Additions and Corrections to “Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y." - Abraham3 Bennet (Adriaen2, Willem1)

Additions and Corrections to “Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants”, by Wilson V. Ledley

The Family of Abraham³ Bennet (Adriaen², Willem¹) (#15) and Jannetje Folkerts

94: 41. Abraham³ was listed as one of the freeholders in New Brunswick in 1747.[1]  He is also listed in 1752.[2]

94: 41. Jannetje Folkerts, wife of Abraham³, was probably the daughter of Volkert Hansen Van Nostrand and Sarah Albertse Terhune.  For a discussion of her parentage, see the family of Angeniejte³ Bennet (Adriaen², Willem¹) later.

94: 41. Abraham³ and Jannetje had a child⁴, unnamed, baptized at the DRC of Freehold in May 1710,[3] not mentioned by Ledley.  This child could be Jacob, for whom no baptismal record has been found, but Ledley approximates Jacob’s birth as 1713.  No further trace.

95: 17. His son, Adriaen⁴, probably settled near Griggstown, N.J., being the defendant in several lawsuits in New Jersey in 1765.[4]  He is mentioned in a newspaper article regarding the forced sale of 125 acres of his land at Griggstown on 25 Mar 1766.[5]  His cousin, Adriaen⁴ Bennet (Adriaen³, Adriaen², Willem¹), lived near Cranbury before and after this time period, as seen earlier.

95: 18. Adriaen⁴ did not have a son named Benjamin⁵.  He was Benjamin⁵ Bennet (Adriaen⁴, Adriaen³, Adriaen², Willem¹), as identified earlier.

95: 18. Abraham⁴ probably married as his second wife, Marytje Corson, not his son, Abraham⁵.[6]  Ledley notes that Abraham⁵ was sixteen years younger than his presumed wife.  He would also have been married when he was about nineteen, young for the time, though possible.  Their respective locations also suggest this placement.  Abraham⁴ owned land in Northampton Twp. in 1748.[7]  Marytje Corsen appeared as a baptismal witness at Churchville in Northampton Twp. until at least 1764.[8]  Abraham⁵ appears to have been living in Tinicum in 1768,[9] some distance from Churchville.  Abraham and Marytje’s daughter, Sarah⁵, would have been named after her paternal aunt.  Abraham and Marytje had another daughter, Maria, born 12 Oct 1758.[10]

95: 19. His grandson, Hendrick⁵ (Abraham⁴), probably married Elizabeth White, not Hendrick⁵ Bennet (Hendrick⁴, Willem³, Willem², Willem¹).  Abraham⁵, Hendrick⁵’s brother, married Martha White.  William White names his daughters, Elizabeth Bennet and Martha Bennet and his son-in-law, Abraham Bennet in his will.[11]  Though Elizabeth’s husband is not named in her father’s will, being married in Bucks, Pa. to her brother-in-law Abraham’s brother, is far more likely than her having married a distant cousin of his, both geographically and genetically.  See the family on Hendrick⁵ Bennet (Hendrick⁴, Willem³, Willem², Willem¹) for further discussion of his family.

95: 19. His grandson, Johannes⁵ (Abraham⁴), probably married Margaret Redmond by license dated 20 May 1765.[12]

95: 19. Jacob⁴ purchased land in Northampton, Bucks, Pa. sometime between 1 May 1731 when his brother, Abraham, purchased it from Samuel Brown[13] and 12 Dec 1739 when Jacob released the land to Jonathan Abbot.  Jacob returned to New Jersey by 25 Feb 1741 when as resident of New Brunswick, N.J. he purchased land there[14].  Though uncertain, the land was probably located near South River.[15]  He may be the Jacob Bennet, age 42, born in Bucks, Pa. who spoke Low Dutch well, who broke out of the Cape May jail[16] in January 1755. Though not born in Pa., he lived there for some time and otherwise fits the description.

95: 19. Jacob⁴ probably had another son, John⁵.  He is mentioned in a Middlesex Co., N.J. deed dated 20 Dec 1791 as having sold land located at South River to his brother Folkert,[17] presumably Jacob’s son.  However, since Jacob’s brother, Folkert⁴, also lived in New Brunswick[18], John Bennet could be his son and Folkert an undocumented son of Folkert⁴.

95: 19.  Jacob⁴ probably had another son, Benjamin⁵.  Benjamin was born about 1754 at South River, N.J and enlisted in the revolutionary army at Tinicum, Bucks Co., Pa. according to his pension application.[19]  He was listed as 89 in the 1840 census,[20] living with his son, Abraham⁶.  This suggests Benjamin may have been born as early as 1749.  In his father's pension application Abraham stated he was 59 in 1832, so born about 1773, probably too early to for his father to have been the son of Folkert⁴, baptized in 1756.  He was listed in the tax listings of Tinicum, Bucks Co., Pa. of 1781 through 1783.[21]

95: 21, 95: 206. Because of his age, Ledley suggested Johannes⁴, son of Abraham³, may have been married previous to his marriage to Styntje.  Their marriage was a second marriage for Styntje who married first Reynier Van Sicklen.[22]  Reynier died before 06 Mar 1749/50 when his will was proved.[23]  His sons, Ferdinand and Richard, petitioned the court to appoint guardians for them, Ferdinand choosing John Bennet of Pa.[24]

94: 210, 95: 206. Johannes⁴ probably married first Magdalena⁵ Bennet (Isaac⁴, Isaac³, Adriaen², Willem¹).[25]  Ledley was quite tentative in his identification of Magdalena’s husband as Johannes⁴ Bennet (Jacob³, Willem², Willem¹).  The marriage record of Johannes Bennet and Magdalena Bennet states they were both born at the Raritans.  Johannes, son of Jacob, was baptized in NYC and the family did not move to N.J. until later.  Abraham³’s son, Johannes⁴, was baptized at the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, N.J., i.e., in the Raritans.[26] This identification of Johannes and Magdalena’s parents and his second marriage to Styntje is supported by the naming of his children.  Johannes and Magdalena’s children, Jannetje⁵ and Isaac⁵, were named after their paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather, respectively.  His first son by his second marriage was named Abraham⁵ after his paternal grandfather.  His first daughter⁵ of his second marriage was named Magdalena[27] after his first wife.  His son, Rynier⁵, was named after his second wife’s first husband, Reynier Van Sicklen.

95: 21. His grandson, Rynier⁵ (Johannes⁴), married his cousin, Maria⁵ Bennet (Jan⁵, Joost⁴, Isaac³, Adriaen², Willem¹),[28] whom Ledley was unable to identify.

95: 22, 95: 162. His grandson, Abraham⁵ (Folkert⁴), was not the Revolutionary War pensioner of 1833 that Ledley thought.  The pension file[29] says that Abraham was born at Bushwick, Kings Co., N.Y. in November 1747, whereas Abraham⁵ was baptized in New Jersey[30] seven years later.  The pensioner, Abraham, was the son of Peter Pra⁵ Bennet (William⁴, Jacob³, Willem², Willem¹), as discussed later.  Ledley expressed some doubt about the ancestry of Abraham⁵ as he had no son named after his father.  In addition, being baptized in 1754 he would have been 32 when his first child was baptized at Raritan in 1786.  His later children were baptized at Hillsborough and Neshanic.  That location and his age suggest that Abraham may have been the son of John⁵ Bennet (Hendrick⁴, Willem³, Willem², Willem¹) and Maria Post, baptized on 22 Apr 1764 at Neshanic where some of his own children were later baptized.  Though perhaps a coincidence, Abraham’s oldest son was baptized on the same day his possible niece, Letty, was baptized.[31]  Abraham later had two daughters named Letty.  Abraham’s wife, Mary Arrowsmith, was likely the daughter of Joseph and Geertje Arrowsmith, baptized on 06 Nov 1763.[32]  If correct, then Abraham’s second son was named after his paternal grandfather and his third son was named after his maternal grandfather.  However, not enough is known currently about either Abraham to warrant a change in his ancestry.

94: 41, 95: 163. Their son, William⁴, attributed to this family by Ledley, was actually the son of Johannes⁴ Bennet (Willem³, Willem², Willem¹).  See the earlier discussion of Angeniejte⁴ Bennet (Isaac³, Adrian², Willem¹).

94: 41. Their son, Benjamin⁴, witnessed a couple of deeds with Peter Bennet in 1747.[33]  He married Jannetje Van Sicklen on 11 Jun 1756 in Pa.[34]

Genealogical Summary

Generation No. 3

1.  ABRAHAM³ BENNET (ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 28 Mar 1680 in near Flatbush, NY, and died aft. 1751 in NJ.  He married JANNETJE VAN NOSTRAND 25 Dec 1702, daughter of VOLKERT VAN NOSTRAND and SARAH TERHUNE.  She was born bef. 13 Nov 1681 in near Flatbush, NY.
      
Children of ABRAHAM BENNET and JANNETJE VAN NOSTRAND are:
2.       i.    ADRIAN⁴ BENNET, bap. 07 Oct 1703, near Brooklyn, NY.
         ii.    FOLKERT BENNET, bap. 07 Aug 1705, near Brooklyn, NY; d. bef. 1720.
3.     iii.    ABRAHAM BENNET, bap. 17 Aug 1707, near Brooklyn, NY.
        iv.    CHILD BENNET, bap. May 1710, near Freehold, NJ.
4.      v.    SARAH BENNET, bap. 23 Oct 1711, near Six Mile Run, NJ.
5.     vi.    JACOB BENNET, b. abt. 1713, NJ.
6.    vii.    JOHN BENNET, bap. 25 Mar 1718, near New Brunswick, NJ.
7.   viii.    FOLKERT BENNET, bap. 07 Aug 1720, near New Brunswick, NJ; d. aft. 1756.
8.     ix.    PETER BENNET, bap. 13 Dec 1724, near New Brunswick, NJ; d. aft. 1760.
         x.    BENJAMIN BENNET, bap. 04 Feb 1727/28, near New Brunswick, NJ; m. JANNETJE VAN SICKLEN, 11 Jun 1756, PA¹; b. abt. 1736, NJ.

Generation No. 4

2.  ADRIAN⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 07 Oct 1703 in near Brooklyn, NY.  He married JOSINA DE WINDT, daughter of LEVINUS DE WINDT and ARRIANTJE MOLL.  She was born bef. 05 Dec 1703 in near NYC, NY.
      
Children of ADRIAN BENNET and JOSINA DE WINDT are:
          i.    SARAH⁵ BENNET, bap. 30 Sep 1732, near Bensalem, PA.
         ii.    JOHANNA BENNET, bap. 26 May 1734, near Second River, NJ.
        iii.    ABRAHAM BENNET, bap. 21 Nov 1736, near Second River, NJ.
        iv.    WILLIAM BENNET, bap. 07 Aug 1745, near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.

3.  ABRAHAM⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 17 Aug 1707 in near Brooklyn, NY.  He married (1) JANNETJE SUYDAM, daughter of RYCK SUYDAM and JANNETJE DORLAND.  She was born abt. 1711 in NY.  He married (2) MARY CORSEN, daughter of BENJAMIN CORSEN and BLANDINA VIELE.  She was born bef. 13 Aug 1716 in near Staten Island, NY.

Children of ABRAHAM BENNET and JANNETJE SUYDAM are:
          i.    ABRAHAM⁵ BENNET, bap. 30 Sep 1732, near Northampton, Bucks, PA; d. bef. 26 Jul 1810, Solebury, Bucks, PA; m. MARTHA WHITE,                 05 Aug 1771, PA².
         ii.    JANNETJE BENNET, bap. 23 Apr 1734, near Northampton, Bucks, PA; d. bef. 1744.
9.     iii.    RYCK BENNET, bap. 19 Apr 1735, near Northampton, Bucks, PA.
        iv.    ISAAC BENNET, bap. 02 Oct 1737, near Northampton, Bucks, PA; m. CATHERINE TINSMAN.
10.    v.    HENDRICK BENNET, bap. 26 Apr 1741, near Northampton, Bucks, PA.
11.   vi.    JANNETJE BENNET, bap. 11 Sep 1743, near Freehold, NJ.
       vii.    JOHN BENNET, bap. 25 Dec 1745, near Northampton, Bucks, PA; m. MARGARET REDMOND, 20 May 1765, PA.

Children of ABRAHAM BENNET and MARY CORSEN are:
      viii.    BENJAMIN⁵ BENNET, bap. 03 Dec 1752, near Bensalem, PA.
        ix.    SARAH BENNET, bap. 25 May 1755, near Bensalem, PA.
         x.    MARIA BENNET, b. 12 Oct 1758, near Bedminster Twp., Bucks, PA.

4.  SARAH⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 23 Oct 1711 in near Six Mile Run, NJ.  She married JOHN VAN WOGGELUM, son of JAN VAN WOGGELUM and BLANDINA VIELE.  He was born abt. 1703 in NY.
      
Children of SARAH BENNET and JOHN VAN WOGGELUM are:
          i.    ABRAHAM⁵ VAN WOGGELOM, bap. 14 Apr 1735, near Bensalem, PA.
         ii.    BLANDINA VAN WOGGELOM, bap. 20 Oct 1737, near Bensalem, PA.
        iii.    BENJAMIN VAN WOGGELOM, bap. 22 Jun 1740, near Bensalem, PA.

5.  JACOB⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born abt. 1713 in NJ.  He married DIRCKJE HAGEWOUT, daughter of EGBERT HAGEWOUT and RACHEL UNKNOWN.  She was born bef. 14 May 1714 in near Staten Island, NY.

Children of JACOB BENNET and DIRCKJE HAGEWOUT are:
          i.    JANNETJE⁵ BENNET, bap. 09 Oct 1737, near Bensalem, PA.
         ii.    ABRAHAM BENNET, b. abt. 1739.
        iii.    JOHN BENNET, b. abt. 1745.
12.   iv.    FOLKERT BENNET, bap. 25 Sep 1748, near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ; d. bef. 21 Feb 1791, Middlesex Co., NJ.

6.  JOHN⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 25 Mar 1718 in near New Brunswick, NJ.  He married (1) STYNTJE SUYDAM, daughter of RYCK SUYDAM and JANNETJE DORLAND.  She was born abt. 1715 in NY.  He married (2) MAGDALENA BENNET 11 Dec 1746 in PA, daughter of ISAAC BENNET and ELIZABETH AERSEN.  She was born abt. 1728, and died bef. 1753.
      
Children of JOHN BENNET and STYNTJE SUYDAM are:
          i.    ABRAHAM⁵ BENNET, bap. 15 Oct 1752, near Bensalem, PA.
         ii.    MAGDALENA BENNET, bap. 23 Dec 1753, near Bensalem, PA; m. ABRAHAM VAN HORN, 24 Mar 1772, DRC of Churchville,   PA
13.   iii.    REYNIER BENNET, bap. 01 Jan 1756, near Bensalem, PA.
        iv.    KEZIA BENNET, bap. 17 Sep 1758, near Bensalem, PA.

Children of JOHN BENNET and MAGDALENA BENNET are:
         v.    JANNETJE⁵ BENNET, bap. 25 Sep 1748, PA.
        vi.    ISAAC BENNET, b. abt. 1750, PA.

7.  FOLKERT⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 07 Aug 1720 in near New Brunswick, NJ, and died aft. 1756.  He married MARIA UNKNOWN.
      
Children of FOLKERT BENNET and MARIA UNKNOWN are:
          i.    WILLIAM⁵ BENNET, b. abt. Sep 1751, near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.
         ii.    ABRAHAM BENNET, bap. 21 Apr 1754, near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.
        iii.    BENJAMIN BENNET, bap. 05 Sep 1756, near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.
        iv.    JOHANNES BENNET, bap. 24 Jul 1757, near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.

8.  PETER⁴ BENNET (ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 13 Dec 1724 in near New Brunswick, NJ, and died aft. 1760.  He married CATHERINE HAGEWOUT, daughter of LEFFERT HAGEWOUT and AELTJE UNKNOWN.  She was born abt. 1738.
      
Children of PETER BENNET and CATHERINE HAGEWOUT are:
          i.    AELTJE⁵ BENNET, bap. 22 Feb 1756, near Bensalem, PA.
         ii.    LEFFERT BENNET, bap. 28 May 1758, near Bensalem, PA.
        iii.    SARAH BENNET, bap. 12 Oct 1760, near Bensalem, PA.

Generation No. 5

9.  RYCK⁵ BENNET (ABRAHAM⁴, ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 19 Apr 1735 in near Northampton, Bucks, PA.  He married JANNETJE SUYDAM 18 Apr 1758 in DRC of Northampton, Bucks, PA, daughter of RYCK SUYDAM and ELIZABETH BARKELOO.  She was born bef. 24 May 1741 in near Freehold, NJ.

Children of RYCK BENNET and JANNETJE SUYDAM are:
          i.    RYCK⁶ BENNET, bap. 25 Jan 1761, near Northampton, Bucks, PA.
         ii.    ABRAHAM BENNET, b. abt. 1774, PA.
14.   iii.    ISAAC BENNET, b. 1777, PA.
        iv.    EUPHEMIA BENNET.

10.  HENDRICK⁵ BENNET (ABRAHAM⁴, ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 26 Apr 1741 in near Northampton, Bucks, PA.  He married ELIZABETH WHITE 16 Apr 1765 in DRC of Churchville, PA, daughter of WILLIAM WHITE.
      
Children of HENDRICK BENNET and ELIZABETH WHITE are:
          i.    ABRAHAM⁶ BENNET.
         ii.    JEHU BENNET.

11.  JANNETJE⁵ BENNET (ABRAHAM⁴, ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 11 Sep 1743 in near Freehold, NJ.  She married JOHN ROBERTS.
      
Children of JANNETJE BENNET and JOHN ROBERTS are:
          i.    JONATHAN⁶ ROBERTS, bap. 18 Oct 1767, near Bensalem, PA.
         ii.    JANNETJE ROBERTS, bap. 12 Nov 1769, near Bensalem, PA.
        iii.    ABRAHAM ROBERTS, bap. 22 Sep 1771, near Bensalem, PA.
        iv.    JOHANNES ROBERTS, bap. 16 Oct 1774, near Bensalem, PA.
         v.    SARAH ROBERTS, bap. 08 Oct 1776, near Bensalem, PA.
        vi.    HENDRICK LYMBARKER ROBERTS, bap. 16 May 1779, near Bensalem, PA.
       vii.    JESSE ROBERTS, b. 01 Oct 1781, near Bensalem, PA.

12.  FOLKERT⁵ BENNET (JACOB⁴, ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 25 Sep 1748 in near New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ, and died bef. 21 Feb 1791 in Middlesex Co., NJ.

Children of FOLKERT BENNET are:
          i.    AARON⁶ BENNET.
         ii.    ANN BENNET.

13.  REYNIER⁵ BENNET (JOHN⁴, ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born bef. 01 Jan 1756 in near Bensalem, PA.  He married MARIA BENNET, daughter of JAN BENNET and UNKNOWN.  She was born bef. 16 Jan 1757 in near Churchville, PA.
      
Child of REYNIER BENNET and MARIA BENNET is:
          i.    JOHANNES⁶ BENNET, bap. 02 Apr 1780, near Bensalem, PA.

Generation No. 6 

14.  ISAAC⁶ BENNET (RYCK⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, ABRAHAM³, ADRIAN², WILLIAM ADRIANSE¹) was born 1777 in PA.  He married PHEBE UNKNOWN.
      
Child of ISAAC BENNET and PHEBE UNKNOWN is:
          i.    ABRAHAM⁷ BENNET, b. abt. 1805.

Endnotes 

1.  Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810.
2.  License.

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[1] William Benedict, New Brunswick in History (the author, 1925), 35.
[2] “Middlesex Co. List of Freeholders,” PNJHS 6 (1896): 107.
[3] “Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown,” GMNJ 22 (1947): 6.
[4] New Jersey Supreme Court Cases:
 Case   Defendant          Plaintiff                               Year
19888 Bennet, Adrian  Nicholas Johnson [et al]  1765
42360 Bennet, Adrain  Mat VanAelslyne [et al]   1765
42421 Bennet, Adrian  Theodorus VanWyck        1765
42427 Bennet, Adrian  Nicholas Veghte               1765
Online at: https://wwwnet1.state.nj.us/DOS/Admin/ArchivesDBPortal/SupremeCourt.aspx, accessed 11 Mar 2015.
[5] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 25, Extracts from American Newspapers, Vol. 6 (Patterson, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1903), 23.
[6] Barbara A. Barth, The Dorland Enigma Solved (Sandisfield, MA: Diane Swartz, 2007), 63.
[7] He is mentioned in a mortgage dated 27 Apr 1748 as owning land in Northampton, Bucks, PA., see June D. Brown, Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Land Records, 1711-1749 (Westminster, M.D.: Heritage Books, 2008), 181.
[8] Pennsylvania Vital Records, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983, 254.
[9] Abraham Bennet, presumably Jr., is mentioned as being in possession of land in Tinicum that was to be sold, see William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 26, Extracts from American Newspapers, Vol. 7 (Patterson, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1904), 135.  It is unlikely Abraham Sr. would have gone from owning land to simply renting.
[10] Don Yoder, Pennsylvania German Church Records of Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, etc., from the Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings and Addresses, Vol. 3 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), 338.  She was baptized on 6 Sep 1759 at the Tohickon Union Church.
[11] Thera Schwenk-Hammond, Wills: Abstracts: Book 5: Bucks Co, PA, 1786-1797, contributed to USGenWeb Archives, accessed 16 Feb 2015 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/wills/willabstbk5.txt.
[12] John Blair Linn and William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790: Names of Persons For Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued in the Province of Pennsylvania Previous to 1790 (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1976), 205.
[13] June D. Brown, Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Land Records, 1711-1749 (Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2008),  25
[14] Richard Hutchinson, East New Jersey Land Records, 1737-1747, Books E-2 and F-2 (Lewes, Del.: Colonial Roots, 2006), 99.  The land bordered land sold by John Ireland to Joseph Ellison, land of John Johnston, dec’d and land of Peter Sonmans.
[15] Richard Hutchinson, East New Jersey Land Records, 1766-1772 (Books D3, E3, and F3) (Lewes, Del.: Colonial Roots, 2006), 77.  “Land previously belonging to Dr. John Johnston, bordering Robert Campbell’s, formerly John Ireland’s, extending to the patent of Peter Sommans, being on or near the rear end of the South River lots.”
[16] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. 19, Extracts from American Newspapers, Vol. 3 (Patterson, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1897), 457.
[17] Richard S. Hutchinson, Middlesex County New Jersey Deed Abstracts, Book ‘1’ (Westminster, M.D.: Heritage Books, 2008), 98.
[18] “Middlesex Co. List of Freeholders,” PNJHS 6 (1896): 108.
[19] Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Series: M804, Roll: 217, Image: 510, File: S12175.
[20] Year: 1840; Census Place: Enfield, Tompkins, New York; Roll: 345; Page: 318; Image: 641; Family History Library Film: 0017208.
[21] Joy Fisher, “Bucks County PA Archives History - Taxlists ..Taxables, Tinnicum Township 1783,” transcribed from William Henry Egle, editor, Provincial Papers: Proprietary and Other Tax Lists, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series
Vol. 13.  Online at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/taxlist/1783/tinicum.txt
[22] For a listing of their children see John Waddell Van Sickle, A History of the Van Sickle Family, in the United States of America (Springfield, OH: John W. Van Sickle, 1880), 84.
[23] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series Vol. 30, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. 2 (Somerville, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1918), 502.
[24] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. 32, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. 3 (Somerville, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1924), 339.
[25] See also Barbara A. Barth, The Dorland Enigma Solved (Sandisfield, MA: Diane Swartz, 2007), 64.
[26] “New Brunswick First Reformed Church Baptisms,” PNJHS 11 (1926): 206.
[27] Pennsylvania Vital Records (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), 249.
[28] Kenneth A. Bennett, William Adriaense Bennet, Descendants and Related Families (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1998), 131.  Mr. Bennett misidentified Maria’s parents, following Ledley who assigned her two sets of parents.
[29] Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Series: M804, Roll: 215, Image: 37, File: S953.
[30] “New Brunswick First Reformed Church Baptisms,” PNHS 11 (1926): 553.
[31] “First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms,” SCHQ 4 (1915): 56.
[32] “Records of the Harlingen Reformed Church,” GMNJ 18 (1943): 85.
[33] Richard Hutchinson, East New Jersey Land Records, 1747-1757 (Books G2 and H2) (Lewes, Del.: Colonial Roots, 2005), 18.
[34] John B. Linn and Wm. H. Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol II, Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior To 1810, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968), 528.