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both m. Tunis m. Ellen Moore, sister of Samuel's wife. Many years since he removed from New-York city to Tioga co. in this state, where he is still living, or was recently. In the war of 1812 he held the commission of major in the militia. He has had issue, Abraham, Thomas, Samuel, Anthony, Perry, James, Maria, Jane and Eliza.
9. Hendrick Riker, son of Abraham,2 removed to New- York, where he m. Oct. 20, 1722, Elizabeth, dau. of John Peek. He was a blacksmith at Burling slip, where he owned property. He was connected with the Dutch church, and in 1756 was elected alderman of the Out ward, but soon after resigned. He d. July 27, 1761, a. about 65. His widow d. at a country seat on Chatham square, north side of James street, Aug. 6, 1791, a. 92 yrs. Their ch. who attained adult years, were Abraham, b. 1723, d. Sep. 8, 1742; John, b. 1725; Henry, b. 1740, and James, b. 1742. James studied law and was admitted to the bar Apr. 3, 1763. On June 5, succeeding, he m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Viner Leaycraft, but had no issue. Mr. Riker pursued his legal vocation in New-York, having his office at the corner of James and Chatham streets. He d. Feb. 20, 1792, a. 50. Henry chose " a life on the ocean wave," and long commanded a New-York merchantman. He m. but had no issue that sur- vived infancy. Where he d. is uncertain ; his will, dated June 8, 1781, was proved Feb. 15, 1790. John m. Dec. 10, 1747, Dorothy, dau. of Rem Remsen, and wrought many years at the anvil at Burling slip, and having amassed a fortune retired to the country seat on Chatham square. His wife d. Nov. 2, 1785, and he Jan. 23, 1806, in his 81st yr. Ile was a good man, and was sincerely respected. At family devotion it was his custom to read two chapters from the scriptures, one in Dutch, the other in English. Of his ten children but five reached ma- turity, namely ,Henry, b. 1748, John, b. 1755, Jeromus, b. 1760, James, b. 1763, and George, b. 1768. Henry received the com- mand of a vessel, and it is said d. in the West Indies. George removed in 1818 from Chatham square to Greenwich, on New- York island, where he d. unm. Sep. 8, 1827, a. 59. James m. in 1793, Margaret, dau. of Lamb Turner, and was for a time a merchant, and then a clerk in the Naval and Surveyor's offi- ces. He d. in 1800, or the year preceding, leaving issue, Mar- garet, and John-Turner. Jeromus, though at first engaged in
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mercantile business with James, spent most of his life in the easy enjoyment of the wealth derived from his father. He re- sided with his brother George, and d. at Greenwich unm. Apr. 6, 1824, a. 63. His brother John, a sail-maker, m. Martha, dau. of IIenry Relyea, an amiable woman, who survived him many years. He d. of yellow fever, Oet. 11, 1795, in his 41st yr. His ch. were John, Dorothy, m. James Patton, Elizabeth, m. Capt. John Hacker, Phebe, m. John Wade, and Ann who m. John I. Deeker.
10. Andrew Riker, son of Abraham,? was named after his uncle, Andrew Buytenhuysen. He inherited the homestead at the Bowery Bay, and m. Nov. 13, 1733, Jane, widow of Capt. Dennis Lawrence and dau. of John Berrien, Esq. Both were members of the Dutch church, and their house was much fre- quented by the dominies. Mr. Riker d. Feb. 12, 1763,* in his 64th yr. and his widow in her 73d yr. Sep. 26, 1775. Their ch. were Margaret, who d. unm. Apr. 3, 1760, a. 25 ; John-Ber- rien, Abraham, Samuel,11 and Ruth, who m. Major Jona. Law- rence. John Berrien Riker, b. in 1738, received an education at Princeton College and became eminent as a physician. He located in Newtown, and m. in Nov. 19, 1771, Susannah, dau. of Nath'l Fish. In the difficulties with Great Britain he es- poused the cause of his oppressed country, and before hostili- ties began exerted himself to promote the measures of resistance to British tyranny. He fled from Newtown when the enemy entered, and joined the army under Washington, with which he continued as surgeon during the entire period of the war. On several occasions he performed most valuable service as a guide to the army. His commission as surgeon of the 4th battalion of New Jersey troops, bearing date Feb. 18, 1777, is yet pre- served. At the peace he resumed the practice of his profession in his native town, where he lived respected and eminently useful till his death on Sep. 5, 1794, in his 57th yr. Dr. Riker's widow d. in New-York, Dec. 6, 1836, in her 83d yr. His ch. neither of whom married, were John, b. Sep. 29, 1772, who commanded a merchant ship, and d. at Hamburg, Nov. 3,
* The tomb-stone of Andrew Riker dates his death on April 11, 1762, but the Presbyterian church record, doubtless a more reliable authority, gives it as in the text.
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1797 ; Nathaniel, b. Apr. 17, 1775, who practised as a physi- cian both in Newtown and New-York, and d. at sea in return- ing from the West Indies, Aug. 24, 1802; Jane, b. June 24, 1780, and Abraham, b. Feb. 4, 1785, for eighteen years a re- spected druggist in New-York, where he d. Feb. 6, 1826. Abraham Riker was b. in 1740, and m. Sep. 2, 1766, his cousin Margaret, dau. of Jacob Riker. He remained in Newtown till the Revolution, when he received a captaincy in the American army, and was present at the fall of Montgomery, at Quebec. The next year he was placed at the head of a company in the 2d New-York continental regiment, and in several engagements acquired the reputation of an active and intrepid officer. His regiment sustained the brunt of the action and a heavy loss at the battle of Saratoga. The next spring, at Valley Forge, Capt. Riker was seized with the spotted fever, which termi- nated fatally, May 7, 1778, in his 38th yr. His death scene was affecting. He signified his willingness to die, but express- ed with great feeling his regret that he could not live to wit- ness the freedom of his country. His widow d. at Orange, N. J. Nov. 19, 1835, a. 95 yrs. Their only child, Jane, b. 1768, m. June 8, 1791, the Rev. (sinee Dr.) Asa Hillyer.
11. Samuel Riker, son of Andrew,10 was b. Apr. 8, 1743. After serving a clerkship at mercantile business in New-York, he returned to the family estate, which he ultimately purchas- ed. He was justly esteemed for his integrity, usefulness and love of liberty, having, from the first, taken part against the usurpations of the crown. In 1774 he was chosen as one of the Newtown committee of correspondence, in which capacity he was actively engaged till forced to flee before the approach of the British troops. He ventured to revisit the town with an intention of rejoining the American army, but while con- cealed at the house of his father-in-law, finding himself disco- vered, he saved himself from violence by a voluntary surren- der to the commanding officer. After the war he was much engaged in publie life, and for several years held the supervi- sorship. He was in the state assembly in 1784, and the last public act of his life was to represent his district in congress, in 1808-9, having also on a previous occasion had a seat in that national body. He possessed a well-informed and vigorous mind, and a memory remarkably retentive. Ile was exceed-
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ingly careful in his attentions and kindness to his friends and the poor. Mr. Riker d. in the full possession of his mental facul- ties, May 19, 1823, a. 80. His wife was Anna, dau. of Joseph Lawrence, whom he m. Jan. 17, 1769. She d. Jan. 5, 1833, a. 83. Their ch. were Joseph-Lawrence, b. Mar. 26, 1770, who adopted a maritime life, and d. unm. at the Island of Jamaica, July 20, 1796; Andrew, b. Sep. 21, 1771 ; Richard, b. Sep. 9, 1773 ; Abraham, b. May 24, 1776; Patience L. b. May 10, 1778, m. John Lawrence ; Samuel, b. Mar. 3, 1780 ; Jane-Margaret, b.Apr. 4, 1782, m. first John Tom, and secondly Dr. Wm. James Macneven ; Anna-Elvira, b. May 1, 1785, wife of Dr. Dow Dit- mars, and John L. b. Apr. 9, 1787. Andrew commanded a vessel, and was successively in the European and East India trade. In the last war with England he engaged in privateer- ing, and in command of the Saratoga and the Yorktown was eminently daring and successful, but in the end was himself captured off New-Foundland. He was soon parolled. After the war he continued his sea life, but while absent on a voyage to St. Domingo he d. at that island, Oct. 17, 1817, a. 46. By his wife, Margaret, dau. of Nath'l Moore, whom he m. Feb. 6, 1802, he had issue Nathaniel M., Samuel and Andrew, both dec. Martha M., Anna, Abraham, dec. and Margaret. The re- sidence of Capt. Riker, in Newtown, is now owned by his son- in-law, J. C. Jackson, and appropriately called Oak Hill. Richard was educated chiefly under the tuition of the Rev. Dr. Witherspoon, of Nassau Hall, N. J. In 1791 he entered the office of the elder Jones, and was admitted to the bar in 1795. He received the appointment of district attorney of New-York in 1802, and in 1815 was made recorder of the city, which he re- tained, with short intermissions, till 1837. "Of the eminent talents and profound judicial knowledge of the late recorder lit- tle need be said ; they are both extensively known and univer- sally acknowledged. The able manner with which he presided for so long a period in the court of sessions in New-York, and the extraordinary qualities he displayed in the discharge of his onerous and important duties, are conclusive evidence of his great attainments and high moral worth." He enjoyed uncom- mon health through a long life, and d. Sep. 26, 1842, in his 70th yr. On Apr. 23, 1807, he m. Jennet, dau. of Daniel Phœ- nix, Esq. and left issue, Daniel P.,Ann E., Elizabeth P., Jennet,
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John H., and Rebecca P. Riker. Abraham remained on the paternal farm. In the war of 1812 he held the command of captain of marines under his brother Andrew. He was ac- cidentally drowned in the East river, Aug. 25, 1821, in his 56th yr. By his wife Hannah Pierson, he had issue, Han- nah, Alpheus B., Mary B., and Abriana. Samuel was educa- ted at Columbia College, and pursued the legal profession for some ten years in New-York, but his hopes of usefulness and eminence were arrested by consumption, which terminated his life Sep. 17, 1811, in his 32d yr. He was m. but left no issue. John L. Riker, the youngest of these brothers, received his education at Erasmus Hall, L. I. at sixteen entered the office of his brother Richard, with whom he studied law five years, and then began the practice of his profession in New-York, which he yet continues, enjoying the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens. He resides at Newtown, upon the paternal estate. Mr. Riker m. in succession Maria and Lavinia, daugh- ters of Sylvanus Smith, Esq. of North Hempstead, and has is- sue, Henry, Sylvanus S., Mary A., Lavinia, John, Samuel, Richard, Daniel S., Jane, William J. and Julia L. Riker.
THE LENT FAMILY.
This family is of common origin with the preceding one, being descended from Ryck and Hendrick, the eldest and youngest sons of Abraham Rycken, who, for some reason not clearly ascertained, renounced their own cognomen and assum- ed that of Lent. It may be the latter was suggested because of some connection existing with an old noble family of Bruns- wick bearing that name, or perhaps some portion of their family had resided in a place so called, and the name have been adopted for this reason, as was quite customary in those days. The last idea accords with a tradition to that effect current in the family fifty years ago, and which receives strength from the fact that in certain old records that have been consulted, the above names appear written Hendrick van Lent, &c. the Dutch van signifying of or from. And there is
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also some reason for the belief that it was their maternal grand- father who came from Lent, and that he is the person intended in a letter to Gov. Stuyvesant, in 1654, from his superiors in Holland, where allusion is made to one " Hendrick Harmensen van Lent," a soldier sent to Curacoa, but who was not to be found there, (see page 22, note.)
Hendrick Lent, the youngest son of Abraham Rycken, was b. in 1662, m. Catrina, dau. of Jan Van Texel, (now Van Tassel,) and removed to Westchester co. His descendants are still to be found in the town of Yonkers. His ch. were Abra- ham, John, Hendrick, Anna, Margaret, Cornelia, and Aletta. Abraham, b. 1684, m. Maria De Pew, and had sons, Hendrick, b. 1707, Abraham, b. 1713, John, b.1718, and Jacob, b. 1725. Hendrick m. Sarah Beesley, and had sons, Hendrick, b. 1718, John, b. 1723, and Abraham, b. 1726. John, m. Mary De Ronde, and their sons were Hendrick, b. 1716, William, b. 1717, John, b. 1718, and Jacob, b. 1723.
1. Ryck Abramsen Lent, eldest son of Abraham Rycken, m. Catrina, dau. of Harck Siboutsen,* and in 1685, in union with several others, bought from the Indians an extensive tract of land in the upper part of Westchester co. He settled upon this tract which thence took the name of Ryck's Patent. From the fact that in his will he is styled a miller, it is supposed that he became engaged in milling operations. He served as an elder of the Sleepy Hollow church, was much respected, and d. at a good old age. His will was made Mar. 30, 1720 and was proved Mar. 28, 1723. His children were Elizabeth, m. Thomas Heyert, Abraham,2 Ryck, Harck, Margaret, m. Tho- mas Benson, and Catharine, who m. Joseph Jones. Ryck, b. 1678, m. Mary Blauvelt and predeceased his father, leaving
* Harck Siboutsen m. at New Amsterdam, in 1642, Wyntie Teunis, from Naerden. He owned property near the Heeren Gracht, adjoining Abm. Riker. In or about 1650 he removed to the Poor Bowery, where he d. be- , tween 1681 and '84. (See pages 36 and 236.) His widow survived him many years. They had sons Sibout, Teunis, John and Jacobus, the last of whom obtained the paternal farm in Newtown, and m. but dying without is- sue Feb. 18, 1729, in his 70th yr. left his farm to his nephew, Abm. Lent, by testamentary devise. His three brothers settled in the manor of Cortlandt, Westchester co. assumed the name of Krankheyt, (now written Kronkhite or Cronkhite,) and have many descendants there.
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sons John, b. 1705, Hercules, b. 1707, and Ryck, b. 1709. Harck, or Hercules, b. 1681, m. Cornelia, dau. of Jacob Van .. Wart, and by several purchases became the owner of the whole of Ryck's Patent, which before his death he divided between his children. He d. in 1766, being blind and aged. His ch. were Jacob, b. 1701, Rachel, b. 1703, m. James Lamb, Catharine, b. 1705, m. Henry De Ronde, Christiana, b. 1708, m. John Lamb, Elizabeth, b. 1710, Hendrick, b. 1712, and Abra- ham, b. 1715. The descendants of these are now numerous in Cortlandtown.
2. Abraham Lent, son of Ryck,1 was b. Mar. 10, 1674, and m. late in 1698, Anna-Catrina, dau. of Adolph Meyer, Esq .* After living some years in Westchester he returned to Newtown in 1729, and took possession of a farm left him by his uncle, Jacobus Krankheyt, being that now forming the es- tate of Isaac Rapelye, dec. Mr. Lent was a leading member of the Dutch church. He d. Feb. 5, 1746, and his widow, July 21, 1762, in her 86th yr. Their ch. were Ryck,3 Adolph, Isaac, Abraham, Jacob, Jacobus,4 Catrina, m. Elbert Herring, Eliza- beth, m. Jacob Brinckerhoff, Maria, m. John Rapelje, Wyntie, m. Jeromus Rapelje, and Ann, who m. John Brinckerhoff. Of these, Abraham m. Margaret, dau. of John Snediker. . Isaac m. Sarah, dau. of Peter Luyster, and probably settled in Fishkill. Adolph, b. 1703, removed to Rockland co. where his descen- dants are still found.
3. Ryck Lent, son of Abraham,2 m. Dec. 26, 1722, Corne- lia Waldron, of Harlem. He d. in Westchester, in 1732, leav- ing issue, Abraham, John, Catharine, m. John Deits, and Mar- garet, who m. Theodorus Snediker. Abraham settled in Duchess co. m. Ann, dau. of Abm. Brinckerhoff, and had ch. Abraham, and Cornelia, who m. Isaac Lent, of Tuckahoe. Abraham, last named, m. Margaret Waldron, of Harlem, was for many years associated with David Barkins in mercantile business at Fish-
* ADOLPH MEYER came from Ulfen, in Westphalia, and locating at Harlem, m. in 1671, Maria, dau. of Johannes Verveelen, of that place, a young lady born at Amsterdam. He was much in public life, and in 1694, sat in the common council. He d. in 1711 or '12. His ch. were Johannes, Hendrick, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Adolph, Anna-Catrina, aforesaid, Maria, m. Samson Benson, and Anneke who in. Zachariah Sickels. These have a numerous posterity at Harlem and elsewhere, including the families of Myers, Benson, Sickels, and by intermarriage those of Adriance, Kenyon, &c.
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kill, and had sons, John-Abraham, David-Barkins, of Pough- keepsie, and Peter Waldron Lent, of New-York. John was a captain in Braddock's expedition during the old French war. He was also present at the fall of Wolf, and is represented as possessing great energy and resolution. His old cutlass is still preserved. Going to North Carolina, in the prosecution of his business, as a master-builder, he there d. in or about 1768. By his wife Ann, dau. of Adrian Hoogland, of New-York, he had issue, Ann, m. John Lawrence, Cornelia, m. Edward T. Young, of N. Carolina, Catharine, m. Wm. Rayburgh, of Baltimore, James-Webber, and John. The latter, a silversmith, m. Sarah, dau. of Thos. Oglevie, and left sons, Abraham and John. James W. Lent, aforesaid, b. Aug. 24, 1761, served his coun- try during the Revolution, after which he engaged in mercan- tile business in New-York. In 1784 he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nath'l Macaul. For nine years he was inspector of pot and pearl ashes, and for about the same period held the office of county register. He d. Aug. 4, 1849, and his only surviving son is Geo. W. Lent of New-York.
4. Jacobus Lent, son of Abraham,? was b. July 3, 1714, and m. Margaret, dau. of Daniel Rapalje. He succeeded to the paternal farm, and was a much esteemed citizen and an elder of the Newtown Dutch church. He d. Dec. 13, 1779, and his widow in her 74th yr. Sep. 11, 1794. Their ch. were Abra- ham,5 b. Feb. 15, 1745, Aletta, b. Apr. 24, :1747, m. Geo. Rap- elye, and Daniel, b. May 31, 1754. The latter m. Dec. 9, 1792, Rensie, dau. of Martin Rapelye, and was the last of the family who occupied the Lent estate at the Poor Bowery. It was sold just prior to his death, which happened Apr. 20, 1797. Daniel, his only child that survived infancy, was b. Aug. 30, 1797, m. June 6, 1821, Jane-Catharine, dau. of Cor. R. Remsen, and now resides upon the estate on Flushing Bay formerly owned by Capt. Thos. Lawrence. His ch. are James-Rapelye, (now a minister of the Reformed Dutch church,) Cornelius-Remsen, Charles-Henry, and Eliza-Catharine.
5. Abraham Lent, son of Jacobus,4 m. Diana, dau. of Wm. Lawrence, Esq. and occupied for some years a portion of the pa- ternal farm, but d. at the residence of his son-in-law, in Trains Meadow, Apr. 13, 1816, a. 71 yrs. His widow d. Mar. 20, 1833, a. 77. They had issue, James, Anna, m. Anthony Bar-
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clay,* and Margaret, who d. single. James Lent was b. at Newtown in 1782, and m. Miss Jane Bull of Connecticut Having been for some years a merchant in New York, he re- tired to his native town, and bought the estate of Col. Daniel Lawrence, dec. now Woolsey's Point. Possessing fair talents and a reputation for strict integrity, Mr. Lent officiated for some years as first judge of Queen's co. and in 1829 was chosen to represent his district in congress, to which being elected for the third time, he d. at the city of Washington, while dis- charging the duties of that responsible station, Feb. 22, 1833, in his 51st year.
THE SUYDAM FAMILY.
It appears from Dutch annals, that there is a family bear- ing this name, of great antiquity in Holland or the Nether- lands, where, as early as the eleventh century, they held large estates. But no evidence is as yet presented to favor the be- lief that the American family of Suydam is descended from the former, as the latter appear to owe their name to a custom in vogue among our Dutch fathers of assuming the title of the place in Europe whence the family had emigrated. Their first ancestor in this country was Hendrick Rycken, as his name is
ANTHONY BARCLAY d. in Newtown, where he had resided' many years, Aug. 23, 1805, a. 43. He was the father of the present Henry Barclay of this town, and the grandson of the Rev. Thomas Barclay, from Scotland, who settled at Albany in 1708 as missionary of the Society for Propagating the Gospel. Henry, son of the latter, took holy orders, and after a ten years' ministry among the Mohawk Indians, succeeded to the rectory of Trinity Church, N. Y. in 1746, where he labored with assiduity till his death, sus- taining a most excellent character. He was honored with the title of doctor of divinity. His death took place in his 53d yr. Aug. 20, 1764. By his wife Mary, dau. of Anthony Rutgers, he had issue, Thomas, Anthony, Anna- Dorothea, m. Col. Beverley Robinson, Cornelia, m. Col. Stephen De Lancey, and Catharine. The youngest son was Anthony Barclay of Newtown, before named, and the elder was the late highly esteemed Thomas Barclay, British Consul General in the United States, which office is now ably filled by his son Anthony.
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usually written, or, as his own signature is, " Heyndryck Rycken," a member of the Riker family, as stated on page 301, and who came hither in 1663. He was " from Suydam," our early records inform us ; but, unless either Schiedam or Saar- dam be intended, (which is perhaps to be questioned,) I am in doubt as to its locality.
1. Hendrick Rycken was a smith, and located in the sub- urbs of New Amsterdam, at what was called the Smith's Fly, where he purchased a house and land in 1678. But being an- noyed (as tradition in the Suydam family states) by the snakes which then infested the low lands in that vicinity, he removed to Flatbush, and with his wife, Ida Jacobs, united with the church there in April 1679; afterwards disposing of his city property to Dirck Van der Cliff, from whom Cliff street took its name. Rycken subsequently acquired a large estate at Flatbush and other places, and enjoyed a very respectable standing among men of that day. He d. in 1701. In his will he enjoins upon his wife a careful attention to the religious education of his children. These were Jacob,? Hendrick,6 Ryck,8 Ida, Gertrude, and Jane. It is a curious though well established fact, that, about the year 1710, the sons of Hen- drick Rycken adopted the name of Suydam, and from these three persons all the Suydams in this and the adjoining states are descended.
2. Jacob Suydam, son of Hendrick,1 was b. in 1666, re- mained a farmer and smith at Flatbush, and lived where the old brewery stood, near that village. His wife was Seytie Jacobs. He was a person of intelligence and influence, and served as supervisor in 1706 and 1717. He d. in 1738, a. 71, having issue Jacob, Hendrick,4 Johannes, Jan,* Ryck, Cor- nelius,3 Dow, Ida, Adriana, Gertrude, Isabella, Jane, and Sey- tie. Of these, Jacob left no issue. Jan had a son Jacob, who d. childless. Johannes settled at Bay Side, in Flushing, and d. in 1791, in advanced yrs. having by his wife Cornelia, issue, Seytie, m. Areson ; Jane, m. Eldred; Ida, m. Thorne ; and Jacob, b. 1731, who fell heir to his father's farm, which is be- lieved to be now possessed by his descendants. Ryck removed
* The names of Jan and Johannes, though in fact the same, one being the Dutch and the other the Latin for John, were sometimes borne by brothers, as in the above case and several others which I have noticed.
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to Somerset co. N. J. where he d. in 1798, a. 95, having by his wife Mary, issue, Peter, Jacobus, Abraham, Isaac, Ryck, Mary, m. Lawrence Van Cleef, and Ida who m. Peter Pumyea. Of whom Ryck d. unm .; Isaac had issue Peter, John, and Ann ; Abraham had issue Joseph, Peter, Maria, and Ann ; Jacobus had issue John, Peter, Ryck, Joseph, Jacob, and Jane; and Peter had issue Ryck, Lawrence, Peter, Abraham, Ann, and Jane. Dow Suydam m. Sarah Vanderveer, and settled at Hempstead Swamp, in Newtown, on land obtained of his father in 1736, being now the estate of Rem Suydam, dec. He was the first of the name who located in this town. Prior to the Revolution, he sold his farm to his nephew John Suy- dam, and left Newtown, living in various parts of the Island during the war, and suffering on account of his whig prin- ciples. Having survived his consort 37 yrs. he d. at the house of his son John, in Jamaica, in 1794, a. 87. His ch. were Sey- tie, m. Garret Martence, Jacob, and John. Jacob m. Mary, widow of Peter Totten, but left no issue. John, b. 1740, m. Phebe, dau. of David Sprong, and in 1783 bought the farm of Dow Ditmars of Jamaica, where he resided till his death in 1789. His widow d. in 1822, in her 76th yr. His farm is now divided between his two ch. Sarah, wife of Hendrick Lott, and Barnard Vandewater Suydam, the last of whom m. Leah, dau. of Minne Suydam, and has one surviving child, namely Sarah, wife of Daniel Rapelye Suydam, of Jamaica.
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