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     Robert Todd was born at Dunfermline, Scotland.¹ He married Mary Wheeler (Scotland.)¹

     Mark Todhunter married Barbara Ruth Vinton, daughter of Fred Robert Vinton and Lois Ann Dean.

     Arthur F Toenges married Edna Shuart, daughter of David H Shuart and Anna Winters.¹ He was born in 1898.¹ He died on 18 July 1978.¹

     Aaltje Toers was born before 17 July 1726 at New Jersey.² She was baptized on 17 July 1726 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Wit Albertue Terheun and Anna Maria Akkerman.³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Aaron (Arie) Toers was born on 17 July 1810.⁴ He was baptized on 26 August 1810 at Reformed Dutch Church, Paramus, NJ.^1,2 He married Mary E. Thorp, daughter of John Thorp, circa 1862 at Bergen, NJ.⁵ He died circa 1880.
     He was a farmer.      During the many years we have been doing research on this family, the specific date of marriage for Aaron and Mary remains elusive. There is a question as to whether or not there may have been an earlier marriage. This remains unresolved. Mary is indeed the daughter of John Thorp, as mentioned in his will as wife of Aaron Tuers. Mary Thorp is also given as the maiden name of Aaron A Turse's mother on his death certificate dated 6 Nov 1934, held in the family records file.

1850 Census, Washington Township, 30 Aug 1850, has Aaron Tures, Farmer, age 40, living with Rachel Tures, age 26, and Jane Tures, age 60. This is consistent with the approximate age of his sister, Rachel, and his mother, Jane Zabriskie. There are no other children in the home at the time.

In the 1880 Census, according to information received from Pat Wardell, Bergen County genealogist, Aaron and wife Mary lived on Werimus Road in what is now Hillsdale, NJ, and later in what is now Upper Saddle River, NJ. Aaron Tures, 68, farmer, and his wife Mary, 51, were listed in the 1880 Federal Census, living in Washington Township, Bergen County, NJ. Living with them were their children, Philip, 17; David, 14; and Minnie, age 8.

We find most of the family graves in Old Hook and Westwood Cemetery, but not of this couple. Mary Thorp's father is buried in Old Hook Cemetery.

Find A Grave website notes that there is an Aaron Turse grave is Old Paramus Reformed Church Cemetery in Ridgewood, NJ. the grave is reported badly damaged and age is 61 with death day January 20. This age does not correlate with other data available, and is not likely that of this Aaron. The best information available indicates Aaron of this record died at age 71.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.³

     Abraham Toers was born on 1 September 1729. He was baptized on 21 September 1729 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, NJ, Wit Thomas Doremus and Anneke Akkerman.² He married Francyntje Santfort, daughter of William Santfort.
     Abraham Tuers submitted a list of damages caused by the British (State of NJ, Damages by the British in NJ 1776-1782 No. 6): An Inventory of the Damages which Abraham Tuers has Suffered by the British Army 26 Nov. 1776 and 27 Sept. 1777.³
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Abraham Toers was born circa 1790 at New Barbadoes (East Newark), Essex County, NJ. He married Eleanor Van Winkle on 29 January 1809 at Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ, (Rev. John Cornelison.)²
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Abraham Toers was born circa 1770 at New Jersey.
     Kakiat is West Hamstead, NY, giving the possibility that Rachel Van Wert was born NY.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Abram Toers was born on 20 May 1723 at Passaic. He was baptized in May 1723 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, NJ, (Witn. Jacob Vrie Landt and Antie Toors (Acquackanonk RDC records.)²) He married Belitie Brevoort on 12 February 1747/48 at Paterson, NJ, (date may be 1749.)³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Aeltie Toers was born on 8 November 1772 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ.² She was baptized on 15 November 1772 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ.² She married Edo Winne on 6 November 1790.³ She died on 30 March 1823 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, at age 50.²
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Aeltie Winne.

     Aeltje Toers was born on 8 November 1772.¹ She married Ide Winne on 6 November 1790.¹
     Married name: Winne.

     Anna Jacobsen Toers was born on 17 September 1762. She was baptized on 17 October 1762 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, Essex County, NJ.^2,3
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Annaatje (Hannah) Toers was born in March 1773 at Paramus, Bergen County, NJ. She was baptized on 7 March 1773 at Reformed Dutch Church, Paramus, NJ, wit Arie Vanderbeek, Annatje Vanderbeek.^2,3 She married John Durie in 1792. She died in 1803.
     Source: http://culpepper.net/foshee/d0010/g0000072.html#I43002
- contains records of Durie, Post, and Vanderbeck marriages, also Magdalena Toers - John Perry marriage
Author:
Royce Culpepper
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615-754-8537 royce@culpepper.net.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Annaatje (Hannah) Durie.

     Annatie Toers was born on 3 April 1770 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ.² She was baptized on 15 April 1770 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, Sponsors: Mattewes Nieuwkerk & Catlyntie Toers.² She died on 26 January 1796 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, at age 25.² She was buried on 26 January 1796 in Bergen (now Jersey City.)³
     Possibly married to Henry Rutan, based on Rutan genealogy dates. Rutan genealogy has Annatie, daughter of Gerrit Toers as spouse.

Full name shown on burial record is Lechann Van Annatie Toers
Tombstone Inscription presented in 1931-32 by the Genealogicl Research Committee of the Church, Carrie A. Bissel, Chairman reads:

b. 6/6/illegible d. 1/26/1796 Toers, Lechannm Van Annatie, dau Van Nicholas en Jannetye.²
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Annatje Toers was born circa 1750. She married Hendrick (Henry) Rutan in 1774 at New Jersey. She died circa 1794.
     Name variation: Annatje Rutan.
     Above information from source (see below.)²

     Annetie Toers was born on 27 June 1685. She was baptized on 6 July 1685 at New York.² She died on 28 June 1702 at age 17.
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Annetie Toers was born in November 1673. She died on 19 December 1673.
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Annetje Toers married Cornelius Van Vorst, son of Gerrit Van Vorst and Sarah Van Winkle, in 1752.¹
     Married name: Van Vorst.

     Antje Toers was born on 18 October 1729. She was baptized on 2 November 1729 at Acquackanonck, NJ.^2,3 She married Cornelis Van Vorst on 21 December 1752 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, NJ.² She died circa 1777.
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Antje Van Vorst.

     Antje Toers was born in January 1742/43. She was baptized on 9 January 1742/43.² She married Barent Van Nieukerk, son of Poulus Van Nieukerk and Helena Spier, on 5 April 1765 at New York.^2,3 She died on 14 August 1821 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, at age 78.⁴
     Deaths of three children are given in RDC New York as 27 Aug 1769, 20 and 21 Nov 1774, but does not state names or sex.⁴
     The marriage license was issued 2 Apr 1765 in the names of Barney Newkirk and Ann Teurs. Collegiate Church of New York, Dutch National Archives gives his name as Bernard Newkerk, and her name as Ann Toers.
Barent Newkirk was elected constable in the East Ward of New York City Oct 14, 1786 (Minutes of the Common Council , VII-497), and was reelected yearly under the name Barn't and Barnet unti 1804. He lived at No. 35 Crown Street, later known as No. 10 Liberty Street where he died September 25, 1805. His widow died in Bergen on August 14 1821, and in inventory of her estate was made there September 22, 1821 (Bergen, 3879 B). In 1832 there was a partition sale of 10 Liberty Street (Bassett vs. Baldwin, No. 1, 1832), from which many of the dates of their children are taken. The partition suit declares that Catherine (136) was the only child of Barent Newkirk and Antje Toers, so she was probably the only one to reach maturity. Catherine's parentage is also proved by the following extract (Letters of Administration, Liber 9, page 151, Hall of Records, NYC) To Nancy Newkirk the widow and Ebenezer Bassett a son-in-law of Barnet Baldwin, lat of the City of New York, Constable deceased *** dated November 5, 1805.^3,4 Married name: Antje Nieukerk. Married name: Antje Van Nieukerk.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Arent Claesen Toers was born in October 1691. He died in May 1694 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, at age 2 (died young.)² He was buried on 26 May 1964 in Bergen.³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Arent Claesen Toers was born on 10 June 1699.² He married Annatje Spier, daughter of Barent Hendrickse Spier, on 19 July 1730 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ. He died on 17 September 1779 at age 80.³
     He lived at Bergen County, NJ.⁴      He received his father's land on his death.⁵ He witnessed the baptism of Johannis Van Weert on 21 October 1761.⁶ Name variation: Arent Toers.⁴ Name variation: Arend Toers.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Arent Jacobsen Toers was born on 16 March 1755. He was baptized on 21 April 1755 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, Essex County, NJ.^2,3
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Arent Laurensen Toers married Anna Claes. He died in January 1673/74 at Bergen, Hudson County, NJ. He was buried on 8 January 1673/74 in Bergen.^3,4
     He emigrated circa 1653 from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.      We know that prior to 1655 Arent, his wife, and three sons, emigrated to New Amsterdam because on 15 October 1655, he volunteered to pay 6 florins in labor for the defense of New Amsterdam. On 13 April 1657, "Arent Lourissen Carpenter" was confirmed in his rights as a Small Burgher.

Roelof Jansen, a mason, died at the house of Arent Laurensen on 16 November 1657, and on the 28th he petitioned the Burgomasters and Schepens to authorize one or two persons to sell the property of Jansen at public auction "that thus might be paid the expenses of his funeral, his house rent and other known and unknown debts." Sieur Mattheus de Vos, Notary Public, and Arent Laurensen were appointed. On 12 Dec. Anna Claes appeared before theOrphanmasters and by two affidavits proved that Roelof Jansen "had given her in his liftime everyday clothing, his gun, powder-horn and what belonged to it; she also produces an account for house rent, for care taking and money advanced, amounting to 99fl. 18 st., wherein are included 7 beavers, the balance being in wampum. Anna Claes was one of the "old Memebrs" of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsteram, before 1660, and was one of the charter members of the Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen in 1664. Arent Laurensen was compelled to pay some money owing to the Orphanmasters in 1660.

Probably about 1661 he removed to Bergen, where in 1662 he signed the petition of the Magistrates of Bergen asking to be provided with a clergyman. He pledged 10 florins for the support of the clergyman. On 4 July 1663, he volunteered for the protection of Bergen, and on 21 Feb. 1664, he signed a petition for the erection of a blockhouse at Bergen. On 29 May 1664, he petitioned "that a piece of low land, close to his plantation, may be given and granted to him; he exhibits besides an extract from the minutes of the village of Bergen, whereby it appears, that the Court there has promised it to him subject to approval. The petition was granted. He also had property in New Amsterdam, for on 31 January 1664, "Arent Lauwrenzen of the Village of Bergen declared, that by virtue of a patent on 10 May 1662, he cedes, conveys, and grants to Adam Onckelbagh, Burgher and inhabitant of this city, a house and lot in the WESTside of Smee Street." In November 1665, "Arent Lawrence," signed the Oath of Allegiance to the English. On 10 Oct. 1670 six various pieces of property in and around Bergen were confirmed to Arent Laurensen. He joined the Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen 27 September 1672.^1,4
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Arent Louwerns Toers was born in April 1675 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ. He was baptized on 3 April 1675 at Dutch Reformed Church, New Amsterdam, wit Claes Arentzen and Marritie Ariaens.^2,3 He married Geertruyt Jansen Spier, daughter of Jan/Johannes Hendricksen Spier and Maritje (Maria) Franse, on 18 March 1703/4 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ.⁴
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Arent Tours.⁵

     Arent Nicholsen Toers was born on 27 January 1784 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ.² He was baptized on 1 February 1784 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ.² He married Effy (Eva) Van Winkle, daughter of Isaac Van Winkle and Hester Van Giesen, on 30 November 1826 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, Essex County, NJ, (30 NOV 1826 Salem Church Of The Evangelical Association, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the location of the marriage according to an LDS submitter.)³ He died on 16 September 1835 at Bergen, NJ, at age 51 (probably.)⁴
     Will: Dated 20 June 1835, proved 16 Mar 1836, witnesses sworn, Trenton, 4592 B
Mentions sons Nicholas and John (?) and daughter Jane, wife Effie.

1830 Census, Bergen, NJ Living in household:
1 Male 40-50 years old
1 Male under age 5
1 Female under age 5
1 Female 20-30 years old
1 Female 50-60 years old
1 Femail 80-90 years old.^5,6
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Ariaen Laurensen Toers was born in May 1694. He was baptized in 1694. He married Annatie Immet on 13 May 1721 at Hackensack, NJ.^3,4
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Arie Toers was born on 6 January 1765 at Paramus, NJ.² He was baptized on 10 January 1765 at Reformed Dutch Church, Paramus, NJ, (Witnesses: Jurrien and Marytje Vanderbeek.)³
     Deed 10 May 1804 (recorded 12 June 1804, Bergen S:320)
Thomas Tuers of the Township of Harington, farmer, and Agnet, his wife, conveyed to Elijah Rosengrant of the Township of Franklin, M.D., for $200, 6 acres of woodland in Harrington Township, bounded E by land formerly of Laurance Tuers, deceased; N by Arie Tuers; W by brook; S by heirs of Paulus Van Derbeek, deceased; also two seats of a certain Pew in Paramus Church. Signed by Thomas Tuers (his mark), Agnet Tuers (her mark).
Witnessed by Abrm. WESTervelt, David D. Eckerson.

This record refers to Laurance Tuers, prob. Thomas' father, and Arie, prob. his brother.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Catalyntie Toers was born on 4 February 1693/94. She died on 7 June 1702 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ, at age 8.² She was buried on 28 June 1702.³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Catelyntje Toers was born in February 1734/35.³ She was baptized on 4 March 1734/35 at Bergen (now Jersey City), Hudson County, NJ.⁴ She married Matthew Newkirk, son of Gerrit Van Nieukirk and Catryntje Kuypers.¹
     Name variation: Catelyntje Arentsen Toers. Name variation: Catlyntje Toers.⁵ Married name: Newkirk.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²