Yes, that was fantastic!!! I read it all the way through and I don't have any of those names that I know of Barbara Southern California At 10:37 AM 1/6/2011, you wrote: >Hi Barb, > >Good sleuthing, and it appears you have finally identified the second >wife of Rev. Cornelius Cozine. > >My question involves the identification of Andries Van Norden, born >circa 1760, as the son of Stephen Van Orden and Maria Koning and the >husband of Elizabeth Town (daughter of John). Although no baptismal >record has been found, it would be a very tight fit for him to have been >born in 1760 since his parents married 31 May 1760 in Schraalenburgh, >and their first child of record was born 13 May 1761 and subsequently >baptized at Schraalenburgh on 17 May 1761. [It is likely that Rachel, >the daughter, was conceived in August of 1760.] > >Records of the Reformed Dutch churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, >New Jersey >[New York] :: Printed for the Society,, 1891, p 146 >B 13 May, Bpt 17 May 1761; Rachel, child of Stephen Van Orden, Marytje >Koning; wit: Jan Van Orden, Rachel, his wife [the witnesses were the >paternal grandparents] > > >More importantly, this proposed Andries Van Orden [son of Stephen] and >his wife Elizabeth Town did not name a son Stephen, after the paternal >grandfather. > >Rather, I believe this Andries/Andrew Van Orden was the son of Petrus >Van Orden and his wife Geertje Snyder who married at Schraalenburgh on 7 >March 1751 [page 47 of the published records]. > >This Andries Van Orden was born 3 August 1756 at Schraalenburgh and >baptized there as follows: > >Records of the Reformed Dutch churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, >New Jersey >[New York] :: Printed for the Society,, 1891, p 135 >Born 3 Aug, Bpt 8 Aug 1756; Andries, child of Petrus Van Orden and >Geertie Snyder; wit: Andries Van Orden, Gerrebreghie Ackerman > > >Andries Van Orden & Geertje Snyder had the following 11 children, all >baptized at Clarkstown: > >Antje, baptized 7 September 1780 [wit: Antje Van Orden] >John, baptized 13 March 1782 >Geertje, baptized 2 August 1783 >Petrus, baptized 7 January 1785 >Catrina, baptized 17 March 1787 >Elizabeth, baptized 15 November 1788 >Auny, baptized 19 December 1790 >Maria, baptized 21 January 1793 >Andrew, baptized 13 May 1797 >Susanna, baptized 25 September 1799 >Sarah, baptized 4 September 1801 > >John Town may have named his son-in-law [Andrew Van Orden] in his will, >but he did not specify just who this Andrew Van Orden was the son of. >And, the only baptismal witness of record [above] was "Antje Van Orden" >who was probably the sister of Andries/Andrew, also baptized at >Schraalenburgh: > >Records of the Reformed Dutch churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, >New Jersey >[New York] :: Printed for the Society,, 1891, p 143 >B 13 Nov, Bpt 16 Dec 1759; Antye, child of Petrus Van Orden, Gertruy >Snyder; wit: Andries Van Orden, Jannetye, his wife [this Andries Van >Orden was the brother of Petrus; thus, the paternal uncle] > >1800 Will of John Town, father of Elizabeth Town, Abstracts of wills of >Rockland Co., NY, Liber A. of Wills. Rockland County Surrogate's Office, >#59, Will. Fol. 43. (available online) >http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/abstracts_of_rockland_county_wills.html > >No. 59. Will. fol. 43. > >John Town of Haverstraw Precinct, > >D. May 20, 1800. P. Apr. 15, 1801, > >Infirm and weak. > >Son, John, > >Dau. Elizabeth wife of Andrew Van Orden, > >To (Altia Barns and Charity Barns) the daughters of Jacob Barns, >deceased, the lot I >bought of Jacobus De Clark, > >Hope the above helps. Good luck with "West of the Salt." > > >Regards, >Pam Sears > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message