Jacob Degroot

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• Race: White
• Name: Jacob De Groot
• Reference Number: 9682
• Residence: Child RelationToHead: Child
• Residence: 1850, Castleton, Richmond, New York, USA
• Residence: 1860, Castleton, Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, USA; 70 Age: 70; Merchant Occupation: Merchant; PersonalEstateValue: 2000; RealEstateValue: 10000
• Residence: 1870, Castleton, Tompkinsville S I, Richmond, New York, USA; 80 Age: 80; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 10000; RealEstateValue: 5000; At Home Occupation: At Home

Family/Spouse: Jane Lane. Jane was born in 1800 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Ann Degroot was born on 23 Apr 1815.
2. Augustus Degroot was born in 1826.
3. John Degroot was born in 1827.
4. Alfred De Groot was born in 1828.
5. Jacob Degroot was born in 1830.
6. Henrietta Degroot was born in 1832.
7. Elsb Degroot was born in 1834.
8. Eliza De Groot was born in 1842 in New York, USA.

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• Name: Johannes Grood
• Name: John Degroot
• Reference Number: 7643
• Baptism: 2 May 1753, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
• Residence: 1816, Richmond, New York
• Will: 11 Apr 1816
• Probate: 1 Jun 1816, Richmond, New York, USA

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Died:
date of will

Johannes married Mary Wood in Mar 1814 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA. Mary was born about 1753 in Staten Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mary Degroot
• Name: Mary Wood De Groot
• Reference Number: 9681
• Residence: Wife RelationToHead: Wife

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Birth:
based on spouse's birth date

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• Name: Pieter D Grood
• Name: Pieter D Grood
• Name: Pieter D Grood
• Name: Pieter Degroot
• Name: Pieter Degroot
• Reference Number: 7644

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Pieter DeGroot and Claertje Post have 5 children baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church in Staten Island, New York. This does not include their supposed first born, Joseph DeGroat.
In the Acquackanonk Dutch Reformed Church in Acquackanonk, New Jersey, we find a baptism record for Claertje Post, daughter of Gerritt Post and Fransyntje Petersen.
We have no marriage record for Pieter DeGroot and Claertje Post. Possibly they married in Acquackanonk or more likely, elsewhere. Later they ended up on Staten Island. Records of their marriage and their first born are thus not found in either the Acquackanonk or the Staten Island Dutch Reformed Church.
In online trees, Pieter was born about 1729 and died 1805 in New Jersey. In fact we have a findagrave photo showing death of 14 March 1805 at age 75 in Bergen County, New Jersey. However, the will of Peter DeGroot in Bergen, New Jersey is obviously a different person. His wife is Hester (although, he could have remarried), the only child mentioned is Aurie, a grandson Peter Banta and two negro slaves Dine, a female and Dick, a male.
Thus, at this point we no longer have any idea of Peter’s birth date or death date.


Birth:
based on birth of first child

Pieter married Claartije Post. Claartije (daughter of Gerritt Post and Fransyntje Petersen) was born on 11 Aug 1727 in Acquackanonk, Essex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Claartye Post
• Reference Number: 7645
• Baptism: 13 Aug 1727, Acquackanonk, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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Birth:
Baptism place

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• Name: Johannes De Groot
• Reference Number: 7813

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Transcription of will of Johannes Degroot 18 Nov 1788:
No. 15
In the name of God, Amen. I Johannes DeGroot of the County of Richmond and State of New York, house carpenter, having attained to a good old age, insomuch, that according to the usual course of Nature it is reasonable to conclude that my departure from this transitory state of existence is not far distant, and conceiving it to be a prudent and wise part, to order and adjust my worldly concerns, before the strings of life are broken, and while blessed with the full and unimpaired enjoyment and exercise of my mental faculties, I therefore, in compliance with the calls of reason, and in obedience to the dictates of conscience, upon the fullest deliberation, make my last will and testament, in manner and form following. Principally it is my earnest desire to resign my spirit into the hands of the God who created me, in a reliance on his Mercies, and the meritorious sufferings of my exalted Saviour Jesus Christ, that it, being released from its earthly tabernacle may be wafted into the glorious presence and fruition of my Heavenly Father. The interment of my body I submit to the prudent management of my grandson, Garret DeGroot; requesting that no superfluous expences attend it; but that my Funeral be conducted in a decent and respectable manner, and the modern customs and rites of the Place be observed. My estate, real and personal, I give, bequeath, and dispose of in the following manner. Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my son, Peter DeGroot, his heirs and assigns, all my carpenter's tools and wearing apparel, of what nature and kind soever, of which I shall die possessed, to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of my said son Peter, his heirs and assignes for ever. Item! It is my will, and do hereby order and direct, that my said son Peter DeGroot, and his family shall occupy, possess and enjoy, for a limited time, the dwelling house which I built, on the declivity of the Bank, opposite to the Barn, in which he at present resides, together with the garden spot in front of it, without the set, hindrance or molestation of any of the heirs to my estate, that is to say, until William and Garret DeGroot,the sons of my grandson Garret DeGroot, shall both have attained to the age of twenty one years, or, in case of either dying, then only during the (undecipherable) of the survivor, and that during the term above mentioned (undecipherable) the said Peter DeGroot shall be obligated to keep the said dwelling house in good tenantable repair, and at the expiration of the said term to surrender the possession of the said house and privileges accompanying it, into the hands of the heirs thereof. Item. I give and devise unto William DeGroot, and Garret DeGroot, sons of my grandson Garret DeGroot, when they both shall have attained to the age of twenty one years, the above mentioned dwelling house, situate on the declivity of the bank, with its appurtenances together with the garden spot in front thereof, as it is now enclosed, to be to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of them, the said William and Garret DeGroot, their and each of their heirs and assigns forever, but in case either of my said great grand children above mentioned, should die under age, and without lawful issue, the share of the defunct to belong to the survivor and should it so happen that neither should live to the years of maturity, the property above devised to them, shall be at the full and free disposal of their father, garret DeGroot. Item! All the residue of my lands, tenements, improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances, whatsoever and wheresoever, comprehending therein all my lands situate in the Manor of Castleton amounting to about twenty two acres, a lot of salt meadow lying on the western shore of Staten Island computed to be twelve acres, and the farm or plantation which I now occupy, situate on the North side of Staten Island and fronting the river Kill Van Kull, I give, grant and devise to my said grandson Garret DeGroot, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Item! I also give and bequeath to my said grandson, my Negro Man Thomas, and his Wife Sarah, my sorrel mare, all my farming utensils and household and kitchen furniture, of what nature or kind soever, and the whole residue and remainder of my personal estate, after the former bequests shall have been fulfilled. Item! I do will, order and direct that my said grandson Garret DeGroot, in consideration of the foregoing bequests, to pay or cause to be paid, unto my descendants underneath named, the full sum of four hundred pounds current money of New York, within the time, and in the manner hereafter directed. Previous to the payment of any part of the above monies to the legatees by my said grandson, Garret DeGroot, a bond given by me to Wilhelmus Vreeland, for the faithful payment of fifty pounds, shall be discharged and deducted from the said sum of four hundred pounds. Item! I do further will, order and direct that my said grandson, Garret DeGroot shall, in the first place, payments to my grandson, John Cruser, and grand daughter Lana Mersereau, the sum of fifty pounds each, current money of New York, which in case of either's decease shall be equally divided among their children. Item! The monies which shall then be left, after the payment of the above legacies and the discharge of the said bond, I do will, order and direct, my said grandson Garret DeGroot to pay to and divide equally among the other children of my sons Peter DeGroot and Robert DeGroot, or the survivors of them, share and share alike, and that my said grandson Garret DeGroot shall be allowed a term of five full years, after my decease, to pay the whole, or any of the legacies above bequeathed. Finally, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my loving grandson, Garret DeGroot and John Cruser, to be the executors of this, my last will and testament, charging them to see the same, faithfully performed, according to my true intent and meaning; ratifying, allowing and confirming this to be my last will and testament. In Witness Whereof, I the said testator, haveherunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, and in the thirteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America. Johannes X DeGroot. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Johannes DeGroot, as his last will and testament, in presence of us. Nathaniel Johnson, Elizabeth Bush, Abr(aham) Bancker. Richmond County (undecipherable) Be it remembered, that on the sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, personally came and appeared before me Adrian Bancker, Surrogate of the said County, Elizabeth Bush, Spinster, and Abraham Bancker, Esq., two of the sitnesses of the preceding will of Johannis (sic) DeGroot, who being duly sworn, on their oaths declared, that they did see Johannis (sic) DeGroot sign and seal the preceding instrument, purporting to be the will of the said Johannis DeGroot, bearing date the eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, and heard him publish an declare the same as his last will and testament; that at the same time thereof, he, the said Johannis DeGroot, was of sound, disposing mind and memory to the best of the knowledge and belief of them, the deponents, and that Nathaniel Johnson, together with the deponents, subscribed the said will as witnesses thereto, in the testator's presence.
ADRIAN BANCKER, Surrogate

Birth:
baptism

Died:
Place and Date of will

Johannes married Elizabeth Sickels on 20 Jul 1726 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Sickels and Geertruy Ridderhaas) was born on 13 Aug 1707 in New York, USA; died in 1737. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 7814

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baptism date

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• Reference Number: 8906

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From Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, Volume 5, p56.

Gerritt Post's will was dated 31 October 1750, although he lived until 1756, when a final codicil was appended to the will. In it he refers directly to his daughter "Klaartise" as the wife of Peter DeGroot. The Posts were then, and are today, among the more prominent New York families.

Page 56.--In the name of God, Amen, "the 31 day of 8ber, 1750." I, GERRITT POST, of Staten Island, Gent., being very weak. I leave to my wife Francyntie, during her life, all my messuages, lands, and tenements, goods and chattels. After her death I give all my lands and messuages where I now dwell unto my two sons, Gerritt and Peter Post, and they are to pay to their brother and their sisters £300, viz., to my son Johanes, and my daughters, Geesie, Catharine, and Rachel, and to my two grand children, Sarah and Leah Post, the daughters of my son, Adrian Post, deceased, £150, And my son Peter is to pay to my daughter Antye, Klaartise, wife of Peter De Groot, Janettie, Helena, and Maritie, £150. I leave to my son Johanes, and to my daughters, and my two grand children all that lot of land and tenements situate in Achquechtinock, in Essex County, New Jersey, adjoining the land of Harman Gerrittse. I give to each of my daughters, to whom I have not given one, a milch cow. All the rest of my personal estate to my children and grand children. And whereas I have given to my son Johanes £25, that amount is to be deducted from his part. I make my wife Francyntie, and Aaron Van Name, and Daniel Corsen, executors.

Witnesses, Gerrit Clauson, Benjamin Keldy, Thomas Lisk. It is my will that my son Peter shall be instructed and learn some trade or occupation.

Codicil, March 25, 1756.--Whereas in my will I have ordered that my son Peter pay £150 as therein directed, he is discharged from the same.

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date of will

Gerritt married Fransyntje Petersen on 4 Jan 1726 in Acquackanonk, Passaic, New Jersey, USA. Fransyntje was born in 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 8907

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Married:
He is listed as widower on marriage record