John Francis Ryerson (1724 - 1798)

Born 1 Apr 1724 in New York

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Died 8 Apr 1798 at age 74 in Dutch Kills, Queens, New York, USA

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John Ryerson was a Loyalist in the American Revolution.

Biography

Johannes (John) Francis Ryerson, son of Frans and Jannetje (Dey) Ryerson, was born or baptized on April 1, 1724, in New York. He married Mary (Maria) Wessels in 1743 in Brooklyn, New York. They had three children during their marriage. He died on April 8, 1798, in his hometown at the age of 74, and was buried in Queens County, New York.

He usually spelled his name "Ryarson" and lived most of his life in Brooklyn, New York. He probably grew up on his father's farm in New Jersey and acquired considerable property in New Jersey, Brooklyn, and Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[1]

He was a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War^[2] and fled with other refugees to Nova Scotia. He left with his wife, sons, a daughter, and two servants on October 1783. In 1789, by law, he was able to regain some of his lands and he returned to Brooklyn, New York, where he .purchased a large farm in Dutch Kills, modern day Long Island City, in May 1790.^[3][1]

His son Francis remained in Nova Scotia, but his son George returned to Brooklyn with his father. ^[1]

Birth

• Johannes (John) Francis Ryerson was born or baptized on April 1, 1724 , in New York to Jannetje (Jane) Dey, age 38, and Frans (Francis) Ryerson, age 38.^[3][1]

Marriage

• Johannes (John) Francis Ryerson married Mary (Maria) Wessels, his cousin, in Brooklyn, New York, in 1743 when he was 19 years old.^[1]

Death

• Johannes (John) Francis Ryerson died on April 8, 1798, in New York when he was 74 years old.^[1]

Burial

• Johannes is buried in the Ryerson Family Cemetery (Defunct) in Long Island City, Queens County, New York.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ryerson, Albert Winslow. The Ryerson Genealogy – Genealogy of the Knickerbocker Families of Ryerson, Ryerse, Ryerss; also Adriance and Martense Families; all descendants of Martin and Adriaen Reyersz (Reyerszn), of Amsterdam, Holland. Privately printed for Edward L Ryerson; Chicago;1916. Page 10, 31. https://archive.org/details/ryersongenealogy00ryer
2. ↑ The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series I; Class: AO 13; Piece: 015, Evidence, New Jersey, 1785-1786
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Scott, William W. History of Passaic and its environs: historical, biographical, Multiple volumes. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc; New York; 1922, Vol II, page 102
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 October 2020), memorial page for John Francis Ryerson (17 Apr 1724–8 Aug 1798), Find a Grave Memorial no. 105591037, citing Ryerson Family Cemetery (Defunct), Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Saratoga (contributor 46965279) .

See Also:

• https://www.geni.com/people/Johannes-Ryerson/6000000004067086230

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Ryerson-113 created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lawrence and others.
• WikiTree profile Ryerson-155 created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lawrence and others.