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- (1). Book Source: THE DURIE FAMILY, by Harold I. Durie, c.1985 A.D.;Page 5-Para. 2 states: " After the death of his first wife, Jeanmarried (2) in 1692, Rachel Cresson, widow of David Demarest, Junior.According to tradition, David was deceased before or in August 1691,having been killed by a falling tree. Rachel was born about 1656 inDelft, Holland, daughter of Pierre Cresson and Rachel Close, and had 9children by her first marriage. The Cressons were from Sedan, France,where Pierre, son of Pierre Cresson and Elizabeth Vuilesme, andRachel, daughter of Pierre Close and Jeanne Famelar, were married 5June 1639. Jean Durier thus became step-father to the 9 Demarestchildren, the oldest of whom was 16 years of age and the only one tomarry prior to 1698; and the youngest an infant about a year old."[Transcribed by, SLJuhl, 29 Jul 2005]
Page 9: Para. 2-6: Rachel was given the use of the real estate untilthe Durie children were of age to make a division among themselves, ora sale to others. Her dower in the Demarest property would haveceased when she married Jean Durier, so it seems obvious that sheprobably moved to his farm on the left with 8 of her Demarestchildren, the older Durie step-children, and 2 Durie children by herlast marriage. Her oldest Demarest son had married in 1697 but therest were still at home, the youngest of whom was 8 years old. TheDurie children were about 4, 6, 8 and 10 years of age.
Rachel remained a widow until April 1702, when she married as herthird husband, Roelof Vanderlinda, widower of Susanna Brinkerhoff,whose son Hendrick was baptized in the French Congregation on 18 March1693. Roelof lived on the east side of the river at "Old Hackensack'"along the river Road south of present Cedar Lane in Teaneck, where hehad purchased a farm of 183 acres in 1685. To his household wentRachel and probably all the remaining children except daughter RachelDemarest who married in 1700. Before the death of Roelof Vanderlindaall of the Demarest children except Benjamin, the youngest, hadmarried and left home; as well as the oldest Durie daughter whomarried in 1708. This reduced the remaining number to four. Ofthese, Margaret Durie was later to marry neighbor John Zabriskie,owner of the next farm to the north. Roelof Vanderlinda was thefather of 4 daughters and 2 sons, born between 1683 and 1698, by hisfirst marriage; thus Rachel had one more family of children to carefor, the youngest of whom was 4 years of age. Roelof Vanderlinda diedin November 1709, leaving a Will made 6 September of that year. Towife Rachel was left "a free living and habitation on my farm orplantation where I at present live, and 25 pounds in money, andfirewood and pasture for a cow." The homestead farm and anotherplantation at "Tappan" (present Haworth), were left to the two sons,Peter the eldest to have first choice. Rachel no doubt remained onthe Vanderlinda farm at Teaneck until her death, and probably lived tosee all her children married." Para. 7: "Rachel Cresson was one ofthe outstanding pioneer matriarchs of her day, having survived threehusbands and raised and supervised the upbringing of four sets ofchildren of all ages. Among her Demarest and Durie children,including step-children Jeanne and Pierre, she had a total of 109grandchildren. With that start, it is no wonder that she is theancestress of countless descendants, and deserves to be rememberedwith honor. Page 10" [Transcribed by, SLJuhl, 29 Jul 2005]
(2) Source:
EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK BY: Demarest, Voorhis David,
The Demarest family : a record of the desMarets family in France, theHoly Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate(Germany), again in Holland, and the migration to America, 1663 ...
Hackensack, N.J.?: unknown, 1964, 1322 pgs.
http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/
[Obtained 10 October 2006, SLJuhl, family genealogist-compiler]
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