> Hello Original-13 brothers and sisters, > > On 23 Jan 04 there was a series of emails asking questions and giving > information about the Kusters, the op den Graffs, and their connection to each > other and to the Original-13.  As a member of the Castor Association of America > (CAOA) I would like to clarify some of the information. > > Let me set forth some vocabulary that I will use so that we will all know > what I'm talking about.  The  fully documented book written by Jean M White, > former president of the CAOA covers four generations of Paulus and Gertrude > (Doors) descendants. It is well documented and contains copies of signatures, > maps and deeds. When I refer to the, "Paulus Book", it is the book entitled, > "The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters".  A page number will be the > page in this book where this information is found.  "Paulus" refers to the > immigrant and, "Gertrude", his wife. > > The first and ONLY Kuster/op den Graff connection is thru the grandson of > Paulus who was Conrad Custer.  Conrad is the son of Arnold.  Arnold is the > first son of Paulus. (page 19 and 22).  Conrad married Susannah Adams who is the > daughter of Richard and Alse (op den Graff) Adams.  Alse is the daughter of > Abraham op den Graff.  Therefore only those people who descend from Conrad can > claim relationship to Abraham op den Graff > > Though the names of Kuster and Kunders are similar they are not the same > family.  We feel fairly strongly about that.  However there is a connection on > page 31.  Research tells us that the wife of Paulus was Gerturde Doors.  > Gertrude's sister, Elizabeth, married Peter Krulis on 17 Mar 1675 in Germany and > sister Helen/Lijntijen Theisson marries Tones Kunders also in Germany.  Both > of these families arrive in Germantown in 1683 on the Concord.  At this time > Paulus and Gertrude were still in Germany because records show that they were > sponsors at the baptism of their twin granddaughters, Gerdruet and Agnes on > 10 December 1696 in Krefeld, Germany.(page 15) > > In another (23 Jan 04) email the Custers (Kuster) are NOT descended from the > op den Graff family as explained above. > > The 3rd email on 23 Jan 04 from Lee is correct.  If any are interested there > is a map showing the properties of Abraham and Richard Adams to be next to > each other. > > Thank you Conrad for the CAOA boost.  > > For more information about the Castor Association of America (CAOA ) please > contact the president at president@caoa-gen.org.  For more information about > the very informative Paulus book contact the treasurer at email > Treasurer@caoa-gen.org.  > > I can be reached at tocnroc@aol.com > > Terry >

There is one correction I would make regarding Richard Adams, the father of Susannah (Conrad's wife). Susannah's mother and Richard's first wife was Gertien Op den Graeff. Richard and Gertien had nine children. She died before 1726 when Richard remarried Elsie (Alse) Withers at Christ Church Philadelphia on Dec. 22, 1726. Barbara Tocnroc@aol.com wrote: > Hello Original-13 brothers and sisters, > > On 23 Jan 04 there was a series of emails asking questions and giving > information about the Kusters, the op den Graffs, and their connection to each > other and to the Original-13. As a member of the Castor Association of America > (CAOA) I would like to clarify some of the information. > > Let me set forth some vocabulary that I will use so that we will all know > what I'm talking about. The fully documented book written by Jean M White, > former president of the CAOA covers four generations of Paulus and Gertrude > (Doors) descendants. It is well documented and contains copies of signatures, > maps and deeds. When I refer to the, "Paulus Book", it is the book entitled, > "The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters". A page number will be the > page in this book where this information is found. "Paulus" refers to the > immigrant and, "Gertrude", his wife. > > The first and ONLY Kuster/op den Graff connection is thru the grandson of > Paulus who was Conrad Custer. Conrad is the son of Arnold. Arnold is the > first son of Paulus. (page 19 and 22). Conrad married Susannah Adams who is the > daughter of Richard and Alse (op den Graff) Adams. Alse is the daughter of > Abraham op den Graff. Therefore only those people who descend from Conrad can > claim relationship to Abraham op den Graff > > Though the names of Kuster and Kunders are similar they are not the same > family. We feel fairly strongly about that. However there is a connection on > page 31. Research tells us that the wife of Paulus was Gerturde Doors. > Gertrude's sister, Elizabeth, married Peter Krulis on 17 Mar 1675 in Germany and > sister Helen/Lijntijen Theisson marries Tones Kunders also in Germany. Both > of these families arrive in Germantown in 1683 on the Concord. At this time > Paulus and Gertrude were still in Germany because records show that they were > sponsors at the baptism of their twin granddaughters, Gerdruet and Agnes on > 10 December 1696 in Krefeld, Germany.(page 15) > > In another (23 Jan 04) email the Custers (Kuster) are NOT descended from the > op den Graff family as explained above. > > The 3rd email on 23 Jan 04 from Lee is correct. If any are interested there > is a map showing the properties of Abraham and Richard Adams to be next to > each other. > > Thank you Conrad for the CAOA boost. > > For more information about the Castor Association of America (CAOA ) please > contact the president at president@caoa-gen.org. For more information about > the very informative Paulus book contact the treasurer at email > Treasurer@caoa-gen.org. > > I can be reached at tocnroc@aol.com > > Terry > ==== ORIGINAL-13 Mailing List ==== Be careful not to post materials that are known to be Copyrighted. It is inconsiderate of the publisher, and is illegal, besides. Of course it is OK if you get permission to do so. Mention that if applicable. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!