Gerrit
Hendrickse
Hopper
aka Hoppe
Born in Polifly, Bergen, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of Hendrick (Hop) Hoppe
and Marritie Jans Van Blarcom
Brother of
Andries Hendriksen Hoppe, Jan Hendricksen Hoppe, Tryntje Hendrickse (Hoppe) Van Halen, Lea Hendrickse Hopper, Rachel Hendrickse (Hoppe) De Boog and Geertje Hendrickse (Hoppe) Zabriske
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before
before age 89
in Polifly, Bergen, New Jersey
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Biography
VII. Gerret, bap. Dec. 25, 1696; m. Catrina (Catryntje) Cassouw; they joined the Hackensack church, April 28, 1729. He lived on the farm at Polifly bought by his father from John Berry, in 1694. His will, dated Nov. 7, 1770, witnessed by Peter Zabriskie, Nicasse Kip and Johannes Bant, was proved June 14, 1786. He devised all his real estate to his wife Catrina during her widowhood, and then to his son Jacob. — E.J. Wills , Liber No. 29, f. 212. [1]
Excerpt from Robert Gordon Clark's "Early New Netherland Settlers"
- "28. Gerrit <Hendrick> Hopper (Rn=18938), who was born December 1696 at Polifly (South Hackensack), Bergen County, New Jersey and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey and died before June 1786 at 90 years of age.
- He married about 1723 Catryntje <Jacques> Casshow Hopper (Rn=44924), who was born January 1704, a daughter of Jacob <Jacques> Cossart (Rn=15326) and Anna Maria <Johannes> Springsteen Cossart (Rn=26899).
- Baptized on 25 December 1696. Religion 1 - - Reformed Dutch Church, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. First Residence - - Polifly (South Hackensack), Bergen County, New Jersey. Will - - His will was dated 7 November 1770 and proved 14 June 1786. Source [The Ackerman Family by Barbara W Tobey 1980]
- Children of Gerrit <Hendrick> Hopper and Catryntje <Jacques> Casshow were as follows:
- + 132. i. Marritje <Gerrit> Hopper Van Giesen (Rn=7194), who was born December 1724 and married Isaac <Hendrick> Van Giesen (Rn=26099).
- + 133. ii. Jacob <Gerrit> Hopper (Rn=24335), who was born 1727 and married Cornelia <Egbert> Ackerman Hopper (Rn=24334)"[2]
Sources
- ↑ 'The History of the City of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey' by William Nelson - page 344, https://archive.org/stream/historyofcityofp00nels#page/344/mode/2up
- ↑ Robert Gordon Clark's "Early New Netherland Settlers, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/page1/hoppe.htm
- Robert Gordon Clark's "Early New Netherland Settlers, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/page1/hoppe.htm
- 'The History of the City of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey' by William Nelson - page 344, https://archive.org/stream/historyofcityofp00nels#page/344/mode/2up
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