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For some reason this child was not baptized, at all events no record of his baptism appears in book of Marlboro Dutch Church. Active and prominent patriot during the Revolution. He was also a Captain in the Monmouth militia and one of the Commisioners appointed to confiscate and sell the real estate of Loyalists who joined the King"s army, or went within the British lines. See minutes of Court of Common Pleas of Monmouth from 1778 to 1790. Also records of executions out of this court for same period. Kenneth Hankinson and Eleanor, his wife, by deed dated April 19, 1795, conveyed to their son-in-law William Van Brunt a farm of 209 14-100 acres in Freehold Township. This seems to have been an advancement, for in his will dated October 9, 1807, and recorded in Book A. of Wills, page 229, etc., Surrogate's Office of Monmouth County, he gives to his daughter Elizabeth Van Brunt only a silver pint cup, and does not mention her husband. This shows that he considered the land deeded as this child's full share of his estate. By deed dated March 15, 1800, and recorded in Monmouth Clerk's Office William Van Brunt and Elizabeth Van Brunt, his wife, conveys this farm to Louis Cowenhoven for nearly six thousand dollars. He must have removed about this time to Steuben County, New York, for he died at Lockport, New York. The records of Marlboro Dutch Church show, that William Van Brunt and Elizabeth Hankinson, his wife, had the following baptized. William Conover, baptized Feb 8, 1789 Nelly, baptized May 15, 1790 Catharine, baptized Jan 13, 1798 Kenneth Hankinson, baptized June 24, 1798 He had, however, other children born in Monmouth County not baptized, and, of course, after he removed from New Jersey to State of New York about 1800 there would be no other record here. 1. William Van Brunt and Elizabeth Hankinson his wife, had according to family history fifteen children. Their eldest child is said to have been a daughter named Eliza, born in 1786, but not baptized. She is said to have married one John Freeman a school teacher of Monmouth County, and had two boys, Matthew and John. Their father died when these children were young, but themother managed to giver her boys a good education. Matthew Freeman became an editor, John studied law and settled at Natchez, Miss., where he became a prominent man, was attorney-general of this State, and held other important offices. The mother Eliza lived with John at Natchez, where she died in 1865. 2. William Conover born Feb 8, 1767, married and removed to Michigan or Iowa. 3. Elizabeth, born Sept 1, 1788, married Warren Rockwood. 4. Catharine, born Jan. 19, 1790, died young. 5. Eleanor, born Jan. 24, 1791 6. Catharine, born October 15, 1792, married George Oliver of Lockport, New York, and had seven children who became prominent people at this place. 7. Cornelius, born Aug. 20, 1794 8. James Anderson, born March 17, 1796 9. Kenneth Hankinson, born April 8, 1798; died may 17, 1804 10. Nicholas, born Jan 13, 1800; married in 1822, Sarah Reynolds, and died about 1840 at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He was a blacksmith by trade. He had six children, of whom mention is made herafter. 11. Emeline, born Jan 16, 1802; died young. 12. John Hankinson, born Aug 15, 1805; died Aug 26, 1826 13. Ann, born Feb 27, 1807, married a Mr. Sherwood of Byron Centre, New York. 14. Peter Hankinson, born Feb 27, 1811, married first Jane Gardiner, second Rachel Gardiner. There was another child, but I have not learned his or her name. William Van Brunt, the father of these fifteen chldren was a stout broad shouldered man standing five feet ten inches in his stockings. He had fair skin, keen blue eyes, two rows of double teeth, and was an athlete in his younger days. At age of eighty-two, he read without glasses and had not lost a tooth. He died at Lockport, New York, in autumn of 1853. He was a farmer by occupation and followed same business in Steuben County, New York; he was also a judge in this county. He was ten years old when battle of Monmouth was fought. His father was High Sheriff of the county, and had gone from home to remove a lot of Tory marauders confined i county jail to some other place as the British army was coming. Before his father got back, his mother was terrified at the sound of the cannonade. He afterward told how he listened to this noise, and thought his father would never get home. He also remembered the many raids of the refugees from Sandy Hook and the Pine robbers, etc.
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Van Brunt, Nicholas, Shrewsbury, Catharine Covenhoven, Middletown 1767 Jan. 15
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Descendants of Hendrick Willemsz
1768 - 1853 (85 years)
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