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Dr. Ward married Nina, daughter of Wil- liam A. Wheeler, of New York, October 10, 1871, who died October 19, 1883, by whom lie had three children, and April 29, 1897, married Grace Fitz-Randolph Schenck, daugh- ter of Rev. Noah Schenck, of Brooklyn, New York, born December 23, 1857. Children : Nina, born January 18, 1874; Annie Wheeler, September 29, 1875; married Henry M. Sage; Samuel Dwight, April 15, 1880, a graduate of Yale, class of 1903; married, June, 1909, Edna Brady, of Brooklyn, New York.
(V) Annie Wheeler, daughter of Dr. Sam- uel B. and Nina (Wheeler) Ward, was born in New York City, September 29, 1875. She married Henry Manning Sage, of Albany, Oc- tober 29, 1895. Children : Anne Erskine, born January 27, 1897; Katherine Linn, June 25, 1898.
VAN GAASBEEK From entries made in the family Bible of Dominie Laurentius Van Gaasbeek, extracts of which are still preserved, it is learned that his parents were Goevert and Jacomyntje Van Gaasbeek, pre- sumably residents of Leyden, Holland. From the same record it is learned that they had at least three children: Dominie Laurentius, Cornelius and Cornelia.
(II) Among the first of the Dutch clergy educated in the universities of Holland and sent to this country by the classis of Am- sterdam, was Dominie Laurentius Van Gaas- beek. He was born in Holland and died in the city of New York, February, 1680. He was the first to arrive in America, and was progenitor of all who bear his name in this country. From his diploma, secured from the University of Leyden, it appears that he was graduated from that university with honors, May 25, 1674, receiving the degree of M.D. He married, May 28, 1673, Laurentia Van de
Kellemaar (died May 3, 1703), sister of Sarah Van de Kellemaar, who inarried Dominie Jo- hannes Wieckstein, the third pastor of the Dutch church at Kingston, New York. After having been without a regular pastor for about ten years, the consistory of the Dutch church at Kingston, Hurley and Marbletown made a request to the classis of Amsterdam for a pastor to be sent out to them by that body. (The original call in the Dutch lan- guage with the signatures of the consistory was brought back to this country by Dominie Van Gaasbeek, as part of his credentials, and is still preserved). In response to this call, Dominie Laurentius Van Gaasbeek, duly ac- credited by the classis of Amsterdam, sailed for New Amsterdam, May 13, 1678, arriving there August 21 of that year. He departed for the town of Kingston, in Ulster county, New York, where he arrived with his family on September 8, 1678, and delivered his first sermon on the 15th of the same month. In consequence of the protracted vacancy in the pastorate, the church had become somewhat weakened and scattered. Dominie Van Gaas- beek at once set to work with vigor to re- cover some of the ground lost in the previ- ous eleven years. He was zealous in the. work of the church, and faithful in the dis- charge of his duties. In one year he in- creased the membership to one hundred and eighty. During his pastorate a new and substantial stone church, forty-five by sixty feet, was erected on the northeast corner of Wall and Main streets. It was built in the Holland style, with highly-colored painted window glass bearing the coat-of-arms of William, Prince of Orange. The new edifice was completed and dedicated about January I, 1680. Dominie Van Gaasbeek did not live long to enjoy and preach in the new and commodious church, as his career was cut short by death in February, 1680. He was taken sick with a fever, and for medical treat- ment went to New York, where he died. Dominie Van Gaasbeek was a man of culture- and refinement, having been educated both as a physician and clergyman, and was familiarly called the "Dominie Doctor."
He was a member of the first ecclesiastical body of the Dutch church in America. In the year 1679 Governor Andros authorized and directed the Dutch clergy to form a classis, and ordain Peter Tesschemacker, then a candidate for the ministry. Accordingly Dominie Van Nienivenhuysen, Schaats, Van Gaasbeek and Van Z- formed a classis and examined and ordained Tesschemacker to the university. The proceedings of this clas- sis, convened at the call of an Episcopal gov -.
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ernor, were afterwards confirmed by the classis of Amsterdam.
The widow of Dominie Van Gaasbeek, Laurentia (Kellemaar) Van Gaasbeek, mar- ried (second), 1681, Major Thomas Cham- bers, Lord of the Manor of Foxhall, who de- parted this life April 8, 1094, leaving his property to the children of the dominie, and devising his manor to the dominie's only son, upon the condition of his assuming the sur- name of Chambers. Laurentia married (third), September 26, 1695. Wessel Ten Broeck, Sr. The three children of the domi- nie were as follows: 1. Jacomyntje, born No- vember 26, 1673, at Leyden, Holland, died January 29, 1741; imarried, June 6, 1694, Wessel Ten Broeck, Jr. 2. Maria, December 10, 1674, at Leyden, Holland, married, 1693, Francis Salisbury. 3. Abraham, see forward.
(III) Abraham, known as Abraham Gaas- beek Chambers, son of Dominie Laurentius and Laurentia (Kellemaar) Van Gaasbeek, was born December, 1679, died September 28, 1759, buried in the Foxhall family vault at the Strand (Rondout ), Kingston, New York. He married, August 26, 1703, at New York, Sarah Bayard, baptized March 11, 1683, died November 13, 1739, daughter of Peter and Blandina (Kiersted) Bayard. Abraham as- sumed the surname of his stepfather, Major Thomas Chambers, and inherited the lordship and manor of Foxhall. When Abraham ¡Gaasbeek Chambers became lord of the manor of Foxhall, in 1700, vested with all its privi- leges and estates, he became the richest and one of the most influential men in the Esopus. His children: 1. Laurentius, born July II, 1704, died October 15, 1705. 2. Blandina, November 16, 1705, died August 7, 1784; married, December 15, 1727, Wessel Ten Broeck. 3. Thomas, March 23, 1707, see forward. 4. Anna Maria, baptized October 20, 1708, died May 10, 1761; married, January 12, 1735. Lawrence Salisbury. 5. Lawrence, born March 4, 1710, died August 16, 1785. 6. Peter, July 21, 1712, died October 17, 1731. 7. Abraham, October 21, 1714, died Decem- ber 31, 1715. 8. Sarah, April 30, 1716, mar- ried, August 26, 1744, Abraham Delamater, Jr. 9. Abraham, December 3, 1718, married, June 1, 1751, Sarah Ten Broeck. 10. Cathe- 'rine. December 3, 1718, died March 28, 1785; married, January 6, 1738, Anthony Hoffman. II. John, December 26, 1720, died September 8, 1759; married, August 16, 1746, Antje Louw. 12. William, January 10, 1723, died November 6, 1792; married, December 7, 1750, Catharine Delamater. 13. Elizabeth, August 21, 1725, died March 26, 1734.
(IV) Thomas Van Gaasbeek, son of Abra-
ham Gaasbeek and Sarah (Bayard) Cham- bers, was born March 23, 1707, died 1755. He married, December 22, 1732, Margaret El- mendorf, baptized October 24, 1708, died Feb- ruary 3. 1788, daughter of Jacobus and Antje (Cool) Elmendorf. Thomas was the eldest and probably the most esteemed son, and heir- apparent to the manor of Foxhall. In 1750 his father deeded to him large portions of the manor. One deed bearing date of De- cember 3, 1750, is in consideration of two thousand pounds. Another, dated April 3, 1752, is in consideration "of the natural love and affection and for the advancement of the said Thomas." In 1738 he was cornet in the company of troopers under command of Captain John Ten Broeck. He died in 1752 and was buried in the Foxhall family vault at the Strand (Rondout), which stood where the present residence of Janson Has- brouck now stands. Children: I. Thomas, baptized September 9, 1733, died in infancy. 2. Jacobus, born February 27, 1737, see for- ward. 3. Sarah, baptized December 4, 1743, died September 6, 1795 ; married Philip Whit- taker. 4. Antje, baptized January 11, 1747, married, August 10, 1783, Tobias Van Steen- burg. 5. Abraham, January 14, 1750, died 1750. 6. Elizabeth, March 4, 1753, married, February 5. 1781, Jacob Marius Groen.
(V) Jacobus, son of Thomas and Margaret (Elmendorf) Van Gaasbeek, was baptized February 27, 1737, died January 23, 1825. He married, November 5, 1760, Deborah Kier- sted, born July 4, 1745, died September 19, 1836, daughter of Christopher and Catharine (De Meyer) Kiersted. Children: 1. Catha- rine, born April 20, 1768, died August 15, 1854. 2. Margaret, December 13, 1769, died 1828. 3. Thomas Chambers, August 29, 1772, died August 15, 1857; married, November 10, 1791, Margaret Folant. 4. Ariaantje, Feb- ruary 5. 1775, died August 14, 1852; mar- ried, February 14, 1799, William Swart. 5. Christopher, August 6, 1777, died December 20, 1864; married. April 24, 1800, Catherine Osterhout. 6. Jacobus, February 2, 1780; see forward. 7. Peter, December 16, 1782, died December 16, 1870; married, December 1I, 1810, Catherine Chipp. 8. William, August 14, 1786, died August 14, 1786. 9. Abraham, January 21, 1788, died December 21, 1854; married, July 9, 1811, Catharine Beekman.
(VI) Dr. Jacobus, or James, Van Gaas- beek, son of Jacobus and Deborah (Kiersted) Van Gaasbeek, was born February 2, 1780, in Kingston, Ulster county, New York, died April 14, 1863. He was a prominent physi- . cian in Middleburg, Schoharie county, New York, where he practiced medicine for many
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years. He was long connected with the Re- formed church of that town, as an active mem- ber and elder. He married (first), October I, 1809, Helen Boyd, born at Middleburg, New York, died March 21, 1823, daughter of Alex- ander and Elizabeth (Becker) Boyd. He married (second) Susan Parsons Sanderson, born March 20, 1789. died September 12, 1869, daughter of David and Hannah (Par- sons) Sanderson. Children of first wife: I. Eliza C., born August 4, 1811, married, 1836, Elijah Parsons; children: Deborah, John, Elijalı, Eliza and Edwin. 2. Deborah, September 14, 1812; unmarried. 3. Mar- garet, August 4, 1814; married, 1840, Is- rael Larkin ; children: i. Mary Helen, born September 15, 1841; ii. Susan, October II. 1842; iii. John G., August 29, 1844; iv. Eliza, January 2, 1846; v. James E., May 10. 1848. 4. Alexander B., April II, 1816, see forward. 5. William, March 29, 1818, died December 19, 1903; married, June 6, 1840, Helen Ford; children: i. William Alexander, born September 5, 1841; killed in civil war; ii. Eliza Jane, February 15, 1843; iii. Edwin, January 20, 1847; iv. Helen P., June 5, 1850; v. John, June 9, 1856. 6. John, October 20, 1820, died December 19, 1902; married May Groat Groat, of Schenectady, New York ; no children. 7. Edwin, March 7, 1823; married ; had one son, Edwin, now deceased. By his second wife Dr. Van Gaasbeek had one child, Sarah P., born July 14, 1826.
(VII) Alexander Boyd, son of Dr. Jacobus and Helen (Boyd) Van Gaasbeek, was born in Middleburg, New York, April 11, 1816. He was educated in his native town in a private school. At an early age he began what proved to be a long and successful busi- ness career. His first work was in a law- yer's office in Middleburg, and for a short period he was engaged in a general store in that town. He then went to Lawyersville, where he was employed as a clerk for Peter Osterhout. He remained in that position for a year, and in 1832 went to Albany and clerked for John Garnsey in the dry goods business for the following two years. He then secured a position with a Mr. Bagley, with whom he remained until 1836, and in that year started in for himself. In connec- tion with Frank Moseley he established a dry goods business under the firm title of Mosley and Van Gaasbeek. This partnership continued four years, when it was dissolved and Mr. Van Gaasbeek continued the business by himself for the following nine years. About this time gold was discovered in California. Like many another of his day, he caught
the gold fever, sold out his business and started for Panama. He got as far as New York City, where he was induced to associate himself with a man by the name of Reynolds, to start a commission business in Panama. On arriving at the Isthmus, however, he, becom- ing dissatisfied with his relations with Rey- nolds, decided to dissolve the partnership. This accomplished, he formed a partnership with Amos Corwin, at that time United States consul to Panama. They carried on a suc- cessful business until December, 1850, when he returned to Albany to be married. Mr. Van Gaasbeek after his marriage went back to Panama to continue the business there, but owing to an illness brought on by the climatic conditions of the tropics he was obliged to give up his work and return North. Once more he established himself in Albany, this time going into the carpet business, opening a store on the corner of Broadway and Co- lumbia street. The business growing rapidly, he moved, in the early sixties, to larger quar- ters on Pearl street, where he acquired the property which he held at his death. He be- came the leading carpet man in Albany, and continued to conduct a large and successful business until he retired, in 1901, from an active participation in commercial life. Mr. Van Gaasbeek was a member of the First Re- formed Church, of Albany, and for many years was one of the most active elders. In politics he was first a Whig and later a Re- publican, and, though urged many times to hold office, always declined. For nine years he was a volunteer fireman in Albany in the days of the old hand-engine. Though Mr. Van Gaasbeck had attained the ripe old age of more than ninety-four years, he was in possession of all his faculties, attended to all the business connected with a considerable estate personally, and gave no visible signs of the approaching end until shortly before his death, January 15, 19II.
He married, February 20, 1851, Antoinette Hoyt Keeler, born March 12, 1827, died April 22, 1901, daughter of Jasper S. Keeler. Chil- dren: 1. Amos Corwin, born July 29, 1852, married, November 4, 1874. Helen W. Com- stock: resides at Orange, New Jersey. 2. Theodore Cuyler, November 22, 1852, died December 17, 1858. 3. James Boyd, Decem- ber 6, 1856, died December 6, 1858. 4. John Irwin, April 30, 1859, died December 29, 1875. 5. Mary, June 15, 1860, died August II. 1860. 6. Bertha, January 17, 1864, died July 31, 1864. 7. Antoinette, March 30, 1868, married, October 3. 1894, John F. Nash ; chil- dren : i. Helen, born August 24. 1895 ; ii. Al- exander Van Gaasbeek, October 19, 1859; iii.
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Antoinette Van Gaasbeek, October 9, 1904. 8. Alexander, and 9. William, twins, Decem- ber 1, 1869, died in infancy. 10. An infant daughter, May 7, 1871.
These are two well- SIMONS-CHASE known names in the United States, the for-
mer being borne by men well-known in the annals of the Mohawk Valley, the latter by men of national prominence from early New England days.
Nathan E. Simons was born in Schagticoke, Rensselaer county, New York, in 1829, died in Albany, New York, September 13, 1889, and is buried in Rural cemetery. His father died when he was a small boy, and his mother married a second time. At the age of four- teen years, the lad left home and started out to make his own way in the world. He worked in Lansingburg, New York, for a few years, gaining education and business experience. He next went to Albany, being a bookkeeper and yard salesman for a lumber firm, where he acquired a thorough practical knowledge of the lumber trade and methods of conduct- ing it. Until he was twenty-seven, he was in the employ of Richard Whitlock, then a prominent dealer. In 1856 he entered in part- nership under the firm name of Mattice & Simons, and established yards and salesrooms on Water street, where he successfully en- gaged in the lumber business. In 1859 his firm dissolved and was succeeded by Simons & Griswold, lumber dealers, Aaron Griswold being his new partner. He died in 1872, and Mr. Simons became sole owner. In 1878 he admitted A. K. Richards, under the firm name of Simons & Richards, which continued until the death of Mr. Simons. He was a public- spirited man, and a liberal supporter of all worthy causes. Ile was active in local af- fairs, was one of the promoters of the Al- bany Institute, and a member of the First Dutch Church of Albany. In politics he was a Republican. Ile married, in 1855, Meribah Chase, born in Little Falls, New York, May 2, 1837, daughter of Sylvanus G. Chase, of Little Falls and Albany, New York. Chil- dren of Nathan E. and Meribah (Chase) Si- mons : I. Charles Newman, born June 5, 1857, died April 2, 1866. 2. Lillian, born July 20, 1863 ; married Herbert Wright Stov- er, of Plainfield, New Jersey. 3. Alfred, died at age of nineteen years. 4. May L., unmar- ried, resides with her mother in Albany.
(I) Jacob Chase, of Vermont, was born, lived, and died in that state. He attained the great age of ninety years.
(II) Moses, son of Jacob Chase, was born
in Vermont, but located in New York state, at Rome. He had three wives, his first, Mer- cy Goodenough, being the mother of his chil- dren.
(III) Sylvanus Goodenough, son of Moses and Mercy (Goodenough) Chase, was born at Rome, New York, December 28, 1806, died at Albany, at age of eighty-three years. He was a lad of ten years when he witnessed the gathering of a few distinguished gentlemen about four miles east of Rome to throw the first shovelfulls of earth that inaugurated the building of the Erie canal. Eight years later he was a passenger on the first Erie canal- boat ever built. It was a memorable, as well as a historic trip. Soon after his parents re- moved to Herkimer county, New York, where he attended school during the winter months, and was employed on the canal in the sum- mer. He next became steersman on one of the two small packet boats that plied on the canal between Little Falls and Utica. He was later steersman on one of the large packets plying to Schenectady, and had the honor of conveying General Lafayette as passenger. In 1827 he became captain of one of the boats carrying freight and passengers between Al- bany and New York City, owned by Dows & Cary, also owners of the Washington line of canal and river boats. He continued as cap- tain of the boat until 1835, when he engaged with E. S. Prosser, of Albany, as tally clerk, continuing until 1841, when he organized a line of boats for freight and passengers to ply between Albany and Buffalo, connecting at the latter city with the transportation line of John R. Evans and Bro. for the lakes, and with the Santvoord and Company "Swiftsure" line at Albany for New York. The firm name of the company, S. G. Chase & Company, be- came a well-known one. In 1856 eight dif- ferent canal lines combined, forming a stock company under the name of "The Western Transportation Company." Mr. Chase en- tered the combination and became a director and agent on the pier at Albany, remaining until 1879, when he disposed of his entire in- terest and retired from business, after a pe- riod of forty-four years in business on the old Albany pier. He was a member of the Albany Board of Trade, director of the Capi- tal Insurance Company, and trustee of the Jagger Iron Company. He was a member of the First Reformed Church, and for many years an elder. He was of commanding, dig- nified bearing, and a most upright and hon- orable business man. He married, (first) Mary A. Dewey ; married (second) Elizabeth Loomis, of Suffield, Massachusetts ; no chil- dren. Children of first marriage: 1. Amy,
Nathan C. Simons
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died in childhood. 2. Darius, died in child- hood. 3. Aljilenah, married Albertus K. Richards, a partner of his brother-in-law, and his successor in the firm of Simons & Rich- ards, died in 1895 ; she survives her husband, is a resident of Albany and had children: i. Jesse A., of Brooklyn, New York. ii. Walter S., of Albany ; iii. Bertha, deceased ; iv. Ham- ilton, of New York City. 4. Meribah, see for- ward. 5. Orlando, accidentally killed at age of two years. 6. Esther, married Charles M. Sears; she survives her husband, resident of Lenox, Massachusetts, with children, Charles and Grace, both married and of Lenox. 7. Henrietta, married Irving Knickerbocker, re- tired lumber dealer of Albany. 8. Agnes, married John D. Parsons (2), whom she sur- vives, resident of Albany.
(IV) Meribah, daughter of Sylvanus G. and Mary A. (Dewey) Chase, was born at Little Falls, New York, May 2, 1837. Her parents removed to Albany in 1839, and in that city she received her education, attending private schools and Albany Female Academy. She married, 1855, Nathan E. Simons (see Simons). She is a member of the First Re- formed Church, and since the death of her husband has continued ber residence at 26 First street, where she has as companion her youngest daughter, May L. Simons.
The Albany family of this name
RUDD are lineal descendants of that Jonathan Rudd, whose romantic marriage is so beautifully described by Miss Caulkins in her "History of New London, Connecticut," p. 48. Jonathan was a native of England, who came to America and settled perhaps in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1640. Certain it is that he took the oath of fidelity, October 1, 1644. He was of Saybrook, Con- necticut, in 1646, was admitted a freeman, was of Hartford in 1651. He probably died in 1668. He was a man of importance as shown by the records. He was married in the winter of 1647 by John Winthrop, of New London, who was acting under a Massachu- setts commission. The name of his bride is not given, but the circumstances attending the marriage have been and always will be pre- served. "The wedding day was fixed and a magistrate from up river engaged to perform the ceremony as there was not anyone in Say- brook qualified to officiate." But "there fall- ing out at that time a great snow" so that "the magistrate intended to go down thither was hindered by the depth of the snow." But the nuptials must not be delayed, application was made to Mr. Winthrop to come to Saybrook to perform the ceremony, but he deriving his
authority from Massachusetts had no legal right to officiate in Connecticut. He, however, agreed if the parties would meet at a brook designated he would there perform the cere- mony as that was Massachusetts territory. The offer was accepted. On the brink of this little stream, the boundary between two col- onies, the parties met, Winthrop and his friends from Pequot, and the bridal train from Saybrook. Here the ceremony was per- formed under the shelter of no roof, by no hospitable fireside, without any accommoda- tion but those furnished by the snow covered earth, the overarching heavens and perchance the sheltering side of a forest of pines or cedars. Never perhaps was the rite performed in a situation so wild and solitary and under circumstances so interesting and peculiar. The impressive group stood around wrapped in their frosty mantles with heads reverently bowed and at the given sign the two plighted hands came forth from among the furs, and were clasped in token of a lifelong affectionate trust. The stream received the name of "Bride Brook" on the spot, and is so known to this day. Jonathan Rudd had issue. His daughter Patience married, October 7, 1675, Samuel Bushnell. Mary, supposed to be the first born, married, December 12, 1666, Thom- as Bingham. Two sons were Jonathan, and Nathaniel, see forward.
(II) Nathaniel, son of Jonathan Rudd, was born in Saybrook, probably died in Norwich, in April, 1727. He settled at West Farms, Norwich, Connecticut. His homestead was in that part of the West Farms now called Bozrah. He seems to have prospered as he left at his death an estate valued at six hun- dred and eighty-nine pounds. He married, (first ) Mary, daughter of John Post, April 16, 1685, who bore him Jonathan, Mary (I) Mary (2), Lydia. Mary (Post) Rudd died November, 1705. His second wife was Abi- gail Hartshorn, whom he married January 31, 1706. She bore him Nathaniel, see forward ; Joseph and eight other children.
(III) Captain Nathaniel (2), son of Nath- aniel ( 1) and Abigail (Hartshorn ) Rudd, was born in Norwich, 1684. He removed to Windham, Connecticut, where he died Febru- ary 20, 1760. He was an ensign of militia, 1722, captain in 1736, deputy to Connecticut general assembly, 1737. He married, Decem- ber 27, 1709, Rebecca, daughter of John and Rebecca (Adams) Waldo. They had issue.
(IV) Jonathan (2), son of Captain Nath- aniel (2) and Rebecca (Waldo) Rudd, was born in Windham, Connecticut, in 1710. He married Esther Tyler and had issue.
(V) Deacon Jonathan (3), son of Jonathan
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(2) and Esther (Tyler) Rudd, was born in Windham, Connecticut, April 29, 1743, died April 3, 1823. He was a prominent man and a deacon of the church. He married, October 1, 1766, Mary, born at Norwich, Connecticut, August II, 1741, youngest daughter of Dea- con Simon Tracy, by his first wife, Elizabeth Hyde, and granddaughter of Jabez Hyde, son of Samuel, son of William, the first of Norwich, the English emigrant who probably first landed in this country in 1633. Deacon Jonathan Rudd settled in Windham, where his seven children were born: I. Simon Tracy, born September 1, 1768; married (first ) Alice Adams; (second) Mary Carew. 2. Mary, August 22, 1770; married Asahel Lord. 3. Elizabeth, March 13, 1772; mar- ried, January, 1795, Gurdon Lathrop. 4. Jon- athan. of further mention. 5. Sarah, Decem- ber 17, 1776; died at Oberlin, Ohio, Febru- ary, 1842 ; unmarried. 6. Hezekiah, February 2, 1781; married (first) Maria De Forest ; (second) Mary E. Coggesel. 7. Lydia, May 6, 1785; married, in 1809, Andrew Benton, Deacon Rudd married (second) Anne Tyler, March 1, 1804.
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