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Petrus Westvaal (aka Peter Westfall) is the son of Wouter Westvaal and Jannetjen (Pier) Westvaal.
Petrus was baptized on August 23, 1741 in the Reformed Dutch Church of "Poughkeepsie and The Flats" (per Holland Society) or Rhinebeck Flats (per NYGBR), or Rhinebeck (per FamilySearch indexing), New York, recorded as the child of Wouter Westvaal (per Holland Society; Westvall per NYGBR) and Jannetjen Pier. Witnesses were Petrus Van Kampen (per Holland Society; Van Campen per NYGBR) and Heyltjen Van Kampen.[1][2][3]
LNAB is Westvaal or Westvall, based on the name on his baptism record. Smith-62120 17:56, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
There is a history of this man being confused or conflated with Petrus (Westvaal) Westphal (1740-1825).
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Citation from familysearch: "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WW-MQ2W?cc=2078654&wc=M7H5-Q3F%3A358136801%2C358258601 : [REFERENCE-ERROR]), Columbia > Deeds 1808-1816 vol C-D > image 213 of 635; multiple county courthouses, New York.
In the 1800 Census for Chatham, Columbia, NY, a Peter Westfull (sp?) is enumerated as HOH in the 45-and-over age category.
Citation from familysearch: "United States Census, 1800", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-M66 : Fri Mar 08 10:16:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Peter Westfull, 1800.