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Johannes Quackenbos, son of Peter of Albany, born in 1662, mar- ried, October 20th, 1700, Anna, daughter of Johannes Clute of Niskayuna.
Caleb Beck, settled at Schenectady in 1703. Some of his descen- dants became distinguished for talents and high literary attainments, among the noblest sons of our state. He married Ann Harley, at New York, November 2d, 1703. His house and lot was on the southeast corner of Church and Union streets, where he kept a hotel, and, after his death in 1733, his wife, at the same point, continued the business, together with trade in groceries and dry goods until her decease. He was the ancestor of Theodore Romeyn Beck.
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Isaac Van Valkenburg, son of Joachim of Albany, married May 12th, 1705, Lydia, daughter of Jacques Van Slyck. On the 6th of September, 1712, he received a conveyance from Carl Hansen Toll of a lot on the south side of Union street, including the Court House lot, 100 feet front by 210 feet deep, for the sum of £50, somne evi- dence of the comparative value of real estate and money in those honest, early days. He left surviving him several children, but all, except his son Isaac, seemed to have removed to Albany county.
Peter Clement was a step-son of Benjamin Roberts. In 1707 he and his brother Joseph received, under their step-father's will, each one-half of seventy-six acres of land at Maalwyck, including Bent's Island. In 1710 Peter sold his half of the farm to Cornelius Viele for £445. On the 26th of November, 1707, he married Anna Ruy- ting, and secondly, July 28th, 1721, married Anna, daughter of Arent Vedder.
Class Gerritse Van Vranken came to the province of New York at a very early date; the precise time cannot now be determined. He had two sons, Gerrit and Rykert.
Gerrit Class, the oldest son, married Ariantje Uldrick, and as his widow inarried Geraldus Camberfort (Comfort) October 16th, 1692, we reach the conclusion that he did not live to a very advanced age. He left two sons and one daughter, Class, Uldrick and Maritje. He and his brother Rykert, in company with Class Jansen Van Bock_ hoven, purchased land in what is now the town of Clifton Park, then known by the Indian name of "Canestigione," applied, to a consider_ able tract on both sides of the Mohawk river, in 1672, for 550 skip- ples of wheat. There Gerrit Class resided until his decease.
Class Gerritse, oldest son of Gerrit Class, Jr., born in 1680, inar_ ried, December 3d, 1704, Gertruy Quackenbos. He is the first Van Vranken that is found settled in Niskayuna on the south side of the Mohawk river, where he bought land of Johannes Clute, March 6th, 1709.
Of the Vroomnan family we have given the record of Adam and his sons, Barent and Walter. The rest of the lineage of this distin- guished and remarkable man is as follows :
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Adam Vrooman was married three times. First, in 1678, to Eng- eltie, daughter of Harmnan Janse Ryckman ; second, in 1691, to Gretje Ryckman, his first wife's sister, and widow of Jacques Corne- lise Van Slyck ; thirdly, January 13tl1, 1697, to Grietje Takelse Heemstret in Albany. His descendants are very numerous, extend- ing far and wide throughout the Union, but mostly settled in the Mohawk and Schoharie valleys. He had nine sons and four dangh- ters, most of whom survived him.
Barent, his oldest son, born in 1679, was carried captive to Can- ada in 1690. He married, June 18th, 1699, Catrina Heemstreet of Albany. He had a brewery on the north side of Union street, near to or upon the present crossing of the New York Central and Hud- son River railroad. He lived on the north corner of Centre and State streets. He died in 1746, leaving one son, Adamn, and one daughter, Engeltie.
Wouter married, September 24th, 1707, Marytje, daughter of Isaac C. Hallenback of Albany. He died October 26th, 1756, leaving sev- eral children, of whom I can only particularize that his son Adam, born in 1708, married June 29th, 1742, Susanna, daughter of Jacob Swits. Adam, in 1757, lived in the ancient brick house at the Brandywine Mills. He died July 30tl1, 1759, aged forty-three years.
Isaac, son of Wouter, born November 13th, 1712, married, in 1744, Dorothea Van Boskerken of Bergen, N. J. He was a surveyor, judge of the court of common pleas, member of the provincial assembly in 1759, and member of assembly under the first state con- stitution in 1779, and died June Ist, 1807, on his farm at the Brandy- wine Mills.
Barent, another son of Wouter, born December 24th, 1725, mar- ried, January 12th, 1760, Alida, daughter of David Van Der Heyden of Albany. He became minister of the Dutch church, at Schenec- tady in 1754, and died November 16th, 1784. His widow died in 1833, aged ninety-nine years.
Engeltie, a daughter of Wouter, born June 12th, 1709, married Cornelius Veeder.
Dorothea, another daughter, born October 5th, 1714, married Gil- lis Truax.
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Rachel, another daughter, born May 31st, 1724, married, first, Abraham Wemp, secondly, Abraham Fonda.
Elizabeth, another daughter, born May 7th, 1732, married Abra- ham Switz.
Pieter, the third surviving son of Adam, born May 4th, 1684, inar- ried, February 2d, 1706, Grietje, daughter of Isaac Van Alstyne of Albany. He settled with his father on what was called Vrooman's land in Schoharie. He died in 1771, having seven sons and five daughters. Pieter was the ancestor of all, or nearly all, the Vroo- man's living in Schoharie, Otsego and Montgomery counties.
Barent, a son of Pieter, born February 19th, 1709, married Engel- tie, daughter of Teunis Swart ; he died in 1782, leaving surviving six sons and three daughters.
Engeltie, a daughter of Pieter, born May 18th, 1713, married David Ziele.
Gertruy, also a daughter of Pieter, born September 3d, 1725, mar- ried Josias Swarts.
Catharina, also a daughter of Pieter, born March 29th, 1728, ınar- ried Johannes Lawyer.
Hendrick, son of Adam, (commonly called Captain Hendrick), born in 1687, married Maria, daughter of Barent Wemp. He was boss of the carpenters who built the Second Dutch church of Schenectady in 1732, at seven shillings per day. This building was erected in the center of Church street, at the intersection of Church and Union streets.
Barent, oldest son of Hendrick, born January 15th, 1710, married Volkie, daughter of Jan Barentse Wemple. After his death, in 1746, his widow married Jacob Alexander Glen, and lastly, she married Johannes Simonse Vroonan. Barent left but one child, called Angelica, born June 17th, 1747.
Adamn, second son of Hendrick, born April 2d, 1716, married Anna, daughter of Abraham Mebie, February 7th, 1740. He removed to the banks of the Mohawk above Amsterdam, and left several chil- dren surviving him.
John, third son of Hendrick, born April 4th, 1719, married Jan- netje, daughter of Jacob Swits, November 26th, 1757.
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Hendrick, son of Hendrick, born August 4th, 1722, married Neeltie, daughter of Peter Veeder, and left two children, Pieter and Maria.
Maria, a daughter of Hendrick, born October 14th, 1705, married Isaac Swits.
Volkie, another daughter, born March 29th, 1725, inarried Isaac Jacobus Swits.
Jannetje, also a daughter, born 1779, married Simon Van Patten.
Bartholomew, another son of Adam, born December 22d, 1700, married, October 7th, 1738, Catharina, daughter of Cornelius Slinger and widow of Hendrick Van Slyck.
John, son of Bartholomew, born January 13th, 1745, married, March 28th, 1767, Margarita, daugliter of Seth Vrooman.
Engeltie, a daughter of Bartholomew, born September 3d, 1742, married Johannes Clute.
Gezina, also a daughter, born April Ist, 1746, married Albert Mebie.
Seth, another son of Adam, born January 7th, 1705, married first, Gertruy Van Patten ; second, January 25tl1, 1745, Eva, daughter of Jesse DeGraff.
Adam, son of Seth, born March 5th, 1754, married first Engeltie, daughter of Simon Schermerhorn, by whom he had two daughters ; one, his daughter Alida, born December 24th, 1774, married Josias Swart. He died March 30th, 1852. His other daughter, Hiligonda, born October 27th, 1776, married Caleb Van Vorst. She died March 25th, 1858. Adam married second, Nancy Van Vranken, sister of our old deceased citizen, Maus Van Vranken, by whom he also had two daughters. The oldest, Angelica, married Harman Bradt, the youngest, Harriet, married Daniel Barringer.
Jacob Meese, another son of Adam, born July 3d, 1707, married " Sara," a daughter of Myndert Mynderse, October 30th, 1742, seeins to have left no issue.
Christina, the oldest daughter of Adam, born October 18th, 1685, married Teunis Swart; Maria, another daughter of Adam, born September 1, 1699, married Douw Fonda.
Eva, also a daughter, married Joachim Kettlehuyn.
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Janneltie, another daughter, married March 26th, 1704, Captain Harman Van Slyck ..
John, the second and youngest son of Hendrick Meese and brother of Adam, married July 4th, 1680, Geesje, daughter of Simon Vedder. He lived on the site of the depot of the New York Central and Hud- son River railroad ; he died in 1732, having had ten sons and six daughters, of whom the greater number survived him.
Simon, the oldest son of Jan, born February 25th, 1681, married Eytje (Margaret), daughter of Jacob Delamont. He bought, in 1710, of William Appel, the lot lying on the west side of the canal, between State and Liberty streets, the property belonging to the estate of John Jacob Vrooman, deceased. Simon left two sons, John and Jacob, and two daughters, Catharina and Maria. John Jacob Vrooman, born April 5th, 1763, was the grandson of Simon, and married Amy Hicks, the widow of Peter Rowe, who had died April 20th, 1806.
Peter, son of John, born October 10th, 1688, married in 1716, Agnietje, daughter of Arent Vedder. He was killed at the Beuken- dahl massacre in 1748. He left surviving him several sons and daughters.
Hendrick, son of John, born September 9th, 1690, married, Octo- ber 1718, Engeltie, daughter of Cornelius Slingerland. In 1723 he owned a lot on the east corner of State and Washington streets, forty-five feet by 190 deep, which passed to his son Cornelius, who sold it to Samuel Arentse Bratt.
Cornelius, son of Hendrick, born February 4th, 1722, married Margarita, daughter of Samuel Arentse Bratt, December 16tl1, 1753.
Simon, son of Hendrick, born in 1740, married, August 14th, 1767, Margaret, daughter of Jacques Peek. They left several sons and daughters.
Gezina, a daughter of Hendrick, born September 7th, 1719, mar- ridd Simon Johannes Veeder.
Eva, another daughter, born September 24th, 1724, married Johan- nes Pieterse Van Antwerpen.
Jannetje, also a daughter, born November 3d, 1727, married Jellis Fonda.
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Maria, another daughter, born January 30th, 1732, married Ahas- ueras Marcellis.
Jacob, another son of Jan, born December 28th, 1698, married, October 17th, 1725, Maritje, daughter of Abraham Groot. His house lot was on the north side of State street at the crossing. Being a carpenter, he was sent by Sir William Johnson to Onondaga, to build a fort for the Indians. He died April 20th, 1774.
John, his son, born January 8th, 1726, married Clara, daughter of Hendrick Van Slyck. Hester, a daughter, married Jacobus Heem- street. Rebecca, another daughter, married Arent Marselis. Gessie, also a daughter, married Peter Steers.
Maria, a daughter of Jan, the brother of Adam, born October 31st, 1696, married Gysbert Van Brakel.
Jannetje, also a daughter, born July 3d, 1682, married Arent Bratt.
Engeltie, another daughter, born December 22d, 1692, married Jan Ryer Schermerhorn.
Catharina, also a daughter, born May 12th, 1701, married Jacob Mebie.
The following is the Van de Bogart stock, thoroughly colonial and Revolutionary. His people now living are as follows :
Surgeon Van de Bogart left surviving him two sons and one daughter.
Myndert, his oldest son, born May 3d, 1648, married Helena, daughter of Jacob Janse Schermerhorn, and sister of Ryer Schermer- horn, Sr. He came to Schenectady in 1680, and was a very active partisan in Leisler's time, who appointed himn justice of the peace in 1690.
In 1686, in company with Robert Sanders of Albany, he pur- chased 12,000 acres of land in Dutchess county, including the site of the city of Poughkeepsie, and soon after removed with his family and settled upon the tract.
Fraus, youngest son of Surgeon Van de Bogart, born August 26th, 1643, married Ametje Tyerkse, and settled at Schenectady in 1680, where he was killed February 9th, 1690, by the French and Indians. His widow, Marclı 25th, 1692, inarried Philip Harris of Albany.
Fraus left surviving him two sons, Class and Tjerk.
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Class, the oldest son of Fraus, married December 31st, 1699, Bar- bara, daughter of Tekel Heemstreet of Albany.
Fraus, son of Class, born August 22d, 1703, married November 8th, 1726, Hesthier, daughter of Abraham Groot.
Takerus, another son of Class, born March 23d, 1717, married February 2d, 1744, Neeltje, daughter of Arent DeGraff. He lived on the north side of Front, opposite the north side of Church street, where the residence of Henry Rosa, Esq., now stands. Takerus died in 1799, a Colonial and Revolutionary soldier, among the best of the military engineers of his day.
Class, another son of Class, born June 11th, 1727, married, August 8th, 1752, Rachel, daughter of Joseph Yates. He left four children: Nuna, born September 12th, 1753, married to Abraham Lighthall ; Fraus, born February 23d, 1755 ; Joseph, born November 21st, 1756, and Class Frausen, born March 4th, 1759.
Anna, a daughter of Class, born November 10th, 1700, married Abraham Lighthall.
Maria, another daughter of Class, born October 28th, 1705, mar- ried Pieter Veeder.
Margaret, also a daughter of Class, born February 9th, 1709, mar- ried Alexander Vedder.
Jillistje, also a daughter of Class, born March 6th, 1711, married Johannes Hall.
Sara, another daughter of Class, born February 28th, 1714, mar- ried Arent A. Vedder.
Tjerk Frausen, son of Fraus, Sr., married Margaret, daughter of Harmanus Veeder.
Harmanus Fraus, son of Tjerk, born July 21st, 1721, married May 18th, 1745, Catharina, daughter of Daniel Danielse Van Antwerp.
Nicholas, a son of Harmanus, born December 11th, 1751, seems to have left no issue.
Margaretta, a daughter of Harmanus, born July 6th, 1755, mar- ried first Adam Kittle, who was killed in the Revolutionary War, and secondly, one Williams. She then removed to Upper Canada.
Nicholas, another son of Tjerk Frausen, born May 11th, 1723; married January 9th, 1747, Ariantje Schermerhorn; secondly, in
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July, 1753, married Anna Van Voast. He left surviving him two sons, Tjerk and Fraus, and two daughters, Rachel and Margaret.
Jan Pieterson Mebee who came in 1684 had the following descen- dants :
Jan Pieterse Mebie came to Schenectady in 1684. He married Anna Pieterse, daughter of Pieter Jacobse Borsboon, one of the origi- nal proprietors of Schenectady. His home in the village was on the east side of Church street, next north of the Dutch church lot, cover- ing the premises now severally owned by Mrs. John A. Washington and Mrs. Benjamin. He also owned land on the third flat, on the south side of the Mohawk river, eight miles above Schenectady.
In 1697, Rode, called by the Christians, Dirk, a Mohawk sachem, with the consent of all the other Mohawks, granted a piece of ground containing eighty acres, lying on both sides of Schoharie creek, commonly known by the name of "Kudarodae," to Jan Pieterse Mebie, in consideration that his wife "is something related to the Mohawk castle."
Jan Pieterse died April 8th, 1725, leaving surviving him three sons and five daughters.
Pieter, the oldest son of Jan, born January 20th, 1696, married, June 12th, 1721, Susanna, daughter of Arent Vedder. He settled on the north side of the Mohawk river, on the north side of " Arent Mebie's Kil," just north of the stone bridge on the New York Cen- tral and Hudson River railroad. He left surviving him several sons and daughters.
Jan, son of Pieter, born January 10th, 1728, married, December 13th, 1755, Alida, daughter of Simon Toll. He died November 24th, 1796. He left surviving him several sons and daughters.
Harmanus, son of Pieter, born October 9th, 1737, married, Janu- ary 8th, 1761, Susanna, daughter of Barent Wemple. He left one son, Peter, and two daughters, Debora and Margaret.
Arent, son of Pieter, born in 1739, married, December 22d, 1764, Sarah, daughter of Josias Swart, and left three children, Pieter, Josias and Susanna.
' Peter, a son of Pieter, born November 14th, 1742, married, July IIth, 1767, Alida, daughter of Harmanus Peek. They became, by
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removal, a Schoharie family. He left one son, Harmanus, and two daughters, Sarah and Maria.
Abraham, the second son of Jan Pieterse, born June 26th, 1695, married, June 10th, 1718, Annatje, daughter of Albert Vedder. He secondly married, March 30th, 1752, Catalina Roseboom of Albany. He was a blacksmith, and lived on the lot next northerly to the Dutch church, before mentioned, as belonging to his father, Jan. It was in his barn, the identical one now standing on the premises of Mrs. Park Benjamin, where, on the 18th day of July, 1748, Colonel Jacob Glen of Scotia, and his rescuing party of about eighty citizens, deposited twenty-six of their friends, slaughtered at Beukendahl, in two parallel rows, to be claimed and removed by their friends and relatives.
Albert, son of Abraham, born February 20th, 1738, inarried Engeltie, daughter of Bartholomew Vrooman, December 20th, 1760. He had several children, but the family removed to Tryon county, to that part now known as Montgomery county (old Canajoharie).
Catharina, a daughter of Abraham, born August 6th, 1720, ınar- ried Johannes Volkertse Veeder.
Anna, another daughter, born September Ist, 1722, married Adamn Hendrickse Vrooman.
Maria, another daughter, born November 23d, 1724, inarried Abra- ham Fonda.
Eva, third daughter, born April 20th, 1727, married Gerrit Van Antwerpen.
Engeltje, another daughter, born April 13th, 1735, married Hen- drick Van Dyck.
Margarietje, fifth daughter, born August 23d, 1740, married Johannes R. Wemple.
Jacob, the third son of Jan Peterse, born March Ist, 1698, married August 7th, 1725, Catharina, daughter of Hendrick Vrooman. He inherited, by his father's will, one-half of the old homestead farin on the third flat, on the south side of the Mohawk. His house, still standing, is occupied by his great grandson, Simon Mebie. Jacob died April 18th, 1755, leaving three sons and three daughters.
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John, his oldest son, born May Ist, 1738, married, December 26th, 1760, Cornelia Hagadorn. He died July 11th, 1763, apparently without issue.
Cornelius, his second son, born in March, 1741, married Novem- ber 19th, 1767, Hesther, daughter of Abraham Groot. He died, leaving surviving two sons and five daughters.
Major Jacob C., oldest son of Cornelius, born May 31st, 1772, married, January 20th, 1793, Eva, daughter of Simon Van Patten. He lived on the old homestead in Woestyne. He was killed Decem. ber 4th, 1823, "by his loaded wagon passing over his body on the way to Albany." The Major left several children, but we will only mention his oldest son, Simon, born August 31st, 1805, married, May 7th, 1827, Hannah Marlett, and now resides upon the old home- stead.
Abraham, the third son of Jacob, Sr., born January 4th, 1778, died September 21st, 1810, without issue.
Catharina, the oldest daughter of Jacob, Sr., born July 17th, 1768, married Nicholas J. Van Patten.
Willemjsie, another daughter, born February 4th, 1774, married Johannes J. Bratt.
Margarita, third daughter, born March 3d, 1776, married Nicho- las A. Bratt. ·
Annatje, another daughter, born February 20th, 1780, married Nicholas P. Van Patten.
Hester, fifth daughter, born May 9th, 1782, married Jellis Swart.
Johannes Clute, ancestor of all the Clutes in this county, who settled in Niskayuna in 1684, has the following lineage :
Johannes Clute settled in Niskayuna in 1684, on lands he received by will from his rich uncle, Captain Johannes Clute of Albany. He married Baata, daughter of Gerrit Van Slichtenhorst and grand- daughter of Brant Arantse Van Slichtenhorst, who was director (head inan), of the colony of Rensselaerwyck in 1646, and whom, I have had occasion to remark, proved to be a foeman worthy of Gov- ernor Stuyvesant's most bitter animosity. She was also the grand- daughter of the indomitable Colonel Philip Pieterse Schuyler. In 1692, her husband Johannes, being a prisoner in Canada, this remark-
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able woman, with great adroitness, managed all his business affairs.
Johannes Clute died November 26th, 1725, and was buried in Nis- kayuna. He left surviving him three sons and five daughters. Clute is a prominent name in Schenectady.
Jacobus, his oldest son, married, April 12th, 1707, Gertrude Van Vranken.
Nicholas, his son, born May 20th, 1725, inarried Clartje, daugh- ter of Johannes Heemstreet.
Johannes, another son, born November 15th, 1719, married, Octo- ber 6th, 1752, Jannetie Ouderkerk.
Gerrit, also a son, born July 10th, 1709, married, September 22d, 1732, Maritje Heeinstreet.
Peter, another son, born August 12th, 1722, married, May 7th, 1761, Lea Hagadorn.
Gerrit, another son of Johannes Clute, born January Ist, 1697, married, May 28th, 1725, Machtelt Heemstreet.
John, his son, born July roth, 1726, married, January 17th, 1754, Catrina, daughter of Abraham Lansing of Albany.
Jacob, another son of Gerrit, born January 18th, 1736, married, June 12th, 1761, Maayke Lansing.
Dirk, also a son of Gerrit, married, April 6th, 1760, Annatje, daughter of Johannes Heemstreet of Albany.
Gerardus, another son of Gerrit, born October 19th, 1735, married Alida, daughter of Nicholas Visscher of Albany.
John, another son of Johannes Clute, born May 12th, 1700, mar- ried, September 5th, 1727.
John, his son, born September 15th, 1728, inarried, September 27th, 1752, Sarah, daughter of Abraham Van Arnham.
Frederick Clute came to Niskayuna from Esopus, Ulster county, in 1703, and bought land of old Johannes Clute. What relationship (if any) existed between them, is unknown. He married Francytje Du Monds.
John, oldest son of Frederick, married, December 11th, 1726, Tanneke, daughter of Gillis Fonda of Schenectady.
Jacob, second son of Frederick, married, November 16th, 1727, Maria Brower, in Albany.
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Pieter, another son of Frederick, born April 26th, 1712, married Ariantje, daughter of Nicholas Van Vranken.
Frederick, also a son of Frederick, married, May 22d, 1742, Mach- telt, daughter of Johannes Pieterse Quackenbos.
Waldren, another son of Frederick, married Anna, in 1721.
Margaritje, a daughter of Frederick, married Andries DeGraff.
Anna Barbara, also a daughter, married Abram Fort.
Helena, another daughter, married Johannes Quackenbos, Jr.
Anna Catrina, also a daughter, born December 8th, 1716, married Martin Van Olinda.
Gerrit Marcellus, the right and original spelling of this name of the Spanish conquest, and who will be remembered as the Marselis whose wife and child were killed in the massacre, left no descendants in Schenectady that can be discovered from record. Ahasueras, his brother, came here in 1698, and was a cordwainer. As he had descendants in the Colonies and Revolutionary wars, his lineage is here given.
Gerrit Marselis, son of Janse Marselis of Albany, married Bregie Haus in 1687, and the same year came to Schenectady. He, with his wife and one child, was killed in the massacre of February 9th, 1690. One child, named Myndert, was saved, and was living at Schenectady in 1709. He married Fitje Oothout of Albany, May 23d, 1713. They had three sons and four daughters. This is yet a well known name in Schenectady.
Ahasteras Marselis, brother of Gerrit, above named, moved to Schenectady in 1698. In 1697 he married Sara, daughter of Takel Heemstreet of Albany. He was by occupation a cordwainer.
John, oldest son of Ahasueras, was born June 26th, 1698. He inarried, January 12th, 1725, Sara, daughter of Class DeGraff. He was a merchant, and owned the house and lot No. 23 Front street. He must have died before 1753, for his widow then occupied the property.
Ahasueras, the oldest son of John, born June 26th, 1726, married, January Ist, 1749, Maria, daughter of Hendrick Vrooman.
Henry, a son of Ahasueras, born May 25th, 1753, married Corne- lia Pootman, December Ist, 1793. He died August 12th, 1821.
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She died January 3d, 1837. He lived on the north side of Front street, on the lot now occupied by his granddaughter, Mrs. J. W. Harman. Henry Marsellus left only one child, Maria, who married Hon. Richard McMichael, for the term of four years a senator of the State of New York.
Nicholas, a son of Ahasueras, born August 15th, 1766, married, September 14th, 1788, Matilda, daughter of Isaac Rosa. He died August 12th, 1848, aged eighty-two years.
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