montgomery co. hogeland, john-moreland-nov 6,1796 proved feb. 25, 1796 to wife cornelia, room and maintenance in lieu of her dower. to son john, farm, 127 acres and 3 bought of catharine vansant and 6 pounds. he to pay mother, 10pds yearly during life and supply maintenance. he to pay sisters hannah vansant dallen, 90 pds. to dau. cornelia deman, 90pds. to dau sarah loder, 90pds. to dau adrianna 90pds. to son derick, home, farm, 145acres. 450 pds equally to hannah vansant dallen, sarah loder, anrianna, and jane. to grandson john vansant 200pds to be paid by son. exrs. sons john and derickk, son-in-law simon vansant dallen, wife. webster, margaret-upper moreland, proved aug 11, 1812 to cornelia vansant wf of henry, wearing apparel. to rebecca vansant, blue quilt, to niece, feather bed. to amalia allimus black silk gown. to eleanor jones, gown. to margaret todd, clock, to elizabeth duffied 1/2 of wearing apparel, to hannah jones, scissor and chain, to margaret yerks, quilt, to hannah yerks, sheets. to brother oliver, bed and interest from all money from remainded of estate. to margaret yerks, case of drawers and remainder of wearing apparel, to benjamin yerks 15pds. to james yerks, 20pds. to brother henry vansant, 1/4 of remainder of personal estate. remainder to joshus jones. exec. joshua jones, wit. joshua krewson, clarissa krewson phila. co. swift, phoebe, dec 30, 1813 proved jan. 11, 1814. to grandchildren. to d-i-l elizabeth swift. to sis rebecca vansant. phebe vanortsdalen, elisabeth worthington, elisabeth swift. exr. edward duffield. to negro jude. wits. saarh brown, edward duffield, joshua comly. bucks co. wrightstown monthly meeting joshau vansant, s/o joshua vansant of lower makefield married 21d 2m, 1769 to elisabeth buckman, d/o william of newtown. rachel harvey late vansant for accompliahinf her marriage contrary to the rules of our disci;line. falls m.m. george merrick of lower makefield, s/o john married 12d 4thm 1759," isaiah vansant" "d/o" mahlon 2/5/1759, marriage of george merrick and rachel vansant certifacate for george merrick and his 3 children, sarah, joseph and rachel. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: geri brennan Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:09 PM To: pamonroe@rootsweb.com, palehigh@rootsweb.com, panortha@rootsweb.com, sallyvsant@aol.com Subject: Re: [PALEHIGH] [PAMONROE] van sandt-very, very long montgomery co. vansand charity, bp 17 sept 1738, isaiah and _ hermon, bp 15 feb 1735/36, hermon and _ margaret bp 10 sept 1732 garret and _ mary, bp 21 aug 1755 isaiah and _ peter bp 19 aug 1733 garret and _ rachel bp 5 april 1719 stoffel and _ rebeca bp 10 sept 1732 garret and _ rebekah, bp 21 oct 1733 jacobus and _ william bp 18 nov 1733 hermon jr., and _ vansandt derick bp 1 oct 1721 derick and _ elizabeth bp 18 jan 1756 jacob and _ garret bp 18 nov 1743 garret and _ gezinau bp 7 july 1721, stophel and _ vansant flora bp 2 march 1718/19, jacobus and _ jacob bp 16 sept 1716 christoper and _ jacob bp 3 june 1722, jacobus and - john bp 6 march 1719/2 jacobs and _ rachel bp 24 may 1719 garret and _ rebeka, bp 7 sept 1716, jacobus and _ all at abington pres. ch. rev. war-service vansandt james srv dl. during the rev. nathaniel, srv as capt. 5th bttn of pa. troops oliver, srv in 5th bttn of pa. troops vansant, no given name, srv as capt. 6th pa vansant, john, dl. troops vansant, john or as john van saunt, 2nd n.yl vansant, nathaniel, or as nathaniel, capt. 5th pa. pensions (rev. war) vansandt, eliash, va line, wf margaret crawford van sant, peter or peter van zandt, n.j. line van sante, john or john vanzantt. n.y line van zandt, john, n..j.line van zandt, john, n.j. line van zandt, john wf charity, n.j. line van zandt, peter or as peter van sant, n..j. vanzant garret, n.c and s.c. line, wf margaret cadwell vanzant, george, pa. line vanzant, james as van zant vanzant, john or john van zant, n.j. line van zant, n.j. line van zantt, barnabus or barnabus vizant, n.j. line burials van zandt, nicholas-blawenburgh, n.j. vansant, john, fort republic, n.j. van sant, fam. plot, sommerset co. n.j. war of 1812 vansant isaac, wf catharine, s.c. line joseph, wf elizabeth, n.y line nicholas, wf mercy, n.j. line van zandt joshua, md. line Best Wishes, Geri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALEHIGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Looking for the maiden name or any information on Catherine b. abt. 1821 d aft 1870. She was the wife of Jacob J. Strunk 1 Jan 1803-20 Nov 1871 Their children; Elizabeth1831 Jeremiah 1842 M. Sarah Mcimey Sophia 1842 Sarah 1845 Theodore 1846 M. Julia Hanna Susanna 1848 M. George W. Shipps Matilda abt 1852 Maria 1855 Jacob and Catherine lived in N.J. 1840's then in Pa till 1870 when they moved back to NJ he is buried in Pa. Thanks Michelle check out our ebay store http://www.2-kintners.com

montgomery co. vansand charity, bp 17 sept 1738, isaiah and _ hermon, bp 15 feb 1735/36, hermon and _ margaret bp 10 sept 1732 garret and _ mary, bp 21 aug 1755 isaiah and _ peter bp 19 aug 1733 garret and _ rachel bp 5 april 1719 stoffel and _ rebeca bp 10 sept 1732 garret and _ rebekah, bp 21 oct 1733 jacobus and _ william bp 18 nov 1733 hermon jr., and _ vansandt derick bp 1 oct 1721 derick and _ elizabeth bp 18 jan 1756 jacob and _ garret bp 18 nov 1743 garret and _ gezinau bp 7 july 1721, stophel and _ vansant flora bp 2 march 1718/19, jacobus and _ jacob bp 16 sept 1716 christoper and _ jacob bp 3 june 1722, jacobus and - john bp 6 march 1719/2 jacobs and _ rachel bp 24 may 1719 garret and _ rebeka, bp 7 sept 1716, jacobus and _ all at abington pres. ch. rev. war-service vansandt james srv dl. during the rev. nathaniel, srv as capt. 5th bttn of pa. troops oliver, srv in 5th bttn of pa. troops vansant, no given name, srv as capt. 6th pa vansant, john, dl. troops vansant, john or as john van saunt, 2nd n.yl vansant, nathaniel, or as nathaniel, capt. 5th pa. pensions (rev. war) vansandt, eliash, va line, wf margaret crawford van sant, peter or peter van zandt, n.j. line van sante, john or john vanzantt. n.y line van zandt, john, n..j.line van zandt, john, n.j. line van zandt, john wf charity, n.j. line van zandt, peter or as peter van sant, n..j. vanzant garret, n.c and s.c. line, wf margaret cadwell vanzant, george, pa. line vanzant, james as van zant vanzant, john or john van zant, n.j. line van zant, n.j. line van zantt, barnabus or barnabus vizant, n.j. line burials van zandt, nicholas-blawenburgh, n.j. vansant, john, fort republic, n.j. van sant, fam. plot, sommerset co. n.j. war of 1812 vansant isaac, wf catharine, s.c. line joseph, wf elizabeth, n.y line nicholas, wf mercy, n.j. line van zandt joshua, md. line Best Wishes, Geri

peter vansant, lower makefield twp. age 76 years of age, july 4, 1820, proved dec. 8, 1820. sons joshua and grandson peter v. bailey exrs. wf. alethea. grandson curtis vansant bond i hold against him and all i have against his father's estate. dau. rachel bayley, 120 acres whereon i now live. joseph vanzant, bristol bro. chairmaker, aug 14, 1821 proved aug 29, 1821. wf. rebecca and abraham warner exrs. children garret, elenor, martha, tacy and ann vanzant, minors. wits; william vanzant and s. foster john corson, northampton twp. jan. 13. 1823 proved april 28, 1823. nephew richard d. corson, m.d. exr. wf charity all estate for life, except good bought of son james, which i devise to b-i-l harman vansant in trust for use of son james, together with $500 at death or marriage of wife, at his death to be paid to his son thomas jones corson and his other children $600 to said harman vansant for use of son benjamin. daau mary wf of charles finney, lot of 5 and 1/2 acres bought of widow price. granddau. catharine vanartsdalen d/o deceased dau. jane vanartsdalen. to said harman vansant, farm of 50 acres and lot of 8 acres bought of henry drinker in trust for use of legatees before mentioned. hsrmsn vansant-warminster twp. sept 4, 1823 proved nov. 8, 1823. wf. alice and son james exrs. dau. jane shelmire, farm in southampton twp. whereon george tomlonson resides. dau. alice vansant part of farm where on i now live. son james, balance of farm. dau. ann eliza vansant farm in southampton, whereon jacob harding resides. if children and legacies made to them by giles craven, late of warminster, deceased, same are to be deducted from their legacies herein elcie hogeland, southampton twp. advanced in years. proved oct. 13, 1823. daus. elcie vansant and mary stephens, exrs. son derick hogeland. grandchildren, john wynkoop hogeland, alice hogeland and elcie road. wits. charity corson and john corson sarah vansant-bristol twp. proved april 26, 1824. son joseph brelsford and s-i-l william sisom, exrs.. dau. christina 16 pound interest only during marriage, principal when she becomes a widow. dau. amy wf of william lison, sons joseph, john and william brelsord. sarah and martha brelsford, daus. of john. wits; william sisom jr., s. foster, william vansant. bucks co. history edward a. tomlinson, was born in bensalem twp. nov. 3, 1832, s/o charles and sarah (vandergrift). his grandfather, jesse tomlinson was born in bensalem in 1766. he married sarah, d/o jonathan and sarah wilson by whom he had 3 children, jesse, rhoda and charles. the last named was born in bensalem twp. jan. 20, 1803. he married sarah a., d/o william b. and christina vandergrift of bensalem, whose paternal ancestor settled in bensalem, charles tomlinson had 3 children, julia a. wf of elwood t. carver, eliza, and edward. edward married april 28, 1864 to rebecca a., d/o james and mary (kinsey) vanzandt of bensalem twp. her paternal grandparents were john and elizabeth vanzandt. mr. tomlison had 3 chidren, irene, charles and carrie. j. paul knight, oldest child of benjamin was born 1m 8th 1828. on 11m 12th 1857 married elizabeth r. d/o benjamin and sarah vansant of bensalem twp. she was born 7m 3rd 1834. they had 3 children, anna rebecca, wf of david h. stout, of phila., samuel p. and harriet s. wf of harvey e. scott, of northampton twp. lendrum l. vansant, a farmer, feasterville. his great-grandfather was capt. nathaniel vansant a rev. war soldier, who was taken prisoner and confined on staten island. after his release he came back to brownsville, where his father nicholas and his grandfather, also nicholas both resided. nathaniel was born on march 13, 1745 and died aug 8, 1825. his wf. hannah britton, born jan. 16, 1745 and died aug 19, 1818. his son nicholas was grandfather of lendrum l.. he was born feb. 23, 1771 and died april 19, 1850. his wf. mary larzalere was born sept 8, 1772 and died oct 27, 1863. their son benjamin was the father of lendrum l.. he was born feb. 14, 1803. he married 1, sarah campbell, who was born march 7, 1810 and died march 10, 1853. he married 2nd to jane lukens. Best Wishes, Geri

bucks co. jacob vansant-southampton twp. proved may 24, 1812, s-i-l jacob rhoads and samuel dickson exrs. dau. elisabeth vansant 90 acres 0f plantation devised me by will of my father jacob vansant. grandson samuel dickson, son of dau. jane late wife of samuel dickson sr., balance thereof 93 acres. dau margaret wf of jacob rhoads 52 acres in byberry bought of thomas groom. wits. joseph r. dickson, michael stevens john vansant-middletown twp. proved aug 11, 1812. wf letitia. john praul and thomas blakey of middletown, exrs. wf., hose now occupied by israel doan. natural dau., rachel. son john and daus. anna leah and amelia elizabeth garrison, widow of charles garrison, deceased. warminster twp. proved june 9, 1814. nephew harman vansant exr. harman vansant son of bro. james deceased. charles garrison vansant, son of charles. elizabeth adams, d/o of bro. harman vansant. elizabeth reed and cornelia hogeland, daus of bro. william vansant deceased. wits. thomas craven and hamilton roney joseph carver, solebury twp. proved march 4, 1819. son joseph carver and s-i-l thomas bye jr., exrs. wfie mary. eldest sons corneilus and garret, estate devised them by their grandfather, garret vansant, sold to moses quinby. isaiah vansant-lower makefield twp. march 26, 1819. thomas yardley exr. wf jane, plantations for life, subject to support and clothing her bro. george harvey, and support of the children during minority. agreement with peter crozer for sale of grist mill and 5a to be completed by exr. daus. sarah wf of charles howell, alletare, mary eliza and ann vansant. dau. amelia vansant. sons samuel and isaiah vansant. wits; john depuy and joshua vansant. margaret bennett-northampton twp. advanced in years. son isaac bennett and john corson esq. exrs. daus. agnes cornell, jane vansat and margaret bennett. sons; isaac, william and mathias bennett. corneilus vansant, lower makefield twp. proved march 28, 1816. john linton exr. housekeeper jemima tomlinson. her children, ann, susanna, william and cornelius tomlinson, all minors. sons nicholas, abner and nathan vansant. harman van sant, bensalem twp. proved nov 20, 1815. son garret exr. wife eleanor. children of son jacob, deceased, viz joseph, harman and garret. son joseph. daus. mary van horn, eleanor wood, catharine johnson, sarah cox and ann pleamas. grandchildren, mary kinsy and jacob ramson Best Wishes, Geri

bucks co. dec. 12, 1822, peter vansant-bensalem twp. widow, elizabeth and 3 children; montgomery, joseph and mary wilhelmus vansant-warminster twp. sept 11, 1826. bro. william vansant is admin. land from their father isaac. 3 children under 21, elizabeth, alice and john. feb. 11, 1828, garret h. vansant-bensalem. widow tacy and no issue. 9 bros. and sisters, jacob, joseph, mary wf of gabriel van horne, elizabeth, wf of samuel kinsey, jane, wf of george rampson, all deceased. leaving issue, catharine wf of jesse johnson, ellanor wf of robert wood, ann wf of montgomery polhemus and sarah wf of james __ june 7, 1830, jacob vanartsdalen-southampton twp. died march, 1830. children; joseph, george, mahlon, mary wf of hiram reding, alice wf of nathaniel vansant, sarah sept. 11, 1832, samuel dixon/dickson, jr.-southampton twp. died june 1828. widow sarah w., and 2 children jane and getty, under 14. sarah recently married william vansant. sept 14, 1835 john horn/horner guardian in sept 1832 but has now resigned. getty died 1 year age. jane is still under 14. john lefferts guardian sept. 14, 1831, joshua vansant-solebury twp. dau. jane petitions for settlement of estate feb. 15. 1842, charles garrison vansant-warminster. widow rebecca and son charles under 14 sept. 15, 1842, jacob j. vandergrift sr. and jr.-bensalem twp. children/grandchildren, mahlon and jane, over 14. amos v. scott guardian. jacob jr., left widow rachel and 4 children; margaret ann wf of n.l. vansant, hester ann, mahlon and jane eliza. last 2 minors silas/giles vansant-newtown twp. feb. 2, 1843. children, william k and juilet m., over 14 and james k. under 14. garret vansant, guardian. april 24, 1843, dau. mary jane, over 14 petitions for guardian. rev. robert steel appointed feb. 9, 1844 john vansant. children stephen and mary anna, under 14. anthony burton, guardian levi d. vandergrift-feb 17, 1848. widow but no issue. april 28, 1852. died some years ago leaving widow still livings and mother ann now deceased, and bros. and sisters and nephews and nieces, ellen wf of benjamin b. _ both deceased leaving children, ann deceased wf. of adam vandergrigt, leaving childrenjane wf of william atkinson, eliza, brother jane james? deceased, children mahlon b.., margaratta, wf of nicholas l. vansant, ann wf of john plumy, jane eliza, wf of f.a. scott june 20, 1848. obadiah willett-southampton twp. dau. mary vansant is executor sept 10, 1849. john blake-phila. grandchildren, eliza jane and mary vansant, under 14, -petition by their father james h. of southampton. their mother jane Best Wishes, Geri

bucks co. stoffel vansand-middletown twp. farmer, june 4, 1749, proved aug 21, 1749. son john and s-i-l lewis rue, exrs. son james and his children. daus. elizabeth, rachel, olshe, grandson wm. renberry. jacobus vansandt of southampton twp. proved jan 9, 1745/6. wife rebecca. sons nicholas,, jacob, garret, isaiah. grandson charles ingard. daus. rebecca and elizabeth (deceased). kinsman john vansandt and nathaniel brittain exrs. rebekah vansandt, of southampton, widow. nov. 18, 1746/47. son jacobus, exr. sons garret, nicholas and esaias vansandt. grandson charles ingard. dau. rebekah larue john vansandt of middletown-farmer-proved march 6, 1749. wife rebekah. crispin colllet and alex edward, trustees. children, ann, elizabeth, caterin, mary, rebecca and john johannes vansant of bensalem, bucks co. yeoman, oct 30, 1714, proved jan 6, 1714. wife all personal estate. son john 40s land in maryland to be sold for support of wife and children, stophel vansant and bartholomew jacobs trustees. if not sold to be divided between two sons paying sisters equal shares. wife leah. wits. thomas steveson, hannah vansant,, nicholas van hooren harman vansant, the elder, bensalem twp. proved may 11, 1759.wife judith. grandson harman vansant and gilbert hicks, exrs. grandsons harmon and peter vansant. sons of garret, deceased. 4 children of son harman, deceased. 9 children of son garret. daus. gazina, w/o jacob titus, and katharine, w/o daniel severns. elizabeth van horn, widow of peter van horn, late of middletown. proved nov. 8, 1759. son peter peterson van horn and dau. charity van sant. exrs 6 sons, barnard, gabriel, benjamin, richard, john and garret. daus. charity van sant, jane roberts, elizabeth praul, katharine craven and mary gosline. son peter peterson's son gabriel. son john's children peter and abigail. thomas cornish of falls twp. oct 22, 1780 proved nov 30, 1780. wife catharine and dau. elizabeth palmer exrs. 5 daus. elizaabeth palmer, catharine margerum, mary vansant, rebekah welch, and ann cornish. granson cornish margerum and john burton. Best Wishes, Geri

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pa_gen_searcher Surnames: Ryan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.monroe/1163/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information about Cornelius Ryan born abt 1791-1800 in Ireland. He married Catharine born abt 1800-1802. They immagrated to the US between 1838 and 1850. They had at least four children who came with them. John Ryan b. 1828 married Mary Ann, also born in Ireland Thomas Ryan b. 1833 Ellen Ryan b. 1838 Jeremiah Ryan b. 1838 The family lived in Luzerne and Monroe counties. I am intersted in John Ryan. He had a son named James that ended up in Jefferson and Indiana counties. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Linda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

bucks co. van sand sara, bp 24 may 1741, kobus jr., and grietje bries van saent grietye, bp 21 may 1737, jacobus and greitye vres van sandt catharina bp 16 dec 1711 hermen and eliesabet brouwer elisabet bp 21 may 1710 jacobus and rebecka vandergrei. gerret bp 31 dec 1710 joris and maychen vandergrift jesaia, bp 14 jan 1711 cristoffel and raeghel ccorson jesyntye bp 21 may 1710 herman and elisabeth brouwers maria bp 2 july 1775 jacobus and jannetye bennet nicolas bp 1 jan 1711 jacobus and rebeckae vandergrift raeghel bp 5 june 1711 johannis and lea groesbeeck vansandt margaret, bp 6 may 1797 william and jane bennet maria bp 26 nov 1780 jacobes and jannitye bennent sarah, bp 18 sept 1796, richard and elizabeth leffets wilhelmus, bp 24 may 1793 isaac and elizabeth cornell william, bp 29 may 1791 isaac and elizabeth vansant adriaen, bp 15 nov 1772 jacobus and jannitje bennet carel bp 3 nov 1765 jacobu and jannitje charlles garrison bp 13 aug 1797 ch. and ida craven elizabeth, bp 13 april 1757, harman and neeltje vandergrif elsje, bp 11 oct 1761 jacobus and jannitje geertje, bp 29 oct 1758 jacobus and jannitje harme bp 3 july 1757 same parents herman bp 7 dec 1794 william and jane bennet hetty, 8 july 1795 herman and alice isaac, bp 5 june 1768, jacobus and jannitje isaac, bp 7 dec 1794 charles and ida craven jacob bp 7 july 1754 harman and neelje vandergrift jacobus bp 16 dec 1770 jacobus and jannitje jan. twin, bp 17 dec 1769, jacobus and jannitje jane bp 26 nov 1797 john and elisabeth kroesen maria , twin bp 17 dec, 1769 nathan bp oct 1795 nicolas and - ryk bp 14 dec 1766 jacobus and jannitje william bp 16 march 1760 same parents vanzandt anne bp 8 dec 1799 charles and ida craven arthur, bp 1 sept 1799 nicholas and elizabeth lefferts john bp 16 feb 1800 john and elisabeth kroisen maria bp 21 oct 1798 harman and atty hogeland vanzant james 4 march 1790, herman and _ vanaesdalen annatje bp 16 july 1769 nicholas and janitje vansant christophel, 28 dec 1766 niklaes and janitje vansant Best Wishes, Geri

phila. pa. 1st presbyterian van sandt christophel, bp 22 jan 1725/26, jacobus and rebekah cornelia, bp 23 jan 1714, herman and no name cornelius bp 7 april 1708 christophel and no name elizabeth bp 3 oct 1705 albertus and rebakah elizabeth bp 13 nov 1717 garret and no name francis 11 sept 1739, herman and - garret bp 21 june 1714, jacob and - isaiah, bp 12 april 1733 isaiah and - jacobus bp 1 dec 1708 jacobus and rebekah james bp 2 march 1708/09 johannis and - lenard bp 5 nov 1707 albertus and rebakah william bp 3 march 1707/8 hermanus and - vansandt rebekah, 7 nov 1734, herman and - 2nd pres. ch. vansant lovering, 23 jan 1774, george and sarah recorded at swede's 1739, may 13, garret vansandt to ann groom 1767, april 2, james vansandt to susannah scull 1748, dec 6. cornelius vansandt to mary lee 1803, nov 17, eleanor vansandt to samuel fiss 1783, dec 24, george vansandt to sarah johnson pa. license 27 aug, 1768, hannah vansandt to nathaniel vansandt 1 april 1767 james vansandt o susannah scull 13 march 1773 garret vansant to elisabeth stevens 22 oct1766, herman vansant to catharine hogeland 1 oct 1768 james vansant to rebecca comley 11 sept 1773 kesia vansant to abraham britton 18 july 1772 mary vansant to gabriel van horn 9 jan 1768, rebecca vansant to daniel billew 26 june 1760 elizabeth vanzant to cornelius vandergrit april 1767, garret vanzant to lea nixon 30 april 1760, garret vanzant to rebecca evans may, 1744, nicholas vanzant to - 24 dec 1760, phebe vanzant to miles strickland 11 june 1764, sarah vanzant to christian vanhorne 16 dec 1769, benjamin vastine to catharine heaton 19 dec 1759 sarah vastine to samuel wilson comly, henry-moorland, phila. co, 31 dec 1771 proved 10 oct 1772. wife phebe. children, joseph, jonathan, joshua, rachel, phebe swift, rebecca vansant.bro. james. grandchildren; jonathan comly, phebe, mary, rachel and sarah comly. brittian, nathaniel, byburry co. of phila. proved may 13, 1760 wife elizabeth, mother mary garrison. children; john, elizabeth derland, mary vansandt and rachel. sons-in-law; nicholas vansandt and isaac belue. stevens, evan, city of phila. student 3 sept 1765 proved 20 sept 1765 wife elizabeth. sisters lavinia wells, rebecca thomas, hannah, mary matthew, elizabeth vastine, catharine regin. bros-in-law, jacob wells, william thomas, george regin, thomas mathew, jeremiah vastine. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: geri brennan Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 2:27 PM To: sallyvsant@aol.com, palehigh@rootsweb.com, panortha@rootsweb.com, pamonroe@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] Vastines-very, very long. there are so very many vanzandt, so let's try this bucks co john vastine, of hilltown twp. proved feb. 21, 1738'39, "aged and weak of body" wife abigail, house and lot in phila. and 100c of land. sons abraham, jeremiah,benjamin and joh, dau mary wilson. benjamin and john exrs, wit. owen evan, edward milnor, benjamin griffith john vastine, of hilltown, dec. 25, 1764, proved feb. 1, 1765, nephew benjamin vastine and erasmus kelly exrs. bro. abrahms children, viz., rebecca wf of andrew armstrong, rachel, wf of hugh mearnes, mary, wf of robert willson, bro. jeremiah's children, viz. jeremiah jr., martha, wf of jno lowther, hanna, wf of samuel grimes and ezra vastine. nephews john, abraham, benjamin, jonathan and amos vastine and neice hannah, wf of eramus kelly, nephew isaac vastine jeremiah vastine, sr. of hilltown twp. aug. 30, 1769, proved nov. 9, 1769. wife deborah and son jeremiah exers. jeremiah 170 acres "where i live" dau. martha, wf of john louder, 68 acres in plumstead bought of edward poe. dau. hannah,, wf of samuel graham wits. john thomas, evan pugh, david evans abraham vastine, of hilltown, may 9, 1770, proved oct 31, 1772. no vanzandt mentioned jeremiah vastine of new britain. march 6, 1788, proved april 21, 1788. wf. elisabeth and isaac van horn, exrs. father jeremiah vastine, deceased, mother deborah vastine. jeremiah vastine, son jonathan. mary and rebecca van horn, daus of isaac and rebecca van horn. children of john and mary louder. baptist ch. of hilltown. children of samuel and hannah graham garret vansandt of middletown. july 7, 1789, sons john and garret jr., exrs. son george, dau-in-law mary vastine, wf of jacob. daus. rachel harrison, kesiah sweetman, vashti vansandt and sarah hise. sonin-law james rue. grandson james vansant. john davis, new britain twp. jan. 3. 1799, proved feb. 5. 1799. son john exr. daus. sarah, susanna, catharine, and rachel, land adjoing john delp. elisabeth vastine, philip miller, benjamin butler, abiah butler, henry root, "late hugh, edmond late george reif, and michael redlion elizabeth vastine, widow of new britain, april 8, 1803, proved july 28, 1803, nephew edward mathew of new britain, exr. isaac van horn trustee. nephew thomas mathew, elisabeth mathew, d/o thomas and elce mathew, abel, s/o edward and eleanor mathew, rebecca, simon, and john mathew, mary and rebecca van horn, d/o jesse and rebecca van horn. nieces jane and mary evans, d/o jenkin and jane evans. children of jacob and lavina wells. elizabeth gray, d/o george and mary gray. jeremiah gray. joseph richardson, mansfield, burlington co., n.j. proved aug 23, 1806. son david and mahlon milnor, exrs. wife's son samuel richardson, sons malachi, clements, jeremaih, david and joseph richardson. dau. mary vastine 250 pounds for life free from any cliam of her husband, her children john and anne vastine and other children. dau ann craven and daus mary and beresheba richardson. feb 1, 1802, john lewis of hilltown, widow ann remarried alexander smith, who is now also deceased, children; john, elizabeth, wf of jonathan vastine of northumberland co., george of fayette co., ann wf of thomas campbell. martha wf of benjamin griffith of chester co., thomas of nova scoita march 16, 1795, sarah vastine, hilltop twp. sarah is d./o evan mathias, deceased, left no issue. only bro. benjamin mathias, deceased, benjamin's children, john, elizabeth w/o daniel kerhart, thomas, mary, wf of thomas thomas and abel, all full of age and josiah, a minor and elisha, deceaesed, left one child now 3. sept. 14, 1789, garret vansandt. his son jacob died leaving a widow mary now married benjamin vastine and 4 children, elisabeth, james, catharine, and garret, all under 14. benjamin vastine, guardian sept 12, 1775, benjamin vastine, hilltown tp. dau. mary between 11 and 12, is an orpahn without a father or mother. pet. by her grandfather charles stewart. charles appointed guardian dec 14, 1779, widow catharine (now shannon. 3 children under 14, peter, elisabeth and benjamin. william morris, guardian march 13, 1780, dau. mary over 14 petitions for guardian, erasmus kelly appointed. admin, catharine vastine, now shannon, william morris, guardian feb 6, 1792. owned 170 acres. widow catharine now married to robert shannon and heirs, peter, mary, wf of josiah lunn, benjamin and elizabeth, the latter 2 minors dec. 13. 1773, abraham vastine, hilltop tp. grandchildren, robert and abraham mearns of warwick, over 14. sarah age 18, and william, under 14. their father hugh, guardian dec 14, 1757, simon morgan, hilltown tp. left 5 children; rachel now vastine, jane full of age, margaret abt. 13, john, abt 10, by his 1st wf, and mary, 3 years of age, by his last wife. griffith owen and edward mathias, guardians for martha and john june 14, 1760. benjamin vastine, hilltown tp. dau. hannah, now kelly. john kelly appointed guardian. his father john kelly, late of hilltown tp., had land which is now owned jointly by benjamin and his bro. john. june 12, 1751, widow mary now morgan sept 11, 1751, children john, e.s., hannah, abraham, benjamin, jonathan, isaac and amos sept. 10, 1770. died many years ago but land never legally divided. son benjaim petitons for division van sandt gerret, bp 31 dec 1710, joris and maychen vandegrift northumberland co. john vastine, s/o benjamin and mary nee griffith, vastine, married rachel morgan and they had benjamin, married mary van zant, simon had a son named john, nancy and margaret. jonathan vastine, 4th son of benjamin and mary (griffith) vastine, went to northumberland co., with his nephew peter, who was also his son-in-law. they purchased large farms. amos vatine, 6th son of benjamin and mary (griffith) married martha thomas and they had dorothy married benjamin vastine, margaret married robert c. shannon benjamin vastine, s/o john and rachel (morgan) vastine married mary van zant and they had, benjamin married mary hauck, thomas married sara ellis, john married sara scott. benjamin vastine, s/o benjamin and mary (van zant), married elizabeth hauck. children; margaret married william savidge, armand, harriet married alem hughes, algernom and thomas. thomas vastine, son of benjamin and mary (van zant) married sarah ellis and they had children; ann married george pensyl, lucinda married john adams. mary, samantha, beneville, grace, ella, john, rufus, thomas j., jane, sara matilda. john vastine, s/o benjamin and mary (van zant) married sara scott. children; hannah, married michael huff, ellen, sara jane, benjamin, catharine and isabella. lewis vastine, s/o benjamin and elizabeth (van zant) married martha boone. children; hannah married dudley adams, margaret married jacob b. gearhart. rachel jane. elizabeth married abraham gulick, rachel jane, elizabeth married john h. morrall, matilda married abraham gulick, sara, martha, william b., lewis b. and george. 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history of upper bucks co. children of abraham and hannah (lester) griffith; mary, 3/12/1709, married 1st to benjamin vastine, 2nd to james morgan, john, 1711, married ann jones, abraham jr., married elizabeth lynn, jonathan, 1716-1767, married ann tennis, joseph, 1718, isaac, 1720, married ann burson, samuel, 1722. mary griffith *abraham1) eldest child of abraham and hannah (lester) griffith, was born in byberry, phila. co., 5m 2, 1709, married 1st in richland twp., 11m 26, 1730 to benjamin vastine of hilltown twp., s/o john and abigail vastine, of huguenot descent,(originally van de woestyne). he was not a Friend but became a member of the richland m.m. about the time it was organized in 1742. on 2m 26 1743 a Friends meeting was established at the home of benjamin vastine at "perquishire." benjamin vastine died march 14, 1749-50, and mary married 2nd in 1751 to james morgan. children of benjamin and mary (griffith) vastine, hannah, 1731 married john kelly, john, 1733, abraham, 1735, benjami, 1739, jonathan, 1742, amos, 1748. Best Wishes, Geri

there are so very many vanzandt, so let's try this bucks co john vastine, of hilltown twp. proved feb. 21, 1738'39, "aged and weak of body" wife abigail, house and lot in phila. and 100c of land. sons abraham, jeremiah,benjamin and joh, dau mary wilson. benjamin and john exrs, wit. owen evan, edward milnor, benjamin griffith john vastine, of hilltown, dec. 25, 1764, proved feb. 1, 1765, nephew benjamin vastine and erasmus kelly exrs. bro. abrahms children, viz., rebecca wf of andrew armstrong, rachel, wf of hugh mearnes, mary, wf of robert willson, bro. jeremiah's children, viz. jeremiah jr., martha, wf of jno lowther, hanna, wf of samuel grimes and ezra vastine. nephews john, abraham, benjamin, jonathan and amos vastine and neice hannah, wf of eramus kelly, nephew isaac vastine jeremiah vastine, sr. of hilltown twp. aug. 30, 1769, proved nov. 9, 1769. wife deborah and son jeremiah exers. jeremiah 170 acres "where i live" dau. martha, wf of john louder, 68 acres in plumstead bought of edward poe. dau. hannah,, wf of samuel graham wits. john thomas, evan pugh, david evans abraham vastine, of hilltown, may 9, 1770, proved oct 31, 1772. no vanzandt mentioned jeremiah vastine of new britain. march 6, 1788, proved april 21, 1788. wf. elisabeth and isaac van horn, exrs. father jeremiah vastine, deceased, mother deborah vastine. jeremiah vastine, son jonathan. mary and rebecca van horn, daus of isaac and rebecca van horn. children of john and mary louder. baptist ch. of hilltown. children of samuel and hannah graham garret vansandt of middletown. july 7, 1789, sons john and garret jr., exrs. son george, dau-in-law mary vastine, wf of jacob. daus. rachel harrison, kesiah sweetman, vashti vansandt and sarah hise. sonin-law james rue. grandson james vansant. john davis, new britain twp. jan. 3. 1799, proved feb. 5. 1799. son john exr. daus. sarah, susanna, catharine, and rachel, land adjoing john delp. elisabeth vastine, philip miller, benjamin butler, abiah butler, henry root, "late hugh, edmond late george reif, and michael redlion elizabeth vastine, widow of new britain, april 8, 1803, proved july 28, 1803, nephew edward mathew of new britain, exr. isaac van horn trustee. nephew thomas mathew, elisabeth mathew, d/o thomas and elce mathew, abel, s/o edward and eleanor mathew, rebecca, simon, and john mathew, mary and rebecca van horn, d/o jesse and rebecca van horn. nieces jane and mary evans, d/o jenkin and jane evans. children of jacob and lavina wells. elizabeth gray, d/o george and mary gray. jeremiah gray. joseph richardson, mansfield, burlington co., n.j. proved aug 23, 1806. son david and mahlon milnor, exrs. wife's son samuel richardson, sons malachi, clements, jeremaih, david and joseph richardson. dau. mary vastine 250 pounds for life free from any cliam of her husband, her children john and anne vastine and other children. dau ann craven and daus mary and beresheba richardson. feb 1, 1802, john lewis of hilltown, widow ann remarried alexander smith, who is now also deceased, children; john, elizabeth, wf of jonathan vastine of northumberland co., george of fayette co., ann wf of thomas campbell. martha wf of benjamin griffith of chester co., thomas of nova scoita march 16, 1795, sarah vastine, hilltop twp. sarah is d./o evan mathias, deceased, left no issue. only bro. benjamin mathias, deceased, benjamin's children, john, elizabeth w/o daniel kerhart, thomas, mary, wf of thomas thomas and abel, all full of age and josiah, a minor and elisha, deceaesed, left one child now 3. sept. 14, 1789, garret vansandt. his son jacob died leaving a widow mary now married benjamin vastine and 4 children, elisabeth, james, catharine, and garret, all under 14. benjamin vastine, guardian sept 12, 1775, benjamin vastine, hilltown tp. dau. mary between 11 and 12, is an orpahn without a father or mother. pet. by her grandfather charles stewart. charles appointed guardian dec 14, 1779, widow catharine (now shannon. 3 children under 14, peter, elisabeth and benjamin. william morris, guardian march 13, 1780, dau. mary over 14 petitions for guardian, erasmus kelly appointed. admin, catharine vastine, now shannon, william morris, guardian feb 6, 1792. owned 170 acres. widow catharine now married to robert shannon and heirs, peter, mary, wf of josiah lunn, benjamin and elizabeth, the latter 2 minors dec. 13. 1773, abraham vastine, hilltop tp. grandchildren, robert and abraham mearns of warwick, over 14. sarah age 18, and william, under 14. their father hugh, guardian dec 14, 1757, simon morgan, hilltown tp. left 5 children; rachel now vastine, jane full of age, margaret abt. 13, john, abt 10, by his 1st wf, and mary, 3 years of age, by his last wife. griffith owen and edward mathias, guardians for martha and john june 14, 1760. benjamin vastine, hilltown tp. dau. hannah, now kelly. john kelly appointed guardian. his father john kelly, late of hilltown tp., had land which is now owned jointly by benjamin and his bro. john. june 12, 1751, widow mary now morgan sept 11, 1751, children john, e.s., hannah, abraham, benjamin, jonathan, isaac and amos sept. 10, 1770. died many years ago but land never legally divided. son benjaim petitons for division van sandt gerret, bp 31 dec 1710, joris and maychen vandegrift northumberland co. john vastine, s/o benjamin and mary nee griffith, vastine, married rachel morgan and they had benjamin, married mary van zant, simon had a son named john, nancy and margaret. jonathan vastine, 4th son of benjamin and mary (griffith) vastine, went to northumberland co., with his nephew peter, who was also his son-in-law. they purchased large farms. amos vatine, 6th son of benjamin and mary (griffith) married martha thomas and they had dorothy married benjamin vastine, margaret married robert c. shannon benjamin vastine, s/o john and rachel (morgan) vastine married mary van zant and they had, benjamin married mary hauck, thomas married sara ellis, john married sara scott. benjamin vastine, s/o benjamin and mary (van zant), married elizabeth hauck. children; margaret married william savidge, armand, harriet married alem hughes, algernom and thomas. thomas vastine, son of benjamin and mary (van zant) married sarah ellis and they had children; ann married george pensyl, lucinda married john adams. mary, samantha, beneville, grace, ella, john, rufus, thomas j., jane, sara matilda. john vastine, s/o benjamin and mary (van zant) married sara scott. children; hannah, married michael huff, ellen, sara jane, benjamin, catharine and isabella. lewis vastine, s/o benjamin and elizabeth (van zant) married martha boone. children; hannah married dudley adams, margaret married jacob b. gearhart. rachel jane. elizabeth married abraham gulick, rachel jane, elizabeth married john h. morrall, matilda married abraham gulick, sara, martha, william b., lewis b. and george. 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northampton co. musselman, mary c. aug 19, 1864-oct 24, 1862 musselman, william h. nov 26, 1846-oct 6, 1851 silfies, seth, jan 23, 1889-jan 9, 1891 fatzinger, jacob sr. june 29, 1793-oct 8, 1880, age 87y 3m 12d fatxinger, drusilla, nov 28, 1810-april 5, 1883, age 72y 4m 27d fatzinger, caroline, june 4, 1840-april 2, 1874, age 33y 9m 28d fatzinger, jacob jr., aug 9, 1841-nov 27, 1883, age 42y 3m 13d fatzinger, thomas nov 21, 1813-sept 30, 1863, age 49y 10m 9d fatzinger, thomas d. march 17, 1876-april, 1876 fatzinger, mary a., may 18, 1872-june 19, 1879 fatzinger, sabilla r., sept 10, 1877-june 19, 1879 fatzinger, annie e. oct 23, 1874-june 24, 1879 fatzinger, sallie c. july 30,1873-june 24, 1879 fatzinger, infant of george and annie, march 22, 1914 fatzinger, catharine, died sept 29, 1895, age 50y 11m 20d fatzinger, george july 20, 1844-may 23,,1906, age 61y 10m 1d fatzinger, anna m. sept 12, 1878-june 6, 1917, age 38y 8m 24d fatzinger, grace a. sept 29, 1912-dec 22, 1918 fatzinger, george, sept 9, 1880-april 23, 1931, age 50y 7m 10d musselman, ellen j. oct 31, 1861-dec 26, 1919, age 58y 1m 25d silfies, william 1868-1868 silfies, emma c. 1867-dec 25, 1871 silfies, allen w. 1861-1872 silvius, eliza, april 23, 1818-july 19, 1884, age 66y 2m 26d silvius, john a. july 17, 1866-march 23, 1868 shankweiler, eliza, died march 23, 1885, age 17y 6m 25d shankweiler, sarah j., died nov 25, 1884, age 21y 4m 12d shankweiler, laura j., died april 19, 1888, age 26y 6m 15d shankweiler, jonathan, sept 20, 1828-dec 21, 1898, age 70y 3m 11d silfies, levi, june 19, 1833-dec 3, 1913, age 80y 5m 14d silfies, juliana, sept 7, 1830-june 27, 1895, age 64y 9m 20d silfies, jeremiah, march 6, 1850-june 30, 1901, age 51y 3m 24d silvius, john feb 24, 1819-nov 1, 1905, age 86y 8m 8d Best Wishes, Geri

monroe co.-from pam edna van buskirk,wf of james, 5/13/1814-5/11/1897 james van burkirk, 8/11/1811-1/28/1896 sue a. van buskirk, 2/18/1843-2/1/1900 william r. van buskirk,no dates lulu van buskirk, 1882-1970 charles van buskirk 1819-1897 maria van buskirk, 1829-1895 lizzie m. heffelfinger, d/o m.a. and t. 1888-1898 charles heffelfinger s/o m.a. and t. 18890-1892 maria buskirk, 1827-1900 charles buskirk, 1820-1894 peter buskirk, 1853-1916 oscar a. buskirk 1863-1933 elizabeth heffelfinger, w/o david, nee jang, 1817-1903 david heffelfinger, 1808-1882 susanna heffelfinger, w/o david, 1789-1863 christina van buskirk, wf of george, 1799-1856 sarah heffelfinger, d/o nelson, 1856-1872 charles monroe heffelfiner, s/o david 1874-1880 loveine heffelfinger, d/o nelson, 1856-1872 sarah s. heffelfinger, d/o david and julia ann, 1871-1888 george d. van buskirk, 1801-1870 daniel van buskirk, 1828-1889 nelson heffelfinger, 1829-1915 jennetta heffelfinger 1872-1903 mary e. barlieb, nee van buskirk, 1857-1902 juyan heffelfinger,, nee williamson, 1842-1918 nathan heffelinger, 1844-1920 minnie a. heffelfinger, 1873-1960 julia ann heffelfinger, 1847-1910 daniel heffelfinger, 1836-1918 mary ann heffelfinger, 1876-1914 stroin l.buskirk, 1860-1934 anna m. buskirkk, 1866-1928 albert buskirk, 1893-1954 annie l. buskirk 1893-1929 joseph heffelfinger, 1854-1938 emlia buskirk, 1830-1889 amzie l. buskirk, 1893-1972 WW1 earl buskirk, 1910-1987 WW11 joseph buskirk, 1854-1908 susanna buskirk, 1848-1915 buskirk, floyd 1889-1957 WW1 sarah buskirk e. 1871-1945 robert buskirk 1856-1939 clyde 1908-1923 archie 1901-1907 Best Wishes, Geri

germantown haffelfinger, sebastian to catharine tranck,12 march 1808 bucks co. van hoorn, barent, widower born bucks co., to jannetje boskerk, born manor of morland, 31 dec 1741 boskerk, adrian born manor of morland to geertie van horn bucks co. 29 july 1742 van boskerk, garret, born manor of morland to maria van laren (laer) born phila, 28 april 1743 van buskirk, john to nelly kroisen of bucks, 29 nov 1810 fitzinger, christian to elizabeth man of bucks 12 feb 1819 lehigh co. mohl, john to lydia rincker,28 sept 1772 heller, michael to elizabeth dutt, 31 aug 1832 moll, jacob to sarah ehrig 8 feb 1829 ehrig, charles to maria strauss, 21 june 1828 moll, john to matilda schmidt, 11 oct 1857 moll, isaiah h. to christina moyer, 9 sept 1871 worman, edwin to susanna moll, 15 may 1878 moll, nathaniel to sarah ehrig, 11 aug 1860 montgomery co. buskirk, rev.jacob to mary hollebach, 15 march 1764, in phila. moll, michael to esther miller of n. gosh. 5 march 1820 rittenhause, carl to amelia van buskirk, 9 july 1833 custard, george to mary van buskirk, 7 april, 1835 royer, samuel to mathilda van buskirk, 1 dec 1829 krause, daniel c. to mary a. heffelfinger, 5 june 1852 lebanon co. schultz, david to maria heffelfinger, 11 july 1813 mueller, samuel to catharine heffelfinger, 8 feb 1814 heffelfinger, henry to elizabeth shaeffer 22 feb, 1844 maurer, william to louise heffelfinger,10 aug 1844 brechbill, christian to mrs. sarah heffelfinger moore, john to eliza heffelfinger, 19 june 1849 wagner, daniel to rebecca heffelfinger, 8 oct 1854 lancaster co. moll, joel to esther kinse, 6 aug 1827 winders, john to margart moll, 11 nov 1827 Best Wishes, Geri

deed,, 1 june 1772 for expense expended in building on lot, plus rent and 5s (-pages in deed book, 647-649) grantor; james allen grantee;, melchior tanner, town of northampton, a carpenter property; lot #351 in town of northampton, 60ft by 230ft bound on north side by vancant lot #352, on east by public alley, on south by vancant lot #350, on west by allen street (as long as rent was paid, if rent failed lot would be sold at auction) deed poll, 19 march 1773, sold for 45 pounds (endorsed on back of preceding deed) (pages 469 in deed book) grantors; michael tanner (melchior tonner) and wf barbara grantee, john mull, town of northampton, a gunsmith property; lot #351, described in preceding deed war of 1812 ten eyck andrew wf jane ann, ny mil jeremiah no pension, n.j. mil peter or peter van eyck, , n.y mil richard wf ann, n,y. mil van boskerk abraham wf maria, n.y mil john or john l. boskerk, n.y mil van buskirk andrew wf elizabeth, n.j. mil david wf catharine, n.y mil john wf delcena, ky mil joseph see jospeh l buskirk lawrence wf martha no pension, n.y. mil thomas, ohio mil monroe co., pa-hamilton twp. benjamin stroh and wf elizabeth lechner, a dau. juliana, 11 april 1819, sp. peter heller and wf elizabeth binder johannes gauer and wf elizabeth busskirk, a son daniel, 16 july 1818,sp. george buskirk and wf elizabeth werkhauser henrich eyer and wf elizabeth rothrock, a dau. anna catharine, 28 jan 1820, sp. david heller and catharine allgert anton heller and wf sara vetterman,, a dau. anna lydia, 14 march 1820, sp. abraham vetterman and lydia heller, both single andreas van buskirk and wf anna, a son jacoob, 24 feb 1817, sp. moses van buskirk and wf mary stern john gauer and wf elizabeth buskirk, a dau. loise anna, 26 march 1821, sp. george gauer and wf loise snyder john jung and wf susanna bossckerk a dau dina, 17 aug 1821, sp. nicholas young and wf chrisine rometsch andrew bosskirk and wf hanna kientz, a son amos, march 8, 1822 sp. the mother Best Wishes, Geri

monroe co. history buskirk, joseph of jackson twp., monroe co. the family name was originally van buskirk. joseph's father, john buskirk was born in hamiton twp. he married catharine smith, native of jackson, d/o abraham and susan (possinger) smith. he died oct. 1890 age 65. she in feb. 1891 age 73. children, aaron at houser mill, elizabeth w/o william stump of houser mill, abraham, born feb. 29, 1852, died april 13, 1857, joseph (subect), robert of jackson, eleanor deceased wf of jacob stump, lydia, wf of charles heater of pocono summit and thomas, born in jackson, march 31, 1863. joseph buskirk, born oct. 19, 1854 in jackson. in pocono twp., he married maria gantzhorn, who died leaving one child, maranda, born july 23, 1878, wf of clinton h. kautz of stroudsburg and they have one son harold b., born nov. 25, 1899. mr. buskirk married 2nd to susanna fellenser, d/o peter and mary (marsh) fellenser. her grandfather was peter fellenser a native of monroe co. (hamilton twp.). peter fellenser, jr. was born in that twp. march 22, 1808, he married mary marsh, d/o jacob and mary (cress) marsh. members of the lutheran ch. norristown newspapers. dec 16, 1829, married on tues. evening, by rev. conrad miller, samuel royers, one of the editors of the american star to matilda van buskirk, d/o dr. george van buskirk, both of pottstown. march 1, 1843 married at pottstown by rev. h.s. miller, on the 21st of feb. percival p. dewees of trapp to anna elizabeth van buskirk, d/o dr. van buskirk Best Wishes, Geri

dr. george van buskirk, who attended lectures as early as 1801-2 at the u.of p. and jefferson medical college. practiced at millerstown, during the war of 1812, moved to pottstown. a son now practices denistry in allentown. rev. jacob van buskirk, a hollander, with a family settled upon a tract of land which he purchased from peter miller, in nov. 1784. this tract was warranted 23 july same year. contains 150 acres, less so much of it has been cut up into lots upon which the village of millerstown has been laid out. it was the same ground which is now macungie. he lived in a house which stood on the corner of main street. his wife's maiden name was hollenbach, with whom he lived till death. he is buried at north wales. his wife was a sister to the great grandmother of ex. gov. hartranft, and is buried at the lehigh ch. (lower macungie). rev. van buskirs preached at the lehigh ch., at germantown, and at trapp. he paid a number of visits to washington's camp during the rev. he built and for a long time operated a tannery, situate in macungie twp., which is now owned by his great-grandson, james singmaster. his family numbered 3 sons and 4 daus. his son george moved to pottstown. jacob was an old bachelor, when a young man, moved to york state, when he died his estate was left to go to ruin, and was never settled up nor taken by any of his relatives. john a 3rd son settled in va. where he owned a large plantation and a large number of salves. later, however, he sold out and moved to market street in phila, where he kept one of the principal hotels of the city. he married a miss eckert, from berks co., and they had 2 sons, 1 a lawyer, at one time sec. of state of md., where committed suicide. lydia, d/o rev. van buskirk, was 1st married to adam singmaster, of millerstown, and after his death to daniel good, of upper milford. another of the minster's daus. was married john shimer. charles s.shimer and e.s. shimer, mayor of the city of allentown, are among her grandchildren. monroe co., pa. von boskerk andreas, june 1787, moses and margaretha-hamilton twp. van boskirk joseph 23 feb 1776 johann and maria van buskirk abel, 4 may 1820, andreas and anna jacob 24 may 1817 same parents johann 1 nov 1818 same parents all at hamilton twp monroe co. history james everitt was born nov. 23, 1836, he married 1st emaline hufmacker, native of chestnut hill. children; franklin, marrid addie weiss of freeland, oscar, unmarried, j. wilson of freedland, married caroline solomon, ulysses of chestnut hill, married ella felker, emalinda, wf of willard davidson of luzerne co., and augustus and joseph, both deceased. on june 28, 1884 james everitt married mrs. mary a. (van buskirk) christman, d/o enoch and julia ann (altmose) van buskirk, of ross twp, and the widow of dawalt christman. she is a native of ross twp. her paternal grandfather, jacob van buskirk, was a native of holland, came to america, becoming an early settler of ross twp., monroe co. he married hannah hogland. the maternal grandparents of mrs. everitt were adam and catharine (starner)altmose. the family of enoch and julia ann van buskirk, children; mary a., wf of james everitt, charles married emma gruver, jacob married amanda ramel, lizzie married mr. finkley of mississippi, ella wf of barney miller, of easton, emma wf of urias snyder of catasaugua. enoch van buskirk died april 19, 1873 age 62. his wife died sept. 11, 1868 age 42. mary a. van buskirk, 1st married dawalt christman, s/o john and mary (gower) christman, the latter now 96 (1900). dawalt christman, who was a blacksmith, died oct 1881, age 42y 6m. he is buried at st. peter's ch. 3 sons were born to dawalt and mary a. christman of whom enoch and charles are partners in the tinsmith business at allegheny co.. and jacob w., married mary william and is employed in a silk factory in easton. the marriage of james and mary a. everitt has been blessed with 3 children; a. mabel, raymond d., and grace e. member of the reformed ch. Best Wishes, Geri