Abel Johannesz (Westphale) Westvaal (1696 - abt. 1759)

Born 9 Feb 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Annetje (Bogert) Bogaard — married 25 Feb 1717 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died about 1759 at about age 62 in South Fork Potomac, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

Abel Westphal aka Abel Westfall, Abel Westvaal

Abel was born to Johannes Westphale and Marretje Jacobsen Kool. He was born near present Accord, New York and baptized on February 9, 1696[3]He wed Annetje Bogert on February 25, 1717. They lived in present Montague, New Jersey and had seven children.

Birth

Abel Westphale was born ca. Feb 9, 1996, near present Accord, Ulster, New York. His baptism was recorded at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church on February 9, 1696^[1] #S951 ^[2]

Parents

• Father: Johannes Westphale aka Westfall
• Mother: Marretje Jacobsen Cole. aka Marytje Kool

Marriage

Abel Westphal married Antje|Annetje Bogaard|Bogert (1697 - ) on February 25, 1717 at Minisink^[3], Marriage recorded at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church. Annetje was born in Ulster County, NY and died at Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA.

Children

The Abel Westfalls lived near present Montague, New Jersey and had the following known children:

1. Sarah, Baptized January 28, 1718/19, Minisink, New Jersey. Possibly baptised at the Minisink RDC meeting house at Montague, Sussex, NJ^[4][5]
2. Cornelius Bogert, (1721-1781), Baptised October 15, 1721, Machackemeck, Deer Park Township, Orange County, New York^[6]; d. Bef. March 11, 1783, Hampshire Co. (West) Virginia.
3. Johannes (John), (1724 - 1789), Baptised. October 25, 1724, Minisink, New Jersey; d. Abt. April 1789, Hardy County, Virginia.Johannes Westfall,^[7]
4. Lea, Baptized July 3, 1726, Minisink, New Jersey ^[8]
5. Annetje (Anna, Hannah), C: Feb 2, 1729 Baptised February 2, 1728/29 ^[9]
6. Elizabeth, Baptised July 4, 1733, Minisink, Montague, NJ.^[10]
7. Catharina Westphal, was baptised on May 19, 1736, at Minisink, Montague, New Jersey. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, NY.^[11]
8. Lydia, Baptised May 29, 1739 at the Minisink Church at Montague, Sussex, NJ.^[12].^[13]

Note: Prior to 1737, baptisms and marriages conducted at Minisink Valley area churches were recorded at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, NY.. The three Minisink churches operated together and kept common records; this confederation was called the Minisink-Machackemeck Reformed Church. All three churches were located on the Old Mine Road in Minisink. The Minisink Church (established August, 1737) was located about eight miles below Port Jervis, Deerpark, Orange, NY, in the present township of Montague, Sussex, NJ. The Machackemeck Church (established about 1743), was located about one mile above the Neversink River, in present village of Port Jervis, Deerpark, Orange, NY. The third church was the Walpeck Church (Established about 1737) that was located in the town of Walpeck, Sussex, NJ^[14].

Death

Abel Westfall died ca. 1755, at Hampshire Co, VA. Burial: Unknown at Hampshire Co, VA #S951

Abel Westphale died intestate in 1755 so Cornelius, as eldest son, inherited his father's land of 400 acres with one mile along the South Fork of The South Branch of the Potomac River.

Court Records

• 04 Sep 1746, Augusta Co., VA Johannes Bougard's will, of the South Brandh - Wife, Sarah, big with child, who must be brought up in her father's house; brother, Anthony Bougard, shoemaker's teather; daughter, Anna Bougard. Executors, Abell Westfall and Anthony Bougard. Description:Executor; Book:WB1-43; Prove date:28 Jun 1747.^[15]
• 10 Aug 1751, Augusta Co., VA Edward Cherry's appraisement by Abel Westfall and Peter Thorn. Due by Loury Myers. Due by Abra Hite Description:Appraiser; Book:WB1-400^[16]
• 26 Oct 1746;Augusta Co., VA; Receipt by Sarah Bogert, widow of Johannes Bugard, of the South Branch, for articles willed by her husband from the executors Able Westfall and Anthony Bogard, and her bond to preserve the estate to the children. Description:Executor;Book:WB1-41.^[17]
• 28 May 175; Augusta Co., VA; Edward Williams' bond as administrator of Isaac Jones. Description:Surety; Book:WB1-338.^[18]
• 21 May 1747; Location:Augusta Co., VA; Abel Westfall qualifies executor of John Bougard. Description:Executor;Book:WB1-42^[19]

1793 Virginia Court Reports

From County Court of Hampshire County. Jacob Westfall v. John Singleton

ABEL WESTFALL, died intestate 1755.

Son: Cornelius, died in Virginia 1780, having formerly lived in New Jersey, leaving issue: Isaac and Zachariah Westfall

Son: John, youngest son.

Land in Northern Neck being acerage first of Lord Fairfax, then of Vanderpool, of Bryant Martin and Westfall. Thomas and John Singleton were also involved later.

Virginia Wills

Church Records

Baptism

• 1696 Feb 09 Abel, Joaanes Westphale, Marritje Kool. Wit.: Symon Westphale, Nelletje Quackebos. ^[20]

Marriage

• 1717 25 Feb Abel Westvaal, j.m., and Antjen Bogaart, j.d., both resid. in Menissing. Banns registered, 10 Feb. ^[20]

Research Notes

LNAB

Westphale is the surname recorded for Abel's father at Abel's baptism. Quackenbush-118 00:06, 22 January 2017 (EST)

Misc.

Abel Westfall - My gr. gr. gr. gr. gr. grandfather was Abel John Westfall born about 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. He died in 1755 in Hampshire County, Virginia. He was the son of Johannes and Maritje (Kool) Westfall. He married 2-25-1717 Antjen "Anna" Bogaert (sometimes spelled Bogard or Bogart) in Minisink, Orange County, New York. She was the daughter of Cornelius and Eva (Hornbeck) Bogaert. They had 9 children-Cornelius Westfall, Sara Westfall, Johannes Westfall, John Westfall, Catherine Westfall, Leah Westfall, Anna Westfall, and Lydia Westfall. Westfall Website

Sources

1. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1696 Feb 09; Joannes Westphale, Marritje Kool; Abel; Symon Westphale, Nelletje Quackebos
2. ↑ p.46, #891, "Joannes Westphale" and his wife, "Marritje Kool" had their son, "Abel Westphale" christened on "9 Feb. 1696" at the Kingston Dutch Reformed Church, Ulster, New York, with witnesses, "Symon Westphale. Nelletje Quackebos.
3. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record: 1717 25 Feb; Abel Westvaal, jm; Antjen Bogaart, jd, both liv Minisink. http://www.ancestralcurios.com/cgi-bin/ASearch.cgi
4. ↑ MRDC Bapt. Records: 28 Jan. 1719 ; Abel Westfael ; Antje Bogaert ; Sara ; Stephanus Ditsoort, Sara Hoornbeeck.
5. ↑ Records of Baptisms of the Reformed Church at Minisink-Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York 1716-1742. [1]
6. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record: 1721 Oct 15; Abel Westvaal, Antjen Boogerd; Cornelis; Zalomon Freer, Claartjen Westvaal
7. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record:1724 Oct 25; Abel Westvaal, Antjen Boogaard; Johannes; Hendericus Van Steenbergen, Ceeletjen de la Meeter
8. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record: 1726 Jul 03; Abel Westvaal, Antjen Bogaart; Lea; Jacob Bogaart, Catrina Dekkers
9. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record: 1729 Feb 02; Abel Westvaal, Antjen Bogaard; Annaatjen; Johannes Bogaart, Annaatjen Hoorn beek
10. ↑ KRDC Baptism Record: 1733 Jul 04; Abraham Westval, Antje Bogard; Elisabeth; Arie Kortrecht, Elisabeth Cool
11. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record: 1736 May 19; Abel Westphal, Antje Bogaard; Catharina; Johannes Westphal, Apolonie Kortrecht
12. ↑ MRDC Bapt Record: 29 May 1739 ; Abel Westval ; Antje Bogard ; Lydia ; Jurye Westval, Blandina De Wit
13. ↑ Records of Baptisms of the Reformed Church at Minisink-Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York 1716-1742. [2]
14. ↑ Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records 1716-1830
15. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
16. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
17. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
18. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
19. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Roswell Randall Hoes. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York: (formerly Named Wiltwyck, and Often Familiarly Called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from Their Commencement in 1660. New York: De Vinne Press, 1891.

• NJGS. "W: Westvaal, Abel" njgsbc.org. Accessed 21 Jan 2017. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/

• Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850

• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, New York, 1891)

• Source: "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/39MK-3KK : accessed 2013-06-14), entry for Abel John /Westfall/.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 67639556, Created by: Dennis Peterson, Record added: Mar 29, 2011

• Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, ed. Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, 1716-1830. Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. V. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1913.

• WikiTree profile Westfall-247 created through the import of WikiTree.ged on Nov 5, 2012 by Doug Hanke. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Doug and others.

• Source: S951 Abbreviation: Walter Westfall - Westfall Genealogy Title: WESTFALL GENEALOGY, Walter Westfall <walterwestfall webtv.net> online [4], accessed 1/13/2006 TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE WESTFALL GENEALOGY, Walter Westfall <walterwestfall webtv.net> online [5], accessed 1/13/2006

Acknowledgements

• Westfall-29 was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.
• First-hand information as remembered by Robert VanDyne, Wednesday, February 11, 2015.