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. Best Wishes, Geri