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1 Essex County Wills, D, 200.
of Casparus Wessels and Neesje Van Houten), June 4, 1835; d. April 30, 1888. He was a farmer near Small Lots. Later, he removed to Pat- erson, and carried on a livery stable in Hamilton street many years. He also became prominent in politics, being elected chosen freeholder in 1851, 1861-62, county collector in 1854 and 1857, and receiving the Democratic nomination for senator in 1876.
IX. Andrew, b. Oct. 10, 1815; d. March 2, 1835, of small-pox, unm.
X. Henry, b. Aug. 8, 1819 ; m. Ist, Helen Ackerman ; sbe d. Sept. 15, 1851 , aged 28 yrs., 7 mos., 19 days ; be m. 2d, Jane Vreeland ; sbe d. May 17, 1854, aged 36 yrs. , 7 days ; he m. 3d, Catharine, dau. of Henry Van Iderstine and Gertrude Bogert; be m. 4th, Eliza Van Iderstine, sister of his third wife, Nov. 27, 1862. He acquired much of the paternal homestead, on which he lives, on the site of the bouse where his father was born and lived all his life. The old bouse was destroyed by fire, and the handsome residence he built in its place met a like fate about 1885. He has been elected to numerous offices: cbosen freeholder, 1832-5, 1843-5 ; sberiff of Bergen county, 1862-3-4 ; Assemblyman, 1869-70. Issue: (by his first wife) 1. Isaac Ackerman, b. April 24, 1843 ; m. a dau. of Garret Hopper, of Paramus ; he was sheriff of the county, 1892-3-4: and county collector, 1895 ; 2. Andrew, b. March 4, 1845; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Uriah J. Van Riper and Ann Banta, of Preakness ; 3. Albert, b. July 12, 1847 ; 4. Peter, b. April 2, 1850 ; m. Mary, dau. of John J. Brown, of Greenwood Lake ; he owns the Passaic Ice Company, of Paterson ; (by his third wife) 5. Henry, b. Feb. 7, 1857; m. Emma, dau. of Jacob Cozine, of Paterson ; (by his fourtb wife) 6. John, b. March 19, 1864 ; m. Jane, dau. of George Hopper, of the Little Rock, Bergen county; 7. Garret, b. Aug. 7, 1865, unm .; 8. Albert, b. Jan. 20, 1868, unm.
XI. Keziah, b. Feb. 3, 1821 ; m. Ist, George C. Brinkerhoff, of Ruth- erford, Feb. 3, 1841; 2d, James Van Riper, widr. of her niece, Margaret Hogencamp. Issue (by ber first husband): 1. Andrew; 2. Ellen Ann; 3. Martba.
XII. Albert, b. Nov. 18, 1822 (shortly after the decease of his oldest brother, Albert); m. Adaline Van Houten (b. June 29, 1824, dau. of Cor- nelius-Adreyaen Van Houten and Maria Houseman), of Paterson, July 8, 1846. He kept a dry-goods store for some years, on the east side of Main street, between Broadway and Van Houten street; about 1880 he removed to Middletown, N. Y. Issue : 1. Anna, m. John H. Westervelt; 2. Henry, m. Catharine Benjamin; d. s. p.
XIII. Helen, b. Oct. 29, 1827; m. Abraham Haring, son of William Haring, of Tappan, Dec. 15, 1846. Issue: 1. William ; 2. John ; 3. Ann ; 4. Emma.
Henry-Pieter-Hendrick-Jan-Hendrick-Andries Hoppe and Elizabeth Ackerman had children:
I. Peter, m. Jane Demarest; d. s. p.
II. Abraham, m. Maria Goetschius, April 2, 1836 ; d. Marcb 20, 1856. Issue: 1. Henry, b. Jan. 28, 1838; m. Lavinia Baldwin ; 2. John, b. Nov. 11, 1840 ; killed in tbe War of the rebellion ; 3. Jane, b. Feb. 24, 1843; 4. Elizabeth Ann, b. July 23, 1848.
III. Garret, m. Eliza Spear ; be d. Jan. 10, 1870. . Issue : 1. Jobn ; 2. Sopbia, b. Aug. 24, 1839 ; m. Isaac Sturr, son of Peter I. Sturr, of High Mountain, Oct. 17, 1858 ; 3. Peter, b. Aug. 15, 1841; m. Rachel Ann Ter- hune ; 4. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1844; m. Albert Bogcrt, March 9, 1864 ; 5. Maria, b. Sept. 17, 1846 ; 6. Theunice, b. Aug. 4, 1850.
IV. Polly, m. David Alyea, Oct. 8, 1831 ; he d. July 22, 1858. Issue : I. Albert, bap. Nov., 1837; 2. Elizabeth, b. June 11, 1839; 3. Ann, b. Aug. 5, 1841 ; 4. Henry, b. Dec. 10, 1843 ; 5. Henry Hopper, b. Dec. 10, 1844 ; 6. Adam, b. Dec. 27, 1845 ; 7. Peter, b. Feb. 4, 1848; 8. Isaac, b. April 13, 1850 ; 9. Jacob, b. Aug. 31, 1852 ; 10. Delia, b. Sept. 6, 1855.
V. Caroline, d. unm. VI. Anne, b. May 10, 1814 ; d. unm.
III. Annetje (Anneke), b. Jan. 15, 1755; prob. m. Ist, Uldrick Brouwer; 2d, Hendrick Boss. Issue: (by her first husband) I. Thomas, b. July 7, 1781; (by her second hus- band) 2. Cyntye, b. May 24, 1783.
IV. Judie, b. Jan. 27, 1757.
Golijn -- Thomas -- Cornelis Doremus and Elisabeth Yong had children:
I. Thomas, b. April 25, 1750; m. Hester Smith (b. 1751); d. Sept. 9, 1813; she d. Nov. 27, 1840. He lived at
Albert-Pieter-Albert-Jan-Hendrick-Andries Hoppe had children: By his first wife (Jannetye Ryerson):
I. Peter, b. Oct. 16, 1816; m. Hannah Stitt, of Paterson ; d. Sept. 20, 1844, at Peekskill, N. Y. He was a pattern-maker for machine cast- ings. Issue: 1. Peter, b. Aug. 22, 1844 ; d. Jan. 17, 1895; 2. James S., b· Sept. 21, 1844.
II. Francis, b. Jan. 11, 1819; m. Rachel Clearwater, of Paterson; d. 1867 or 1868, in Mexico.
III. Albert, b. May 8, 1821; m. a Mexican lady; d. Jan. 15, 1887, in Mexico, wbere he had lived nearly fifty years, being the machinist in a cotton mill. Issue : 1. Frederick; 2. Albert.
IV. Eliza Jane, b. Jan. 17, 1823 ; m. William H. Lovell, a blacksmith, of Paterson, Dec. 24, 1842; he d. about 1855. Issue: 1. William; 2. Ida.
V. Rachel Leah, b. Aug. 26, 1826 ; m. James W. Darlington, of Pat- erson, Feb. 18, 1846 ; he d. Aug. 20, 1875. Issue : Helen M., b. Nov. 30, 1853; m. Freeman L. Sbattuck, Jan. 3, 1870. Children : 1. Clarence D., b. Aug. 5, 1871 ; 2. Fred L., b. Aug. 25, 1872 ; 3. Harry W., b. March 20, . 1874; 4. Harriet E., b. July 18, 1876; 5. Florence B., b. Jan. 14, 1881 ; 6. Helen A., b. June 11, 1884; 7. Alice M., b. Jan. 25, 1885 ; 8. Walter F., b. Sept. 8, 1887 ; 9. Edward F., b. Dec. 30, 1889.
VI. Cornelius, b. Feb. 15, 1829; m. Ann Howard, Sept. 6, 1851. Issue : I. Howard, b. Aug. 28, 1852 : lives in Chicago ; 2. Ida, b. May 2, 1854 ; d. May 29, 1875; 3. Anna, b. Feb. 27, 1856; d. Aug. 17, 1857 ; 4. William Henry, b. May 19, 1858 ; d. May 11, 1863 ; 5. Mary, b. Dec. 21, 1861 ; m. Andrew Thompson; 6. Jane, b. Feb. 27, 1866; d. March 12, 1871 ; 7. Cornelius, b. April 29, 1868 ; d. July 18, 1868; 8. Minnie, b. July 19, 1870 ; m. Jacob Mowerson, of the Goffle.
VII. Mary Catherine, b. Sept. 12, 1831 ; m. John William McIntosh. Issue: 1. Stephen ; 2. William ; 3. Albert ; 4. Elizabeth.
VIII. Jonathan, b. Feb. 2, 1834; d. Sept. 17, 1834.
By bis second wife (Eliza Speer Haines):
IX. Jobn, b. March 6, 1836; d. in inf.
X. Sarab Caroline, b. Nov. 7, 1837; m. Ist, - Vreeland, of Newark; 2d, -- Bryant, of Summit.
XI. George, unm.
XII. John Andrew, b. July 15, 1840.
Cornelius-Pieter-Albert-Jan-Hendrick-Andries Hopper and Leah Ry- erson had children (all b. at Paterson):
I. Eliza Jane, b. July 1, 1823; m. Jobn Harkness Bowman, June 14, 1848, at Paterson ; be d. Oct. 26, 1888, in bis 72d yr. He was b. at Galston, Scotland, and was a civil engineer by profession. During a period of many years he bad large quantities of costly sugar-machinery built at Paterson for use in Cuba, and superintended the erection and installation of the same. Issue (tbe first three born at Paterson, the next two at Geneva, Ill., and the last two in Minnesota):
i. James Harkness, b. March 21, 1849; m. Martha Louisa (b. Sept. 10, 1848, at Newburgh, N. Y., dau. of William G.) Watson, of Paterson, Oct. 16, 1870. Children : 1. Mattie M., b. June 8, 1872 ; 2. William John, b. July 26, 1874 ; 3. James Harkness, b. Oct. 20, 1876.
ii. Henry Hopper, b. May 9, 1851 ; m. Ida L. (dau. of James Bow- man and Catherine Floyd) Bowman, of Lowell, Mass., Aug. 3, 1876. He is a lawyer, in New York, and is president and manager of the Adams & Bishop Company, a New York corporation, manufacturing paper at the Grove Mills, Newburgh, N. Y., which were formerly owned and were rebuilt by the late Peter Adams, of Paterson. Chil- dren (born at Paterson): 1. Harold Hosford, b. June 28, 1877; 2. James Floyd, b. June 12, 1879 ; 3. Ralpb Adams, b. July 27, 1881; 4. Margaret Isabelle, b. Dec. 13, 1884 ; 5. Kenneth Harkness, b. Aug. 31, 1886; 6. Ida Louise, b. March 30, 1888; d. in inf .; 7. Donald McMatb, b. June 15, 1889 ; d. in inf.
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Jacksonville. His will, dated June 17, 1813, was proved Oct. 6, 1813.1
II. Antje, b. May 25, 1754; m. -- Schuyler.
III. Pieter, b. Oct. 30, 1756; m. Ist, Catrina Van Wag- enen (b. Sept. 3, 1756; d. April 6, 1822); 2d, Susanna Doremus, wid. of Henry Van Ness; d. Jan. 12, 1825. The will of Peter Doremus, of Pacquanac, dated Dec. 20, 1824, was proved Feb. 3, 1825. Executors-sons Cornelius and John, and James N. Jacobus. 2
IV. A dau., m. - Post.
Ch., John.
1 Morris County Wills, A, 414. 2 Morris County Wills, C, 214.
iii. Amy Eliza, b. April 17, 1853 ; unm.
iv. Elma Leah, b. Nov. 21, 1854 ; m. William Bethel Lawson, of Marion, Alabama, Oct. 25, 1880. Children (first three born at New York city, last one at Montclair, N. J.): 1. William Pinkney, b. June 23, 1881 ; 2. Henry Lambert, b. Sept. 14, 1888 ; 3. Robert Ripley, b. Oct. 4, 1891 ; 4. Aimée Elise, b. Aug. 5, 1895.
v. John Ryerson, b. Nov. - , 1856; m. Carrie V. Prentice, of Con- necticut. Children: 1. Raymond Prentice, b. Sept. 12, 1885, at New York city ; 2. Florence Hazel, b. July 14, 1890, at Gilead, Conn .; 3. Jes- samine Josephine, b. Aug. 12, 1892, at South Evanston, Ills.
vi. Cornelius Stansbury, b. Feb. 4, 1859 ; unm.
vii. George Albert, b. March 6, 1862; m. Emma King Stone, June 15, 1892. Child-Helen King, b. Sept. 28, 1895, at New York city.
II. Peter, b. July 22, 1825; m. Ist, Mary Amanda (b. Nov. 29, 1827, dau. of James) Taylor, of East Chester, Westchester county, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1850 ; she d. Jan. 24, 1863; he m. 2d, Sarah Jane (dau. of William U. and Julia Ann) Hellems, of New York, April 2, 1865. He was in business in New York, and then in Jersey City for many years, but about 1880 re- moved to Hackensack, where he has since resided. Issue (by his first wife): 1. George Washington, b. Nov. 25, 1850; d. July 17, 1851; 2. Corne- lius, b. Dec. 27, 1851 ; m. Bertha A. Stark, Oct. 24, 1877 ; is a furniture dealer, in Brooklyn (children-1. Florence ; 2. Cornelius ; 3. Charles); 3. Charles, b. July 17, 1854 ; a civil engineer, in New York ; 4. George Washington, b. Dec. 19, 1857; a restaurant keeper, in New York; 5. Walter, b. May 1, 1851 ; a real estate dealer, in Jersey City ; (by his sec- ond wife) 6. a dau., b. Oct. 13, 1866; d. in inf .; 7. Fannie, b. Oct. 21, 1868; 8. Irene, b. April 24, 1873 ; d. April 20, 1876.
III. Rachel, b. Oct. 5, 1828 ; m. John C. Stansbury, of Flushing, L. I., May 22, 1850 ; he d. at Paterson, June 18, 1886, aged 62 yrs. Mrs. Stansbury lives on a part of the paternal homestead, on Haledon ave- nue, and has published in a local newspaper some very readable and valuable reminiscences of the development of that neighborhood. Issue (the first two b. in New York city, the others in Jersey City): 1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1851 ; d. June 4, 1854; 2. Susannah, b. Feb. 17, 1853; m. Arthur Hastings, an engraver, of Paterson, Dec. 5, 1877; he was from Newcastle, England ; he d. in New York, Dec. 7, 1894 ; 3. and 4. John and Cornelius, b. April 4, 1855 ; d. April 30, 1855 ; 5. John Edgar, b. March 26, 1856 ; d. Sept. 30, 1856 ; 6. Charles Edgar, b. May 10, 1857 ; m. Mary F. Van Iderstine, of Paterson, Sept. 15, 1891 (children-I. Ethel, b. Dec. 5, 1892 ; 2. and 3. Russell and Charles Edgar, b. May I, 1894).
IV. Cornelius, b. Feb. 15, 1831 ; m. Delphine Thompson, at Phila- delphia, Oct. 7, 1862 ; d. June 11, 1885, at Dover, N. J. Ch., Thomas, dec.
V. George Whitfield, b. Oct. 28, 1833; unm .; he lives in New city.
VI. Jonathan, b. March 28, 1836 ; m. Ist, Elizabeth (dau. of Corne- lius I.) Westervelt, June 4, 1860; she d. Feb. 24, 1863, aged 25 yrs .; 2d, Fanny Opdyke; ¿ d, Mary Burbank. Ch., David Burbank. He lives on the paternal acres.
VII. Joseph, b. March 26, 1838; d. at Helena, Mont., May 16, 1890, unm .; is buried at Cedar Lawn cemetery, Paterson. At the breaking out.of the War, in 1861, he joined the Ninth Regiment, National Guard, New York, the members of which equipped themselves at their own ex- pense and offered their services to the Government. During the retreat after the second battle of Bull Run, he was left at the foot of a haystack, to die, being completely exhausted. He was found still alive the next
Thomas-Thomas-Cornelis Doremus and Sarah Sandford had children:
I. Goline, b. Oct. 14, 1754; m. Catharine Farver (Farber).
II. Anneke (Onke), b. May L7, 1756; m. Uldrick Van Rypen. 1
III. Aeltje, b. Oct. 15, 1759; m. John Hopkins. They removed to Phelpsburg, Ontario county, N. Y. They con- veyed to her brother, Peter T. Doremus, the seventh part of her father's farm which had been allotted to her. Ch.,
I See pp. 164, 172.
morning and taken to the hospital at Alexandria. His father procured his discharge and brought him home. Soon after his recovery he helped organize an artillery company, and served as a lieutenant in that com- pany, at Norfolk, Va., until the end of the War.
VIII. Albert, b. May 26, 1840; m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Burhans, Dec. 9, 1863. Issue: 1. George, dec .; 2. Bernard, m. - Quackenbush ; 3. Jennie; 4. Mary; 5. Thomas.
Cornelis-Hendrik-Jacob-Gerrit-Hendrick-Andries Hoppe and Ellen Van Houten had children :
I. Henry, b. Feb. 10, 1819; went to New Orleans and there m. and d.
II. Cornelis, b. Nov. 25, 1822 ; m. Ellen Doremus, Feb. 22, 1845. He was a mason and builder for many years, but retired some time ago. Issue : 1. John, b. April 21, 1846 ; m. Mary C. Mandeville, July 15, 1868 ; 2. George, b. Jan. 3, 1848 ; m. Anne C. Wilson, June 25, 1870; she is dec .; he lives at Middletown, N. Y. (children-1. Neill, d. Aug. 8, 1888; 2. John, d. aged 21 yrs .; 3. George, b. 1875 ; is in the U. S. Navy ; 4. Nellie, b. Aug. 29, 1877 ; 5. Grace, b. Sept. 2, 1881); 3. Ellen, b. Nov. 3, 1852 ; d. Feb. 23, 1854; 4. Anna Doremus, b. Aug. 7, 1856 ; m. Herbert Claren- don Bailey (b. March 6, 1856), July 10, 1878 (children-1. Isabel Dicks, b. May 30, 1879; 2. Anita Doremus, b. Aug. 28, 1882 ; 3. Joseph Stock- bridge, b. Oct. 18, 1890 ; d. Aug. 3, 1891); 5. Charles C., b. Oct. 1, 1863; m. Minnie Flavel, Feb. 22, 1888 (children-1. Inez, b. April 27, 1889; 2. Elizabeth Bloodgood, b. Jan. 12, 1895).
III. John, b. April 19, 1825 ; m. Sarah Vandelinde, dau. of the Rev. Mr. Vandelinde.
IV. Ellen Catharine, b. Jan. 18, 1831 ; m. D. Warren Day, of Pater- son.
Jacob-Hendrik-Jacob-Gerrit-Hendrick-Andries Hoppe and Rebecca Demarest had children :
I. Henry, m. Margaret Stagg Mount (b. April 25, 1833, dau. of John and Christian Mount), April 3, 1855. He was Mayor of Jersey City, 1879-80. Issue : 1. Arthur M., b. June 9, 1873 ; 2. Marian, b. Sept. 15, 1875.
II. Jemima, m. John J. Slater, for some years superintendent of the Passaic Print Works, at Passaic, and in 1896 elected president of the Passaic city council.
III. Silas.
John-John-Jacob-Gerrit-Hendrick-Andries Hoppe and Mary A. Im- lay had children (all b. in Paterson):
I. John Henry, b. Nov. 12, 1841 ; m. Fanny, dau. of Franklin C. Beckwith. He is a silk manufacturer, in Paterson.
II. Ann Burling, b. July 31, 1843 ; d. Sept. 3, 1861.
III. Robert Imlay, b. May 28, 1845; m. Ida E., dau. of Robert S. Hughes, Dec. 6, 1876 ; she d. April 24, 1878. He is a lawyer, in Pater- erson. Ch., Ida, b. April 22, 1878.
IV. Albert Ernest, b. June 15, 1846 ; d. Feb. 3, 1847.
V. Mary Augusta, b. Jan. 14, 1848 ; m. Frank W. Potter, a brilliant journalist in Newark, afterwards U. S. Consul at Marseilles, France ; he is dec.
VI. James Burling, b. May 26, 1850; m. Antoinette Brigham ; he has been a sailor, ranchman, miner, railroad conductor, etc. Ch., Lou- ise Roosevelt.
VII. Caroline Imlay, b. Feb. 18, 1852.
VIII. Margaret Imlay, b. Dec. 15, 1857; m. John Boyd. Issue : I. John Taylor; 2. Margaret Imlay; 3. Francis Tiebout.
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Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1789.
IV. Thomas, b. April 21, 1760; m. Elizabeth Van Hou- ten (b. March 14, 1764, dau. of Cornelius Van Houten and Marretje Van Giesen); she d. May 8, 1846. Thomas Dore- mus, jun., as he was called, went out hunting with his dog one day. The dog returning alone, search was made for his master, who was found dead, having been killed by his gun going off accidentally. He is interred in the ancient burying ground at Cedar Grove, beside his father and his grand- father.1 Administration was granted on his estate to his father, Thomas Doremus, sen., and his brother, Cornelius T. Doremus, who filed their inventory May 19, 1800. His wid. m. 2d, Barent Simonson, Dec. 16, 1804; he d. Feb. 21, 1819.
V. Pieter, b. Sept. 11, 1764; m. Catharine Doremus (b. Jan. 13, 1779, dau. of Cornelis Doremus and Rachel Brower), 1799; d. May 8, 1851. Pieter lived in a small frame house, still standing, under the hill, on the road form- erly the Newark and Pompton turnpike, and nearly oppo- site the new Congregational church at Cedar Grove. He owned a small farm there. He performed an important service in the community by going from house to house and giving notice of any deaths. He was called Pietoetje (pro- nounced Pe-toot-ye) Doremus.
VI. Marytje, b. March 2, 1767; m. Hendrick Van Ness, Sept. 30, 1792; she was b. and 1. at Peckmans river; he was b. and 1. at Pompton. Issue: I. Polly, b. July I, 1793; m. Thomas Kanouse; 2. Henry, d. unm .; 3. Thomas, b. Jan. 15, 1799; 4. Jacob; 5. Margaret; 6. Sally; 7. Elis- abeth.
VII. Cornelius, b. July 17, 1769; m. Jannetje Van
1 He is believed to have met his death about Dec. 15, 1799.
Eighth Generation.
Garret-Andries-Pieter-Hendrick-Jan-Hendrick-Andries Hoppe and Jane Wessels had children:
I. Andrew, b. April 18, 1836; m. Eliza M. Bogert, Feb. 12, 1862. Issue : 1. Garret, b. Sept. 6, 1862; 2. Amy, b. June 6, 1870 : 3. Edith, b. Dec. 25, 1884.
II. Richard, b. Dec. 20, 1837 ; d. March 8, 1895, unm.
III. Ann Elizabeth, b. June 8, 1839; m. DeWitt C. Simonton, July 11, 1857. Issue : 1. Garret Hopper, b. Sept. 6, 1858 ; d. May 25, 1861 ; 2. John Henry, b. March 11, 1859 ; d. Aug. 25, 1861 ; 3. Charles C., b. March 1, 1864 ; m. Rosa Thomas; 4. Albert Hopper, b. Sept. 15, 1865; m. Susan Rippie ; 5. Samuel Hopper, b. Nov. 29, 1867; m. Elizabeth Bowers ; 6. Jennie H., b. Aug. 29, 1869 ; m. James Patrick ; 7. Elizabeth C., b. May 28, 1877 ; m. Herbert Cannon.
IV. Mary Latisia, b. Dec. 4, 1840; m. John H. Amos, Feb. 23, 1861 ; he d. March 7, 1866. Issue : 1. Richard W., b. April 23, 1864; m. Sarah Brown; 2. David Henry, b. July 24, 1865; 3. Garret H., b. Sept. 18, 1866; d. March 28, 1868.
V. Ellen Jane, b. Dec. 2, 1842 ; d. Feb. 12, 1846.
VI. Peter, b. May 16, 1845; m. Emma Reid, Oct. 26, 1868; d. Jan. 17, 1896. Issue: 1. Mary Jane, m. Alonzo Conner; 2. Richard J .; 3. Catharine A.
VII. Samuel, b. April 11, 1847; he carries on the livery stable which his father formerly had, on Hamilton street.
VIII. Jane Amelia, b. May 13, 1849; m. Robert T. Amos, June 7, 1871. Issue : 1. Mary L .; 2. Cornelius ; 3. Jane ; 4. Harriet ; 5. Natia Wessels.
IX. Garret, b. March 1, 1851.
X. Catharine L., b. Oct. 28, 1853; m. John C. Banta, of Ridgefield, Aug. 23, 1883. Issue : 1. Mary Eleanor; 2. Garret Hopper.
Orden, March 22, 1795 (he and his sister Elisabeth were married the same day). The Acquackanonk church record says he was a y. m., b. and 1. at Peckmans river, and that she was a y. d., b. at Peremus, and l. at Totua.
VIII. Jannetje, b. Jan. 14, 1772; m. Merselis Van Gie- sen, Jan. 29, 1797.1
IX. Elisabeth, b. May 13, 1774; m. Simon Van Ness, (b. Dec. 21, 1772, son of Jacob Van Ness and Polly Mead), March 22, 1795; she was b. and 1. at Peckmans river, and he was b. at Pompton, and 1. at Wachchauw; she d. Oct. 13, 1804; he m. 2d, Lea Spier (b. Nov. 20, 1780), April 5, 1806; he d. June II, 1856. He was a tanner and currier at Jacksonville. Elisabeth Doremus had issue: I. Mary, b. Feb). 14, 1796; m. John Slingerland, March 16, 1822; 2. Thomas, b. Feb. 15, 1796; m. Elisabeth Ackerman (b. Aug. 25, 1806), Sept. 6, 1823; d. Feb. 17, 1868; she d. March 5, 1870; 3. Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1797; m. Daniel N. Jacobus, Nov. 8, 1817; d. Nov. 27, 1821; he m. 2d, Gertrude Dore- mus; 4. Jacob, b. Dec. 24, 1798; m. Ist, Martha Freder- icks (b. Feb. 23, 1802), May 26, 1821; she d. May 9, 1833; he m. 2d, Catharine Hopper, wid. of John Doremus; 5. Simon, b. Aug. 27, 1800; m. Jane (b. Aug. 3, 1802, sister of Henry R.) Van Ness, May 23, 1833; d. April 7, 1879; 6. Catharine, b. May 29, 1803; m. Peter Doremus.
X. Lena, b. July 17, 1776.
XI. William, b. June 7, 1778; prob. m. Gerterau (Geertje) Jacobusse, Dec. II, 1803.
XII. Abraham, b. June 22, 1781; m. - , dau. of John Bush, of Caldwell; d. cir. 1857. He conveyed to Thomas J. Van Riper and Richard J. Van Riper, Oct. 21, 1806, for $350, his interest in his father's lands, adjoining the lot assigned to William Doremus and Cornelius Dore- mus.2 Subsequently he removed to the vicinity of Union, Broome county, N. Y., where he died.
Cornelis-Joris-Cornelis Doremus and Sara Reyerse had children (bap. at Ilackensack):
I. Marritjė, bap. Jan. 2, 1743; m. Albert P. Van Voorhees (bap. Nov. 27, 1743, son of Petrus-Albertse Van Voorhees, bap. Nov. 3, 1706, and Geesje Romeyn). He lived at Arcola, Bergen county, and during the Revolution served in the Bergen county militia. He and his wife joined the Hackensack church on confession in 1769. Is- sue (bap. at Hackensack):
i. Marritie, b. May 4, 1768; d. in inf.
ii. Marya, b. Nov. 17, 1770; m. Henry Van Emburgh. Children-I. Antie, b. June 5, 1796; d. in inf .; 2. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1799; 3. Albert; 4. John; 5. Ralph; 6. Peter; 7. Catharine; S. Polly; 9. Anne; Io. Henry.
iii. Petrus, b. June 13, 1773; m. Ist, Gitty Berdan; 2d, Catharine Berdan (b. March 2, 1789; d. May 4, 1822); 3d, Hannah Bush, May 17, 1823; d. June 1, 1860; she d. Feb. 29, 1836. They lived at Hackensack. Children-I. Al- bert, b. Nov. 9, 1794; m. Christina Berdan; will proved Dec. 8, 1819; 2. Jacob, b. Nov. 25, 1796; m. Hannah Palmer (b. Aug. 26, 1801), Sept. 18, 1817; d. Nov. 27, 1880; she d. July 3, 1876; they lived at Nyack; 3. Sarah, b. Feb.
1 See pp. 269, 271. 2 Essex County Transcribed Deeds, B, 185.
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THE DOREMUS FAMILY.
24, 1799; m. John Ackerson; 4. John, b. April 13, 1802; m. Maria Doremus (b. Nov. 20, 1812), May 1, 1836; 5. Rich - ard, b. Feb. 12, 1804; m. Maria Van Saun (b. May II, 1807), June 5, 1828; d. June I, 1888; she d. Aug. 15, 1887; they lived in New York, and had among other children, John R., b. July 27, 1829, and for many years commissioner of police, excise, docks, etc .; 6. Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1806; m. Jolın Van Giesen;1 7. Peter, b. Aug. 7, 1809; m. Ist, Mary Mead; 2d, Phebe Smalley; d. May 20, 1865, at Plainfield; 8. Leah, b. Sept. 20, 1811; d. in inf .; 9. George, b. Jan. I, 1817; m. Catherine Hinchman; d. Aug. 7, 1856; 10. Har- riet, b. Aug. 1, 1818; m. Ist, James Terhune (b. Jan. 19, 1814; d. Oct. 22, 1850), June 30, 1842; 2d, William C. Post, April 16, 1855; II. Albert, b. Jan. 22, 1820; m. Eliza Van Tassel (b. April 3, 1823), July 23, 1844; she d. Feb. 19, 1882.2
iv. Jan, b. June 6, 1775; m. Rachel Hopper (b. June 6, 1775), May 1, 1802; d. June 1, 1860; she d. March 30, 1832; they lived at Paramus. Children-I. Albert, b. March 19, 1803; m. Rachel Hopper (b. Oct. 5, 1809), Sept. 29, 1827; she d. April 18, 1877; 2. Peter Hopper, b. July 25, 1806; m. Lydia Van Saun, Nov. 4, 1830; 3. Anna Dore- mus, b. Jan. 10, 1809; 4. John, b. Oct. II, 18II; m. Phebe Smith; 5. Maria, b. Aug. 29, 1815; m. William Cooper, Dec. 31, 1840.
v. Antje, b. Nov. 19, 1780; m. Andrew P. Hopper (b. Oct. 4, 1777, son of Peter Hopper and Annatie Doremus1); d. May 4, 1866; he d. Aug. 27, 1864.
vi. Ellen, m. Lewis Conklin (bap. July 28, 177I, son of Lewis Conklin and Mary - -); d. June 7, 1857, aged 73 yrs., 28 days; he d. Jan. 17, 1828. Children-I. Peter; 2. Albert; 3. John, b. Nov. 21, 1805; d. Feb. 22, 1847; 4. Lewis, m. Susan Van Blarcom, of Sussex county; d. June, 1873; lie was a grocer, in North Main street, for many years; 5. Charity, m. William Van Dalsen, a grocer in lower Main street, afterwards of the corner of Main and Bank streets; 6. Martha, in. Frederick Van Orden, of Spring Valley, son of Gen. Van Orden, who served in the Revolutionary War; 7. Maria, bap. July 31, 1808; 8. Mar- retye, b. July 28, 1810.
vii. Geesje (Kezialı), b. May 4, 1784; m. Albert Brinck- erhoff (b. March 21, 1763; d. Dec. 8, 1844). Children-I. Anna, b. May 12, 1797; m. David Christie (b. Dec. I, 1789), March 12, 1814; lie d. April 8, 1848; 2. Jacob, b. Aug. 6, 1802; 3. Albert, m. Elizabeth M. Van Saun.
viii. Mary, b. May 4, 1785; m. John Hopper. Chil- dren-I. Albert; 2. John; 3. Peter; 4. George; 5. Henry; 6. Andrew; 7. Garret; 8. Mary; 9. Ellen; Io. Catherine.
ix. Albert, b. Aug. 14, 1788; d. in inf.
x. Joris .(George), b. Jan. 17, 1791; m. Sally Van Buren (b. Sept. 17, 1793, dau. of Dr. Beekman Van Buren and Agnis Vreeland), May 15, 1813; d. Oct. 2, 1871; she d. March 22, 1876. Children-I. Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1815; d. March 22, 1850, unm .; 2. Albert Beekman, b. Nov. 24,
1817; m. Mary Schuyler, Jan. 27, 1842; 3. Thomas, b. May 2, 1822; m. Euphemia Voorhis (b. April 29, 1827, dau. of Andrew Voorhis and Maria Salome Schoonmaker), Aug. 15, 1844; d. Dec. 14, 1871.1
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