Early New Netherlands Settlers


Catharine <Carel> DeBevoise Hafte

04 February 2017

Generation 1 1. Catharine <Carel> DeBevoise Hafte (Rn=8570), daughter of Carel <?> DeBevoise (Rn=6575) and Sophia <?> Van Lodensteyn DeBevoise (Rn=8569), who was born 1656 at Leyden, South Holland, Netherland. She married 07 September 1684 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Jacob <Hendrick> Hafte (Rn=8571), who was born at Leyden, South Holland, Netherland and died about 1706 at Richmond County, New York, a son of Hendrick <Adriaen?> Lamberts (Hafte) (Rn=15111) and ? <?> ? Lamberts (Hafte) (Rn=60338). First Residence- Leyden, South Holland, Netherland. Second Residence- Midwout, Kings County, New York. Emigration- Emigrant 17 February 1659 from Leyden, South Holland, Netherland to New Amsterdam with parents on the De Otter. Source [Jacob Milton Bergen Senior by William S Bergen 1995 page D 150] Children of Jacob <Hendrick> Hafte and Catharine <Carel> DeBevoise were as follows: 2. i. Carel <Jacob> Hafte was born 1685). + 3. ii. Johannes <Jacob> Hafte (Rn=15107) and married Marritje <Johannes> Simonson Hafte (Rn=66811). + 4. iii. Benjamin <Jacob> Hafte (Rn=15108) and married Jannetje <Johannes> Simonson Hafte (Rn=66812). Generation 2 3. Johannes <Jacob> Hafte (Rn=15107), who was born at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. He married 17 September 1720 at Reformed Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings County, New York Marritje <Johannes> Simonson Hafte (Rn=66811), who was born about 1699 at Kings County, New York and died before 20 April 1774 at 75 years of age, a daughter of Johannes <Simon> Simonson (Rn=50250) and Femmetje <Titus> Titus Simonson/Hegeman (Rn=14335). First Residence- New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. Second Residence- Richmond County, New York. Third Residence- Bucks County, Pennsylvania about 1725. Will- His will was dated 20 April 1774. Source [Record: October 2008 page 248] Children of Johannes <Jacob> Hafte and Marritje <Johannes> Simonson were as follows: 5. i. Jacob <Johannes> Hafte was baptized 6 August 1721 at Reformed Dutch Church, Richmond County, New York). 6. ii. Johannes <Johannes> Hafte was baptized 21 March 1724 at Reformed Dutch Church, Richmond County, New York). + 7. iii. Catherine <Johannes> Hafte Vandergrift (Rn=62181), who was born about 1732 and married Jacob <Jacob> Vandergrift (Rn=62180). 4. Benjamin <Jacob> Hafte (Rn=15108), who was born at Richmond County, New York. He married first, about 1727 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania Jannetje <Johannes> Simonson Hafte (Rn=66812), who was born about 1706 and died before 24 April 1742 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania at 36 years of age, a daughter of Johannes <Simon> Simonson (Rn=50250) and Femmetje <Titus> Titus Simonson/Hegeman (Rn=14335) and married second, 24 April 1742 at Reformed Dutch Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Ida <?> Herman Hafte of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. First Residence- Richmond County, New York. Second Residence- Bucks County, Pennsylvania about 1732. Children of Benjamin <Jacob> Hafte and Jannetje <Johannes> Simonson were as follows: 8. i. Jacob <Benjamin> Hafte was baptized 18 August 1728 at Reformed Dutch Church, Richmond County, New York). 9. ii. Johannes <Benjamin> Hafte was baptized 29 March 1730 at Reformed Dutch Church, Richmond County, New York. 10. iii. Benjamin <Benjamin> Hafte was baptized 19 March 1731 at Reformed Dutch Church, Richmond County, New York). 11. iv. Simon <Benjamin> Hafte was baptized 14 April 1735 at Reformed Dutch Church, Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania). Benjamin <Jacob> Hafte and Ida <?> Herman Hafte of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania did not have any children by this marriage. Generation 3 7. Catherine <Johannes> Hafte Vandergrift (Rn=62181), who was born about 1732 and died 31 December 1772 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania at 40 years of age. She married 07 June 1753 at Presbyterian Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Jacob <Jacob> Vandergrift (Rn=62180), who was born 03 February 1729 and died 28 April 1800 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania at 71 years of age, a son of Jacob <Johannes> Vandergrift (Rn=62140) and Charity <?> Touley Vandergrift (Rn=62139). Buried at Vandergrift Cemetery, Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Source [The Descendants of Jacob Leendertsen Van Der Grift by Yvonne S Warner 2003 929.273 V281wy page 21] Source [Record: October 2008 page 249] Children of Jacob <Jacob> Vandergrift and Catherine <Johannes> Hafte were as follows: 12. i. Mary <Jacob> Vandergrift Bennett was born 30 January 1760) {John}. 13. ii. Jacob <Jacob> Vandergrift was born 15 April 1763). 14. iii. David <Jacob> Vandergrift was born 7 August 1765) [Sarah ?].