BERGEN COUNTY CLERK'S MARRIAGE RECORDS,. 1795-1800. The following is a transcript from the Record of Returns of Marriages, 1795-1800, kept in the office of the Clerk of the County of Bergen, pursuant to Sec. VIII., of “An Act concerning marriages," passed the 4th of March, 1795. The records have been herewith arranged in alphabetical order. H-indicates that the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jaanes V. Romeyn, of the Hackensack Church. P—that the Rev. Wilhelmus Elting, of Paramus, was the officiating clergyman. S-that the Rev. Solomon Froeligh, of Schraalenburgh, officiated. He made his return of such marriages, with one exception, on June 6, 1796. H 1800 Mar. 29 BERGEN REFORMED (DUTCH) CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1664-1801. The Dutch settlers at Bergen (now known as Jersey City Heights, in Jersey City) worshiped for years in New Amsterdam, In 1662 a village tax was levied for the purpose of erecting a church of their own, 417 guilders (a guilder being equivalent to forty cents) being raised for that purpose. It is probable that a log meeting house was put up in 1663, for a record exists of the collections taken up at the weekly services, beginning in that year, and continued ever since. In 1664 a register was begun of baptisms, marriages, burials and communicants, which has been kept up from that date to this, except from 1769 to 1793, when there is a break in the register of communicants. Although the Bergen Church was the first established in New Jersey, of which we have definite data, it was not until September 10, 1757, that it had a pastor independent of the New York Church. On the date mentioned the Rev. William Jackson was installed pastor of the Bergen and Staten Island Churches. He retired in 1789. The Rev. John Cornelison was on May 26, 1793, installed pastor of the churches at Bergen and English Neighborhood. He served Bergen alone from 1806 until his death, March 20, 1828. The Bergen Church received a charter from Governor William Franklin, December 20, 1771. It was reincorporated in 1799 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Before having a regular pastor the people were ministered unto by the preachers from New York and elsewhere. As this would have been an uncertain dependence, they relied more upon the Voorleezer, who acted as precentor, school-teacher, etc. Bergen was particularly fortunate in securing for its first Voorleezer, Reinier Van Gie sen. He was engaged by the magistrates and the consistory of the Dutch Church of Flatbush, L. I., June 6, 1660, to teach school, act as court messenger, ring the bell, keep the church in order, act as voorleezer, attend to the burial of the dead, etc., etc. He probably removed to Bergen in the summer of 1663, to assume the performance of similar duties. The records of the Bergen Church are in his handwriting—an excellent one-from 1664 to 1707, a period of forty-three years. It will be observed that the particulars of the marriages are given with much greater fulness than in the other churches whose records are printed in this volume. He died at Bergen, May 15, 1707. His successors as Voorleezers and keepers of the church records were: 1707-1736, Adrian Ver Meulen; 1736-1761, Isaac P. Van Benthusen; 1761-1789, Abraham Sickles; 1789-1809, John Collard. In Winfield's Land Titles of Hudson County, 1872, was given an alphabetical index to the Bergen Church registers. There are many errors and omissions in that index, which it is hoped are for the most part cured, as to the marriages, in the index here published. Moreover, the present index is a translation of the entire entries in the Marriage Records of the Bergen Church, 1664 to 1801, giving many most interesting and important details of the personal history of the wedded conples. In some instances, notes have been added, principally from the New York Dutch Church Marriage Records. For this transcript and translation of the Bergen Church Marriage Records, the editor is indebted to Theodore M. Banta, Esq., Secretary of the Holland Society, which Society caused the records to be transcribed, some years ago. The date given in the right hand column in the following pages is that of the first proclamation of the banns, except where otherwise indicated. It will be noticed that it was customary for the young couple to take from the Bergen Church a certificate of the announcement of the bauns, and go to New York to get married by a regularly ordained minister of the Gospel. A Ackerman, Abraham, from Berlicum in the Meiery of Bois le duc,1 and Ackerman, Kobus, and Betje Belser.... M. 1683 May 28 ...1782 Nov. 27 Ackerman, Lourus, from Geffen in the Meiery of 's Hertogenbosch, Alberts, Hans, from Bronswyck,2 and Annetje Gysbertse, from Bergen in New Jersey, received certificate Nov. 12... Albertse, Aart, from N. York, and Catharina Vreeland, from Gemen epa, m. June 26, by R. Van Giesen..... Aljee, Jannetje, and Simon Jacobsen Van Winkel... Andries, Francyntje, and Roelof Swartwout.... Andriese? Maria, and Pieter Makale ?.. 1679 July 5 1687 Feb. 13 .1683 Oct. 21 .1692 May 29 .1710 May 27 .1801 May 23 1691 Nov. 22 .1730 Mar. 18 .1691 Oct. 4 744 Andriesse, Fytje, and Abraham Van Giesen.. Andriesse, J, and Jan Slot... ... Andriesse, Rachel, and Dirk Phillipse Conyn. Andriessen, Sara, and Casparus Preyer .1700 Mar. 10 1707 Sept. 7 .1714 Mar. 13 .....1799 Aray, William, and Mary Day, both of English Neighbourhood before Court at Bergen..... June 30 .1670 July 10 1 A manor in North Brabant, called in French Bois le Duc, and in Dutch s' Hertogenbosch. 2 Brunswick, New Brunswick. Arsele, Joseph, from London in O. England, and Elisabeth Walinghs, from Wickham in O. England, probably were not m....... ...1678 May 26 Aymar, Peter, of N. Y., and Anna Hunt, of Powles Hook. Baeldin, Annatje, and John Miet... B ..1797 Mar. 5 Bandt, Johannes Jansen, and Willemyntje Philips, both from N. York, 3 proclam. and no objections. Baker, Margarrit, and Conrad Shindler... Banta, Margrieta Dircks, and Dirck Hertmanse Vreelant.. 1793 April 23 1697 June 27 1793 Sept. 4 1702 Oct. 18 .1707 Aug. 27 Barentsen, Dirck, from Pemmerepoch, and Elisabeth Gerrits, from. Baten, Peter, and Helena Catherina Coops, both from Holland aud now 1. at English Neighbourhood. Bear, Maria, and Hagbergt de Wolff... Bedell, John, and Mary Smith, both of Secaucus. Beekman, Catharina, and Pieter Post...... 1704 April 11 .1795 Dec. 27 ..1798 Sept. 3 1800 Mar. 10 ..1710 Nov. 17 Beekman, Christopher, of N. Y., and Maria Hunt, of Powles Hook...1799 July 6 Belser, Betje, and Kobus Ackerman... Berreys, Francyntje, and Tammes Larens. 1782 Nov. 27 ..1685 Aug. 2 Billau, Isaac, b. at sea, and Ida Sueberingh, from Midwout, L. I., re ceived certificate to Staten Island Nov. 25. Blinckerhof, Agie, and Abraham Sikels.... of Justice Enoch Vreeland by Adrian Vermeule.. ....... 1684 Nov. 2 1739 April 1 1744 Oct. 20 .1705 May 6 ...1708 May 24 .1779 June 19 Blinkerhoff, Hendrick, and Lea Van Wagenen.. Bongert, Geeshe, and Juriaen Van Westervelt.... Booaas, Maria, and Hendrick Jansz Van den Bos. .1779 Dec. 18 1690 April 22 1685 Sept. 27 .1714 Mar. 27 Borton, Jan, from London, O. England, and Hillegont Jacobs, from Midwout, both 1. at Pemmerepuch, received certificate Sept. 8..1690 Aug. 24 Boyd, Thomas, and Eleanor Cotten, both of Bergen.. .1796 Aug. 7 Braambush, David, and Rachel van Horne, both of Bergen Point.. Brinkerhoof, Hartman, of English Neighbourhood, and Elizabeth van Nurden, of New Bridge. .1797 Oct. 28 Brinkerhoof, Catherine, and Jacob Vreeland. Brinkerhof, Martje, and Helmigh Van Wagenen.. .1801 Jan. 24 ...1735 Sept. 26 |