Hi Albert, Marriage Banns were published for Wessel Evertszen and Geertje Bouwkens on 15 March 1643 in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam as follows: 1643; 15 Mart. "Wessel Evertzen, j.m. Van Naerden, en Geertie Bouwkens, j.d. als vooren." The above is taken from "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam and New York; Marriages" which was edited by Samuel S. Purple and published in 1890 as the Collections of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, Volume I (page 12). Baptismal records will be taken from "Records of the Reformed Dutch church of New Amsterdam and New York," Baptisms 1639-1730 [Vol II, edited by Thomas Grier Evans] and Baptisms 1731-1801 [Vol III, edited by Tobias A. Wright] You wrote: > Would like more information on Laurens<Wessel> Wessels and Aeltje<Hendrick> Van > Bommel son named Wessel Wessels born March 1695 and married Rachel<Gysbert> Van > Imburgh on 12 August 1713 at New York City. Laurens Wessels was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam on 16 April 1651 [Volume II, page 29 of the published records]: 1651, 16 Apr; Wessel Evertszen; Laurens; Jan Teuniszen, Grietie Hendricks Laurens Wessels (Banns 10 November 1678) married Aeltje Jans (van Bommel) on 11 December 1678 in the Reformed Dutch Church of New York, and the record reads [Volume 1, page 45 of the published records]: 1678, 11 Dec; Laurens Wesselszen, j.m. Van N. York, en Aeltje Jans, j.d. als boven Aeltje Jans (van Bommel) was the daughter of Jan Hendricksz and Lysbeth Jans (his 1st wife), and was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam on 20 February 1658 [Vol II, page 48] as follows: 1658, 20 Feb; Jan Hendr. Bommel, Lysbeth Jans; Aeltje; Jan Adriaenszen, Styntie Jans Their son Wessel was baptized in New York on 6 March 1695 [Vol II, page 224]: 1695, 6 Mar; Laurens Wesselsz., Aeltje Jans; Wessel; Wessel Evertszen, Geertje Everts Wessel Wessels married Rachel van Imburgh on 12 August 1714 in the New York Dutch Church: 1714, Aug 12; Wessel Wesselsze & Racel Van Imburg Rachel Van Imburgh was baptized on 11 April 1697 [Volume II, page 243] in the New York Dutch Church, the daughter of Gysbert Van Imburgh and Jannetje Pieters Mesier, who had married there on 4 June 1688 [Vol I, page 64]: With Banns proclaimed 12 May, Gysbert Van Imburg, j.m. van Kingstouwne, en Jannetje Messuer, j.d. van N. Yorke, beyde woonende alhier. den 4 Jun 1688. 1697, Apr 11; Gysbert Van Imburg, Jannetje Mesier; Rachel; Johannes Kip, Elisabeth van Kouwenhoven See the following article which appeared in the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record: [NYG&BR 58 (Apr 1927):172-180] & [NYG&BR 59 (Jan 1928):77-83] "The Mesier Family of New Amsterdam and Wappingers Falls" by Rev. Creighton Spencer-Mounsey Rachel Van Imburgh is mentioned on page 177 and Anna Wessels on page 178 of the above article. You wrote: > Ann Wessels daughter of Wessel Wessels and Rachel Van Imburgh was born 4 May 1737 in > New York. Ann Wessels married John Ent on the 8 December 1756 in New York. Their > daughter Ann Mary Ent was born 19 March 1764 in Philadelphia, PA, she married Jacob > Myers 10 October 1782 in Philadelphia, PA. > Anna Wessels, the daughter of Wessel Wessels and Rachel Van Imburgh, was baptized 15 June 1735 in the New York Dutch Church [Vol III, page 43] as follows: 1735, Jun 15; Wessel Wessels, Rachel Van Imburg; Anna; Obadia Huntt, Jannetje Wessels, s.h.v. She married John Ent by NY License dated 7 December 1756: Names of Persons for whom Marriage Licenses were issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York Previous to 1784 (edited and transcribed by E. B. O'Callaghan) Pages 130, 453 [M. B. Vol. l, page. 376]. 1756. Dec. 7. Wessels, Ann, and John Ent Lois Stewart, an excellent researcher and Dutch-Colonies List member, on her de la Montagne website (RootsWeb), also lists the following source: "Ent-Hensel Bible, 1737-1911" Vineland Historical Magazine; Vineland, NJ Historical Society Library Page: October 1929. Vol. 14, Iss. 4. See: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=delamontagne&id=I00925 Sorry, but I cannot verify the dates shown in Philadelphia. The elder siblings of Ann Mary Ent (born 1764), (viz. Sybilee in 1758, John Wessel in 1760 and Rachel in 1761) were all baptized in the First Presbyterian Church of the City of New York [see NYG&B Record, Oct 1873 and Apr 1874] and her younger brother Stephen Ent was baptized 20 April 1766 in the Reformed Dutch Church of New York. Regards, Pam Sears