Mike, Apparently your Kittles are also my Kittles. Ritsert Kittle was bp. July 04, 1697 in the Kingston RDC of Ulster Co., NY. The records show his name as "Rutsjert" which is only a matter of spelling, probably the Germanic version. His parents were Jeremy Kittle (Ketelhuyn), the emigrant from Grimmen, Mecklenburg, Germany and Elizabeth Claessen. On December 23, 1724 in the Kingston RDC Ritsert married Rachel Van Etten bp. 1708, also in the KRDC. I show 10 children for this couple. Catharina Kittle was the dau of Ritsert and Rachel. Although bp. in Rochester, Catharina's bp. record is in the Kingston RDC. She and Peter/Petrus Kuykendall were married January 12, 1753 in the Reformed Church at Machackemack, Orange Co., NY (Deerpark), not Sussex Co., NJ. Peter was the son of Pieter Jacobsen Kuykendall and Femmetje Decker of Kingston. According to the Machackemack RDC marriage record for Peter and Catharina, he was "born at Machackemack" but the baptismal records for that church are missing from 1719 to 1737. Peter's date of birth is estimated at ca. 1730. Lea Kittle is also a dau of Ritsert and Rachel. She was bp. July 11, 1736 in the Kingston RDC. Lea married Daniel Van Auken on December 15, 1753 in the Machackemach RDC, Orange Co., NY (Daniel & Lea are my direct ancestors) and they had 15 children. Among their children was Jeremiah b. 1756 who was the school teacher scalped in the Indian Raid by Chief Joseph Brant and his Delaware Indians in 1779 as he tried to protect the children. Daniel Van Auken was bp. 2 February 1735 in Rochester, NY and his bp record is entered in the Kingston RDC. His parents were Abraham Van Auken and Jannetje De Witt of Kingston. The Jeremias Kittle who married Lea Davis is also a son of Ritsert and Rachel. He was bp. June 11, 1727 in the Kingston RDC. Lea and Jeremias were married January 04, 1754 in the Machackemach RDC, Orange CO., NY. Lea was b. June 05, 1717 in the Mach. RDC, dau of Solomon Davids and Lea Decker. Hope this helps....... Cynthia In a message dated 06/02/2000 10:26:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, James.M.Holland@compaq.com writes: << Specifically, I'm looking for the following persons: Rutsjert Richard "Dirck" Kittle who is supposely buried in Sussex County, date unknown. He was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY in 1697. Petrus "Peter" Kukendall who married Catharina Kittle in Sussex County on 12 Jan 1753. Daniel Van Aken who married Lea Kittle in Sussex County on 13 Dec 1753. Jeremias Kittle who married Lea Davis in Sussex County on 4 Jan 1754. >>

Cynthia, My cousin has DECKER, and DEWITT from Sussex Co. NJ through her LETTEER line. I am searching for my 3rd great grandfather Henry (Henrich) WALTER(S) possibly WATERS who was reported to have been b. 1778 in Sussex Co. NJ. I have not been able to find any records for him. Have you run across any WALTER(S) in your Sussex or Warren research? Ken Walter Pasco, WA RV4cats@aol.com wrote: > Mike, > Apparently your Kittles are also my Kittles. > Ritsert Kittle was bp. July 04, 1697 in the Kingston RDC of Ulster Co., NY. > The records show his name as "Rutsjert" which is only a matter of spelling, > probably the Germanic version. His parents were Jeremy Kittle (Ketelhuyn), > the emigrant from Grimmen, Mecklenburg, Germany and Elizabeth Claessen. On > December 23, 1724 in the Kingston RDC Ritsert married Rachel Van Etten bp. > 1708, also in the KRDC. I show 10 children for this couple. > > Catharina Kittle was the dau of Ritsert and Rachel. Although bp. in > Rochester, Catharina's bp. record is in the Kingston RDC. She and > Peter/Petrus Kuykendall were married January 12, 1753 in the Reformed Church > at Machackemack, Orange Co., NY (Deerpark), not Sussex Co., NJ. Peter was the > son of Pieter Jacobsen Kuykendall and Femmetje Decker of Kingston. According > to the Machackemack RDC marriage record for Peter and Catharina, he was "born > at Machackemack" but the baptismal records for that church are missing from > 1719 to 1737. Peter's date of birth is estimated at ca. 1730. > > Lea Kittle is also a dau of Ritsert and Rachel. She was bp. July 11, 1736 in > the Kingston RDC. Lea married Daniel Van Auken on December 15, 1753 in the > Machackemach RDC, Orange Co., NY (Daniel & Lea are my direct ancestors) and > they had 15 children. Among their children was Jeremiah b. 1756 who was the > school teacher scalped in the Indian Raid by Chief Joseph Brant and his > Delaware Indians in 1779 as he tried to protect the children. Daniel Van > Auken was bp. 2 February 1735 in Rochester, NY and his bp record is entered > in the Kingston RDC. His parents were Abraham Van Auken and Jannetje De Witt > of Kingston. > > The Jeremias Kittle who married Lea Davis is also a son of Ritsert and > Rachel. He was bp. June 11, 1727 in the Kingston RDC. Lea and Jeremias were > married January 04, 1754 in the Machackemach RDC, Orange CO., NY. Lea was b. > June 05, 1717 in the Mach. RDC, dau of Solomon Davids and Lea Decker. > > Hope this helps....... > Cynthia > > In a message dated 06/02/2000 10:26:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > James.M.Holland@compaq.com writes: > > << Specifically, I'm looking for the following persons: > > Rutsjert Richard "Dirck" Kittle who is supposely buried in Sussex > County, date unknown. He was born in Marbletown, Ulster County, NY > in 1697. > > Petrus "Peter" Kukendall who married Catharina Kittle in Sussex > County on 12 Jan 1753. > > Daniel Van Aken who married Lea Kittle in Sussex County on 13 > Dec 1753. > > Jeremias Kittle who married Lea Davis in Sussex County on > 4 Jan 1754. > >>