John Brokaw (name was changed from Jan nmn Broucard on arrival in America) followed or went with his parents to Somerset County, New Jersey in 1702 where he married Sarah Teunis Van Middlesward. Sarah was the daughter of Jan Teunis Van Middlesward and Catherine Teunis Bogart. (see note#1)
On 15 July 1725, John and Sarah purchased from Peter Somans three thousand acres of land on the East side of the South Branch of the Raritan River. They settled there at Millstone and spent the rest of their lives farming, having and raising nine children.
John Brokaw #9-8, b. 14 November 1680 at Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, m. Sarah Teunis Van Middlesward 1704 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, d. 16 October 1740 at Raritan, Sommerset, NJ,
[His parents]
Father: Bourgon Broucard #1, b. ca. March 1645 at Bungary, France, d. ca. 1720 at Somerset Co., NJ
Mother: Catherine nmn Le Febre/Fevre, d. ca. 1712 at Somerset Co., NJ
[His wife]
Sarah Teunis Van Middlesward, b. 1 February 1685, d. ?, m. Jan (John) Brokaw 1704 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ,
[Her parents]
Father: Jan Teunis Van Middlesward
Mother: Catherine Teunis Bogart
1: Kalleyntie nmn Brokaw #34-1, b. 28 October 1705 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, d. 1705 at Raritan, Sommerset, NJ
2: Femmetje nmn Brokaw #35-2, b. 10 June 1707 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, m. John nmn Staats, 1737, d. 1756 at NJ; 6 grandchildren
3: John nmn Brokaw #36-3, b. 26 September 1709 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, m. Maritje nmn Van Cleave, 1734 at Raritan, Sommerset, NJ, m. Catherine Van Vechten, 1790, d. 25 September 1804; 12 grandchildren
4: Bergon nmn Brokaw #37-4, b. 13 September 1711 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, m. Metje Van Wickelen, 1738, d. 17 April 1799 at Roycefield, Sommerset Co., NJ; 7 grandchildren
5: Isaac K. Brokaw #38-5, b. 18 May 1715 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, d. 19 May 1715 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ
6: Catalentien nmn Brokaw #39-6, b. 22 August 1717 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ
7: Marretje nmn Brokaw #40-7, b. 21 January 1721 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, m. Benjamin Taylor, 29 November 1742 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ
8: Isaac nmn Brokaw #41-8, b. 26 October 1723 at Sommerset Co., NJ, m. Antie Van Nostrand, 31 May 1746 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, m. Catherine nmn Van Wagenen, 7 March 1758 at Sommerset Co., NJ, d. 7 July 1789 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ; 10 grandchildren
[My G-G-G-G-G-Grandfather]
9: Abraham nmn Brokaw #42-9, b. 22 April 1728 at Raritan, Sommerset Co., NJ, m. Judith nmn Davis #161-2, 26 August 1751 at Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ, d. 20 January 1810 at Washington Co., PA; 4 grandchildren.
(note #1): (Catherine's maternal grandmother, Sarah Rapalje-Tunison was the daughter of Joris Jansen de Rapalje who emigrated to Fort Orange from Holland in 1623, she was the first white skinned European girl born in the new Dutch colony of Mile Run, New Jersey).
note: the numbers behind the names are from the book "Our Brokaw/Bragaw Heritage"
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