Hi Pam, I didn't know Jan Vanderbilt had two wives. Adding the second marriage made some pieces fall into place and you topped it off with a copy of his will. Many thanks. I greatly appreciate your help. You wrote <Jan Vanderbilt was the son of Jacob Jansz Vanderbilt and Maria Van der Vliet (widow of Andries Onderdonck), who married (Banns) at Flatbush after 13 August 1687 [Sorry, but I don't have a Voorhees citation for this > MARRIAGE: den 13 augustus 1687 ondertroudt. Jacob Janse vander bilt J:m: van manadas met maria dirks vander vliet weedu van anderies onderdonck biejde woenachtigh op het flackebos. Translation. Betrothed the 13 August 1687. Jacob Jansz vander Bilt, young man from Manhattan; with Maria Dirks vander Vliet, widow of Andries Onderdonck, both residing at Flatbush. Flatbush DRCh. Kings County, NY [Voorhees:260] Regards, Ethel Kay Konight ================= In a message dated 6/27/2010 11:56:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Ethel, > Who is Jan Vanderbilt who married Geertruy Hardenbergh? > > Geertruy Hardenbergh, daughter of Jan Hardenbergh and Grietje Gerrits > Van Blarcom, was baptized 30 Oct 1695 in Flatbush DRCh. [Voorhees:449]. > Geertruy married Jan Vanderbilt on 2 Apr 1715 [banns] in Flatbush DRCh > [Voorhees:309]. Jan Vanderbilt and Geertruy Hardenbergh had six > children baptized in the Jamaica L.I. DRCh. > > Maria, baptized on 19 Feb 1716. > Margrieta baptized on 10 Nov 1717. > Geertruij baptized on 7 Feb 1720. > Jan baptized on 19 Aug 1722. > Jacob baptized on 15 Nov 1724 . > Dirck was baptized on 10 Nov 1727 > > MARRIAGE: > Jan van der Bilt, young man, born and residing in Jamaica, and > Gertruit Hardenberg, young lady, born and residing at Jamaica. Records > of The Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York. > 1677-1720 by David William Voorhees. [Voorhees:308,309] > > Regards, > Ethel Kay Konight According to Jean M. Rand in her "Some Descendants of Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt," Gateway Press, Baltimore (1991), pages 13-14, Jan Vanderbilt was the son of Jacob Jansz Vanderbilt and Maria Van der Vliet (widow of Andries Onderdonck), who married (Banns) at Flatbush after 13 August 1687 [Sorry, but I don't have a Voorhees citation for this]. Jean M. Rand also shows a daughter Antje, baptized 7 September 1730 at Jamaica, but I have not independently verified any of the baptismal records at Jamaica for the children of Jan Vanderbilt and Gertruit Hardenbergh [and/or Margaret Hoagland]. This same Jan Vanderbilt married 2nd to Margaret Hooglandt/Hoagland, the widow of Gerrit Hardenbergh and probably the daughter of Willem Hooglandt and Neeltje Adrians Ryerson. Margaret's parents are not confirmed by Daniel Hoagland Carpenter in his "History and Genealogy of the Hoagland Family in America" New York (1891). However, Jan Vanderbilt in his will (see below) mentions his father-in-law William Hoogland. Children of Jan Vanderbilt and Margaret Hoagland: Gerrit, baptized 9 November 1733 at Jamaica William, baptized 17 September 1740 at Jamaica Hendrick, baptized 19 February 1747 at Wolver Hollow (Oyster Bay) [NYG&BR 73:27] Abstracts of Wills Vol VII 1766-1771 pp 167, 168 Liber 26 Page 280.--In the name of God, Amen. April 30, 1761. I, JOHN VANDERBILT, of Hempstead, in Queens County, being of perfect mind. I leave to my son John £20 and the wagon he now has. I also give to my son John all the farm he now lives on, and he is to pay to my four sons, Jacob, Geritt, William, and Hendrick, £235, in six payments, in six years. And whereas I have bonds against my son Dirck to the amount of £365, If he pays the amount of £335 to my said sons, then the bonds to be cancelled. I leave to the daughter of my wife, Margaret Van Noorstrand [?], 1/4 of the money that my father-in-law, William Hoogland, left me, provided she remains satisfied with the division of her father's estate. I leave to my granddaughter, Antie Van Noorstrand, a cupboard. I leave to my wife Margaret the use of my farm and all my movables, so long as she remains my widow. "If she marries, I give her the household goods which was hers when I married her." After the death of my wife, all my lands and movable estate shall be sold. From the proceeds, I leave to my sons, Jacob, Dirck, Gerritt, William, Hendrick, and John, each £20. Of the rest, I leave 1/9 to the 5 children of my daughter Mary, deceased, and all the rest to my sons and my daughters, Margaret Dodge and Geritie Remsen. I make my sons John and Geritt, and my two nephews, Hendricus and Petrus Onderdonk, executors. Witnesses, Joris Rapelye, Andries Hegeman, Sr., Elbert Hegeman, Jr. Proved, April 30, 1768. Abstracts of wills (Volume XVII. Corrections to Vol.VI-IX and XI) p 290 PAGE 168. 19 lines from bottom for Geritie Remsen read Geertruy Remsen. So, there are still some issues regarding the above family that remain unresolved. Regards, Pam Sears