Person:Elizabeth Van Benschoten (3)

Source: Van Benschoten, William H. "Concerning The Van Bunschoten or Van B enschoten Family in America." 1907. pg. 423 1538.II.Elizabeth V.B. m. June 15, 1753, at Minnesink, Cornelius Middagh, "young man born at Rochester and dwelling in upper Smithfield." Middagh children: 1550.i.Hendrick Kortright, bp. May 12, 1754 1551.ii.Elias, b. in 1756. Cornelius Middagh dying early Elizabeth was m. to Jacobus, or James, Van A ken on Feb. 10, 1759, at Mahackemack--"married by me, Justice of the Peac e, Anthony Van Etten." Jacobus was b. at Tyshock, Pa., son of Cornelius V an Aken and Sarah Westbroeck, and was bp. at Minisink just across the rive r, June 18, 1734. His father was bp. at Kingston, May 25,1690, son of Mar inus Van Aken and Pieternelle Du Pree. The first of the name in this count ry came from the German-Dutch town of Aachen, Aix-la-Chapelle as the Fren ch call it,--the ancient capital of Charlemagne. James or "Cobus", short for Jacobus, owned a good farm in Pennsylvan iaon the Delaware flats--settled there before the Revolution where Rosetown now is, then known as Upper Smithfield. He was a committeeman fromUpp er Smithfield at Easton, Oct. 2, 1775, at the time of organizing Associat ed Battalions. Again on the 30th of May, 1776, he was present at East on at a meeting of the General Committee. Without doubt he served in the l ocal militia during the war. On July 31, 1784, his name is on the muster-r oll of an Expedition to Wyoming under Capt. Van Etten atthetime of the c ivil strife in that valley. For many years James was a Justice of the Peace. In 1765 he was electedch urch-master at Mahackemack; in 1785 he became deacon and continued in offi ce several years. He is said to have died in 1812, Elizabeth in 1816. Van Auken children, all born at Mahackemack: 1552.i.Levi, bp. Aug. 19, 1760 1553.ii.Charity, bp. June 14, 1761 1554.iii.Anthony, bp. in 1763 1555.iv.John, bp. Nov. 17, 1765; d. in infancy 1556.v.John, bp. Oct. 31, 1767 1557.vi.Gerrit, bp. Jan. 26, 1770

1. ↑ Van Benschoten, William Henry. Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History. (Poughkeepsie, NY: A. V. Haight Co. Printers, 1907)
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