Hi all, > Hi Chris, > > You wrote: snip >> Any thoughts on the life or death of Johannes Kerfbyl "III" would be >> appreciated! >> >> Chris > > Interesting to note that the English version of the marriage license > granted by Lord Cornbury for Johannes Kerfbyl and Margaret Provoost > bears the date of 18 Jan 1703, as per Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707 > Liber 7, page 386. The published records of the New York Reformed Dutch > Church [page 101] indicates the license was dated 18 Jan 1704, and they > married on 23 Jan 1704. Several of the following items in that Liber are dated April 1704. Recall that the English (who wrote the Liber) were still beginning the year on Mar 25, while the records of the Dutch churches in NYC area always used Jan 1 -- no matter whether they were using the Julian or the Gregorian method to calculate leap years. (Gregorian when the Dutch were in charge and Julian when the English were in charge until 1752.) So, it was still 1703 if one didn't start the new year till Mar 25, but it was 1704 if one started on Jan 1. As to Johannes III, when orphans reached 14 years old they could choose their own guardians in those days. A list of 34 such is shown by Kenneth Scott in NGSQ vol 56, pp 51-54. I did not see your Johannes Kerfbyl there. So, no help. As I recall, there are some other books re. guardians and/or apprentices by Mr. Scott and/or Stryker-Rodda. You might want to check those. A "John Kerfbyle" witnessed the will of Richard (Dirck) ten Eyck of New York (City) on 17 Sep 1745. -- WNYHS vol 7, pp. 119-120. Johannes Kerfbyl is shown witnessing baptisms for his sister, Susanna, in 1744 and 1754 at the NY RDC here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rbillard/na_baptisms_1731-1800.htm I don't find a marriage for him in the NY RDC or in the online Marriages Previous to 1784. You might want to check other churches in NYC or the surrounding area. Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com Standard Source Abbreviations: http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=96