Descendants of Hendrick Jans Van Sutphen

Descendants of Hendrick Jans Van Sutphen

HENDRICK JANS VAN SUTPHEN was a brother of Dirck Janse Van Sutphen.[1].  Nothing is known for certain about his family, if he had one.  However, based on the earlier analysis of the family of Dirck Janse Van Sutphen in the earlier posts, “Grandsons Named John of Dirck Janszen Van Sutphen and Elizabeth Jans” and “Notes on the Descendants of Dirck Janszen Van Sutphen and Elizabeth Jans”, Hendrick probably had at least one son, as described below.

Generation No. 1

1.  HENDRICK JANS² VAN SUTPHEN  (JAN HENDRICKS¹ WESSELING) was born Abt. 1653.

Child of HENDRICK JANS VAN SUTPHEN is:

2.                i.    JAN³ SUTPHEN, b. Abt. 1693; d. Aft. 1744, named after his paternal grandfather.

Generation No. 2

2.  JAN³ SUTPHEN (HENDRICK JANS² VAN SUTPHEN, JAN HENDRICKS¹ WESSELING) was born Abt. 1693, and died Aft. 1744.  He married CATHERINE LONGSTREET, daughter of STOFFEL LONGSTREET and MOIKA LANE.  She was born Abt. 1700, and died Aft. 1751.

JAN SUTPHEN and JAN SUTPHEN, Jr. (possibly the same person) are mentioned several times in land records for Monmouth County NJ.

From New Jersey Archives:

1) TO: John Zutphen

FROM:

SURVEY. 142.5 acres. Freehold (Monmouth County; Spotswood North Brook). For John Zutphen by virtue of a deed from Cornelius Lane. Deed refers to the propriety of Thomas Cooper; assured by Gawen Drummond by his conveyance of 21 Aug. 1714. 2 Tracts. Bordering lands of Derick Zutphen (formerly pattented to James Reid); and lands formerly of Gawen Lawrie. [Deed dated 9 April 1723]. (See also: S1; folio 35).

OTHERS NAMED: Thomas Cooper; Gawen Drummond; Cornelius Lane; Gawen Lawrie (Governor); James Reid; Derick Zutphen

LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Monmouth; Freehold (Monmouth); Spotswood North Brook

27 Apr 1723

Liber 2, Part B : Folio 240 (PEASJ003)

2) TO: John Zutphen

FROM:

SURVEY. 150 acres. Monmouth (Freehold). For John Zutphen (by deed (9 April 1723); propritety of Thomas Cooper, granted to Zutphen; and conveyance to Cornelius Lane from Gawen Drummond (21 Aug. 1714)). Bordering lands of Derick Zutphen; and lands formerly of Gawen Drummond.

OTHERS NAMED: Thomas Cooper; Gawen Drummond; Cornelius Lane

LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Monmouth

3) TO: John Zutphen

FROM:

SURVEY. 166.66 acres. The southwest side of Wemcock Brook; Monmouth County.

OTHERS NAMED:

LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Monmouth; Wemcock Brook

A John Sutfin, Jr. sold 81.25 acres of land to William Covenhoven on 29 Oct 1737 (deed itself not found)

4) A John Zutphen, miller, bought 160 a of land from James Alexander on 14 Apr 1737.  Location not specified

5) TO: John Sutphen

FROM: James Alexander (also Surveyor General; also Signatory)

SURVEY. 42.75 acres. In Freehold; Monmouth County. Two tracts: 10.05 acres; and 32.7 acres.

OTHERS NAMED: Matthias Line (Owner of adjoining land); Richard Pettinger (Owner of adjoining land)

LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Monmouth; Freehold;Pineland; Mill Pond

8 Jun 1750

S3 (EJ Surveys) : Folio 70 (PEASJ003)

6) TO: John Zutvan, Jr.

FROM:

SURVEY. 181.22 acres. Northeast of Spotswoods north brook; on the north side of Toponemus Brook; Monmouth County. Two tracts: 138.1 acres; and 43.12 acres; near Gawen Laurie's thousand acre patent.

OTHERS NAMED: John Forman (Deputy Surveyor); Gawen Laurie (Owner of adjoining land)

LOCATIONS: East Jersey; Monmouth; Spotswood; Topanemus (Monmouth); North Brook

He was recorded as Jan Sutphen, Jr. for the baptisms of 3 of his 5 children.

Jan Sutphen, Jr. was witness for David, s/o Jacob Sutphen and Annetje Bennet on 16 Jul 1732.

Jan Sutphen, Jr. was witness with Christina Jansen of the baptism of Aaron, s/o Jan Longstreet and Annetje Couwenhoven on 17 Jul 1737.

Jan Zutveen and Cathrina Langstraat were witnesses for Antje, d/o Gerrit Laan and Mayke Zutveen on 2 Jun 1744 at DRC of Freehold.  GMNJ vol. 25, p. 42.

Children of JAN SUTPHEN and CATHERINE LONGSTREET are:

                   i.    HENDRICK⁴ SUTPHEN, b. Abt. 1724; d. Aft. 1746, named after his paternal grandfather.

He witnessed with John Sutfin to a deed on 26 Sep 1747 between John Van Cleaf and Benjamin Van Cleaf, Sr., for land in Freehold, Monmouth, NJ. 

East New Jersey land Records, Books G3 and H3, abstracted by Richard Hutchinson, p. 54

                  ii.    MAYKE SUTPHEN, b. Bef. 11 Apr 1726, near Freehold, NJ; d. Bef. 16 Dec 1800, Middletown, Monmouth Co., NJ; m. GARRET LANE, 31 May 1744, Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; b. Bef. 25 Nov 1716, Middletown, Monmouth, NJ; d. Bef. 24 Jun 1797, Bedminster, Somerset Co., NJ, named after her maternal grandmother. 

                 iii.    MARIA SUTPHEN, baptized 21 May 1732, at DRC of Freehold and Middletown, NJ.

                 iv.    JANNETJE SUTPHEN, baptized 25 Aug 1734, at DRC of Freehold and Middletown, NJ, named after her maternal aunt.

                  v.    CHRISTOPHER SUTPHEN, baptized 20 Feb 1736/37, at the DRC of Freehold and Middletown, NJ; d. Bef. 1740, named after his maternal grandfather.

                 vi.    CHRISTOPHER SUTPHEN, baptized 17 Jun 1739, at DRC of Freehold and Middletown, NJ, named after his deceased brother.

He is probably the Christopher who was in Loudoun Co, Va by 1774, when he was a witness the codicil to Richard Hall's will. This codicil was filed in Fauquier on 28 Mar 1774 He probably had children: 1) William, b 1761; 2) Hendrick, b abt. 1768; 3) John, b abt. 1772 and 4) Christopher, Jr., b abt. 1780.  http://www.mdnestor.com/sutphin/sutphin0 & http://www.ballsplace.com/Sutphin/

1785 Loudoun Co tithable list, Cameron Parish, Christopher Sutphin, [He]ndrick (over 16), Nancy (black woman).

(left edge of paper torn, with first part of Hendrick's name missing)

All Index to the Tithables of Loudoun County, Virginia, and to Slaveholders and Slaves, 1758-1786 results for Sutphen, Ancestry.com

[1] Reconstructing the Ancestry of Dirck Janse Van Sutphen, by Susan Amicucci, New Netherland Connections, Vol Vol 6 [2001], No 3, p. 58