Lucas Voorhees, husband of Mary Ditmars

Lucas Voorhees, husband of Mary Ditmars

Lucas Voorhees, husband of Mary Ditmars, is only indirectly mentioned in the Van Voorhees Family in America, the First Six Generations, twice.[1]  His parents are unknown, but the information below may be helpful in establishing some possible options.

In the one case, Lucas is mentioned as a possible second husband of Mary Ditmars, whose first husband was Cornelius Voorhees.[2]  There is it noted that Lucas Voorhees and Mary Ditmars were witnesses for the baptism of Cornelius, son of William Stoothoff and Hellitje Voorhees, on 16 Sep 1770 at the DRC of Flatlands.[3]  The child was named after Hellitje’s brother, Cornelius, Mary Ditmar’s first husband.  Lucas and Mary are not noted as husband and wife in that record, but it was also mentioned that just a couple of months later, on 25 Dec 1770, Aeltje, daughter of Lucas Voorhees and Mary Ditmars was also baptized at the DRC of Flatlands.  The witnesses were Gerrit Kouwenhoven and Annetje Lefferts.  Aeltje is their only known child.

In the other case, Lucas is mentioned in conjunction with Lucas⁴ Voorhees (Stephen³, Jan², Stephen¹), husband of Maria Van Voorhees, whose will was probated 26 Mar 1761.  Since this Lucas has not been identified, his probate is mentioned as well, though noted as being considerably later and probably in relation to a different Lucas.  Letters of Administration[4] were issued to his widow, Mary Voorhees, on 19 Apr 1771, with a bond provided by her and Douw Ditmars.  Douw Ditmars was probably Mary’s father.  This is undoubtedly Lucas, the second husband of Mary Ditmars.

As Mary Voorhees, Mary Ditmars married Paul Amerman by license[5] dated 7 Apr 1773.  She was a widow from Queens at the time of her marriage.  John Ditmars, also of Queens, was one of the fellowbondsmen.  He was probably her brother.

Mary was born on 13 Feb 1746 and died in June 1805, being buried at Old St. Edwards Church, Clememtsport, Annapolis, NS, Canada.[6]  Her daughter, Aeltje, married Shippey Spurr and also moved to Annapolis, NS, Canada.[7]

Lucas was probably born around the same time-frame as his wife, and likely in the same area.  One possible option for his parents are Lucas⁴ Voorhees (Stephen³, Jan², Stephen¹) and Mary Voorhees.  They had some unidentified children, as noted in his will[8] and lived near the border of Kings and Queens Counties.  They had one child, unnamed, baptized at the DRC of Jamaica in 1754[9], the records around that time being very sketchy.  The witnesses were Stephen Voorhees [his brother] and Stephen’s wife, Annetje.  That child would not be Lucas, husband of Mary Ditmars, but they could have had a child named Lucas earlier, say 1749.

Other clues may be found in the baptismal witnesses for Aelltje  Gerrit Kouwenhoven, one of the witnesses for Aeltje, was the son of William Kouwenhoven and Annetje Voorhees.  Gerrit may have acted as one of the witnesses as a cousin, especially if Lucas’ father was deceased.  Annetje Lefferts’ was Gerrit's wife.

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[1] Van Voorhees Family in America (VVFA), p. 33and p. 181.

[2] VVFA, p. 181

[3] http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/flatlands5.shtml

[4] VVFA, p. 33

[5] New York Marriage Bonds, 1753-1778, compiled by Dr. Kenneth Scott, p. 466.

[6] http://www.interment.net/data/canada/ns/annapolis/old_st_ed/index.htm

[7] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=purdyboats2&id=I8314

[8] VVFA, p. 33.

[9] Baptismal Record of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica, Long Island, by Josephine Frost, vol. 2, p. 47.  

Family of Mary Voorhees and Peter Blue

Family of Mary Voorhees and Peter Blue

1.  MARY⁶ VOORHEES  (JACOBUS⁵, JACOBUS⁴, AUKE³ VAN VOORHEES, JAN STEVENSE², STEVEN COERTSE¹) was born bef. 19 Aug 1759 when she was baptized at the DRC of Harlingen, NJ, and died 28 Sep 1838 in Mahoning, Northumberland, PA.  She married PETER BLUE, son of FREDERICK BLAUW and JANE NEVIUS.  He was born on 3 Dec 1752, baptized 14 Jan 1753 at DRC of Harlingen, NJ, and died 19 Mar 1826 in Mahoning, Columbia, PA.

Information for this family comes from findagrave.com:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115263516

Grove St., Presb Church Cemetery, Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania

Mary, whose father also went by the name Jacobus, inherited a 1/13 share of her father's estate (the daughters receiving a 1/13 share and the sons a 2/13 share), as detailed in a later deed:
VV Bk # 240 p 134
In May 1816 John Voorhees of Northumberland Co., PA, of the first part and James and William B. Voorhees of Montgomery Twsp., Somerset Co., NJ, of the second part (witnesses) state: whereas Okey Voorhees late of Montgomery Twsp. deceased was at the time of his death seized as of fee in a certain farm and plantation in Montgomery Co. which adjoined the lands of Abraham Voorhees, Arthur Sutphen, James Nevius, Ezekiel Blue and Lewis Tulane containing 192 acres. 
Okey Voorhees died intestate leaving issue: 
- James Voorhees, 
- John Voorhees, 
- Abraham Voorhees, 
- Charity Voorhees, 
- Mary Voorhees,
- Martha Voorhees, 
- Eleanor Voorhees and 
- Elizabeth Voorhees
sons and daughters and also 
    - James Voorhees, 
    - John Voorhees, 
    - Eleanor Voorhees wife of Elijah Crawford and 
    - Elizabeth Voorhees 
sons and daughters of his deceased on Gilbert. 
James Voorhees, Eleanor Crawford (late Eleanor Voorhees) and Elizabeth Voorhees, grandchildren of Okey Voorhees deceased, by a power of attorney dated 12 April 1816, appointed their brother John Voorhees their agent and attorney to release and convey all their shares and interest to the estate by reason of the death of their grandfather Okey Voorhees. In consideration of the sum of $1500 paid to him in the presence of James Voorhees and William Voorhees, John does discharge James and William B. Voorhees as tenants in common and does convey to James Voorhees and William Voorhees land in Montgomery county bounded by Lewis Tulane, James Voorhees,and William Voorhees, and the widow Blue. (Somerset Co., NJ, Deeds book, page 393-94)

Mary and her husband soon sold the land she inherited:

On 7 Apr 1800 Peter Blue of Northumberland, PA and Mary, his wife, sold to Ezekiel Blue, land at Blawenburg, being their 1/13 share in the estate of Okey Voorhees, dec'd.

Somerset Co., NJ Deeds, Vol B, page 681.

An abstract of Peter's will reads:

Wills and Administrations, Columbia Co, Vol 1, p 216, 1826

Peter's will, dated 3 Mar 1826 in Mahoning, Columbia Co., PA lists his wife, Mary, and

"all my children to whit my sons, Ezekial, Gilbert, John, Aaron, Reuben, Peter & David, and my daughter Mary"  There is no provision that distinguishes between his children suggesting he had a 2nd wife.

Peter Blue's wife was generally thought to be Mary Montgomery, daughter of John Montgomery and Mary (Knox), but this deed shows he was married to Mary Voorhees by 1800.  Their son, Gilbert, named after his maternal uncle, suggests they were married by 1786, so if Peter married a Mary Montgomery as a first or 2nd wife, she was not the mother of many, if any, of his children.

       

Children of MARY VOORHEES and PETER BLUE are:

         i.   EZEKIEL⁷ BLUE, b. 13 Aug 1783, PA; d. 02 Jan 1846, Calhoun, MI; m. MARY BRIGGS.

        ii.   SAMUEL BLUE, b. 1785, PA; d. Bef. 1827; m. CHARLOTTE GRAY.

       iii.   GILBERT BLUE, b. 14 Mar 1786, PA; d. 28 Sep 1866, Henry Co., IA; m. MARGARET UNKNOWN.

       iv.   JOHN BLUE, b. 07 Mar 1788, PA; d. 25 Sep 1861, Danville, Montour, PA; m. MARY WINTERSTEEN.

        v.   MARY BLUE, b. 1794, PA; d. 26 Jul 1836, Parkville, St. Joseph, MI; m. JOHN BOUDEMAN.

       vi.   PETER BLUE, b. 13 Jun 1796, PA; d. 22 Feb 1868, Danville, Montour, PA; m. JULIE ANN UNKNOWN.

      vii.   AARON BLUE, b. 19 Sep 1798, PA; d. 01 Nov 1885, Winfield, Henry Co., IA.

in 1880 census he was born in PA and parents born in NJ

     viii.   REUBEN BLUE, b. Abt. 1800, PA; d. 1844, PA; m. ELIZABETH DAVIS.

       ix.   DAVID BLUE, b. 07 May 1803, PA; d. 06 Mar 1877, Mausdale, Montour, PA; m. ELIZABETH GRAY.

The Children of Jan Thomasse Van Dyck

Baptismal records of Amsterdam for the children of Jan Thomasse Van Dyck

Most of these have been identified previously.[1]  However, a record has been found for his son, Achias, baptized as Aachijmijus, A possible record has also been found for his other son, Jan

Father                 Mother                      Child              Date               Church

Guecke, Jan       Agges, Trijntjen        Engeltjen      23-10-1636,  Oude Kerk, Hervormd

Geleken, Jan      Agges, Trijntje          Tames           28-01-1639,   Nieuwe Kerk, Hervormd

Guertsz, Jan       Agges, Trijn              Anna              18-11-1640,   Oude Kerk, Hervormd

Gucken, Jan       Achemius, Trijn        Aachijmijus  02-11-1642,   Oude Kerk, Hervormd[2]

Goiken, Jan        Agges, Trijntjen        Angnietje     16-06-1644,   Oude Kerk, Hervormd

Geuckesz, Jan    Michgiels, Trijntje    Jan                08-04-1646,   Nieuwe Kerk, Hervormd[3]*
                                                                                                          witness: Annatje Dickmans

Gueken, Jan       Agen, Trijntjen         Karel              22-09-1648,  Oude Kerk, Hervormd

Geucksz, Jan      Aggen, Trijntje         Marten         18-12-1650,   Nieuwe Kerk, Hervormd;

                                                                                                          witness: Marten Jans

*This record is conjectural as the mother’s maiden name is different.  However, Jan’s patronymic/surname, though varied, is almost unique.  The name Gueckesz (or other variations) is not used by other families within 30 years of Jan’s children’s baptisms.  There is no marriage record for this couple, by any variation of Guecke, nor other baptismal records for their children.  The date of Jan's baptism fits well with what is known of his life later in New Amsterdam. 

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[1] Amsterdam Records of the Jan Thomaszen Van Dyck Family, by Harry Macy, Jr,, RECORD 126: 4, p. 239

[2] DTB 7, p. 342 https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/doopregisters_1564-1811/zoek/query.nl.pl?i1=1&v1=Aachijmijus&x=19&z=b  [indexed surname as Geuckesz]

[3] DTB 42, p. 487.  https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/doopregisters_1564-1811/zoek/query.nl.pl?i1=1&a1=Geuckesz&x=19&z=b

Jacobus Voorhees, Husband of Sarah Colver

Jacobus Voorhees, Husband of Sarah Colver

Jacob⁴ Van Voorhees (Jan³, Jan², Steven¹), son of Jan Van Voorhees and Neeltje Nevius, was thought to have married Sarah Colver.[1]  In his early genealogy, Elias Van Voorhis stated that Jacob was baptized on 9 May 1720, married Sarah Culver before 1741 and died before 13 Dec 1771 when letters of administration were issued on his estate.[2]  He identified five children in this family: Jan. b 27 Apr 1741; Sarah, b 17 Jan 1744, Phebe, b 4 Jul 1746; and James, b 23 Dec 1748. 

However, this Jacob Van Voorhees as the husband of Sarah Culver is problematic for several reasons.  

1)      A Bible record[3] later become available, showing Jacob (not Jacobus) was born on 8 Apr 1725 and died Oct 1749.  He was baptized as Jacobus, actually on 9 May 1725,[4] not 1720 as Elias had stated.  Thus Jacobus would have just turned 16 when his first child was born,[5] very unlikely.

2)      Jacob's family moved from Staten Island where he was baptized in 1725 to Jamaica[6] by 1735 when his brother, Abraham, was baptized there in 1735[7].  From there they moved to near New Brunswick, NJ by 1749.[8]  That Jacob should have gone alone to Hackensack, NJ at such a young age is very unusual.

3)      Though baptized as Jacobus[9], the Bible records his name as Jacob.  The husband of Sarah is consistently stated as Jacobus.

4)      From the Bible record it is known that four of the children of Jan and Neeltje Van Voorhees, including Jacob, died within four months of each other in 1749.  The number of siblings dying at such a young age within such a short time frame suggests they were living together with their parents, presumably unmarried.

5)      The bible record does not mention his marriage to Sarah Colver.

6)      In his genealogy, Albert Stokes, thought that Jacob/Jacobus probably never married,[10] though he did not identify whom he thought married Sarah Colver.

The real parents of Jacobus, husband of Sarah Colver, were almost certainly Jan² Van Voorhees (Steven¹) and Femmetje Van Nuys.  The family of that Jacobus³ had already been identified, but not without significant questions,[11] and his family will be discussed in a future post.  In 1731 this Jacobus appears to be living with his parents, two of his brothers (Albert and Abraham), Abraham’s wife, Styntje, and another woman, possibly Jacobus’ wife[12].  Albert’s first child was baptized on 2 Jan 1734,[13] and his wife, Adrianna Voorhees, appears to be living with her parents in the same census.  His other brothers were already married with children by the census date.  A Jacobus Van Voorhees of Kings County purchased land purchase land in Bergen County from Hendrick Brass on 5 Nov 1735.[14]  A Jacobus Van Voorhees was living in Bergen County on 28 Jan 1739 when he is listed as having land bordering that sold by Francytie Earle to Henry Mayer.[15]  That land appears to be located at Quacksack in New Barbadoes.[16]  The other Jacobus Van Voorhees, husband of Jannetje Ackerman, living in Bergen County at the time lived at Hackensack in 1732, [17] so he was not of Kings, Co., NY in 1735.  Though it is not certain that Jacobus, husband of Sarah, was the same Jacobus who bought the land, he is the only known Jacobus or Jacob who was probably living in Kings County at that time.  Though he did not have any children by Sarah until 1741, the 1731 census suggests Sarah may have been his 2^nd wife.

Jacobus Van Voorhees is said to be the husband of Sarah Colver, based on the baptisms of four of his children at the Reformed Dutch Church of Hackensack, NJ:[18]

1) Jan, May 24 [1741], born April 17 [1741]; Jacobus Van Voorhees, Sara Colver; witnesses: the parents.

2) Sara, Feb. 19 [1743]; Jacobus Van Voorheese, Sara Colver; witnesses: the parents.

3) Femmitje, July 27 [1746], born July 4 [1746]; Jacobus Van Voorhese, Sara Kolver; witnesses: the parents.

4) Jacobus, Jan 15 [1749]; Jacobus Van Voorheese, Jannetje Van Kolven; witnesses: the parents.

I am assuming the mother’s name in this record has been misrecorded and should be Sarah. 

They had another child, Abraham, baptized at the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, NJ.[19]

8 Jun 1755; Abraham; Jacobus Van Voorhees, Sara.

The 1749 and 1755 records appear to have become confused, causing some researchers to conclude that Jacobus Van Voorhees of Middlesex Co., NJ married second Jannetje Van Kolven.  However, the baptismal record in New Brunswick clearly lists the wife’s name a Sara, not Jannetje, and as will be seen below, her sister, Jannetje Van Colven/Colver, did not marry by 1749.

Two of their children, Sarah and Jacobus, are said to have said to have died at Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ.[20]  It is not known when they moved, but the family does not appear in the Hackensack, NJ church records after 1749, so they could have lived in Somerset County by 1755.  New Brunswick is about 8 miles from Bound Brook.

If these were Jacobus’ parents, the naming of his children fit the normal Dutch naming pattern:

1)      first son, Jan, named for his paternal and maternal grandfathers;

2)      first daughter, Sarah, named for her maternal grandmother;

3)      second daughter, Femmetje, named for her paternal grandmother;

4)      second son, Jacobus, named for his father;

5)      third son, Abraham, named for his paternal uncle.

The probate of Jacobus Van Voorhees of Somerset Co., NJ mentions John Van Voorhees and James Van Voorhees as the administrators of his estate[21].  Abraham Voorhees was the fellowbondsman.  All the known sons of Jacobus are mentioned in his probate file, in the order of their birth.

Sarah was probably the daughter of Johannes Colver and Sarah Way.  Johannes’ parents were Jacob Colver and Jannetje Springsteen[22] who were married on 1 Jun 1684[23].  They had five children, including Johannes, baptized between 1684 and 1693 at Kingston[24] and New York City[25].  Jacob died before 18 Dec 1695 when his widow married Paul Vanderbeek[26].  Given the number of baptisms in the family in that period of time and the lack of any other evidence, it appears that Johannes was Jacob’s only son.  Johannes married 1^st Sarah, daughter of James Way of Newtown, before 27 Jul 1714 when Johannes Culver is mentioned as his son-in-law in his will[27].  He was living in Newtown in 1740 when he is mentioned in the will of Caspar Springsteen[28] as his uncle.  Sarah is mentioned in her father’s will dated 26 May 1760.[29]  Her sister, Jannetje, is noted as not yet being “settled”, which presumably means she was not yet married, so Jacobus did not marry Sarah’s sister, Jannetje, by 1749.

Genealogical Summary

1.  JACOBUS³ VAN VOORHEES  (JAN STEVENSE², STEVEN COERTSE¹) was born before 29 Mar 1696 in near Brooklyn, NY, and died before 13 Dec 1771 in Somerset Co., NJ.  He married SARAH COLVER, daughter of JOHANNES COLVER and SARAH WAY.  She was born about 1720 in NY.

Children of JACOBUS VAN VOORHEES and SARAH COLVER are:

          i.    JAN⁴ VOORHEES, b. before 24 May 1741, near Hackensack, NJ.

         ii.    SARAH VOORHEES, b. before 19 Feb 1743/44, near Hackensack, NJ; d. 05 Apr 1822, Bound Brook, NJ.

        iii.    FEMMETJE VOORHEES, b. before 27 Jun 1746, near Hackensack, NJ.

        iv.    JACOBUS VOORHEES, b. before 15 Jan 1748/49, near Hackensack, NJ; d. 31 Oct 1810, Bridgewater, NJ.

         v.    ABRAHAM VOORHEES, b. before 08 Jun 1755, near New Brunswick, NJ.

Jacob Van Voorhees, husband of Maria

Who then is Jacob Van Voorhees, husband of Maria, who was thought to be the son of Jan Stevens Van Voorhees and Femmetje Van Nuys?  The name of his oldest son, Auke, suggests that his parents were Auke Jans Van Voorhees and Barentje Prall.  The 1731 Census of Kings County list the household of Auke Voorhees with 4 males 10 and over and 2 females 10 and over.  The males are probably Auke and his sons, John Aaron and Abraham.  The women are likely Barentje, Auke’s wife, and an unknown daughter or wife of one of his sons.  Though one the sons could have left home already, there is no clear indication that any had.  If they had, Jacobus could be an undocumented son, named after his paternal uncle, and the unknown female could be his wife, Maria.

Jacobus’ oldest son was probably Auke, presumably named after his paternal grandfather.  Auke was probably born much earlier that previously thought.  In the 1753 listing of freeholders in the Western Precinct (which included Montgomery township), Somerset County, NJ, [30] there is listed:

134 Aert Sutphen, possible future brother-in-law of Jacob, son of Jacobus Voorhees

135 Guisbert Sutphen, possible future father-in-law of Jacob, son of Jacobus Voorhees

136 Hendrick Lake, eldest son of Nicholas Lake, prior owner of land Jacobus purchased in 1740

137 Peter Nevius

138 John Blaw, grandfather of Auke’s future wife, Maria Blue;

139 Ouke Van Voorhess, presumably son of Jacobus

140 Jacobus Van Voorhees, Auke’s father.

While #139 could be Auke, son Auke and Femmetje, neither of his brothers, Aaron or Abraham, appear in the freeholders list, though both had children baptized at Harligen by that time.  Auke could have been as young as 18 in 1753, so born as late as 1735.  If Jacobus was married and living with his father, then he could have had a son named Auke as early as 1732.

Jacobus and Maria had a son named James, according to a land deed between their sons,[31]^,[32] who is not listed in the Van Voorhees Family in America.[33]  He was probably Jacobus, husband of Neeltje, probably their second son, named after his father, but possibly after his unknown maternal grandfather.  He was probably born about 1734, given the birth of his oldest son in 1755 (see below).  Though Neeltje’s parents are unknown, they are likely Guisbert Sutphen and Geertje Van Pelt.  Their daughter, Neeltje, was baptized on 24 May 1730.[34]  As mentioned, they were neighbors of Jacobus and Maria Van Voorhees.  If correct, the naming of their children[35] follows the normal Dutch naming pattern of naming their oldest children after their grandparents and the others after themselves, uncles and aunts:

1)      Jacobus, named after his paternal grandfather.

2)      Geertje, named after her maternal grandmother

3)      Gilbert, named after his maternal grandfather

4)      Mary, named after her paternal grandmother

5)      Elizabeth, named after her maternal aunt

6)      Martha, named after her paternal aunt

7)      Neeltje, named after her mother

8)      Abraham, named after his paternal uncle

9)      John, named after his paternal uncle

In this listing, John is the last child, whereas the Van Voorhees Family Association estimates his birth year as 1755.  Though Jacobus’ pension record[36] says he was born in 1754, the bible record included in his pension application gives his birthdate as 3 Jul 1755, not 1754.  He was baptized on 17 Aug 1755, making it almost certain he was born in 1755, not 1754.  Though most of the heirs listed in the land record regarding the estate of Auke Van Voorhees are listed in order by sex and age, Elizabeth was not.  No other data is available to help determine John’s birthdate, but given the fact that the baptismal dates of their first 5 children are within 19 months of their previous child, it is unlikely that John was born before 1762.

Auke/Jacobus Voorhees is listed as the son of Auke Voorhees and Catherine Sebring in the Van Voorhees Family in America.[37]  However, as discussed elsewhere, Auke Voorhees did not marry Catherine Sebring, but rather, probably Barentje Prall.  No documentation associates Auke/Jacobus with this family, though his name strongly suggests he is a descendant. Here he is assumed to be a grandson, not a son.

The alternating use of the name Ouke and Jacobus is more difficult to explain in this family since he had a brother named Auke.  However, it seems clear that he used both names.  All of his children[38] who are known to have children had sons named James, while none had sons named Ouke/Auke.  Perhaps Ouke was his middle name, though use of middle names was unusual at the time.

Jacobus’ placement in this family is not certain, but is reasonable given the facts available.

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[1] Van Voorhees Family in America (VVFA), First Six Generations, by Florence Christoph, p. 35.

[2] Van Voorhees Family in America, First Six Generations, by Florence Christoph, p. 107.

[3] Van Voorhees Family in America, First Six Generations, by Florence Christoph, p. 35.

[4] Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol 4, Staten Island Church Records, Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Port Richmond, p. 31.

[5] Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, by Elias W. Van Voorhees, p. 530.

[6] The family was not living in Flatlands at the time of the 1731 census as supposed in the VVFA, p. 107.  That family was Jan Lucas Van Voorhees, as stated in VVFA, p. 23.

[7] Records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica, Long Island, RECORD 107(1976):155..

[8] Jan and Neeltje Van Voorhees were admitted as members to the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, NJ on 27 Oct 1749, Historical Discourse Delivered at the Celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the First Reformed Dutch Church of New Brunswick, NJ, by Richard Steele, p. 210.  They had lived there previously, being members in 1717 (see p. 209).

[9] Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol 4, Staten Island Church Records, Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Port Richmond, p. 31.

[10] The Van Voorhees Family, by Albert Stokes, p. 78.

[11] VVFA, First Six Generations, p. 7 and 38.

[12] 1731 Kings County Census; Jan Stevensen, 4 males 10 and over, 3 females 10 and over, see The Documentary History of the State of New York arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State, by E.B. O'Callagahan, Volume IV, pp. 122-131. Albany: Charles van Benthuysen, 1851.

[13] Records of the New Utrecht Dutch Church, NYGBR 113(1982):12

[14] Bergen County New Jersey Deed Records, 1689-1801, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1995, p. 36.

[15] Bergen County New Jersey Deed Records, 1689-1801, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1995, p. 42.

[16] Bergen County Deeds (Book W), Bergen County, NJ, www.usgwarchives.net/nj/bergen/land/deed-w.txt

[17] Ancestry.com: New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890

[18] Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, Part 1, by the Holland Society, p. 184, 190, 196

[19] Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, vol. 11,  New Brunswick First Reformed Church Baptisms, p. 554

[20] VVFA, First Six Generations, p. 107 and 298.

[21] VVFA, First Six Generations, by Florence Christoph, p. 107, also Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the state of New Jersey, vol. 34, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, vol. 5, p. 553.

[22] Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol II, Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, p. 190.

[23] Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol 1, by David William Voorhees, p. 247.  Jacob Kolf and Jannetje Johannis.

[24] Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, by Roswell Randolph Hoes, p. 23.  The father is listed as Jacobus Stol and the mother as Jannetje Casperz, so this identification is speculative.  However, one of the witnesses is Johannes Casperz, the maternal grandfather,  Mary married Joost Springsteen, see footnote 14.

[25] Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol II, Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York,, p. 174, 205, 218

[26] http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcmarr1695.shtml

[27] Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume II. 1708-1728), Abstracts of Wills, Liber 8, p. 158.

[28] Abstracts of wills on file in the surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume III. 1730-1744) , Abstracts of Wills Liber 13, p. 303.

[29] Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York (Vol V,) Abstracts of wills, Liber 22, p. 412 and Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York (Vol XVI, Corrections Abstracts of wills, Vol 5, p. 232.  See also: FamilySearch.org, New York Probate Records, Wills 1756-1761, vol. 22, image 127-129. 3

[30] Eighteenth Century Freeholders in New Jersey, Somerset County, 1753, Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (GMNJ) vol. 18, p. 13.

[31] VVFA, First Six Generations, p. 38.  Their son, John, about whom nothing further is known after his baptism, was presumably deceased without heirs.

[32] See also: Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, by J. L. Floyd, 1911, pg 92.  This biography of Gilbert is full of errors in his ancestry, but does mention three brothers, Okey, James and Abraham, as appear in the land deed.

[33] VVFA, First Six Generations, p. 39.

[34] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 23, p. 43.

[35] VVFA, First Six Generations, p. 105

[36] VVFA, First Six Generations, p. 289

[37] VVFA, First Six  Generations, p. 34

[38][38] Though speculative, his son Abraham appears to have married Charlotte Worth and had a son named James, see VVFA, 7^th & 8^th Generations, vol. 2,pg 1243.  His daughter, Neeltje appears to have married William Green, with only one known child, Charity.  His daughter, Geertje, appears to have remained unmarried.