Subject: Re: NJOCEAN-D #124: VAN NOTE Completion of previous post > >Part of the VAN NOTE line is tied back to NYC/surounding areas with links to the old New Amsterdam Colony settlers of BROUWER and BOGARDUS. This group is covered in "Dear Cousins" by William B. Bogardus. It is a published book, with more research on VAN NOTE group being done by Granville Hough gwhough@earthlink.net. IF I understand the current problem - many of the alleged children of William and Anna (BROUWER) VAN NOTE cannot be traced. This does NOT mean they didn't exist, but by the Rev. War era, some of the group had stayed in NYC, Staten Island, Long Island area and some had moved to NJ. Some became Patriot, and others VERY pro-Tory. A LOT of them retained their occupation of running commerce through the waterways between NY & NJ. They had relatives in both States - and probably maintained close personal contact. Not hard to imagine the Patriot families reluctant to include relatives (even still living in the NY & NJ area) who were "black sheep". The "Losers" did not write the annals, and if they continued to live on the fringes of local society, probably didn't keep many records. After the War, many of the pro-Tory families remained in the NJ area ( but it is also not a stretch to imagine they were NOT very well thought of, by their neighbors.) During the War, if our missing VAN NOTEs were part of the Pine Barren-type occupations, they were definitely on the outer edge of society. This group was known for being smugglers, isolationist, free-booters and made up of petty criminals. They staged incidents to wreck ships, carried needed merchandise to the Brits in NYC, preyed on their neighbors, and hid out among their haunts in the river areas. At the same time of the BURDGE hanging, two VAN NOTE men were also listed as wanted by the Monmouth Co. Courts. NJ river-men were a breed apart, living by their own rules and seldom appearing in the records unless they were caught for something. How (if?) they interacted with the local Churches, recording deeds, etc. is something for an intensive research-project. Ca. 1780, Jonathan BURDGE ( unknown relationship to the one hung for murder) allegedly married Mary VAN NOTE (tied back to the un-verified VAN NOTE group); by the early 1800's his children were marrying into the VAN NOTE family of Monmouth Co NJ. Ref: "This Old Monmouth of Ours" by Hornor; Monmouth Co Wills & Marriage records; "Smugglers' Woods" by Pierce. Verifiable data on the marriage of Jonathan BURDGE to Mary VAN NOTE ca 1780 (if it exists) would be appreciated. Susan Bidwell Williams slw02@sprynet.com