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21. Teunis, born 1744. married Sarah, daughter of Edward Nicoll, named on page 321, January 14, 1771, and the next year was admitted to the Marine Society, but died prior to 1783.
22. Robert.
23. Joseph (Capt.), born November 10, 1747, in Bermuda, mar- ried Elizabeth, daughter of Teunis Tiebout, had six chil- dren, and died in New York April 16, 1820. He born
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at Bermuda. Was a member of the New York Marine Society.
24. William, born June 27, 1750, was a member of N. Y. Marine Society in 1774, also Shipmaster in the Bermuda trade. His daughters, Mrs. Woodward and Mrs. Asson, of Phila- delphia, still survive (1881).
Abraham Delamontagnie (15), as he called himself. took the trade of his father. Jacob, a blockmaker. He was admitted to free- manship in 1769, and also to honorary membership in the Marine Society. He married, in 1755, Mary, daughter of Jacob Remson, of Brooklyn, and ultimately became a "vintner." or innkeeper, in which he was engaged in 1769, his house being near the Com- mons, and then and thereafter a famous resort for the "Liberty Boys." It was probably the same place, "opposite the Green, near the Bridewell," or. to exactly locate it. at the corner of Broadway and Murray Street, where he leased, March 25, 1773, five lots of ground from Trinity Church, for 99 years. Abraham did a good thing for his heirs, but he himself died the very next year, aged only 40, and on ()ctober 17. 1774, letters of administra- tion were taken out by his widow. She continued the house, 253 Broadway. married. in 1777, John Amory, whipmaker, and died in 1797, in her 66th year.
ABRAHAM ( 15). ( SON OF JACOB ). HAD ISSUE:
25. Maria. baptized September 22. 1756, died July 22, 1762.
26. James No. 1. baptized August 21. 1758. died August 15. 1759. 27. James No. 2. born December 6. 1760, died August 6. 1762. 28. Abraham, born July 4. 1763. died August 29, 1764. 29. James No. 3. born September 4, 1764.
Jacob (30), born September 15. 1765. is remembered as one of the best of men. He studied law, opening an office at () Beekman Street. but removed before his mother died to 253 Broadway. He had married Mary Elizabeth. daughter of Cap- tain John Armour. shipmaster. In 1792 he was lieutenant and adjutant of the First New York Regiment, was alderman much of the time from 1706 to 1806. and in 1708 member of assembly. The 99 years lease being sold in 1812. Jacob was one of three purchasers, but sold out. 1817. to Benjamin Ferris and Amos Butler. He died at his residence in Beaver Street. April 9. 1823. without children, and leaving large legacies to members of the Armour and Moore families, besides providing amply for his wife. Mary E. Delamontagnie. She survived him twenty-five years, and died at Belleville, New Jersey. For a portrait of Mr. Delamontagnie. see Documentary History of New York. Vol. 4. page 1024. . He had issue :
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31. Rebecca, born June 5, 1766, died August 23, 1767.
EIDE (20), (SON OF IDE), HAD ISSUE :
32. Eide, baptized February 20, 1762, married Cathrina Young, had one child.
33. Anate (Anna), baptized November 24. 1766. .
34. Yacobes (Jacobus), baptized December 2, 1767.
JOSEPH (23). ( SON OF ELDER), HAD ISSUE :
35. Sarah, born (October 7, 1785, married Rev. William Gray.
36. Anna, born March 24. 1878, married William J. Crolius.
37. William, born November 11. 1788, was the father of four children, and died June 15, 1877. Was the veteran boat- builder of Water Street.
38. Edward, born May 5, 1792, had two children, and died March 19. 1872. Was a boatbuilder.
39. Elizabeth, born December 27, 1794. died in infancy.
40. Joseph, born January 8, 1796, died single. September 23, 1826. EIDE (32), (SON OF EIDE), HAD ISSUE:
41. Maria. born June 19, 1785.
WILLIAM (37), (SON OF JOSEPH ). HAD ISSUE:
42. William.
43. John.
44. Joseph E.
45. Albert.
EDWARD (38). (sox OF JOSEPH), HAD ISSUE:
46. Robert.
47. Alexander, born 1824. married Mary Jane Cox. July 8, 1847.
MYER.
Adolph Meyer, the ancestor of the Myer family of Harlem (whose name, at first pronounced Mayer, has changed its sound as well as form), emigrated, as before noticed, from Ulsen, a parish of Bentheim, in the German province of Westphalia. He arrived at Harlem in 1661, where he gained a good standing ; and April 29. 1671, married Maria, daughter of Johannes Ver- veelen. Three years later he united with the church, his wife having done the same some months before. At their marriage, Verveelen gave them the two out-gardens. Nos. 7, 8, with most of the land in the Hanel patent. the rest being promised, and the pat- ent eventually transferred to Meyer. October 13, 1683. Meyer sold the lot on Montanye's Flat, January 28, 1673. Adrianus Jansen
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Van Westerhout built him a house 25 by 18 feet, with a leanto; the contract dated August 18, 1675. It cost. 360 guilders, as appeared at their settlement January 6, 1676. Meyer bought the Demarest lot, No. 5, on Jochem Pieters, August 1, 1677. On September 4, 1679, he and John Delamater leased for 10 years the Slot lands on Van Keulen's Hook, with house lots, garden and meadows; but just before the lease expired Meyer, whose house and barn had been burnt, stating to his father-in-law that he wished to build a new barn, but was afraid of another accident. as he and Joost Van Oblinus were living so near, Verveelen sold him the Slot patent, June 3, 1689, for 300 guilders, "silver money or in wheat as silver," Meyer engaging. should Verveelen die before receiving the money, to pay Daniel Verveelen and his sister Anna their respective shares of 1,000 guilders each. Meyer no doubt met his engagements, as he continued in possession, and later, Daniel released to his sister, Mrs. Meyer, all his interests at Harlem, by deeds of June 12, 1710, and June 30, 1712; in the latter expressly including all "the right and property of Johan- nes Verveelen deceased, by reason of his being patentee of said town and patent." The Hanel and Slot patents laid the founda- tion of the large Myer estates .*
* The Hanci patent is unrecorded, and I am but too well convinced that the original (in fragments when I saw it) has perished. Luckily a copy was taken which saves to us the text of this ancient Dutch grant:
Wy Petrus Stuyvesant, Directeur-Generael ende Raeden, wegens de Ho: Mo: Heere Staaten Generael der vereenighde Nedertants, zyn Hoogheyt van Orantjie, ende Edele Heere Bewinthebberen der geoctroveerde West Indien Compagnie, in Nieuw Neder- lant residerende. oirkonde en verclaren inits deesen, dat wy. op huyden dato onder- geschreeven. hebben toegestaan en vergunt aen Juriaen Hanel, resident van het evlant van Manhatans, en in de dorp Nieuw Haerlem, een parceel lant gelegen op Van Keulen's Hook, geteykent No. 4. suylen wederzyde zuyden, brect twaelf rooden. groot drie morgen: alzo een stuck op Jochem Pictersen's Lant, tusschen Hendrick Carsense en Jan Le Roy, suylen wederzyden west wel so ncordelyk. breet sestien roeden, groot ses morgen vier hondert roeden; alzo een stuck . lant op Montagne's Lant, geteykent No. 7, breet seven en twintigh roeden, vier en een half voeten suylen van de kil tot het gebergte west, groot vyf morgen en vier hondert roeden: een erf bezuyden Montagne, langh seven reeden negen voeten, breet seven roeden ses en een half voeten: item een thuyn hewesten Jan Pietersen, beoosten Nicholaes de Meyer, breet v. f roeden. langh twintigh roeden; item een stuck valey getuykent No. 5. gemeen met Lubbert Gerritsen, synde het noordelyk streek tot eylant by 't Springh. als mede het noordelyk streck in de Groot Valey. Met expresseerde conditie ende voorwaarde dat hy Turiaen Hanel, of die uyt krachte deses syn actic macht genomen. de Ed: Heeren Bewinthehheren voornacmde voor syn heeren en patroonen sal erkennen, onder de souvereignteyt van hare Hooge Moogende de Heeren Staaten Generael, en hier haren Directeur ende Raeden en alles gehoorzamen als goede ingezetenen schuldig syn te doen, mits hem wyders onderwerpende al sulcke lasten ende gerechticheden, als by de Ed: Heeren reets is beraemt ofte noch te beriemen; Constitueerende oversulcx den voornoemde Juriaen Hanel in onze staet reele en actueele possessie vant voornoemde parcecl lants, hem gevende mits desen volkomen macht, authoriteyt, ende speciael hevel. omme t voorschreeven lant te moogen aen. vaerden, bebouwen. bewoonen ende gebruycken, gelyck hy met andere syne patri- moniale landed ende effecten doen soude mogen, sonder dat wy cedenten inde qualite als vooren. daer aen cenige part actie oft gesacht int minste meer syn hebben te reserveren oft behouden, maer ten behoeve als vooren, van alles te desisteren. van nu en voor ceuwigh, beloovende voorts dit transpoort vast, bondich, onverbreckelyk ende irevocabel te behouden, naer te komen ende te volbrengen, alles ondert verbout naer rechten daer toestaende. 'tOirkonde is desen bv ons geteekent en met zegel bevestight; actum int Fort Amsterdam in Nieuw Nederlant. 16 Ma . 1664.
P. STUYVESANT. Ter Ordonnantie van den F .: Hr: Dr: Generael ende Hooge Raeden van Nieuw Nederlant. etc. CORNELIS VAN RUYVEN, Secretaris.
Mr. Meyer often held office in the town, was assistant alder-
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man of the Out Ward, 1693-95; also served as an elder. Between 1691 and 1701, chosen with others for that purpose, he had much to do with the first allotment of the common land under the Don- gan patent, and signed the deeds. The first four lots in that allot- ment embraced that part of Harlem Flats which lay north of the Samson A. Benson line, and extended up between the two roads to the point or forks at 131st Street. (See list of these lots in Ap- pendix J). Myer drew lot No. 4, at the forks, in conjunction with his son, Johannes, who owned a 71/2 morgen right upon the lots on Van Keulen's Hook, which came from his grandfather, Verveelen. Here, at the fork of the roads, Adolph or Johannes built a substantial stone house, as early as 1706. Mr. Meyer died in February, 1711. By his will, made the 13th of that month, he left the use of his property to his widow. To his grandsons, named for him, he gave each a pair of gold buttons, and to his granddaughters, named for his wife, each a gold ring.
The Myer estate was much increased, both by purchase and by the drafts from the common lands, before Mrs. Myer died, which was not till 1748. We except the Delavall lands, the bulk of which was bought by the Myers, but held separate from the common inheritance. Adolph Myer's will was proved September 2, 1748, after the death of the widow, but when his children were all yet living, and by whom a final division of the property was made November 15. 1748, and deeds passed. How the lands were parcelled out will be shown as we speak of the sons respectively ; here we need only mention that Benjamin Benson, grandson of Adolph Myer, succeeding to his mother's share, took 35 acres, which included Lots 7, 8. 9. Van Keulen's Hook; and another grandson, Johannes Sickels, intended by his uncle Myer as his sole heir, received said uncle's portion, to wit: No. 3, Jochem Pieters, No. 40, 2d Division, and No. 14, 4th Division, as also the remaining north garden, which Sickels sold July 1, 1758, to John Livingston. No. 2. Jochem Pieters, and No. 6, half of 5. Van Keulen's Hook, he took under Isaac's will.
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Adolph Meyer ( 1) married Maria Verveelen. April 29. 1671. had nine children, and died in February, 1711.
ADOLPH MEYER (1) HAD ISSUE:
2. Johannes, baptized August 13, 1671, married Tryntie, daugh- ter of Jan Van Dalsen .* January 30, 1702, had five chil- dren. and died in 1755.
* Capt. Jan Gerritsen Van Dalsen. elsewhere called de Vries (see pages 93. 236), was a shipcarpenter, and married, 1660, at New Amsterdam, Grietie, daughter of Teunis Cray. After the Dutch lost New York he lived somewhere in New England: there his daughter, Mrs. Kiersen, was born. But coming. 1667, to Harlem for the inducement, possibly (see page 311), he put up a house, and built one or more vessels here. In 1670 he sold his place to Resolved Waldron, but subsequently owned an- other, and appears among the erf-holders, 1681-83, having his home here. and sailing an "open boat" out of New York. While thus engaged he is noticed as follows in the Council minutes, January 28, 1684: "John de Vries desired that he might have some
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3. Hendrick. baptized September 3. 1673. married Wyntie Ra; ( Rhee), December 10, 1697. had ten children, and died October 31. 1753.
4. Anna Catrina. baptized March 12, 1677, married Abraham Lent, December 24, 1698. had eleven children. and died July 21. 1762. Anna Catrina's name. derived from the Verveelens. is vet worthily borne by descendants of her granddaughter. Anna Catrina Riker: an example of the almost religious adherence. in our Dutch families, to the ancestral Christian names.
5. Maria. baptized April 26. 1679. married Samson Benson. July 29. 1699. had nine children.
6. Abraham. baptized March 3. 1682. married Engeltie Bussing. May 10. 1706. had five children. and died in 1757.
7. Isaac. baptized April 13. 16ยบ4. purchased from Gideon and Bernardus Verveelen. in 1710. jointly with his brother. Jacob. a tract of land in Bergen County, New Jersey. Jacob selling him his share in 1743. By his will, dated September 12. 1743. he gave "all his lands in the provinces of New York and New Jersey" to his nephew. Johannes Sickels. He could have left no children : maybe he was called "Widower Myer." It would appear that he lived with Sickels. on the lower street. I think on the old Laur- ens Jansen place. at the north end of No. 6. Van Keulen's Hook. the lots attached to which, half of 5. 6. his mother bought of Lawrence Low in 1732. and conveyed to Isaac in 1735. Low soll him No. 2. Jochem Pieters, in 1738. But it is singular that Isaac's name never occurs in the tax lists.
8. Jacob, baptized May 16. 1686. married first. Annatie Hendricks
land at Harlem. They at Harlem wid he formerly had land and sold it: he said he bought it: they said it was given to him, and he was obliged to sell it (if he parted with it) to no stranger. He, not being able to produce any witness or writing of said purchase. it was agreed by those of Harlem to give him a piece of ground, for him and his children: provided that he should not sell it. but for want of heirs it should relapse to the township." After this he and Kiersen got a lease of the Great Maize Land. (See page 408.) Capt. Van Dalsen subscribes to Dominic Selyns' salary in 1685 and '26. and was living in 1992. His children tomitting the first two who died young) were Tennis, born 1661; Gerritie, born 156 ;. married Jan Kiersen: Annetie. horn 1669. married Johannes Waldron: Peter. born 16;1: Tryntic, born 1674. married Johannes Meyer; Jacob, born 1679: Lyshet, born 1602: Jannetie, born 1685.
Teunis Van Dalsen, in an obituary published at the time of his death, is stated to have been "the first male person bern in this city ( New York) after it was ceder! to the English by the Dutch:" and with this the family tradition accords. He lived at Harlem when he married Sarah, daughter of Capt. Johannes Vermilye. in the fall of 1600, having. on May 21. preceding bought No. & of the New lots from Joost Van Oblinus. This he sold. January 1. 1701. to Barent and Johannes Waldron, for 107. wilders: in 1721 was a farmer at Mamaroneck, in Westchester, but removed to Goshen, Orange County, where he died August 30. 1966, aged 10 2 years. The Dolsens of that county are his descendants. They were great Whigs in the Revolution, and from them Di kantown takes its name. (See Fager's Orange County, page 412.) We are not to confound with these the numerous Dolsens of Rockland and other counties. descendants of Jan Van Dalfsen. from Haarlem. Holland, who, bringing certificates from that place. with wife. Anna Van Kaasvelt, joined the church in New York. February 27. 1702. He died ten or fifteen years later at Tappan. where he had served as voorleser.
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Kammega, 1710, had six children, and second, Rachel Baton, September 16, 1725, had three children.
9. Adolph, baptized July 24, 1692, married first, Margaret, daughter of Johannes Waldron, October 25, 1716, had five children. He married second. Catherine. daughter of Peter Haring, April 26. 1723. had five children.
IO. Anneke ( Anna), baptized August 3, 1698. married first. Jo- hannes Sickels. May 2. 1718, and second. Thomas Storm.
Johannes (2) became a large landholder ; his first acquisition being a share of Lot No. 4, in the Division of 1691, drawn in partnership with his father, the whole of which he ultimately owned. On February 21, 1701, the Brevoort farm, on Jochem Pieters' Hills, being Lots 6. 7. of 1691, was purchased in his name, and on March II. 1712. he bought of Derick Benson, No. I. New Lots, also once Brevoort's. See page 430. Johannes Myer drew jointly with his mother of the common lands in 1712. on his 71/2 morgen right, which entitled him to just 17 a. I q. 221/2 r. They agreed that he should hold No. 15, Ist Division (all but 10 acres at the lower end). with No. 6. of 1691, and that she should hold in her name the lots No. I and 7, aforesaid : however, on November 10, 1713, she conveyed the 10 acres to Johannes. and in 1715 gave him possession of the No. 1, New Lots. Among Myer's purchases was Sickels' lot, No. 16, Ist Division. on March 3. 1722. See also page 431. He bought 114 acres of the Delavall lands from Abraham Gouverneur, March 25, 1720, but Philip Pipon reclaimed this land, on his arrival the next year. After Pipon and Gouverneur had had their claims settled by a legal decision. the latter sold MIver, on May 1, 2. 1725, the three most southerly of the "Nine Lots," on Jochem Pieters' Flat, with a third of the Delavall drafts from the com- mon lands. Johannes ultimately got a full half of the Delavall drafted lands ; for more of which see Appendix I. Simon John- son, assignee of Elias Pipon. also sold him that part of "that piece of land formerly belonging to the heirs of James Carteret," which lay at the west end of the "Three Lots," but separated by the road, and which Myer sold to John Sickels, April 4, 1754. called five acres more or less: Sickels the next year buying the Three Lots, when the road was altered and carried around this piece. See page 397.
Johannes Myer living to take part in the settlement of his father's estate in 1748, came in legal possession of the homestead (No. 4 of 1691), and No. 7 of the same allotment. He then gave his sons, Jacob and John, his half of No. 9, 1691, and of No. 15, 3d Division, both Delavall land. In 1750, he further con- veyed to Jacob No. 6, 1691. and No. 15, Ist Division. On May 5, 1753. he conveyed to Jacob No. 6, 1691, and to his other son,
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John, No. 7. adjoining : the latter sold his lot to Jacob, March 12, 1758. Johannes Myer died in 1755 in his 84th year. His will. dated February 7, 1729, was admitted to probate April 5. 1756. He devised all his lands, after the decease or remarriage of his widow, equally to his two sons, but required them to satisfy their sisters, by paying each f100, so that all should have an equal share of his estate.
JOHANNES (2). (SON OF ADOLPH ), HAD ISSUE:
II. Jannettie. born about 1705, married Resolved Waldron. Janu- ary 25. 1722, had four children.
12. Jacob. baptized May 8. 1709, married Aeltie. daughter of Peter Bussing, 1730. had two children. and died Novem- vember 25, 1758.
13. Maria. baptized May 6. 1711, married Aaron Bussing, Octo- ber 24. 1730, had six children.
14. Elizabeth, born 1714, married Petrus Waldron. had four chil- dren.
15. John, born about 1716, married first. Cornelia, daughter of John Delamater, July 20. 1738, had three children. He married second. Amy -? , and died in 1773.
Hendrick Myer (3) bought the farm of Barent Waldron. Gloudie's Point : but the deed. dated August 6. 1740, was made in the name of his son John (or properly John R.) aforesaid. He sold it. July 21. 1743. to his uncle Abraham, who bought it for his son Arent Myer, and to whom Abraham gave a deed March 21. 1747 .* Hendrick Myer died in New York. October 31. 1753, aged 80 years.
HENDRICK (3). (SON OF ADOLPH). HAD ISSUE:
16. Maria No. I, baptized May 14. 1699. died young.
17. Adolph, baptized October 29, 1701. died October 7. 1732.
18. Johannes No. 1. baptized January 27. 1703, died young.
19. Johannes No. 2, baptized July 9. 1704. died young.
20. Abraham, baptized July 8. 1705.
. The Gloudie Point Title has its beginnings set forth on page 394. Barent Wal- dron drew. in 1691. a piece of land between his Peint and lot No. 10, which in his deed of March 21, 1701, is thus described: "There is set off to Barent Waldron, for a morgen, more or less. a piece of land north of his house lot (erf), east of the King's Way: saving that a suitable road remain along the swamp (creupelbosch), to the meadow of Isaac Delamater. as the fence at present stands." ..
The Bussing Point farm was therefore made up of five parcels, viz .: The Point and adjoining tract above described. with lots in. 0 and 14 of 8 of the New Lots. ( See account of Johannes Waldron.) This is exclusive of Barent Waldron's drafts in the Four Divisions and the lot 17, Ist Division, lying on the hill. "four acres trore or less." which he got of Abraham Delamontanie. Barent owned No. 3. 1001 (late Melenaor 17 acre tract), bought of his brother Samuel prior to 1715, and not sold with the farm, 1740, but apparently to .Aaron Bussing. 1746, who sold. 1747. to Adolph Myer.
** In making the four divisions in 1;12. all the lots embraced in this farm enioved the morgen right. and drew of the common land. except this single piece. which, as drafted land, bore no such right; a curious distinction.
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21. Maria No. 2. baptized September 14, 1707, died young.
22. Hendrickus No. 1, baptized August 10, 1712, died young.
23. Hendrickus No. 2, baptized July 26, 1713, married Maria Gouverneur, September 23, 1735, had one child, and died December 15, 1740.
24. Johannes No. 3, baptized April 15, 1716, died young.
25. Johannes No. 4 (John Ray), baptized July 5. 1719, married first, Anna, daughter of Charles Crommelin, of New York, October 1, 1747, had three children. He married second, Helen Rutgers Scott, and died August 13, 1807.
Abraham Myer (6), baptized March 3, 1682, married Engel- tie, daughter of Arent Harmans Bussing, May 10, 1706. On August 12, 1713, he bought from John Van Oblienis Lot No. 1. Jochem Pieters, with the one morgen houselot attached. both owned originally by Daniel Tourneur. This became Abraham's home. In 1715 he had acquired 85 acres, which included No. I of 1691, late Thomas Tourneur's, with Jan Nagel's First Division. and half of his drafts in Second. Third and Fourth Divisions. In 1722 he bought from Nagel II acres on Jochem Pieters, and from Zachariah Sickels, No. 4. First Division. In 1731 he bought Nos. 5, 10, Jochem Pieters, and No. 12, Second Division, from Nicholas Kortright : and probably at this date exchanged with his mother No. 1, 1691, for No. 4, Jochem Pieters. Before 1748 he had evidently anticipated by possession what land was due him from his mother. Subsequently buying another lot on Jochem Pieters, he held, under Nos. 5. 7. 10, lying together, and then called 40 acres (see Appendix E), the tract later known as "the homestead farm of Lawrence Benson," containing 42 acres. 2 q., 16 r., the title to which, after six years' litigation, was set- tled by the Supreme Court of the United States, January 19. 1863. Mr. Myer was appointed clerk of the town, May 11, 1747. He made his will April 3, 1754, which was proved February 18. 1756. Mr. Myer had also purchased from Nicholas Kortright, June 11, 12, 1740, for his eldest son Abraham, 40 acres of the old Tour- neur farm. on Montanye's Flat. with some meadow east of the creek, and Lot 18, Second Division. He had also provided for his younger son Arent, as we have seen, by the purchase, in 1743. of the Gloudie Point farm, of which Arent took immediate pos- session.
ABRAHAM (6), (SON OF ADOLPH ), HAD ISSUE :
26. Abraham, baptized February 8, 1716, married Mattie Kort- right, 1740, had five children, and died in 1772.
27. Arent, born 1717, married Susannah, daughter of Lawrence Kortright, 1735, had four children.
28. Susannah, born 1719, married Peter Bussing, February 19. 1753, had three children.
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29. Maria. born 1720, married John Dykman, about 1738, had two children.
30. Eve, born 1726, deceased.
Jacob Myer (8), born 1686, baptized May 16, 1686, married Anna, daughter of his cousin Hendrick Cammega, about 1710, and settled at Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey, where, losing his wife he married secondly. September 16, 1725, Rachel Baton. Jacob was a purchaser of some of the Delavall lands in 1747.
JACOB (8), (SON OF ADOLPH ), HAD ISSUE BY HIS FIRST WIFE:
31. Adolph No. I, baptized March 4, 1711, died young.
32. Adolph No. 2, baptized May 18, 1712, deceased.
33. Maria, born January 4, 1715.
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