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Jacob, brother of the potter, married Eliza Haughwout, July 28, 1795; their sons were Peter H., James, Isaac, Benjamin and Jacob. William, brother of the potter, married Catharine Martling, April 28, 1802; their sons were John, James, William, Edward and Channing; they had also a daughter Sarah, who married Hugh Gibson, and died Angust 25, 1826, in her 69th year; their son John, born February 13, 1803, died November 3, 1865. Edward, brother of the potter, born October 12, 1776, died September 4, 1856. Abraham and Jane Jennings were married September 24, 1794. David and Jane Winant were
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married June 23, 1796. Ephraim and Catharine Laforge were married October 10, 1797. James and Letitia Totten were mar- ried February 20, 1805. Anthony and Fanny Oakley were married Jannary 28, 1807. Esek, of Tottenville, was grandson of James, and son of Abraham, who built one of the first houses on the Billop estate, after the sale by confiscation.
JONES .- There were several families of this name in the county from early dates, between whom there appears to have been no relationship whatever. We submit a brief genealogy of some of the early families of this name.
The earliest one named is Edward, whose wife was Catharine Decker, and they had the following children: Edward, baptized July 20, 1718, died yonng; Mattheus, baptized November 2, 1719; Abigail, baptized April 22, 1722; Edward, baptized Au- gust 14, 1726. Mattheus, above named, married Margaritje (Margaret) Gowan. and they had a daughter Catharine, baptized June 7, 1743.
There was a John, whose wife was Rachael Van Engelen, and they had the following children: Elizabeth, baptized April 10, 1732; Johannes, baptized March 9, 1735; a daughter, baptized in 1737; Lucretia, baptized March 30, 1740; Isaac, baptized April 22, 1747. Abraham and Janneije Persnet had a daughter Jane, baptized May 2, 1753. Edward and Martha, his wife, had a son Abraham, born March 31, 1772. Abraham died on a pass- age from Shelbourne, N. S., in July, 1792.
JOURNEAY :- Moillart Journeay, from Pays de Vaud, came to America in April, 1663, in the ship called " The Spotted Cow," bnt where he settled is not known. The earliest mention of the family in connection with the island is in the following court record:
"Administration Granted to Mr. Panlus Richards & Obadiah Holmes on the Estate of Malliard Tournei.
" Whereas Malliard Iourie late of Staten Island, did in his Last will & Testament give & bequeath all his Estate of what nature or kind soever nnto his wife Elizabeth du Mon, for the Maintenence of her Selfe & Children during her Widdowhood, but in Case shee should happen to Remarry then the Estate shee should Leave to be divided Equally, the one half or Moiety to his wife; the other halfe or Moiety to her Children nominat- ing & appointing David De Marez & Ioost Van Obinis Exec- uto.rs in Trust to see the pformance of the S.d Will, And it Soe
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Happening that the s.d Elizabeth hath since Joyned her selfe in marriage to another pson npon Staten Island, but the afore- named David De Marez & Joost Van Oblinis have neglected their duty in Causeing a division to bee made of the Estate of the deceased as directed or takeing any other Care thereof, of which Complaint was made at the Court of Sessions for the West Riding of Yorke Shire upon Long Island, held at Graves- end June last, who nominated & appoynted Mr Paulus Rich- ards of this City Merch.t & Obadiah Holmes of Staten Island in their Stead & Places.
" Dated in New Yorke the 8 day of July 1678."
John Jonrneay bought and sold land in 1700. The name is not again met with in any church record now in existence, until we find it in that of St. Andrew's church, about the middle of the last century, as follows: John and Martha his wife had the following children: John, born January 4, 1752; Albert, born March 8, 1755; Nicholas, born August 22, 1756; William, born Angust 6, 1759, and Richard, born August 7, 1771.
The above named Nicholas is mentioned in the county rec- ords in 1791 as Nicholas, Jr .; there must therefore have been another Nicholas, whose name we have nowhere met. Nicho- las, son of John, had a son Nicholas, baptized November 1, 1789. Joseph and Mary Winant were married December 29, 1807. John and Patience Cole were married in July, 1802. John (not the last named, unless Patience Cole was his second wife) made his will March 7, 1803, proved April 21, 1803, in which he speaks of his wife Patience, his sons Albert, Robert, Abraham, John, William, James and Richard, and his daugh- ters Martha Randolph, Catharine Fountain and Maria, wife of Dr. Henderson, Maria Journeay was married to Dr. R. Hender- son in 1792.
LAFORGE .- The name of -- De la Forge appears in the assessment roll of Boswyck (Bushwick) in 1676, and among those who took the oath of allegiance in Kings county in 1687, is the name of Adrian La fforge, who had then been in the county fifteen years. In 1738 there was an Adrian Laforge, who bought land on Staten Island. From the similarity of the name, the inference is natural that if they were not identical, they were connected; this is, however, conjecture. There appear to have been two branches of the family, the Castleton and the Westfield, who may or may not have had a common origin, The
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present living representative of the Castleton branch is Mr. G. M. Laforge, of Illinois. The late Mr. Peter D. Laforge, also of Illinois, and the late Capt. John Laforge, of West New Brigh- ton, were his brothers. 'Their father was David, and their mother Gertrude, daughter of John Martling (see Martling family). David's father was Peter, who was the son of Benjamin; David's brothers were Peter, John, Benjamin, Jacob, Richard Channing Moore. Peter, David's brother, was the father of Mr. Peter C. and David, of Port Richmond.
Of the Westfield branch, we have only the following notices: David and Catharine had a son Henry Seguine, baptized May 15, 1790. John and Phebe Bedell married September 15, 1804. James and Catharine Winant married February 8, 1806. David and Ann Johnson married July 8, 1807.
LAKE .- This family is of English origin and settled on Staten Island about 1670. Daniel Lake applied for a grant in 1679. He had two sons, Daniel and William. Daniel died in 1723, leaving a son Daniel, who was born January 26, 1719, died July 10, 1762, leaving a son William, born January 7, 1750, died March 21, 1783, leaving a son Daniel W., born September 9, 1780, married Miss Mary Gifford, daughter of William Barnard Gifford, Esq., March 31, 1803, died October 6, 1835. He left sons, John still living at Buffalo, N. Y., and Arthur G., born Octo- ber 14, 1811, died April 22, 1887. Joseph, born July 8, 1753, and his wife Catharine, born June 2, 1755, both died March 14, 1813, within one hour of each other. They had a daughter Pa- tience, born May 30, 1790. There was another Joseph, also born in 1753, and died May 24, 1843, in his 90th year. There was still another Joseph, born in 1773, and died March 16, 1854. He lived on the Manor road near the Four corners, Castleton. Wil- liam and Mary Tysen, his wife, had the following sons: William, born November 16, 1769; Bornt, born March 25, 1771, killed October 27, 1815; Joseph, born May 12, 1777. Bornt had the following sons: William, Joseph, Daniel and John, of whom John was living in 1876 at Graniteville. Daniel and Margaret, his wife, had a son Daniel, born May 12, 1777. Cornelius and Susan Androvet were married April 6, 1794. Joseph and Eliza Van Pelt were married January 20, 1798. Daniel and Margaret Jackson were married June 5, 1802. Daniel Lake made his will October 13, 1789, proved September 4, 1792, in which he men-
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tions his wife Sarah, his sons Daniel and Joseph, and his grand- son Daniel, son of his son William, deceased.
LARZELERE .-- The earliest mention of this name occurs in the connty records, where Jacob bought land in 1686. Nicholas bought land in 1693; he was at one time sheriff of the county. There was another Jacob, probably a son of Nicholas, whose wife's name was Alice; they had a son Daniel, born June 16, 1757, and a son Benjamin, born October 22, 1761. Nicholas, probably a brother of Jacob, whose wife's name was Sarah, had a daughter Johanna, born Jannary 7, 1768. Jacob and Elsy (or Alice, the same mentioned above) had a son Rich- ard, born June 18, 1771. Benjamin (not the one inentioned above) was born July 6, 1740, and died October 6, 1802; he made his will June 17, 1802, in which he mentions his wife Sarah, and his children Benjamin, Jacob and Catharine.
The family, once an important one in the county, is now nearly, if not quite, extinct, and it is impossible to obtain a con- nected genealogy. There was a Reverend Jacob, a minister of the Reformed Dutch church, in North and South Hampton, Penn., from 1797 to 1819, who was probably connected with the Staten Island family.
LATOURETTE .- The original Latourette was a French Hugue- not, but when he came to America is unknown. The family is not among the earliest settlers on Staten Island. The first men- tion of the name we have found is as follows : Jean and Maria Mersereau had the following children : David, baptized April 24, 1726, David Latourette, sponsor; Anthony, January 24, 1730; and Henry, January 24, 1731. Pierre La Turrete and Mariamne Mersereaux had a son Daniel, baptized March 3, 1728, and twin sons David and Jaques, October 31, 1730. David and Catharine Poillon, son Jaques, baptized March 19, 1732. James, probably one of the Jaques mentioned above, and Elizabeth, his wife, had sons, John, born December 11, 1764; Jonathan, born Jannary 31, 1766; and Henry, born April 22, 1775. David and Elizabeth, his wife, had a danghter Catharine, born No- vember 9, 1766. John and Susannah, his wife, had a son John, born September 30, 1764. James and Mary, his wife, had a son David, born July 7, 1786. David and Phebe Cole married No- vember 12, 1808. Henry, of Fresh kills, weaver, made his will January 19, 1794, proved December 30, 1794, in which he speaks of his wife Sarah, his brother Henry, deceased, his sons Henry,
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John and Peter, and his daughters Susan, wife of Peter Cole, and Ann, wife of William de Groot. Peter's wife was Elizabetli Androvette.
LAWRENCE,-William Lawrence settled at Great St. Albans, in Hertfordshire. England, He had three sons and one dangh- ter : John, William. Thomas and Maria. All of these, except- ing Thomas, embarked for America April 2, 1635, in company with Governor Winthrop, and landed at Plymouth, Mass., in the same year. The other brother, Thomas, came over a little later, Not many years later they were all four living at New Amsterdam or on Long Island. John, the oldest son, became mayor of the city of New York in 1672, and held the same of- fice again in 1691, and in 1692 became judge of the supreme court, which office he held until his death in 1699. The third son was Thomas Lawrence, born about 1624, emigrated from England after his two brothers and sister, and settled in Mil- ford, Conn., in 1639. In 1655 he was living at Newtown, on Long Island, and was town clerk of Newtown from 1659 to 1662, and one of the patentees of Newtown of March 16, 1666, as were three of his sons, Thomas, William and Jolin, under the Dongan patent of November 25, 1686. His wife's name was Mary Townly and it is said she was the Mary Townly, the heiress of the famous Townly estate in Lancashire, England. He died at New- town in July, 1703, leaving his widow Mary and several children surviving him. Their second son was William Lawrence, who married, in 1676, Annetje, daughter of Samuel Edsall, and was a cornet of dragoons, one of the committee of safety, and one of the council of Governor Leisler. In 1702 and until 1706 he was one of the six who formed Lord Cornbury's council. Their only son was William Lawrence, who resided at Newtown, on Long Island. He married, May 26, 1727, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Hallet. His will is dated December 3, 1731, and he died December 11, 1731. Their youngest son, Dr. James Law- rence, was born March 1, 1732, married, November 29, 1753, Anne, daughter of Charles Jaudine, a French Huguenot, lived in New York and Staten Island, and died in New York January 9, 1804. His wife died November 15, 1807. They left no son, bnt two daughters : Sarah Lawrence, born February 27, 1759, married Joseph Ridgway, and died in February, 1823, leaving Ann. Joseph, Mary, James and Elizabeth ; and Catharine Law- rence, born January 18, 1763, married Jacob Winants, and died
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January 12, 1820, leaving four children, Elizabeth, Peter, Daniel Winant and Jacob. Jacob Winant's oldest son, Cap- tain Peter, was born in 1784 and died at sea in 1823. He mar- ried Miss Fannie Ellis, who was born in 1785, and died in her 82d year. They left six children, four daughters and two sons: Mary, Catharine, Garret E., Laney, Sebastian and Sarah Ann.
LISK .- This family was never very numerous on the island, and we find little mention of it in any records. James, the earliest mentioned, had a son John, baptized March 25, 1701. He is also mentioned as having bought land in 1706; he had a son Thomas, who married Catalyntje Van Pelt, and had daughters baptized in 1729, 1731, 1739 and 1745; John, son of James, mar- ried Rachel Ilaughwout, and had a son Jacob baptized Jan- uary 2, 1728. Matthias and Anastasia had a son Moses born December 7, 1766. John and Mary had a son Thomas born September 19, 1756; he made his will August 24, 1793, in which he mentions his children Thomas, Franky and Catharine. There is an Alexander Lisk mentioned in the court records in 1724.
LOCKMAN .- This is one of the oldest of the Dutch families in the province. The first mention of the name is that of Govert Lockermans (sometimes spelled Lookermans), who arrived in America in 1633, in the carvel "St. Martyn." He was a minor when he arrived, and came as an apprentice, but was immedi- ately taken into the service of the company. He soon contrived to make himself conspicuous, especially in leading attacks on the Indians on Staten Island and elsewhere.
The earliest mention of the name in the records occurs in 1680, when Abraham Lakeman is said to have owned a parcel of woodland on the south of the Fresh kill. About this time there were several of the name on the island-Abraham, mentioned above, whose name is found again on the records in 1684 and 1692: Lewis, who was defendant in a suit July 6, 1681; and Peter, who sold land in 1684. These three probably were brothers. There was an Isaac, perhaps a son of one of the the above, of whom we only know that his wife was Catharine Christopher, and that they had a son Lewis, baptized May 23, 1731.
Abraham, and Elizabeth his wife, had two daughters born -- Sarah in 1762, and Margaret in 1767, and a son Abraham, born April 4, 1772. Isaac and his wife Martha had the following sons:
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David, born Jannary 26, 1768; Jacob, born July 21, 1771, and Joseph, born October 7, 1775. William and Mary, his wife, had a daughter Sarah, born October 4, 1772. Isaac and Margaret. his wife, had a son William, born November 24, 1772. There was another Isaac, born 1758, and died May 1, 1814. Samuel and Catharine Crowal were married March 16, 1790. Nathaniel made his will December 12, 1795, proved May 24, 1803, in which le mentions his wife Martha, his daughter Susanna, and his sons Isaac and John. This family is also gradually dying out.
MANEE .- Originally written Manez. This is a Westfield family concerning which the notices, in either county or church records, are exceedingly meager. We have found but few shreds of its history. Peter and Mary Brooks, his wife, had a daughter baptized August 8, 1725. Abraham and Anna Jansen, his wife, had a son Abraham, baptized May 26, 1723. Abra- ham and Sarah du Chesne had a daughter Sarah. baptized March 30, 1740. Abraham had a son Isaac, baptized May 15. 1790. Peter and Mary Pryor were married January 4, 1804. William and Elizabeth Prier were married April -- , 1808. Abraham and Mary Woglom were married October 8, 1808. Isaac made his will May 14, 1794, proved July 18, 1794, in which he speaks of his brothers Abraham and Peter, and sister Hannah Prior. His will is dated on the day of his death, at which time he was 46 years old.
JAMES M. MANEE .- The progenitor of the Manee family on Staten Island was Peter Manee, who, on his emigration, ob- tained a patent for the land on which he settled on the island. His son, Abram, was united in marriage to a Miss Johnson. Their children were: Peter, Abram, William, Isaac, Jacob, Deborah (who became Mrs. Edward Wier), and Ann, who never married. William Manee, who was born in 17SS and died in 1828, married Elizabeth Prier, of Westfield township, and had children: Lydia (Mrs. Louis Androuvatt). Susan (Mrs. Charles Androuvatt), Elizabeth (Mrs. Abraham Latourett), Catherine (Mrs. Israel La Forge), Lany (Mrs. James Totten), Mary (Mrs. Cornelius Cole), Elsie (Mrs. John Latourett), and three sons; William, married to Elizabeth Bedell, James M. and Abram. whose wife was Emeline Latourett. James M. Manee was born February 14, 1819, at Woodrow, Westfield township, and removed with his parents to Pleasant Plains when but eight
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years of age. His attention having been early directed to farm- ing, this employment was continued until 1844, when he em- barked in oyster planting near his home at Prince's bay. Find- ing this both a congenial and lucrative pursuit, his capital has never been directed in other channels. Mr. Manee was on the 11th of December, 1839, married to Catherine, daughter of Nicholas La Forge, of Staten Island. Their children are: Ellen L., wife of David M. Ryder; James, deceased; William W., now a resident of Indiana; Mary Jane, wife of Francis A. Legget, and Nicholas, deceased. Mr. Manee, as a whiig and later as a republican, was formerly active in the arena of politics. Aside from the office of assessor of the township he has declined all proffers of official position. He is identified with the Bethel Methodist Episcopal church in which he filled the office of steward, and is still a zealous worker.
MARTLING .-- This name is not met with at a very early date; when its connection with the island began is unknown; the earliest mention of the family in our local records is in 1724, when Isaac Martling and Anna Van Name, his wife, had a daughter batized January 10; a son John, January 21, 1731, a Barent Martling being present as a sponsor. He died in in- fancy.
MARTINO .- Gaston Martineau, a surgeon of Dieppe, settled in England in 1685, and was a French refugee. He had several sons, whose descendants still reside in England, and many of them are distinguished. The family in America is a collateral branch, and were in this country and on the island before Gas- ton left France. We find the name of Francis in our county records as defendant in a suit with Jaques Jeyoung in 1681. and as selling land in 1691. Francisco Martino received a pat- ent from Governor Dongan for land in Richmond county in 1686.
Stephen was born in 1727, and died May 9, 1801; he owned and resided on the property known now as the Poor House farm. He was one of the corporators of the Moravian church. Ben- jamin, brother of Stephen, was born in 1742, and died May 17, 1724. Benjamin, son of above, was born April 4, 1766, and died November 20, 1814. He was father of Gabriel Martino, of Four Corners.
Stephen was father of Gabriel Martino, of Bull's Head.
James M Maner
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MERRILL .- This family have descended from Richard Merrill and Sarah Wells, his wife, natives of Warwickshire, England, who emigrated to America about the year 1675 and settled on Staten Island. As their family was the only one of the name on the island, they had among their children the following sons: William, Richard, Thomas, Philip and perhaps John, for we find in the Albany records the name of William as owning land on Staten Island in 1683; Philip bought land of Richard (father or brother ?) in 1711.
Richard married Elsie Dorlant, and had the following chil- dren: Richard, baptized September 22, 1709, who died young; Elsie, baptized April 1, 1708, by Dominie Freeman; Richard, baptized 1715; Lambert, baptized January 1, 1721, and Susanna, baptized September 13, 1724. Philip and Elizabeth Bakker (Baker), his wife, had the following children: Catherine and Susanna, twins, baptized July 4, 1725; Philip, baptized Febrn- ary 24, 1727; Nicholas, baptized November 24, 1728; Elisabet, baptized April 8, 1733, and Neeltje (Cornelia) baptized March 9, 1735. Thomas and Jenne Gewan had a son Richard-no date of baptism. John and Gertrude Simonson had a daughter, bap- tized September 18, 1726. Of the descendants of William we have no account.
The above are the children and grandchildren of the original pair, so far as the church records throw any light upon the mat- ter. Richard, son of Thomas, had the following children: Margaretta, baptized Jannary 1, 1738, and Annatje (Anna), bap- tized April 19, 1743; no others mentioned. Jan and Aeltje (Alida) Bennet had a son Simon, and a daughter baptized on the same day, May 6, 1745. Thomas and Eva Jones had a daughter baptized October 31, 1756. This Thomas made his will December 31, 1791, proved April 30, 1803, in which he mentions his wife Eva and his sons John, Thomas and Matthew. John, son of Thomas and Eva (known in the family as Honnis), was born in 1742, and died December 19, 1826. His wife's name was Charity. Thomas (known as " Sawmill Thomas"), son of John and Eva, had a son John, baptized August 17, 1788.
There was a John, Jr., who had a danghter, baptized No- vember 7, 1790, and John Y., who was born in 1770, and died June 6, 1858, but they are probably distinct persons; John, Jr., more probably was the son of Joseph and Martha, and was born April 4, 1765. Joseph also had a daughter Mary, born
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Jannary 16, 1763. John and Ann his wife had a daughter bap- tized November 7, 1753. Lambert (son of Richard and Elsie) and Tabitha, had a son Richard, born July 9, 1765; a son Jon- athan, born May 24, 1774; a daughter Tabitha, born February 18, 1770, who married Capt. John W. Blake, and died January 12, 1861, aged nearly 91 years; also a daughter Elsie, born 1768, married John Hillyer 1785, and was the mother of Hon. Law- rence Hillyer and Hon. John B. Hillyer.
William and Ann Merrill were married in August, 1776; Abraham and Ann Merrill were married October 3, 1790; Mary, widow of - Merrill, made her will January 10, 1789, proved November 30, 1789; reference has been made to this will before, and the bequest made to her daughter Mary, the wife of Na- thaniel Robins.
The family was once numerous, and have largely intermarried with other families of the island. The property belonging to them in Northfield was extensive, and a part of it is still in the possession of some of them. The public road known as Lam- bert's lane, leading to Watchogne, was named from Lambert Merrill, mentioned above.
MERSEREAU .- John Mersereau was a native of France, and a Protestant. In his youth he was possessed of extraordinary physical strength. He studied law, but disliking the confine- ment of study, he learned the trade of a saddler, which he sub- sequently carried on extensively. He died young, and left three sons-Joshna, Paul and Daniel-and two daughters, Mary and Martha. These children, with their mother, fled from France to England in 1685, immediately after the Revoca- tion, and subsequently all except Panl continued their flight to America. They had intended to settle at Philadelphia, but they were driven to New York by stress of weather. They settled on Staten Island, where their mother died, and was buried in the French church yard (on the Seaman farm, West- field).
Daniel was a tailor; Joshna married a Latourette, and died May 23, 1756. aged over 93 years. They had a son Joshua, who was born May 18, 1696, and died July 9, 1769; his wife was Maria Corsen (sometimes written Mary), daughter of Jacob Corsen; she was born October 24, 1704, and died July 3, 1763. Their children were: Joshna, born September 26, 1728, died June 10, 1804; Jacob, born April 23, 1730, died September 7,
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1804; John, born March 2, 1732, died -; Elizabeth, born Jan- uary 4, 1734, died in infancy; David, born November 10, 1735, died July 19, 1763; Mary, born January 14, 1738, died -; Cornelius, born July 27, 1739, died July 27, 1814; Paul, born February 23, 1741, died January 26, 1823; Elizabeth, born No- vember 26, 1742, died -; Rachel, born February 27, 1746, died July, 1769.
Jacob made his will July 16, 1804, proved September 18, 1804, in which he speaks of his wife Charity, and his children John, and Mary, wife of Thomas Cubberly; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel De Hart; Sophia, wife of John Crocheron; Jacob, David, and Peter. He was the Col. Jacob Mersereau whose escape from the British during the revolution is alluded to elsewhere. His son Jacob was the father of John 'T. and Alfred Mersereau, of Graniteville. His son Peter, born in 1788, was member of assembly in 1845. Col. Jacob had also a son John by his first marriage, who married a Cruser, and lived in an old stone house, on the turn of the road west of the Snug Harbor, and was father-in-law to the late Judge Abraham Crocheron.
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