Richard Edsall (1683 - 1762)

Born 2 Apr 1683 in Bergen, Hudson County, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Hillegonde Jacobus (DeKay) Edsall — married 25 Nov 1733 in New York, NY

Descendants

Died 1762 at about age 78 in Vernon, Sussex County, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Richard Edsall Sr. inherited the 2,000 acres in Hackensack, Bergen Co, NJ from his father [Samuel Edsall] In 1734. Brother-in-law, Jacobus DeKay traded 60 acres in NYC (the present site of Columbia University) for a much larger tract in the Wawayanda Patent, then supposed to be all in Orange County, NY. DeKay settled on the southern portion of his tract, which turned out to be in Vernon, Sussex Co, NJ, and Richard soon followed him, living there until he died.

Richard Edsall, was a surveyor, who resided in Newtown, afterward in Hackensack, N. J., and finally settled in Orange County, N. Y. He was married three times, and is the ancestor of the Edsall family of Queens County by his first wife Kezia Ketcham (daughter of Philip Ketcham of Newtown, LI) , and of the families of that name in Orange County, N. Y., and Sussex County, N. J., by his third wife Hillegonde De Key. She was the daughter of Capt. Jacobus De Key by his marriage with Sarah Willet, daughter of Col. Thomas Willett, of Flushing, and his wife Helena, daughter of Capt. Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff, of Brooklyn.

At Hackinsack, in the Province of New Jersey, at a place called Edsall's Point, there is a very good plantation to be SOLD. It contains upwards of 300 acres of upland and meadow, whereon there is a good house, barn, and other outhouses, a good orchard, and about 100 acres of the land cleared. There is also a good grist-mill upon the premises, conveniently situated so that a boat may come to it. The land is well timbered and watered. Whoever is inclined to purchase the same, may apply to Richard Edsell living upon the premises, who will dispose of the same on very reasonable terms.

On 27 may 1735, Richard & Hila [Hilligonda] Edsall, (said Richard is oldest son and heir of Ruth Edsall, deceased), yeoman, of Bergen Co., New Jersey to Michael Vreeland, yeoman, of same, L625. Patented by Samuel Edsall and Nicholas Varlott….also land from Jacob Milbourne….line of Mary Edsall….Bounded by John Day and heirs of Siebese Banta. Signed Richard Edsall And Hila Edsall. Wit: Abraham Lodge and William Provoost.

Richard Edsall Sr., died ca. 1762, at Vernon, Sussex County, NJ, USA

Their son Richard Edsall (Jr.), bp. 1723, at Hackensack, NJ, died 1804 in Warwick, married 1st., ?(--- Jackson?), married 2nd., before Dec 1775, Isabella Simpson b. 1728, d 1801 in Warwick Orange, NY, widow of Richard Gardiner, Surveyor of Sussex County. Gardner died in 1768; in 1798 his property was partitioned and some went to his widow Isabel, now wife of Richard Edsall Jr.. The mortgages given in 1775 show that Richard, Samuel [brother] and John [?] all lived clustered together in Warwick, probably near Edenville, Warwick, Orange, NY.

At that time, Richard Edsall jr. was one of the judges of the Orange County Inferior Court of Common Pleas. The 1790 Census shows Richard jr. in Warwick, next door to his sons Richard Edsall Jr. and Peter Edsall. By the 1800 Census he was in Minisink, Orange, NY.

Birth

Richard Edsall was born ca. April 2, 1683, at Bergen, Hudson County, NJ, USA.

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Parents

• Father: Samuel EDSALL b: 16 MAR 1633 in St. Lawrence Parish, Reading, Berkshire, England; Emigrated ca. 1648; d. ca. 1706.
• Mother: Ruth WOODHULL (Third wife), b: Abt 1655, Brookhaven, Suffolk Co., LI, NY, d. 27 Aug 1689, Suffolk Co., LI, NY (Age ~ 34 years). Ruth, was daughter of Samuel's partner, Richard Woodhull, of Seatalcott. They m. probably in the summer of 1678.

Marriages

Richard Edsall was Thrice married; he married:

1) Keziah KETCHUM in 1712, at Newtown, Queens Co, NY. (She was daughter of Philip Ketcham of Newtown, LI, NY),

Known child of Richard and Keziah was:

• 1. Phillip EDSALL b: 171?

2) Anna LAWRENCE, ca. 1714. She was born 29 Jul 1695, at: Newtown, Long Island, New York.

Known child of Richard and Anna was:

• 1. Kezia EDSALL

2) Hillegonda Jacobus DEKAY, b: AUG 1699, c: 6 AUG 1699, in New York City, New York, New York. on 1716 at Newtown, Queens Co, NY. Hillegonda was daughter of Capt. Jacobus De Key by his marriage with Sarah, daughter of Col. Thomas Willett, of Flushing, and his wife Helena, daughter of Capt. Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff, of Brooklyn.

Known children of Richard and Hillegonda were:

• Anna EDSALL, baptized 30 July 1721.

• Richard EDSALL, Jr., b: 17 MAR 1722, bap. 1723, at Hackensack, d. 1804 at Warwick, m1. ?(--- Jackson?), m2. before Dec 1775, Isabella Simpson. baptized 17 March 1723 and died 1804) [? ?} {Isabella ? Simpson/Gardner/Edsall {Richard} {John} {Richard}].

• Jacobus (James) EDSALL b: 3 JAN 1724 in Hackensack, Province of East Jersey, New Jersey c: 3 JAN 1725 in Hackensack,Bergen,New Jersey.

• Samuel (of Goshen) EDSALL, baptized 14 November 1726 and died 1786; m. [Abigail ?].

• Sarah EDSALL

• Thomas EDSALL, baptized 27 September 1728 and died before 1733).

• Thomas EDSALL, baptized 27 May 1733 and died 1758).

• Hannah EDSALL

• Johannes (John EDSALL

• Peter EDSALL [alive in 1790]

• Ruth EDSALL

• John Edsall, baptized 25 November 1733 and died after 1766) [? Minthorne].

Death

Richard Edsall died ca. 1762, at Vernon, Sussex County, NJ, USA

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Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I53

User IDs

User ID: 634CB20C-13FF-43F6-B4C4-7890837E1F51

Sources

• Website: The MacPherson-Anderson-Baker-Johnson-Laidlaw connection--Richard EDSALL b. 1682 at Newtown, Suffolk, New York.

• Book/Monograph: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Greene, Richard Henry, 1839-1926, ed; Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett, ed; Morrison, George Austin, 1864-1916, ed; Mott, Hopper Striker, 1854-1924, ed; Totten, John Reynolds, 1856-1936, ed; Pitman, H. Minot (Harold Minot), 1888- ed; Ditmas, Charles Andrew, 1887-1938, ed; De Forest, Louis Effingham, 1891- ed; Mann, Conklin, ed; Maynard, Arthur S., ed; Volume: 13; Digitizing sponsor: The Library of Congress. Page 195 and 196.

Acknowledgement

• Edsall-22 was created through the import of DickMayKlan.ged on Nov 27, 2012 by Richard May.

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