Petrus Van Houten (1715 - 1775)

Born 19 Mar 1715 in Tappan, Orange County, New York Colony

Ancestors

Died 30 Jan 1775 at age 59 in Tappan, Orange County, New York Colony

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Biography

Petrus Van Houten was born in Tappan, New York, on 19 March 1715, the son of Grietie Haringh and Klaes Van Houten. He married Marretje Nagel in 1742 in Tappan, New York. They had 11 children in 23 years. He died on January 30, 1775, in Tappan, New York.

The three brothers here, Theunis, Petrus, and Roelof Van Houten married respectively three sisters, Rebecca, Marretje. and Catharine Nagel, daughters of Resolvert Nagel and Klaartje (or Clara) Lydecker. Each of these couples had among their children a Resolvert (after the wife's father), and a Klaes (after the husband's father). The son Gerrit also had a son Klaes. This made four cousins of the name Klaes Van Houten residing at the same time in the same community. For distinction, each assumed as a middle letter in his name his father's initial.^[1]

Birth

• Petrus Van Houten was born on March 19, 1715, in Tappan, New York, to Margritje Haring, age 26, and Nicholas "Klaes" Van Houten, age 29.^[2][1]

Baptism

• Petrus was baptized on 12 April 1715 at the Tappan Reformed Church in Tappan, New York Colony.^[1]

Marriage

• Petrus Van Houten married Marretje Nagel in Tappan, New York, in 1742.^[2][1]

Death

• Petrus died on January 30, 1775, in Tappan, New York, when he was 59 years old.

Children

• Petrus and Margaret had the following issue:
  1. Claus [1] Van Houten, 1743–1746
  2. Resolvert P Van Houten, 1744–1793
  3. Claus [2] Van Houten, 1746–
  4. Margrietje Van Houten, 1750–1825
  5. Petrus Van Houten, 1752–
  6. Maria Van Houten, 1754–1845
  7. Elizabeth Van Houten, 1757–1826
  8. Jannetje Van Houten, 1759–1788
  9. Catharina Van Houten, 1761–
  10. Sarah Van Houten, 1764–1850
  11. Hendrick Van Houten, 1767–1840

Church Records

Baptism

1715. Petrus, [born] Mar. 19 1715, [baptized] Apr. 12 1715, Klaes Van Houten. Grietie Haringh. Witnesses: Pieter Haringh, Grietye Bogaert.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Cole, Rev. David, D.D. Isaac Kool (Cool or Cole) and Catherine Severn : married Oct. 15, 1764, at Tappan, Rockland (then part of Orange) Co., N.Y. ; their descendants complete to May 1, 1876; also their American ancestors from the settlement of New York City, page 80. J.F. Trow & Son; New York; 1876. https://archive.org/details/isaackoolcoolorc00cole/page/n8/mode/1up
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Nelson, William. History of the City of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, page 238. The Press Printing and Publ Co; Paterson, NJ; 1901. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofp00nels/page/n4/mode/1up
3. ↑ "Tappan Baptisms from 1694 to 1816," page 7 baptism #231, in History of Rockland County, New York, by David Cole. New York : J. B. Beers & Co. 1884.