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THE HOWARD FAMILY.
1. William Howard, the progenitor of the Long Island family, came to this colony near the close of the seventeenth century. Bearing a cognomen distinguished in English his- tory, and which at the present time embraces nearly a dozen of the titled families of Great Britain, it would be interesting to know whether he was of common origin with the latter, who are said by genealogists to be descended from Anber, Earl of Passy, in Normandy, an attendant of William the Conquorer. As yet, however, our information of Mr. Howard, begins with his settlement at New Lots, upon the premises now occupied by his great-grand-son of the same name; he having bought two draught-lots of Francis Way, Feb. 7, 1699. (Sce p. 149.) Mr. Howard lived to the extreme age of a cen- tury, and his remains, with those of his wife, Abigail, rest in the old burial place at New Lots. Their ch. were Joseph,4 .?
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Edward,? Abigail, m. Gabriel Furman," and Hannah, who m. John Thompson, of Amboy.
2. Edward Howard, son of William,1 was b. in 1698, and settled on the farm now of Jonathan Howard, near Newtown village. On Oct. 1, 1723, he m. Susannah, dau. of Nathan Fish, who dying Dec. 7, 1755, he m., Jan. 18, 1758, widow Abigail Coe, the mother of the late Judge Coe, of Newtown. She d. Dec. 7, 1761. Capt. Howard and his family were whigs during our Revolution, and living to taste the blessings of freedom, he d. Oct. 18, 1792, a. 94. His ch. were Abigail, b. Dec. 27, 1724, m. Capt. Sam'l Fish; Judith, b. Mar. 22, 1727, who m. Lawrence, and William,3 b. Aug. 14, 1730.
3. William Howard, son of Edward,2 m. Mary Cornell, (then the widow Jackson,) who dying without issue, he m. secondly Mary, dau. of Benj. Coe, and sister of Judge Coe, aforesaid. Mr. Howard d. May 28, 1792, in his 72d yr., but his widow survived till 1821. Their ch. who reached matu- rity, were Abigail, b. July 3, 1765, m. Rev. Zachariah Green; Edward, b. Oct. 2, 1766, d. unm. May 14, 1815 ; Susannah, b.
* GABRIEL FURMAN, from whom most of the Furmans of this town are descended, was the son of John and Margaret Furman ; the said John, whose death occurred in 1726, being the son of Josias Furman, who, with a brother John, came hither from Hempstead, L. I., during Gov. Stuyvesant's time. These are supposed to have been sons of John Furman, from Wales, who became a freeman in Mass., in 1631. The Welsh origin of the Newtown Furmans, is a matter of tradition. These two brothers acquired lands in the town, and John d. in 1677, a. 46, leaving a son Jonathan. Josias d. subse- quent to 1703, having sons John, Josias, Joseph, David, Samuel, and Jonathan.
Gabriel Furman m. Miss Howard aforesaid, Aug. 19, 1713, and owned the farm at White Pot, now of his great-grand-son, Abm. Furman. He d. Sep. 23, 1768. His sons were William, John, Samuel, Howard, Nathan, Joseph, and Benjamin. William was the father of Robert, at one time supervisor of this town. John m. in 1746, Elizabeth, dau. of Sam'l Alburtis, and d. Sep. 22, 1773, leaving sons Gabriel, Samuel, William, James, Paul, Joseph, and John. Samuel located in northern N. York. His dau., Ann, m. Judge David Lamberson. Howard Furman, b. 1719, m. in 1752, Hannah, dau. of Rem Remsen, and was a valued citizen, a soldier in the French war, and a staunch whig in the Revolution. He d. in 1813, a. 93. His sons were William, Abraham, John, and Aaron. The latter was the father of Grover C. Furman, of N. York. John was the father of the late William I. Furman, Esq., of Bush Hill, L. I. William was the father of Howard, of N. York, the late Judge Garret, of Maspeth, and Abm. Furman, of White Pot.
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July 30, 1768; Benjamin, b. Mar. 15, 1772; Jonathan, b. Mar, 4 12, 1776; William,Y b. Oct. 23, 1777, and Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1780. William, an elder of the Presbyterian church, m. May 5, 1812, Mary, dau. of Judge Isaac Thompson, and resides at Brooklyn. Jonathan m. Dec. 10, 1818, Rhoda, dau. of Aaron Furman, and is still living at Newtown. Benjamin m. Apr. 2, 1796, Clarissa, dau. of the Rev. Amzi Lewis, who dying Jan. 31, 1801, he m. May 3, 1802, Mary, dau. of Wm. Havi- land. Mr. Howard d. Sep. 14, 1833, and his widow, Jan. 10, 1849, a. 68. His ch. were William, b. Apr. 21, 1798 ; Clarissa, b. Jan. 26, 1801, wife of John Ledyard; Deborah-Ann, b. Sep. 15, 1803; John H., b. June 17, 1805, residing at New- Orleans ; Edward S., b. May 23, 1807, of Brooklyn; Samuel II., b. Feb. 28, 1810, of N. Y .; Benjamin C., b. Apr. 29, 1812, of New-Orleans; George, b. July 2, 1814; Jonathan, b. July 17, 1816; Cornelia B., b. Apr. 3, 1819, m. Loring Watson ; Mary, b. Sep. 13, 1821, and Boardman, b. Jan. 26, 1823, who d. unm .*
* The CoEs of Long Island, Rockland county, and also a considerable family in New England, are descended from Robert Coe, who, with his wife and children, came from England, in 1634, taking ship at Ipswich, in Suffolk co., in which county the Coes had long been located. IIe lived at various places in New England, and after making his home at Newtown for several years, and aiding materially in the first settlement of this town, he took up lis final residence at Jamaica. In each place he sustained a commanding influence. From 1669 to 1672, he was high sheriff, being at the latter date 76 yrs. of age. His ch. were John, Robert, and Benjamin, the last of whom, b. 1629, m. Abigail, dau. of John Carman, and has descendants in New Jersey. Robert d. at Stratford, Ct., in 1659, a. 32, leaving a son John, from whom a highly worthy posterity has sprung. Capt. JOHN COE, son of Robert Ist, was b. in 1626, and enjoyed much celebrity at Newtown, as shown in former pages. He was the first owner of the mill on Flushing Creek, now Rapalje's. He had sons Robert, John, Jonathan, Samuel, and David ; of whom David and John d. without issue, the latter having been a judge of Queen's co. Samuel, an elder of the Presb. church, and a trustee of the town, m. in 1712, Margaret, dau. of John Van Zandt, and removed in 1734, to New Hempstead, now Ramapo, Rockland co., where he d. in 1742, a. 70. A full account of his posterity has been written. ITis ch. were Samuel, John, Benjamin, William, Isaac, Matthew, Daniel, Margaret, m. Benj. Skill- man, Sarah, m. Moore Woodward, and Abigail. All the sons, except Benj. and Isaac, left issue. John was the father of the late Rev. Dr. Jonas Coe, of Troy. Robert Coe, entitled captain, d. in 1734, a. 75. His sons were, Ist, John, b. 1702, d. 1748, having sons John, Samuel, Benjamin, and William ;
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4. Joseph Howard, son of William,1 remained on the pater- nal farm at New Lots, where he d. in 1777, a. 84. His ch. were William, and Mary who m. Cor. Sebring. WILLIAM m. Phebe, dau. of Christopher Remsen. At the Revolution, being a whig, he was taken prisoner on the morning of the battle of Long Island, and was made to pilot the British troops who passed over his premises on their way to attack the Americans. Ile and his aged father were kept in durance till after the battle, and then released. He d. in Feb., 1777, a. 52. His ch. were Hetty, who nf. William Stanley, of Phila., Margaret m. Jona- than Holmes, Joseph, Phebe, m. Thos. Furman, William, and Christopher, who d. unm. Stanley and Holmes were American lieutenants who became acquainted at Mr. Howard's, while there as prisoners on parole. Joseph m. Jane, dau. of Roelof Duryea, and had issue William, Rulof, Joseph, Whitehead, Richard, and Jane, who m. John R. Schermerhorn. William was b. Jan. 1, 1762, and still lives on the ancestral farm at New Lots. He m. in succession Mary, and Jane, daughters of Garret Williamson, and had issue by the first, Catharine, m. to Philip Reid, William, and Garret, and by the second wife, Christopher and Joseph, both of whom d. single.
2d, Robert, b. 1707, d. 1777, having sons Robert, John, Elnathan, and James ; and 3d, Samuel, b. 1712, who probably d. at Oblong Salem, Westchester co., 1768, leaving issue John, and others. Jonathan Coe d. in or shortly prior to 1750, far advanced in years. His son Benjamin m. Feb. 9, 1733, Abigail, dau. of Nath'l Woodward, and d. Apr. 12, 1743, having sons Jonathan, and Benjamin, the former a patriot of the Revolution, who d. in imprisonment at Flatbush. Benjamin, b. 1741, m. Phebe, dau. of Rev. Simon Horton, and secondly Elizabeth, dau. of Philip Edsall, Esq. His participation in the early Revolutionary movements on Long Island, has been previously noticed. Without education, but possessed of excellent natural abilities, Mr. Coe arose to political eminence, enjoyed the office of judge, and a seat in the state senate. He was, withal, a man of piety, and mighty in the scriptures. At the age of twenty-five he became a member, and soon after an elder of the Presb. church at Newtown, of which he continued through life a chief and most zealous supporter. He d. in his 80th yr., Mar. 9, 1821. His ch. by his first wife, were Abigail, m. Hon. Jas. Burt, of Warwick, N. Y., and Grover ; and by his second, Samuel, d. young, Phebe, m. Aaron Furman, Elizabeth, m. Thomas Betts, Mary, Benjamin, Sarah, d. unm., Frances, and Susan. Grover, b. July 2, 1764, became a merchant at Springfield, N. J., and m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Jacob Van Arsdale. Benjamin, b. June 11, 1784. m. Catharine, dau. of John Nostrand, and d. Aug. 17, 1817, having ch. Benjamin, and Cornelia, wife of Abm, Meserole.
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THE HALLETT FAMILY.
The Halletts, now mostly re- moved from this town, formerly composed here a very large and prominent family, and their his- tory is closely interwoven with Newtown annals.
1. William Hallett, their an- cestor, was b. in Dorsetshire, Eng., in 1616, and emigrating to New-England, joined in the COMME TROUVE JE settlement of Greenwich, Ct., whence he removed to Long Island, and acquired a large estate at Hellgate. (See pp. 29, 63.) In the fall of 1655 the Indians destroyed his house and plan- tation at Hallett's Cove, which induced him to take up his res- idence at Flushing. Here he was appointed sheriff in 1656, but the same year was deposed by Stuyvesant, fined and im- prisoned, for entertaining the Rev. Wm. Wickenden from Rhode Island, allowing him to preach at his house and receiv- ing the sacrament of the Lord's Supper from his hands. Dis- gusted at this treatment, Mr. Hallett, on the revolt of Long Island from the Dutch, warmly advocated the claims of Con- necticut ; and, being sent as a delegate to the general court of that colony, he was appointed a commissioner or justice of the peace for Flushing. Afterwards he again located at Hellgate, where he lived to the age of about 90 yrs. He had two sons, William2 and Samuel,6 between whom, in 1688, he divided his property in Hellgate Neck.
2. William Hallett, eldest son of William,1 received that portion of his father's lands which lay south of the road now . forming Greenoak, Welling, and Main streets, and Newtown avenue; which road divided his possessions from those of his brother Samuel on the north. He m. Sarah, dau. of Geo. Woolsey of Jamaica, served as a justice of the peace, and was captain of one of the foot companies. He d. Aug. 18, 1729, in his 82d yr. His ch. were William, b. Dec. 10, 1670 ; Sarah,
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b. Mar. 19, 1673, m. Rev. Geo. Phillips of Brookhaven ; Rebecca, b. Aug. 31, 1675, m. Jas. Jackson; Joseph,3 b. Mar. 4, 1678; Moses, b. Jan. 19, 1681 ; George, b. Apr. 5, 1683 ; Charity, b. Mar. 16, 1685, m. Sam'l Moore; Mary, b. Oct. 22, 1687, m. Jacob Blackwell ; Elizabeth, b. Apr. 12, 1689, m. John Fish, and Richard,5 b. Nov. 17, 1691. 4 William, b. at Jamaica, was, with his wife Ruth, whom he m. Feb. 1, 1693, and five chil- dren, cruelly murdered on Jan. 24, 1708, as related on p. 142. Moses m. a daughter of Sam'l Fitch, and d. in 1708. His post- humous son William-Moses, b. Nov. 30, 1708, inherited his farm, being the same, I believe, on which his uncle William had lived, now the Marks estate. He d. Nov. 15, 1759. George m. Priscilla Allen, May 16, 1718, and resided in New- York, where he owned property.
3. Joseph Hallett, son of William,2 m. Dec. 23, 1702, Lydia, dau. of Robert Blackwell, and secondly, on Aug. 22, 1728, Mary, widow of John Greenoak. He was a respected magis- trate, and d. Nov. 23, 1750, in his 73d yr. His sons were Joseph, Moses, Thomas,4 Robert, Jacob, Samuel, Richard, William, and Nathaniel, who d. unm. William was a farmer ; his dau. Phebe, b. Mar. 5, 1763, m. Sam'l Hallett. Richard resided on the place now of S. Drury. His dau. Sarah, b. Apr. 23, 1762, m. Edward Greenoak. Jacob m. Mercy, dau. of Capt. Dan'l Betts, and became a freeman of New-York in 1745, where he kept an inn on the Bowery lanc. Moses m. Mary, dau. of Jacob Blackwell, and d. Dec. 29, 1731, a. 25, leaving an only son, Moses. Samuel m. Jan. 1, 1751, Jemima, dau. of Daniel Betts, and secondly, on Dec. 19, 1761, widow Elizabeth Wilson, dau. of John Lamb, and sister of Gen. John Lamb. He was a distinguished loyalist, held a captaincy in Delancey's brigade, and removed to St. John, N. B., in 1783, where he d. about fifteen years after. His ch. were Joseph, of Greenbush, N. Y .; Daniel and Samuel, of New Brunswick; Susan, m. Isaac Bragaw ; Jemima m. David Moore ; Elizabeth, m. James . Moore; Lydia, m. Capt. Wm. Dawson; Jane, m. Wm. Whit- lock; Sarah, m. Timothy Roach, and Catharine, who m. Sinnott, of St. John. Robert m. Phebe Hallett, Lydia Pidgeon, and Ruth Leverich. In 1738 he bought the farm on the Ridge, since owned by his son-in-law, Edmund Penfold, where he d. in 1792, having had issue James, Sarah, m. Edm. Penfold,
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Lydia, m. John Greenoak, and Martha, who m. Sam'l Haire. James m. Mary, dau. of Jacob Hallett, became a major in the British service, and removed to Nova Scotia. His only ch. Susan, d. at Hallett's Cove, unm. Joseph, b. Aug. 14, 1704, d. Dec. 14, 1731, and had two ch. namely, Joseph, and Lydia who m. Col. Jacob Blackwell. Joseph was b. Jan. 26, 1731, and became an eminent merchant in New-York, where he d. much regretted, Aug. 9, 1799. By his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Nath'l Hazard, whom he m. Dec. 11, 1761, he had issue Eliza- beth, who m. Robert Gault; Lydia, m. Frederick Herlitz ; Ann, m. John Delafield, Catharine, m. Wm. Payne; Sarah, d. single, and Maria, who m. Hon. Benj. Tallmadge.
4. Thomas Hallett, son of Joseph,3 was b. May 10, 1714, and m. Anna, dau. of Benj. Moore. On Jan. 6, 1752, he was commissioned as lieutenant in' Capt. Jacob Blackwell's com- pany of militia. He finally removed to Flushing where he d. Aug. 12, 1779. His ch. were Lydia, b. Jan. 7, 1738, m. Jos. Burroughs ; Joseph, b. Feb. 28, 1740; Benjamin, b. Aug. 18, 1743; Thomas, b. Dec. 18, 1745; Mary, b. Mar. 6, 1751; Hannah, b. July 30, 1754, m. Wm. Waters, and John, b. Apr. 2, 1757. Joseph removed to St. Croix. (See p. 172.) John had an only dau. Mary, who m. Nathan Beers, of Fairfield, Ct. Thomas m. May 10, 1772, Elizabeth Willett, and d. Sep. 19, 1798. His ch. were Elizabeth W., m. Willett Leaycraft ; John- Willett ; Anna M., m. John Briggs; Lydia, m. Dan'l Hegeman ; Patience M., m. Jos. Briggs ; Nancy F. ; and Sarah, who m. Wm. Tuthill.
5. Richard Hallett, son of William,2 bought, in 1717, the farm of John Denman, dec., at English Kills, (see p. 140,) and on Nov. 14, of the same year, m. Amy, dau. of John Bowne of Flushing, the eminent Quaker. Hallett embraced the principles of the Friends, which his descendants yet profess. He sur- vived his second wife, Ann Miller, and d. May 19, 1769, in his 78th yr. His ch. except two that d. early, were Richard, b. Dec. 31, 1721 ; Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1723, m. Wm. Webster ; Amy, b. May 5, 1727, m. Shotwell; Thomas, b. Mar. 24, 1740 ; Lydia, b. Sep. 12, 1741, m. Abm. Shotwell, and Israel, b. Nov. 5, 1742. Richard m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Way, and was killed by the fall of a limb, May 13, 1757. His ch. were Jane, b. Aug. 21, 1752, m. Anthony Betts, and Jonah, b. Oct.
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31, 1754, who settled at Whitestone, was a member of assem- bly, and d. Oct. 2, 1811. Thomas m. Phebe, dau. of Abm. Shotwell, and dying Aug. 22, 1780, was the father of the late worthy Gideon Hallett, b. Dec. 8, 1773, whose son Thomas now resides at Maspeth. Israel m. Naomi, dau. of Abn. Shot- well, and d. Oct. 1, 1776, having had issue Richard, Abraham, Jeremiah, and James. These have highly respectable descen- dants in New-York city.
6. Samuel Hallett, son of William,1 was, in his time, a per- son of consideration. He d. Dec. 27, 1724, a 73, having, a few days before his death, conveyed his entire estate to his only son, Samuel.Z. He was interred on his own premises (the bury- ing-ground beside the Methodist church, Astoria,) where his grave, and those of many of his descendants, may still be seen. The family of his brother William set apart a burial-place upon their own land, which still remains on the Stevens pro- perty ; and herc, as tradition says, the family murdered in 1708, lie buried in one grave. Samuel Hallett had daughters Hannah, m. John Washburn; Elizabeth, m. Col. John Jackson ; Grace, m. Lewis Hewlett; Mercy, m. Cornell, and Martha, who m. Jas. Hazard, Esq.
7. Samuel Hallett, son of Samuel,6 held the post of major in the militia of Queens. He m. Bridget, dau. of Robert Blackwell, and d. Mar. 7, 1756, a. 78. He had issue Samuel, John, James, Jacob, Mary, m. Pettit; Sarah, m. Cor. Berrien ; Elizabeth, m. Wm. Lawrence and John McDonough ; Bridget, m. Jos. Wright ; Lydia, m. Josiah Milliken ; Martha, m. Wel- ling; Phebe, m. Robert Hallett, and Jemima, who m. John Greenoak. Samuel d. Apr. 7, 1750, and his only son who reached maturity, was Samuel, b. June 7, 1726, to whom, in 1752, his grandfather Hallett conveyed a farm of 130 acres, near Hallett's Cove. John m. in 1730, Sarah, dau. of Jacob Blackwell, and d. at the Cove, Dec. 3, 1759, leaving ch. John, Samuel, Jacob, Mary, Sarah, Frances, and Lydia. James m. Lydia, dau. of Jacob Blackwell, had sons James and Stephen, and d. in 1781 upon his farm near Hallett's Cove, now occu- pied by the children of his son Stephen, who d. Nov. 22, 1822, a. 73. His other son, James, was an intelligent man, and acquired a handsome property at coachmaking, in New-York, where he d. Jan. 19, 1805, a. 63, leaving heirs. Jacob Hallett
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m. Apr. 22, 1744, Susannah, dau. of Capt. Daniel Betts. He was a farmer at the Cove, and survived the Revolution ; his stone farm-house occupied the site of H. F. Blackwell's store. His ch. were Mary, who m. James Hallett; Phebe, m. Edmund Penfold, and Samuel. The latter, b. Mar. 16, 1761, m. in 1782, Phebe, dau. of Wm. Hallett. He d. Sep. 1, 1817, having had nine ch. most of whom d. without issue. William, b. Sep. 9, 1795, left a family ; James, b. Feb. 13, 1798, is a respected res- ident of Astoria; and John P., b. Sep. 10, 1800, and Edmund P., b. Feb. 29, 1804, both live in New-York.
THE DEBEVOISE FAMILY.
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Carel de Beauvois, whose autograph is here represented, was a highly respectable and well-educated French protestant, who came from Leyden, in Holland. He was of a family whose name and origin were probably derived from the ancient city of Beauvais, on the river Therin, to the northwest of Paris ; but there is reason to suppose that he himself was a native of Leyden. He arrived at New Amsterdam in the ship Otter, Feb. 17, 1659, accompanied by his wife, Sophia Van Loden- steyn, and three ch. born to them in Leyden, and now aged eight, six, and three years, respectively. His literary merits and acquaintance with the Dutch language soon acquired for him the situation of a teacher, but in 1661 he became " choris- ter, reader, and schoolmaster " for the people of Brooklyn, at a salary of 25 guilders and free house rent. He afterwards served as public secretary or town clerk, which office he held
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till 1669. His ch. were Jacobus,1 Gertrude, who m. Jacob W. Van Boerum; Catharine, m. Jacob Hendrickse Haste ; and Cornelia, who m. Gerrit G. Dorland.
1. Jacobus Debevoise, only son of Carel, was b. at Leyden. In early manhood he embraced religion and joined the church at Brooklyn, of which he was afterwards a deacon. He m. June 12, 1678, Maria, dau. of Joost Carelsz, and d. in the early part of the next century, his widow surviving him. They had sons Carel,2 b. 1680; Joost, b. 1683 ; Jacobus, b.' 1686, and Johannes, b. 1689. Jacobus m. in 1715 Sarah, dau. of Joris Remsen, and d. on his farm at Bedford, a. about four-scorc. His ch. were Jacobus, (who d. in 1751, and whose only dau. Engeltie m. Isaac Degraw of Brooklyn,) and George, who was b. in 1720, m. Sarah Betts, Oct. 18, 1746, and inherited all his father's estate at Bedford. Joost m. in 1707, Mary, dau. of Joris Remsen, remained a farmer in Brooklyn, and d. a few ycars before the Revolution, in advanced age. He had issue Jacobus, Phebe, who m. John Johnson ; Mary, who also married ; Anna, m. Johannes W. Wyckoff ;* Elizabeth, m. Peter Cowenhoven, and Sophia, who m. Albert Nostrand. Jacobus inherited his father's farm at the Wallabout, m. in 1736 Maria Garretson,
* JOHANNES WILLIAMSON WYCKOFF was the son of Peter, and grandson of Willem Willemse of Gravesend, who emigrated in 1657, and m. Maria, dau. of Pieter Claesz Wyckoff. The former was therefore not a Wyckoff by male descent, but assumed that name at the instance of his great-unele, Hendrick Wyckoff, who d. without issue, in 1744, leaving him his estate. Johannes d. at Flatlands in 1761. His ch. were Henry, George, Peter, John, Maria, who m. John Emans and Nich. Van Brunt ; and Joanna, who m. Wmn. Kouwenhoven. Henry, of Gravesend, mn. Sarah Emans, and had issue Andrew, Henry, Rem, (all three dec., the latter leaving issue Henry, and Gertrude wife of Peter Stryker,) John, of Gravesend, and Phebe, who m. Andrew Suydam. George, of Flatlands, m. Sarah Luyster ; issue John, Ann, wife of Luke Kouwenhoven, Sarah, widow of Thos. Burroughs, and Rensie, wife of Dan'l Rapalje, the last three of Newtown. John had sons George and John. Peter, of Gowanus, m. Lammetie Lott; issue Nelly, who m. David Kelsey, Joanna, m. John Bergen, Peter, John, Jane, m. Garret Bergen of Gowanus, (parents of Tunis G. Bergen, Esq.) and Maria, who m. Peter Duryea of N. Utrecht. John, of Jamaica, m. Margaret Terhune ; issue John, Joanna, who m. John Ditmars, Maria, wife of Wm. Van Dine, George, Margaret, m. John Sutphen, Catharine, m. Wm. Bennet, Jacob-Van-Dyck of New-York, Terhune, Phebe, m. Abm. Van Sicklen, Henry, dec., Albert, and Abraham of Gravesend.
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and d. prior to the American war. His ch. were George, Samuel, who d. without issue, Ida, m. Ferdinand Suydam, and Mary who m. Garret Van Duyn. George last named, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jeremiah Vanderbilt, and d. at the Walla- bout in or prior to 1784: issue Maria, who m. Capt. Jackson ; Catharine, m. John Van Alst; Phebe, m. Jacob Ryerson ; Sarah, m. Jeromus Ryerson and John Cozine, and Ida, who m. in succession two persons of the same name, Francis Titus.
2. Carel Debevoise, son of Jacobus,1 m. Margaret Meserole, and became a notary public in Brooklyn, fully sustaining the prominence in civil and church relations, which the family enjoyed for a long period in the above town. From 1752 to '61 he was county judge. He lived on the premises now of his great-grand-daughter, Mrs. Prince. His sons were Jan,4 Jacobus, Carel,3 and Johannes. Jacobus was b. in 1709, and resided at Gowanus, where he d. in 1766. His first wife was Maria Van Housen, whom he m. in 1736; his second was Mary Stillwell, who survived him. He had issue Charles, Richard, Margaret who m. Charles Doughty, of Brooklyn, afterwards member of assembly, Ida, m. John Godfrey Muller, of N. Y., Adriana, and Mary. Of these Charles remained at Gowanus, and had issue James, Wynant, and others. Johannes was town clerk of Brooklyn, and a somewhat important citizen. He m. June 15, 1749, Hannah, dau. of Thomas Betts, of Flatbush, and d. Nov. 19, 1792, having had issue Thomas, Charles, Margaret, and Hannah, all of whom d. single, but Margaret, who m. Dr. John Duffield, a surgeon in the Am. Revolutionary army. They were the parents of Susan Duffield, who m. Capt. Chas. K. Lawrence; Anna, who m. Capt. Christopher Prince, and Margaret, who m. first Capt. Archibald Thompson, and sec- ondly Sam'l A. Willoughby, Esq., of Brooklyn.
3. Carel Debevoise, son of Carel,2 m. Oct. 9, 1736, Eve, dau. of Coert Van Voorhees, of Gravesend, and became a farmer in Bushwick, on the property now of Chas. I. Debe- voise, Esq. He d. in 1757, and his widow in 1793, a. 74. His ch. were Margaret, b. May 9, 1738, who m. Peter Colyer ; Nelly, b. Mar. 16, 1740, m. Carel Debevoise ; Carel, b. Feb. 5, 1742; Maria, b. Mar. 21, 1744, m. John Devoe; Anna, b. June 26, 1746, m. Dr. Andrew Van Allen and Joris Debevoise ; Coert, b. Oct. 28, 1748 ; John, b. Apr. 14, 1751; Catharine,
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b. Mar. 22, 1753, m. John Buskirk ; Jacobus, b. Jan. 31, 1755, and Isaac, b. July 10, 1757. Carel m. Maria Van Houten, and had sons, who are now dec. Coert m. Elizabeth Sloat. Jacobus m. Aletta, dau. of John Rapalje, and was the father of John and Charles Debevoise, living at the English Kills. Isaac m. Jane, dau. of Joris Debevoise, and Magdalena, dau. of Tunis Schenk, and was father of George, of the English Kills, and Charles I. Debevoise, aforesaid, supervisor of Bushwick, the latter by the second marriage. John m. Jane, dau. of Moses Beegel by his intermarriage with Jane, dau. of Fred'k Van Nanda, (see p. 171,) and located at Fresh Ponds, in Newtown, where he d. Mar. 15, 1829, and his widow Aug. 28, 18-17, a. 90. They had issue Jane, b. Nov. 8, 1776, who m. Jas. Titus and Daniel Lake; Eve, b. Oct. 7, 1779, d. unm .; Sarah, b. June 4, 1781, now widow of Charles G. Debevoise ; Moses, b. July 2, 1783, m. Maria, dau. of Peter Duryea, and d. Dec. 12, 1831, leaving ch. Peter, John, Sarah-Ann, and Charles ; Charles I., b. Feb. 21, 1785, m. Maria, dau. of Johannes Covert, and d. Aug. 26, 1831, having issue John, Rebecca-Ann, Covert, and Cornelius; Ann, b. Apr. 26, 1793, m. Chas. Debevoise, Cripplebush ; and John, b. Mar. 3, 1798, who m. Cornelia M., dau. of Cor. Van Cott, and resides at Fresh Ponds, having formerly served the town as supervisor.
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