Catherine (Emmins) Westfall (1730)

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel (Westvaal) Westfall — married 10 Jan 1748 in Reformed Dutch Church, Smithfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

Catherine Emans

Birth

abt. 1730

Marriage

Married Nathaniel Westfall^[1] on January 14, 1748, at Reformed Dutch Church, Smithfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania^[2].

Children

Catherine Emans and Nathanial Westfall had 8 children:

• Hannah Westfall, bp. April 16, 1749, and marked 'illegitimate' by the pastor in the church records. During the 1740's and well into the 1750's the Dutch Reformed Ministers were involved in a dispute of whether a minister ordained in America was legally ordained or was ordination only possible in Holland. Since Catherine's marriage and the baptism of Hanna fall within this period the 'illegitimate' is explained. by the marriage in 1748 not being recognized by the pastor  ?????

• 1. Elisabeth Westfall, c. 9 Jul 1749, Reformed Dutch Church, Smithfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

• 2. Sarah Westfall, b. 23 Jun 1751, Smithfield, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Oct 1785, Muncy Creek, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA, married to Thomas Hamilton

• 3. Mary Westfall, c. 2 Dec 1753, Reformed Dutch Church, Smithfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

She died 1787 Knowlton, Sussex County, New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1728 Oct 06; Niclaas Westvaal, Bregjen Middag; Nathaniel; Aard Middag, Debora van Vlied
2. ↑ Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2XQ-HMG : accessed 09 Apr 2013), Daniel? Westfael and Catharine Emmens, 1748 -

Acknowledgements

• Emmins-3 was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• Emmins-3 was adopted by Tom quick, Quick-803 01:16, 6 September 2014 (EDT)

Research Notes

Catherine Emmons and Nathaniel Westfall Catherine Emans (2-31) Born in 1730. Married Nathaniel Westfall on January 14, 1748. They lived at Smithfield, Penna., with eight children in 1773 when her mother's estate was settled. One of the children, Hanna, was baptized April 16, 1749, and marked 'illegitimate' by the pastor in the church records. During the 1740's and well into the 1750's the Dutch Reformed Ministers were involved in a disputed of whether a minister ordained in America was legally ordained or was ordination only possible in Holland. Since Catherine's marriage and the baptism of Hanna fall within this period the 'illegitimate' is explained. by the marriage in 1748 not being recognized by the pastor