Peter Praa Van Zandt
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 29 May 1708 | [W1] | ||
| 1st Marriage | 1730 | New York City, NY | To Sarah Willense | [2][7][W1] |
| 2nd Marriage | expect before 1764 birth of son Peter |
To Sarah Marschalk | [4] | |
| 3rd Marriage | about 16 Aug 1766 | To Mary Johnson | [5] | |
| Death | 1812 | [4] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 8 Generation 9 Generation 10
+-- Wyant VanZandt
| (1683-1787)
+-- Peter Praa Van Zandt --+
| (1708-1812) |
| +-- Maria Praa
| (1688-1709)
Cornelia Van Zandt --+
(1746-????) |
| +-- Frederick Willense
| |
+-- Sarah Willense -----+
(????-????) |
+-- Maria Waldron
(1686-????)
Sources: [2][3]
Children
( children with Sarah Willense)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Van Zandt | F | 15 May 1746 | New Jersey | [2] |
( child apparently with Sarah Marschalk)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Van Zandt | M | 1764 | Sarah Janeway 1771-1841 | d. 1845 | [4] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ward, NY City | by 1790 | [1] |
Photo Gallery
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1790 United States Federal Census, NY City East Ward, NY, NY, page 7. Census is not dated. Family headed by Peter P. van Zandt: 4 males over over 16, 1 male 0-15, 4 females. |
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| 2 | Somerset County Genealogical Quarterly Volume 8, short transcription online at:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PABUTLER/2003-07/1057200413 |
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| 3 | Will of Peter Praa, from The New York Historical Society Collections, an 1892-1902 volume featureing abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogates Office, City of New York, from 1665 to 1800. Peter Praa Van Zandt and Johanes Van Zandt are named as a grandson in the will of Capt. Peter Praa, dated 6 Aug 1739. Also named are his wife Maria, a daughter Elizabeth Meseroll (& a John Meseroll), daughter Annetie, wife of Daniel Bodee, a daughter Christiana Provoose. William S. Pelletreau, member of the Society prepared the abstracts, and says of Peter Praa: "Captain Peter Praa, the testator in above will, was the son of Peter Praa (or Praah), a French Huguenot, who fled to Leyden and from thence to New Amsterdam in 1659, and died there March 6, 1663. Captain Peter Praa was bornin Leyden in 1655, and became a prominent citizen in Newtown, L. I. He married, March 15, 1684, Maria Hay, daughter of Jacob Hay and Christina Coffoens. (She was at that time the widow of Joost Adriansen Molenaer, by whom she had a daughter, Sara.) Their daughter Christina married David Provoost, 1712, and had a son, Peter Praa Provoost, and other children. The houses and lots in New York, left to his grand-sons, are probably the southwest corner of Pearl and Pine streets.--W. S. P. See: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/1998-12/0913039570 |
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| 4 | Genealogical Record of the Saint Nicholas Society of New York, Organized Feb 28, 1835, Incorporated Apr 17, 1841, Containing the lines of Descent of Members of the Society...to July 1905. Pg 163 (pg 165 on NY State Historical Literature website): (member) Charles Warren Torrey born Sept 16, 1836. Elected Feb 27, 1882. Sarah Emeline Van Zandt 1810-1863 - Joseph Torrey 1799-1872 Peter Van Zandt 1764-1845 - Sarah Janeway 1771-1841 Peter Praa Van Zandt 1708-1812 - Sarah Marschalk (no dates) Wyant Van Zandt 1683-1757 - Maria Praa 1688-1709 Johannes Van Zandt __-1724 - Margaret Wyants Vanderpoel (no dates) Jan Van Zandt __-1729 - Jannetje ____ __-1728 This appears to be the direct maternal line of ancestry submitted by member Charles Warren Torrey. See: http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=nys;cc=nys;q1=peter%20praa%20van%20zandt;rgn=full%20text;idno=nys059;didno=nys059;view=image;seq=169 |
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| 5 | New York Marriage Licenses, Peter Praa Van Zandt and Mary Johnson, license issued 16 Aug 1766. See: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rbillard/ny_marriage_licenses.htm |
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| 6 | "New York Marriages Previous to 1784", Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore 1984, originally published as "Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784". Pg. 436. Date: 1766, Aug. 16. Names: Van Zandt, Peter Praa, and Mary Johnson. Record: M. B. Vol. X. Pg. 76. |
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| 7 | "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1885, selected extracts", page 129, published by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New York, NY. Available on microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Marriage ID: 2220295983. Identifies Pieter Pra Van Zandt married to Sara Williamsz in 1730 in New York City, New York. |
Web Sites - Documentation Not Given
| Ref. Num. | Description | Extract |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Descendants of Maria Waldron by Stephen L. Flanagan posted Mar. 20, 2001 on GenForum, Genealogy.com (Covert Forum). Five generations including a Rose Anne Covert, the great-grandmother of the author. Beyond implied family knowledge, no sources listed. Maria Waldron b. 1686 NYC, d. 1766; married Frederick Williams; their daughter Sarah Williams b. 10 April 1713, married Peter Praa Van Zandt b. 29 May 1708 . Their daughter Cornelia Van Zandt was born 15 May, 1746 in NJ; died in Butler Co. PA. Cornelia married Lucas Covert born 15 Sept, 1741 in Somerville, NJ; died 1821 in Brady Twp., Butler Co. PA. Children of Cornelia Van Zandt & Lucas Covert: *Garret Covert b. 15 Sept 1769 in NJ; married Eleanor Black (lists 7 children) *Ann Covert b. 27 Nov 1772 in NJ; d. 1846; married John Emery *Magdaline Covert b. 29 Nov 1775 in NJ; d. 1850 Butler Co. PA; *Catherine Covert b. 20 July 1778 in NJ; d. bef. 1850 in prob. Butler Co. PA; married John Stoughton *John VanZandt Covert b. 11 Aug 1781 in NJ; d. 1873; married Sarah Bennett *Barnet Covert b. 8 Sep 1784 NJ *Jacob Covert b. 21 Sep 1787 NJ; d. 20 Sep 1869, Grove City PA; married Mary Ann Cornelius (14 Jan 1788-14 Feb 1876)(lists 12 children). *Mary Covert b. 9 July 1789 NJ; married William McNees *Sarah Covert b. 27 Aug 1793 NJ; d. 10 Aug 1872, Worth Twp. Butler Co. PA. |
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| W2 | Descendants of Pierre/Peter Praa at http://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/praafamily.html Or home page:http://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/ "Pierre/Peter Praa born about 1620; emigrated to America in 1659. He was a Huguenot living near Dieppe, France, and later in Vissingen and Leiden, Holland. Records of the Walloon Church of Leiden, membership list dated 12 March 1659: "Pierre Praet et sa Femme (sont) parti avec temoignage de l'Englise Wallonne de Leiden". Translation: Peter Praet and his wife departed with letters from the Walloon church at Leiden. Pierre Prat joined the Walloon church at Leiden in Dec 1645 with letters from Vlissingen (Flushing), Netherlands. Pierre Praa died 6 Mar 1663 at Cripplebush Brooklyn. His first wife, Marie Phillipe, died after Feb. 1651/52 in Holland. His second marriage was to Catherine Lothie, daughter of Abraham Lothie. Catherine married 2nd Joost Casperse Springsteen on 10 June 1663 at Brooklyn. |
Source notes
Conjecture
- In the category of things to be saved until they prove either relevant or irrelevant, is this engagement notice on the social page of the 22 May 1904 New York Times. The bride claims descent from one "Vice Governor Van Zandt who served under Peter Stuyvesant". See col. 5, just above the illustration:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D06E3D91E3BE631A25751C2A9639C946597D6CF&oref=slogin - In Washington Irving's Complete Knickerbocker History of New York, Part 2, 1899 edition, is this line:
Oloffe Van Kortlandt...chose as lieutenants or co-adjutors Abraham Harden Broeck, Jacobus Van Zandt, and Wiant Ten Broeck. See:
http://www.fullbooks.com/Knickerbocker-s-History-of-New-York-Complete2.html
