Early New Netherlands Settlers


Simon <Aaron> Van Name

20 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Simon <Aaron> Van Name (Rn=42476), son of Aaron <?> Van Name and Mary <?> MacLean Van Name. He married 15 July 1758 Mary <Joshua> Mercereau Van Name (Rn=42475), who was born 14 January 1738 at Richmond County, New York, a daughter of Joshua <Joshua> Mercereau (Rn=42443) and Marie <Jacob> Corson Mercereau (Rn=42444). Source [The Mercereau Family by George E Sawyer 2001 page 5] Children of Simon <Aaron> Van Name and Mary <Joshua> Mercereau were as follows: 2. i. Aaron <Simon> Van Name. 3. ii. Simon <Simon> Van Name. 4. iii. Rachel <Simon> Van Name. 5. iv. Elizabeth <Simon> Van Name. 6. v. William <Simon> Van Name. 7. vi. Joshua <Simon> Van Name. 8. vii. Polly <Simon> Van Name. 9. viii. Sophia <Simon> Van Name. 10. ix. Locke <Simon> Van Name. + 11. x. David <Simon> Van Name (Rn=42486), who was born 24 April 1774 and married Elizabeth <?> Mercereau Van Name (Rn=42487). 12. xi. Hannah <Simon> Van Name. 13. xii. John <Simon> Van Name was born about 1782). Generation 2 11. David <Simon> Van Name (Rn=42486), who was born 24 April 1774 and died 04 September 1855 at 81 years of age. He married 21 June 1800 at United Brethren Moravian Church, New Dorp, Richmond County, New York Elizabeth <?> Mercereau Van Name (Rn=42487). Source [The Mercereau Family by George E Sawyer 2001 page 4] Children of David <Simon> Van Name and Elizabeth <?> Mercereau were as follows: 14. i. Paul <David> Van Name (Rn=42485), who was born 06 November 1802 and died 29 March 1869 at 66 years of age. He married Maria Ann <Peter> Mercereau Van Name (Rn=42484), a daughter of Peter <David> Mercereau (Rn=38799) and Sophia <Nathaniel> Johnson Mercereau (Rn=22502). Source [The Mercereau Family by George E Sawyer 2001 page 4, 6] 15. ii. Mary <David> Van Name was born 30 September 1803). 16. iii. Elizabeth <David> Van Name was born 2 June 1806 and died 19 April 1888). 17. iv. David <David> Van Name was born 25 March 1808). 18. v. Joshua <David> Van Name was born 11 March 1810) [Ellen Van Horn]. 19. vi. Rachel <David> Van Name was born 4 January 1813).