Renee, > In Rutgert's will, Ann Holsaert is usually thought by > Holsaert researchers to have been a married daughter of Rutgert. First, some background that may be helpful regarding Johannes Holsaert II (son of the immigrant Johannes Holsaert), who is usually proposed as the father-in-law of Ann Waldron: I think the conclusion that Ann Holsaert was a married daughter of Rutger was probably drawn, in part, because of the supposed marriage date of Johannes Holsaert to Debby Blake on 11 October 1686. As far as I can tell this was originally stated by Teunis Bergin in: "Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N. Y., from Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700, With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Comp. from Various Sources" by Teunis G. Bergen, pg 150. There Bergen assigns this as the 2nd marriage of the immigrant, Johannes Holsaert. However, other evidence shows that his first wife, Johanna Havens did not die until much later. It seems that some researchers realized the discrepancy and thought the marriage must be of his son, Johannes Holsaert II, who must then have been born about 1658, see http://hulsenet.net/8.html In fact, the marriage appears to have been of his great-grandson, John Holsaert, who married a Deborah Blake, Johannes Holsaert and Deborah Blake married on 17 May 1777. New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Library manuscript files: Josephine C Frost collection. They had a son baptized at the DRC of NU:11 May 1786; Petrus; Johannes Holst, Dibbey Blake; [witnesses:] Johannes Holst, Dibbey Holst Records of the Reformed Church of New Utrecht, Long Island New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol 113, pg 169. Johannes Holsaert II was most likely born about 1672 as he in not listed in the 1687 Kings Co. Oath of Allegiance http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/1687roll.html His father, Johannes Holsaert, is also not listed, but that is probably relate to the fact that he died shortly after http://hulsenet.net/8.html Johnannes Holsaert II is almost certainly the man who married Cornelia Maas, deceased before the deed of 1710 that Liz references. Still, Johannes Holseart II and Cornelia Maas could have had a son who married an Ann Waldron. I just thought it might be helpful to clarify some of the information about Johannes Holsaert II. > What about the children of Cornelia's first marriage? Who were they and what became of them? On Ann Waldron or Holsaert: Other than Rutger's will, I have not found any reference to an Ann Waldron who could be Rutger's daughter. Nor have I found any evidence of a possible Holsaert husband for her. On John Holsaert of Brooklyn: There is another John Holsaert who died in late 1731 or early 1732. He is listed in the 1738 Census of Brooklyn (taken in 1731) see http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Census/1700/1738.Census.Kings.htmlbut the administration of his estate was given to his brother-in-law in 1732:Page 221 . Rip Van Dam, Esq., President, etc. Whereas, JOHN HALSARD, of Brookiand, in Kings County, died intestate, Letters of administration are granted to William Bennet, his brother-in-law, February 29, 1731/2. Abstracts of wills on file in the surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume III. 1730-1744), ABSTRACTS OF WJLLS-LiBER 11. pg 49 This John Holsaert's parents are probably Anthony Holsaert and his wife Rachel. Anthony died before 9 JAN 1723/24 in Brooklyn when administration of his estate was given to his widow, Rachel (sorry I don't have the reference). The fact that adminstration of his estate went to his widow implies that any son as heir-at-law was probably a minor, and thus would not the husband of an Ann Waldron. Joining Liz on her limb, I believe John Holsaert married Femmetje Bennet, as her 2nd husband. The Holsaert - Bennet family record on file at the Brooklyn Historical Society unfortunately is only partial and includes only the names of the children, not their parents. For the Holsaerts it includes Anthony (b 1 Jan 1729) and Barbara (b 28 Jan 1731). The children were probably named after their paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother. William Bennet in the above administration record was the brother of Femmetje Bennet. Like Liz, I also think William Bennet probably married Ann Holsaert as her 2nd husband (her first being John Cooper). The Holsaert family record on file at the Brooklyn Historical Society includes a birth record for the last two children of William Bennet and his wife Ann. The inclusion of their family in the Holsaert family record and the naming of the children of William and Ann suggest Ann's maiden name was Holsaert. Expanding on Liz's listing, their children were:1) Jacob, bap 30 Jan 1732 at NU, named after his paternal grandfather 2) John, b abt 1734 (Ledley's article on the Bennet family) , named after his maternal grandfather 3) Neeltje, bap 4 May 1735 at NU, named after her maternal grandmother 4) William, b abt 1737 (Ledley's article on the Bennet family) , named after his father 5) Anthony, b abt 1740 (Ledley's article on the Bennet family) named after his maternal uncle who probably raised Annetje 6) Rachel, b abt 1742 (Ledley's article on the Bennet family) , named after her maternal aunt who probably raised Annetje 7) Agnes, b abt 1744 (Ledley's article on the Bennet family), named after her paternal aunt 8) Cornelius, b abt 1746 (Ledley's article on the Bennet family), possibly named for his maternal grandmother (assuming Neeltje died young) 9) Abraham, b 28 Feb 1748 (from the family record), possibly named after paternal great uncle 10) Margaret, b 4 Sep 1749 (from the family record), named after paternal aunt Because of the fact that William Bennet could have been John Holsaert's brother-in-law in a couple of ways, I don't think it is possible to draw any definitive conclusions about the relationship between William Bennet's wife, Ann, and John Holsaert, probable son of Anthony and Rachel. More documentation would certainly be helpful. Mike Morrissey