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room for a more commodious structure. The following were the building committee : Tunis Schenek, Isaac Snediker, Abraham Van Sielen, John Blake and John Williamson.
The building was a two-story frame structure, the top floor being used for the purpose of holding lectures, singing-schools, ete. ; the first floor was used as a school-room. During the time the building was un- der construction, sessions of the school were held in the barn, now belonging to Mr. William Hopkins, Sr. The first teacher employed in the new school-honse was Mr. Sebra, succeeded by a Mr. Hall ; Mr. Jacob Bergen, an efficient and successful teacher ; Mr. Wil- liam Lawrence, from 1835 to 1838 ; Mr. John Wood- inan, from 1838 to 1844 ; Mr. H. J. Hamilton, until his death, in 1853 ; Mr. Geo. A. F. North, 1853 to 1856 ; C. Warren Hamilton, 1856 to 1857 ; William Vraden- burgh, 1857 to 1860; J. Kelley, 1860 to 1862; Abraham Van Keuren (at present connected with the school); A. G. Kimberly as the principal of the school. In 1875, Mr. Vradenburgh was again appointed as principal and remained until his death in 1879. He was succeeded by James K. Coles ; he by Charles Libby ; he by Thomas D. Hyatt; and he by T. S. Imaly, the present principal.
During Mr. William Lawrence's time, in 1835, the in- terior of the building was somewhat changed. The first floor was converted into dwelling apartments in which the teachers resided up to the time of the engagement of Mr. Van Keuren, the top floor alone being used as a school- room. In 1873, the building was again remodelled. The first floor was fitted up for the grammar depart- ment, while the top floor was used for the primary elasses, and is so nsed at present. In 1880, two new school-buildings were ereeted in the distriet as branch schools. The following is a list of the present teachers in the district : T. S. Imaly ; Abraham Van Kenren ; Charles Barnes ; Miss Emma Smith ; Miss Annie Smith ; Miss Lizzie Veitch ; Miss Rebecca Clayton. The following are the present school officers : William Hopkins, Jacob Cozzine, C. G. Suydam. The number of children of sel bol age, residing in the district, is about 1000. The assessed valuation of property in the distriet in 1882 was $722,320. The school-houses and sites are valued at $14,000.
In 1847 John B. Zabriskie, M. D., then Town Super- ntendent of Schools, was petitioned to set off and or- ganize a new school district, to embrace all the territory low ineluded in district No. 2, East New York, and district No. 3, Cypress Hills. The petition was granted nd a new distriet organized, the school being located t East New York. The following trustees were lected: Isaac C. Schenck, William P. Stoothoff and David Storms. A site was purchased on Vermont . venne near Fulton avenue and a school-house built, which still remains, although very much changed in ppearanee. It was built by Henry I. Eldert at a cost
of $470. On the completion of the building Mr. James Clegg was employed as teacher, who, after about two years, was succeeded by Isane Sopers. In 1853 he was sneceeded by C. Warren Hamilton, who remained about four years and was succeeded by Mr. A. Ketch- IIIII. Then followed Geo. A. F. North, who taught until the breaking out of the Civil War, when he en- listed; George Chapin, who remained for about five years; when Mr. North was re-engaged and is at the present time principal of the school.
About the year 1836 this district was divided, and Cypress Hills was organized as district No. 3. During the first ten years of its existence the school was kept in the basement of the Methodist Church of that place. The present commodious two-story and basement school building was ereeted in 1870 under the direction of the Trustees, Richard Pickering, A. H. W. Van Sielen and George O. Sowl. The first teacher employed was a Mr. Wiggins; after a short time Mr. A. Ketchum; Mr. Green, for a few months ; Mr. Rice, for about a year ; John Reed, for eight months ; Alexis W. Bari- tean ; Mr. Isaac Bates ; Mr. Abraham Van Keuren, an experienced teacher ; Mr. William Vradenburgh ; Mr. Buekerman ; Miss Buckerman, his daughter ; Mr. B. D. Graham ; Mr. LeGrand Payne, during the summer of 1869 ; Mr. L. Remsen Lott, until 1877 ; Wilbur F. Morrow ; Mr. Geo. W. French ; Mr. A. A. Ashmun, the present principal ; with the following assistant teachers : Miss Ida Byram ; Miss Minnie Byram ; Miss Agnes Dickerman ; Miss Miriam Simonson, and Miss Ifelen Persons.
The following is the present Board of Trustees : F. A. Marriner, D. S. Willmarth, E. C. Grunsword. The assessed valuation of the district is $386,520. The number of children of school age residing in the dis- trict is 540. The school-house and site is valued at $10,000.
In 1855 a meeting was called .in East New York for the purpose of taking action in reference to establish- ing a school of a higher grade. Those most active in the movement were the late Professor D. H. Crutten- den, then a resident of East New York ; Charles R. Miller and Ditmas Jewell. It was finally resolved to organize district No. 2, East New York, into a Union Free School District-with a Board of Education con- sisting of nine members, viz., Messrs. C. R. Miller, Dit- mas Jewell and the late John C. Middendorf. Mr. Miller was chosen the first President of the Board, and Mr. Jewell succeeded him, which position he held for many years, and was succeeded by Mr. Samuel Davis, now deceased. Mr. Joachim Birkner, a very efficient member of the Board, afterward held the position for a number of years.
The school-house on Vermont avenue proving too small to accommodate the increasing number of pupils, an art was passed authorizing the district to issue bonds in the sum of $25,000 to purchase a site and
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build a school-house. Accordingly, a site of eight lots was purchased on Butler avenue, near Atlantic ; and a large and commodious two-story and basement brick structure was erected. This building soon proving in- sufficient for the wants of the district, a new building was crécted on Henry avenue at a cost of $15,000. In 1880 an Academic Department was organized in the new building with a roll of twenty pupils, under the direction of the State Board of Regents. Mr. A. A. Ashmun was appointed Principal. The assessed valua- tion of property in the district in 1882 was $1,320,000. The number of school children, 3,198. The school- houses and sites are valued at $34,000. The following is the present Board of Education : John K. Powell, Pres .; C. W. C. Dreher, William Busch, Samuel 1. Livingston, Matthew Cooper, Witsen Colyer, William C. Anderson, John Stander and .J. M. Lintz ; John Smith, Secretary.
The present corps of teachers is as follows :- In the Butler Avenue School : Geo. A. F. North, Principal ; assisted by Miss Rose M. Geraghty, Miss Hannah Dick- erman, Miss Emma D. Weisbrod, Miss Mary A. Lee, Miss Kate Schuman, Miss Maggie Dickhaut, Miss Emma Hancock, Miss Mary Sinnott, Miss Mary E. Isa- bell, Miss Lizzie Hulse, Miss Timothia King, Miss Maria Allen. Henry Avenue School .- A. A. Ashmun, Princi- pal; assisted by Miss Kate Sniffen, Miss Helen E. Stock- ing, Miss Belle L. Provoost, Miss Maud Anderson, Miss Anna L. Carpenter, Miss Nina Cameron, Miss Carrie Newcomc. Vermont Avenue School .- Miss Adelia B. Murray, Principal, assisted by Miss Selina Minard, Miss Kate R. Newcome, Miss Jenny A. Ruoff. Mr. John P. Weikam, teacher of German and drawing, in all the schools of the district, which position he has held for many years. Mr. Herman Struder, a successful teacher of German and drawing, was for several years con- nected with the schools of this district. He was suc- ceeded by Prof. Charles Hetterseimer.
Connected with the schools of the town are extensive libraries, containing not less than 2000 volumes. From one to two hundred volumes are distributed weekly to those living in the town.
HON. WMI. B. RUGGLES is Superintendent of Public Instruction, Albany, New York. MR. C. WARREN HAMILTON, of New Lots, is the present School Com- missioner of the Rural District, Kings County, which position he has held for the past fourteen years.
Societies .- New Lots abonnds in societies. There are literary, beneficiary, singing and church societies, shooting, yachting, turning and bowling clubs.
Among the beneficiary societies arc Progressive Lodge K. of P., Continential Lodge K. of P., Em- pire Lodge No. 1 and Friendship Lodge No. 2 of the Order of Heptasophis, or Seven Wise Men, organized 1861 ; Tyrian Lodge and . Von Mensch Lodge F. and A. M .; St. Michael's Kranken Untersetzungs Verein, connected with St. Michael's German R. C. Church ;
Rainbow Lodge I. of C. F .; Bumber Guard; Eintrecht Lodge, organized 18th of October, 1868 ; Herman's Sons; Lows M. Hamilton Post G. _ I. R .; Wilhelm Tell Lodge; K. of' II .; Christine Frauen Lodge, Order Ger- munia; Knights and Ladies of Honor Lodge, Eastern Star Lodge; Saxonia Lodge, organized August, 1870, Order Germania; Evergreen Section, Order of Heptat- sophs ; Icy Division, Sons of Temperance; Court Littlejohn, Forresters; Sons of St. George; and the Mutual Sick Aid Benefit Society. All of these organizations give their members an allotted sum each week they are ill, and see that the members are proper- ly interred after death. Some of them pay benefits to widows. There is also a co-operative building society, which is somewhat of a social nature.
Among the LITERARY and SOCIAL societies are the Shamrock Literary Association; the Young Men's Catholic Lyceum Association ; the Musical and Lite- rary Coterie, Oxford Social, and the Irving Social. The singing societies are the Concordia, Harmonie, Concordia Gemischter Chor, and the Frochinin. The bowling clubs are the Empire, Ours, Standard, United, Nameless, Athletics, Leisure Hour, Pastimes, Manhat- tan, East New York, the Lady Washington and the Lexingtons, the latter two being ladies' clubs.
The yachting clubs are the New Lots Yacht Club, Commodore William Busch, and the Fleetwood Yacht Club, Commodore P. H. Reid, Jr.
The sportsmen's club is the Glenmore Rod and Gun Club, of Long Island; president, Geo. U. Forbell.
The principal church societies are the Ours, connect- ed with the Episcopal Church, which is a social or- ganization of young people who contribute a large amount annually for the support of their church ; the Social Union and the Mite Society of the Baptist Church and several aid societies connected with other churches.
The CONCORDIA SINGING SOCIETY is the oldest Ger- man society in the town. It was first organized in 1855, under the name of the Harmonia Singing Society, but was re-organized on the 28th of August, 1859, as the Concordias. The first meeting was held at the house of Mr. Charles Heitkamp, when Mr. Fran- cis Miller was chosen president and Prof. Hermann Kiesling as leader. Its membership comprises the most prominent and wealthy German citizens, and the Concordias ranks first among the societies of the town. Masquerades, concerts and pie-nics are annually given by the society, which are always of the highest order and well attended, adding largely to the receipts of the treasurer. The funds, however, are not entirely used for the benefit of the members. Large sums are an- nually donated to charitable institutions. In 1871, the society sent over $200, for the relief of the sufferers from the Chicago fire.
Prof. Kiesling continued as leader of the society un- til his death in 1866, when the services of Prof. Angust
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Bishoff were scenred, to whose able leadership the suc- cess of the society is largely due. As an offshoot to this society is the "Concordia Gemischter Chor." This society is in a very flourishing condition, numbering about 90 members. Meetings are held weekly at the large hall of Emil Schillien on Atlantic avenue. The following are the officers : President, Henry Thiele ; Vice President, Frederick Brohmer ; Secretary, Wil- liam Lutz ; Treasurer, Emil Schillien.
PROGRESSIVE LODGE, No. 21, K. OF P .- one of the oldest lodges of the order in this State, was first insti- tuted at Williamsburgh, Kings County, Oct. 11, 1870. After several years of prosperity, adverse circumstances set in, and finally, in 1878, its charter was surrendered. For two years every effort was made to resuscitate the lodge, but without avail, and its friends gave up in de- spair. At last, however, through the indefatigable energy and perseverance of Deputy Grand Chancellor W. H. Bowlsby, M.D., he having previously purchased the paraphernalia of the lodge on his own account, an arrangement was effected by which the original charter was reclaimed and the place of meeting changed to East New York, where it was reinstated on the 7th day of March, 1881, by Grand Chancellor O. M. Shedd, assisted by D. D. G. C. Bowlsby, with the following list of officers : P. C., Henry Martin ; C. C., William H. Bowlsby, M.D. ; V. C., Matthew Cooper ; P., Rev. B. F. Reeve ; M. of E., Daniel Sanders ; M. of F., Joseph Woolison ; K. of R. S., A. A. Phillips ; M. A., Ed. H. Wood ; I. G., Henry Thule ; O.G., James Mo- sette ; Physician, W. H. Bowlsby, M.D. The wisdom and foresight of this arrangement was demonstrated by the subsequent prosperity and growth of the lodge, which now numbers 150 members, representing all of the professions and the best citizens of the town. The following is a list of the present officers : A. 1. Phillips, Jr., P. C .; Henry Martin, C. C .; William Stoothoff, V. C .; Joseph I. Elsegood, D. D., Prelate; James Moore, K. of R. S .; Daniel Sanders, M. of E .; R. Dillman, M. of F .; C. Bolton, M. _ 1 .; William H. North, I. G .; B. C. Hastings, O. G .; Trustees : M. A. Brown, A. Snelling and Geo. R. Provost ; Dr. Francis Miller, Medical Examiner. This lodge meets weekly.
CONTINENTAL LODGE, NO. 85, K. OF P., was organized May 31, 1872, with the following charter members : William B. Howard, C. C .; Geo. II. Paterson, V. C .; Matthew Cooper, Prelate; E. R. Groves, K. of R. and S .; John Orsborn, M. of' F .; Louis J. Willis, M. of E .; John E. Graring, M. at A .; Alex. R. Paterson, I. G .; Peter G. Kennedy, O.G. This lodge is in a very flour- ishing condition, numbering about 140 members. Meet- ings are held every Wednesday evening. The present officers are as follows : P. C., Geo. E. Johnson ; C. C., WARTBURG HOME FOR THE AGED AND INFIRM Was organized in 1976, nuder the direction and control of the different German Lutheran Dominations of the Ed J. Burrows ; V. C., John E. Grinsfield ; P., Jolin WV. Simpson ; M. of F., Wiliam Scarsby ; M. of E., Jacob C. Bennett ; K. of R. und S., Elijah S. Searby ; , cities of New York and Brooklyn, is largely maintained
M. at 1., William H. Johnson ; I. G., David Souther- land ; O. C .. Benjamin Waters.
TYRIAN LODGE, NO. 618, F. AND A. M., was instituted at East New York, June 13, 1867, with the following charter members : William Magee, Joseph Welsh, Michael Murphy, Herman Martens, Thad. L. Lewis, Francis Sanzer, Samuel W. Palmer, Louis Altenbrand, Geo. Loomis, W. E. McPherson, Joseph Altenbrand, Joseph Baker, Joseph Kaufman, and Fred D. Hart. Past Masters: William Magec, 1866, Under Dispensa- tion ; Joseph Welsh, - 1867 ; H. M. Smith, 1868 ; Geo. W. Palmer, 1869 ; Charles F. Corby, 1870-71-72 ; Geo. W. Palmer, 1873-74 ; C. H. Chamberlain, 1875 ; John McGeehan, 1876 ; Gco. W. Palmer, 1877 ; Chas. HI. Chamberlain, 1878 ; H. M. Smith, 1879 ; E. N. Rich- ards, 1880-81 ; Fred W. Hancock, 1882-83. The lodge at present numbers about 90 members.
VON MENSCH LODGE, NO. 765, F. AND A. M., was in- stituted at East New York, on the 11th of November, 1875. It is an offshoot of Tyrian Lodge and comprises among its members some of the most prominent and worthy German citizens of the town. The following are the charter members : Dr. Francis Miller ; Peter Fisher ; Nicholas Hoffmann ; George Pflug ; Bernard Braun ; Bernhard Midas ; Dr. C. A. Beckert ; George Diseter ; John C. Kehrweider ; John Haubt ; G. W. Ehrhardt ; Morris Reichmann ; J. Banzer ; Jacob Kiendl ; Henry Bienhaner; Daniel Sutter ; William Jensen ; Henry Haubt ; Morris Hamburger. The char- ter was delivered on the 21st of June, 1876.
Past Masters : Dr. Francis Miller, 1875, Under Dis- pensation ; Gustave Dettloff, 1877 ; Gustave Ehrhardt, 1879; Jacob Kiendl, 1881. Gustave Dettloff is the pres- ent Master, and much of the success of the lodge is dne to the untiring energy and zeal of this brother. The other officers of the lodge are as follows: S. W., Ern- est Schnoppe ; J. W., August Klaus ; Secretary, John C. Kehrwieder ; Treasurer, Peter Fischer ; S. D., Fred A. Schwichs ; J. D., William Jensen ; Tyler, I. O. Hatfield.
The lodge numbers about forty members. Meets twice a week at the Masonic HIall, corner of Atlantic and Butler avenues, East New York.
RAINBOW LODGE, No. 409. U. O. S. B., installed July 23d, 1874, at Bernet's Hotel. The first officers were : John Broecher, Noble G .; Philip Midas, Vice G .; Ernest Fuchs, Sce .; Louis Allecke, Fin. Sec .; Anton Kirschner, Treas .; Charles Broecher, Conductor. The Mother Lodge is "Socrates," No. 223, of Williamsburg, which presented to the new lodge a cheque for $403.25 as a starter. The present Noble Grand is Louis Buck. Meetings are held weekly at Ferchand's Hall, cor- ner Liberty and Wyckoff avennes.
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by subscriptions from these denominations. Its object is, as its name implies, to furnish a home for the aged and infirm. Extensive brick buildings have just been completed on Fulton avenne, corner of Sheffield, East New York. The grounds are extensively laid out and beautifully embellished and everything is done to meet the wants and comfort of the inmates of the Home. There are at present forty inmates, while the buildings have ample accommodation for sixty. The following is a list of the officers: Pres., William Hauff; V. Pres., Joseph Birkner ; Treas., E. C. Korner ; Sec., Rev. E. Bohm.
Connected with the Home is a hospital, was estab- lished in 1881, under the name of the Lutheran Hospi- tal Association of New York City and vicinity, sup- ported by subscriptions from the membership. The buildings are ample, and are pleasantly situated on East New York avenue, corner of Johnson. The grounds are beautifully laid out and planted with trees and shrubbery. The following is a list of officers : Pres., Jacob Morsh ; V. Pres., J. Titjen ; Treas., Wil- liam Dick ; Scc. Rev. E. Bohm.
Both institutions are under the medical supervision of Albert Furgang, M.D., of East New York.
Post Office .-- In 1837 a. post office was established in the village of East New York. It was located in a country variety store, on the Jamaica Plank Road, near the present site of the dry-goods establishment of Mr. Adolph Bookman. This store was kept by Edwin M. Strong, appointed the first postmaster. An old shoe-box, carefully partitioned off, served as a receptacle for letters, which did not exceed half a dozen per day. Mr. Strong retained the place for many years. He was succeeded by Mr. Philip H. Reid. As the business of the office had considerably increased, Mr. Reid removed the office to his grocery store, at the corner of Fulton and Sheffield avenues, East New York, where ample accommodation was provided. After nine years of faithful service, Mr. Reid was succeeded by Mr. Samuel Wagoner, who removed the office to the cor- ner of Liberty and Van Siclen avenues, after which it was located on the corner of Atlantic and New Jersey avenues. Mr. Wagoner held the office about four years ; when Mr. Reid was again appointed, and ' the office removed to the corner of Atlantic and Ala- bama avenues. In 1869, Mr. Miles A. Brown, the pre- sent incumbent, was appointed. During Mr. Brown's term of office, many needed improvements have been
made. Letter-boxes have been located in various sec- tions of the town, and a daily delivery of mail matter by a carrier, established.
In 1879, a neat and substantial two-story brick build- ing was erected, on Pennsylvania avenne, by Geo. D. Pitkin, Esq., a large property owner in the town, to be used as a post office, and appropriately fitted up for the purpose.
There are at present four arrivals and four depart- ures of the mail each day. About twelve hundred letters are daily received at the office and about the same number sent out.
The East New York Savings Bank, of New Lots, L. I., northwest corner of Atlantic and New Jer- sey avenues, was incorporated by the Act of Legisla- ture passed May sth, 1868, and commenced business May 1st, 1869, with the following officers : Gilliam Schenck, President ; Williamson Rapalje, Vice Presi- dent ; Louis Altenbrand, 2d Vice President ; Charles J. Hobe, Treasurer and Secretary ; John C. Schenck, Attorney &: Counsel. Trustees : Stephen L. Vandeveer, Ditmas Jewell, Williamson Rapalje, Isaac C. Schenck, Christopher I. Lott, John J. Sackmann, Henry L. Wyckoff, Jolin S. Andrews, Frederick Middendorf, Gilliam Schenck, Philip H. Reid, Adolph Bookmann, Charles J. Hobe, Peter J. Bergen, C. Francis Colyer, William Kramer, James McGuire, John C. Schenck, Horace A. Miller, Williamson Rapalje, Jr., Louis Altenbrand, Martin Bennett, Jr., Joseph Schluchtner, J. Wyckoff Van Siclen, C. Washington Colyer, Whit- son Colyer, Henry Ringshauser.
Its present officers are : Isaac C. Schenck, Pres .; Gustave Dittloff, Vice Pres .; Louis Altenbrand, 3.7 Vice Pres .; Charles J. Hobe, Treas. and Sec .; John C. Schenck, Attorney and Counsel. The law has been changed so that thirteen trustees only are required, who are as follows ; Williamson Rapalje, John S. Andrews, Peter G. Bergen, Christian Middendorf, Isaac C. Schenck, Charles J. Hobe, John C. Schenck, Louis Altenbrand, Martin Bennett, Herman Brome, C. Francis Colyer, C. Washington Colyer, Henry Rings- hauser.
The business of this bank has been so judiciously managed, that its ratio of surplus to deposits compares favorably with any in the State. Its officers point with satisfaction and pride to the following figures.
Amount of Deposits, Sept. Ist, 1883, $306,000. Sur- plus, $33,000.
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BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAMSON RAPALJE.
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WILLIAMSON RAPALJE .- The numerous and reputable family of Rapalie is descended from that of de Rapalie, which, as early as the eighteenth century, possessed large es- tates in Bretagne, and ranked among the arriere-ban of the French nobility. Some of its members were distinguished as military leaders in the crusades, others for political emi- nence and professional talents; but, in the religious wars of the sixteenth century, being known as Protestants, they became the victims of Papal animosity and were expelled from France. Joris Jansen de Rapalie, one of this proscribed Huguenot race from Rochelle in France, was the common . ancestor of all the American families of this name. He came to this country with other colonists in 1623, in the Unity, a ship of the West India company, and settled at Fort Orange, now Albany, where he remained three years. In 1626 he removed to New Amsterdam and resided there till after the birth of his youngest child. On June 16, 1637, he bought from the Indians a tract of land computed at 335 acres, called Rennegaconck, now included within the town of Brooklyn, a part of which purchase was the present site of the U. S. Marine Hospital. Here Joris Rapalie finally lo- cated and spent the remainder of his life. He was a leading citizen, acted a prominent part in the public affairs of the colony, and served in the magistracy of Brooklyn. He died soon after the close of the Dutch administration, his widow, Catalyntie, surviving him many years. Daniel, his young- est chill, was born in the city of New York, Dec. 29, 1650, .
and May 27, 1674, married Sarah, daughter of Abraham Klock. He was a man of high respectability and an elder of the Brooklyn church. He died Dec. 26, 1725, and his widow Feb. 28, 1731. Their children were Joris Daniel, Catharine, Annetie, Mary and Sarah. Daniel was born March 25. 1691, and married Oct. 17, 1711, Aletie, daughter of Johannes Cornell, at which time he lived in Brooklyn ; but he after- wards removed to Newtown, where he died March 19, 1737, his wife having died May 20, 1736. They had ten (10) children, of whom Daniel, the eldest son, bought the paternal farm in 1745, and became a leading man and a magistrate of Newtown. Johannes, the second son, was the father of Major Danicl Rapalje, who was born in 1748, and married Agnes, daughter of Johannus Bergen, and became a farmer at New Lots. About this time, by a Dutch perversion, the i in the final syllable of Rapalie was changed to j, which is still adhered to. On the opening of the Revolution he espoused the whig cause, served as a lieutenant in the Kings county troop of horse, and was in exile during the war. He died at New Lots in 1796. His children were John, Daniel, Simon and Michael. John married Charity, daughter of Abram Van Sickelen, and had issue, Cornelia, wife of Stephen I. Lott.and Daniel I. Simon Rapalje married Helen, daughter of Nicholas Williamson. Their children were Williamson, the subject of this sketch, now occupying the old homestead of Major Daniel Rapalje on the New Lots road; Daniel, who died when a young man; and Eliza, wife
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