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     Jerome Van Nest lived at Raritan, NJ.

     Johannes Van Nest married Judith Low, daughter of Cornelis Low and Judith Middagh.

     Joris Van Nest was baptized on 19 July 1676 at New York.

     Josina Van Nest married Hendrick Corsz Vroom. Josina Van Nest was born on 10 September 1680 at New York.
     Married name: Vroom.

     Margaret Van Nest married Isaac Van Hoorn, son of Cornelius Van Hoorn and Anna Maria Jans, on 22 October 1692.
     Married name: Van Hoorn.

     Marretje Van Nest was baptized on 4 June 1678 at New York.

     Neeltje Van Nest married Benjamin Lowe, son of John Kortright Low and Jannetie Corsen. Neeltje Van Nest was born circa 1721 at Readington, NJ.
     Married name: Lowe.

     Peter Van Nest married Magdalena DuBois, daughter of Jacob Du Bois and Lysbeth Vernoye, on 20 October 1718.
     Peter Van Nest lived at Monmouth County, NJ.

     Pieter Pietersen Van Nest married Judith Rapalje, daughter of Joris Jansen Rapalje and Catalina Trico, in 1652.
     Name variation: Peter Vannest.
Acc. to the Toers file he came to New Netherland in 1657 from Utrecht, The Netherlands, acc. to the Rapalje File of Mary DeWitt in 1647 (no place).

     Barent Van Newkirk was born on 12 March 1738. He married Antje Tuers on 6 April 1765.

     Gertrude Gerritsen Van Newkirk married Barent Kunst, son of Jan Barentsen Kunst and Jacomyntje Slecht. Gertrude Gerritsen Van Newkirk was baptized on 12 March 1669 at Kingston, NY. She married Jacob Du Bois, son of Luis Du Bois and Catherine Blanchan, in 1692. Gertrude Gerritsen Van Newkirk died circa 1745 at Hurley, NY.
     Married name: Du Bois. Married name: Kunst. Name variation: Gerritje Newkirk. Name variation: Gerritje Van Newkirk.

     Jacob Van Newkirk was born circa 14 October 1742. He married Fitje Hennion on 13 February 1769. Jacob Van Newkirk died on 9 June 1818.

     Poulus Van Newkirk was born on 20 August 1699 at Bergen, NJ. He married Helena Spier, daughter of Barent Hendrickse Spier, on 18 June 1728. Poulus Van Newkirk died on 5 February 1763 at Schraalenburgh at age 63.
     He was Type: Source Winfield, History of Hudson County, p. 514. Name variation: Paulos Van Nieukirk. Name variation: Poulos Newkirk.

     Barent Van Nieukerk married Antje Toers, daughter of Arent Claesen Toers and Annatje Spier, on 5 April 1765 at New York.
     Name variation: Barent Newkirk. Name variation: Barent Nieukerk.
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.

     Catharina Van Nieukirk was born on 9 August 1731. She died on 18 September 1759 at age 28.

     Catrintje van Nieukirk married Joseph Van Winkle. Catrintje van Nieukirk was born on 7 September 1791. She married Hartman Van Wagenen, son of Jacob Johannise Van Wagenen and Aegie Brinkerhoff, on 16 August 1812. Catrintje van Nieukirk died on 25 July 1848 at age 56.
     Married name: Van Winkle. Married name: Van Wagenen. Name variation: Catherine Newkirk.

     Cornelis Van Nieukirk was baptized on 11 March 1680. He died on 7 June 1691 at age 11.

     Cornelis Van Nieukirk was born on 13 September 1703. He married Lea Maris on 18 October 1749. Cornelis Van Nieukirk died on 10 September 1781 at age 77.

     Cornelis Gerritse Van Nieukirk was born circa 1662 at Long Island?, NY. He married Jannetje Jans Kunst, daughter of Jan Barentsen Kunst and Jacomyntje Slecht, circa 1683 at Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Marriage banns for Cornelis Gerritse Van Nieukirk and Jannetje Jans Kunst were published on 5 October 1683. Cornelis Gerritse Van Nieukirk died in February 1695/96 at Hurley, Ulster County, NY.
     Cornelius was a private in the Kinston Troop of Horse under Capt. H Beekman. Name variation: Cornelius Gerritse Newkirk.

     Cornelius Van Nieukirk was baptized on 30 August 1696. He married Rachel Ten Eyck, daughter of Matthys Ten Eyck and Jenneken Roosa, on 17 March 1721 or 1731. Cornelius Van Nieukirk died on 17 August 1744 at Pitts Grove, Salem County, NJ, at age 47.

     Gerrit Van Nieukirk was born on 18 November 1696 at Bergen, NJ. He married Catryntje Kuypers, daughter of Hendrick Kuyper, on 5 September 1730. Gerrit Van Nieukirk died on 23 April 1785 at Bergen, NJ, at age 88.
     He was Source: Newkirk Book, pp. 19, 20.

     Gilles Van Nieukirk was baptized on 5 November 1691. She married Jacobus Swartwout, son of Thomas Swartwout and Lysbeth Gardenier, on 5 October 1714. Gilles Van Nieukirk died after 13 June 1749.
     Married name: Swartwout. Name variation: Gieletjen Van Nieukirk.

     Jacob Van Nieukirk was born on 21 November 1682. He married Sara Cornelis on 27 April 1707 at North Haarlem, NY.
     Name variation: Jacob Matthuesen.

     Jacomyntje Van Nieukirk was baptized on 2 April 1678. She married Jacob Symonsen Van Winkle, son of Symon Van Winckel and Annetje Sip, on 20 April 1701.
     Married name: Van Winkle.

     Jacomyntje Van Nieukirk was baptized on 8 June 1694. She married Hendrick Kip on 28 September 1715. Jacomyntje Van Nieukirk married Peter DuBois on 25 August 1755.
     Married name: DuBois. Married name: Kip.

     Jannetje Van Nieukirk was born on 8 July 1687. She died on 15 May 1691 at age 3.

     Jannetje Van Nieukirk was born on 17 May 1691. She married Gerrit Didericks, son of Wander Dedericks and Aaltje Gerrits, on 21 April 1733.
     Married name: Didericks.

     Jannette Van Nieukirk was born on 5 May 1737. She died on 4 October 1779 at age 42 unmarried.

     Joris van Nieukirk married Sarah Van Derhoof. Joris van Nieukirk was born in 1783. He died in 1861.

     Mattheus Van Nieukirk was born circa 1645. Marriage banns for Mattheus Van Nieukirk and Anna Lubi were published on 27 November 1670 at Bergen, NJ. Mattheus Van Nieukirk married Anna Lubi, daughter of Jacob Lubi and Geertruyt Leons, on 14 December 1670. Mattheus Van Nieukirk married Catryna Paulus on 15 August 1686. Mattheus Van Nieukirk died on 12 May 1705 at Bergen, NJ.
     Mattheus Cornelissen, who is said to have been a native of Nieuwkercke (New Church), Friesland, Holland, emigrated to America in about the year 1660, and after landing and staying at New Amsterdam a short while, went to Flatbush, L. I., where he bought and located on a "Bouwerie" of about thirty-six acres of land, butting, as his deed declared, on "Corlears Flats." This tract he sold March 10, 1665, to one Arent Eyertse, and he removed thence to the "Town of Bergen," in NJ. Here, he married one Anna Luby, daughter of Jacob Luby, who had served as a non-commissioned officer (Sergeant) in the Dutch West India service, but who had for some years been a resident and landholder at Bergen. Mattheus Cornelissen assumed the surname of Newkirk - in honor of his birthplace, no doubt. He leased lands at Bergen, which were afterward conveyed, to his children. His occupation seems to have been that of a farmer. His wife, Anna, died December 20, 1685, and he married in 1686 Catharine Pouwless, a daughter of Poulus Pieterse, of Bergen. She died in April 1764. The children of Matthew Cornelissen Van New Kirk were twelve - five by the first wife and seven by the second wife: Gertrude, Gerritie, Jacomina, Cornelius, Jacob, Jannetje, John, Jannetje, Peter, Gerrit, Poulus, and Cornelius. Those by the first wife scattered to different parts of the country, while those of the second wife remained in Bergen County, inheriting all their mother's property, which was considerable. The eleventh of these children, Gerrit Newkirk (2d gen.), born at Bergen November 18, 1696, married September 5, 1730, Catrina, daughter of Hendrick Kuyper (Cooper). She died September 12, 1751. He died April 23, 1785. Their children of the third generation were four: Catrina, Janneke, Matthew, and Henry.

Matthew (3d gen.) married Caroline, daughter of Arent Toers. He died July 10, 1811, leaving three children: Garret M., Aaron, and Henry.

Source: Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties NJ - JAMES S. NEWKIRK

Originally published in 1900
Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Editor

JAMES S. NEWKIRK, Secretary and Treasurer of the Provident Institution for Savings, of Jersey City, was born in Bergen (now Jersey City) September 9, 1852. His family at one time was one of the most numerous in Hudson, and the name is still very common. More than a century ago some members of the family settled in New York State, in Ulster and Sullivan Counties, where their numerous descendants have spread rapidly and become prominent in the various walks of life.