Hannah (Clark) Zeliff (abt. 1733 - aft. 1780)

Born about 1733 in Elizabeth Town, Essex, New Jersey Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel (Zeliff) Zeluff Sr. — married 2 Jun 1754 in St Andrews Episcopal Church, Richmond, New York

Descendants

Died after 1780 after about age 47 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Hannah Clark

Marriage record to Daniel Zelif/Zeluff are from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Richmond county, Staten Island, NY, on June 2, 1754. ^[1]

Hannah is named in the will of her husband Daniel Zeluff, which was written on March 3, 1777, and proved on May 20, 1778. They lived in Newark, New Jersey, and Hannah was permitted to live in the house in Newark after her husband Daniel died. There are many variations to the spelling of her husband's last name.

A Hannah "Zeloff" was listed in the Feb. 1780 New Jersey tax ratables living in Newark Twp., Essex county, residency 032. This was also the same address as son Benjamin "Zelof", who was also assessed. No baptismal records have emerged for Hannah.

Mentioned as a grandchild of Ebenezer Lyon in her grandfather's will, dated 1739, naming her as his grandchild and daughter of Elizebeth Lyon and Ephraim Clark.

Descendants name a Matthew Beale as a "possible" SECOND husband of Hannah Clark(e).

Sources

1. ↑ St Andrews Episcopal. https://archive.org/details/recordsofdutchre00wrig/page/268

From the book: Dear "cousin" : a charted genealogy of the descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus (1605-1663) to the 5th generation, and of her sister, Marritje Jans / by William Brower Bogardus. Chart NO: 7G Published by the Anneke Jans and Everardus Bogardus Descendants Association, Wilmington OH, USA 1996 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 96-68811 ISBN 0-9621897-2-3

Acknowledgements

Thank You, Deborah Weiner, for contributions to this profile