FATHER

Joseph Dannijse Hegeman

MOTHER

Alida Andriesz

HUSBAND

Garret Van Arsdalen

CHILDREN

1. John Van Arsdalen
    bap. 23 Aug 1749 no witnesses
    d. not mentioned in father's will
    Kort Vanarsdale baptized 25 Jun 1749 to cousin Gerret Van Arsdale and wife Lucreia Vorhees

2. Joseph Van Arsdalen
    bap. 8 Oct 1751 witnesses Yosep Hegeman and Alida, his wife
    m. 13 Jan 1771 Elizabeth Vancleaf
    d. Bef. 16 Nov 1782
    mentioned as deceased in father's will

3. Garret Van Arsdalen
    bap 8 Apr 1753 no witnsses
    m. 30 Oct 1776 Johanna Van Harlingen
    m. 11 Dec 1823 Elinor Richmond
    d. 10 Aug 1834
    Private in American Revolution
    named in father's will

4. Aleda Van Arsdalen
    bap. 18 May 1755 witnesses Yosip Hegeman and Cattriente Hegeman
    m. Jacob Van Arsdalen
    d. 1818
    named in father's will

5. Jannetje (Jannetie-Yante) Van Arsdalen
    Bap 3 May 1757 no witnesses
    m. 3 Apr 1781 John Brewer
    d. 19 Jul 1793
    named as Janetie Brewer in father's will
 
 6. Gerte (Charity) Van Arsdalen
    bap. 6 May 1759 witness Gerte Willemse
    m. 30 Nov 1779 Roelof Cortelyou
    d. 12 Jul 1833
    named in father's will

7. Eysak (Isaac) Van Arsdalen
    bap. 17 Jun 1762 no witnesses
    named in father's will

8.Sarah Van Arsdalen
    bap. 14 Apr 1765 no wintesses
    m. 25 Jan 1785 John Brinkerhoff
    d. 29 Jun 1822
    named in father's will

Lucretia Hegeman
by Susan Brooke
Jun 2021

Lucretia Hegeman was baptized 21 Apr 1723 in the New Utrecht Church of Brooklyn,  New York. (1) Her parents were Joseph Denys Hegeman and Alida Andriesz.  She married Garret Van Arsdale about 1748.  Garret's cousin, also named Garret Van Arsdale married Grietje (Lucretia) Vorrhees on 30 Apr 1748 in Flatbush and they also baptized their four children in the Harlingen Church. So, both men named Garret Van Arsdale were married to women named Lucretia and both set of parents had their first child baptized in 1749, just two months apart. (2) Thus it is easy to mix up the children born to each of these parents.  However, when Garret Van Arsdale married to Lucretia Hegeman wrote his will in 1782 he named his wife Gracey: sons Garrit and Isaac, son Joseph deceased with children Creasey and Ida, daughters Alleda Vanarsdale, Janetie Brewer, Chariety Vanarsdale and Sarah Vanarsdale.  Their first born child, Jan born in 1749, was named after Garret's father.
Since there is no found marriage record for Lucretia Hegeman and Gerret Van Arsdale, we look to other sources for her identity.  When their second child, Joseph VanArdalen, was baptized in 1751 the witnesses were transcribed as "Yoseph Hegeman and wife Alida." (2)  These witnesses were the parents of Lucretia Hegeman.  And as reported in The Vanguard Newsletter, Vol IV # 2, "On April 3, 1752, "Gerret Van Aersdalen and wife Criesje Hegeman" were received on confession of faith as members of the Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church, Montgomery Township, Somerset County, East Jersey." (4) This confirms her name was Lucretia Hegeman and they probably married about 1748 since their first child, Yan Van Arsdale, was baptized 23 Aug 1749.
Lucretia was alive when her husband, Garret Van Arsdale wrote his will in 1782 naming his wife Gracey. The estate was inventoried in 1784.  In looking at the tax records "Widow Van Arsdale" appeared on the records in 1783 with "no land."  She was listed again in 1784 and 1785 and then disappeared from the records. (5)

Sources

(1) Baptism of Lucretia Hegeman
1723 Apr 21 Joseph Denys Gegeman and Alida his wife: Lucretia, witnesses Denys Hegeman and Lucretia Hegeman

(2) Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church

(3) Will of Gerrit Vanardsdalen
Will Book F page 96. 
Recorded Will in Will BK G pg 171 at familysearch.org

In the Name of God amen.  I Garrit Vanardsdalen of York County and state of Pennsylvania do on this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty two being at present of sound mind and memory do make this my Last will and testament.
Imprimis it is my will that all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid by my Executors hereinafter named.  I give to my Beloved wife Gracey the full possession of all my estate real and personal during her widowhood and if my wife should marry again I give to her my riding chair bed and furniture together with the out setting she received of her father.  Item I give to my two sons Garrit Vanardsdalen and Isack Vanardsdalen divided one half of my plantation and to them and their heirs forever.
Item I give to my two sons all my moveable estate after my wife's death.
Item I give to my two sons Garrit Vanardsdalen & Isack Vandardsdalen shall pay in legacies to their four sisters and my son Joseph Vanardsdalen deceased to his children to wit Creasey Vanardsdalen and Ida Varnardsdalen. I give a bank note of one hundred and twenty pounds to my two grand children whenever it is to be got the bank note lies in the treasure of loans in the state of New Jersey.
Item it is my will that my two sons shall pay to their four sisters after their mother's death or marriage to each on hundred pound good money.  To wit to Alleda Vanardsdale to Janetie Brewer to Chariety Vanardsdalen and to Sarah Vanardsdalen in form following the first year to pay to the two eldest fifty pound a piece and the year following fifty pound a piece and the year after my two eldest daughters fifty pound a piece and so to my two youngest daughters till each have received one hundred pound each.  Excepting my daughter Charryty is to have a horse and saddle more out of my estate then any of her sisters.
Item it is my will that my two sons shall pay to my two grandchildren one hundred pound to each fifty in form following that is to say to Ida Van Ardsdalen and Creasey Van Ardsdalen.
And if any of my grandchildren dies without lawful issue my two sons shall pay the survivor seventy five pounds and no more. The legacies of my grandchildren shall not be paid to either before they are at the age of twenty one years or after my wife's death or widowhood.
And lastly I do nominate my two beloved sons to be my whole executors of this my last will and testament. To wit Garrit Vanardsdalen and Isack Van Ardsdalen and do revoke all testaments by me at my time made and do publish and declare this to be my will and testament on witness whereunto I have hereunto set my hand & seal.
Published pronounced and declared this in the presence of
Roelef Brinkerhoof
Isaac Covert
Jacob Brinkerhof

NB Before my signing it is my will that all my daughters shall have as much of an outset as my oldest daughter had.
Garret's estate was inventoried on April 12, 1784.   Will Book F page 96. 

(4) The Vanguard by Charles R Vanorsdale

Volume IV number 2 December 2001 pg 8

On April 3, 1752, "Gerret Van Aersdalen and wife Criesje Hegeman" were received on confession of faith as members of the Harlingen Reformed Dutch Church, Montgomery Township, Somerset County, East Jersey originally known as "the church on the Millstone" river (GMNJ, vol 15, no 1, pg. 5)

  (5)  Taxable, The Low Dutch Settlement of the Conewago York County. 1762-1799 by Arthur Weaner, 1997
link to site of PDF

VanARSDALEN (VanAsdolin, VanAnsdalin, Finarsdol) pg. 16 

Widow   Strabane   1783  No Land, 1784, 1785