The Early Vandewaters of Hempstead, NY

 The Early Vandewaters of Hempstead, NY

Peter Vandewater

The earliest known record for Vandewaters in Hempstead, Queens, New York is the marriage of Peter Vandewater and Mary Valentine, both of Hempstead, on 12 Dec 1736 at St. George Church, Hempstead, NY.[1]  Peter Vandewater was on the proprietors of that part of the great plain included within the patten and purchase of Robert Williams which borders upon the town of Hempstead, and was appointed to a committee to negotiate the boundary between the towns of Hempstead and Oysterbay on 1/31/1746.[2]  He was witness to the will of David Seaman of Oyster Bay, NY, on 3/23/1759.[3]  He registered his earmark in 1765.[4]  He was of Westbury, Hempstead on 5/12/1781 when he wrote his will mentioning his wife, Mary, his son, John, his daughter, Mary, his grandson, Benjamin Balding, his nephew Benjamin Vandewater, and his nephew Gideon Seaman.  He died shortly afterward as his will was proved 12/8/1781[5].

Peter’s parents are not known for certain, but he was probably an undocumented son of Cornelius⁴ Vandewater (Jacob³, Benjamin², Jacob¹ Claes) and Dorothy Losee.  The Benjamin named as his nephew in his will was almost certainly Benjamin⁶ Vandewater (Harmen⁵, Benjamin⁴, Jacob³, Benjamin², Jacob¹ Claes), thus he was Peter’s first cousin, once removed.  That Benjamin had moved to Hempstead around 1780.[6]  Cornelius and Dorothy did not have a known son named Peter, but their two known children,[7] Jacobus and Engeltje, were named after their grandparents.[8]  Cornelius’ wife, Dorothy, was the daughter of Peter Losee and Sarah Colver, not Cornelius Losee and Geertje Colfs as Ledley assumed.[9]  A son named Peter after his maternal grandfather, Peter Losee, is a likely possibility for them.

Assuming he was married about age 25, Peter was born about 1711.  He is not the other known Peter born about the same time, Peter⁵ Vandewater (Benjamin⁴, Jacob³, Benjamin², Jacob¹ Claes).[9a]   That Peter’s will, mentioning his brother, Bernardus, was written on 25 Aug 1780 at Bedford, Kings, NY.  He is also not the Peter who wrote his will at Flushing, Queens, NY on 27 May 1777, mentioning his sister, Wyntje Vandewater and wife, Elizabeth.[10]  He was the son of Jacobus⁵ Vandewater (Cornelius⁴, Jacob³, Benjamin², Jacob¹ Claes) and Kniertje Haff.  He and his sister, Wyntje, were baptized at the Reformed Church of Jamaica, NY.[11]

Peter’s son, John⁶, married Phebe Titus on 19 Oct 1772.[12]

Peter’s daughter, Mary⁶, married James Lewis on 09 Apr 1779[13]  Their daughter, Jane, married George Baldwin,[14] and their son, Benjamin, was the Benjamin Balding, mention in Peter’s will.

Descendants of Peter Vandewater

Generation No. 5

1.  PETER⁵ VANDEWATER (CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1711, and died Bef. 08 Dec 1781 in Westbury, Hempstead, NY.  He married MARY VALENTINE 12 Dec 1736 in St. George Church, Hempstead, NY, daughter of OBEDIAH VALENTINE and MARTHA WILLETS.

Source for the parents of MARY VALENTINE:
2/1. Obadiah Valentine, born 1695, died at Westbury, L.I., October 8/1767. He married on September 22/1716, Martha Willets, born November 24/1694, died 1743, daughter of Richard and Abigail (Powell) Willets.
Issue:- (all born at Westbury, L.I.)
3/2. Mary Valentine, born February l2/1719-20. She married on December 12/1736, Peter Vandewater.
http://www.antonymaitland.com/hptext/hp0290.txt
                    
Children of PETER VANDEWATER and MARY VALENTINE are:
2.                i.    JOHN⁶ VANDEWATER, b. circa 1747.
3.               ii.    MARY VANDEWATER, b. circa 1754.

Generation No. 6 

2.  JOHN⁶ VANDEWATER (PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1747.  He married PHEBE TITUS 19 Oct 1772 in NY, daughter of PETER TITUS and MARY SCUDDER.  She was born 1758.

John registered his earmark about 1781[15].  Their sons, Silas and Peter Van De Water, were born in Westbury and engaged in farming before becoming involved in hotel management. They took over a tavern opened by their father John in 1796 and soon grasped the opportunity to expand it into a large and spacious hotel. It was for many years the only hotel along the south shore of today's Nassau County.

Silas Titus Vandewater and Eleanor Vandewater are mentioned as heirs in the will of Robert Titus of Flushing, dated 12/12/1842, no relationship mentioned.  He mentions other heirs, but apparently had no children.  Was Elkanah below actually Eleanora?
                    
Children of JOHN VANDEWATER and PHEBE TITUS are:
                   i.     ELKANAH⁷ VANDEWATER, b. 1776.
                  ii.     GEORGE VANDEWATER, b. 1779; d. 1862; m. MARGARET SEAMAN; b. 1787; d. 1864.
                            Will: in Queens Co. NY: VANDEWATER, GEORGE      NY-41-10-294 10 = 1861-1863
                           1840 Census Oyster Bay, Queens, NY
                           George Vandewater 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 / 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
4.              iii.     JOHN VANDEWATER, b. 1780.
5.              iv.     PETER VANDEWATER, b. 14 Oct 1782; d. 21 Oct 1837, Oyster Bay, NY.
                  v.     MARY VANDEWATER, b. 1785.
6.              vi.     SILAS TITUS VANDEWATER, b. 23 Apr 1789; d. 31 Jul 1845, Flushing, Queens, NY.

3.  MARY⁶ VANDEWATER (PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1754.  She married JAMES LEWIS 09 Apr 1779. 
                    
Child of MARY VANDEWATER and JAMES LEWIS is:
7.                i.    JANE⁷ LEWIS, b. circa 1780.

Generation No. 7 

4.  JOHN⁷ VANDEWATER (JOHN⁶, PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 1780.  He married MARY COVERT. 
                    
Children of JOHN VANDEWATER and MARY COVERT are:
8.                i.    JOHN⁸ VANDEWATER, b. 1810, NY; d. 1880.
                  ii.    PHEBE VANDEWATER, b. 26 Mar 1816, NY.

5.  PETER⁷ VANDEWATER (JOHN⁶, PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 14 Oct 1782, and died 21 Oct 1837 in Oyster Bay, NY.  He married NAOMI CONKLING.  She was born 1784, and died 1830.
                    
Children of PETER VANDEWATER and NAOMI CONKLING are:
                   i.    MARY⁸ VANDEWATER, b. 1809.
                  ii.    CHARLOTTE VANDEWATER, b. 1811.
                 iii.    DAVID VANDEWATER, b. 1812; m. CAROLINE SPRAGG.
                  iv.    GILBERT CONKLIN VANDEWATER, b. 1814; m. CHARLOTTE OAKLEY.
                   v.    NAOMI VANDEWATER, b. 1821; d. 1821.
                  vi.    JOHN VANDEWATER, b. 1824; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.

6.  SILAS TITUS⁷ VANDEWATER (JOHN⁶, PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 23 Apr 1789, and died 31 Jul 1845 in Flushing, Queens, NY.  He married MARTHA TRAVIS 01 Jul 1819.  She was born 30 Sep 1792, and died 05 Jul 1877.
                    
Children of SILAS VANDEWATER and MARTHA TRAVIS are:
                   i.    LIVINGSTON⁸ VANDEWATER, b. 1824; m. CATHERINE DURYEA.
                  ii.    DEVINE VANDEWATER, b. 1826.
                 iii.    SARAH ELIZABETH VANDEWATER, b. 1827.
                  iv.    JOHN TITUS VANDEWATER, b. 1829; m. ELLEN FOWLER.
                   v.    HENRY VANDEWATER, b. 1831.
                  vi.    SILAS TITUS VANDEWATER, b. 1833; m. CAROLINE WILLETS.

7.  JANE⁷ LEWIS (MARY⁶ VANDEWATER, PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1780.  She married GEORGE BALDWIN. 
                    
Children of JANE LEWIS and GEORGE BALDWIN are:
                   i.    BENJAMIN⁸ BALDWIN, b. circa 1809, Hempstead, NY.
                  ii.    VALENTINE BALDWIN, b. circa 1813, Hempstead, NY.
                 iii.    JANE BALDWIN, b. circa 1815, Hempstead, NY.
                  iv.    EZEKIEL BALDWIN, b. 15 Apr 1815, Hempstead, NY; m. EMELINE WALTERS.
                   v.    HANNAH BALDWIN, b. 1826.

Generation No. 8 

8.  JOHN⁸ VANDEWATER (JOHN⁷, JOHN⁶, PETER⁵, CORNELIUS⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 1810 in NY, and died 1880.  He married JANE BALL PLACE 07 Dec 1831 in Christ Presbyterian Church, Hempstead, NY, daughter of JOHN PLACE and MARY JARVIS.  She was born 1810 in NY, and died 1894.  The family is listed in 1850 Census, Hempstead, Queens, NY
                    
Children of JOHN VANDEWATER and JANE PLACE are:
                   i.    JOHN⁹ VANDEWATER, b. 1835, NY; d. 1874.
                  ii.    PHEBE VANDEWATER, b. 1837, NY; d. 1911.
                 iii.    DANIEL PLACE VANDEWATER, b. 1839, NY; d. 1911.
                  iv.    ANDREW VANDEWATER, b. 1841, NY; d. 1904.
                   v.    VALENTINE VANDEWATER, b. 1843, NY; d. 1916.
                  vi.    ANN VANDEWATER, b. 1845, NY; d. 1919.
                 vii.    SARAH VANDEWATER, b. 1850, NY. 

Benjamin Vandewater 

My analysis of the children of Benjamin⁷ Vandewater (Benjamin⁶, Harmen⁵, Benjamin⁴, Jacobus³, Benjamin², Jacob¹ Claes) and Maria Meyer[16] is speculative.  I believe Harmen was his eldest son as Ledley supposed, but born later, about 1757, having his first child when he was 25, not 31.  Given Maria’s parents, it is most likely that Adolph, baptized in 1759, was their second son, having his first child when he had just turned 26.  Their children, Harmen, Adolph and Catherine, moved to Dutchess Co., NY, and are not mentioned in Benjamin’s will.  Benjamin⁸ was likely their third son as he was married, with children, and living next door to his father in the 1790 census.[17]  Ledley lists John O. Smith as one of his sons, but the abstract of his will lists him as two sons, John O. and Smith.  Little is known of his younger sons: William, Oliver, John, and Smith, however, I am assuming they are listed in order by their age.  There are more people in the household (5 men over 16, 6 boys 16 and under, and 5 women) than can easily be accounted for, so they may have had more children, but more likely one or more of Benjamin’s other sons may have been married, with children, living with their parents.    Their mother, Maria Meyer, baptized in 1724,[18]would have been almost 50 at the birth of her last child as I have outlined them.  I am assuming she actually died young and had a later sister named Maria (she was 5 years older than her husband) or she had twins and/or closely spaced children.

The family probably moved to Hempstead by 1780 as Benjamin is named as one of the witnesses for the will of James Ellison of Hempstead on 19 Feb 1780.  Benjamin is listed frequently in the Town Records of Hempstead as a fence viewer from 1790 on.[19]

The record of the marriage of Benjamin⁸ to Elizabeth Valentine in Hempstead, NY, lists his name as Benjamin Waters, which was a common surname in the area.  From the 1790 census record it appears that Benjamin⁸ was married about that time, so this is likely the correct record, just misrecorded.  Benjamin⁸ likely returned to New York after his marriage in 1783 to maintain the farm his father later sold in 1785.  They probably moved to Dutchess Co., NY in 1787 to be near his siblings there as a Benjamin Vandewater and his wife (not named) from Harlem, NY, were admitted to the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, NY.[20]  He then moved by 1790 to Hempstead, Queens, NY next to his father.  He died before 1806 as his father’s will mentions his widow, but probably died before the 1800 census as he is not found there.  No records of his children supposed 4 children from the 1790 census have been found.  Benjamin⁷ is listed in the 1800 census, but again the residents are unclear.  There are 2 men and 2 women who are listed as aged 16-26.  These are too young to be his children, but mostly too old to be his grandchildren.

His son, Oliver⁸, may be the father of his presumed grandson, Oliver⁹, as Ledley suggested.[21]  Oliver⁹ married first Elizabeth T. Curtis on 12 Jan 1805 at St. George Episcopal Church, Hempstead, NY.  He married second Freelove Ellison[22] about 1809.  A deed from his heirs lists his children.[23]

Descendants of Benjamin Vandewater

Generation No. 6

1.  BENJAMIN⁶ VANDEWATER (HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born Bef. 22 Nov 1730 in near NYC, NY, and died Bef. 23 Oct 1806 in Hempstead, NY.  He married MARIA MEYER, daughter of ADOLPH MEYER and CATHERINE HARING.  She was born Bef. 09 Aug 1724 in near NYC, NY.  Maria is named as Mary Vandewater in the will of her father and Benjamin is mentioned as a brother-in-law in the will of her brother, John Myer.
                    
Children of BENJAMIN VANDEWATER and MARIA MEYER are:
2.                i.    HARMEN⁷ VANDEWATER, b. circa 1757, NY; d. Bef. 07 Apr 1817, Dutchess, NY.
3.               ii.    ADOLPH VANDEWATER, b. Bef. 31 Jan 1759, near NYC, NY.
                 iii.    BENJAMIN VANDEWATER, b. circa 1761, NY; d. Bef. 1806.
                  iv.    WILLIAM VANDEWATER, b. circa 1763, NY.
4.                v.    OLIVER VANDEWATER, b. circa 1765, NY.
5.               vi.    CATHERINE VANDEWATER, b. circa 1767, NY.
                 vii.    ELIZABETH VANDEWATER, b. circa 1769, NY; m. UNKNOWN FOWLER.
                viii.    JOHN VANDEWATER, b. circa 1771, NY.
6.               ix.    SMITH VANDEWATER, b. circa 1773, NY.

Generation No. 7 

2.  HARMEN⁷ VANDEWATER (BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1757 in NY, and died Bef. 07 Apr 1817 in Dutchess, NY.  He married MARIA BARNES, daughter of WILLIAM BARENTSE and CATHERINE STORM.  She was born 1760, and died 1841.
                    
Children of HARMEN VANDEWATER and MARIA BARNES are:
                   i.    BENJAMIN⁸ VANDEWATER, b. 25 Nov 1782.
                  ii.    WILLIAM VANDEWATER, b. 02 Dec 1784.
                 iii.    RICHARD VANDEWATER, b. 08 May 1790.
                  iv.    SAMUEL VANDEWATER, b. circa 1793.
                   v.    GEORGE VANDEWATER, b. 26 Jan 1796, near Poughkeepsie, NY.
                  vi.    JOSHUA VANDEWATER, b. 25 Jan 1799, near Poughkeepsie, NY.
                 vii.    CATHERINE VANDEWATER, b. 25 Sep 1804, near Poughkeepsie, NY.

3.  ADOLPH⁷ VANDEWATER (BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born Bef. 31 Jan 1759 in near NYC, NY.  He married PHEBE PHILLIPS 08 Dec 1784 in RDC of New Hackensack, NY.  She was born circa 1765.
                    
Children of ADOLPH VANDEWATER and PHEBE PHILLIPS are:
                   i.    BENJAMIN⁸ VANDEWATER, b. 20 Mar 1785, near New Hackensack, NY.
                  ii.    CATHERINE VANDEWATER, b. 20 Jan 1787, near New Hackensack, NY.
                 iii.    HENRY VANDEWATER, b. 09 Jan 1789, near New Hackensack, NY.
                  iv.    MARY VANDEWATER, b. 27 Oct 1790, near Poughkeepsie, NY.
                   v.    DEBORAH VANDEWATER, b. Bef. 09 Jan 1791, near Poughkeepsie, NY.
                  vi.    ADOLPH VANDEWATER, b. 20 Apr 1793, near New Hackensack, NY.
                 vii.    HERMAN VANDEWATER, b. 27 Oct 1794, near New Hackensack, NY; d. Bef. 1799.
                viii.    SUSANNAH VANDEWATER, b. 11 Sep 1796, near New Hackensack, NY.
                  ix.    HERMAN VANDEWATER, b. 20 Oct 1798, near New Hackensack, NY.
                   x.    JOHN VANDEWATER, b. 07 Aug 1800, near New Hackensack, NY.
                  xi.    PHEBE VANDEWATER, b. 30 Jun 1802, near New Hackensack, NY.
                 xii.    MYERS VANDEWATER, b. 21 Oct 1805, NY.
                xiii.    SARAH VANDEWATER, b. 24 Jul 1806, NY.
                xiv.    DANIEL VANDEWATER, b. 28 Jul 1809, NY.

4.  OLIVER⁷ VANDEWATER (BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1765 in NY.  He was probably married by the 1790 census of Hempstead, Queens, NY.
                    
Child of OLIVER VANDEWATER is:
7.                i.    probably OLIVER⁸ VANDEWATER, b. circa 1785, NY; d. Mar 1850, Brooklyn, NY.  He is listed as being 60 years old when he died in Mar 1850 according to the 1850 census of Hempstead, Queens, NY Mortality schedule.

5.  CATHERINE⁷ VANDEWATER (BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1767 in NY.  She married DANIEL VERVEELEN 01 Jan 1785. 
                    
Children of CATHERINE VANDEWATER and DANIEL VERVEELEN are:
                   i.    JAMES⁸ VERVEELEN, b. 08 Oct 1787, near New Hackensack, NY.
                  ii.    BENJAMIN VERVEELEN, b. 30 Oct 1792, near Poughkeepsie, NY.

6.  SMITH⁷ VANDEWATER (BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1773 in NY.  He married NANCY SHARP 25 Jan 1798 in DRC of Flatbush, NY.  The family is listed in 1800 Census of Brooklyn, NY
                    
Child of SMITH VANDEWATER and NANCY SHARP is:
                   i.    SON⁸ VANDEWATER, b. circa 1800.

Generation No. 8 

7.  OLIVER⁸ VANDEWATER (OLIVER ⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born circa 1785 in NY, and died Mar 1850 in Brooklyn, NY.  He married (1) ELIZABETH T. CURTIS 12 Jan 1805 in St. George Church, Hempstead, NY.  She was born in Hempstead, NY, and died bef. 1810.  He married (2) FREELOVE ELLISON about 1810.  She was born 23 Nov 1788 in Queens, NY, and died 16 Sep 1867 in Hempstead, NY

For his wife, Freelove, and children see Kings Co., NY, Deeds, Lib 216, p. 348, indenture dated 4/20/1850.  His death is recorded in the 1850 Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, Mortality schedule.
                    
Child of OLIVER VANDEWATER and ELIZABETH T. CURTIS is:
8.               ii.    WILLIAM CURTIS VANDEWATER, b. bef. 23 Feb 1806, NY; d. 07 May 1889, NYC, NY.

Children of OLIVER VANDEWATER and FREELOVE ELLISON are:
9.                i.    EDWIN⁹ VANDEWATER, b. 1810, NY, d. 24 May 1889, Brooklyn, NY.
10.            iii.    JOHN VANDEWATER, b. 1815, NY.
11.             iv.    ELIZABETH F. VANDEWATER, b. 1818, NY.
                   v.    HESTER VANDEWATER, b. 1819, Queens, NY; d. 03 Oct 1828, Hempstead, NY.
12.             vi.    OLIVER VANDEWATER, b. 27 Dec 1821, Queens, NY; d. 07 Apr 1877, Hempstead, NY.
                 vii.    CHARLES VANDEWATER, b. 1822, NY.
                viii.    EMILY VANDEWATER, b. 1827, NY; m. WILLIAM CANANUEC.

Generation No. 9 

8.  WILLIAM CURTIS⁹ VANDEWATER (OLIVER⁸, OLIVER ⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was baptized on 23 Feb 1806 at Hempstead, NY[24], and died 07 May 1889 in NYC, NY.  He married (1) UNKNOWN.    He married (2) SARAH ANN NORRIS.  She was born 1827 in NY.

The death record of William Curtis Vandewater, Locksmith, died 7 May 1889 at NYC, born 1806 on Long Island, lists his father as Oliver, and his mother as Mary.  His wife Sarah’s maiden name is from the death record of her son, William.
                    
Child of WILLIAM VANDEWATER and UNKNOWN is:
                   i.    ELIZABETH¹⁰ VANDEWATER, b. 1840, NY.
                    
Children of WILLIAM VANDEWATER and SARAH NORRIS are:
                  ii.    MARY¹⁰ VANDEWATER, b. 1849, NY.
                 iii.    MARY JANE VANDEWATER, b. 1856, NY.
                  iv.    WILLIAM GEORGE VANDEWATER, b. 1858, NY; d. 4/9/1943.

9.  EDWIN⁹ VANDEWATER (OLIVER⁸, OLIVER ⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 1810 in NY and died 24 May 1889 in Brooklyn, NY.  He married JANE WILLIS.  She was born 1814.
                    
Children of EDWIN VANDEWATER and JANE WILLIS are:
                   i.    ELIZABETH¹⁰ VANDEWATER, b. 1847.
                  ii.    GEORGE VANDEWATER, b. 19 Jan 1849, NY; d. 10 Jan 1936, Queens, NY; m. GERTRUDE UNKNOWN.
                 iii.    WILLIAM WALLACE VANDEWATER, b. 1852.

10.  JOHN⁹ VANDEWATER (OLIVER⁸, OLIVER ⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 1815 in NY.  He married PHEBE UNKNOWN.  She was born 1821 in NY.  They are listed in the 1850 Census, North Hempstead, Queens, NY, with no children yet.
                    
Children of JOHN VANDEWATER and PHEBE UNKNOWN are:
                   i.    OLIVER¹⁰ VANDEWATER, b. 1851, NY.
                  ii.    WILLIAM E. VANDEWATER, b. 1853, NY.
                 iii.    JAMES VANDEWATER, b. 1855, NY.

11.  ELIZABETH F.⁹ VANDEWATER (OLIVER⁸, OLIVER ⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 1818 in NY.  She married UNKNOWN DAY.  He died bef. 1851 in Kings, NY.
                    
Children of ELIZABETH VANDEWATER and UNKNOWN DAY are:
                   i.    ELMYRA¹⁰ DAY, b. 1841, NY.
                  ii.    VANDEWATER DAY, b. 1844, NY.  Living next door to Oliver Vandewater in 1860.
                 iii.    ELIZABETH F. DAY, b. 1846, NY.

12.  OLIVER⁹ VANDEWATER (OLIVER⁸, OLIVER ⁷, BENJAMIN⁶, HARMEN⁵, BENJAMIN⁴, JACOBUS³, BENJAMIN², JACOB CLAES¹) was born 27 Dec 1821 in Queens, NY, and died 07 Apr 1877 in Hempstead, NY.  He married LAURETTE UNKNOWN.  She was born 1830 in NJ.
                    
Children of OLIVER VANDEWATER and LAURETTE UNKNOWN are:
                   i.    CHARLES¹⁰ VANDEWATER, b. 1850, Kings, NY.
                  ii.    OLIVER VANDEWATER, b. 1853, Queens, NY.

Uriah Vandewater 

The will of Thomas Seaman of Jerusalem, Hempstead, Queens Co., NY, dated 29 Mar 1762, mentions land he bought and land his son Thomas bought of Uriah Vandewater.[25]  No record has been found of when Uriah sold the land or when he purchased it, but given the sale of two pieces of land he would probably have been at least 30 years old in 1762, but likely older.  He may have had a wife named Jane who died on 18 Jan 1810, in the 83^rd year of her age, and is buried at St. George’s Church Cemetery, Hempstead, NY.[26] 

David Vandewater 

David is listed in the 1790 Census of Hempstead, Queens, NY, next door to Benjamin Vandewater and his son, Bejamin.  He is thought by some to be the son of Cornelius Vandewater, son of Jacobus Vandewater and Kniertje Haff, or some other Cornelius,[27] but without documentation.  Given the name of his son, Lott Uriah, David may be the son of Uriah Vandewater mentioned above.  Nothing is known about Uriah’s parentage, but Uriah is a variant of Jurian.  If Peter is a son of Cornelius and Dorothy as suggested above, then given David’s proximity to Benjamin, he could be another nephew of Peter, if Uriah is an undocumented son of Cornelius, named after his paternal uncle Jurian.  Note also that David had a son named Cornelius and a daughter named Dolly, possibly named after their paternal great grandparents. 

Generation No. 1

1.  DAVID¹ VANDEWATER was born 30 Sep 1745, and died 19 Oct 1816 in Hempstead, NY.  He married SARAH GOLDEN.  She was born circa 1745, and died 20 Nov 1820 in Hempstead, NY.

David is listed as an Overseer of the Highways, North Side of the Plains, David Vandewater, 1791.[28]

David V. D. Water, of Hempstead.  Will dated 11 Oct 1816, probated 13 Oct 1816.
Heirs: wife, Sarah; sons = Lott, Cornelius and Robert; daughters - Dolly Bedell and Elizabeth Carpenter; children of daughter Hannah Carpenter.
Executors: son, Lott; friends, James Poole and Benjamin Treadwell.
Witnesses: James Poole, Joseph Burt and Israel S. Brickel.[29]
                    
Children of DAVID VANDEWATER and SARAH GOLDEN are:
2.                i.    LOTT URIAH² VANDEWATER, b. 21 Dec 1773, NY; d. 25 Aug 1854, Westbury, NY.
3.               ii.    CORNELIUS VANDEWATER, b. NY; d. Bef. 25 May 1846, North Hempstead, NY.
4.              iii.    ROBERT VANDEWATER, b. circa 1778, NY.
                  iv.    DOROTHY VANDEWATER, b. NY; m. UNKNOWN BEDELL.  She is listed as a widow in the 1841/1842 Brooklyn, NY Directory.
5.                v.    ELIZABETH VANDEWATER, b. circa 1780, NY; d. Aft. 1850.
                  vi.    HANNAH VANDEWATER, b. NY; m. UNKNOWN CARPENTER.

Generation No. 2

2.  LOTT URIAH² VANDEWATER (DAVID¹) was born 21 Dec 1773 in NY, and died 25 Aug 1854 in Westbury, NY.[30]  He married ANN BAKER 09 Feb 1800 in Smithtown, Suffolk, NY[31].  She was born circa 1780, and died 29 Jan 1865 in Hempstead, NY.
                    
Children of LOTT VANDEWATER and ANN BAKER are:
                   i.    DAVID³ VANDEWATER, b. 12 Jan 1801, Westbury, NY; d. 15 Oct 1837, Hempstead, NY; m. MARTHA WALKER, 04 Dec 1823, Hempstead, NY; b. 1803; d. 09 Oct 1864, Hempstead, NY.
                  ii.    ANN VANDEWATER, b. 1804, Queens, NY; d. 1891.
                 iii.    MARY ANN VANDEWATER, b. 1808, Queens, NY; d. 1886.
                  iv.    PETER VANDEWATER, b. 22 Jan 1810, Queens, NY; d. 11 Aug 1849, Hempstead, NY.
6.                v.    CORNELIUS VANDEWATER, b. 19 Aug 1813, Queens, NY; d. 23 Apr 1881, Hempstead, NY.
                  vi.    ELIZABETH VANDEWATER, b. 1816, Queens, NY; d. 1889.
                 vii.    SARAH VANDEWATER, b. 1816, Queens, NY; d. 1880.

3.  CORNELIUS² VANDEWATER (DAVID¹) was born in NY, and died Bef. 25 May 1846 in North Hempstead, NY.  He married ANN UNKNOWN.  She was born circa 1787, and died 21 May 1860 in Brooklyn, NY, and she was buried at Hempstead, LI according to her death record.  His will, dated 3/4/1830 mentions wife, Ann, son, Richardson, niece Sarah Ann Carpenter.[32]
                    
Child of CORNELIUS VANDEWATER and ANN UNKNOWN is:
7.                i.    RICHARDSON³ VANDEWATER, b. 17 Dec 1807, NY; d. 31 Jul 1847, NYC, NY.

4.  ROBERT² VANDEWATER (DAVID¹) was born circa 1778 in NY.  He married PHEBE PETERS 16 Jan 1808 in St. George Church, Hempstead, NY.  She was born circa 1792 in North Hempstead, NY.

The wife of Robert was Phebe Peters, daughter of James Peters of North Hempstead, whose will was proved 7/3/1828.  From the 1830 census they appear to have had 3 more sons and 4 more daughters.
                    
Children of ROBERT VANDEWATER and PHEBE PETERS are:
                   i.    JANE³ VANDEWATER, b. 1828, NY.
                  ii.    ROBERT VANDEWATER, b. 1829, NY.
                 iii.    CHARLOTTE VANDEWATER, b. 1834, NY.
                  iv.    DANIEL VANDEWATER, b. 1839, NY.

5.  ELIZABETH² VANDEWATER (DAVID¹) was born circa 1780 in NY, and died Aft. 1850.  She married JAMES CARPENTER 10 Mar 1799 in Smithtown, Suffolk, NY[33], son of INCREASE CARPENTER and MARY BAILEY.  He was born 1772.
                    
Children of ELIZABETH VANDEWATER and JAMES CARPENTER are:
                   i.    DAVID³ CARPENTER, b. 1800.
                  ii.    GEORGE CARPENTER, b. 1802.
                 iii.    ANN MATHILDA CARPENTER, b. 1806.
                  iv.    MARY ANN CARPENTER, b. 1808.
                   v.    ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. 1811.

Generation No. 3

6.  CORNELIUS³ VANDEWATER (LOTT URIAH², DAVID¹) was born 19 Aug 1813 in Queens, NY, and died 23 Apr 1881 in Hempstead, NY.  He married ELIZABETH SCULL.  She was born 1825, and died 22 Jul 1909 in Hempstead, NY.
                    
Children of CORNELIUS VANDEWATER and ELIZABETH SCULL are:
                   i.    EDGAR HUDSON⁴ VANDEWATER, b. 1843, NY.
                  ii.    PETER C. VANDEWATER, b. 1848, NY.
                 iii.    JAMES HORATIO VANDEWATER, b. 1855, NY.
                  iv.    GEORGE LOTT VANDEWATER, b. 1856, NY.
                   v.    WINFIELD SCOTT VANDEWATER, b. 1861, NY.
                  vi.    CHARLES A. VANDEWATER, b. 1864, NY.

7.  RICHARDSON³ VANDEWATER (CORNELIUS², DAVID¹) was born 17 Dec 1807 in NY, and died 31 Jul 1847 in NYC, NY.  He married JEMIMA UNKNOWN.  He was baptized 19 Jul 1836 Christ Episcopal Ch, NYC, NY
                    
Child of RICHARDSON VANDEWATER and JEMIMA UNKNOWN is:
                   i.    GEORGIANNA⁴ VANDEWATER, b. 05 Feb 1832, NYC, NY.  She was baptized the same day as her father.

Jacob Vandewater 

In a genealogy of the Whitney family,[34] Jacob Vandewater and Ann Smith are named as the grandparents of Mary Vandewater, daughter of William Vandewater and Phebe Valentine, born on 10 Jul 1808 at North Hempstead, Queens, NY.  No other records have been found to confirm this identification.  William and Phebe were married on 15 Feb 1800.[35]  She was the daughter of Jacob Valentine whose will written at North Hempstead mentions, among others, his daughters Abigail Vandewater and Phebe Vandewater.[36]

Abigail Vandewater married a John Vandewater in Nov 1788.[37]  No records were found that determine who his parents were.  Since Phebe and Abigail were sisters, it is likely they were brothers.  Benjamin Vandewater of Hempstead had a son named John, but he was likely born too late to have been this John Vandewater (see above).

Descendants of Jacob Vandewater

Generation No. 1

1.  JACOB¹ VANDEWATER was born circa 1740.  He married ANN SMITH. 
                    
Children of JACOB VANDEWATER and ANN SMITH are:
2.                i.    JOHN² VANDEWATER, b. circa 1765.
3.               ii.    WILLIAM VANDEWATER, b. circa 1775.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN² VANDEWATER (JACOB¹) was born circa 1765.  He married ABIGAIL VALENTINE Nov 1788 in Smithtown, Suffolk, NY, daughter of JACOB VALENTINE and SARAH UNKNOWN.  She was born circa 1770, and died Aug 1837 in Hempstead, NY.[37]
                    
Child of JOHN VANDEWATER and ABIGAIL VALENTINE is:
4.                i.    VALENTINE³ VANDEWATER, b. 1793, NY.

3.  WILLIAM² VANDEWATER (JACOB¹) was born circa 1775.  He married PHEBE VALENTINE 15 Feb 1800 in NY, daughter of JACOB VALENTINE and SARAH UNKNOWN.  She was born circa 1782, and died 13 Aug 1833 in Queens, NY.[38]
                    
Children of WILLIAM VANDEWATER and PHEBE VALENTINE are:
                   i.    SARAH ANN³ VANDEWATER, b. 1804; d. 1889.
                  ii.    MARY VANDEWATER, b. 10 Jul 1808, North Hempstead, NY; m. EDWIN CURTIS, 07 Jun 1836, NY; b. 18 Dec 1798, Danbury, CT; d. 11 Nov 1864, NYC, NY.

Generation No. 3

4.  VALENTINE³ VANDEWATER (JOHN², JACOB¹) was born 1793 in NY.  He married HANNAH UNKNOWN.  She was born 1788 in NY.  He was living with James and Sarah Bell in Brooklyn, NY, in 1850, possibly living in NY Ward 2, NYC, NY in 1840, but the residents are odd.  In the 1850-51 NYC directory Valentine is listed as having an office in NYC and home Brooklyn.  His son, John L is listed as an auctioneer.[39]
                    
Children of VALENTINE VANDEWATER and HANNAH UNKNOWN are:
5.                i.    SARAH MARIE⁴ VANDEWATER, b. 1815, NY.
6.               ii.    JOHN L. VANDEWATER, b. 1817, NY.
                 iii.    MARGARET ABIGAIL VANDEWATER, b. 12 Jun 1819, NY; d. 08 Apr 1825, Hempstead, NY.

Generation No. 4

5.  SARAH MARIE⁴ VANDEWATER (VALENTINE³, JOHN², JACOB¹) was born 1815 in NY.  She married JAMES BELL.  He was born 1810 in NY.
                    
Children of SARAH VANDEWATER and JAMES BELL are:
                   i.    THOMAS OUTWATER⁵ BELL, b. 1847, NY.
                  ii.    JAMES BELL, b. 1850, NY.

6.  JOHN L.⁴ VANDEWATER (VALENTINE³, JOHN², JACOB¹) was born 1817 in NY.  He married MARGARET DEFOREEST.  She was born 1820 in NY.  Their son, Valentine, b 1841, d 7/18/1909 (widowed) in Brooklyn, NY, at the NY Home for Aged, lists parents as John L Vandewater and Margaret DeForrest (both born in Ireland [1850 census shows all born in NY]). Directories show he was living in NYC in 1850s, but have not yet found him in the census there in 1850 or 1860.[40]  His family is listed in the 1870 census where his occupation is noted as an auctioneer.
                        
Children of JOHN VANDEWATER and MARGARET DEFOREEST are:
                         i.     VALENTINE⁵ VANDEWATER, b. 1841, NY.
                         ii.    SARAH VANDEWATER, b. 1840, NY.
                         iii.   ANNE LOUISE VANDEWATER, b. 1844, NY; m. THEODORE GRAY.
                         iv.   CORNELIA VANDEWATER, b. 1847, NY.
                         v.    MARGARET VANDEWATER, b. 1857, NY.

Albertus Vandewater 

An Albertus Vandewater married Patty Seaman on 04 Feb 1785 at Smithtown, Suffolk, NY, where several other Vandewaters from Queens Co. were married.  He was Albertus⁷ Vandewater (Hendrick⁶, Alburtus⁵, Hendrick⁴, Jan³, Hendrick², Abraham¹) whose first wife was Elizabeth Skillman.  Albertus and Elizabeth joined the Reformed Dutch Church of New York City on 20 Feb 1775 with attestation from Bushwick.[41]  Elizabeth apparently died shortly after the birth of their last child, Jannetje, baptized (born?) at Jamacia on 13 Jun 1784 as she did not join in the sale of land in NYC with her husband, Albertus Vandewater, Surgeon, of Queens Co., NY, on 8 Dec 1784.[42]  On 30 Jan 1780 Albertus Vandewater, Surgeon, and wife Elizabeth of Bushwick, NY, sold land in NYC to Amos Underhill.[43]  It was recorded 18 Feb 1788 at the request of the purchaser, but neither seller acknowledged the deed, only witnesses.  Ledley thought he died in 1787, possibly because he did not witness the deed.  He died before 25 Sep 1790 when the commissioners of the Alms House begin to provide for Martha, widow of Albertus Vande Water, late of NYC, NY, physician.[44]

Other Early Hempstead Vandewaters 

A Cornelius Vandewater is listed in the 1840 census of North Hempstead, Queens, NY, aged 40-50, wife, aged 40-50, but no children or other residents.  He was not found in any other census.  He is probably the son of Lott Uriah Vandewater and Ann Baker who was married about that time, but with ages miscategorized. 

A Daniel Vandewater was named as one of the executors of the will of Mary Munsey of Hempstead, NY, dated 3 Feb 1820.  One of the witnesses was Ann Vandewater. 

A Mary Vandewater of North Hempstead, wrote her will on 5 Jun 1839 and was probated on 25 Feb 1840.  Her heirs were nephew Valentine Willis, nieces Abigail Cornell and Mary O'Farrel, Cousin Phebe Willis.  Her sister, Jane Valentine, wrote her will on 9 Aug 1838 and was proved on 13 Nov 1838.  Her heirs were her sister Mary VDWater, cousin Phebe Willis, niece Abigail Cornell. 

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^[1] Baptisms performed at St George's Church from 1725-1845 Hempstead, Long Island, NY, online at: http://longislandgenealogy.com/StGeorge/Baptisms.html
² Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, NY, Vol 3, p. 275.
³ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office of the City of New York, Vol 6, p. 355.
⁴ Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, NY, Vol 3, p 201.
⁵ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office of the City of New York, Vol 10, p. 164.
⁶ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office of the City of New York, Vol 10, p. 68
⁷ See a later post showing that their supposed daughter, Sarah, was actually Dorothy’s sister.
⁸ Wilson Ledley, Van de Water Family of New York, RECORD 98(1967):29.
⁹ Wilson Ledley, Van de Water Family of New York, RECORD 98(1967):29.

^9a Correcting William Pelletreau and John Howard Brown, American Families of Historic Lineage, Vol 1, p. 205.  That work combines those three different Peters from Brooklyn, Flushing and Westbury.
¹⁰ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office of the City of New York, Vol 10, p. 79.  See also: The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York; History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. v. 1, p 81.
¹¹ Records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica, Long Island, RECORD 106(1975):142, and 206.
¹² Source unknown, see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MWTK-JV2
¹³ New York Marriages Previously to 1784, p. 232.
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¹⁵ Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, NY, Vol 6, p. 176.
¹⁶ Wilson Ledley, Van de Water Family of New York, RECORD 98(1967):157
¹⁷ 1790 Census, North Hempstead, Queens Co., NY, online at familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB6-WFK?i=2&cc=1803959&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHK5-MMP
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¹⁹ Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, NY, Vol 6, p. 270.
²⁰ Maria Bokee Carpenter Tower, The Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York, p. 127.
²¹ Wilson Ledley, Van de Water Family of New York, RECORD 98(1967):157
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²⁵ Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office of the City of New York, Vol 6, p. 187
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³⁴ The Whitney Family of Connecticut, by Stephen Whitney Phoenix, Vol 1, p 566.
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³⁸ "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/50015/images/40699_1220705043_3553-00126?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=vvj3346&db. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.
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⁴³ New York Co., NY Deeds, Vol 44, p. 499. 

⁴⁴ Dr. Kenneth Scott, New York City Court Records, 1760-1797, pg. 86.