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     Jan (John) Toers was born at Paramus, NJ. He was baptized on 25 December 1768 in the DRC at Paramus, NJ, (witn: Jan Ackerman, Styntje Ackerman.)²

     NOTE: Marriage is unconfirmed. RDC Stone House Plains Records are source of dates, but do not confirm parents. Another researcher has Margaret Demarest as spouse, b 1768 Paramus, bap 25 Dec 1768, Marriage 15 Jun 1792.¹

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jan Arentsen Toers was born at The Netherlands. He was baptized on 13 February 1650 in the Noorderkerk (North Church) at Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (witn. Madeleijntjen Jans.)² He died on 14 August 1729.

     Jan Arentsen emigrated with his family prior to 1655, originally to New Amsterdam, and then on to found Bergen in about 1660. On April 9, 1678 he was appointed as one of the executors of the estate of Englebert Steenbuys (NJA-XXIII-439). Two days later an Indian, Knatsciosan, attacked him at the home of his brother Claes. The Governor and the Council met at Bergen with the Sachems of Hackinsack on the 24th, at which time they acknowledged that the offender deserved corporal punishment, but as Toers was mending, asked for his release, promising that if he ever again attempted the like they would deliver him up for justice without mercy to be done to him. The Indians bound themselves together to pay one hundred fathoms of wampum, or an equivalent in skins, within 20 days.
     In 1679 Jan was a witness at the baptism of his brother Laurens' son Claes. On April 18 1692 he joined the Bergen Church. In 1687 he was the sponsor at the baptism of his brother Claes' daughter, Judith. He was witness to a deed in 1695, and in 1712 confirmed a deed with his brother Claes (WLT-102-note). He died unmarried.³

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Johannes (John) Toers was born on 1 August 1764. He was baptized on 26 August 1764 in the DRC at Schraalenburgh, NJ.² He married Marragietje Kip, daughter of Isaac Kip and Hendrickje Van Giese.

     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Johannis Toers was born in September 1706.^2,3 He was baptized on 1 October 1706 in the DRC at Acquackanonck, NJ, Witnesses were Louwerence Toors and Marrya Spier, prob. grandfather and grandmother (Acquackanonk RDC records.) He married Leah H Spier, daughter of Hendrick Spier and Rachel Pier, circa 1729 at New Jersey. Johannis Toers died on 24 November 1754.

     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Judith Claes Toers was born on 11 April 1687 at Nieuw Amsterdam, NY. She was baptized on 11 April 1687 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, Sponsors: Jan Arentsen Toers & Transeyntje Thomas, wife fo Lourus Arentse Toers.² She married Gerrit Roos on 8 August 1710 at Dutch Reformed Church, New York City, NY.³ Judith Claes Toers died on 8 October 1749.⁴

     Gerrit was of New Albany at time of marriage. Judith joined the Bergen Church on 11 Apr 1704. The children were all baptized in the Bergen Church.^2,5 Married name: Roos.

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Laurens Toers was born circa 1568 at The Netherlands.¹ He married an unknown woman.

     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Laurens Arentsen Toers was baptized on 14 July 1647 in the Noorderkerk (North Church) at Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (witn. Mardeleintien Jansz.)³ He married Francyntje Thomasen, daughter of Thomas Fredricksen and Maritje Ariansen, on 15 August 1672 at New York.⁴ Laurens Arentsen Toers died in May 1707.¹

     From the early history, it may be that Laurens settled in Saddle River. According to the local history:

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     Lawrence Toers was born on 21 July 1802 at New Jersey.² He was baptized on 21 November 1802 in the DRC at Paramus, NJ. He married Ann (Hannah) Ackerman, daughter of Lawrence Ackerman and Hester Lewis, circa 1820.

     The Terhune (Gen) Fan chart has Lawrence's parents as Jacob Turse and Aeltje Blauvelt, which would be Lourens Jacob Toers. However, he married Hannah Young.³

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Lawrence A. Toers was born on 2 June 1788 at Paramus, Bergen County, NJ.² He was baptized on 29 June 1788 at Paramus, NJ.^2,3 He married Jannetje (Hannah) Zabriskie, daughter of Garret A Zabriskie and Annatje Merrest, on 10 September 1808 at Paramus, NJ.^4,5

     Children's last names in parenthesis are as recorded in the Baptismal Record, RDC Paramus.³

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     Lawrence Thomasen Toers was born circa 1725 at Werimus, Bergen County, NJ. He married Elizabeth Ackerman, daughter of Adrian Ackerman and Maritie Johannese Van Blarcom, circa 1755.² Lawrence Thomasen Toers died before 5 March 1803.³

     Lawrence Thomasen Toers made a will on 28 November 1801.
Will of Toers, Lawrence of Weeremus, Bergen:
Wife Elizabeth, all personal estate and 1/2 of real estate, during her life. Sons Arie, Abraham and Jacob, remainder of lands to be divided between them; they to pay other legacies. Son Thomas, the house and lot whereon he now lives (3 acres) being on the north side of my farm and east side of the highway; also $100, after decease of my wife. Daughters Lenah and Sarah, each $37.50. Son John, $75. To the children of my daughter Polly, i.e. John and Lawrence, $37.50, divided between them, when 21. To children of daughter Nantie (Hannah), i.e. Elizabeth and Gatye, $37.50, divided between them when 18. After wife's decease residue to be divided between aforesaid children and their heirs. Executors: son Aries Toers and friends, Petrus Westervelt and Coonradus [Conrad] Storm. Witnesses - Nehemiah Wade, William R. Smith, and Jacob Garrison. Proved March 5, 1803. Lib. 40, p.272; File 3286 B.³

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Leah Toers was born in 1733 at Paramus, Bergen County, NJ. She married Johannis Martin Meyers on 24 August 1751.² Leah Toers died in 1755.

     Marriage record shows both Johannis and Lea Toerse to be of Peremes (Paramus.) Married name: Meyers.

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Lena Toers was born at Essex County, NJ, (place given in marriage record.) She married Johannes Pieterse Van Houten, son of Pieter Van Houten and Claretje Post, on 2 December 1746.²

     Married name: Van Houten.

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     Lena Toers was born in July 1761 at Paramus, Bergen County, NJ. She was baptized on 5 July 1761 in the DRC at Paramus, NJ, (witn: Hannes Van Houte, Lena Van Houte.)^2,3

     Married name: Vanderbeek.

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     Lourens Jacob Toers was born on 6 October 1799 at Paramus, Bergen County, NJ.² He was baptized on 3 November 1799 in the DRC at Paramus, NJ, (s/o Jacob & Aaltje Toers.)³ He married Hannah Young, daughter of Jacob H Young and Anna Christie, on 10 October 1818 at DRC, Saddle River, Bergen County, NJ.⁴ Lourens Jacob Toers died before 1825.

     The Terhune (Gen) Fan chart has Lawrence's parents as Jacob Turse and Aeltje Blauvelt, which would be Lourens Jacob Toers. However, he married Hannah Young.⁵

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Maragrieta Toers was born on 20 September 1766. She was baptized on 2 November 1766.^2,3

     Married name: Van Winkle.

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Mareitje Toers was born circa 1730. She married Peter Tysen on 4 November 1745 at Acquackanonck, Passaic County, NJ.³

     Married name: Tysen.

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Mareytje Toers was born in September 1689.² She married Cornelis Drake, son of Josias Jansze Drake and Altie Brouwer, in 1727.

     Married name: Drake.

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     Maritie Toers was born on 23 August 1718.² She was baptized in August 1718 in the DRC at Acquackanonck, NJ, (Witn.: Cornelus Toors and Leeja Spier.)^3,2 She married Joost Kogh, son of (?) Kough, on 24 August 1739 at Acquackanonck, NJ, (Banns.)^2,4

     Both Joost Kogh and Maritie Toers were recorded as living at Acquanckanonk at the time of their wedding. Name variation: Mareitje Tours.² Married name: Kogh.

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     Marytje (Polly) Toers was baptized on 21 January 1757 in the DRC at Paramus, NJ, (witn: Niklaas Volk, Mettie Volk.)^2,3

     Marytje (Polly) Toers made a will. It mentions minor children John and Lawrence, but does not give their last name.

General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Nicholas (Klaes) Thomasen Toers was born circa 1720. He married Margrietie Banta, daughter of John Banta and Cornelia Van Sicklen, on 24 July 1748 at Schraalenburgh, Bergen County, NJ.^3,4 Nicholas (Klaes) Thomasen Toers died in 1767 (He was murdered.)

     The following is the newspaper account at the time:
Nicholas Tuers 1767 Murder
     On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Bergen County the following report of the murder of Nicholas Tuers was published in the March 8th 1983 Sunday Record, Hackensack, NJ. (Submitted by Walter A. Tuers)
     Undoubtedly one of the most bizarre murder cases in Bergen County history occurred September 11, 1767, in a Hackensack rooming house. Accounts of the story made the London Times. A reward of 10 pounds ($40) was offered for Harry, a 40-year -old former mulatto slave, who is suspected of murdering Nicholas Tuers, a laborer. The reward appears in the Sept. 28, 1767, edition of the Pennsylvania Chronicle, according to material found in the NJ Archives, First Series, Volume XXV.
     The five foot six inch, well set Harry, a miller and carpenter, had a wife named Peg and two children. Peg skipped bail in Sussex County, and authorities felt that they would be able to capture Harry when the couple tried to get together. Harry was later apprehended and stood trial for the murder.
Johannes Demarest, Bergen County coroner, said he was summoned to inspect Tuers's body. The coroner explains that Harry was suspected of having murdered Tuers, but authorities didn't have any proof.
     Harry vehemently denied his guilt. Demarest then asked Harry if he was afraid to touch Tuers'' body. He said he wasn't, and immediately approached the dead corpse then lying in a coffin.
One of the jurors at the inquest, Staats Storm, said, "I am not afraid of him (Tuers)."
Storm then stroked the dead man's face with his hand. Nothing happened. The jury then ordered Harry to touch Tuers' face with his hand. When he complied, blood immediately ran out of both nostrils of the dead man and there were cries in the room, "He (Harry) is the man." Demarest said he then ordered Harry to rub his hand again on Tuers"s face and he did so. Quickly the blood again gushed out of both nostrils. When they saw this, the jurors felt it was better than eyewitness testimony. The people in the room all charged Harry with being the murderer. He denied it for a few minutes but then confessed to the crime.
     Later, he admitted that he murdered Tuers, first striking him with an axe and then, for good measure, driving a wooden peg in the dead man's ear. Afterward, he said he struck Tuers a second time with his axe, and then held him fast until he was done struggling. Harry who lived in the same rooming house, said the reason he killed Tuers was that if he was out of the way, he would get his berth (sleeping place.)
     This account from another earlier newspaper of the time:
Harry, a slave accused of murder.
From "The Virginia Gazette"; Oct. 29, 1797, number 858.
"New York, October 1.
     The following extraordinary attestation of the Coroner of Bergen county was communicated by a Gentleman of such credit as leaves not the least doubt of its being genuine.
Source: Dodsley's Annual Register, by Edmund Burke. J. Dodsley, 1768, pg. 145 URL
Footnote: According to Howard Randolph's history of the Toers/Tuers/Turse family, Harry was sentenced to be burned at the stake. (p. 77.) Name variation: Nicholas Toers.⁴

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     Nicolaes Arentsen Toers was born on 23 March 1736/37 at Bergen County, NJ.² He was baptized on 26 April 1737 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, (first son.)³ He married Jannetje Cornelisen Van Riper on 31 May 1766 at DRC, Bergen, NJ.^2,4,5 (Banns for Nicolaes Arentsen Toers and Jannetje Cornelisen Van Riper publ. On 11 May 1766 at Bergen (now Jersey City), NJ.)⁴ Nicolaes Arentsen Toers died on 26 February 1815.^2,6

     The marriage record shows both as living in Bergen at the time of marriage. They were married by Domini W Jackson.^7,8 Nicolaes Arentsen Toers was a Deacon at the Bergen Dutch Reformed Church in 1785-86, and served as a Freeholder from 1783-1786.^7,8 He made a will on 19 August 1814. It was proved 6 Apr 1815.
Tuers, Nickolas (Signed by mark), of Bergen Twsp., Bergen Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Jane, use, possession and whole profit of all estate, real and personal, during widowhood (except my son, Aaron, should take a wife, then my wife will be entitled to V2 of said profits). After death of wife, to son Aaron, $125, bed and bedding, clock, large Dutch cupboard, Bible, looking glass, 3 iron pots, copper kettle, all farming utensils, his choice of horses, 6 sheep, 6 neat cattle; also slaves (except the girl, Marr, whom I give to my granddaughter, Jane). To children [unnamed] of my daughter, Altia, $5,000. To granddaughter, Jane, also 2 neat cattle. Residue of moveables to son, Aaron, and grandchildren (children of daughter, Altia). To grandson, Nickolas Tuers Winner, lot in Bergen Twsp. whereon Cornelius Smith now lives, adjoining John Sickles (formerly), and Daniel Dedrix. If son, Aaron, should die leaving no issue, the real estate to my said grandchildren equally. Executors-wife, Jane, son, Aaron and friend, John Van Horn. Witn: Sylvester Van Beuren, John E. Smith, John Sickels. Proved Apr. 6, 1815, when Aaron Tuers signed as Executor. 1834, Apr. 30. Inventory $424.00; made by John N. Newkirk, Isaac I. Van Winkle. Sworn to by Aaron Tuers, surviving Executor, May 1, 1834. File 3685 B.⁹ Name variation: Nicholas Toers.² Name variation: Nicholas Tuers.¹⁰

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     Pietertje Claes Toers was born on 6 September 1696.² She married Gerrit Christoffelse Steynmets on 12 November 1744 at Second River.³

     She was unmarried at the time her mother made her will in 1730.⁴ Married name: Steynmets.

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     Rachel Toers was born on 3 July 1729. She was baptized on 20 July 1729 in the DRC at Acquackanonck, Essex County, NJ, wit Jacob Spijr, Egje VAn Houte.²

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     Rachel Toers was born on 12 September 1821 at Paramus, NJ. She was baptized on 7 October 1821.² She married John Jans Vlierboom, son of Jan Jans Vlierboom and Angenietje Vanderbeek, on 16 December 1839 at Saddle River, Bergen County, NJ, (Rev. John Hanley.)³ Rachel Toers died on 8 September 1896.

     Rachel Fleaboam and John Fleaboam appeared on the census of 1860 at Washington Twp, Bergen County, NJ. Living with them is Jane Louise (Turise), Widow, Age 75. An Eleanor Fleaboam (widow, 83) is living next door.⁴ Name variation: Rachel Tourse. Married name: Vlierboom. Name variation: Rachel Fleaboam ((in 1860 census.))

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     Rynier Toers was born on 3 August 1803. He was baptized on 28 August 1803 at Acquackanonck, NJ.² He married Jemima (?)

     In the 1850 Census he is in Colorado Territory with his wife Jemima. His wife is buried in Montezuma County, CO.

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     Samuel Jacob Toers was born on 12 September 1800. He was baptized on 26 October 1800 at Acquackanonck, NJ, (Witn: Samuel Toers, Annatje Kogh.) He married Rachel Ackerman, daughter of Isaac Ackerman, on 16 August 1822.¹

     Randolph's notes say on page 93 #313 that Samuel Jacob is "said to be son of Al Tuers and a Miss Demarest", but this is not consistent with his other records of the marriage. It is also not consistent with The Demarest Genealogy, in our file, shows Albert Bertolph born 1837, married Priscilla Demarest.^1,3

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     Sara Toers was born in November 1769. She was baptized on 4 November 1769 in the DRC at Paramus, NJ, (witn: Fredrick Cadmus, Saartje Cadmus.)^2,3

     Sara Toers was a member of the DRC at Paramus.³
     RDC Paramus Manual Record printed in 1859 (note: this book is available at archive.org at , but does not list this information on the pages mentioned) lists:
Pages 100-101:
Angemyntie, wife of Thomas Toers 18___
Rachel, wife of Aury Toers 1818
Aletta, wife of Jacob Tours 1820
Janette Zabriskie, wife of Lawrence Tours 1820 (my direct line - ggg-grandmother, mother of Aaron b. 17 Jul 1810)
Sarah Tours, widow of Peter Bogert 1830
Page 96:
Charity Tours, wife of George Hartwick. Married name: Bogert.

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     Sarah Toers was born at Acquackanonck, NJ. She married Dirck Dey on 11 December 1736 at Hackensack, NJ.^3,4,5

     Name variation: Saartje Toers. Married name: Dey.

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     Thomas Toers was baptized on 17 October 1762 (witn: Dirck D. Dey and his wife.)²

     Deed 10 May 1804 (recorded 12 June 1804, Bergen S:320)

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     Thomas Laurensen Toers was born on 4 April 1687. He was baptized on 11 April 1687 in the DRC at Bergen, NJ, (witn: Enoch Michielsen Vreelant and Jacomeyntje Van Neste, wife of Claes Arentse Toers.) He married Magdalaentie Janse Spier, daughter of Johannes Hendricksen Spier and Maritje Franse, on 28 October 1710 at Hackensack, NJ.²

     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹