Early New Netherlands Settlers


Elias <?> Smit

18 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Elias <?> Smit (Rn=42197), who was born at Middleburg, Zeeland, Netherland. He married Cornelia <Jacob> Stille (Wortendyke) Smit (Rn=42198), a daughter of Jacob <Cornelis> Stille (Rn=203) and Aeltje <Frederick> Blauw Stille (Rn=14186). First Residence - - Middleburg, Zeeland, Netherland. Second Residence - - Little Falls, Passaic County, New Jersey. Third Residence - - Acquackanonck, Passaic County, New Jersey. Emigration - - Emigrant from Middleburgh, Zeeland, Netherland to Province of East Jersey. Source [Annals of the Vreeland Family by Louis B Vreeland 1956 page 38] Source [A Compendium of Mabie Research by Robert Mutrie 1986 page 47] Source [Genealogies of New Jersey Families page 809] Children of Elias <?> Smit and Cornelia <Jacob> Stille (Wortendyke) were as follows: + 2. i. Catlyntje <Elias> Smit Vreeland (Rn=42196) and married Elias <Claes> Vreeland (Rn=42195). + 3. ii. Leah <Elias> Smit Spier (Rn=46889) and married Johannes <Johannes> Spier (Rn=46890). 4. iii. Fransoy <Elias> Smit was born 8 November 1727). Generation 2 2. Catlyntje <Elias> Smit Vreeland (Rn=42196), who was born at Gansegat (Singac), Passaic County, New Jersey. She married 03 July 1741 Elias <Claes> Vreeland (Rn=42195), who was born about 1720, a son of Claes <Hartman> Vreeland (Rn=7814) and Elsje <Pieter> Hessels Vreeland (Rn=12141). First Residence - - Gansegat (Singac), Passaic County, New Jersey. Source [Annals of the Vreeland Family by Louis B Vreeland 1956 page 38, 52] Children of Elias <Claes> Vreeland and Catlyntje <Elias> Smit were as follows: 5. i. Claes <Elias> Vreeland was born 7 August 1742). 6. ii. Elias <Elias> Vreeland was born 22 December 1750 and died 29 March 1828). 7. iii. Pieter <Elias> Vreeland was baptized 24 October 1754 and died 9 September 1813) [Elizabeth Wittig was born 19 July 1776 and died 24 January 1847)]. 8. iv. Abraham <Elias> Vreeland was baptized 8 July 1757 and died before May 1801 and married 2 May 1796) [Annatje Moore]. 9. v. Gerrit <Elias> Vreeland was born 21 December 1759 and died 22 December 1845 and married 22 May 1791) [Rachel Moore]. 3. Leah <Elias> Smit Spier (Rn=46889). She married 06 November 1747 Johannes <Johannes> Spier (Rn=46890), a son of Johannes <Hans> Spier (Rn=46892) and Sarah <?> Wouter Spier (Rn=54110). Source [A Compendium of Mabie Research by Robert Mutrie 1986 page 47] Children of Johannes <Johannes> Spier and Leah <Elias> Smit were as follows: 10. i. Johannes <Johannes> Spier was born 1 August 1748). 11. ii. Elias <Johannes> Spier was born 17 September 1750). 12. iii. Francois <Johannes> Spier was born 23 January 1756). 13. iv. Sarah <Johannes> Spier Post (Rn=78287), who was born 26 March 1758 and died 1835 at Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania at 76 years of age. She married about 1777 at New Jersey Adriaen <Peter> Post (Rn=78288), who was born 03 March 1755 at Bogota, Bergen County, New Jersey and died 1806 at Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania at 50 years of age, a son of Peter <Adrian> Post (Rn=54894) and Margrietje <?> Westervelt Post (Rn=54895). First Residence - - Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Source [RootsWeb: WorldConnect: db=virginia39] 14. v. Cornelia <Johannes> Spier was born 12 December 1761). 15. vi. ?Rachel <Johannes> Spier.