Rachel (Demarest) Van Cleave
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Rachel (Demarest) Van Cleave (1743 - 1814)

Rachel Van Cleave formerly Demarest aka Ryker
Born in Schraalenburg, Bergen, New Jerseymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], [half], , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 20 Nov 1762 in New Yorkmap
Wife of — married 1783 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 70 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Rachel (Demarest) Van Cleave was a New Netherland Descendant 1674-1776.
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Rachel (Demarest) Van Cleave was part of the Low Dutch Settlements in Kentucky, 1780-1810

Biography

Rachel Demarest Ryker married John VanCleave as her 2d husband in 1783; after her first husband, Gerardus Ryker,[1] [2] was killed at the ‘Long Run Massacre’ on 15 Sep 1781, at Bullskin Run [3] (near today’s Eastwood, Shelby County, Kentucky).

Research Notes

Rachel's parents are Samuel De Maree and Lea Demarest (cousins) according to the New Jersey Births and Christenings Index which reads:

Name: Rachel Demarest Gender: Female Christening Date: 09 Jan 1743 Christening Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Schraalenburg, Bergen County, New Jersey

The 1938 book “The Demarest Family” [4] lists two Rachel cousins, both born about same time, but their information is switched. This Rachel is the daughter of Samuel Demaree and his cousin Lea Demarest (see the 1964 book “The Demarest Family” [5] unavailable online). Samuel altered the spelling of his surname from Demarest to conform to the French sounding, Demaree. He migrated with his family to Pennsylvania, where Rachel was baptized, and then on to Kentucky. Land litigation documents filed after his death list Rachel and her husband, John Van Cleave (source). Their two sons, Peter and David, are named for Rachel's grandfathers, the fathers of Samuel and his wife Leah. Find-a-Grave contributor Nate Bramlett [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Marriage: "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007727384; FHL microfilm: 000930131; Image number: 457
    FamilySearch Record: Q2CL-824P (accessed 20 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BL-JL7K
    Rachel De Marre marriage to Gerardus Ryker on 17 Nov 1762 in New York.
  2. ↑ Ryker Family History and Genealogy
  3. ↑ Detailed History of Painted Stone Station by Vince Akers • https://paintedstonesettlers.org/detailedhistory.html
  4. ↑ Demarest • “Demarest Family” by Mary Arthur Demarest and William H S Demarest : Thatcher-Anderson; New Brunswick, New Jersey 1938 p 111 • https://archive.org/details/demarestfamilyda00dema/page/111/mode/1up
  5. ↑ Demarest, Voorhis D • “Demarest Family” : Demarest Family Association, Hackensack 1964 Vol I p V 26
  6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24037936/rachel-ryker_vancleave

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L A Banta
The birth record cited in the biography--"baptized 9 Jan 1743" does not show Samuel Demarest and Leah as parents.

Baptism: "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"

citing Digital film/folder number: 007827599; FHL microfilm: 874335

FamilySearch Record: FZ67-Q38 (accessed 20 February 2024)

Rachel Demarest baptism on 9 Jan 1743, daughter of Joost Demarest & Maria Meyer, in Bergenfield, Bergen, New Jersey, United States.


FindAGrave says she was born in Pennsylvania, and here is the record:

  • Baptism: "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"

citing FHL microfilm: 20338 FamilySearch Record: V2VV-XKW (accessed 20 February 2024) Rachel Du Marce baptism on 1 Apr 1744, daughter of Samuel Du Marce & Lea, in Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.

posted by L A Banta
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John Smith MD
Cannot picture how Gerardus Rycken marries Rachel Demarest in 1762; then Gerardus and his first wife, Mary Shepherd, are both killed in the 1781 Long Run Massacre; whereupon Gerardus’ widow, Rachel Demarest, marries John Van Cleave in 1783. Something is amiss. Was it Rachel at the massacre, and there never was a Mary Shepherd married to Gerardus Rycken?
posted by John Smith MD
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
This kind of confusion arises sometimes =- for example, when bits and pieces from different people's family trees get combined. Do you know of (or can you find) primary records or other reliable sources that would help sort this out?
posted by Ellen Smith
Brittany (Schwieger) Dobson
Demarest-362 and Demarest-538 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person
posted by Brittany (Schwieger) Dobson
Mix-216 Steven Mix
DeMarest-5 and Demarest-362 appear to represent the same person because: This is the oldest maternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge. No tree conflicts. Thanks!
posted by Steven Mix
Willhite-329 Catherine (Willhite) V
Demaree-9 and Demarest-362 appear to represent the same person because: same person?
posted by Catherine (Willhite) V

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