Early New Netherlands Settlers


Abraham <William> Peterson

03 February 2017

Generation 1 1. Abraham <William> Peterson (Rn=61304) and died 04 April 1882. He married 27 October 1853 Lana <Cornelius> Haring Peterson (Rn=40442), who was born 23 April 1834 and died 07 March 1904 at 69 years of age, a daughter of Cornelius <Cornelius> Haring (Rn=40424) and Elizabeth <William> Holdrum Haring (Rn=40429). First Residence- Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey. Source [The Kakiat Patent in Bergen County, New Jersey by Howard I Durie page 167] Children of Abraham <William> Peterson and Lana <Cornelius> Haring were as follows: 2. i. William <Abraham> Peterson was born 1 July 1859 and died 25 February 1873). + 3. ii. Maggie <Abraham> Peterson Toers (Rn=82863), who was born 03 May 1874 and married John <John> Toers (Rn=17504). Generation 2 3. Maggie <Abraham> Peterson Toers (Rn=82863), who was born 03 May 1874 and died 24 September 1940 at 66 years of age. She married 10 November 1892 at Reformed Dutch Church, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey John <John> Toers (Rn=17504), who was born 02 October 1865 at Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey and died 1929 at 63 years of age, a son of John <Gerrit> Toers (Rn=43144) and Maria <Isaac> Sip Toers (Rn=43147). Buried at September 1940. Buried at Cemetery, Westwood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Religion 1- Reformed Dutch Church, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey. First Residence- Passaic County, New Jersey. Source [RootsWeb: WorldConnect: db=tursefamily] Children of John <John> Toers and Maggie <Abraham> Peterson were as follows: 4. i. Melvin <John> Toers was born 23 August 1894). 5. ii. Chester <John> Toers was born 17 January 1896 and died 1960). 6. iii. Elmer <John> Toers was born 4 March 1898). 7. iv. Elmira <John> Toers was born March 1898). 8. v. John <John> Toers. 9. vi. Floyd <John> Toers.