>From the Ackerson/Eckerson Family in America Genealogy #6-292 THOMAS ECKERSON, son of Jan Eckerson [5-155] and Geertruyt Vanderbilt, was born 24 October, baptized 8 November 1772 at Clarkstown. [#1684] Thomas married Jannetje Van Orden on 18 July 1802. Thomas died before 13 May 1815, when Jannetje married second, Jacob Johannes Vanderbilt at Tappan. Thomas' children are mentined in his father's will as the "two children of my son Thomas Eckerson deceased, to wit: Peter and Maria". Children of Thomas ECKERSON and Jannetje Van Orden: [bp Clarkstown] 7-331 Maria, b 7 Feb, bp 13 March 1803 [#2176] Wit: Jan Eckerson, Maria van der Bilt. Marr: Abram S. Smith on 4 Sept. 1819 7-332 Peter, b 11 March, bp 15 April 1805. [#2257] Wit: Petrus Van Orden, Annatje Van Orden. My questions. 1. I need a reference for their marriage on 18 July 1802. 2. Who are the parents of Abram S Smith. 3. Who are the children of Abram Smith and Maria Eckerson. 4. Who is Jannetje Van Orden? Please, no impossible to read charts without documentation. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subj: [NYROCKLA] Re: Abraham S. Smith/Maria Eckerson Date: 11/22/99 9:23:13 PM Eastern Standard Time From: marvak@yahoo.com (MJ kaste) To: NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com >From an LDS ancestral file,I have Maria Eckerson,b. 1803,d/o Thomas Jansze Eckerson(b.1772;d.abt 1810) and Jannaetje Van Orden(1780) married Abraham Smith(b. 1795) Corrections appreciated. M J Kaste