Early New Netherlands Settlers


Joost <?> Kough

17 July 2013

Generation 1 1. Joost <?> Kough (Rn=54146). He married Marritje <Arent> Toers Kough (Rn=26370), who was born 23 August 1718 at Slotterdam (Bergen), Bergen (Hudson) County, New Jersey, a daughter of Arent <Laurens> Toers (Rn=26362) and Geertruy <Johannes> Spier Toers (Rn=26367). Source [Genealogies of New Jersey Families page 811] Source [RootsWeb: WorldConnect: db=virginia39] Children of Joost <?> Kough and Marritje <Arent> Toers were as follows: + 2. i. Margrietje <Joost> Kough Post (Rn=78371), who was born 25 August 1740 and married Abraham <Johannes> Post (Rn=78372). + 3. ii. Styntje (Christina) <Joost> Kough Gillam/Spier (Rn=54143), who was born 1748 and married Michael <?> Gillam (Rn=54147). 4. iii. Joost <Joost> Kough was born 1752). 5. iv. Arent <Joost> Kough was born 1757). Generation 2 2. Margrietje <Joost> Kough Post (Rn=78371), who was born 25 August 1740. She married Abraham <Johannes> Post (Rn=78372), who was born about April 1743 at Richmond County, New York, a son of Johannes <Gerrit> Post (Rn=64746) and Annatje <Abraham> Huysman Post (Rn=51469). Source [RootsWeb: WorldConnect: db=virginia39] Children of Abraham <Johannes> Post and Margrietje <Joost> Kough were as follows: 6. i. Johannes <Abraham> Post was born 5 June 1763) [Maria Bradford]. + 7. ii. Maria <Abraham> Post Toers (Rn=57660), who was born 17 September 1766 and married Jacob <Abraham> Toers (Rn=26372). 3. Styntje (Christina) <Joost> Kough Gillam/Spier (Rn=54143), who was born 1748. She married first, Michael <?> Gillam (Rn=54147) and married second, 28 February 1801 Barent <Johannes> Spier (Rn=15527), who was born 18 February 1740 at Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey and died before August 1784 at 43 years of age, a son of Johannes <Barent> Spier (Rn=15511) and Geertruy <Johannes> Rommen Myer/Spier/Paulison (Rn=15929). Source [Genealogies of New Jersey Families page 811] Children of Michael <?> Gillam and Styntje (Christina) <Joost> Kough were as follows: 8. i. Maria <Michael> Gillam. 9. ii. Joseph <Michael> Gillam. Barent <Johannes> Spier and Styntje (Christina) <Joost> Kough did not have any children by this marriage. Generation 3 7. Maria <Abraham> Post Toers (Rn=57660), who was born 17 September 1766 at Slotterdam (Bergen), Bergen (Hudson) County, New Jersey and died 31 January 1857 at 90 years of age. She married 17 July 1785 at Reformed Dutch Church, Acquackanonck, Passaic County, New Jersey Jacob <Abraham> Toers (Rn=26372), who was born 11 January 1759 at Slotterdam (Bergen), Bergen (Hudson) County, New Jersey and died 16 June 1838 at Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey at 79 years of age, a son of Abraham <Arent> Toers (Rn=26371) and Belitje <?> Brevoort Toers (Rn=40848). First Residence - - Slotterdam (Bergen), Bergen (Hudson) County, New Jersey. Second Residence - - Acquackanonck, Passaic County, New Jersey. Source [The Toers Tuers Family by H S F Randolph] Children of Jacob <Abraham> Toers and Maria <Abraham> Post were as follows: 10. i. Abraham <Jacob> Toers was born 1 February 1789). 11. ii. Jacob <Jacob> Toers was born 12 October 1791) (married about 1830) [Margaret Bertholf was born 15 June 1804 in Dumont, bergen County, New Jersey)]. 12. iii. Johannes <Jacob> Toers was born 11 February 1798). 13. iv. Samuel <Jacob> Toers was born 12 September 1800) (married 16 August 1822) [Rachel <David> Ackerman was born 4 June 1803 and died 27 December 1862)]. 14. v. Joseph <Jacob> Toers was born 15 June 1804).