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HISTORY OF PATERSON.
Van Houten, of Broadway. He is a farmer, at Lower Preakness. He was a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders from Wayne township in 1871-72, and in that position exercised a constant and intelligent vigilance in looking after the interests of his constituents and the wel- fare of the county generally. He lived for many years in the small frame house on the northeast side of Redwoods avenue, directly opposite the almshouse. When his father sold his farm to the city, for the almshouse, David bought a farm at Lower Preakness, where he still resides. Issue:
i. Richard, m. Annie Helena, dau. of Albert Acker- man, from Rutherford, in 1872. Children-I. Nellie, m. Charles W. Winters; 2. Mabel.
ii. Albert, m. Catharine Vandelinda. Children -- I. Minnie; 2. David; 3. Jessie; 4. William; 5. Albert.
iii. Ella.
iv. Cornelius, m. Jane, dau. of of Preakness.
v. Charity A.
vi. Jane, d. young.
II. Rachel Ann, b. Jan. 17, 1827; m. Andrew Y. Thompson, March 6, 1851. Mr. Thompson taught school at Lower Preakness, and afterwards at Fairlawn. He re- moved to Mawhasket county, Iowa, where he purchased a large farm. He taught school there also until the begin- ning of the war, when he went into the army. He was quite disabled in the service, after which his sons carried on the farm for him. He d. about 1892; his wife d. many years before. Issue: I. Richard; 2. Robert; 3. Annie; 4. Mary; 5. Jane; 6. Stella. Richard was born in this vicin- ity; the others were born in Iowa.
III. John, b. Oct. 30, 1829; d. March 22, 1836.
IV. Albert, b. Dec. 19, 1831; m. Sophia K. Stagg, of Preakness, March 20, 1862. Issue: I. Annie, b. Aug. 26, 1862; m. William-John Hinchman, of Preakness; 2. John Albert, b. Jan. 4, 1865; m. Elizabeth Westervelt (children: I. Elizabeth; 2. Richard, d. young); 3. Margret, b. Sept. 2, 1866; m. Albert Martin, of Preakness; 4. Richard; 5. Mag- gie, d. young.
V. James Richard, b. on his father's farm on Totowa avenue; m. Helena, dau. of Albert Terhune, who lived at Slooterdam, a short distance north of the Wesel bridge. After his father's death he removed to near Lodi; he subse- quently sold his farm there, and it now forms a large part of the flourishing village of Garfield. He then removed to Paterson, where he still resides. Issue: I. Helena; 2. Jane; 3. Lester.
VI. Mary Elizabeth, m. Abraham J. Westervelt, of Franklin, Bergen county, Oct. 16, 1859. They live on Water street, Paterson, on lands devised to her by her father. Issue: I. Elizabeth; 2. Richard, d. young, unm.
VII. John, b. June 21, 1839; m. Jane, dau. of John Out- water, at Outwater's lane, near Slooterdam, Bergen coun- ty. He lives at No. 448 Totowa avenue, on lands bought by his father from Albert Zabriskie. Issue: I. Anna; 2. John; 3 and 4. twins, one of whom was fatally burned by accident.
VIII. Cornelius, b. June 21, 1843; m. Margretta, dau. of
John Doremus, of Totowa. He lives on Water street, Pat- erson. Issue: I. John Doremus, b. Jan. 25, 1868; d. March 18, 1868; 2. Nettie; 3. Wessel; 4. Theodore; 5. Cornelius.
THE VAN SAUNS.
Somewhat toward the southwestern part of North Hol- land is the river Zaan, flowing from Knollendam southerly to the IJ, at Zaandam, a mile or two northwest of Amster- dam. The region intersected by this little river, which is but two or three miles long, is one of the most successful manufacturing districts in the Netherlands, having in 1874 no less than 107 saw-mills, 112 oil-mills, 44 peeling-mills, 16 paper-mills, 13 sail-cloth factories, 17 starch-factories, 19 white-lead mills, and numerous other smaller industries. Moreover, the same enterprising little stream has given its name to numerous towns and villages-as Zaandam, Zaan- dijk, East Zaan, West Zaan, or West Zaandam, with a his- tory extending over four or five centuries. Zaandam is still noted for its ship-building industry, though it no longer has, as it once had, seventy ship-yards. It was here that Peter the Great learned the art and mystery of building slips. These various places are collectively known as Zaanden.1 Still another village iu the district is Rans- dorp, a hamlet-and scarcely more-in the extreme south- east of the province of North Holland, near the river IJ, and only about a mile easterly from Amsterdam. From this latter village came Jacob Van Zanen (Van Zaanden), the ancestor of the Van Saun family of New Jersey. Set- tling in New York, he married a fair maiden of that town, Aug. 25, 1678, in the person of Jannetje Lucas, bap. Oct. 17, 1657, second dau. of Lucas Andriessen and Aefje Dau- rens, who were m. Nov. 20, 1655. It is quite likely that Jacob removed to Bergen county, and settled near Hacken- sack.
Second Generation.
Jacob Van Zanen and Jannetje Lucas had children, all bap. in New York:
I. Lucas, bap. Feb. 21, 1680. II. Tryntie, bap. Dec. 3, 1681.
III. Jacob, bap. April 7, 1684; m. Rachel Bongaert, at Hackensack, Aug. 25, 1705; she was b. at Hackensack. His name is usually written Van Sane or Saen; the latter would be pronounced as the name is now written-Van Saun. He was called Jacob Van Saen, jun.
IV. Jannetie.
Third Generation.
Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Rachel Bongaert had "chil- dren (all bap. at Hackensack):
I. Jacob, bap. Nov. 17, 1706; m. Jannetye Banta, Oct. I, 1728; she was b. June 15, 1710, dau. of Epke Banta and Jannetie du Rye (Duryea); she and her sister Frans- cyntie inherited their father's farm of 254 acres, extending from the Hackensack river to Sprout brook, the westerly half being allotted to Jannetye.2 Jacob and his wife were both living in 1763.
1 Terwen, 14, 100-105.
2 Banta Genealogy, 36.
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II. Jan, bap. Sept. 26, 1709; d. in inf.
III. Jan, bap. July I, 17II.
IV. Jannetie, bap. Aug. 8, 1714; m. Guliaem Bogaert, Sept. 7, 1736. Issue: I. Martha, bap. July 15, 1739; 2. Jacob, bap. May 16, 1742; 3. Albert, bap. Dec. 25, 1749; 4. Jan, b. Aug. 18, 1754
V. Isack, bap. May 5, 1717; m. Maria (Marytjen) De Marest (b. and l. at Schraalenburgh), Sept. 20, 1739; she d. Sept. 21, 1789.
VI. Angenietie, bap. Aug. 2, 1719.
VII. Lucas, bap. Aug. 12, 1722.
VIIL - , bap. March, 1725.
Fourth Generation.
Jacob-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Jannetye Banta had children:
I. Jacob, bap. Aug. 2, 1729; m. Johanna Begon, April 13, 1754.
II. Jannetie, bap. Dec. 26, 1731; d. in inf.
III. Cornelius, bap. March 23, 1735; m. Ist, Geesie Berdan, July 2, 1761; 2d, Elizabeth Demarest, Jan. 13, 1765; she survived him in 1800.
IV. Rachel, bap. Feb. 24, 1740; m. Ist, Jacobus Ak- kerman; 2d, Hendrik Bogert.
V. Epke (Egbert), bap. Sept. 18, 1743; m. Ch., Rachel, b. March 20, 1789.
VI. Isaac, bap. April 9, 1749; m. Jannetie Ackerman. VII. Jannetie, bap. April 9, 1749 (twin with Isaac).
Isack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Maria De Marest had children:
I. Jacob, bap. May 4, 1740; m. Hester (Ester Mag- delena) Goetschius, Dec. 14, 1760; his will, dated May 13, 1819, was proved Dec. 27, 1819.1 Jacob bought from John Westervelt and Ann his wife, May I, 1800, for $179, a tract of 9.55 acres in the Wagra mountain, on the east side of the Deipe Vall,2 on the road leading from the Goffle to the Ponds; and from Richard Degraw3 and Ann his wife, May 19, 1800, for $467.19, a tract of 17.60 acres, part of the Goffle patent, near Francis Ryerson, Francis Van Winkle, and Garrabrant Garritson; also 7.68 acres near Francis Van Winkle's mill pond, 4 these latter two tracts being at the Goffle. Jacob was evidently a miller, and made these pur- chases for the water-power.
II. Zyske, bap. Jan. I, 1742.
III. Samuel, b. Dec. II, 1743; m. Ist, Leya Zabris- kie, July 25, 1765; d. April 5, 1809; she was bap. July 15, I744, dau. of Albert Zabriskie and Anne Kip; d. March 8, 1796, in her 52d yr. He m. 2d, Mary - - -, who survived him. Samuel Van Saen, being then of New Barbadoes, bought of Cornelius-John Doremus, of Preakness, Sept. 20, 1769, for £480, a tract of 150 acres of land at Lower Preak- ness, "beginning at a place called Singack, on the east side of the brook called by the Indians Singack at the place where a small run of water runneth into said brook,"5 etc.
This farm was near Sandford's racecourse, and included a valuable water-power, which Samuel utilized by carrying on a mill at that place. He bought additional lands in the same neighborhood from time to time. ·
IV. Lucas, bap. Aug. 17, 1746; m. Magdalena (Lena, Leentje) Berdan. He lived near Hackensack.
V. Siba, bap. May 26, 1751.
VI. Ragel, bap. July 27, 1755.
Fifth Generation.
Jacob-Jacob-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Johanna Begon had children:
I. Jacob, bap. May 4, 1755; m. Ist, Rachel Banta (bap. July 17, 1763, dau. of Jan Banta and Anaetje Dem- arest); 2d, Polly His will, dated Oct. 24, 1829, was proved Dec. 9, 1829. Issue: I. Annatie, b. Oct. 16, 1783; d. young; 2. Rachel, b. Sept. 4, 1786; 3. Maria, b. June 27, 1787; d. young; 4. Jacob; 5. Jan, b. Jan. 7, 1792; 6. Margarieta, b. Nov. 1, 1800; m. John Glass; children- I. Mary, b. Oct. 7, 1826; 2. Robert, b. Sept. 9, 1828.
II. Johannes, b. Jan. 16, 1757.
III. Cornelius, bap. Sept. 19, 1759; m. Hester Brouwer, May 28, 1791. Issue: I. Hannatie, b. Oct. 23, 1791; 2. Polly, b. Dec. 28, 1792; 3. Jannitie, b. Oct. 18, 1794; 4. Jan, b. Dec. 24, 1796; 5. Jacob, b. March 2, 1801.
IV. Albert, bap. Oct. - , 1761; m. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 31, 1765, dau. of Jacob-Isack Van Saen. Issue: I. Annaa- tie, b. Aug. 29, 1785; 2. Hendrikus, b. April 6, 1787; 3. Jan, b. Aug. 7, 1789; 4. Hester, b. Oct. 15, 1791; 5. Caty, b. Aug. 18, 1794.
V. Epke, b. April 19, 1765; m. Jannetje Ackerman, Oct. I, 1791; will dated April 20, 1808; proved in 1810. Issue: I. Jannetje, b. March II, 1793; 2. Rachel, b. Sept. 3, 1793; d. in inf. ; 3. Grietje, b. Sept. 30, 1794; 4 and 5. John and Maria, b. Dec. 2, 1796; 6. Rachel, b. Feb. 15, 1798.
VI. Rachel, b. Aug. 12, 1767; m. Henry Bogert.
VII. Jannetje, b. Dec. 6, 1769.
VIII. Jacobus, b. Dec. 16, 1772.
Cornelius-Jacob-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen had children: By his first wife (Geesie Berdan):
I. Geesie, b. March 25, 1764.
By his second wife (Elizabeth Demarest):
II. Jacob, b. Feb. 4, 1767.
III. David, b. Oct. 5, 1769; m. Lea Brower, March 5, I79I.
IV. Isaac, b. Aug. 3, 1772.
V. John, b. July 19, 1774; prob. m. Sarah Huyler, May 4, 1799. Ch., Elizabeth, b. March 24, 1800.
Isaac-Jacob-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Jannetie Acker- man had children:
I. Lydia, b. Feb. 17, 1772; m. Cornelius· Hendrick Banta, Oct. I, 1791; d. Feb. 22, 1804; he was b. March 8, 1770, son of Hendrick Banta and Elisabeth Lake, of Spring Valley; he m. 2d, Agnes (Angenitie, b. Aug. 6, 1784), dau. of Jacob-Isack Van Saen and Hester Goetschius, Nov. 30, 1805; he d. Aug. 17, 1854. Issue: I. Elisabeth, b. July II, 1792; m. Ist, John Lucas Voorhees, Nov. 16, 1822 (he was
I Bergen County Wills, B, 240. 2 Diepe-val-Deep brook.
3 DeGraauw-DeGray, the Gray.
4 Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, B, 180; C, 55.
5 Bergen County Deeds, C, 487. 37
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b. April 26, 1791, and d. Feb. 22, 1849); 2d, Benjamin Demarest; d. March 23, 1869; 2. Jane, b. July 25, 1795; m. Hermanus Vanderbeck, Oct. 9, 1814, at Paramus; d. Feb. 6, 1879; he d. April 10, 1875; 3. Hendrick, b. Jan. 12, 1799; m. Sally Timpson.
II. Jacob, b. Aug. 9, 1774; d. in inf.
III. Jannetje, b. March 28, 1778; m. John Banta (b. Dec. 22, 1771, son of Hendrick Banta and Elizabeth Lake), Oct. II, 1795, at Acquackanonk; d. June 12, 1875; he d. June 29, 1855; they are buried at Spring Valley. Issue: I. Hendrick, b. Sept. 15, 1796; d. in inf .; 2. Hendrick, b. Dec. 23, 1798; m. Catharine Low; 3. Jannetjen, b. Aug. 2, 1801; m. Abraham J. Demarest; 4. Isaac, b. Sept. 23, 1804; d. Sept. 19, 1819; 5. Elisabeth, b. April 7, 1807; m. Ist, David Vorhis; 2d, Simeon Ackerman; d. July 14, 1860; 6. Cornelius, b. Dec. 14, 1809; d. Dec. 19, 1813; 7. Lidia, b. Dec. 3, 1813; m. Cornelius Wortendyke.
IV. Jacob, b. March 20, 1779; m. Sarah Kool, Feb. 9, 1794.
v. , b. April 26, 1781.
Jacob-Isack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Hester Goet- schius had children:
I. Maria, b. 1761; m. Albert Westervelt, March 8, 1779. Issue : I. Nensie, b. Sept. 14, 1785 ; 2. Jacob, b. April 1, 1789.
II. Ragel, b. Nov. 19, 1763; m. John Zabriskie. Ch., Hester, b. June 4, 1790.
III. Elisabeth, b. Dec. 31, 1765; m. Albert Van Saen.
IV. Sietsje, b. March 4, 1767; m. Cornelius Dederer. Issue: I. Christeyaen, b. April 19, 1787; 2. Jacob, b. May 17, 1789; d. in inf .; 3. Jacob, b. Sept. 17, 1790; 4. Joseph, b. Oct. 28, 1792.
V. Selly (Salome), b. April 25, 1770; m. Court Leek (Lake), Aug. 5, 1789.
VI. Isaak, b. Nov. 3, 1772; prob. d. young, as he is not mentioned in his father's will.
VII. Henderikus, b. Jan. 15, 1777; m. Maria Zabriskie, Nov. 2, 1799. His father conveyed to him, July 24, 1802, a tract of five acres on the Hackensack river, near "the?road leading from the Old Bridge down to Hackensack."1
VIII. Angnietye, b. May 18, 1779; d. in inf.
IX. Angenitie, b. Aug. 6, 1784; m. Cornelius-Hendrick Banta, of Spring Valley, Nov. 30, 1805; he d. Aug. 17, 1854.
X. Maria, b. June 27, 1788.
XI. Jan, b. Sept. 20, 1790.
Samuel-Isaack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Leya Zabris- kie had children:
I. Isac, b. Aug. 16, 1766; m. Ist, Cattelyntje, dau. of Edo Merselis, of Preakness; she d. July 26, 1818, aged 48 yrs. He m. 2d, Agnes -; d. Jan. 2, 1833; she sur- vived him. He was Voorleser in the Preakness church many years. Administration on his estate was granted, Feb. 9, 1833, to his three sons-Samuel, Edo and John. He bought various small tracts of land at Lower Preakness, on and near the Singack brook, between the years 1800 and
1808.1 At his death, his real estate was partitioned by com- missioners appointed by the court.
II. Albert, b. June 8, 1769; m. Jannetje (b. May 7, 1775, dau. of Adrian and Elisabeth) Van Houten, 2 Jan. 19, 1794; d. June II, 1837.3 About 1795 Albert bought a large part of the farm formerly of Gerrit Van Houten, on Totowa, between Marion street and Redwoods avenue, and lived in a stone house on the northwest side of Totowa avenue. He began business in 1795, keeping a general country store, and doing carpenter and mill-wright work, building and jobbing of every kind, making coffins and coats, repairing dams and "briches," carrying "plaister" or passengers to or from New York, digging graves or cellars, and in general, as an ex- amination of his account book4 shows, catering to the pub- lic wants in the greatest variety of ways imaginable. Moreover, on Sundays he was Voorleser in the old Dutch church, giving out the hymns and leading the singing. After the church was burned down, he connected himself with the First Presbyterian church, of which he was a trus- tee, 1831-34.
III. Maria, b. Aug. 30, 1771; m. Richard, son of John and Helena (Dey) Neafie; d. Jan. 20, 1792; he d. Feb. 2, 1816. Ch., John Richard, b. Jan. 3, 1792; m. Sarah, b. June 15, 1797, dau. of Thomas Doremus, jun., and Eliza- beth Van Houten, June 24, 1814; d. Sept. 29, 1867; she d. Oct. 15, 1869.
IV. Annaetye, b. Aug. 15, 1775; d. Oct. 4, 1775.
V. Jan (John), b. Sept. 19, 1776; m. Rachel Van Gelder, of Pompton Plains, where he lived, Nov. 2, 1800; d. Sept. 28, 1831; she was b. Sept. 5, 1782; d. Aug. Io, 1876, aged 93 yrs., II mos., 5 days.
VI. Annaetye, b. June 9, 1779; m. David D. Demarest; d. May 3, 1838; he d. Feb. 20, 1836, in his 78th yr. Issue: I. Leyeu, b. July 22, 1800; m. the Rev. John Berdan; 2. David, b. Aug. 7, 1802; m. Maria (b. Nov. 2, 1810), dau. of Peter Poulese and Jannetye Van Houten;5 3. Hester, b. Sept. 28, 1804; d. in inf .; 4. Hester, b. Jan. 27, 1808; m. Peter Quackenbush; d. Jan. 30, 1862; 5. Samuel, b. April 26, 1814; m. Anna, dau. of William S. Hogencamp, of Preakness; she d. Oct. 3, 1895; 6. Maria, m. Peabody Howe.
VII. Ragel, b. Nov. 6, 1786; m. Jeremiah Ryerson. Is- sue: I. Maria, m. Francis Doremus; 2. Elizabeth, m. Rich- ard Berdan.
Lucas-Isack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Magdelena Ber- dan had children:
Isack, b. June 27, 1774. He was Voorleser in the Hackensack church, being succeeded by his son John, and the latter in turn by his son John.
II. - , b. Nov. 7, 1778.
III. David, b. March 20, 1781.
1 Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, B, 311; C, 32, 432, 437; D, 402, 404; F, 108.
2 See p. 254.
3 Tbe will of Jane, widow of Albert Van Saun, dated Nov. 10, 1854, was proved April 26, 1856, and recorded in Passaic County Wills, B, 102.
4 In the possession of his great-grandsons, the Muzzy Brothers. 5 See p. 254.
1 Bergen County Deeds, T, 207.
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THE VAN SAUNS.
IV. Maria, b. Dec. 4, 1784.
V. Christina, b. July I, 1787.
VI. Johannes, b. July 16, 1793; m. Lena Van Voorhees (b. Aug. 27, 1793, dau. of Albert Van Voorhees, b. June 24, 1759, and Rachel Hopper). Administration on the estate of John L. Van Saan was granted March 22, 1822, to David L. Van Saan and Jacob Z. Terhune. Issue: I. Albert, b. Feb. 5, 1814; m. Margaret Weaver; 2. Maria, b. Nov. 21, 1815; m. Jacob Bensen; 3. Lucas, b. July 29, 1818; d. unm .; 4. John, b. March II, 1820; m. Sarah De Wolff.1
Sixth Generation.
Isac-Samuel-Isack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Cattelyntje Merselis had children:
I. Samuel, b. Jan. 6, 1793; m. Lena (Elenor) Banta (b. at Acquackanonk, July 29, 1792, dau, of George Banta and Elizabeth Van Idenstyne), Feb. 14, 1813; d. Feb. 2, 1843; she d. May I0, 1844. He kept a general country store at Passaic, near Monroe street and Lexington ave- nue. His will, dated - - II, 1839, was proved Feb. 24, 1843.2 Issue: I. Caroline, b. Jan. 13, 1819; m. Samuel F. Colt; 2. Isaac, b. July 23, 1821; m. (children-I. Fannie; 2. Ella; 3. Carrie; 4. John); 3. George, b. March 21, 1824; d. in inf .; 4. Eliza Ann, m. John Duryea, of Sico- mac; 5. Maria, b. July 27, 1829; 6. George, b. Oct. 29, 183I.
II. Jennecke, b. Sept. 23, 1794; m. Christopher ("Stoffel") Van Riper, of Paterson; d. Dec. 22, 1850; he d. March 27, 1856.3
III. Leyeu, b. Feb. 17, 1797; m. Abraham J. Van Win- kle; he kept tavern on the Bergen county side of the Pas- saic river, opposite the Broadway bridge, in the house now owned by William Barbour; d. Nov. 17, 1832. Issue:
i. Hannah Mariah, b. Sept. 20, 1821; m. J. B. Crooks, of New York, founder of one of the oldest estab- lishments in New York for dealing in sporting goods.
ii. Jane, b. April 29, 1823; m. Palmer Lum.
iii. Agnes, b. Dec. 29, 1824; m. Ist, Skidmore Wright Johnson, of Brooklyn; 2d, Theodore Dunn; d. in Brooklyn. Issue (by her first husband): I. Stephen Edgar, 2. Charles Albert;4 3. Franklin Pierce; 4. Agnes Eugenie; 5. Rufus Putney.
iv. Isaac Van Saun, b. Feb. 19, 1827; m.
child-Willie.
v. Abraham, b. May 2, 1829; m. Ist, Maria Matson; 2d, Frances Thorn; 3d, Lucy Bouten; he lives at Ridge- field, Conn. Children: (by his first wife) I. Eliza Ann, m. Joseph Van Arsdale, of Bloomfield; (by his second wife) 2. Adrienne; 3. Charlotte; 4. Charles.
1 Van Voorhees Genealogy, 621.
2 Passaic County Wills, A, 150.
3 See p. 179.
4 Charles Alhert Johnson is a banker in New York, especially inter- ested in electric railways. He was the projector, financial supporter and first President of the company which built the electric railway from Pat- erson to Singack, and from Paterson to Hoboken, via Passaic and Ruth- erford.
vi. Jacob A., m. -; d. in New York. vii. Sam- uel Van Saun, b. Aug. 25, 1832.
IV. Edo, m. Ist, Hannah Blauvelt; she d. Jan. I, 1848; he m. 2d, Maria Traphagen, from New Hurley, Ulster county, N. Y .; she is still living (1895), in Michi- gan. He bought the share of his father's farm allotted to his sister, Jane Van Riper, by deed May 2, 1836, for $1,500, comprising 43 acres in all. By various deeds, 1832- 36, he conveyed six or eight tracts at and near Preakness.1 His will, dated June 18, 1879, was proved July 5, 1812.2
V. Arreyeuntye (Harriet), b. Nov. 19, 1798; m. Cor- nelius Schoonmaker Van Wagoner; he d. Sept. 17, 1866. Issue: I. Isaac, b. June 27, 1825; 2. Ellen Jane, b. Dec. 23, 1826; m. Dr. William T. Morton, and after his death re- moved to St. Louis; 3. Mary Sophia, b. June 8, 1833; m. Abraham A. Fonda.
VI. Marea, b. Feb. II, 1801; m. Ist, Cornelius Merse- lis, who kept a grocery store on Hamburgh avenue, near the river; 2d, Henry Yereance, at Rutherford; she d. without issue.
VII. John, m. Mary Ann ---; d. March 24, 1833, aged 25 yrs., II mos. His will, dated at Preakness, March 22, 1833, was proved April 6, 1833. Issue: I. Isaac, d. June 15, 1849, aged 18 yrs., 6 mos., 15 days; 2. John, m. -; his widow and children live in New York.
VIII. Ann, b. July 25, 1809; m. Garret I. Blauvelt, 3 of Paterson, Nov. 28, 1834; he d. Aug. II, 1882; she d. April 12, 1890.4
1 Bergen County Transcribed Deeds, U, 112, 450; V, 210, 300; W, 309 ; Y, 81.
2 Passaic County Wills, H, 324.
8 See p. 89.
4 THE BLAUVELT FAMILY.
The progenitor of the Blauvelt family of New Jersey, and of Rockland county, New York, was Gerrit Hendrickszen (Gerrit, son of Hendrick -- ), who came from the important town of Deventer, in the southern part of Overijssel, a province lying west of the Zuyder Zee. Deventer is a large trading town, on the river Ijssel, and but four or five miles north of Zutphen. He was prohahly the Gerrit Hendricksen, a lad, who declared, Nov. 25, 1644, that it was only hy accident that he had hit Jacoh Melyn in the eye with a piece of an earthen pot which he had shied at a stray cur.1 On Dec. 6, 1646, a patent was granted to Ger- rit Hendricks for a plot of 25 morgens of land on the Schout's Bowery, in New Amsterdam, for a term of years, which was converted into a fee, May 13, 1654.2 In 1662 Gerrit Hendricksen was granted a renewal of his license of the revenue of the weigh-house for another year; it was. extended, April 19, 1663.3 Contemporary with Gerrit was Harmen Hen- dricksen, probably his brother, who appears to have heen one of the early settlers at the Esopus, where he was taken prisoner hy the Indians, in 1659, hut escaped. In a collision between the people and the. soldiers, at the Esopus, in 1661, Harmen was "wounded in his Legge." He received an Indian deed for lands in that neighborhood, Feh. 23, 1682.4 It will be seen that the name Harmen was perpetuated among. the descendants of Gerrit Hendricksen. On June 20, 1662, Harmen Hendricksen, a soldier, from Deventer, was shot and killed by the Sheriff at New Amstel (now New Castle), on the Delaware river.4 Gerrit Hen- drickszen, hachelor, from Deventer, m. Marie (Marritie) Lamberts, spinster, of New Netherland, May 7, 1646; she was a dau. of Lambert Moll, of Bushwick. He m. 2d, Josyntje Jans or Thomas, wid. of Pieter
1 N. Y. Hist., MSS., I., 92. 2 Ih., 372. 3 Ib., 235, 246.
4 N. Y. Col. Docs., XIII., 115, 195, 230, 402, 407.
. 4 Ib., 158, 381 , et seq.
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HISTORY OF PATERSON.
Albert -- Samuel -- Isack -- Jacob -- Jacob Van Zanen and Jan- netje Van Houten had children :
I. Maria, b. Sept. 19, 1794; m. Joseph-John Blau- velt; d. April 27, 1826.1
II. Elesebeth, b. Jan. 24, 1797; m. Cornelius E. Mer- selis, Aug. 8, 1818. Issue: I. Ellen, b. March 9, 1822;
m. Samuel Burhans; 2. Jane, b. May 4, 1824; m. Thomas Mandeville, of Pompton Plains; 3. Edo, b. Feb. 18, 1827.
III. Samuel, b. Aug. 22, 1802; m. Ist, Ann Wessels (b. Nov. 7, 1808, dau. of Casparus Wessels and Natia Van Houten), Oct. 20, 1825; she d. March 23, 1844 ; 2d, Abby, wid. of John S. Fayerweather, Oct. I, 1857 ; d. April 19, 1884; she d. Nov. 7, 1891. He engaged in business in Pat-
1 See p. 295.
Wesselszen, Oct. 22, 1679; she m. 3d, Antbony Sarley, widr. of Mayken Boudens, Marcb 4, 1685; both the parties to this last marriage lived in N. Y. at the time.
Second Generation.
Gerrit Hendricksen and Marie Lamberts had children:
I. Hendrick, bap. Aug. 9, 1648, in N. Y .; d. in inf.
II. Gritie. bap. Oct. 9, 1650; d. in inf.
III. Lysbeth, bap. Dec. 8, 1652.
IV. Lambert, bap. Sept. 7, 1653.
V. Hendrick, bap. Sept. 30, 1654; m. Marritie Waldron, Aug. 9, 1673.
VI. Huybert, bap. May 13, 1657, in N. Y .; m. Willemtje Ariaens, j. d., from Tbuyl, in Gelderland, April 15, 1679; both lived at Stuyvesant's Bowery, N. Y.
VII. Johannes, bap. April 9, 1659, in N. Y .; m. Katie Cornelis (Caetje Cornelisz, Katrina Spes or Speets).
VIII. Margrietie, bap. Sept. 25, 1661; m Lammert Smidt. Issue: I. Gerrit, m. Brechie Haringh (children-1. Lambert, b. Jan. 22, 1712; · 2. Lammert, b. Jan. 30, 1714); 2. Kornelis, m. Ist, Seytie (Fytie) Minnelay ; 2d, Vrouwetje Van Houten (children-1. Cornelis, bap. April 12, 1710 ; 2. Lammert, b. Oct. 12, 1717); 3. Arie, m. Jannetie Van Houten (children-1. Lammert, b. Oct. 14, 1712; 2. Albert, bap. Jan. 13, 1713; 3. Kornelis, b. Dec. 19, 1714; 4. Tuenis, b. Oct. 8, 1717).
IX. Abraham, bap. June 17, 1663, in N. Y .; m. Grietje Minne, wid. of Harmen Douwenszen, April 8, 1691; botb lived at Tappan. (Harmen Douwenszen Taelman, bachelor, from Amsterdam, m. Grietie Minnens, spinster, from New Amersfoort, June 21, 1686, at Bergen; he lived at Tappan, and she at Haxstroo-Haverstraw.)
X. Isaacq, bap. Jan. 27, 1666, in N. Y .; m. Maria Pieters, June 2, 1693; be was b. in N. Y., but lived at Tappan; she was living in N. Y.
XI. Maria, bap. Jan. 28, 1668; d. in inf.
XII. Marritie, bap. March 26, 1670.
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