Sarah Willemse (Yeats) Hoff (1660 - abt. 1730)

Born 6 Apr 1660 in Flushing, Long Island, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Dirk Hoff — married 1684 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 1730 at about age 69 in Lawrenceville, Mercer, New Jersey

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Biography

Sarah Willemse JEETS (or YEATS) (c 1660 Flushing, Long Island - Lawrenceville, Mercer Co, NJ), the dau of William and Mary YEATS.

She married Dirck or Derrick PAULUSZEN Hoff (c 1640/50 Holland - will of 19 Nov 1722, proved 22 Dec 1730 NJ) as his second wife.

She is believed to have had nine children. In 1698, he was listed in Flushing, Long IsIand, with Sara and seven ch. Sarah was listed as Sarah WILLEMSE when her first child was born, and as Sarah YEATS for her other children.

1. Willem (bp 4/20/1685 Brooklyn^[1] - will of 30 Oct 1742 Monmouth Co, NJ, proved 20 Nov 1746). William HOFF is believed to have settled in Monmouth Co, NJ. His wife was Elizabeth ???, who made her will at Middleton in Monmouth Co, NJ, 1 July 1758. Ch indicated in the two wills and estate settlements were William; Leonard; Richard; John; Catherine A.; Sarah; Hannah; Christian; and Elizabeth. Some descendants remained in Monmouth Co. Some have suggested that Leonard and Richard HOFF and possibly John HOFF went to Southwest VA about 1760. These names are found on the east side of the Blue Ridge in or near present Franklin Co, VA.
2. Dirck (or Richard)(bp 8/29/1686 Brooklyn, sponsor Geertje POULUS, - ). There was a Derrick HAFF or HOFF in Kingston twp, New Brunswick, Middlesex Co, NJ, who made his will 22 Oct 1747, possibly proved 1755, who named his wife Ann and listed two unnamed daus.
3. Sara (or Jannetje) (bp 5/27/1688, sponsor Geertje POULUS - ) md Jeremiah ANDERSON.
4. Thomas (bp 4/6/1690, sponsor Lucas and Marie COVERS - ) settled in Hunterdon Co, NJ, and left descendants. There was a Thomas HUFF there in Maidenhead on a 1712 tax assessment. A Thomas HUFF was there in 1722, then again in Hopewell twp as a Freeholder in 1741. Possibly in the next generation, there was a Thomas HOFF will of 8/13/1770 in Hunterdon Co which mentioned wife Winifreth (?JOHNSON), daus Rachel and Christian, and sons Thomas Cornelius, Jacob, and Andrew. Cornelius HUFF in turn had a 1816 inventory in Hunterdon Co.
5. Jan (bp 13 Mar 1692 - ) may be John HOFF of Hunterdon Co, NJ, in 1741. He and Powell were executors of his father's will. His family has not been firmly defined.
6. Charles (c 1697 NY - ) is said to be the person who founded Pittstown, NJ, as HOFF. This may be Charles HOFF of Hunterdon Co, NJ, in 1722 and 1741. One Charles HOFF md Angelica JOHNSON and ch incl Charles, Jr; Cornelius; Peter; James; Gabriel; Patience; and Johanna.
7. Joseph (c 1700 NY - ) at first lived in Maidenhead with his parents. He may be the Joseph Huff there in 1722. He is believed to have later settled in Somerset Co, NJ. Either he or his son Joseph md Catherine CRAIG and had son Moses, who moved first to Loudoun Co, VA, then to KY. Moses adopted HOUGH as his surname.
8. Benjamin (c 1702 Lawrenceville, Mercer Co, NJ - ) is only known from the will of his father. Birth date was most likely before 1710. Sarah's first known child was born by 1685. It would seem biologically possible for her to have born children until about 1710/15. It has been suggested that the son Benjamin was possibly the person who went to Sussex Co, NJ, as Benjamin HOFF. (It has also been suggested that Benjamin HUFF/HOFF of Loudoun Co, VA, and Southwest VA was this son. As Benjamin HUFF's birth date was recorded by a descendant as 28 Dec 1718, this suggestion seems biologically impossible. More likely, this Benjamin HUFF was of another lineage; though he could have been a grandson.)
9. Mary (c1704 Lawrenceville, Mercer Co, NJ - ) md ??? GARY.

In his will of 19 Nov 1722, proved 12/22/1730 at Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey[1], Dirck listed heirs as: William; Richard; Thomas; Powell; John; Charles; Joseph; Benjamin; Sarah ANDERSON; Mary GARY, and Sarah (prob. the wife). Pieter was mentioned in the will, but only as a minor debtor to the estate. A John HUFF, Jr, was also a debtor to the estate. An early researcher noted that all the ch seemed to be of age in 1722, as no guardianship records were found. In 1741, Charles, Thomas, Powell, and John HOFF were freeholders available for jury duty in Trenton twp. Powell and Thomas HOFF were in Maidenhead area, and this Powell and Thomas are believed to be the sons. Sons Powell and John were executors. Witnesses were Rut JOHNSON, John ALBADE, and Hannah JOHNSON. (Liber 3:108). Inventory of the estate was not taken until 7 Apr 1743, and this was probably when Sarah died.

Sources

1. ↑ Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

• Max Huff. Dirk Pauluszen (HOFF) and 2 wives of NY and NJ

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 November 2019, 01:40), entry for Sarah Wilemse Yeats (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LTSB-ZWX); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.