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Lucretia (Geesje) Hegeman | see FAMILY TREE | |
Born: 21 Apr 1723 Kings Co., NY
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Married: Abt. 1748
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Died: Abt. 1785 Conewago, York, PA |
FATHER
MOTHER
HUSBAND
CHILDREN
1. John Van Arsdalen
bap. 23 Aug 1749 no witnesses
d. not mentioned in father's will
Kort Vanarsdale baptized
25 Jun 1749 to cousin Gerret Van Arsdale
and wife Lucreia Vorhees
2. Joseph Van Arsdalen
bap. 8 Oct 1751 witnesses Yosep
Hegeman and Alida, his wife
m. 13 Jan 1771 Elizabeth Vancleaf
d. Bef. 16 Nov 1782
mentioned as deceased in father's will
3. Garret Van Arsdalen
bap 8 Apr 1753 no witnsses
m. 30 Oct 1776 Johanna Van Harlingen
m. 11 Dec 1823 Elinor
Richmond
d. 10 Aug 1834
Private in
American Revolution
named in
father's will
4. Aleda Van Arsdalen
bap. 18 May 1755 witnesses Yosip
Hegeman and Cattriente Hegeman
m. Jacob Van Arsdalen
d. 1818
named
in father's will
5. Jannetje (Jannetie-Yante) Van Arsdalen
Bap 3 May 1757 no witnesses
m. 3 Apr 1781
John Brewer
d. 19 Jul 1793
named as
Janetie Brewer in father's will
6. Gerte (Charity) Van Arsdalen
bap. 6 May 1759 witness Gerte Willemse
m. 30 Nov 1779 Roelof Cortelyou
d. 12 Jul 1833
named in father's will
7. Eysak (Isaac) Van Arsdalen
bap. 17 Jun 1762 no
witnesses
named in father's will
8.Sarah Van Arsdalen
bap. 14 Apr 1765 no wintesses
m. 25 Jan 1785 John Brinkerhoff
d. 29 Jun 1822
named in father's will
Lucretia Hegeman
by Susan Brooke
Jun 2021
Lucretia Hegeman was baptized 21 Apr 1723 in the New
Utrecht Church of Brooklyn, New York. (1) Her parents were Joseph Denys
Hegeman and Alida Andriesz. She married Garret Van Arsdale about 1748.
Garret's cousin, also named Garret Van Arsdale married Grietje (Lucretia)
Vorrhees on 30 Apr 1748 in Flatbush and they also baptized their four children
in the Harlingen Church. So, both men named Garret Van Arsdale were married to
women named Lucretia and both set of parents had their first child baptized in
1749, just two months apart. (2) Thus it is easy to mix up the children born to
each of these parents. However, when Garret Van Arsdale married to
Lucretia Hegeman wrote his will in 1782 he named his wife Gracey: sons Garrit and Isaac, son Joseph deceased with children Creasey
and Ida, daughters Alleda Vanarsdale, Janetie Brewer, Chariety Vanarsdale and
Sarah Vanarsdale. Their first born child, Jan born in 1749, was named
after Garret's father.
Since there is no found marriage record for Lucretia
Hegeman and Gerret Van Arsdale, we look to other sources for her identity.
When their second child, Joseph VanArdalen,
was baptized in 1751 the witnesses were transcribed as "Yoseph Hegeman and wife
Alida." (2) These witnesses were the parents of Lucretia Hegeman. And as reported in The Vanguard Newsletter, Vol IV # 2, "On April 3,
1752, "Gerret Van Aersdalen and wife Criesje Hegeman" were received on
confession of faith as members of the Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church,
Montgomery Township, Somerset County, East Jersey." (4) This confirms her
name was Lucretia Hegeman and they probably married about 1748 since their first
child, Yan Van Arsdale, was baptized 23 Aug 1749.
Lucretia was alive when
her husband, Garret Van Arsdale wrote his will in 1782 naming his wife Gracey.
The estate was inventoried in 1784. In looking at the tax records "Widow
Van Arsdale" appeared on the records in 1783 with "no land." She was
listed again in 1784 and 1785 and then disappeared from the records. (5)
Sources
(1)
Baptism of Lucretia Hegeman
1723 Apr 21 Joseph Denys Gegeman and
Alida his wife: Lucretia, witnesses Denys Hegeman and Lucretia Hegeman
(2) Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church
Children Baptized to Gerret Van Arsdale and Lucretia Hegeman | Children Baptized to Gerret Van Arsdale and Lucretia Voorhees |
1749 Aug 23 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Lucrese: Yan, no witnesses 1751 Oct 7 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Lucrese: Yosep, witnesses Yosep Hegeman and Alida, his wife 1753 Apr 8 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Luckrese: Gerret, no witnesses 1755 May 18 Gerret Van Arsdale, Luckrese: Alida, witnesses Yosip Hegeman and Cattrinte Hegeman 1757 May 3 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Luckrese: Yante, no witnesses 1759 May 6 Gerret Vanarsdalen, Lukrese: Gerte, witness Gerte Willimse 1762 Jun 27 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Gesse: Eysak, no witnesses 1765 Apr 14 Gerret Vanarsdalen, Gesse: Sara, no witnesses |
1749 Jun 25 Garret Van Arsdalen, Greese : Kort, no witnesses 1750 Nov 17 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Lucrese: Symon, no witnesses 1752 Jul 9 Gerrit VanArsdalen, Lucrese: Ante, no witnesses 1754 Feb 10 Gerret Van Arsdalen, Leucrese: Nelte, no witnesses |
(3) Will of Gerrit Vanardsdalen
Will Book F page 96.
Recorded Will in Will BK G pg 171 at familysearch.org
In the Name of God amen. I Garrit Vanardsdalen of York County and state
of Pennsylvania do on this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred & eighty two being at present of sound mind and memory do
make this my Last will and testament.
Imprimis it is my will that all my just
Debts and funeral Charges be paid by my Executors hereinafter named. I
give to my Beloved wife Gracey the full possession of all my estate real and
personal during her widowhood and if my wife should marry again I give to her my
riding chair bed and furniture together with the out setting she received of her
father. Item I give to my two sons Garrit Vanardsdalen and Isack
Vanardsdalen divided one half of my plantation and to them and their heirs
forever.
Item I give to my two sons all my moveable estate after my wife's
death.
Item I give to my two sons Garrit Vanardsdalen & Isack Vandardsdalen
shall pay in legacies to their four sisters and my son Joseph Vanardsdalen
deceased to his children to wit Creasey Vanardsdalen and Ida Varnardsdalen. I
give a bank note of one hundred and twenty pounds to my two grand children
whenever it is to be got the bank note lies in the treasure of loans in the
state of New Jersey.
Item it is my will that my two sons shall pay to their
four sisters after their mother's death or marriage to each on hundred pound
good money. To wit to Alleda Vanardsdale to Janetie Brewer to Chariety
Vanardsdalen and to Sarah Vanardsdalen in form following the first year to pay
to the two eldest fifty pound a piece and the year following fifty pound a piece
and the year after my two eldest daughters fifty pound a piece and so to my two
youngest daughters till each have received one hundred pound each.
Excepting my daughter Charryty is to have a horse and saddle more out of my
estate then any of her sisters.
Item it is my will that my two sons shall pay
to my two grandchildren one hundred pound to each fifty in form following that
is to say to Ida Van Ardsdalen and Creasey Van Ardsdalen.
And if any of my
grandchildren dies without lawful issue my two sons shall pay the survivor
seventy five pounds and no more. The legacies of my grandchildren shall not be
paid to either before they are at the age of twenty one years or after my wife's
death or widowhood.
And lastly I do nominate my two beloved sons to be my
whole executors of this my last will and testament. To wit Garrit Vanardsdalen
and Isack Van Ardsdalen and do revoke all testaments by me at my time made and
do publish and declare this to be my will and testament on witness whereunto I
have hereunto set my hand & seal.
Published pronounced and declared this in
the presence of
Roelef Brinkerhoof
Isaac Covert
Jacob Brinkerhof
NB Before my signing it is my will that all my daughters shall have as much
of an outset as my oldest daughter had.
Garret's estate was inventoried on
April 12, 1784. Will Book F page 96.
(4) The Vanguard by Charles R Vanorsdale
Volume IV number 2 December 2001 pg 8
On April 3, 1752, "Gerret Van Aersdalen and wife Criesje Hegeman" were received on confession of faith as members of the Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church, Montgomery Township, Somerset County, East Jersey originally known as "the church on the Millstone" river (GMNJ, vol 15, no 1, pg. 5)
(5)
Taxable, The Low Dutch Settlement of the Conewago York County. 1762-1799 by
Arthur Weaner, 1997
link to site of PDF
VanARSDALEN (VanAsdolin, VanAnsdalin, Finarsdol) pg. 16
Widow Strabane 1783 No Land, 1784, 1785