Nicolaes Van Brunt (1706 - bef. 1781)

Born 1706 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 18 Dec 1781 before age 75 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA

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Biography

Birth

Birth:Date: 21 Aug 1684 Place: New Utrecht, Kings, New York^[1]

Marriage

Marriage: Date: 1720^[2]

Children

Possible naming and order of their children ^[3]:

1. Cornelius, Cornelius Van Brunt , married in 1745 , so born about 1724 if married at 21.^[3]
2. Hendrick, executor of his father’s estate, so born by 1739, but also witness for his nephew, Hendrick Van Brunt, in 1752 so probably born before his sisters; Engeltje , Agnes and Geertje , as he would have otherwise have been only 13 at the time, very young for being a witness. Born say 1726.^[3]
3. Catherine, She was a witness for Hendrick Van Brunt, so probably born before Engeltje. Born say 1728.^[3]
4. Jonnetje, probably Jannetje, named after her maternal aunt, Born say 1730.^[3]
5. 23 Apr 1732: "Engeltie the daughter of Nicolaes Van Brunt and Geesje Hendrickse; Hendrik Hendrikse Hendrikse and Aeltie Couwenhoven witnesses." (3x Hendrik(se) means witness Hendrik is a son of Hendrik Hendrikse^[4][3]
6. Agnes, possibly named after a paternal aunt (f), baptized 1735.^[3]
7. Geesje, named after her mother, baptized 1737.^[3]
8. Nicholas, named after his father, born say 1740.^[3]

Will of NIcholaes Van Brunt

1760, April 12. Van Brunt, Nicolaes, of Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Geassey, use of real and personal estate; but must allow my sons, Hendrick and Nicholas, to till the soil. At wife's death, the moveable estate I give my children and my son Cornelius' 5 children. Sons, Hendrick and Nicholas, the plantation at the Falls. At the marriage of daughter, Caty, she shall have £35.
Daughter, Jonnety, £100.
Daughter, Caty, £100.
Daughter, Anne, £2 and 10 shillings a year, as long as Cornelius Wincant is her husband, and, if he die, she is to have £100.
Daughter, Agness, £100.
Daughter, Gaessey, £100.
Son Cornelius' 5 children, Gaessey, Joseph, Nicholas, Hendrick and Cornelius, to be put to a trade. Executors—son, Hendrick, my son-in-law, Albert Schenck, and my friend, Tunies Denice. Witnesses—Roelef Schenck, Isaac Vandorn, Roleff Schenck, minor. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-244420631 Page: Source number: 3002.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ. Note: [ Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #562247 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1700] Birth place: Marriage date: 1720. APID: 7836::562247
2. ↑ Source: #S-244420631 Page: Source number: 3002.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ. Note: [ Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #562247 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1700 Marriage date: 1720] APID: 7836::562247
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Quotes from source: Latest Research From the Genealogist, Blog, Created on 2012-09-24 00:46:49 GMT Last updated 2012-09-24 00:46:49 GMT by Greg Hendricks , from Genealogy of the Van Brunt Family by Teunis Bergen, pg 5 & 6], formerly posted at www.henryhendricks.org/blogEntry/show/5 on Henry Hendricks Family Organization website, which has other content relevant to this family.
4. ↑ baptism found in the DRC of Freehold and Middletown NJ:Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol 24, Freehold and Middletown Dutch Ref. Ch, Rec. p. 68, FHL 974.9 B2g

• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database.". Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Nicholas Van Brunt
• Source: S-1617129861 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/28540462/family and https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9639887/person/394460819/facts and https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9639887/person/109552249/facts
• Source S-244420631 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jenn Presutto for creating WikiTree profile Van Brunt-62 through the import of Judith Chilton Family Tree.ged on Apr 22, 2013.
• This person was created through the import of Newman Family Tree.ged on 12 March 2011.