FATHER

Bernardus Verbryck

MOTHER

Jannetje Schenk

WIFE

Catleyntie (Catherine) Brokaw

4. Barnardus (Barney) Verbryck b. 10 Mar 1782

5. Catherine Verbryck b. 04 Oct 1784

6. Maria Verbryck b. 17 Jul 1787

Bernardus Verbryck
by Susan Brooke
Jul 2021

The name Verbryck was used by Bernardus Verbruck of Somerset County, NJ (1) And by elimination we can determine this Bernardus Verbryck was the son of  Bernardus Verbryck Sr and Jannetje Schenck. (2) There is no baptismal record  found for this Bernardus Verbryck, but following the naming pattern, he probably was born about 1735.  The first time we can distinguish him from his father is in 1771 when they were building the Neshanic Church in Somerset County, NJ. and he is listed as Bernardus Ver Bryck, Junior, and the only Verbryck family involved with this church was Bernardus Verbryck, Sr.  (3) Bernardus Verbryck, Jr must have married about 1771 since his daughter Sarah was born in 1772.  In 1774 he purchased 181 acres of land from Johannes Vanderveer for 400 pounds fifteen shillings to be paid "on or before the 13th day of May 1775 - with interest." (4)  The Hillsborough "Census" for that same year, 1784, lists him as "V Bryck, Bernardus - 6 white; 3 slaves (182 acres; 4 horses; 9 cattle)." (5)
Bernardus was not as active in civic affairs as his brothers, but still he is found in Hillsborough, Somerset, NJ  as Freeholder and Oversee of the Poor in 1783 and Overseer of the Roads in 1780 and 1786.  On May 5, 1797 Bernardus Verbryck was mortgaging his 181 acres to John Allen.  The mortgage was scheduled to be paid off in three installments with three bonds.  The first bond was for 558 pounds, etc. to be paid  May 1 the ensuing year.   The second bond was for 250 pounds, etc. and due May 1, 1801, and the third bond was for 150 pounds, etc. .due May 1 1803. (6) The deed was  recorded on May 4, 1797 with Bernardus Verbryck and Catharine his wife. (7)    (11) Garrett Brewer had his portion of land surveyed in 1810 (12)

Sources:

(1)  History of the Reformed Church of Tappan, NY, by David Cole 1884  page 47  "In the seventeenth century there lived on Long Island one Samuel Garretson.  He had several sons, the oldest of whom, Bernardus, settled on a farm in Raritan, Somerset Co., N.J., and when the deed for this farm was drawn his family named was changed to Verbryck."   So, we know the name Verbryck originated with this original Bernardus Verbryck. 

(2) There is a lot of circumstantial evidence indicating Bernardus Verbryck is the son of Bernardus Verbryck Sr and Jannetie Schenk.

1st. The Dutch had an orderly way of naming their children.  Following this naming pattern Bernardus Verbryck Sr. named his first daughter, Ida, after his mother.  The first son was named Samuel after his father.  The next daughter was named Sarah after Jannetje's mother and the next son was named John after Jannetje's father.  By tradition the third son would have been named Bernardus after his father.

2nd.  In 1771 when building the Neshanic Church, "Bernardus Ver Bryck, Junior"  submitted an account for "various" in the amount of 2 pounds 7 shillings three pence.."   Bernardus Verbryck, Sr. had died in 1768.

3rd.  Bernardus and his wife Catharine were selling land back in Somerset Co. in 1797 which clearly places this Bernardus Verbryck as being from that county.  We know the name Verbryck was used by two brothers, Bernardus Verbryck and his brother Gerritt Gerritson Verbryck.  The only men named Verbryck old enough to have a son of this age were Bernardus Verbryck, Sr., Gerrit Gerritson Verbryck, Bernardus and Jannetje's oldest son, Samuel Verbryck married to Susanna Van der Linde, John Verbryck and  William Verbryck.

Gerrit Gerretson Verbryck did have a son named Bernardus but he seems to have stayed in Somerset Co., NJ and gone by the last name of Gerritson as did all the rest of Gerrit's children.  Samuel Verbryck also did have a son named Bernardus who was born in 1753 but he seems to have stayed in Bergen Co., NJ,  John Verbryck in his will of 1814 mentions two nephews and leaves the bulk of his estate to his step-son.  He appears to have no children. William Verbryck also had a son named Bernardus but he was born in 1781.  The only man who could have passed on the name of Verbryck to this Bernardus Verbryck is Bernardus Verbryck, Sr.

(3) Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Vol 7

Bernardus Verbryck and the building of the Neshanic Church

 "The congregation itself was formed August 25, 1752, with Bernardus Verbryck and Abraham Dubois as elders, and Johannes De Mott and William Low as deacons." (page 316)  Among the contributors to the new church are : (page 265)

            Bernardus Verbryck, 1762. 1772                                                        £8. 10. 0
            John Verbryck 1772                                                                            £3. 18. 8
            William Verbryck 1771m 1772                                                           £10. 0. 0

(The contributions of 1771 and 1772 were made after the death of their father, Bernardus Verbryck, Sr. who died 23 Jan 1765.)

Various accounts were kept during the building of the church.  Below is part of the Account of John Nevius. (page 177)

1761. Jan 9          Hauling stone a day                                                                        £0. 6. 0.
                              The Account of Bernardus Ver Bryck, Junior
1771                      Various                                                                                          £2. 7. 3
                              The Account of John Ver Bryck
1771                      Various                                                                                          £2. 7. 0
                              The Account of William Ver Bryck

Cash Expended by Johannis De Mott for Material, Etc. (4)

Sep 25, 1762          John Ver Bryck for rum                                                    £     8. 3  
May 12, 1769        William Ver Bryck for 3 panes glass and 1/4 lb putty        £     1. 10 

The Settlement
"Be it Remembered that on the 28th Day of December, 1772, that we, managers of the Kerk of New Shaneck, namely, John DeMott and Dirk Low were called before Capt. William Ver Bryck, Lieut. Roelif Peterson and John Van Dyck, persons chosen by the Congregation of Said Kerk to whom the Said managers did render the account of the money received." (pages 270-271)                        

(4) Somerset County, NJ Mortgaes BK  Vol A pg 430 and 431 fhl film 899433 image 232

Somerset Co., NJ Mortgaes BK Vol A pg 430

Somerset Co., NJ Mortgages BK Vol A pg 431

(5) Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol 1-2 pg 132
1784 census Hillsborough, New Jersey

(6) Somerset Co., NJ Mortgages  Vol E pg 114 fhl film 899434 image 280

Somerset Co., NJ Vol E pg 114

Somerset Co., NJ Vol E pg 115

(7) Somerset Co., NJ Deed BK Vol B pg 407 fhl film 903788 image 225

Somerset Co., NJ Vol B pg 407

Somerset Co., NJ Vol B pg 408

(8) Van Voorhees, Voorhees, Voris, etc by Clarence R. Voris, 1930  pg 41
Church Subscription 1800
"We, the subscribed, promise to pay to the managers of the New Dutch meeting house on the Dry Fork of Salt Creek the following sumse in trade viz. such as schall be put opposite our respective names, on or before December 31, One Thousand and 8 hundred, the said trade to be delivered at Pater Canines on the Salt River.
Bernardus Van Bryck, one second rate cow."

(9) Mercer County Deed BK 5 pg 15
fhl film 191813 image 17

(10) Will of Bernardus Verbryck 8 Aug 1808
Mercer County Will BK 4 page 114
fhl film 191831 image 68

In the name of God Amen

I Barnardus Verbrycke of Mercer County and State of Kentucky Being at Present under affliction of body and of a sound mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament that is to say

1 I will that first and foremost my Just Debts and funeral charges be paid to be Raised and levied out of my Estate.

2  I give and bequeath unto my Beloved wife Catherine after my Decease the one third of all the income (?) the land now in my possession as long as she Remains my widow and one mare with her saddle and Bridle two milk cows and four of the best of my sheep and one cow or deer for Beef and as many of the Hogs as may be necessary to support her one year and all the Bed and Bedding and all the Kitchen and Household furniture to have and to hold as her own the house and garden where we now resides to have During her widowhood and to provided with fire wood During the (?) term by the Rest of my Heirs

3d  I give and bequeath unto my only son Barnardus Verbrycke the fourth forty acre lot of land purchased  from (?)Van Deripe also twenty six acres of woodland Purchased from William Shepperd also thirty acres of off the tract I now live on purchased from Grant Allen to be taken of off the Lowes side of the plantation Joining the River opposite the land Purchased from Vanderipe to have its beginning at or near where we have our barn to the River and then to go the direction, the fence now lays to the Barn that now lets into the Bottom field then about a west or south west course for some distance then a strait Direction to Henry Banta line as may be most convenient to both sides to make out the above thirty acres at his Disposal.

4 I give and bequeath unto my oldest daughter Sarah the sixty five acres of land she now lives on and the furniture and stock I let her have, at her marriage and afterward at her disposal.

5 I give and Bequeath unto my two youngest Daughters Caty and Mary the Remainder of the plantation I now Reside on Said to be one hundred and twenty Acres to be Equally Divided between the two with such furniture and stock as they

6 It farther my will that the Ballance of my personal Estate be Equally Divided amongst my four children and I do hereby appoint my loving friend Peter Brokaw & Peter Huff and my loveing son Barnardus Ver Bryke the three sole executors to this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and annulling all former wills and testaments By me made of which kind soever.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eight Day of August one thousand Eight Hundred and Eight 1808 Done in the presence of

Bernard Verbryck
Henry Banta
John Gaunt
Cornelas Vanarsdal

Mercer County Set   July County Court 1810
The previous Instrument of Writing was proved to be the last will & Testament of Bernardus Verbryke Dec by the Oathes of Henry Banta & Cornelius Vanardale Dec'd Subscribing witnesses (?) ordered to be recorded

Mercer County KY Will BK 5 pg 114

Mercer County KY Will BK 5 pg 115

Mercer County KY Will BK 5 pg 116

Inventory taken 25 Dec 1810 Mercer County, KY Mercer County Will BK 4 page 128 fhl film 191831 image 75

Mercer County Will BK 4 pg 128 Inventory of Estate pg 1 Dec 25, 1810

Mercer County Will BK 4 pg 129

(11) Settlement of Estate  1816 Mercer Co. KY Mercer County Will Book Vol 5, pg 313 fhl 191813 image 349

Here are pages 1 and 2 of the Estate Settlement of Bernardus Verbryck naming Garrett Brewer as legatee Mercer Co., KY Will BK 5 pg 313 and 314 April 3, 1816 "Dr. Peter Huff & Peter Brokaw and barnard Vanbrycke Jr Executors to the Estate of Barnard Vanbrycke."

(12) The Brewer Family by Roselyne Watts Jones, pg 87 On Sep 8, 1810 a survey was made for Garret Brewer of 60 acres of Land being part of Bernardus Verbrycke Survey of 150 Acres lying on Salt River in Mercer County Beginning at a Hackberry & Hackberry stump on the Bank of Salt River in David Adams Line thence with the same n 63/2 E/48 poles & 20 links to a Hickory Hackberry & Ash thence S/E 81 poles to two Hickories & Mullberry thence SE/W/45 poles to a post by a pair of Bars thence n/6E22 poles to a White Oak thence N 37/98 22 poles passing a Box Elder at 20 poles to the middle of Salt River thence down the Same 52 poles to opposite the Beginning thence 2 poles to the Beginning.  Signed by Simon Vanarsdale and Abram Brokaw  (Abram Brokaw was probably the son of Peter Brokaw)

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