Rachel (Clauss) Claes (abt. 1617 - 1682)

Born about 11 Feb 1617 in Sedan, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre Jacques (Cresson) Croisson — married 5 Jun 1639 in Sedan, Ardennes, France

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1682 at about age 65 in Staten Island, Province of New York

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Biography

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Rachel (Clauss) Claes was a Huguenot.

Rachel Clauss was also known as Rachel Closse. She was baptized on 11 FEB 1617/18 at Picardy, France. She was the daughter of Pierre Clauss and Jeanna Famelar. Rachel Clauss married Pierre Cresson, son of Pierre Cresson and Elizabeth Vuilesme, on 5 June 1639 at Sedan, Champagne-Ardenne, Picardy, France. Pierre CRESSON, Jr was born about 1609 in Abbeville, Picardie, France 2 and died on 13 Oct 1679 in Staten Island, Richmond, NY. Rachel Clauss left a will on 15 March 1673 leaving 50 guilders at the church at New York, and indicating that their son, Elias was under 16 years of age.

She died after 1690 (1692?) at Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

Children of Rachel Cloos (Clause) (Closse) and Pierre Cresson are:

1. Jaques Cresson was born 2 Mar 1640 in Sedan, Ardennes, France, and died 1 Aug 1684 in Staten Island New York-Harlem NY. He married Maria Creison Reynard 1 Sep 1663 in New York, Dutch Church. She died 10 Aug 1710 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2. Suzannah Cresson was born in Ryswyck, Netherlands, c.1642, and died in New York, New York. She married Nicholas De La Plaine 1 Sep 1658 in New Amsterdam, New York, son of Jacques Delaplaine. He was born Bet 1633 and 1639 in Bressuire, Deux-Sevres, France, and died 3 Aug 1681 in Staten Island, New York.
3. Estienne Cresson was born Jan 1644 in Delft, Zuid, Netherlands.
4. Abraham Cresson was born c.1650 in Van Ryswyck, Holland.
5. Christina Letel Cresson was born c.1651 in Silus S Holland, Holland, Netherlands, and died 7 Jan 1709 in Cohansey, Salem, New Jersey. She married Jacob Garrisson De Abt 1671, son of Isaac Garrisson and Jeanne Latreille. He was born 27 May 1645 in Montauban, Guyenne, France, and died 30 Apr 1709 in Salem, NJ.
6. Pierre Cresson was born 16 Jul 1653 in Delft, Zuid, Netherlands, and died 1672.
7. Rachel Cresson was born 1656 in Delft, Zuid, Netherlands, and died 1710 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. She married David Demarest 4 Apr 1675 in Kinderkamack, Essex, NJ. He was born 22 Jun 1649 in Middleburg, Zeeland, Netherlands, and died Aug 1691 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.
8. Joshua Cresson b. 8 Jun 1659, d. 1690
9. Elias Elizacus Cresson was born 17 Dec 1662 in New Amsterdam, was christened 17 Dec 1662 in Dutch Reformed Church, New York, and died 1673."

Church records

Marriage:

• Marriage Date: 05 Jun 1639 Place: Sedan, Ardennes, France
  Groom: Pierre Cresson
  Father's Name: Pierre, Mother's Name: Elisabet Vuilesme
  Spouse's Name: Rachel Clausse
  Spouse's Father's Name: Pierre
  Spouse's Mother's Name: Jeanne Famelart ^[1]

Children baptized in Sedan (France):

1. 12 Mar 1640 Place: Sedan, Ardennes, France Child: Jacques Cresson Gender: Male, Father: Pierre Cresson, Mother: Rachel Closse ^[2]

Children baptized in Delft (the Netherlands):

1. 31 January 1644 place Delft; Estienne Cresson (child) Pierre Cresson (father), Rachel Closse (mother), Estienne Trouillard (witness), Elisabet Willesme (witness) ^[3]
2. 1 July 1650 Place Delft; Pierre Creson (child), Pierre Creson (father), Rachel Close (mother), Lucullus Henry (witness), Jenne Moyse (witness)^[4]
3. July 1653 (presumably baptized between 27 Juli and 1 August 1653) Delft; Pierre Creson (child), Pierre Creson (father), Rachel Cles (mother), Pierre le Per (witness), Rachel Mahieu (witness) ^[5]

Children baptized in New Amsterdam (New Netherland):

1. 1659 Jun 08; Pieter Croisson, Rachuel Claes; Josua; Jacob Catsjou, Susanna Croisson ^[6][7]
2. 1662 Dec 17; Pieter Croisson, Rachel Claes; Elizacus; Jacques Croisson ^[7][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "France, registres protestants, 1536-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (Marriage 5 June 1639 : 16 July 2019), France > Ardennes: Sedan > Mariages, 1631-1682 (Ms 664/2) > image 100 of 385; Societe de L'histoire du Protestantisme Francais (Society of the history of French Protestantism), Paris.
2. ↑ "France, registres protestants, 1536-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (Baptism Jacques Cresson, 12 March 1640 Sedan : 17 July 2019), France > Ardennes: Sedan > Baptêmes, 1638-1646 (Ms 663/5) > image 54 of 313; Societe de L'histoire du Protestantisme Francais (Society of the history of French Protestantism), Paris.
3. ↑ Stadsarchief Delft Baptism Estienne Cresson 31 January 1644 Soort Bevolking Bron DTB Dopen Inventarisnummer 14.95 Pagina 47
4. ↑ Stadsarchief Delft Baptism Pierre Creson 1 July 1650 Delft Soort Bevolking Bron DTB Dopen Inventarisnummer 14.95 Pagina 62
5. ↑ Stadsarchief Delft Baptism Pierre Creson betw. 27 July and 1 August 1653 Delft Soort Bevolking Bron DTB Dopen Inventarisnummer 14.95 Pagina 68
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Long Island genealogy New Amsterdam Baptisms from 1639-1730 These are complete to the end of 1730 as per Vol II of the Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901'. Originally appearing on the site of Robert L. Billard
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Thomas Grier Evans. "Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. II. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.

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• "Find A Grave", database and images (accessed 01 October 2019), memorial page for Rachel Clauss Cresson (11 Feb 1618–1692), Find A Grave: Memorial #97892615, ; Maintained by segarrison (contributor 47120179) Unknown.