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GARRET, prob. the 5th ch. of Dirck Jans Vander Vliedt, m. Judack ; his will dated, Readington, 21 Nov., 1767, prob. 16 April, 1777, names wife Judack and ch .: I. DIRCK, bap. 20 May, 1721 ; died young ; II. WILLIAM, m. Adriantje Wyckoff and had 1. Gerret, bap. 12 Feb., 1756, and 2. Cornelis, bap. 10 April, 1757 ; III. JEROMEUS, m. Annatie and had Margrietjc, bap. 10 April, 1757 ; IV DERICH, prob. m. Rachel and had 1. Rachel, bap. 6 June, 1751, and 2. Lidia, bap. 12 April, 1758 ; V. WILLIAM : VI. HANAUCHY ; VII. MILCHE ; VIII. JUDACK.
DANIEL VLEET, prob. of the same family as the above, was at Six Mile Run in 1748 ; be rem. to Bethlehem twp., Hunterdon Co., where he owned a large amount of property ; his will dated 5 Nov., 1804, prob. 8 Dec., 1810, names wife Charity, and ch .: I. DAVID, whose two sons, David and Daniel, receive with his brother Daniel 200 acres of the Cox tract, sold by the Commissioners of Forfeited Estates, in Independence twp., Sussex Co .; II. DANIEL, of Vienna, N. J., b. 1753, d. 29 Feb., 1841, m. Margaret, b. 1756, d. 10 Oct., 1838 ; had ch. at least, John, b. 1793, d. 9 Sept., 1853, m Elisabeth Morgan, b. 1792, d. 24 Sept., 1836 (had a daughter Perninah, who married Daniel Ayres); receives 400 acres bought of the heirs of Sam. Hackett ; III. JASPER; IV. WILLIAM ; V. GARRET, prob. the Major Gen. of Militia in Sussex now Warren Co .; had two sons, 1. Daniel, who had William and John ; 2. William, who had Joseph, b. 16 Feb., 1818, Prosecutor of the Pleas of Warren Co .: VI. MARGARET, m. - Warne.
VAN HORNE.
JAN CORNELISSEN VAN HOORN, a citizen of New Amsterdam, 1657 ; had children at least.
CORNELIS JANSEN VAN HORN, m. 4 Oct., 1659, Anna Maria Jansen ; had children bap. in New York :
I. JOHANNIS, bap. 17 Jan., 1663; had ch. bap. in N. Y. at least : (I). CORNELIS, bap. 17 Dec., 1693 ; (II). ANDRIES, bap. 25 Sept., 1695 ; (III). A. MARIA, bap. 11 Nov., 1696.
II. GERRIT, bap. 17 Dec., 1671, m. 2 July,1693, Elsie Provost ; prob. bad ch. bap. in N. Y .: (I). CORNELIUS, bap. 1 April, 1694 ; (II). DAVID, bap. 20 Oct., 1695 ; (III). A. MARIA, bap. 4 Dec., 1696.
CORNELIUS ("Capt."), b. 1695, d. 12 Feb., 1744, at 49 ; buried near Whitehouse Station ; perhaps a son of Gerrit of New Amsterdam, at any rate a grandson of Jan Cornelissen, the emigrant ; bought land at Whitehouse, N. J., before
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1729 ; he may be the Capt. Cornelius Van Horne who led a New Jersey con- tingent of British troops in the expedition against Canada in 1737; his will, dated Readington, 3 Feb., prob. 16 March, 1743, names wife Hannah, seven sons, three daughters and "my bro. Abraham":
I. THOMAS, trustee of Lamington Church, 1749.
II. MATTHIAS.
III. CATHERINE.
IV. ELISABETH.
V. CORNELIUS, whose will dated 3 June, 1783, names four sons and speaks of five daughters .:
(I). ABRAHAM.
(II). SIMON.
(III). CORNELIUS.
(IV). WILLIAM, m. Elisabeth Van Horne (dau. of Abraham and sister to Cornelius W.)
VI. DANIEL.
ABRAHAM, brother to Cornelius, of Whitehouse ; his will dated Hunterdon Co., 29 Dec., 1758, prob. 5 Dec., 1759, names wife Antia, son-in-law Tobias Ten Brieck, and ch. (order that of the will) :
I. MATTHEW, and his oldest children : (I). ABRAHAM ; (II). WILLIAM , (III). MATTHEW ; (IV). CORNELIUS.
II. CORNELIUS, prob. m. Gertie and had (I). SIMEON, bap. 30 Dec., 1753 ; (ID). MARGARET, bap. 14 July, 1757.
III. ABRAHAM, bap. Readington, 10 Oct., 1731 ; perhaps m. Gertie ; had (I) CORNELIUS W., b. 1771, d. 1862 at 91 ; his descendants are now about Whitehouse ; (II). ELISABETH, m. William Van Horne (s. of Cornelius) ; perhaps also (III). CORNELIUS WYCKOFF, bap. 10 May, 1771 ; (IV). ANTA bap. 28 March, 1773.
IV. MARGARET, m. Hermanes Roelofson (s. of Laurenz), b. July, 1719, d. March, 1805
V. PHICA.
VI. NEELTIE, bap. Readington, 14 April, 1734.
VII. ANTIA, bap. Readington, May, 1750.
WILLIAM VAN HORN, prob. a son of Matthew (the son of Abraham Ist) ; ren). from New Egypt, N. J., to Hardwick, and d. in Canada, 1778 ;. had ch. (order uncertain): I. CORNELIUS ; II. MATTHEW ; III. ABRAHAM ; IV. JAMES ; V. GEORGE, b. 17 Oct., 1771, d. - , m. Levina Howell (dau. of Sampson) and had (I). William S., b. 19 Aug., 1812 ; (II). Isaac H., b. 10 March, 1814 ; (III). David G., b. 8 Oct., 1816 ; (IV). Abraham S., b. 27 March, 1819 ; (V). George, b. 20 April, 1822.
VAN NEST.
PETER PETERSEN VAN NEST (or Van Ness), who settled on Raritans as early as 1683, m. Judith Rapalie (dau. of Joris Jansen), resided in Brooklyn 1675, bis name appearing in that year on the assessment roll ; in New Amsterdam as early as 1659 ; probably came over 1650.
PETER takes oath of allegiance Kings Co., N. Y., 26-30 Sept., 1687.
PETER PETERSEN ; had ch .: I. PETER, m. Tryntje (Catherine) Jans ; II. CAT- ALYN, bap. 3 May, 1072 ; III. JORIS, bap. 19 July, 1676 ; IV. MARRITJE, bap.
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4 June, 1678 ; V. JUDITH, bap. 30 Sept., 1685 ; VI. JEROME ; VII. JOHN ; VIII. BERNARDUS ; IX. JACOMINCA ; X. HANNAK.
PETER, the son of Peter Petersen, m. Tryntje [Catherine] Jans ; had children named in deed of 1724 : I. JERONYMUS, bap. in New York, 2 May, 1697 ; II. JAQUEMINA (Jemima), bap. 8 Mar., 1699, m. Jacob Ten Eyck ; III. JAN (John), bap. 2 March, 1701 ; IV. JORIS (George), bap. 30 June, 1703 ; V. ANNATIE, (Anna), bap. 14 Nov., 1705 ; VI. BERNARDUS, bap. 8 April, 1708 ; VII. MAR- GRIETJE, bap. 14 Oct., 1719.
JERONYMUS (Jerome), son of Peter, bap. New York, 2 May, 1697, m. Susanna ; had ch .:
I. PETRUS, bap. [Somerville records], 14 Nov., 1725.
II. JAN (John), bap. 22 Jan., 1727, m. Aelte (Aletta) Tunisson (dau. of Cor- nelius and Mary) ; had ch .:
(I). TEUNES, bap. 9 June, 1754.
(II). JEROME, bap. 1 July, 1756.
(III). SUSANNA, bap. 18 Aug., 1757, m. Rappelyea.
(IV). CORNELIUS.
(V). AREYANTE, bap. 14 June, 1761.
(VI), JOHANNES, bap. 4 March, 1764, m. Mary Dow (dau. of John ?); was a well-known singing teacher ; lived in Martinsville, Somerset Co .: had ch .: 1. CORNELIUS, m. first, Margaret Van Tile ; second, Ruth Moore ; third, Henrietta Totten ; 2. HENRY Dow, b. 11 April, 1805, m. first, Jane Beekman ; second, Ruth Jones (wid. of Stephen I. and born an Amerman); had ch .: (1). Susanna, m. Elias B. Nicholas ; (2). Jerome Rappelyea, m. Nancy Larason ; (3). Maria, m. Luther Skellinger ; (4). Eliza, d. unm .; (5) Aletta, d. unm .; (6). Henry Dow, Jr., m. Mary Van Nest, of Hackettstown ; (7). Nancy, m. Mahlon Cole ; (8). Theodore Hall, m. Catherine Frone (dau. of John); has John, Mahlon and Catherine (w. of Henry Neighbor) ; (9). Jane, m. William McPherson ; 3. TUNIS, m. Mary Kirkpatrick ; 4. MATILDA, m. John Waldron ; 5. LETTIE, m. Thos. Roberts.
III. JORIS, (George) bap. 26 Sept., 1731.
IV. FERDINANDUS, bap. 25 Dec., 1732.
V. JACOBUS, bap. 2 March, 1735.
VI. PETERUS, bap. 1737.
VAN PELT.
WOUTER TEUNISZ LANEN VAN PELT, of Brooklyn, N. Y., came to New Amsterdam 1663. Wouter and Ort Van Pelt, of Kings Co., L. I., belonged to company who bought 1717, a part of the Harlingen tract in Somerset Co., N. J. Hem. Jannetje Schaers, of Gowanus ; his will dated 20 May, 1728 [N. Y. records], names ch .:
I. TEUNIS.
II. ALEXANDER.
III. PETER.
IV. JOHANNIS.
V. MARY.
VI. ELISABETH.
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VII. ELISABETH.
VIII. JACOMYNTIE, and grand daughter Margaret Bennet.
TEUNIS VAN PELT, of Richmond Co., N. Y., (Staten Island), leaves will prob.
29 May, 1766, which names ch .:
I. ANTHONY.
II. MARY, w. of John Foy.
III. PETER.
IV. JOHN.
V. JOSEPH.
VI. TEUNIS.
VII. JACOB.
VIII. BENJAMIN.
JOSEPH VAN PELT, of old Roxbury twp., was b. 1760, d. 6 Feb., 1832, at 72, m. Providence ("Provy")-b. 1762, d. 6 Dec., 1850, at $8 ; had ch. :
I. JOHN, b. 1788, d. 23 April, 1861, m. Deborah -, b. 1795, d. 21 Nov., 1873, at 78.
II. HENRY, m. Mary Ann Hoffman (dau. of Philip).
III. SALLIE.
IV. MARY.
V. DEBORAH.
VI. SUSAN, m. Joseph Bartles.
VAN SICKLE.
FERDINANDUS VAN SICKLIN, b. in the Netherlands, 1634, came to this coun- try, 1652 ; settled on Long Island, m. about 1660, Eva Antonis Jansen (dau. of Antony Jansen van Salee), b. 1641 ; had ch .:
I. REINIER, b. about 1661, m. Jannetje Van Hooren ; rem. to New Jersey before 1720 ; had ch .: (I). FERDINAND, m. Mary ; (II). CORNELIUS, m. Mary, and had Mareitje, bap. Readington, 23 Sept., 1722 ; (III). JAN, m. Lena, and had 1. Johannes, bap. Readington, 30 Oct., 1720 ; 2. Abraham bap. Readington, 3 March, 1723 : (IV). REINIER, m. Henah, and had Reinier, bap. Readington, 17 Nov. 1723.
II. MARGRIETJE, m. Jan Albertse Terhune.
III. EVA, m. Jan Berden (or Bondet).
IV. JOHANNES, b. about 1669, m. Jannetje ; rem. to the Raritan before -; had ch .: (I). FERDINAND, m. Margrietje Laan ; (II). ABRAHAM, m. Elis- abeth ; (III). REYNIER, m. Christina (or Styntie), and had Ferdinandus, bap. Readington, 9 June, 1738 ; (IV). JOHANNES, m. Margretta ; (V). JANNETJE, m. Jan Marlett.
V. FERDINAND, m. Grietje and had (I). MARORIETJE, m. Cornel. Suydam; (ID). EVA, m. Hendrick Janse, Jr .: (III). ELISABETH ; (IV). FERDINAND; (V). MINNE.
LAMBERT VAN SICKLE, lived on part of the Boynton tract west of Drake- town ; his will dated 8 Oct., 1786, prob. 8 April, 1790, names wife Ann and ch .: I. JOHN.
II. JACOB.
III. ABRAMAM.
IV. MARY, m. -- Schuiler.
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V. RACHEL, m. - Clausen.
VI. MIRIAM, m. - Hensler.
VII. ANN.
VAN VECHTEN.
TEUNIS DIRCKSE VAN VEGHTEN (or Vechten) ; came to New Amsterdam in the ship Arms of Norway, 1638, with wife and child and two servants by way of Rotterdam, prob. from Veghten on the Veghten river near Utrecht ; settled at Greenbush, opposite Albany, N. Y., where he had a farm as early as 1648 ; had ch .:
I. DIRCK TEUNISE, b. 1634, at Veghten, Holland, m. Janitje Michaelje Vreelandt ; rem. to the Catskills before 1681 ; res. where the old Van Vechten house now stands, which is the third built on the same site. It was built in 1750 and is owned by Mr. A. V. W. Van Vechten, Esq., of N. Y. city, a descendant ; had ch .:
(I). YANTJE, b. 1660, Sept. 25.
(II). WYNTJE, b. 1662, June 17, m. Philip Leendertse.
(III). MICHAEL DIRCKSE, b. 28 Nov. 1663 ; rem. to New Jersey (see below).
(IV). NIELTIE, b. 1665, March 24.
(V). JOHANNES, b. 1666, June 24, m. Elisabeth.
(VI). TEUNIS, b. 1668, May 24, m. 1694, Nov. 26, Cathlyntye Van Petten, d. 1707.
(VII). ANTIE, b. 1670, May 4.
(VIII). TYTIE, b. 1671, Dec. 6, m. William J. C. Hallenbeck (s. of Cossackie).
(IX). SAMUEL, b. 1673, April 12, d. 1741, Mar. 30, unm.
(X). SAERTIE, b. 1675, Jan. 8.
(XI). ELISABETH, b. 1676, Oct. 30.
(XII). ABRAHAM, b. 1679, April 14, d. in New Jersey, m. Angonitie ; had ch : 1. JANTIEN, b. 1713, Oct. 26, Records
2. ELISABETH, bap. 1716. Aug. 22, > First Church of
3. DIRCK, b. 1719, Oct. 13. Raritan.
II. CORNELIUS TEUNISE, m. (1) Sarah S. Goeway; (2) Annatje Leendertse; (3) Maria Lucase ; had a farm below Albany at a place called Pappoknee. III. GARRET TEUNISE, m. (1) Antje Janse ; (2) Greetje Vockert Douw ; went to Connecticut with the Dutch troops ; rem. to Leeds, but owned land at Greenbush, now in the possession of one of his descendants. IV. PIETERTJE, m. Myndert Van Yoeren.
MICHAEL DIRKSE, son of Dirck Teunise, b. 1663, Nov. 28, d. 1782, m. (1) Maritje Perker; (2) Janitje Dumon ; rem. to New Jersey with his brother Abraham before 1699. He had a child (Dirck) bap. at that date (16 Sept., 1699) on the Raritans. His family bible is at the Bible House in N. Y. city. His will was dated 17 April, 1777, and prob. 4 Feb., 1782 (Trenton Lib. M., fol. 122). He was one of a company of eight, who bought 3 May, 1712, the Royce Plantation of 1470 acres. Michael and Jannetje sell, 1 March, 1721, to Abraham Van Vech- ten (bro. of Michael) two parcels of land of 167 and 215 acres, in Somerset Co., part of the Royce tract. Michael was one of the assistant judges of Somerset Co., Feb., 1711. He gave the land upon which the first Dutch Church of Rar- itan was originally built, which was near the bank of the Raritan river about a quarter of a mile east of the present bridge near Findern station. This was
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in 1721. The church was destroyed in the time of the Revolution and the next building was erected in what is now the town of Somerville : had ch .:
I. MARITIE, b. 1687, Oct. 8, m. (1) Albert Tenyck ; (2) Jeremiah Field (s. of John Anthony (?).
II. DIRCK, b. 1689, Dec. 6. d. 1693, Oct. 27.
III. WALRAN, b. 1691, Dec. 15.
IV. MARGRITJE, b. 1692 (?) June 29.
V. DIRCK, b. 1699, July 15, bap. 16 Sept. [records of First Church of Raritan] d. 1781, Nov. 29, m. (1) Judith Brockholst ; (2) Deborah Antonides and (3) 1759, Sarah Middagh, who d. 1785, Nov. 17, at 46 ; his farm was the camping ground of the Revolutionary armies and his house the centre of a bounteous hospitality to officers and men. Gen. Green left a handsome mahogany table as a token of appreciation of kindness received in this hospitable mansion. This table is now a treasured heirloom in the family; had ch .:
(I). MARGRIETJE, b. 1720, Sept. 27, bap. 1720, Oct. 2, (dau. of 3d w.).
(II). DERK, bap. 1762.
(III). MARGARET, b. 1763, Nov. 14, d. 1812, May 27, m. Jos. Crane.
(IV). MICHAEL, b. 1764, Nov. 13 (tombstone) ; b. 1776, Nov. 16, (old Dutch Bible), d. 1831, Dec. 29, at 67, bap. 1766, June 2, m. 1787, April 10, by Rev. Mr. Richards, Elisabeth La Grange (dau. of John), b. Dec. 22, d Dec. 23 ; had ch. :
1. DIRCK, b. 1788, April 13, d. 1789, April 28.
2. ELISABETH MERCEREAU, b. 1790 (tombstone); b. 1789, Dec. 11, d. 1867, June 14, m. (1) John Frelinghuysen, d. 1811, Nov. 13, and (2) John I. Gaston.
3. SARAH, b. 1793, Mar. 20, d. 1794, Oct. 12.
4. MARY LA GRANGE, b. 1795, Dee. 25, d. 1866, Dec. 19, m. Peter D. Elmendorf, d. 1821, May 24.
5. MARGARET, b. 1798, Sept. 3, m. David Megie, Jr., d. 1825, Jan. 31.
6. SOPHIA, b. 1801, July 11, d. 1868, Dec. 4, m. Thomas Talmage, d. 1828, May 20.
7. JANE, b. 1804. Oct. 1, d. Aug., 1894 ; m. (1) Wm. Wilson, who d. 1834, Dec. 22, and (2) Mr. Taylor.
8. RICHARD, b. 1808, Dec. 19, m. (1) Mary Lord who d. 1834, Dec. 31; and (2) -
(V) .. ELISABETH, b. 1767, (bap. 1767, Oct. 29, d. Friday, Oct. 30, 1793, one year after m. to Geo. Davis, M. D.
VI. JANNITJE, b. 1701, June 13, m. Jacobus Hagerman.
VII. JANTIEN, bap. 1699, June 2 (1st Church of Raritan).
MISCELLANEOUS-Researches were conducted in Holland by Mr. Abram V. W. Van Vechten, of New York, but without any success in discovering any earlier traces of this family. A JOHANNES VAN VECHTEN was present in 1224, at some religious ceremony in the city of Utrecht. There is an old house still stand- ing in Brooklyn in 10th or 12th street near 5th Ave., which was probably built by CLAES ARENTS VECHT, an elder of the Dutch Church in 1681. GERRET, of Staten Island, has land in New York conveyed to him in 1701. In 1689 Hendrick Claes Van Veghten has land conveyed to him [in New York !] TEUNIS CORNELIS- SEN VAN VEGHTEN succeeded MICHAEL JANSEN on his farm in 1646 and was living in 1648 at the south end of Greenbush, near Albany. Letters of admin. of the
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estate of EPHRAIM, of Middlesex Co., were granted to Catherine Van Veghte, of Albany, N. Y., 3 Oct., 1748. (Trenton Lib. E., fol. 213).
BENJAMIN (prob. s. of Cornelis, the s. of Teunis Dirckse, of Albany), whose will dated. Raritan, Somerset Co., 9 June, prob. 26 June, 1747, names wife Sarab and ch .: I. CORNELIUS ("oldest son"); II. JOHN ; III. REUBEN ; IV. AN- NATIE ; V. MARY ; VI. BENJAMIN, (" youngest son").
VERNOY.
CORNELIS CORNELISSEN VERNOOY [Vernooi] arrived in this country with wife and child, Jan. 1664, in ship Faith and settled at Kingston ; m. Annatje Cornelis ; had ch .:
I. SEELETJE, bap. 22 Mar., 1665, m. 1682, Abraham La Matre of Flatbush.
II. GRIETJE, m. Jacob (s. of Tjerck Claesen Dewitt and Barbara Andriessen) .
III. CORNELIA, bap. 3 April, 1667, m. 8 March, 1689, David (s. of Louis Dubois and Catryna Bìanshan).
IV. ELISABETH, m. 8 March, 1689, Jacob (s. of Louis Dubois !.
V. MARRITJE, m. 19 July, 1696, Lodewyck (s. of Warnaar Hornbek and Eva de Hooges).
VI. GEERTRUY, m. 11 Jan., 1702, Pieter Low.
VII. CORNELIS, bap. 5 Jan., 1678, m. 22 Nov., 1702, Sarah (dau. of Wessel Ten Broeck and Sarah Ten Eyck).
VIII. JOHANNES, bap. 24 April, 1681.
IX. JACOB, bap. 10 Feb., 1684, m. Sarah Schoonmaker.
X. (name not given), bap. 2 Jan., 1687.
JOHANNES VERNOY, perhaps son of Cornelis Cornelissen, bap. 24 April, 1681, m. 26 Nov., 1724, Janneken Louw ; had ch .:
I. ELISA [Eliza 7], bap. 21 Nov., 1725.
II. ANNA, bap. 18 Dec., 1726.
III. JANNEKEN, bap. 3 March, 1728.
IV. ZARA, bap. 6 Feb., 1782.
V. ELISABETH, bap. 9 Sept., 1739.
VI. CORNELIS, bap. 11 July, 1786.
VII. JOHANNES, bap. 30 March, 1740.
VIII. NATHAN, bap. 28 Aug., 1743.
NATHAN VERNOY, of Warwasing, perhaps the son of Johannes above, m. Catherine Dewitt ; had children at least :
I. HENRY.
II. JAMES.
III. NATHAN, rem. to New Jersey, m. Julia Ann Trimmer (dau. of George); had ch .:
(I). ANNIE T., m. James S. Weise (s. of Jacob), of German Valley.
(II). ELISABETH, m. James Schleicher, of Schooley's Mountain.
(III). JOHNSON, m. Rebecca Parks.
(IV). PHEBE C., m. Edward Weise (s. of John Hager).
(V). MARY, m. David Welsh (s. of Philip).
Two sons, GEORGE and BENTON, died very young.
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VESCELIUS,
GEORGE ANDREW VIESSELIUS, emigrated from Germany not later than 1749. He first settled on the Old York Road, one-half mile from Three Bridges, in Amwell twp., Hunterdon Co., N. J .; a physician ; naturalized 1760, d. 1767 ; he had children :
I. HENDRICK.
II. ANDRUS (Andrew), m. Lenah Van Siokle ; had children on records Dutch Church at Readington :
(I). GEORGE ANDREW, bap. March, 1783, m. 12 Oct., 1806, Gertrude (Charity) Heldebrant (dau. of Christopher), b. 1785, d. 10 March, 1850 ; had ch .:
1. JOHN, m. Catherine Field (dau. of William) : had ch .: (1). Austin, m. Phebe Dancer, lives Rahway, N. J .; (2). Caroline, m. Amos Fisher (s. of Christian), of Washington, N. J .; (3). Emma, m. Jacob Philhower (s. of Aaron) ; (4). Hiram, of Providence, R. I., m. first, Mary Miller (dau. of John) ; second, Elisabeth Shoe- maker (the widow Kegin); (5). George, unm .; (6). Jennie, m. Fred. Jenkins, of Chester, druggist and elder in Pres. Church.
2. HELEN, b. 28 Sept., 1808, unm.
3. ISAAC, m. Ellen Vandervoort ; lived at Middle Valley and Pat- erson, N. J.
4. ANDREW, res. Newark, N. J.
5. HIRAM, b. 15 Jan., 1815, m. Mary Miller (dau. of John C. (?) of Penwell, Warren Co., N. J.).
6. OLIVER, b. 1816, m. first, Margaret Swackhamer (dau. of Jacob) ; second, Angeline Sharp (dau. of Isaac) ; had ch .: (1). Margaret, m. John Reinhart (s. of John); by the second wife : (2). Isaac Sharp, m. Elisabeth Ann Apgar (dau. of Nathan T.); (3). Amelia Mackey, m. Jeremiah Updike ; (4). John Henry, m. Ella Karr (dau. of John) ; (5). Edna Miller, m. Austin Sutton (s. of Aaron).
7. AARON, of Forest Hill, Newark, N. J., m. Mary Ann Miller ; had six children, who are nearly all gifted singers, and one of whom is a very successful authoress : (1). Gertrude ; (2). Francis ; (3). Eva ; (4). Louisa, wrote " Yankee Girls in Zulu Land" and "An Illicit Diamond Buyer in South Africa"; (5). Ellen ; (6). George.
(II). SALLIE, bap. 27 June, 1784. m. Henry Carpenter.
(III). HENRY.
(IV). ABRAHAM, bap. 29 March, 1791.
(V). JAMES.
(VI). THEODORE.
(VII). HELEN, b. 21 Oct., 1803, bap: 7 Oct., 1804, m. Mr. Price.
(VIII). RACHEL, m. 1807, Joseph Fisher.
III. THEODORUS.
IV. MARGARET.
V. IDA, b. 4 Nov., 1748, m. Christopher Rowe. h. 1 March, 1756 : had ch .: (I). MARY ROWE, b. 15 March, 1782, m. Jacob Young, of Raritan twp., Somerset Co .: no children ; (II). JACOB ROWE, b. 25 April, 1787, d. 5 Feb., 1787 ; (III). ISAAC ROWE, b. 25 Nov., 1793, m. Margaret Case ; no children ; (IV). ABRAHAM ROWE, b. 12 Sept., 1795, died in childhood.
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MRS. LOUISE VESCELIUS-SHELDON, the daughter of Aaron Vescelius and Mary Ann Miller, has attained to considerable literary fame. She is thus spoken of in a weekly illustrated paper called Town Talk : Louise Vescelius- Sheldon finished the first chapter of the romance of life before she was twenty. She was wife and widow before many girls have done with flirtations, and after recovering from so sad a blow, she attempted a career of music. Pos- sessed of a fine soprano voice, she, with her two sisters-likewise musical, spurred by the same ambition-went to Europe to study. Time, mouey, patience and the best instructors were employed. Three years spent thus crowned their effort with success. They learned Madame Nillson's secret of success from her instructor. They gave their own concerts, appeared in opera in the capitals of the continent, and at last drifted back to London. Here they called a halt and resolved to seek a summer clime for health and rest. Europe was an old story, so they went to South Africa. Life in the colomes and the diamond fields is most charmingly told in " Yankee Girls in Zulu Land," which Mrs. Sheldon published in 1887. Aside from information in the way of natives, vegetation and animals of this region, the book is aptly illustrated by photo- gravure process, and is the first book to have been illustrated in this way in this country. Next she published "An I. D. B. (Illicit Diamond Buyer) in South Africa," a dainty love story most daintily told and illustrated. She writes for the Cosmopolitan, and magazines in general, but considers literary work a pastime only, while music is her labor of love.
VOGT.
SIMON VOGT [Vocht] arrives in New Amsterdam in the 2d Palatine emigration, 1710, at 31 years of age ; signs Weygand's call, 1749 ; m. Christina and had ch. [bap. "on the Raritans" by Luth. minister of N. Y.]:
I. JOHANNES CHRISTOFFEL [Christopher], b. 24 Feb., 1714, bap. 1 Aug. 1714 ; res. on Society Lands, 1735.
II. MARGARETA, b. 3 Feb., 1716, at Ten Mile Run.
III. JOHANNES, b. Middlebush, 17 Feb., 1718.
IV. ABRAHAM, b. 22 January, 1720.
VALENTEIN FOGT, b. 1713, d. 1777, m. 1740 -; buried at Stillwater ; has a german headstone which reads, "Valentein Fogt lebte in Ehestand 37 Jahr, zeugte 6 kinder und starb anno 1777, ward 64 Jahr 6 monath alt." Two of the six here referred to were :
I. JOHN, b. 1751, d. 5 Feb., 1788 at 37, and left fifteen children, as his head- stones says.
II. MARGARET, b. 25 Nov., 1751, d. S Nov., 1792.
MISCELLANEOUS-JACOB VOGET was naturalized by act of Assembly, 20 Aug., 1755.
VOSLER.
JACOB FUSLER came from Germany to Schoharie, N. Y .; rem. to Somerset Co .; m. a dau. of Lucas Teeple of Bedminster ; signs the Articles of Faith of New Germantown Church, 13 May, 1767 ; had at least one son LUKE and per- haps also another JACOB of Spruce Run :
I. LUKE, m. Ann Smith (dau. of John and Mary ; and had a brother John
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Smith, Jr., and a sister Rachel Smith, who m. Jacob Kershow) ; res. at Readington ; had children at least :
(I). LUKE, b. 6 July, 1799.
(In). SARAH, b. 7 Nov., 1801.
(III). JOHN.
(IV). ELISABETH, b. 10 May, 1805.
II. JACOB, m. Sally Castner ; a soldier in the Revolution ; res. Hunterdon Co., prob. Spruce Run ; had ch .:
(I). KATY.
(II). JACOB, b. 1781, d. Jan., 1862, at 81 ; res. at Spruce Run, m. Margaert Ockerman, b. 1786, d. June, 1858, at 72 ; had ch .: 1. GEORGE, b. 26 Oct , 1805, d. -; m. Mary A. McDonald (dau. of John) and had (1). Andrew M .; (2). Jacob ; 13). Sylvester ; (4). Elisabeth, m. James Anthony ; (5). Margaret Ann, m. Jacob Wyckoff ; 2. SALLY m. James Hazlett ; 3. ROBERT ; 4. KATY, m. John Barnes ; 5. JAMES ; 6. DELANA, m. John Moore ; 7. DANIEL ; 8. JOHN.
(III). DELANA.
(IV). PETER.
(V). CATRINA.
(VI). PHEBE.
(VII). GEORGE.
(VIII). A DAUGHTER, m. James Duffy.
WACK.
JOHN GEO. WACK, came to Philadelphia from Wittenberg, 1748, Sept. 16, d. at German Valley at 94 years, m. Elisabeth Schuyler ; had ch .:
I. REV. CASPER, b. 1752, Aug. 15, d. 1839, July 19, m. Barbara Leidy. Buys July 4, 1795, of Jo_a Livingston, 81 acres of land including the mill now owned by Hon. L. Hager Trimmer. Pastor of the Ger. Reformed Churches of German Valley, Labanon and Fox Hill (see history of these churches) ; bad ch .:
(I). REV. GEORGE, b. 1776, March 1, Bucks Co., Penn., m. 1805, Elisabeth Pannebecker, d. 1856, Feb. 17, at 79 years, 11 months and 14 days. After receiving a classical education he pursued his theological studies under bis father, then pastor at Rockaway and German Valley, N. J. His first sermon was preached at Knowlton, N. J., on the 22d day of July, 1797. He was examined and ordained at Reading, Penn., in October, 1801, by a committee of Synod and on the 25th of April, 1802, took charge of Boehm's (Whitpans) and Weutz's (Worcester), Montgomery Co., Penn. He preached 32 years at Boehm's; at Weutz's for 43 ; at Hilltown for 22 and at Gwenedd for 10, but at the same time in all four. He was highly esteemed and beloved by his congregations. When he first entered the ministry, his congregations were feeble and unable to afford him the necessary temporal support. He was therefore obliged, to some extent to carry on farming. In various branches of the mechanic arts he was quite skillful, and in many cases manufac- tured his own farming implements. He was fond of company. He
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