Person:Jacobus Van Auken (8)

Married: Cathrina Westbrook, 19 Feb 1789, by Rev Elias Van Bunschoote n. Heritage Classic pg 276.

NOTE:The will of James (Jacobus) Van Auken, S/O Isaac and Margaret Va n Auken would be an uncle of Wilhelmus (the murder). His wife was C athrina Westbrook. Cathrina must have been related to Hes ter Shiner as she willed money to Cattrina Shimer wife of A braham Shiner. James and Cathrina had no known children . The will of James (hand written and difficult to read , states "I give to Catterine Jane Biddis, Myrum (SP? ) Vanaunin, Polly Vanaukin, James Vanaukin, Joseph V anaukin, Carson (SP?) Vanaukin, Priscilla, Vanaukin, Sara h Vanaukin, being children of Wilhelmus Vanaunik b y his first and second wife and Leah Vanaukin by her fi rst and second husband,______" some land. Ca ty or Catherine Jane Biddis was a child of Leah's firs t marriage, christened at the Dutch Reformed Church, Wal peck, New Jersey in 1809. The mother of each of Wilhelmus children is something o f a problem. It would appear that the first two listed in t he will were children of Hester Shymer and the remander wer e children of Leah Van Auken. A John Osterhaudt married a Polly Van Auken on 7 July 183 1 at Dutch Reformed Church at Montague New Jersey. She may have bee n the daughter of Wilhelmus. Joseph's marriage to Jan e Latear is also an assumption. A James Van Auken born 181 2 was living as a brother-in -law with Jane Latear in 1900 . James had only one recognized brother, Joseph wh o is thus likely to have ben married to Jane Later.

Ref:Roberta Scheflen, New York, information from Cuddebeck Family Rec ords. Ref Vol 12 No 3 Van Aken/Auken Newsletter 15 Aug 1995.