Hello Listees! Here for your perusal is the genealogy of a prominent Orange County family, the Van Duzers. They were among The first settlers of Orange County, and figured prominently in it's history. If you have a connection, let me know. I have lots of Orange County history to share and would like to learn more. The following data was compiled by: Calvin Owen 266 Wellman Avenue, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 978-251-0675 CalOwen@mediaone.net Descendants of Isaac Van Duersen Generation No. 1 1. ISAAC1 VAN DUERSEN was born Abt. 1663 in NY, and died in NY. He married METJE CHRISTIANSEN VAN DOORN April 24, 1697. She was born August 19, 1666 in New York, Kings Co., NY. More About ISAAC VAN DUERSEN and METJE VAN DOORN: Marriage: April 24, 1697 Children of ISAAC VAN DUERSEN and METJE VAN DOORN are: 2. i. ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, b. Abt. 1698, Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ; d. March 20, 1792, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. ii. CHRISTIAAN VAN DUERSEN, b. Abt. 1700, NY. iii. CATRYNE VAN DUERSEN, b. Abt. 1702. iv. JENNEKE VAN DUERSEN, b. Abt. 1704. v. LEA VAN DUERSEN, b. Abt. 1706. vi. SHADRACH VAN DUERSEN, b. Abt. 1708, NY. Generation No. 2 2. ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN (ISAAC1) was born Abt. 1698 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ, and died March 20, 1792 in Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. He married (1) ARGENETIE LA ROE May 24, 1718, daughter of JACQUES LA ROE and WYBRECT HENDRICKX. She was born 1699 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ, and died Bef. December 14, 1723. He married (2) ELIZABETH ROSENBOOM December 14, 1723. She was born 1705, and died December 14, 1723. More About ISAAC VAN DUERSEN: Residence: 1748, Bought Andrew Nichols patent at Cornwall More About ISAAC VAN DUERSEN and ARGENETIE LA ROE: Marriage: May 24, 1718 More About ISAAC VAN DUERSEN and ELIZABETH ROSENBOOM: Marriage: December 14, 1723 Children of ISAAC VAN DUERSEN and ARGENETIE LA ROE are: i. WIBERECH3 VAN DUZER, b. July 17, 1720. 3. ii. ISAAC VAN DUZER, JR., b. September 1721, Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ; d. July 20, 1798, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. Children of ISAAC VAN DUERSEN and ELIZABETH ROSENBOOM are: iii. TJERCK3 VAN DUZER, b. Bef. November 13, 1726, Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ; m. CATHERINE. 4. iv. CAPT. CHRISTOPHER VAN DUZER, b. 1743, Paramus, Bergen Co., NJ; d. October 1812, Warwick, Orange Co., NY. Generation No. 3 3. ISAAC3 VAN DUZER, JR. (ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born September 1721 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ, and died July 20, 1798 in Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. He married JANE Abt. 1755. She was born Abt. 1736 in Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. More About ISAAC VAN DUZER and JANE: Marriage: Abt. 1755 Children of ISAAC VAN DUZER and JANE are: i. ISAAC4 VAN DUZER, 3RD., b. Abt. 1758, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; m. LETITIA MILLS. 5. ii. ADOLPHUS VAN DUZER, b. September 19, 1762, Crawford, Ulster Co., NY; d. December 26, 1844, Orange Co., NY. iii. JAMES VAN DUZER, b. July 24, 1765, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. iv. MARGARET VAN DUZER, b. February 01, 1767, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. v. MARY VAN DUZER, b. November 27, 1770, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; d. July 04, 1797. vi. BENJAMIN VAN DUZER, b. September 18, 1772, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; d. November 01, 1843, Orange Co., NY. vii. MARTHA VAN DUZER, b. June 14, 1776, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; d. 1865. viii. WILLIAM VAN DUZER, b. Abt. 1780, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. 4. CAPT. CHRISTOPHER3 VAN DUZER (ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born 1743 in Paramus, Bergen Co., NJ, and died October 1812 in Warwick, Orange Co., NY. He married (1) JULIANA STRONG, daughter of SELAH STRONG and HANNAH WOODHULL. He married (2) JULIANA TUSTEN Abt. 1772, daughter of BENJAMIN TUSTEN and ABIGAIL CONKLIN. She was born 1752, and died 1840 in Orange Co., NY. Notes for CAPT. CHRISTOPHER VAN DUZER: Christopher Van Duzer, (1743-1812), was captain of militia at Fort Montgomery, 1777. He was born in Cornwall, N. Y., and died in New Windsor. More About CAPT. CHRISTOPHER VAN DUZER: Military service 1: September 1775, Captain in Colonel Woodhull's Cornwall Regiment Military service 2: 1777, Captain of militia at Fort Montgomery Moved: 1807, Warwick, Orange Co., NY More About CHRISTOPHER VAN DUZER and JULIANA TUSTEN: Marriage: Abt. 1772 Children of CHRISTOPHER VAN DUZER and JULIANA STRONG are: 6. i. ISAAC4 VAN DUZER, b. February 09, 1773, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; d. 1847, Warwick, Orange Co., NY. 7. ii. JULIANA VAN DUZER, b. 1770. Children of CHRISTOPHER VAN DUZER and JULIANA TUSTEN are: iii. BENJAMIN TUSTEN4 VAN DUZER, b. January 31, 1784, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; m. NANCY WITLOCK, Abt. 1825. More About BENJAMIN VAN DUZER and NANCY WITLOCK: Marriage: Abt. 1825 8. iv. WILLIAM VAN DUZER, b. February 20, 1788, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; d. 1860. v. JOHN VAN DUZER, b. February 20, 1786, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; m. NANCY BENEDICT, January 07, 1809. More About JOHN VAN DUZER and NANCY BENEDICT: Marriage: January 07, 1809 9. vi. SELAH VAN DUZER, b. February 28, 1796, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. 10. vii. ELIZABETH TUSTEN VAN DUZER, b. May 16, 1777, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; d. March 04, 1854, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY. viii. ANN VAN DUZER, b. September 20, 1779, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; m. NATHAN WESCOTT, Abt. 1800. More About NATHAN WESCOTT and ANN VAN DUZER: Marriage: Abt. 1800 11. ix. MARY VAN DUZER, b. December 11, 1781, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; d. 1876. x. SUSAN VAN DUZER, b. July 12, 1792, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY; m. JOHN DOLSON. xi. ABIGAIL VAN DUZER, b. March 16, 1775, New Windsor, Orange Co., NY. More About ABIGAIL VAN DUZER: Fact1: died young xii. ABIGAIL VAN DUZER, b. June 06, 1790, Orange Co., NY; d. February 20, 1801, Orange Co., NY. Generation No. 4 5. ADOLPHUS4 VAN DUZER (ISAAC3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born September 19, 1762 in Crawford, Ulster Co., NY, and died December 26, 1844 in Orange Co., NY. He married EUNICE COLEMAN September 25, 1783. She was born July 22, 1763 in Orange Co., NY, and died April 22, 1843 in Orange Co., NY. More About ADOLPHUS VAN DUZER: Military service: Soldier in Revolutionary War More About ADOLPHUS VAN DUZER and EUNICE COLEMAN: Marriage: September 25, 1783 Child of ADOLPHUS VAN DUZER and EUNICE COLEMAN is: i. MARTHA5 VAN DUZER, b. December 22, 1784, Crawford, Ulster Co., NY; d. January 14, 1871, Litchfield, Bradford Co., PA; m. SAMUEL BALL; b. November 16, 1775, Orange Co., NY; d. January 18, 1841, Litchfield, Bradford Co., PA. 6. ISAAC4 VAN DUZER (CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born February 09, 1773 in New Windsor, Orange Co., NY, and died 1847 in Warwick, Orange Co., NY. He married KETURAH REEVE, daughter of SELAH REEVES and KETURAH STRONG. She was born August 28, 1775. More About ISAAC VAN DUZER: Occupation: Prominent in business at Cornwall, NY Children of ISAAC VAN DUZER and KETURAH REEVE are: i. JULIETTE5 VAN DUZER, b. January 02, 1796, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; m. COL. WILLIAM FINN WHEELER, December 12, 1813, Warwick, Orange Co., NY. More About WILLIAM WHEELER and JULIETTE VAN DUZER: Marriage: December 12, 1813, Warwick, Orange Co., NY 12. ii. HON. ISAAC REEVE VAN DUZER, b. May 08, 1802, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; d. November 27, 1841. iii. KITTY VAN DUZER, b. June 17, 1809, Cornwall, Orange, NY. iv. MARY VAN DUZER, b. August 12, 1812, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; m. JOHN J. HEARD, August 20, 1833; b. July 05, 1807, Blooming Grove, Orange Co., NY. More About JOHN HEARD and MARY VAN DUZER: Marriage: August 20, 1833 13. v. JANE STEPHENSON VAN DUZER, b. March 06, 1820, Cornwall, Orange Co., NY; d. 1879, Warwick, Orange Co., NY. 7. JULIANA4 VAN DUZER (CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born 1770. She married JACOB MANDEVILLE 1788. He died 1801. More About JACOB MANDEVILLE and JULIANA VAN DUZER: Marriage: 1788 Child of JULIANA VAN DUZER and JACOB MANDEVILLE is: i. FRANCES5 MANDEVILLE, d. 1848; m. JOSEPH YOUNGS; b. 1782; d. 1847. 8. WILLIAM4 VAN DUZER (CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born February 20, 1788 in New Windsor, Orange Co., NY, and died 1860. He married SARAH MARIA WHEELER June 18, 1808, daughter of NATHANIEL WHEELER and CHRISTINA DE KAY. More About WILLIAM VAN DUZER and SARAH WHEELER: Marriage: June 18, 1808 Child of WILLIAM VAN DUZER and SARAH WHEELER is: 14. i. WILLIAM HENRY5 VAN DUZER, b. 1821; d. 1880. 9. SELAH4 VAN DUZER (CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born February 28, 1796 in Cornwall, Orange Co., NY. He married (1) ARIANA SOMERVILLE. He married (2) MARGARET VAN ALSTYNE November 09, 1818. More About SELAH VAN DUZER and MARGARET VAN ALSTYNE: Marriage: November 09, 1818 Child of SELAH VAN DUZER and MARGARET VAN ALSTYNE is: i. S. R.5 VAN DUZER, b. Abt. 1820, Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. 10. ELIZABETH TUSTEN4 VAN DUZER (CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born May 16, 1777 in New Windsor, Orange Co., NY, and died March 04, 1854 in New Windsor, Orange Co., NY. She married SELAH REEVE, JR. Abt. 1797, son of SELAH REEVES and KETURAH STRONG. He was born 1769 in Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, and died 1837 in Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. More About ELIZABETH TUSTEN VAN DUZER: Burial: 1854, Old Town Cemetery, Newburgh, NY Notes for SELAH REEVE, JR.: Selah Reeve (1740-96) served as second lieutenant in the Third Long Island regiment 1776. He was born in Southold, L. I.; died in Newburgh, N. Y. More About SELAH REEVE, JR.: Military service: 1776, Second Lieutenant in the Third Long Island regiment More About SELAH REEVE and ELIZABETH VAN DUZER: Marriage: Abt. 1797 Child of ELIZABETH VAN DUZER and SELAH REEVE is: i. HARRIET5 REEVE. 11. MARY4 VAN DUZER (CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born December 11, 1781 in New Windsor, Orange Co., NY, and died 1876. She married EBENEZER CRISSEY, JR. 1794. He was born 1776, and died 1833. More About EBENEZER CRISSEY and MARY VAN DUZER: Marriage: 1794 Child of MARY VAN DUZER and EBENEZER CRISSEY is: 15. i. GEORGE A.5 CRISSEY, b. 1816; d. 1894. Generation No. 5 12. HON. ISAAC REEVE5 VAN DUZER (ISAAC4, CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born May 08, 1802 in Cornwall, Orange Co., NY, and died November 27, 1841. He married ANNIE ELIZA GEDNEY December 14, 1826, daughter of ELEAZER GEDNEY and CHARLOTTE BAILEY. She was born in Newburgh, Orange Co., NY. More About HON. ISAAC REEVE VAN DUZER: Moved: 1826, To Goshen, Orange Co., NY Occupation: Bef. 1835, District Attorney at Goshen More About ISAAC VAN DUZER and ANNIE GEDNEY: Marriage: December 14, 1826 Children of ISAAC VAN DUZER and ANNIE GEDNEY are: i. CHARLOTTE6 VAN DUZER, b. October 28, 1827; m. J. W. GOTT. ii. KITTY VAN DUZER, m. HENRY STRONG. iii. GEORGE D. VAN DUZER, b. June 26, 1832. More About GEORGE D. VAN DUZER: Fact1: Died in early manhood iv. HON. G. GEDNEY VAN DUZER, d. 1859. More About HON. G. GEDNEY VAN DUZER: Ordination: Lawyer v. ISAAC R. VAN DUZER, b. September 11, 1833, Goshen, Orange Co., NY; d. 1875. More About ISAAC R. VAN DUZER: Occupation: Merchant in NYC 13. JANE STEPHENSON5 VAN DUZER (ISAAC4, CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born March 06, 1820 in Cornwall, Orange Co., NY, and died 1879 in Warwick, Orange Co., NY. She married GRINNELL BURT Abt. 1840. He was born 1822, and died 1901 in Warwick, Orange Co., NY. More About GRINNELL BURT and JANE VAN DUZER: Marriage: Abt. 1840 Child of JANE VAN DUZER and GRINNELL BURT is: i. LILY6 BURT, b. 1845, Warwick, Orange Co., NY; m. FRED HALSTEAD. 14. WILLIAM HENRY5 VAN DUZER (WILLIAM4, CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born 1821, and died 1880. He married SUSAN RACHEL SAYRE Abt. 1850. She was born 1825, and died 1873. More About WILLIAM VAN DUZER and SUSAN SAYRE: Marriage: Abt. 1850 Children of WILLIAM VAN DUZER and SUSAN SAYRE are: i. SELAH HENRY6 VAN DUZER, b. May 01, 1856, Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY. ii. CAHERINE SAYRE VAN DUZER, b. June 27, 1850, Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY. 15. GEORGE A.5 CRISSEY (MARY4 VAN DUZER, CHRISTOPHER3, ISAAC2 VAN DUERSEN, ISAAC1) was born 1816, and died 1894. He married MARY E. FORSHEE 1840. She was born 1821, and died 1895. More About GEORGE CRISSEY and MARY FORSHEE: Marriage: 1840 Children of GEORGE CRISSEY and MARY FORSHEE are: i. MIDA F.6 CRISSEY, b. Warwick, Orange Co., NY. ii. JOEL H. CRISSEY, m. MARTHA SAYER. Cal Owen CalOwen@mediaone.net 266 Wellman Avenue North Chelmsford, MA 01863 978-251-0675 Home 978-657-3447 Work <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If you wanna play some Dixieland, You gotta have a banjo in the band (Preferably me) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>