Hillegonde Jacobus (DeKay) Edsall (bef. 1689 - abt. 1733)

Born before 6 Aug 1689 in Greater New York, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Edsall — married 25 Nov 1733 in New York, NY

Descendants

Died about 25 Nov 1733 after about age 44 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

Hillegonde De Key

Hillegond <Jacobus> De Key was born August 1699 and married about 1720 Richard <Samuel> Edsall, b. April 1683 and d. at Vernon, Sussex NJ, son of Samuel <John> Edsall and Ruth <Richard> Woodhull.

Name

Hillegonde De Key ^[1][2]

Married Name: Edsall

Birth

Hillegond <Jacobus> De Key was bp. on Aug 06, 1699. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of New York, New York ^[3][4]. Sponsors were: Jeremias Tothil, Hillegond de Key wid.

Parents

Father: Jacobus Jacobsen de Key

Mother: Sarah Willet^[5].

Marriage

Hillegonde married Nov 25. 1733^[6], Richard <Samuel> Edsall, who was born ca. April 1683 and died at Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey, a son of Samuel <John> Edsall and Ruth <Richard> Woodhull Edsall. Marage was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Manhattan, New York, NY. Hillegonde had 7 children.

Children

Known children of Richard Edsall and Hillegond DeKey were as follows:

1. Anne <Richard> Edsall was baptized 30 July 1721).
2. Richard <Richard> Edsall was baptized 17 March 1723 and died 1804) [? ?} {Isabella ? Simpson/Gardner/Edsall {Richard} {John} {Richard}].
3. Jacobus <Richard> Edsall was baptized 3 January 1725 and died 1801) [Charlotte Barton] [Hannah Post] [Hannah Mcwhorter].
4. Samuel <Richard> Edsall was baptized 14 November 1726 and died 1786) [Abigail ?].
5. Thomas <Richard> Edsall (1) was baptized 27 September 1728 and died before 1733).
6. Thomas <Richard> Edsall (2) was baptized 27 May 1733 and died 1758).
7. John <Richard> Edsall was baptized 25 November 1733 and died after 1766) [? Minthorne].

Residence

Hillegonde De Key|DeKay Edsall's first residence - - Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. Source The American Genealogist: Volume 33 1957 page 227] Source [The Genealogist: Fall 1981 Volume 2 Number 2 page 208]

Death

Hillegonde DeKay Edsall died about November 1733, at 34 years of age.

Note: This was the birthdate of her last child, John Edsall. She was 34 years of age. Other sources have her death date as 1760.

Sources

1. ↑ NYRDC Bapt. Record: 1699 Aug 06; Jacobus de Key, Sara Willeth; Hillegond; Jeremias Tothil, Hillegond de Key wid
2. ↑ Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. By New York (N.Y.) Common Council, Samuel J. Willis, David Thomas Valentine, 1864, page 784.]
3. ↑ NYRDC Bapt. Record: Page 260--1699 Aug 06; Jacobus de Key, Sara Willeth; Hillegond; Jeremias Tothil, Hillegond de Key wid
4. ↑ Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. By New York (N.Y.) Common Council, Samuel J. Willis, David Thomas Valentine, 1864, page 784.]
5. ↑ NYRDC Marriage Record: 1694 09 May; Jacobus Dekey; Sarah Willet.
6. ↑ NYRDC Marriage Record: 1733 Nov 25; Richard Edsall, Hillegond de Kay; Johannes; Barend Barheidt & wife Rebecca Oothouwt

• Church Records: Samuel S. Purple's 'Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York, Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801. The beginning records show the date the Banns were registered, NOT the date of marriage. Starting on 9/20/1673 marriage dates are given.

• Website: The MacPherson-Anderson-Baker-Johnson-Laidlaw connection; Contact: laura intably.

Acknowledgements

• DeKay-11 created through the import of DickMayKlan.ged on Nov 27, 2012 by Richard May.

• DeKay-15 was created by Tom Quick.

Research notes

No proof of death date found yet, either "November 1633" or "1660" are used by different secondary sources. 25 November 1733 is the birth date of her last child, so a death from complications of child birth is possible.