] Tavern down to Philemon Dickerson's1 and hack, half a mile. The horses were called "quarter horses." I used to train them myself.

My father's tavern on Totowa was on Totowa avenue on the crown of the hill, near the Second (Reformed) Church burying ground. After my father left that place the property passed into the hands of Daniel Holsman, and from him to Christopher Breese, who kept tavern there. 2 Breese brought over the English cheese, lively with skippers, and the Dutch were astonished to see the cheese and skippers taken down so readily.

Forty or fifty years ago, my father left Hawthorne, where he had kept tavern for some years in the old house owned hy Brant Van Blar- com, and came to Paterson. The old tavern had a large hall and dining room, and the hands from Morrow's mill used to come there, and the leading men from Paterson-Rohert Carrick, Dunlop, D. K. Allen, Ahe Godwin and others. In those days, Peter Van Houten, Simeon's son, was the finest dancer in all the country hereahout. Ahe Godwin was a very good one, hut Pete Van Houten could heat him. Dunlop was the man who fought a duel with D. K. Allen ahout Pete Van Houten's sister.

Ahout forty or fifty years ago my father huilt a stone house in Broad- way, north side, just east of the hrook, near Huntoon's house. He hought the stone from Anderson's Quarry, heyond Oldham, which was

1 Near Straight street.

2 Christopher Breese was engaged in the manufacture and sale of dye stuffs in Manchester, England. He came to New York with his wife -and six children in June, 1818. He hought the tavern property with six acres of land from Daniel Holsman, Oct. 1, 1818, for $2,750, and then removed to Paterson. He advertised it "as known by the name of " the Sign of the Bergen County Hotel.'" He sold the place with other property, including " one equal undivided half part of the fish- ery thereunto helonging at the Great Falls," to Daniel K. Allen, May 1, 1822, for $1,900. The tavern was on the southwest side of Redwoods avenue, hetween Totowa avenue and the Falls; there was a hend in Totowa avenue, which then ran down toward the Falls. It is said that when Breese was about to huy the tavern property on the Falls, Ahra- ham Van Houten offered him most of the hlock hounded hy Broadway, Main, Van Houten and Prospect streets, for ahout the same price as the Falls property. Breese preferred the latter, however, as the Totowa road was more traveled than Main street ! After giving up his tavern, he returned to England, hut after a residence there of ahout three years he came hack to Paterson, and lived for some years on Broadway ; d. ahout 1838. He had fifteen sons and daughters; eight died young in England ; seven came to America, namely :

I. Robert, m. Sarah Wild, in England; he came to New York ahout 1815, and ultimately persuaded his father and mother to come also ; he was a cabinet-maker in New York.

II. Thomas, m. Cornelia Wilcox, of New Brunswick ; he was of the firm of Harrison & Breese, axle manufacturers, in Newark, where he lived and died.

III. Christopher, m. Eliza Wilcox, sister of Cornelia Wilcox, of New Brunswick ; he was in Peter Jacohus's saddlery and harness factory in Newark, for many years. He returned to Paterson, and was one of the founders of the Congregational church ; he d. in this city. Issue : 1. Pe- ter Jacohus ; 2. Mary Alice, m. Alfred Lyon, a clothing dealer of New- ark, afterwards of Paterson, and then of California ; he is dec .; his wid. lives in California.

IV. Hannah, m. Ist, Thomas Godden (hers was the first wedding in St. Paul's church) ; 2d, John Blundell. Issue (hy her first hushand) : Christopher, a machinist in Paterson many years; he afterwards went South.

V. Alice, m. Roland Duckworth, in England, and went to Provi- dence, R. I.

VI. Sarah, m. Peter D. Weight, of New York ; she is still living. VII. Mary Ann, h. in 1802 ; m. Rohert Chiswell, of Paterson.

Robert Chiswell was horn in Norwich, England, Dec. 10, 1798 ; left Liverpool Feh. 10, 1818, and after a voyage of six weeks arrived at New York March 22, 1818. He went to Philadelphia, where he was

then the only quarry in this neighborhood.1 I remember I had to carry the sprouls up the scaffolding to the masons, and I thought I never had such hard work. He huilt the walls four feet thick, so that they should not fall down. They were laid up in clay, hrought from up Stony Road, and the outside joints were plastered over with lime, so that it looked as if all the stone had heen laid up in mortar. The inside walls were plas- tered directly on the stone, without furring, and in the mornings there would he immense drops of water standing out on the plaster. But we were all raised there, though you might not think it healthy, and we are all pretty healthy-looking, eh ?

When my father huilt on Broadway, he dug a well fifteen feet deep, and put up an old-fashioned sort of well-sweep. It was splendid water, and everyhody all around used to come there for water. It was just hack of the house, near the hrook, which then flowed through a thick clump of brush in that neighborhood. The water out of that old well was not only good hut it was cheap, cheaper than water is nowadays !

III. Catluntye, b. Oct. 6, 1781.

By his second wife (Ragel Post) :

IV. Martijnes, b. March II, 1784; prob. m. Catharina Van Houten; d. March 7, 1812. Ch., Selly, b. May 1, 1810.

V. Dirck, b. May 27, 1785.

VI. Lybetye, b. Dec. 30, 1788; prob. m. Worthy Clark, Jan. 30, 1808. Ch., Richard, b. Feb. 12, 18II.

VII. Adreyaen, b. June 26, 1790.

VIII. Abraham, b. Oct. 12, 179I.

IX. Pieter, b. Jan. 28, 1793. Pieter Van Houten and Mary his wife, of Belleville, gave a deed, July 31, 1840, for his interest in twenty acres on the Hamburgh turnpike, be- ing evidently the land devised to his father, by the will of Halmagh-Dirck Van Houten.

X. John, b. Feb. 1, 1794.

XI. Corneliaus, b. Oct 4, 1796.

XII. Gerebrant, b. Dec. 4, 1798.

XIII. Jannetye, b. March 1, 1800; m. Henry D. Garrison. They lived on Hamburgh avenue, near Jane street, which was named after her, as Garrison street was named after her husband. Issue: I. Rachel, b. April 27, 1822 ; 2. Mariah, b. Aug. 4, 1824; 3. Eliza Seaburn, b. May 10, 1829; 4. Mar-

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History of the city of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, Part 65

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