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WIFE

Catherine Le Febre

CHILDREN

1. Jeanne Broucard bapt 17 Nov 1667 Manheim , German Palatinate

2. Maria Broucard  b. 01 Apr 1670  Manheirm, German Paletinate

3. Catherine Broucard bap 09 June 1672  Manheim, German Paletinate

4. Isaac Broucard  bap 21 Mar 1675 Amsterdam

5. Isaac Broucard  bap 7 Aug 1676 Brooklyn, NY

6. Jacob Broucard  b. 14 Nov 1678 Brooklyn, NY

7. John Broucard bap 14 Nov 1680 Flatbush, Kings, NY

8. Peter Broucard    b. Abt 1682

9. Abraham Broucard or Brokaw b. 01 Jan 1684 Bushwick, Livingston, NY

10. Catherine Broucard or Brokaw bap  14 Mar 1686  New York Dutch Church

The Brokaw-Bragaw Family by Minot Pitman, 1955

"The Dutch in America had a difficult time handling the French name of Broucard. It is found in more than twenty different variant spellings including, among others, Bergaw, Borcaart, Bragan, Brega, Brocca, Brokaerd, and Burgau. the Christian name Bourgon also gave the scribes trouble, being found as Bergoon, Bergun, Bregu, Brogun, etc. His descendants in New Jersey finally adopted the spelling Brokaw, while those on Long Island called themselves Bragaw.
Bourgon Broucard settled in Brooklyn where he was assessed in 1676 as owning about 11 1/2 morgens (about 23 acres) of land and valley and two cows. The following year he was in Midwout, at which time his wife was transferred from the Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn to the French Church in Manhattan by certificate, but her name does not appear in the early French Church records. In 1684, he moved to Cripplebush in Bushwick, L.I., where he bought a farm, and four years later to Dutch Kills, now a part of Long Island City. Here, in 1692, he bought a large estate which he sold in 1702. In a deed, dated June 21, 1690, he and Hans Tunis Couert "of Bedord in Kings co., " yeomen, bought land in Maspeth Kills, Newtown, and on July 16, 1693, he bought 19 morgens and 400 rods of land there, called the Mill Land (Queens Co., Deed, B 2, pp. 352-53). On Oct. 30, 1700, a bill was brought before the Assembly for the quieting of title to the lands of "ancient freeholders," including those of "Bergoon Bragan," who were "inhabitants of Hellgate Neck, within the bounds of Newtown, on Long Island." This bill was rejected and when again brought before the Assembly in May 1703, his name does not appear as by that time he had moved to Somerset County, N.J. (Annals of Newtown, pp 131-33).
On May 9, 1702, he and his son-in-law, John Coverson, bought, for 400 pounds, of William Dockwra, merchant of London, two thousand acres of land in Somerset County bounded on the north and northwest by the Raritan and Millstone Rivers (Deed BK. Lib C-2, p. 447, in Off of Secy. of State, Trenton, N.J.). Thereafter we have no record of him unless he was the Bourgon Broka appearing as a witness, June 2, 1717, at the baptism of Johannes, son of Thomas and Antie Cosyn, at the Dutch Church in Jamaica, L.I. It is possible that this was his grandson Bourgon who could not have been over twnety at that date. His wife appears at the Raritan Dutch Church, Aug 6, 1712, at the baptism of her grandchild, Catalyntie, daughter of Abraham. She is then called "wife of Beugon," not widow. Over a score of his great-grandsons and at least one great-great-grandson fought in the War of the Revolution..
Children: 11 (1 by his 1st wife and 10 by the 2nd):

Below are some of the other baptisms in the Raritan Church involving the names Le Fevre,  Huff or Hoff and Brokaw.  Things to ponder.

1705 Aug 28  Hooff, Pieter and wife--Peter.  Witnesses: Piter Lafever and wife, Broaeckarts. 

1705 Nov 14 Lafeber, Piter and wife--Jantien.  Witnesses: Hans Koverden, Katryna Broeckaw   (Jeanne Broucard married 1689 Hans Covert) (Catherine LeFevre Broucard?, Pieter's sister?)

1706 Oct 30  Broka, Piter and wife--Katleyn.  Witnesses: Piter Van Neste and wife, Broka.

1707 Apr 30 Lafeber, Piter and wife--Katryn.  Witnesses: Jan and Catryn Broka, Michiell Van Vechten. (Catherine LeFever married Bourgon Broucard)

1709 Oct 26  Hoff, Piter and wife--Derck.  Witnesses: Piter and Maria Broka.

1710 Aug 2  Bort, Andries and wife--Abraham: Witnesses; Abraham Brooka; Kaetheyn Bort   (Andries Bordt married Maria Broucard)

1710 Oct 25  Lefeber, Piter and wife--Jan.  Witnesses: Andries Bort and wife.  (Andries Bordt married Maria Broucard)

1715 May 18  Broka, Jan & wife--Issack.  Witnesses: Piter Broka; Jantien

1716 Apr 12  Bort, Tarmes & wife--Endri.   Witnesses Katalyn & Piter Broka

1717 Oct 15 Broka, Jan and wife--Catalentien. Witnesses: Kataleyn Hoff; Jan Van Middelswaert

1718. Mar. 22. Hayman, Nicolaas and Willemyntje--Sara. Witnesses: Pieter and Cattelyntje Hoff.   (Catherine Brokaw married Peter Huff)

1720 Feb 28 Hoff, Pieter and wife, Kattryntie--Isack. Witnesses: Wilhelmus Post; Sara Broekaa.