Jannetje was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of New York on 25 November 1747, recorded as the child of Abraham Freer and Johanna Leuwes. Witnesses were Andries Ten Broek and Maserie Schott, his wife.[1]
Marriage: Samuel Curry, young man born Ireland, living Pou. Marriage Date 8 Sep 1768 Marriage Place Poughkeepsie (The Flats), Dutchess, New York Spouse Jannetje Freer young woman born New York, living Pou. [2]
James 20 Nov 1774 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, m. Julia C Curry.
Samuel 30 August 1777 Rhinebeck Flats, Dutchess, New York.
Church Records
Baptism
1747. Nov. 25. Abraham Freer, Johanna Leuwes. Jannetje. Wit: Andries Ten Broek, Maserie Schott, syn h. v.[1]
Research Notes
In 1930, Mrs. Elisabeth S. (Wallace) Aitchison of Chicago, Illinois, whose mother was a daughter of Francis Kip (born 1809), identified this Jannetje Freer as the wife of Samuel Curry of Poughkeepsie. Corrections and Additions to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record: Additions to “The Lewis Family of New York and Poughkeepsie”. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 61 (1930), Issue: 2, page 206.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janetje by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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