Cornelius Hendrickse Sleght (1676 - abt. 1746)

Born 1676 in Brooklyn, Kings County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Hunter) Sleght — married 11 Apr 1696 in New York Colony

Husband of Johanna Van de Water — married 11 Apr 1696 in Brooklyn, Kings County, Province of New York

Descendants

Died about 1746 at about age 70 in Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

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Birth

ABT 1676 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Marriage

Husband: Cornelius Hendrickse Slack

Wife: Johanna VanDeWater

11 APR 1696 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA ^[1]

Children

1. Engeltje Slack
2. Hendrick Cornelius Slack
3. James Slack
4. Benjamin Slack
5. John Slack
6. Abraham Slack

Religion

staunch Presbyterian

Residence

settled at Maidenhead, now Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Date: Abt 1710

1698 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Property

1. shown as payer of debt in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now MercerCounty), New Jersey. Date: 1734
2. purchased farm of William Wellin(g) in Maidenhead Date:1708
3. recorded in Lawrenceville, Hunderdon County, New Jersey records withpurchase of a yearling Date: 20 Jan 1729
4. town resolution in Lawrenceville to sell some land Date:1730
5. said to be owner of The Saverns (or Sererns) in Trenton, New Jersey Date: 1732

Events

1. moved from Brooklyn, New York to Maidenhead, Mercer County, NewJersey Type: Moved Date: 1708
2. on assessor's roll of Brooklyn of 1693 and census of 1698 Type: Document Date: 1693
3. elected constable of Maidenhead, New Jersey Type: Position Date: 1719
4. Cornelius Slacht, Cornelius Slack Type: AKA (Facts Page)
5. Dutch Type: Ancestry
6. Since Cornelis' first wife Johanna was admitted into membership of the Presybeterian church on this date, she must not have been dead, which throws Cornelis' alleged second marriage to Dorothy Hunter into question Type: Conflict Date: 31 aug 1833
7. Cornelius Slecht, with Henry Slecht and James Slecht, among a list ofothers, signed a town resolution to sell some land.Type: Land sale

Death

1746 Place: Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

01 MAR 1792 Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

The Legislature officially changed the name from Maidenhead to Lawrence on January 24, 1816, at a meeting in John Moore's Tavern. The township took its name from Captain James Lawrence, a naval hero of the War of 1812. The village was renamed Lawrenceville at the same time. In 1838, Mercer County was formed from parts of three counties, and Lawrence Township was included in the new County. The Township's boundaries and geographic relationships have remained the same since that time.

Research Notes

Conflicting birth information in a merge:

• Born 1676
• Born Aug 1678

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2050775238 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=amr-1699&h=8980&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Ancestry Data:Text: Marriage date: 11 April 1696 Marriage place: Brooklyn, N.Y.

• Source S2 Author: Yates PublishingTitle: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;Repository: #R1 Repository R1Name: www.ancestry.com
• Source S3 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R1
• Source S43 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006; Repository: #R1
• Source: S-2050775238 Title: American Marriages Before 1699 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. Amer
• Source: S-2050775272 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members:Note: Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA
• Source: S-2050775427 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Note: Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members
• Source: S-2050775428 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006
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• Find A Grave: Memorial #57008412

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

Name: Cornelius Slecht Birth Date: 1670-1679 Birth Place: New York Volume: 160 Page number: 301 Reference: Bergen Fam. Des of Hans Hansen Bergen of Ny. By Teunis G. Bergen. Albany, 1876. (658p.):548

• American Marriages Before 1699

Name: Cornelis Slecht Spouse: Johana Van De Water Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1696 Marriage Place: Brooklyn, New York  

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Rodney Timbrook Ancestors and Relatives_2010-09-10.ged on 10 September 2010.
• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• WikiTree profile Slack-175 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson.