One thing I would like for Christmas is to be able to discover the surname of Marytje, wife of Garret Lammertse Dorland, something Barbara Barth and I were never able to accomplish. So perhaps there is a "Santa" out there who might have some thoughts on this mystery. Garret Dorland b. abt. 1673, probably in Brooklyn, was the eldest son of Lammert Janse Dorland and his wife Harmptje Pieters. He married ca. 1694 to Marytje, surname unknown. We know the name of this wife from the Baptismal Records of their children, and if he had an additional wife prior to their marriage, that is not known. We also know that Garret died sometime after 7 Nov. 1730, the date he was a sponsor in New Utrecht for his grandson Garret, son of his son John. Property belonging to Garret, which he probably inherited from his father Lammert, whose residence was on Staten Island, NY at that date, was located in Montgomery Twp., Somerset County, NJ. This land was divided in 1739, three ways by a quit-claim deed, among his sons Garret, Abraham and Lambert who all moved there and established their plantation(s). (This quite claim deed, was in existance and in the possession of Nathaniel Mc Pherson Durling of Raritan, NJ, a contributor to the Somerset County Historical! Quarterly in the early 1900's. He also describes it as well as other documents in the Cremer, Dorland History. I knew his grandson Warren Durling, but Warren had no idea as to what became of these documents. If they were left to his siblings, he was unaware of it or what happened to the other Durland family papers in possession of Nathaniel Mc Pherson Durling. Deeds were not required to be registered in Montgomery Twp until after the Rev., thus only mortgages are available. Any deeds, if they still exist, remained in family hands or were passed on to the next owner. After the war, some people did record their deeds when the land was sold, however, it was sketchy for several years. That on 16 Jan. 1740/50 Garrets wife Marytje pledged money towards building the new church called Sourlandt and probably died at some point after that date and was buried on the Lambert Dorlandt farm cemetery with the rest of the family. As far as grandparents go, we can only confirm Lammert Janse Dorland and his wife Harmptje Pieters, who probably was Harmptje Jans Pieters, daughter of Jan Pieterszen Van Huysen and his first wife Elsie of New Amsterdam and Gowanus. The children of Garret and Marytje in order were: Harmtje bap. 1 695 Jannetje bap. ca. 17i00, m. 1719 John Corneliuis Van Arsdalen Jan b. ca. 1702, m. abt 1724 Catherine (poss) Davis Annetje bap. 1704 m. 1722 Simon Cornelisse Van Arsdale Gerrit b. abt 1707, m. Heyltje Jans Van Arsdale Abraham b. abt 1709, prob. never married Lammert b. abt. 1711, m. Dyna Van Liew, Engeltje (poss. Post). Christina Styntje Terheune, widow of Isaac Voorhees Child b. abt Dec. 1711, bur. 30 Dec. 1711 Lena bap 1714, m. abt 1i730 Jan Janse Van Arsdalen. Who was this Marytie, I have yet to figure this out, but perhaps one of you just might have some thoughts as to her family. I would love to know if anyone can identity of this Dorland woman. Judy Cassidy