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Dorothy Verbryck
Born: 06 Jan 1778 Somerset Co., NJ
When Rebecca Low, widow of William Verbryck, applied for a widow's pension in 1837, they tore out a page of the family bible (seen at left) to prove her marriage to William Verbryck. We do not speak Dutch, but we do think this side of the bible page says in the year 1777 March 20 William Verbryck 39 marries with Rebecca Low 20 years. Then it says 1778 6 of January a daughter is born on a Tuesday --- named Dorete. Then 1779 17 of July --- a daughter named Rebecca. If anyone can translate this Dutch please contact us. The other side of this bible page has some death records.
Married: 17 Feb 1798 Mercer Co., KY
   Marriage Bonds and Consents
1786-1810
Mercer County, KY

Demott, Lawrence and Dorothy Verbryck, February 17, 1798
Bondsman: Lawrence Verbryke who certifies bride's age is 21
After Apr 1837 Mercer Co., KY    

FATHER

William Verbryck

MOTHER

Rebecca Low

HUSBAND

Lawrence Demott

CHILDREN

1. Anne DeMott b. 1799

2. Rebecca Mary DeMott b. 09 Nov 1800

3. William DeMott b. 22 Jun 1802

4. Dorothy DeMott b. 13 Nov 1805

5. John DeMott b. 1806

6. Sarah DeMott b. 27 Jun 1807

  
Rebecca Mary Demott from
Lowe-Allman Family Tree
on Ancestry.com

7. Martha Jane DeMott b. 06 Feb 1810

8. Peter DeMott b. Nov 1813

9. Lawrence DeMott b. 1816

10 Richard DeMott b. 1818

In 1836 Dorothy DeMott Verbryck gave testimony
for her mother's application for a Revolutionary War Pension.
She"states that she is the oldest child of William verbryck & Rebecca his wife.  She was born as the family register shows, the 6th of January 1778 in Somerset County, New Jersey and has resided in Kentucky ever since her nineteenth year.  She was married to Lawrence Demott (who has since died) in February 1798.  There were thirteen children altogether, eleven of whom only were raised.
Witness has examined the memorandum from a book and referred to by her mother in her declaraton and has no doubt of its being the hand writing of her father William Verbryck.  She means that portion of it which gives the time of her parents marriage & the births of some of their children.  Her mother has remained a widow ever since the death of her father who died in this county the 31st of January 1824.
And further this deponent saith not.
                    Dorothy Demott
  
Depostion of Dorothy Verbryck Demott as found in the Revolutionary War Application for her mother Rebecca Verbryck  W8799

From the above testimony we know Dorothy was in Mercer Co., KY from about 1797 and she married Lawrence DeMott in Mercer Co., KY in 1798 when she was 20 even though her half-brother, Lawrence Verbryck, testifies that she is 21.  Her parents were still in New Jersey.  Her mother, in her depostion, says they came to KY in 18?? and William Verbryck is still paying taxes back in New Jersey in 1801