Cindy, The "Marytjen Van Vliet" you are looking for was bp. August 08, 1742 in the Kingston RDC, she was the dau of Dirck Van Vliet and Rachel Van Keuren who later moved, lived and died, in Stroudsburg (now Monroe Co.) PA. I can find no marriage record for Maria and John either but I did find another child not on your list, little John bp. Walpack RDC on September 28, 1766. Little Derik was also bp. in the Walpack RDC on June 15, 1764. Although it would seem natural for Maria and John to name a dau "Rachel" after her mother, I can find no record. Looking in the Decker Genealogy by Benton Weaver Decker, I found that the "Rachel Cortrecht" who married Benjamin Decker in 1788 (as per your info below) was born 1765 and the dau of Abram Cortrecht and Rebecca Quick. Someone tried to fit "a" Rachel into your Maria and John family. Or else Mr. Decker is wrong. Probably the reason you are having so much trouble finding later information on Maria/Mary/Marytjen and John is because that after her father's death in 1774, they migrated to Franklin Co., Ohio along with her sister Janneke who married Samuel Vandermark. "Marytje died in 1814, three years or more after the death of her husband." (The Early Van Vliets, A Typical Family North of the Blue Mountains 1699-1834, E. Ruth Dunning and Harry Van Vlilet Leida, 1989) I cannot explain the book saying that John died ca. 1811 in Ohio and your John <died 1778 in the Battle of Wyoming> unless they are entirely different fellows? What a headache? <grin> Cynthia In a message dated 07/03/2000 8:03:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cindyo@va.prestige.net writes: << Maria Van Vliet married John Courtright who was born 1738 & bap. at the Reformed Church @ MACHACKEMECK. I haven't found a marriage record for this couple. Was her father Dirck? Were there other children? I have this for them: Samuel bap. Apr 11, 1763 in Smithfield, Monroe Co.,PA m.Nov 16, 1794 @ Minnisink to Anna Kyte Derick b. 1764 supposedly Wallpack. Anyone have a bap. record? Rachel b.1774 & married Benjamin Decker Nov 23, 1788 @ Minnisink. John died in the Battle of Wyoming in 1778, however there is a 10 year gap in the kids. John's father was also named John so it's odd that Samuel would be their first child, Derick would make sense if Maria was the d/o Dirck. You all know what I'm thinking, I'd sure love to plug my John in here. Did this John leave a will? What happened to his young children? Did Maria remarry? Thanks! Cindy