TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVER .................................................2SIJMON'S AMSTERDAM ......................................4DELTA PROJECT - THIRD GENERATION ---- CHRISTOFFEL JANSZ ....................................7 ---- CORNELIUS JANSZ .....................................10 ---- IDA JANSE ...................................................11 ---- PETERNELLA JANSE ....................................11 ---- JAN JANSZ ..................................................131820 FEDERAL CENSUS ...................................15BAD BLOOD AT THE ELECTION BOOTH ........18GARRET VANOSDALN'S PENSION APPL. ........19ADDITIONS & CORRECTIONS .........................23JAN SIMONSZ DESCENDANTS CHART ............24SIX-MILE RUN CHURCH BAPTISMS .................25

QUERIES ...........................................................26NEWS ................................................................27

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VanguardThe Newsletter of the van Aersdalen Family Association

Volume III, No. 2 December 2000

Possible location of the final resting place of Sijmon's first wife and children near the Amstelhof, Amsterdam.

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(Ladies, L-R: Jessica Marie Swinney, Victoria Anne Swinney, & their grandmother Lucy Lamar Swinney.Men: Unidentified members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp #663.)

On Sunday, May 07, 2000, a memorial marker dedication was held in honor of 1st Lieut. Robert

Cornelius VanArsdale, C.S.A. As his body was never recovered, the Dept. of Veterans Affairs provided a monument in his memory. A 300 pound white marble monument was erected by Mr. James D. Swinney at the Yockanookany Baptist Church Cemetery (about 8 miles from Kosciusko along Highway 43) in Attala County, Mississippi and placed by the tiny monument of Lieut. VanArsdale's only child. This service was sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and assisted by the Attala Yellow Jackets, Camp # 663, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Lucy Lamar Blailock Swinney, great-niece of Lieut. VanArsdale, was in charge of the program and the introduction of the dignitaries present. A musical prelude of Southern songs was provided, followed by a welcome from the UDC president. Presentation of Colors consisted of 4 SCV members clad in Civil War uniforms bearing 4 flags which were mounted into the ground at the monument site. The 4 flags were the United States Flag, the Mississippi Flag, the Confederate Flag, and a fourth flag known as the Mississippi State Magnolia flag which was authentic and flew over Mississippi in 1860. The pledge of allegiance and salutes to the flags were recited by the large gathering of people; a prayer offered by the UDC chaplain; and a brief history of the Battle of Shiloh and of Lieut. VanArsdale's life presented by Lucy Swinney. The monument, covered with a plain white casing and held on by a large white satin bow and ribbon tied around it, was then unveiled by little Misses Jessica Marie Swinney and Victoria Anne Swinney, gr-gr-gr-nieces of Lieut. VanArsdale and grand-daughters of Lucy Swinney. After the unveiling, the Mississippi Division UDC President presented the ritual and declared the monument dedicated. A soloist sang “Amazing Grace” a cappella and this song was followed by the firing of muskets nine times by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Then from a distance came the mournful sound of "Taps" played on the bugle. The SCV Color Guard then proceeded with the removal of colors (flags). I hope that my gr-uncle was watching over this and that he appreciated our efforts at remembering the ultimate sacrifice, his life for his beliefs and his country, the Confederate States of America. Submitted by Lucy Lamar Blailock Swinney, 120

Boswell Street, Kosciusko, MS 39090-3340, tiger@kopower.com. Let me take you back to another time and another place, April 6th and 7th, 1862.....approximately 138 years ago.... to a once peaceful meadow with a tiny church in it named Shiloh. A Union Col., Wilms De Hass, wrote in his journal about the beginning and the ending of that horrible day in history: "The weather being bright, warm, and genial and everything had a lush greenness to it only having been heard of in the Southern climes. There were beautiful flowers blooming with their scents wafting through the air". It was springtime in the South. Unfortunately this wonderful feeling would be short lived. The Union commanders knew that a destructive blow had be made in the Southwest or the Union would suffer greatly. They chose Corinth, Mississippi which was a major point to the Confederate States.

At dawn on April 6, the Union troops were having a leisurely breakfast when a bullet pierced the cup of an officer. The battle was on. The Confederate troops attacked with full fury and the Union troops were taken by surprise. Both sides fought from dawn to dusk with the South clearly winning the first day. At that first day's end of fighting, Union Col. DeHass entered into his journal: "The Sabbath ended, the sun went down in a red halo as if the very heavens blushed and had prepared to weep at the enormity of man's violence. Night fell, the guns stopped and soon after, the rain descended in torrents over the groans of the dying".

During that night and the next morning, an influx of fresh Union troops rode in by the thousands to join the fighting led by Major General Ulysses S. Grant whose troops numbered about 65,000 before the battle began. By noon, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard who was leading 45,000 troops the first day, realized that his men would only be slaughtered, and called a retreat in order to save his remaining troops.

After only one and one half days of battle, the loss of lives was 25,000 plus. The Union loss was estimated at 14,000 and the Confederate loss at 11,000. Among the unburied dead left behind at Shiloh was my Great-Uncle, 1st Lieut. Robert Cornelius VanArsdale, 24 years of age with a military service of only eight months.

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When news of this battle was dispatched to the U. S. Congress, they declared the Battle of Shiloh to have been "the hardest fought battle on this continent".

Four years later, a writer was visiting the sight of the battle and gave a hideous picture of the state of what he saw: "11,000 Confederate soldiers lay unburied and now the remains of their bleaching bones lay exposed to the elements. This fact is disgraceful to the Government and the people and should be remedied with the least possible delay. It should be our duty and pleasure to give the bleaching bones of our gallant dead the rites of a decent burial. It is respectively and earnestly requested that Congress adopt some measure for the preservation of the remains at Shiloh and that a cemetery be established and graves properly marked and that the Shiloh church be rebuilt as a national memorial". Today we know this battle ground as a 4000 acre National Military Park at Shiloh, Tennessee. Robert Cornelius VanArsdale was the fifth of twelve known children to have been born to Lucas Cornelius VanArsdale, b. 1807 Mercer County, Kentucky and wife, Catherine Jackson Currie VanArsdale. Robert was born August 21, 1837 in Madison County, Mississippi. By 1850, the family was living in Thomastown, Mississippi, Leake County. On the 1860 Mississippi Census, Robert was listed as living in the home of his father in Carthage, Mississippi, was 23 years of age and a merchant. That same year, he married Roxanna Riley, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Celetia Riley. Two published books, “The History of Leake County” and “The Kosciusko - Attala County History Book”, quote Thomas Jefferson Riley as having owned about 100 (one-hundred) slaves. My purpose in including this fact is to make it known that after the Battle of Shiloh, T. J. Riley sent many of his slaves, wagons, and overseers to Shiloh to retrieve the wounded, among whom was one of his sons, Harrison Riley. Also of interest, the Leake County history book states that Roxanna's mother, Celetia Riley, was a ninth generation descendant of Pocahontas. Robert and Roxanna married the 19th of December, 1860. Robert enlisted in the Confederate States of America Army on August 24, 1861 at Grenada, Mississippi and was placed into Company C, 6th Mississippi Regiment, Infantry. He had been married about 8 months when he enlisted and Roxanna gave birth to their

son a short time later. In all probability, Robert never had the privilege of seeing or holding his son. He left a grieving widow who had yet more tragedy to come her way when little Robert C. VanArsdale died some 15 months after his father's death.

Military records show him as being a Sergeant at Trenton, Tennessee on September 25, 1861 and 24 years old. The next record shows him as a 1st Lieutenant on January 04, 1862. The fourth surviving military record shows him as having been killed in the Battle of Shiloh on the first day of battle. The last document sent to me by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is somewhat rare amongst the records that were able to be saved during this horrible conflict between the North and the South. It was his death certificate and among other pertinent data, there was a physical description of Robert........"5 feet and 10 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, and black hair". This death certificate was signed by Captain Nathan H. Allen. I knew that "Nath" Allen's name was familiar to me because as a young child, I had often heard my grandmother speak of him. But I put Robert's military records away for 2 or 3 years during which time I was researching not only the VanArsdale name but other surname lineages. I had visited the Camden, Mississippi (Madison County) City Cemetery several times and learned that Robert's sister and my gr.-grandmother, Katie VanArsdale Adams, was buried there; then later discovered another one of Robert's sisters, Dollie Amanda Allen, wife of Captain Nathan H. Allen who is also buried there along with several of their children who did not live to adulthood. In essence, what I later realized, was that Robert C. VanArsdale served under his brother-in-law, Captain Allen, at Shiloh and Captain Allen had signed the death certificate.

The lineage of Robert Cornelius Van Arsdale8

(1837-1862): Lucas Van Arsdale7 (1807-1871); Cornelius Van Arsdale6 (1783-1842); Lucas Van Arsdale5 (1750-1825); Cornelis Van Arsdalen4

(1723-1787); Simon Cornelisz van Aersdalen3

(c1697-1788); Cornelis Simonsz van Aersdalen2

(1665-1745); Sijmon Jansz van Aersdalen1

(c1628-c1710).

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In the last issue of The Vanguard, CRV briefly discussed his trip to Holland and tracking down

Sijmon Jansz van Aersdalen’s neighborhood. We will now look at this “homecoming” in more detail not only to entice the readership to go on a pilgrimage but also to preserve the location of Sijmon’s neighborhood for posterity.

First, it has only been within the last ten years that we knew for certain that Sijmon even lived in Amsterdam. The Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie released a report in May, 1993 in which they transcribed and translated a marriage bann dated March 26, 1650 for Sijmon and bride-to-be Marritje Baltus. The bann read, “Appeared as before Simon Janss. from Niekerck (van Niekerck), a potter, aged 22 years, producing a letter of consent from his father, living in potter’s path (Pottebackerspadt) and Marritie Baltus, aged 20 years, living in Leliestreet, having no parents” (items in parentheses from Dutch version). In the same report, we find that poor Marritje died only five years later, her burial noted in the St. Anthony’s churchyard records as “Maria Baltus, wife of Syme Jans van Asdal in Bleeckvelt”.

Here we have two points of reference - Pottebackerspadt and Bleeckvelt. In the course of conducting some research for CRV, Dutch gene-alogist Dr. Peter Nouwt located Pottenbakkerssteeg or Potter’s Lane near which were located two “potter’s paths”. However, there was found nothing to do with “Bleeckvelt”. Further communication with Cor (Cornelius) Snabel, a resident of Amstelveen, Holland, on the Dutch-Colonies email list revealed a relationship between Bleeckvelt, Pottebackerspadt, and St. Anthony’s Churchyard. Mr. Snabel graciously sent CRV a copy of a street map of Amsterdam drawn in about 1625. CRV has determined that this map was an engraving prepared by Balthasar van Berckenrode, and is now in the possession of the British Museum in London. A copy of the pertinent section is shown above.

Mr. Snabel also forwarded a translated copy of some material dealing with the pottery business in Amsterdam in the 1600s which mentioned that, due to fire hazards, many potteries were moved outside the city walls. In particular, a number of them were set up near the city gate known as St. Anthoniespoort (St. Anthony’s port). Also near this port was the linen bleaching fields, where

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linen was laid out in the sun to brighten. In Dutch, the bleaching field was “t’Bleeckvelt”. Voila!Further, Dr. Nouwt’s research pinpointed the location of the St. Anthony’s churchyard; again, due to the rapid population growth of Amsterdam and the recurring waves of plagues, the old city graveyards were filling up by the early 1600s and provision had to be made for new graveyards. So, in 1640, St. Anthony’s churchyard was established near St. Anthoniespoort.

Armed with Dr. Nouwt’s maps from the 1640s (which he superimposed on a modern-day Amsterdam map) and the van Berckenrode map, CRV embarked on locating Sijmon’s surroundings in present Amsterdam. With some tenacity, the general area was identified.

The bleaching fields, which appear as the roughly triangular shape in the upper left hand side of the map (containing five plots of land), were located along the Amstel River and the Heeren Gracht

View of the River Amstel from the Blauw Brug, June 2000.

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(Gentlemen’s Canal), running approximately east-west and north-south, respectively, in the map. (In reality, the directions are reversed, as the map is oriented with 'north' on the right hand side.) Today, the Amstelhof, which was erected in 1681 as housing for the elderly poor women of the city, occupies this space. The “potter’s path”, however, has not been identified on the 1625 map, but must be very close by. St. Anthony’s port is just below the middle of this map section, and connects with Breestraat. “Bree Straat” can be seen at the extreme lower right corner of this map section. Rembrandt van Rijn bought a house on this street (just off the lower right hand corner) in 1639. Near the St. Anthoniespoort but across the canal was the St. Anthony’s churchyard. On the map section shown, the graveyard would later be located in the lower left hand side just below the Bleeckvelt. Today, this is approximately where the Hortus Botanicus garden park is located. According to Mr. Snabel, the gardens were built near the graveyard in 1682 and in 1878 they annexed the cemetery land. The graveyard had closed to further burials on January 1, 1866. Sadly, it does not appear that the dead were relocated, as Mr. Snabel notes that in 1962, while preparing the land for building, dozens of bodies were uncov-ered. The remains of Sijmon’s first wife and two children are likely beneath the botanical gardens or the park adjacent to it.

CRV became aware of Rembrandt’s resi-dence in this area while perusing “Rembrandt” by Christopher White (Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London, 1984; re-printed New York, 1992). A section of van Berckenrode’s map appears in this

book on p. 86. In the map, a bridge appears across the Amstel and is marked “Blauwe Brugh”. White, a scholar of the Dutch master, states that Rembrandt frequently walked from his Breestraat home and strolled along the Amstel for inspira-tion. In White’s book on p. 107 can be found plate 86, which he lists as “View of the River Amstel from the Blauwbrug, Amsterdam, c. 1650”. It became apparent to CRV that Sijmon’s neighbor-hood could be found in this etching on the far left. CRV made a point of photographing the Amstel from the “new” Blauw Brug for comparison to Rembrandt’s view. The comparison is seen on the previous page.

Due to nightmarish flight delays, my wife and I missed almost a full day of our Amsterdam itinerary. It was not until the night before our departure for the States that Fate put us within walking distance of Sijmon’s neighborhood. The time I was able to spend near the Amstelhof and Hortus Botanicus was all too brief, but I solemnly paid my respect to Sijmon and the family he lost and pledged that I would return. Tot ziens, Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM (cont.)

The Amstelhof at the corner of the Nieuw Heerengracht and the Amstel River.

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Christoffel "Stoffel" van Aersdalen, son of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen and Lammetje

Probasco, was born about 1696, probably in Gravesend, Kings County, Long Island.

About 1717, Stoffel married Magdalena Reyniersen Van Hengelen, daughter of Aucke "Okie" Reyniersen (Van Hengelen) of Flatbush and Bushwick and Eytie "Ida" Vonk, who was baptized October 23, 1698 (“Notes on the Rynearson (Van Hengel) Family”, Edward Kinsey Voorhees, SCHQ, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 55; also “Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, NY, vol. 1, 1677-1720”, David W. Voorhees, Holland Society of New York, 1998, p. 454). Soon after their

marriage they were reported to have removed to "the vicinity of the Raritans in 1717..." ("Dutch Settlers in New Jersey," by Tunis G. Bergen, The New Jersey Genesis, Vol. 14, No. 1, October 1966, p. 561). According to James P. Snell's "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey" (Everts & Peck, Philadelphia, 1881; p. 820), the name "Christofel Van Arsdalen" was included on a list of heads of families in Six-Mile Run during the time of T. J. Frelinghuysen. The Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen began his ministry in the province of East Jersey in 1720, and continued there until his death in 1748. He ministered in most of the Reformed Dutch Churches along the Raritan river valley, and was responsible for most of the growth and develop-ment of the ministries in this region. John, Cornelius, and Jesse [Jurrie] Van Arsdalen, apparently Stoffel’s brothers, were also listed at the same time as heads of families in Six-Mile Run from 1720-1748. Other church records show that Stoffel also attended the First Reformed [Dutch] Church of New Brunswick, and later returned home to Jamaica for the baptism of at least one child. In addition, "Stoffel Van Arsdalen," and "Maghdalena Van Hengelen, wife of Stoffel Van Arsdalen" were listed as early members on an undated record of the congregation of New Millstone DRC, later named Hillsborough DRC.

According to the book, "Annals of Newtown, in

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In this issue of The Vanguard, we conclude our biographies of the children of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalenand his wife, Lammetje Probasco. This has been the most difficult group of individuals to develop biographies for, with the exception of Christoffel van Aersdalen. In fact, our biography of Jan (which follows) is partially conjecture, based upon "the preponderance of evidence", as they say in the legal profession. Research continues on these individuals. It is safe to say that some of the material uncovered during this research effort has never been published before, and certain family connections are being discovered which are sure to shake a few limbs on some family trees. Much of this research has been conducted by CRV, Barbara Barth (172 Canaan Valley Cross Road, Southfield, MA 01259), and Judy Cassidy (117 Evergreen Court, Blue Bell, PA 19422) with the biographical foundation prepared by Mark Alan Thomas (3618 Vinton Ave., #2, Los Angeles, CA 90034) and Judy Downey (1815 46th St., Des Moines, IA 50310).

Christoffel van Aersdalenof

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Queens County, New York" (James Riker, Jr., New York, 1852, p. 307), "John Van Arsdale, the son of Symon Jansen, was a leading member of the Dutch church, and d. in the town of Jamaica, leaving also six sons, one of whom, Christopher, removed with several of his brothers to New Jersey, and had three sons, John, Okie, and Cornelius. Of these the first was b. on Long Island, and d. at Murderer's [Murdener's] Creek, Orange co., N. Y. in 1798, a. 76." If this account is correct, which it most certainly is in the beginning, then it would appear that Stoffel and his family returned home to Gravesend in 1722 for the birth of his second son John. This seems likely, since John was named in honor of his paternal grandfather who resided on Long Island at this time. Since the Jamaica DRC records begin in the year 1702, and the first record listing the names Jan and Lammetie Van Aersdalen were in 1731, and there is no extant baptismal record for this son John, it seems reasonable to assume that Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen and family were living in Gravesend at this time. Records of the Gravesend DRC are extant for 1714-1720 and 1745-1805, and no van Aersdalen baptisms were recorded at this church, a church in which Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen was known to have been very active. These facts seem to indicate that Jan and family were still residing at Gravesend as late as 1722, when this son of Stoffel named John was probably baptized there.

Additional insight into Stoffel comes from the book “Evacuation Day 1783, Its Many Stirring Events: with Recollections Of Capt. John Van Arsdale” by James Riker (privately published, NY, 1883, p 24):

"SIMON JANSEN VAN ARSDALEN, the grand-father of Stoffel, (in English, Christopher,) was the common ancestor of all in this county bearing the name Van Arsdale, or its modification, VanOsdoll, which latter preserves the Dutch pronun-ciation. He was born in Holland in 1629[INCORRECT], of an ancient Helvetian family[UNPROVEN], emigrated to this county in 1653, and settled in Flatlands, L. I., where he married Peternelle, daughter of Claes (or Nicholas) Wyckoff [ERROR]. He acquired

property, was a magistrate and repeatedly chosen an elder of the church, and lived to be over four score years of age. He had, besides daughters, two sons, Cornelius and John, both of whom inherited their father's virtues and were prominent in civil and church affairs. Each of these had six sons (Cornelius had Derick, John, Simon, Philip, Abraham, and Jacobus or James; and John had Simon, Stoffel, Nicholas, Jurian, or Uriah, Johnand Cornelius), most of whom (except Nicholas who lived in Jamaica, L. I.,) settled about the Raritan in New Jersey, whence some removed into Pennsylvania; they were as a family, remarkably attached to the church and to the elder Frelinghuysens. John, first named, married, 1695, Lammetie, daughter of Stoffel Probasko, lived for some years in Gravesend, but died in the town of Jamaica, about 1756, and as will be seen was the father of Stoffel, named in the text. The family has been very prolific, and has furnished to society many capable business men, besides physicians, clergymen, bankers, etc. Of these was the late Dr. Peter Van Arsdale, of this city."

One significant detail in this text is the family’s attachment to “the elder Frelinghuysens”. This may offer an important insight into our family’s apparent movements in New Jersey. Did our family simply move frequently, or did they follow the Frelinghuysens to help organize New Jersey churches? This would also indicate that the family as a whole was dedicated to the Conferentie party. It suggests we need to dig deeper to establish residences for our ancestors than may seem apparent from church records.

No will or administration of estate for Stoffel has been found. However, these documents could have easily burned up in the fire of the original courthouse in Somerset County, New Jersey which was at Hillsborough Township, before it was relocated to Somerville. What appears to have been the last church records of Stoffel occur at the New Millstone DRC, later named Hillsborough DRC. This church was not organized until 1766 (SCHQ, vol. 7, no. 3, p. 199), and both Stoffel and his wife were listed among its first members.

The children of Christoffel "Stoffel" van Aersdalen and Magdalena Reyniersen Van Hengelen included:

(sup.) Ida, born about 1718, probably along the Raritan in New Jersey. She was named after her

Christoffel (from p. 7)

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maternal grandmother Eytie "Ida" Vonk. An “Ida Van Arsdale” witnessed the baptism of Ida, daughter of Christoffel and Neeltie Van Arsdale at the New Brunswick DRC on May 26, 1754 (PNJHS, vol 11, p 553). Ida and Christoffel were probably brother and sister.

Christoffel, baptized on 17 April 1720 at the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, witnessed by Jan and Lammetje Van Aersdaelen (PNJHS, vol. 11, p. 207). Christoffel was probably named after his paternal-maternal great-grandfather Christoffel Probasco, who may have died prior to his birth.

John, born in 1722 according to Riker’s “Evacuation Day”, probably at Gravesend, Kings County, Long Island. He was named after his paternal grandfather Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen, and in all likelihood was baptized at Gravesend DRC.

Ouke, born about 1725 in Somerset County, in the province of East Jersey. He was named after his maternal grandfather Aucke Reyniersen, aka: Okie Van Hengelen.

Cornelius, baptized on 30 March 1729 at the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, no wit-nesses (PNJHS, vol. 11, p. 212). He was probably named after his paternal uncle Cornelius van Aersdalen.

Hendrick, born on 25 July 1731 in Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, in the province of East Jersey, and died 24 March 1820. He was probably named after his maternal uncle Hendrick Reyniersen Van Hengelen ("Vanosdol Family Outline of Ripley County, Indiana”, by Bryce H. Stevens, privately published, 1997, p. 37). (sup.) Garret, born about 1733. A Gerrit Van Arsdalen and wife Ariantje baptized children Lena and Stoffel at Six Mile Run in 1757 and 1761.

Lammetie, baptized on 15 December 1734 at Jamaica DRC, witnessed by Jan and Lammetie Van Arsdalen (NYGBR, vol. 107, no. 2, p. 109). She was named after her paternal grandmother Lammetje Probasco.

Simon, baptized on 03 October 1742 at the First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, witnessed by Simon Van Arsdalen and wife Jannetje

(PNJHS, vol. 11, p. 409). He was named after his paternal uncle Simon Van Artsdalen.

Stoffel’s date of death is unknown; however, his land was offered for sale in 1772. This appears to agree with Riker’s assertion in “Evacuation Day” (p. 24) that Stoffel died near the beginning of the American Revolution. In “Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey”, vol. 28, ed. By William Nelson, The Call Printing & Publishing Co., Paterson, NJ, p. 318, is the following entry from The New York Gazette, or The Weekly Post-Boy, number 1542, of November 2, 1772:

“TO BE SOLD at private sale: The noted farm of Christopher Van Osdall, at Millstone River, in New Jersey, near Peter Schenck’s two miles from Somerset Court House, and eight Miles from New Brunswick. The Farm contains one Hundred Acres of fine Land, consisting of low Land, Meadows, and Wood Land sufficient for the Farm. There is on it a very good Dwelling House 50 Feet in Front, 5 Rooms on a Floor, 3 Fire Places, and a good Cellar under the Whole, with a good Well of Water, a large Dutch Barn, Out-Houses and a very good bearing Orchard of upwards of 300 Apple Trees, 150 of which are grafted of the best Fruit. Also all Sorts of Farmers Utensils, Horses and Cattle, if wanted. --- For Particulars inquire of John Van Osdall, in New-York, near the North River Ferry, or Christopher Van Osdall, near the Premises, who will give an indisputable Title for the same.”

It can be assumed that Christopher and John are the eldest sons of Stoffel.

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Cornelius van Aersdalen was born around 1698, probably in Gravesend, Kings County, Long

Island, a son of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen (of Gravesend and Jamaica) and Lammetje Probasco. It has been reported that he was residing on the Raritans in 1717 ("Dutch Settlers in New Jersey" by Tunis G. Bergen, The New Jersey Genesis, Vol. 14, No. 1, October 1966, p. 581). If this account is accurate, then Cornelius would have been about 19 years old at the time, and likely in the company of his father Jan. Jan and his older sons may have been in this area to purchase lands where his children would later settle. Perhaps Cornelius and brother Christoffel were on this property in 1717, clearing the lands, building homes, and planting crops. In the next few years, brothers Simon, Christoffel, and Cornelius were all baptizing their children at the First Reformed (Dutch) Church of New Brunswick on the western edge of present Middlesex County, New Jersey. This church was located east of, and adjacent to, the Dutch settlements in the vicinity of Six-Mile Run in Somerset County, where many of the sons of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen were residing, according to numerous other records.

During the ministry of the Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, and probably between 1720 to 1748, a long list of the heads of families at Six-Mile Run included the names Cornelis Van Arsdalen, Jesse [Jurrie]Van Arsdalen, Christoffel Van Arsdalen, and John Van Arsdalen (Snell's 1881 book, "Histories of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey," p. 820). These four men were likely brothers.

Cornelius married "Tryntje" (surname unknown) about 1722. It has been speculated that she was Catryntje Bergen, the daughter of Joris "George" Hans Bergen and Sarah Stryker, but Tunis Bergen claims (“The Bergen Family: or the Descendants of Hans Hansen Bergen”, Joel Munsell (publ.), Albany, NY, 1876; pp. 402-404) that she married Peter Ewitse/Ewouts at Flatbush on September 21,

1726. This is further borne out by the baptisms of their children in the Reformed Dutch Church of New York (and corroborated by I. H. Peck in “The Rev. Johannes Theodorus Polhemius & Some of His Descendants”, NYGBR, vol. 90, no. 3; p. 226), particularly the baptism of “Joris Hanssen” to “Petrus Ewouts” and “Catharÿntje Bergen” on 7/18/1739 (NYGBR, vol. 23, no. 4; p. 193). The last reported baptism for this couple was that of daughter Aeltje on October 14, 1743.

As for Cornelius and his wife Tryntje, only one record of a child born to this couple has been found - Jan, who was baptized on 20 October 1723 at the New Brunswick DRC (PNJHS, vol. 11, p. 209). It can be speculated that the couple also had children named Lammetje, Cornelius, Catryntje, and namesakes for Tryntje’s parents. There is on file at the New Jersey State Archives a will (New Jersey Wills File 10231L) dated June 16, 1806 made by a Cornelius “Vanars Dall” of South Amboy Township, Middlesex County in which are mentioned his own children Cornelius and Caty. These (and other) children were baptized at Six Mile Run RDC, Franklin Township, Somerset County; however, the baptis-mal order suggests that the parents of the man who made the will were Cornelius and Catrina/Catryntje van Aersdalen. Based on the baptismal data, Cornelius “Vanars Dall” was probably born around 1735 or earlier, which would be the right time frame for a child of Cornelius Jansz van Aersdalen and Tryntje.

On the 1753 Freeholders Lists of Somerset Co., N. J., we find No. 35 "Cornelous Van Arsdalen" in the Western Precinct, and No. 105 "Cornelious Vanarsdalen" in the Eastern Precinct. Either of these men could have been the Cornelius Van Arsdalen of our sketch. However, by 1753 there were a number of men by this name in this part of New Jersey.

The possibility exists, of course, that Cornelius did marry Tryntje Bergen, but he died prior to 1726, when Tryntje married Peter Ewouts. If this is the case, Cornelius’ children would then be in the Ewouts household in New York City.

No will has been found for this man, and records pertaining to any particular “Cornelius Van Arsdale” in the mid 1700s are hard to differentiate.

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Ida van Aersdalen was likely the eldest daugh-ter of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen and

Lammetje Probasco, and was probably born around 1700 at Gravesend, Kings County, Long Island. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Eytie "Ida" Stryker.

Ida was listed first among the daughters in her father's will of 1736. No hint of her marital status or place of residence is provided therein. This is, unfortunately, all we can say about her at present. No spouse has been identified and a reasonable review of published baptismal re-cords of churches known to have been attended by the van Aersdalens has turned up no likely candidates for Ida and her husband.

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Peternella van Arsdalen, daughter of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen and Lammetje

Probasco, was living at the time her father wrote his will in 1736. Her date of birth has not been determined. However, Peternella and her sister Ida were the first listed in the will among five daughters. Since their parents were married about 1695, and the three youngest daughters (Maria, Heletie, and Sarah) were probably born after 1710, it seems certain that both Ida and Peternella were born between 1695 to 1710; and since their brothers Christoffel, Simon, and Cornelius were born between 1696 and 1700, it is most probable that Ida and Peternella were born between 1700 to 1710. In fact, Sijmon Jansz van Aersdalen - in a letter to his brother dated September 9, 1698 - states that his “son Jan, 22 years of age, has got two sons”; there is no mention of daughters. This is the most that can be said about the births of Ida and Peternella, except that they were probably born in Gravesend, Long Island, where the family appears to have been living during these times. A reasonable birth timetable coupled with the order of the daughters in their father's will suggest Peternella was born about 1708.

Peternella is said to have married Volkert Sebring (“The Sebring Family” by Rev. Minor Swick, SCHQ, vol. 3, no. 2, p. 121), the son of Roelof Jansz Sebring and Christyntje Volkerts. Christyntje was the daughter of Volkert Dircks (of the Volckertszen family) and Annatje Phillips, born about 1678 in Bushwick, Kings County, New York, and married Roelof Jansz Sebring in 1700 (ibid., p. 120). Roelof Jansz Sebring was the son of Jan Roeloffsen Sebring and Adrianna Johannes Polhemius, born about 1675 in Midwout (Flatbush), on Long Island ("Genealogies of Long Island Families From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," Vol. I, by Henry Hoff, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987, p. 624, from an article originally published in the Record titled, "The Rev. Johannes Theodorus Polhemius and Some of His Descendants," by I. Heyward Peck of Great Neck,

Ida van Aersdalenof

Kings County, NY (?)

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Somerset County, NJ (?)

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N. Y.; and "Rate Lists of Long Island 1675, 1676 & 1683," by Carol M. Meyers, 1967, p. 15). "Jan Roelofszen Seubering and his wife" left Long Island and resettled in Bergen in the province of East Jersey, where they were listed as members of the Bergen DRC on October 2, 1682 ("BERGEN RECORDS Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in New Jersey 1666 to 1768," by Dingman Versteeg and Thomas E. Vermilye, Jr., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1976, p. 64).

"Roelif Sebring", Volkert’s father, was listed as an early resident of the vicinity of New Brunswick, in Somerset County, in the province of East Jersey, prior to 1699 ("Centennial History of Somerset County," by Abraham Messler, D. D., Somerville, C. M. Jameson, Publishers, 1878, pp. 34-35). In the old book of records of the New Brunswick church, "Roelef Seebring" was chosen as the first Elder. In 1735, the First Reformed Dutch Church of New Brunswick was enlarged to meet the demand of new settlers then in attendance, living on both sides of the Raritan. The amount spent for reseating the church was 200 pounds, and the pews were sold to members, to which the names of the heads of families were affixed; this long list of names included "Roelef Seebring." Other members of this family on the list included: Johannes Seebring, Folkert Folkers, Johannes Folkers, and probably others (W. Woodford Clayton, "History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey," Everts & Peck, Philadelphia, 1882: pp. 691-695). Further, “Roeloff Sebrunt” appears on the tax rolls of Franklin Township, Somerset County, for 1735 (Snell's 1881, "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey," p. 815).

Roelof’s will was written July 24, 1752, proved March 26, 1756, and recorded in Liber F, p. 337. His son Folkert was one of the executors and also assisted in taking his father’s inventory on January 20, 1756.

The baptismal record for Folkert’s children is as follows:

Roelof, born January 9, 1729 according to the Bible record of Jan Van Voorhees (“Sebring Collections” by Walter W. Sebring and John C. Sebring, Yearbook House, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1975; p. 428).

Jan, baptized November 20, 1731 at Raritans (Somerville) DRC (SCHQ, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 215).

Folkert, baptized March 30, 1734 at Raritans (ibid., p. 217).

Elisabet, baptized February 16, 1736 at Raritans (SCHQ, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 298).

The previous three baptismal records list the children’s mother as “Nelli”. The remaining baptisms are for Folkert and wife Marytie (Auten) and are all at the Raritans:

Cornelius, baptized August 20, 1738 (ibid., p. 300).

Mareytie, baptized December 7, 1740 (ibid., p. 302).

Cristina, baptized July 3, 1743 (ibid., p. 304).

Tomes, baptized January 12, 1746 (SCHQ, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 56).

From this, it would appear that his first wife “Nelli” died about 1736 or 1737. Peternella van Arsdalen’s father wrote his will in 1736 (exact date unknown), so this could be her. However, Folkert and Nelli’s first baptized daughter was named Elizabeth, not Lammetje or Christina. Folkert’s will (Liber 35, p. 393; written September 2, 1792, proved August 5, 1796) substantiates this listing of children, and no daughter Lammetje is in that list. Given the inflexibility of the Dutch naming system, this raises considerable doubt as to whether Folkert’s first wife was Peternella Janse van Aersdalen. In fact, there is a group of Van Dyke researchers who claim that Peternella married Tjerck Thomasz van Dyke instead. However, Tjerck’s will (NY Wills, Liber 17, p. 312, written May 1, 1743, proved February 6, 1750) fails to include any “Jan” or “Lammetje” among the list of children.

In conclusion, we need further evidence of Peternella’s marriage beyond Rev. Swick’s article.

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Jan "John" van Aersdalen was probably born about 1705 in Gravesend, Kings County, Long

Island, a son of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen of Gravesend and Jamaica and Lammetje Probasco. He was probably named after his father.

About 1730, Jan married "Leena", said to be Magdalena Dorland, daughter of Gerrit Lambertsz Dorland and Marytie (?). This Magdalena was baptized at the Jamaica Dutch Reformed Church on December 11, 1714 (NYGBR, vol. 105, no. 4; p. 204). However, no evidence has been found to support Jan marrying this individual, even among Dorland researchers.

It would appear that this couple lived at Jamaica in the early years of their marriage. The children of Jan and Leena who were baptized at Jamaica included:

Jan, baptized on 26 December 1731, the son of “Jan van Aersdalen and Leena van Aersdaalen”, witnessed by “Jan van Aersdaalen and Laemmetie van Aersdaelen” (NYGBR, vol. 107, #1, p. 39). He was named after his father and paternal grandfather, who witnessed the baptism. (It is possible that this child died young. This will be discussed when we review the fourth generation.)

Lammetie, baptized on 13 May 1733 at Jamaica DRC, the daughter of “Jan and Leena van Arsdale”, witnessed by “Jan and Lammetie van Aersdale” (NYGBR, vol. 107, #2, p. 105). This child was named after her paternal grandmother, who witnessed the baptism. (It is possible that this child died young also, as explained later.)

After this date, we have no conclusive evidence as to the whereabouts of Jan and Leena. It can be surmised that the family removed to East Jersey, as had most of Jan’s siblings by the 1740s. [Specifically, brothers Stoffel, Simon, and Cornelius appear to have been in the New Brunswick area as early as 1717; sister Peternella was probably in the Raritan area around 1730;

sister Heletje was near the Millstone/Harlingen congregation by 1740; and brother Jurrian moved to the Six Mile Run area by 1743. Siblings Nicholas, Maria, and Sarah stayed on Long Island; the fate of sister Ida is unknown.] In fact, the baptisms at Jamaica may have been for the convenience of Jan’s parents, and he and Leena may not have actually resided on Long Island at that time. Jan’s sister, Maria, baptized children Jan and Lammetje at Jamaica for the benefit of her parents, as at least two other of her children were baptized at New Utrecht. Baptismal records provide circumstantial evidence that Jan and Leena did, indeed, move to East Jersey. On December 16, 1746, a son Cornelius was baptized at the Harlingen RDC to parents “Ian Sÿmmesen and Lena” (GMNJ, vol. 17, #4, p. 85). That same day saw several Van Aersdalens baptizing children at the church; Jan’s cousin, Simon Cornelisz van Aersdalen and wife Antje Dorland baptized son Isaac, while Simon’s son Cornelis and wife Lammetje baptized son Simon, and Maria van Aersdalen (daughter of Simon’s brother, Jacob) and husband Joost/George Cashouw baptized daughter Aelte. These Van Aersdalens are of the Cornelis Simonsz line; did Jan use “Sÿmmesen” to differentiate his line from theirs? The presence of the name “Sÿmmesen” is important, as will be explained shortly.

Snell’s “History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey”, p. 820, lists a “John Van Arsdalen” along with Cornelis, Jessie (Jurrie), and Christoffel Van Arsdalen as among the heads of families in the Six Mile Run congregation circa 1720-1748. There is a strong possibility that this is the subject John as these men appear to be sons of Jan Simonsz van Aersdalen.

Then on March 18, 1750, son Abraham was baptized at the Six Mile Run RDC to parents “Jan and Lena Van Aersd[alen]” (SCHQ, vol. 8, #2, p. 125). Two more baptisms can be found at this church: Helena on October 21, 1753 to “Jan Aarsdalen and Helena” (ibid., p. 128) and Lammetje on November 25, 1759 to “Jan and Lenah Van Aarsdalen” (SCHQ, vol. 8, #3, p. 213). In 1759, Jan probably would have been in his mid-fifties and Lena perhaps in her mid-forties. Lammetje was likely their last child.

Their presence at Six Mile Run in this time period raises some questions about their connection to the Harlingen RDC. In 1752, the Harlingen church

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raised funds for expansion of the church by selling subscriptions for church pews. The records show (GMNJ, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 61-62) “Harrempe Nortstrant” selling one man’s pew place to “Jan Simonse” while “Harmpie Dorland” sold one woman’s place to “Jan Simonse”. Was there a Jan Simonse and Lena at Harlingen while there was a Jan Van Aersdalen and Lena at Six Mile Run? Are Harrempe/Harmtje Nortstrant/Van Nostrant and Harmpie/Harmtje Dorland the same person? Dorland researchers have not (at least until these instances) found evidence of Harmtje Dorland marrying a Van Nostrant. Harmtje Dorland, interestingly enough, was a sister of Magdalena Dorland, the purported wife of our biographical subject!

A likely explanation for Jan and Lena at both churches is the so-called “Coetus-Conferentie controversy”. Around 1740-1750, several Dutch church congregations were split because of their expectations of the men who would serve as pastors. The Conferentie group insisted on pastors who were trained and sent over from Holland, whereas the Coetus followers agreed to rely on pastors trained at New Brunswick. As mentioned in the GMNJ, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 1, a rift developed in the Harlingen congregation such that a group abandoned the existing church and built its own. This explains the Harlingen subscription list. Those who withdrew favored the Conferentie faction and apparently most of the van Aersdalens were in this group. Still others who favored the Conferentie went over to the Six Mile Run congregation. It is entirely logical for a family who supported the Conferentie to baptize a child at Harlingen in 1746, call for a separate church in 1750-1752, and in the meantime baptize their children at a Conferentie church such as Six Mile Run. Apparently, Jan and Lena were sufficiently fond of the Six Mile Run congregation to abandon Harlingen even after the new church was com-pleted.

If this biography is correct, we have covered baptisms from 1731 at Jamaica to 1759 at Six Mile Run. This timespan is not unreasonable; but is this the correct Jan and Leena combination?

Much of this hinges on the use of the name “Sÿmmesen” back in 1746 and the abbreviation of Lena for either Magdalena or Helena.

It is interesting to note that Jan and Lena Van Aersdalen appear at Six Mile Run until at least 1759. At that church in 1781 and 1792, Cornelius Symonsen and wife Maria baptized “Lana” and “John”. Also at Six Mile Run, Abraham Symonsen and wife Ida baptized “Jan” in 1788 and “Lenah” in 1801. Were Cornelius and Abraham brothers? Was Cornelius the son baptized to Ian Sÿmmesen and Lena at Harlingen in 1746? Was Abraham the one baptized to Jan and Lena Van Aersdalen at Six Mile Run in 1750? If not, it certainly is coincidental.

In conclusion, however, we cannot with 100% certainty say that the Jamaica “Jan and Leena” are the same as the Harlingen/Six Mile Run “Jan and Lena”. The proof has yet to be uncovered (Bible records, deeds, signatures), but the evidence is compelling if not circumstantial.

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The 1820 Federal Census consists of the returns for the states of Alabama (partial), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (partial), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,

Massachussetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia as well as the District of Columbia,. The territories of Arkansas, Michigan, and Missouri were only partially covered, or data was "reconstructed" from tax data. Most of the census data for New Jersey appear to have been lost. The van Aersdalens had a presence in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and it can only be speculated that we had representatives in the territorial frontiers. According to this census, there were 770 "Vans" outside New Jersey in 1820; it is not unreasonable to estimate that there were 1000 "Vans" by 1820. Population rankings are as follows: New York 191 Pennsylvania 152 Ohio 136 Kentucky 131 Virginia 76 Indiana 63 Illinois 21

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the population of the United States in 1820 was almost 9.7 million people. This is an increase of 33% over the 1810 figure.

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In assembling this data, published Federal Census Indexes were consulted. In addition to the more "obvious" spellings of the surname, all entries under "v" were checked, as well as combinations for: Aars/Aers/Airs/Ais/Ars/Arts/As/Aus/Ays-dale, Fan/Fen/Fin/Fon/Fun-"orsdall", Nas/Naurs/Nors/Nos/Noz-doll, Oars/Ors/Os/Oz-doll, and Pf- or Phan/en/in/on/un-osdoll.

It should be noted that, although the 1820 Federal Census for the territory of Arkansas is lost, it was "reconstructed" from tax data. Details such as those presented on the Census form are not available; however, due to it being a frontier, its inhabitants can be held in admiration. One "Van" is known to have been in this area around 1820, according to the reconstruction: SIMON VANORDALL was listed in the Lawrence County tax rosters. However, the census index notes that he may not have actually maintained a residence there.

(Thanks to Elizabeth Knauss of the VanArsdale email list and Mark Alan Thomas for the data on Albany & Broome Counties, NY.)

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102 49 ISAAC VANARSDALL 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 PA Cumberland Frankfort103 137 NATHAN VANOSDALL 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 PA Fayette Tyrone109 70B NICHOLAS VANASDOLLER 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 PA Philadelphia Byberry108 70 AARON VANARSDALE 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 PA Philadelphia Locust109 67B CHRISTOPHER VANERDOLLEN 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 PA Philadelphia Moreland109 200 JOHN VANARSDALE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 PA Philadelphia Ward 2114 80 WIDOW VANASDEL 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 PA York Monaghan

129 94A ISAAC VANOSDALL 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 VA Berkeley132 84A CORNELIUS VANASDOL 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 VA Greenbrier132 84A CORNELIUS VANASDOL L. Creek 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 VA Greenbrier132 84A CALEB VANOSDEL Howards Crk 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 VA Greenbrier132 84A CALEB VANOSDEL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 VA Greenbrier136233A ABRAHAM VANARSDOLL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 VA Hampshire136234A GARRET VANORSDALN 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 VA Hampshire136235A PETER VANOSDALN 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 VA Hampshire142 12 PRESTLY VINASD(OL?) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 VA Kanawha141 12A GARRETT VANNORSDOLL 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 VA Morgan141 12A ISAAC VANNORSDOLL 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 VA Morgan141 9A ABRAHAM VANNORSDOLL 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 VA Morgan

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If you’re not tired of the election process by now, you should run for office yourself. The state of

Florida has certainly reinforced the old adage about “every vote counts” (and recounts and recounts …). Imagine, however, having your right to vote revoked! This is known as disfranchise-ment, in which a legal right (typically that of voting) is deprived of an individual. This hap-pened to two of my ancestors - my great-grandfather, Isaac M. Vanorsdall and his father, William, a Methodist preacher. Isaac was briefly on the roster of soldiers who served the Virginia confederate army and was apparently supported by his father. Their Southern sympathies, however, were not popularly shared in their neck of the woods: the part of Virginia which seceded to become West Virginia.

Several years ago, CRV was fortunate enough to visit the late Fred Newbraugh, local historian of Morgan County, WV, and obtain copies of some valuable information as well as hear Fred’s verbal history of the events of those bygone days. His files, consisting of copies from the court records, showed me the following:

April 15, 1867. “The different registrars of the several Townships throughout the County having returned their Books, the Board proceeded to Examine the same and the following persons registered as voters on said Books were chal-lenged and the Clerk ordered to Summons or issue the same notifying said persons to appear before this board on the 1st Monday viz. May next 1867 to show cause why their names should not be erased from said Books.” Forty-four men are listed, including the two Vanorsdalls.

May 6, 1867. “Summons having been issued by the Clerk to the voters challenged in the preceding meeting of the Board. The following parties have been served therewith as more fully shows by the return made by Wm. Vanorsdall constable which is on file.” Forty-five men are listed. Each man

had the opportunity to plead his case but overwhelmingly their “franchise” was not “rein-stated”. (Constable William G. Vanorsdall was a son of the Rev. William and a brother of Isaac Vanorsdall. )

May 7, 1867. “Isaac M. Vanorsdall appeared and was by the Board to answer questions with William G. Vanorsdall for the State.” After hearing the defense (Isaac had four men speaking for the defense), “the Board resolved not to reinstate said Vanorsdall.” Later that day, William Sr. “was duly sworn to answer questions with the testimony of William G. Vanorsdall for the defense. After the hearing of which the board resolved not to reinstate the said Vanorsdall.”

October 6, 1868. A year and a half has passed and, finally, the tempers cool. “… Isaac Vanorsdall, …. William R. Vanorsdall, ….Wm. Vanorsdall, …Isaac M. Vanorsdall" and thirty-three others “came before the Board and took the oath of loyalty and was ordered by the Board to be registered.” The other Isaac and William R. are from a related line.

Mr. Newbraugh told me that the “oath” consisted of agreeing to register as Republicans. He also informed me that more was at risk than the right to vote. I have yet to find documentation of this (and may not be able), but Mr. Newbraugh said that Southern sympathizers paid some high prices to stay the course. He said that my great-grandfather, who had been a miller, had one or both of his mills burned to the ground by angry neighbors, amounting to financial ruin.

Don’t take your vote for granted!

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Garret “Vanosdaln” was born in Somerset County, NJ on March 19, 1757 and moved to the Berkeley County, (West) Virginia area by the time he enlisted. Berkeley County in the 1770s comprised

present-day Berkeley and Jefferson Counties and, possibly, parts of Morgan and Hampshire Counties, WV. Garret’s parents are not known with certainty, but the most likely candidates are Cornelis Jansz van Aersdalen (1721-1781) and wife Femmetje Van Nuys, who had moved to this area by 1780. Garret mentions in his declaration that he gave his discharge papers to an older brother who “went down the Ohio” but never heard from him again. This could be John, born in 1752 to Cornelis and Femmetje, who resided in Berkeley County until about 1806, when he moved to Preble County, OH. Garret’s wife (second?) appears to have been named Sarah. The Cornelius Vanosdoln, aged about 35 in 1834, who testifies on Garret’s behalf appears to be his son; according to Vicki Bidinger Horton’s “Hampshire County Death Records 1866-1922”, p. 291 (privately published, Green Spring, WV, 1993), Cornelius “Varnasdal” died on August 5th, 1876 at the age of 77 years, father Garrett, mother Sarah. Garret’s chil-dren included Cornelius (1799-1876), Garret Jr., Jeremiah (b. ca. 1801), Peter (b. ca. 1807), and Eleanor, according to a deposition uncovered by late Morgan County genealogist Katherine Hunter.

Garret’s pension application is file R10829; the “R” designation indicates that his application was rejected for failure to provide proof of services. CRV sent for a copy of this file from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in May 1993 and received six photocopied sheets; a file cover sheet, three sheets of application material, and two sheets which were copies of a letter sent from NARA to Mrs. S. F. Overstreet, dated May 1, 1935, concerning Garret’s possible birth in Frederick County, VA, son Cornelius and wife Sarah. The application material sent to CRV was incomplete. The documents pre-sented here in The Vanguard are from the original application. CRV, while doing research at the Morgan County Courthouse in October 1992, literally stumbled across a box in the attic which housed the old Revolutionary War pension applications. A copy of the original was made, a transcrip-tion of which is now preserved as follows.

Right: NARA version of pension application, p. 1.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION OFGARRET VANOSDALN

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State of VirginiaCounty of MorganOn this fifth day of April 1834, personally appeared before me John Hutchinson a justice of the peace in and for said county Garret Vanosdoln of the county of Hampshire in the state aforesaid aged about 77 years who being first duly sworn in due form of law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th

1832.That from old age, infirmity and the

consequent loss of memory cannot with prescision state the times and places where and when he served as a soldier in the war of the revolution, but he submits the annexed statement, which is true and to the best of his memory correct, alltho he thinks the statement of facts may not be placed in their proper order of time, viz.

That alltho he can not remember his times of service, he thinks he served at least three years as a private in the war of the revolution: his captains were Pickering (he thinks that was his name) Vanswearingen, Forman, and Jones. He can not now remember in which company he first entered, but thinks it was in Pickerings. He marched thru York & Lancaster to Philadelphia Pa. thru Jersey and to New York, was on Long Island at fort Washington, was in the army when the skirmish took place at fort Lee, but was some distance off - was in several places in the state of New Jersey; Trenton, Brunswick, Baskinridge and Pluckamin. He was in the army when General Green took about 700 Hessians prisoners at a place called Narrow Point; he thinks this was in the state of Jersey. He was at the taking of the Tories at cedar swamp in Jersey under Genl Morgan. He was in New York when the plague prevailed there. He was in the service when the action took place at Bunker’s Hill, but he was then some distance off. In this campaign he service at least one year. Most likely more or it is quite possible that the aforesaid services were not done in one campaign, but his decayed memory does not enable him to separate dates -

He served another campaign under Captain Swearingen (called Indian Van Swearingen) against the Indians. The time of this service was

at least 9 months, perhaps as much as 11 months. He entered at Martinsburg, Va. Morrow was Col. He marched to the big Crossings across the Allegheny Mountains. Thence to fort Pitt. There joined the brigade under General McIntosh. From thence down the river and built a fort about 19 miles below Pitt. Thence across the country towards the Muskingum & built another fort, and returned by the way of fort Pitt some time in February; the year he cannot remember, but the time he well recollects; for the snow was very deep and he had neither shoes nor stockings. He and his fellow soldiers made a kind of boots out of Bear skins with the woolly side in, which answered for shoes & stockings.

He served another campaign under Captain Forman, and thinks it was was this time he went through Virginia, he remembers being at Alexandria and Dumfries. He can not remember the length of this campaign, but thinks it was at least 6 months and it might have been 12.

He thinks he served another campaign under a Captain Jones, and thinks this service was performed in Jersey.

He submits his statement as it is. He has endeavored to be particular, but from his weak state of mind, it is very likely that there may be many errors of time and dates. As to the service under Captain Swearingen against the Indians he thinks he can not be mistaken. But as to the other services his mind is so confused that he can not in conscience be possitive; this he knows, that he does not state any thing designedly untrue, and feels well assured that he served near three years in the army alltho he cannot trace out the particulars.

He relinquishes hereby every claim what-ever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency or any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid} his Garret X Vanosdolin mark

Question 1st. Where and in what year were you born?Answer. In the State of New Jersey, on the 19th

of March 1757.Quest. 2nd. Have you any Record of your age; if so where is it?

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Answer. My age was recorded in my father’s Bible in the Low Dutch language. I still have the Bible, but the page on which my age was entered has been torn off.Ques. 3rd. How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? If a substitute, for whom?Answer. I allways rather than stand a draft, volunteered. I never was drafted. I served one campaign as a substitute for a man of the name of Cookus of Shepherdstown Va. I think this tour was six months and the shortest one I served.Qu. 4th. Where were you living when called into service, and where do you now live?Answer. When called into service I was living in Berkeley County Va. Berkeley then compre-hended in its bounds the present county of Berkeley, Jefferson and part of Morgan. In my different trips I allways marched from either Martinsburg Charles Town or Shepherdstown. I now live in Hampshire County very near the line.Question 5th. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such Continental and militia regi-ments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of such service.Answer. In addition to what I have said, I remember that in the tour against the Indians, Lyle of Berkeley County commanded a company --- when I was in Jersey I remember Captain Darke; and Washington was commander-in-Chief. I saw him many a time. I now recollect Glenn Lucas and Col. Joseph Swearingen.Quest. 6th. State the names of those persons to whom you are known in your present neighbor-hood and who can testify to your character for varacity and their belief of your services as a soldier in the war of the revolution.Answer. Mr. Hutchinson who now qualifies me knows me well, Messrs. Jno. & Jacob Huff, John Bechtol, Aaron Harlan, Israel Dawson, Jacob Zeiler, and all the neighbors know me. his Garret X Vanosdolin mark

Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of April 1834.before me John Hutchinson J.P.

We Jacob Huff and John Bechtol do hereby certify

that we are well acquainted with Garret Vanosdaln who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about 77 years of age; that he is quite infirm; and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and to have served as he states, and that we concur in that opinion.Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of April 1834 before me Jacob Huff his John X Bechtol mark

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Morgan County I John Hutchinson a justice of the peace in and for Morgan County in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of Garret Vanosdoln, in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832. I certify that he this day made oath before me to the statements to which his name is above subscribed: he is very infirm and in my opinion not able to attend court without very great inconvenience, if at all. He lives in Hampshire County, but very near the line, and there is no justice of the peace near him to where he could conveniently apply in this case. I live in Morgan, but very near the Hampshire line. I certify that Jacob Huff and John Bechtol who have signed & sworn to the above certificate are men of credibility. I am well acquainted with the applicant Garret Vanosdalan, and after investigating the matter and putting the foregoing questions I am of opinion that he was a soldier of the revolution as he states. I am a clergyman of the Baptist denomination. Given under my hand this 5th day of April 1834. John Hutchinson

P.S. Garret Vanosdoln on his oath aforesaid says further:Question. Did you ever receive a discharge? if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it?Answer. Yes. I had several, 3 or 4. I gave them to an older brother for safekeeping. He went down the Ohio many years ago - and I have never heard of him since. I cannot remember what officers

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signed these discharges.Swon to as above this 5th April 1834 John Hutchinson J.P. his Garret X Vanosdoln mark

State of Virginia SSMorgan County I Jacob Reichard clerk of the County court of Morgan, it being a court of record, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings had before John Hutchinson esquire by Garret Vanosdoln on the 5th instant in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832, and now filed in the office of the clerk of said court. I further certify that the revd John Hutchinson before whom the said Garret Vanosdoln made his declaration & was sworn to it and who qualified Jacob Huff & John Bechtol as witnesses, is and was at that time a justice of the peace & a justice of the county court of Morgan duly commissioned & qualified; and that full faith and credit are to be given to all his official acts as such as well within court as out thereof; and further certify that I believe his signatures as above made are genuine.

State of Virginia SSMorgan County On this eighth day of September 1834 personally appeared before me John Hutchinson a justice of the peace of said county Garret Vanosdaln, and being duly sworn does on his oath make the following amendments to his declaration of the fifth of April 1834 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 viz.That he cannot remember the year in which he served in Capt. Swearingen’s company, but it was that year in which Col. Morrow & Major Scott marched from Berkeley west against the Indians. Lyle’s company from Berkeley formed part of the regiment when we got to the west Genl McIntosh was the general. The two forts he helped tobuild

as stated in the former declaration were called forts McIntosh & Lawrence. He is still very confident he served at least 9 months this campaign, For he went out early in the spring and did not leave fort Pitt on his return, untill the next January or February.The next season he served another campaign under the same Capt. Swearingen pretty much the same route as the last only that he was discharges on the Ohio river a little above Wheeling as there was a report that the Indians had fled; this campaign lasted 3 months or a little more. He thinks the Cols name was Stephens. Col. Morrow was not out this time. In both these tours under Swearingen he volunteered, and was principally induced to do so by promises of western bounty land.The campaign which he served as a substitute for Cookus, he thinks, was under Capt. Pickering, and it was in this as well as he recollects, that he marched thru Pennsylvania, New Jersey, to New York, as set forth in his former declaration. This term of service he is still of opinion was 6 months, such was the terms of the draft, and he served it out fully. He does not remember the year, but in either this or in another campaign served by him in the same part of the country, the defeat of the Tories at cedar swamp took place, & other circumstances mentioned in his declaration. He served two other campaigns under Captains Forman & Jones, as well as he recollects, such were their names. One of these campaigns he served in Virginia and during it was at Alexandria, Dumfries & other places in that part of Virginia: it was in this tour he thinks his company fell in with some of the prisoners taken at Yorktown under Cornwallis; he was employed with the rest of the company to guard them on to York Pa. There they were delayed a good while by a mortal sickness among the British prisoners; and after-wards he marched with these prisoners eastward in the direction of New York but did not reach so far, where he was discharged. In this tour he thinks he must have served 7 months but at least six months. The other of these campaigns he has a very indistinct recollection of, owing he thinks to its having been service in nearly the same parts with that under Pickering - viz in New Jersey & about New York: he served no campaign of less than three months, and to the best of his memory none less than six months, except the second one under Swearingen against the Indians, as before stated.He has no documentary evidence of his services

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nor does he know of any person now living who could prove them. The above is as distinct an account of his services as his decayed memory enables him to give of them in the war of the revolution. He submits it as it stands, and asks for such allowance as fair the nature of the case may seem right to the War Department. his Garret X Vanosdaln mark

Subscribed & sworn to this 8th day of September 1834 before meJohn Hutchinson JP

I Cornelius Vanosdaln aged about thirty five years do certify that I am a near neighbor of Garret Vanosdaln the above applicant, that I am well acquainted with him & have been so since my infancy. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and that I concur in that opinion. As far back as I can recollect I have heard him speaking of his services in the war of the revolution. Especially I have often, when I was a boy, heard him and a certain Thomas Bennett (now deceased) a miller of our neighborhood who was said to have been a soldier of the revolution, recounting to each other their services and sufferings in the revolutionary war. The applicant Garret Vanosdaln has now lost his memory to a very great extent. Cornelius VanosdalnSworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before meJohn Hutchinson JP

Morgan County I John Hutchinson a justice of the peace of said county certify that Garret Vanosdaln who has signed & sworn to the foregoing amended declaration is the same Garret Vanosdaln who made his original declaration before me on the fifth day of April 1834 for the same purpose; and that he still continues, as thin, weak & infirm and appears to be of very decayed memory. And I further certify that it appears to me that Cornelius Vanosdaln who has signed & sworn to the above certificate is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this eighth day of September 1834. John Hutchinson JP

ADDITIONS &CORRECTIONS

Judy Cassidy, who submitted much of the data used in the Heletje van Aersdalen bio in the last Vanguard, had some clarification to add to the "movement" of the Gerret Dorland family Bible. We hope we caused no inconvenience to the readership. Here are Judy's comments.

This Bible was retained and remained in the family of Hyltje and Gerrit Dorland who lived on what is today's Sunset Road, the Dorlandt family compound in 1700's, in Montgomery Twp, Somerset Co. I do not believe that it ever left the Dorland family at all. I believe that both the Vanarsdalens as well as the Lotts were recording their records in this Bible at that time, however, as Gerrit's son Gerrit was doing the recording after the death of his father in 1774. He recorded his father 's death and those of his brothers and sister. This Gerrit's lineage is: Lambert Jansen Dorlandt, Gerrit Dorland c. 1666-c 1730; Gerrit b. 1707 married Hyltje VanArsdale d. 1774, and then his son Gerrit b. 1742 (the first Gerrit evidently died young) who was the Gerrit doing the recordings of his father Gerrit, sister Marie Messler, brother Abraham etc. The Bible remained in the hands of this Gerrit whose family name later changed to Durling and was passed down to his great-grandson Nathaniel McPherson Durling who in turn passed it down to his grandson Warren Durling of Titusville, NJ. This Bible is mentioned on page 194 of the book "The Dorland Family in America" by John Dorland Cremer. The Bible appears to have been given to Hyltje at the time of her marriage to Gerrit. It is more than likely that families shared and recorded information in a family Bible such as this one rather than each

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having their own. This Bible, due to its size and quality, appears to have been an expensive one in its day and time. It was quite fancy. All the loose papers in the Bible belonged to Gerrit and his descendants and none to the Vanarsdales or Lotts.

I feel this should be corrected as it gives the wrong impression to the reader. I am also uncertain as to why you have the Gerrit listed in 1742 as "suspect" unless it is the way that the names are listed in the will. Lambert Dorlandt listed on the 1753 #186 Freeholders list is definitely Gerrit's younger brother born 1711. They lived across the road from each other and buried their dead in the cemetery on Lambert Dorland's land. This is the property that was written up in the newspaper recently. Gerrit and Hyltje's land became what is known as Daube Farm today.

REVOLUTIONARY WARPENSION APPLICATIONS

SOUGHT!

As the Delta Project works its way into the fourth generation, we will be encountering

all-important Revolutionary War pension applica-tions. Do you have some to share? We would like to include scanned images of these in the bios as we cover the next generation. If you can share a copy (or more!), please send to Charles R. Vanorsdale at the address on page 11. Thanks!

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As we progress in The Delta Project, we will have to depend on many more data sources

than a handful of wills and baptismal records. We need your documented lineages and census data!This issue of The Vanguard concludes the third generation; the fourth will be difficult! Generations four and five start to drop out of published histories, and patronymic practice weakens around the early 1800s. In order to build on the momentum we've established, we ask that you send us what you can to help firm up the descendancy charts. It doesn't need to be in final, polished form (I can "fill in the blanks" on census forms if you give me the data!). Please see the SUBMISSIONS POLICY article on page 11 to help us all out.

The Somerset County Historical Quarterly published the baptismal records of the

Six-Mile Run Dutch Reformed Church beginning with its volume 8, no. 2 (April 1919) issue. On page 123, they stated: "The Six-Mile Run Dutch Reformed church, in Franklin township, Somerset county, was organized Nov. 15, 1710, but no baptismal records of it are known to exist prior to 1743, except about a dozen baptisms by the organizer, Paulus Van Vlecq. For that year and then for 1749-'53 a few loose leaves exist; otherwise the original baptismal book, deposited in 1894 in the Sage Library, at New Brunswick, continues the entries until 1804. ... Some breaks in years will be noticed." The van Aersdalens baptized children there from the earliest records until 1792, after which the name no longer

appears. Theodorus J. Frelinghuysen was pastor from 1720 to 1747, followed by Johannes Arondeus "at times" (1747-1754) and Johannes Leydt (1748-1783). According to Corwin's Manual, Arondeus was an adherent of the Conferentie, as discussed under the biography of Jan Jansz van Aersdalen herein.

Year Month Day Child Father Mother1743 7 13 (Not Given) CORNELIUS MARY

7 13 ANTIE ARIS SARAH10 1 JOHANNIS JURRIE ALTE12 4 CHRISTOFFEL JOHN DEBORAH

1749 10 23 HELENA CHRISTOFFEL NELTE1750 3 18 ABRAHAM JAN HELENA

4 1 MARITJE CORNELIUS FEMMETJE1751 4 21 MAGDALENA JOHN DEBORAH1752 1 26 GRIETJE CHRISTOFFEL NELTE

2 23 ROELOFF JURRIE ALTE6 14 CHRISTOFFEL ARIS SARAH

1753 10 21 HELENA JAN HELENA1754 3 28 ANTJE JURRIE ALTE

11 17 JACOP JACOBUS ALIEDA11 17 MARGRIETJE CORNELIUS SARA11 3 MARLEENTJE JOHN DEBORAH

1755 6 13 CHRISTOFFEL OUKE MARIA1756 10 24 HENDRICK HENDRICK JANNETJE

10 24 LOUWERENS OUKE MARIA1757 7 3 HELENA GARRET MARYA

7 17 MAREGRIETJE JURRIE ALTE8 21 CORNELIUS CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE

10 1 LENA GARRET ARIAENJE1758 2 19 OUKE OUKE MARIA

5 15 DOUWE HENDRICK JANNETJE11 12 ANNATJE HENDRICK CATLYNTJE

1759 1 21 CORNELIUS CORNELIUS SARA4 8 JOACHIM CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE6 3 JURRIE JURRIE ALTE

10 14 JANNETJE OUKE MARIA11 25 LAMMETE JAN HELENA

1760 6 15 CHRISTOFFEL HENDRICK CATLYNTJE1761 3 1 MYNDERT CORNELIUS SARA

4 26 GEERTJE CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE8 16 CHRISTOFFEL GARRET ARIAENJE

1762 1 17 JAN HENDRICK CATLYNTJE1763 9 25 JAN CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE

12 4 CATLYNTJE GARRET ARIAENJE1764 2 12 NELTE CHRISTOFFEL CATRYNTE

6 24 HYLTE JURRIE ALTE1765 6 16 HENDRICK CHRISTOFFEL CATRYNTE

8 4 JACOBUS CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE1766 4 20 MARYA OUKE MARIA1768 5 8 ABRAHAM CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE

5 8 ISAAC CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE1770 11 18 CATRINA CORNELIUS CATLYNTJE1781 3 4 ALTE ROELOFF LENA1782 4 1 CATLYNTJE JURRIE ALTE1785 5 29 GERRETT RULIFF LENA

5 29 ALTE GEORGE ALTE1787 4 1 ABRAHAM MYNDERT CARYNA1792 7 22 LENAH RULIFF Not Listed

Six-Mile Run Church Baptisms

YOUR HELP NEEDED!

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QUERIES

VANARSDALEN/PETERSON. Johannes Vanarsdalen, b. 1731, d. 1771 in York Co., PA. He md. Eleanor PETERSON. They had children: Jan b. 1755, Ante b. ____, Jannetie b. 1759, Nellie b. 1762, David b. 1765, Marretie b. 1766, Johanna b. _____, and Isaac b. 1770. My husband descends from Isaac. I wish to correspond with anyone who is willing to share information.

ALSOWILLIAM VANASDAL. Seeking info on William, born circa 1797, son of Isaac and Eliza Vanasdal of York Co., PA who were in Cumberland Co., PA in 1800 & 1820 censuses. William m. Mary WISE 3/27/1812 in York Co., and she died 6/7/1878 in Hanover, Ashland Co., OH. William died 8/8/1856 in Licking Co., OH. Pension states he had 4 children but only daughter Mary of Jelloway, Knox Co., OH is mentioned. Ruth Vanasdalan, 110 Sycamore Dr., Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065.

JANE (VANORSDALE) McCABE. Seeking info on siblings and children of Jane, born circa 1800, daughter of John Vanorsdale (1763-1834). She m. 1822 Aaron William McCabe (1799-1854) in Allentown, NJ. Children Enoch b. 1825, James E. b. 1827, John b. 1830, Martha b. 1834, Mary-ann b. 1836, and Elveria b. 1839. Charles F. Voorhees, 145 W. Church St., Milltown, NJ 08850.

SIMON MADISON VANARSDALE. Seeking fellow descendants of Simon b. 2 Apr 1783, Conewago, York Co, PA d. 7 May 1847 Greene Co, IL m. 7 Jan 1809 Nancy C. Eccles b. 23 Sep 1787 Mercer Co, KY (?) d. 29 Oct 1847 Greene Co, IL. Seeking info on their descendants. I am de-scended from their Son, Addison Peter aka Peter Addison VanOsdell who m. Cynthia Mariah Wooster in Green Co and moved to Dade Co, MO. Many thanks, Bob Wilson, 7925 Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS 66112; BobnMariasweeties@juno.com

ARNOLD S. VAN ORSDOLL. He b. 8-Feb-1814,

NY, m. Eleanor M. Sickles, b. 10-Jun-1813, Albany, New York, (daughter of Pieter Sickles and Catherine),d. 6-Oct-1842, bur-ied: Grove Cemetery, Coeymans, NY. Arnold died 27-Jun-1844, buried: Grove Cemetery, Coeymans, NY. His headstone indicates he died at age 30 years 19 days. Eleanor’s headstone indicates she died at age 29 years, 4 months, 64 days. Children Peter Van Orsdoll (b. 1834, m. 4-Oct-1863, in Rensselaer, East Greenbush church, Phebe Bellows), and Elizabeth Van Orsdoll (b. 17-Jan-1836, m. 27-Apr-1853, Joseph Haight). Seeking info on Arnold’s ancestors. Arnold lived in the Coxsackie, Greene Co., NY area for a while. Dave Stott, 29 Willow Bee Lane, Middletown, CT 06457; dkstott@compuserve.com.

JOHN VANASDAL. Who were the parents of John, born 1823 in either PA or WV? He was in the Licking Co., OH 1850 census and married Deborah JORDAN before 1860. John's children were COZINE/CORRIDINE, JOHN ISAAC, KATHERINE, LUCINDA, and EMILY. John (Sr.) and Deborah were living in Vigo County, IN in 1901 when son John Isaac was killed, but where and when they died is unknown to me. John Isaac's death and marriage certificates listed two different women as his mother - Sarah WISE and Deborah JORDAN. Also, the 1850 census showed an elderly woman named REBECCA in John Sr.'s household as well as a young man named MIKEL. Any info on John's parents, daughters, or place/date of death are greatly appreciated. Barbara Johnson, 1211 Hammersmith Lane, Ocean Springs, MS 39564; barbJ@prodigy.net.

SOURCES CITED IN THIS ISSUE

GMNJ: Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey

NJHS: Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society

NYGBR: New York Genealogical & Biographical Review

SCHQ: Somerset County (NJ) Historical Quarterly

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NEW DORLAND BOOKPLANNED!

A Dorland genealogy, "The Dorland Enigma Solved", is currently being written by Barbara

A. Barth. Barbara has authored 7 articles in 6 issues of The New York Genealogical & Biographical Review. This book will probably be published late next year. This book seeks to untangle the mistaken relationships through the 4th or 5th generation and correct the many errors made by John Dorland Cremer in the 1896 book "The Dorland Family in America".

If you have newly discovered information on the Dorland family members or their spouses, you are welcome to submit your materials. All submis-sions must be cited and documented; if you lack the documentation, perhaps we can locate it. Credit to the contributors supplying any "newly"discovered information will be given. Information taken from either the Cremer book or the publications by Wayne or Grant Dorland will not be accepted. If someone feels that they have information correcting "family legends" or other "long held as truth" information, please submit this also. Your help and assistance is appreciated. All submissions should be sent to:Judy Cassidy117 Evergreen CourtBlue Bell, PA 19422Jamescassidy22@cs.com

VAN VOORHEES BOOKFlorence Christoph's "The Van Voorhees Family in America" has just been published by the Van Voorhees Association. Until 10/8/2001, the price for the 1000+ page book is $50 (+ 6% sales tax in NJ). The book covers the first 6 generations. Questions/book orders should be directed to Mrs. Frederick Brack, 24 Mary Street, North Haledon, NJ 07508 with checks payable to the Association.

Russell E. Vail passed away on June 25, 2000 at the age of 84. He was a resident of Whiting, NJ and had been very active in the Van Voorhees Association. Through that Association he became aware of the van Aersdalen Family Association and became a member in 1999. Russ had been a treasurer of an earlier Van Arsdale Family Association many years ago, which he believed "faded away in the '60s or '70s". His wife, Alice (Powlison) Vail, had two grandmothers named Van Arsdale, and her father, uncle, and grandfather were all past presidents of the Association. Russ noted that the Van Arsdale family had a reunion every year at the Pluckemin (NJ) Presbyterian Church (such as the invitation below). Russ was also involved with the Lions Club and was a trustee of the Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley. He is survived by his wife, Alice, a son Russell E., daughters Virginia Swichel, Patricia Buckelew, and Barbara Michelson, and numerous grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren.

IN MEMORIAM