Thank you very much, Renee. I found William Williamsen Probably son of Mary ? and 1st husband, Willem Gerritsen. Found Mary Remmersen, m. 2nd, Gerrit Remmersen, after death of 1st husband. And there is probably more. Richard Williamson Tucson, AZ In a message dated 5/6/2013 7:26:19 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, promine@web-ster.com writes: http://notmyfamily.pbworks.com/w/page/40982114/FrontPage
Not long ago, I asked how "illegitimate" children were named in 1800 Hudson Valley. I was particularly interested in Catharina Frantz's son, David. When he was baptized at the German Reformed Church, Montgomery, no father stood up with him; the sponsors were his grandparents, Johann Frantz and Catharina Senebach. * 18 Jan 1808: Catharina's "David" is born, recorded in the German Reformed Church, Montgomery, New York (Hasbrouck transcription). * 23 Jun 1810: Catharina Frantz marries "Rev John Pulvereck" at the RDC/Shawangunk (Hasbrouck transcription). John is found on two unreferenced Ancestry trees as "John Pulfrey" and for some reason, her son is on those trees is given as "David Crawford Pulfrey". * 05 Nov 1811: In his will, Johann leaves money to grandson "David Crawford". He lists several other grandchildren by their full names, so there's no reason to believe that this isn't David's full name (from the liber copy). * 22 Jan 1862: This "David Crawford" died and is buried in Sullivan County, New York, not far from Montgomery or Shawangunk. He was aged 54 years 12 days, which calculates out to be a birth date of 10 Jan 1808, within days of Catharina's son David's birth. This would be fairly straight forward except for this record found in the Hasbrouck transcription of the German Reformed Church, Montgomery: * 10 Sept 1808: A record of "David Crawford's" baptism, listing a supposed birth date. The parents are given as James W Crawford & Jane Barkly. No other kids are baptised for this couple at this church, but a James W Crawford is recorded as dying on 10 Feb 1844. I am out on a limb here, but I was wondering if MAYBE these baptism records are for the same child? Could this be a way for the birth father to "adopt" his "illegitimate" son? Thank you for your observations, Julia