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Dirck and Samson remained in the city, while Johannes came to Harlem and bought a place in the village from Peter van Oblienis.# It consisted of the two erven lying easterly of the
* The Bensons, of New York City, became numerous; we subjoin a brief notice of them, as of interest to their descendants, and to save the mistaking of persons of similar Christian name, so often recurring in both branches of the family. a plan we have also pursued .in regard to some other names, for a like reason.
Derick Benson, born 1650, married Thysie Claes, daughter of Claes Jansen Stavast, of Albany, by whom were all his children, and, secondly, Jannetie, daughter of Barent Pietersen Coeymans, of Albany, who survived him. Derick became wealthy, owning, among other property, 1.000 acres of land on the Raritan, which he sold, in 1697, to his father-in-law. Coeymans, and on which his son, Andries Coey- mans, afterward settled. In 1701, Benson leased the ferry between New York and Brooklyn, for seven years, at £130 a year, but lost money at it. For additional items respecting Derick Benson, see the Bergen Genealogy. He died June 26, 1717, having had children, Catalina, born 1683. married John F. Vandermeulen and John Kelly; Eve, born 1686, died young; Rachel, born 1689, married Hans Bergen; Eve, born 1693, married, 1717, Anthony Duane, father (but by a second wife) of Hon- orable James Duane; Derick, born 1696, died August 30, 1734; and Thysie, born 1699, who married James Henderson, of New York, merchant. As Derick, last named, left no descendants, his uncle, Samson, becomes the head of all the later New York Bensons, not of the Harlem branch.
Samson Benson, the potter, born in 1652, married, first, Tryntie Van Deusen, sister to the wife of Johannes, by whom were all his children but one; and, secondly, Grietie. daughter of Abraham Kermer, and widow of Capt. Jacob Van Tilburg; Ben- son being her third husband, and surviving her. We have not located Benson's pot- tery, but he owned a house and lot in Smith street (now William, below Maiden
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third cross street, which Peter's father secured from Lubbert Gerritsen, as heretofore noticed, and which he formally conveyed to Peter December 28, 1699, after the latter had sold it to Ben- son. It formed a part of the late Dunning plot of 4 acres. Ben- son was still here November 16, 1700, when he acted as an arbiter in settling the Tourneur estate, and on December 13 ensuing he voted for building a new bridge. "at the stone bridge," which crossed the Mill Creek at IIIth Street. But, in the meantime,
Lane), bought of Dr. Lucas Van Tienhoven, and which his executors sold to his son Harman, February 4, 1732. He died June 2, 1730, having had thirteen children, viz: Catalina, born 1675, died 1706, having married, 1697, Stoffel (also called The- ophilus) Pelts; Derick, born 1677; Teuwes, or Matthew, born 1679; Harman, born 1681; Samson, born 1684; Robert, born 1686; William, born 1687; Elizabeth, born 1689, married Egbert Van Borsum; Johannes, born 1692; Helena, born 1694; Maria. born 1696, who with William, Johannes and Helena, died early; Henricus, born 1698. and Catalina, born 1707 (after the elder child so called was dead), and who was unmarried in 1726.
Derick Benson, born 1677, also a potter, lived in Crown street (now Liberty). and died in 1725. By his wife Elizabeth Radcliff, who survived him, he had Samson, born 1712 (who married Catharine Peck, and had Derick, born 1741; Johannes, born 1744, etc., perhaps went to Albany) ; Catharine, born 1714, who married Capt. Abraham Eight, of New York, father of the excellent Abraham Eights, Esq., of Albany, deceased father of the late Dr. Jonas Eights (see Pearson's First Settlers) : Rachel, born 1716, who married Frederick Fine, of New York; Johannes, born 1718; Derick, born 1721: Matthew, born 1723; and Elizabeth, born, 1725. On April 9. 1754, the widow, Elizabeth, and her two daughters, Catharine (with her husband. Captain Eight) and Rachel, the last being also a widow, sold the residence in Crown street, to Rem Rapelje, bolter, for £ 300.
Matthew Benson, mason, born 1679, died 1721. He married. 1706. Catrina, daughter of Jonathan Provoost, and their children that reached maturity. were Samson, born 1713; Catharine, born 1716, and Catalina, born 1719. His will, made May 9, 1721, was proved December 9, 1755, on the oath of Henry Riker, one of the witnesses. On April 30, 1753, the widow, with Catharine and Catalina, the surviving children, the last unmarried, and Catharine, then the wife of Thomas Moore, weaver. sold property of Matthew Benson to Charles Johnson, schoolmaster. But it would appear that Samson married, 1735, Jannetie Arment, and had issue: Matthew, born 1741; Jonathan, born 1744; Lucas, born 1746; Cornelius, born 1748.
Harman Benson, carpenter, born 1681, married, 1702, Aeltie, daughter of Victor Bicker, and surviving her six years, died October 7, 1743. Their children were Catharine. born 1703, who married John Leake; Claesie, also called Cloe, born 1705. married David Scott and John Van Ternhem; Samson, born 1707; Catalina, born 1711, married John Walker; Victor, born 1714; Annetie, born 1716, married John Man; and Harmanus, born 1719, who married, 1742, Judith Castang.
Samson Benson, cooper, born 1684, married, 1710, Maria, daughter of Abraham Bokee, and died November 29, 1732. His children, except three that died early, were Abraham, born 1712, living, 1763, married Anna Tilly. 1739, and had a family; Samson, born 1714, was a mariner, married Elizabeth Williams, 1737, had a son, Samson, born 1739, etc .; his widow was appointed administratrix June 1, 1743: Catharine, born 1715, married James Taylor; and John, born 1725, who died before 1763, leaving his property, by will dated July 2, 1754, to his brother Abraham and sister Catherine.
Henricus Benson, potter, born 1698, married. 1722, Catherine, daughter of Gerrit Van Laer. He died October 27, 1742. Three children named Gerrit, who died in in- fancy, besides which he had Tryntie. born 1722; Henricus, horn 1726; Samson, born 1729. and Derick. horn 1737. On December 29, 1737, Henricus sold a house and lot in Smith street, deeded him February 24, 1727, by his father. We trace his children no further.
Robert Benson, born 1686, married, 1708, Cornelia, daughter of Johannes Roos. but died in 1715, and the next year his widow married Anthony Rutgers. Benson had children. Elizabeth, born 1708, who married Harmanus Rutgers, 1729: Tryntie, born 1710, died young; Tryntie, born 1712, married Col. Martinus Hoffman, 1733; and Robert, born 1715, died 1762, who was a brewer, married, 1738, Catharine, daughter of Egbert Van Borsum. became wealthy, and served in the Common Council from 1740 to 1754. He was father of Robert Benson, born October 30, 1739, died Feb- ruary 25. 1823, assistant alderman 1766-68, aid-de-camp to Governor George Clinton. in the Revolution. clerk of the State Senate, and later clerk of the New York Common Council; also of Captain Henry Benson. horn November 17. 1741, died unmarried August, 1823: and of late Judge Egbert Benson, born June 21, 1746, died unmarried August 24, 1833. Robert, last named, was the father of Honorable Egbert Benson, of New York, and later of New Utrecht, and his sister Maria, who married Judge Leffert Lefferts, and was the mother of Mrs. J. Carson Brevoort.
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his brother-in-law, Van Hoesen, also quitting Albany, had settled as a farmer and innkeeper at the Indian Sappokaniken, just without the city on the North River side; otherwise called by the Dutch New Nordwyck, and also from Gerrit Bas, a proprie- tor there, Bassen Bouwery, a contraction of "Bas syn bouwery." It has since been known as Greenwich Village. At this place lived the Mandevilles, the Van Schaicks, etc., and here Jacob Cornelissen Stille (see Woertendyk and Somerindyk) had an improved farm of 100 acres which Johannes Benson bought De- cember 6, 1699, for 2000 guilders. Hither Benson soon removed, having agreed, November 12, 1701, to sell his house and lot at Harlem (for which he had obtained a deed March 15 preceding), to his eldest son Samson, now married to a daughter of Adolph Meyer. With it Samson bought "a negro, with a plough, and iron-work for a wagon, as also 37 schepels of seed rye and wheat," all for £130, which he had till May, 1705, to pay for, and then to receive his deed.
After several years at the Bessen Bouwery, Captain Benson bought the farm of Jan Louwe Bogert, September 21, 1706, and the next spring returned to Harlem to spend the rest of his days. In the divisions of 1712 he drew his proportion of land, for which see Appendix J. He added otherwise to his acres, which num- bered 182 in 1715. Captain Benson died this year; his widow, Elizabeth van Deusen, surviving till 1746. She was the daughter of Teuwes (Matthew) van Deusen, of Albany, where she was married July 26, 1676.
CHILDREN OF JOHANNES BENSON AND ELIZABETH VAN DEUSEN.
2. Samson, born October 15, 1680, at Albany, N. Y., married, July 26, 1699, Maria Meyer.
3. Helena, born October 8, 1682, married Lawrence Kortright, October 22, 1703, and had two children. .
4. Derick, born February 28, 1686, married, October 16, 1707, Jannetie Vandewater, and in 1711, Catalina, daughter of Abraham Bokee.
5. Catalina, born August 24, 1688, married Jacob Sammon, May 17, 1706, had twelve children.
6. Rachel, born August 29, 1690, married Johannes Cowen- hoven, of Bergen County, N. J., May 7, 1707, had nine children.
7. Matthew, born January 5, 1693, married, December 12, 1716, Elizabeth. daughter of Arent Bussing, and on December 9. 1727, Hannah, daughter of John Edsall, and widow of Gerrit De Groot.
8. Catharine, born August 27, 1695, married Abraham Dela-
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mater, February 21, 1718, had four children. (See Dela- mater.)
9. Marritie, born April 26, 1699, married Ryck Lydecker, of Bergen County, N. J., April 19, 1718, had eleven children. 10. Johannes, Jr., or Joanni, as he wrote his name, born May 29, 1701, married May 2, 1724, Elizabeth, daughter of Ger- rit Lydecker, of Bergen County, N. J.
Ioa. Benjamin, born March 14, 1704.
Samson (2), (son of Johannes), with his wife and a negro servant, began life in his own house at Harlem village, which he purchased from his father. On January 23, 1706, he bought from Zachariah Sickels part of the Brevoort property, being No. I of the New Lots, and two erven on the east side of his own, and adjoining the cross street on which were the church and the church yard. On making a larger purchase he sold Lot I to his brother Derick, from whom it passed in 1712 to Johannes Meyer. In 1711 Samson bought the property of Daniel Tourneur, Jr .. deceased, embracing the farm on Montanye's Flat, and lot No. 2 in the Division of 1691, the first of which he sold soon after to Metje Cornelis (reserving the Morgen rights), and in 1715 he sold lot No. 2 to Adolph Meyer. For his own drafts, in 1712. see Appendix J. On March 28, 1721, by buying out the widow and co-heirs, Samson became owner of the paternal farm at the Point, and the lots drawn by his father in the Four Divisions ; his brother Derick, by an arrangement already noticed, taking other of his father's lands.
On May 4, 1721, he exchanged land with Barent Waldron for lot No. 6, First Division, lying between his farm and the high- way, and by a decision of the Supreme Court, of November 29. 1723, was quitted in his title to his drafted lands. (See account of Abraham Delamontanie.) Lot No. 6 lay mostly within the 64 acres (erroneously called 80) which Benjamin Benson con- veyed to his brother Adolph, in 1743, and which descended to Adolph's son, Lawrence Benson. For notice of Samson's grant of the Mill Camp, and the erection of a mill, etc., see Appendix F. This mill stood on the south side of the creek, and had two run of stones, only some eighteen inches in diameter. While build- ing it, in 1740, Samson Benson died.
His children were:
II. Johannes, born February 4, 1700, married Tanneke, daugh- ter of Samuel Waldron, September 17, 1722.
12. Adolph, born January 8, 1703, was made constable in 1732. soon after his marriage with Eve, daughter of Lawrence Kortright. He married second, on September 28, 1768, Martha Van Dyck.
13. Benjamin, born October 3, 1705, married Susannah, daughter of Peter Bussing.
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14. Elizabeth, born October 13, 1707, married Johannes Waldron, Jr., December 10, 1719, and had two children. (See Waldron.) She married second, John Romer.
15. Mary, born July 4, 1709, married Samson Pelts, of New York, January 22, 1725, and had five children.
16. Catharine, married Captain Luke Shourd,* January 2, 1728, and had one child. She married second, Capt. Daniel McGown, in 1740, and had one child.
17. Daniel, born August 10, 1714.
18. Helena, born November 5, 1716, married Peter Bussing, of Fordham, April 5, 1740.
19. Anne, born March 25, 1720, married John Odell, of Fordham, and had three children.
20. Catalina, born May 5, 1725, married Jacob Dyckman, Jr., of Kingsbridge, about 1742, and had ten children.
Derick (4), (son of Johannes), in 1715, owned 57 acres of land, which included the old Resolved Waldron farm on Van Keulen's Hook, bought, 1714, from John Van Horn, and since known as the Bogert or Morris Randell farm. He got an in- crease of 40 acres at the settlement of his father's estate, in 1721 ; by releasing to Samson the parts of the lots in the First, Second and Fourth Divisions drawn with him in 1712 (see Appendix J). and taking No. 4, Second Division ; No. 4, Third Division ; No. 6, Third Division, and No. 2. Fourth Division. Of these he sold, in 1724, the first and last to Johannes Meyer, and 31/2 acres of No. 6 to John Lewis. The last named passed, in 1726, to the Kortrights, later to Peter Waldron, and from him, May 5, 1768, to John Bogert, Jr. In 1731 Derick bought Nos. 19, 20, Van Keulen's Hook, from Grietie Kortright. Thus his estate stood till his death in 1751. Derick was several times constable of the Harlem division of the Out Ward, and was named as collector, in Montgomery's Charter, 1731.
His children were: .
. Luke Sioerts, also called Shourd, was a "mariner." as were others of his race, at a later day. The name is evidently derived from the Swedish Christian name Shute. The ancestor, Sioert Olfertsen, emigrated from Heerenven, a large village eighteen miles southeast of Leuwarden, and for its beauty called the Friesland Hague. He sailed from Amsterdam September 27, 1663, in the ship Statyn, and with him his wife, Itie Roelofs, their child, Olfert, and servant, Foppe Johannes. In the same vessel came Minne Johannes, also from Friesland, whose descendants in Rockland County have borne the name of Minne or Manny. Sioert was a mason, and hence usually called Sioert de metselaer. He and wife joined the church in New York August 24, 1671, at the first communion under Dominie Nieuwenhuysen. He was assistant alderman in 1688 and 1689. He married, secondly, in 1697. Heyltie Pieters, widow of Cornelis Clopper, and again, in 1701, Janneke Snediker. He died in 1702, leaving all his property to his son Olfert. His daughter, Maria, born 1664, married Johannes Clopper. Olfert Siverts, as called, born at Heerenveen, in 1661, took his father's trade, a bricklayer, but abandoned it for the sea. He married, in 1682, Margaret, daughter of Cornelis Clopper, and, in 1703, Hillegond, daughter of Skipper Lucas Andriessen. Captain Sioerts died in New York in 1710. His children that reached maturity were Mary, born 1686, Heyltie, born 1688; Sioert, born 1691; Aeltie, born 1695; Johannes, born 170 .; Luke, born 1704, and Cornelius, born 1707. Heyltie married Johannes Roosevelt, and has many descendants. Luke married Catharine Benson, January 6, 1728, but within five years left her a widow. Some of this family removed to Rockland County long prior to the Revolution.
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21. Elizabeth, who married Abraham Lydecker, November 26, 1732.
22. Tanneke, baptized December 2, 1715.
23. Helena, baptized August 6, 1718, married Peter Banta, April 5, 1740, and had seven children.
24. Catalina, baptized July 20, 1720, married Dr. Josiah Pater- son,* and had nine children.
25. Maria, baptized August 14, 1723, died April 5, 1754.
26. John, married May 18, 1747, Marritie Lydecker, of Hacken- sack, N. J., and came to own his father's lands at Har-
lem. He sold the farm aforesaid, March 12, 1766, to John Bogert, Jr., and, I believe, removed to Bergen County, N. J. John was the father of Cattelyntie, who was baptized May 6, 1750.
Matthew (7), (son of Johannes), was by trade a cooper. In 1716 he bought 30 acres of land at Harlem from his brother- in-law, Lawrence Kortright; sold it, in 1719, to John Delamater ; in 1724 bought 66 acres from his brother Samson, being lots 2 and 18 in Second Division. These he sold, in 1730, to Nicholas Kortright, and went to Bergen County, N. J., he and his wife uniting with the church at Hackensack; May 29, 1731, by cer- tificate from Harlem. Matthew was afterward a "vintner" in New York, owning a house and lot in Dey Street, where he died, leaving children :
27. Gerrit, baptized October 15, 1728, died, unmarried, 1758, aged 30 years.
28. Benjamin, born February 13, 1732, married Catherine De- ronda, April 30, 1756, died August 5, 1779. Succeeded to the property in Dey Street, New York City, which he owned in 1773, when he resided on a farm at Haver- straw, N. Y.
29. Samuel, of New York, house carpenter, married Ann Steel, December 23, 1759.
30. Charity, baptized January 26, 1735, married William Sloe, July 27, 1755.
* Josiah Paterson, of New York, "surgeon," bought the property of John Lewis, at Harlem, in 1748. Besides the house and lot named in note it embraces two others in the village, with eleven acres of woodland in second, third and fourth divisions. Dr. Paterson was probably the son of John Paterson, of New York, "surgeon," who bought land at the Fly. March 25. 1709. Josiah owned property in Queen street and in Crown street. His widow, etc., sold the latter to Gualterus Du Bois, in 176 ;. He also owned "part of Leonard Lewis' right" in the Great Patent in U'ister County. New York. He disposed of his property at Harlem, after holding it ten years. Dr. Paterson was admitted a freeman in New York in 1750, and there he died, October 23, 1766, leaving by his wife, said Catalina Benson, children, John, Richard, Josiah, Abraham, Elizabeth, Ann and Mary. John became a merchant in Dutchess County, and, I believe, married Catherine, daughter of Robert Livingston, pro- prietor of the Manor of Livingston, and was a justice of the peace, at the Manor, in the time of the Revolution. Colonel Peter R. Livingston, who owned the Judah place (see page 172), was a brother of Mrs. John Paterson. (See Doc. Hist. N. Y. 8 vo., iv., 448.)
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ADOLPH (12), (SON OF SAMSON), HAD ISSUE:
44. Sampson (also called Samuel), born 1733, married on March 3, 1763, Rebecca, daughter of John Dykman.
45. Lawrence, married October 25, 1765, his cousin, Mary, daugh- ter of Benjamin Benson.
Benjamin Benson (13). (son of Samson), has been men- tioned as the next owner of the homestead or Point farm, and mill, and as having purchased the Mill Camp and adjacent lots, together forming the large Benson farm north of the Creek. In 1748 he received 35 acres (with 2 erven, we believe those originally Slot's) from the estate of his grandfather, Meyer. See Appendix F. For another purchase see Appendix G. On May 1. 1770. he gave his son. Samson. a deed for 20 acres, off the south side of the homestead, bounded by the river, the land of William Waldron, and the commons. but twenty years later, viz., on May 2, 1791. conveyed him the entire farm; having on April 2 preceding given his other son. Peter, a deed for the farm north of the Mill Creek, including the mill-pond and stream, and the mill which Benjamin had recently built. He now bought the homestead farm of John Bogert, Jr .. deceased, by deed of May 9, 10. 1791, and removed thither, but died the following year. Main- ly by his instrumentality in securing funds was the new church erected at Harlem, in 1788.
The homestead, and other lands of Samson Benson, were sold by deeds of September 23. 1740, and January 28, 1743, to his son Benjamin, who the next day, after the last deed was given, conveyed the 64 (called 80) acres of the homestead before noticed (its western part ). to his brother, Adolph, with lot No. 18, Fourth Division (the latter reconveyed to Benjamin) : Johannes at the same time getting the 5 acres 3 q. 2-rod lot, being No. 18, Third Division. Benjamin took the mill and his father's rights in the Mill Camp. obtaining a full title for the latter from the town in 1753. With additions, it became that since known as the Peter Benson farm. The old mill south of the creek being burned during the Revolution. while the British had possession and the Bensons were in exile. Benjamin built a new mill on this farm, on the north bank of the creek. which remained till the construc- tion of the Harlem Canal. when it was taken down. See Appen- dix F.
BENJAMIN ( 13), (SON OF SAMSON), HAD ISSUE:
46. Samson, "Jr.". born September 13. 1736, married December 6. 1762. Mary. daughter of John Sickels.
47. Peter, married Hannah. daughter of John Horn, of the Bloomingdale Road, who after his death, in 1802, mar-
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ried Rev. John F. Jackson,* then pastor of the church at Harlem.
48. Mary, who married Lawrence Benson, October 25, 1765, had three children.
49. Rebecca, who married September 9, 1765, Matthias Vreden- burgh (whose son Benjamin married Eve Benson).
50. Susannah, who married Benjamin Lightbourn. Their daugh- ter, Maria, married Edward Elting, of New York.
51. Elizabeth, who died unmarried in 1795.
BENJAMIN (28), (SON OF MATTHEW), HAD ISSUE:
52, Joana, born February 10, 1757.
53. Catherine, born April 3, 1759, married John Harris, had one child.
54. Charity, born September 14, 1761.
55. Matthew, born April 27, 1764, married Johanna Davis, and died October 23, 1843.
56. Henry, born September 3, 1766, died single, 1782.
57. Benjamin, Jr., born December 6, 1768, married Elizabeth Craig, 1790, died February 25, 1823.
58. Jacob, born March 15, 1771.
59. Maria, born July 31, 1773, married Silas Davis, February 24, 1794. Both of Haverstraw, N. Y.
60. William, born October 3, 1776, married Hannah Fils, May 27, 1794.
61. Abraham, born January 28, 1780, married first, Esther Jarvis, May 16. 1802: second. Grissel Burr, May 6, 1804. and third. Finette Edwards, June 30, 1831.
GERRIT (32). (SON OF JOHANNES), HAD ISSUE:
62. Elizabeth, born April 6. 1755.
63. Maria, baptized June 26. 1757.
64. Johannes, baptized October 14, 1759, married Mary Lydecker, January 29, 1781. died May 8, 1828.
65. Jannetie, born 1761. married William Lozier, had one child. 66. Kattelynte. born 1764.
JOHANNES (33), (SON OF JOHANNES), HAD ISSUE :
67. Elizabeth. born October 3, 1754, married Dirck S. Banta, and had ·five children.
68. Anna, born March 29, 1757.
* Rev. John Frelinghuysen Jackson was a son of the Rev. William Jackson, whose father. Patrick Jackson, was a son of William Jackson, from Edinburgh, Scot- land, a zealous Presbyterian, who came out to East Jersey. in 1685. with George Scot. Laird of Pitlochie. and settled in New York, where he married. 1694. Anna, daughter of Dr. Hartman Wessels. Rev. John F. Jackson and the widow Benson were married February 2. 1804. He built and occupied till his death, which occurred March 26. 1836, in his 68th year, the stately frame house on 114th street, between Second and Third avenues, now the residence of his son, Dr. William H. Jackson.
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69. John, born June 29, 1759.
70. Lana, born May 19, 1762.
71. David, born October 17, 1765, married Elizabeth Van Houten, January 21, 1792.
72. Catelina, born November 10, 1767.
73. Gerritt, born March 20, 1770, married Maria Van Vranken, 1797, died 1861.
74. Daniel, born December 8, 1771, married Rachel D. Doremus, November 11, 1795.
CORNELIUS (34), (SON OF JOHANNES), HAD ISSUE:
75. Elizabeth, born January 9, 1762, married Edward Smith, June 3, 1787, and had four children.
76. Yannetie (Jane), born April 29, 1757, died single.
77. Johannes, born February 20, 1758.
78. Carel, born July 30, 1764, married Hilletje Van Der Bilt, April 19, 1787.
79. Petrus, born October 4, 1766, married Geya Demarest, Octo- ber 11, 1795.
80. Margrietje, born February 24, 1769, married Jonas Green, January 12, 1795, and had five children.
81. Catelyntye, born November 1771, married John Smith, May 9, 1794. Both of Clarkstown, N. Y.
82. Marya (Maria), born April 22, 1774, married William P. Felter, December 22. 1804, and had three children. 83. Cornelius, baptized March 11, 1777. died single.
JOHN HENRY (43), (SON OF JOHANNES), HAD ISSUE:
84. Betsy, born October 3, 1762, died, unmarried, 1800.
85. John, born December 25, 1764.
86. Stephen, born December 18, 1766, married Anna Trippe, December 29, 1791.
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