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Daniel Durie

Male 1728 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Daniel Durie was born on 18 Feb 1728; was christened in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA (son of *Pierre Peter Durier Durie and Judith Demarest); and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  *Pierre Peter Durier Durie was born in 1690 in Hackensack, New Jersey; In The French Church, Dutch Church Jurisdiction. (son of *Jean Durier (French) and Jeanne Hersulier); died before 5 Jun 1767 in New Jersey.

    Notes:

    Page 16-17: PIERRE (PETER) DURIER.DURIE b about 1690 was bp in theFrench Church. By his father's will in 1698 he was bequeathed "onegold stone ring, one sillver ear royer, and one pyd mare," togetherwith a share of the real estate. In 1702 Peter joined the householdof his step-father, Roelof Vanderlinda, at Teaneck, and probably wasliving there when he mar 21 July 1711 at Hack, Judith Demarest, widowof Christian Debaun. She was b about 1690 and bp in the FrenchChurch, dau of Samuel Demarest and Maria DeRuine. Her dau ChristinaDebaun bp 29 Oct 1710 at Hack, mar Hillebrant Lozier and inheritedfrom Joost Debaun, her grandfather, the southeast quarter of his farmat river Edge and Paramus which adjoined the Durie land on thenortheast. Peter was a farmer and acquired his father's homesteadtract at river Edge and Paramus in a settlement of the estate with hissister and bro. He no doubt went there to live after his marriage.He also acquired Demarest land on the east side of the river at the"Vlakte" (the plain), in present New Milford and Oradell, conveyed tohim by his father-in-law and mentioned in the latter's will dated 10May 1727, as "some parcells of land according to his Deeds thereof forthe sum of 70 pounds." In 1712 he and his father-in-law sold certainland in that area to Johannis Cossen of Dutchess County, N.Y., whodied before making payment in full. Peter subsequently acquired titleto 68 acres of this land by 1721. On 6 Mar 1754, Peter sold 100 acresat the "Vlakte" (where his son John then lived), less the westerly 191/2 acres thereof, together with a lot of 37 acres at the "gore" toJacobus Peek (John's father-in-law), for 300 pounds. Peek releasedthe same lands to John Durie "Junr." on 23 Mar, following, for thesame consideration. On 15 Feb 1755, Peter sold his homestead and thatpart of his farm at River Edge lying between the Kinderkamack road andthe river, to Daniel Christie who subsequently sold the same to AertCuyper 12 Aug 1758 for 250 pounds. Cuyper had mar Trintie, dau ofHillebrant and Christina (Debaun) Lozier, and owned adjoining Debaunland at that location. [There were multiple land deals between thefamilies and willed land to sons and daughters.] Peter joined theHack Church 8 Apr 1711, and was elected Deacon in 1720. He and hiswife were among the original members at the formation of the Sch(Schraalenburgh, Bergen County, New Jersey, the South Church atBergenfield and the North Church at Dumont) Church 1723/24 and hecontributed the sum of 11 pounds, 16 shillings toward the new buildingin 1725. He was elected Elder there in 1731. In 1736 he was electeda Freeholder for Bergen County. Peter apparently d prior to 1767,on 5 June of which year John, as the oldest son, was one of thegrantors conveying a gore of land in Haworth formerly of SamuelDemarest. He left no recorded estate and no reference to a will hasbeen found. He sold some of his lands and apparently deeded theremainder to certain of his heirs prior to death."
    "Durie Family PC 929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County,Indiana; Published 1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Bookreference: Durie, H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.Proof of maternal descendents of William H. Elkins dating from 1630 tothe present time. Pages from the beginning of the book to p. 197 havebeen copied and are in the ELKINS HISTORY VOLUME, Farner, Tyler, andDuree Families. Pages 1-410."
    "THE DURIER/DURIE/DUREE FAMILY FROM UTRECHT, HOLLAND." Transcribedby, SLJuhl, 25 Aug 2005]

    *Pierre married Judith Demarest on 21 Mar 1711 in New Jersey. Judith (daughter of Samuel Demarest and Marie De Ruine) was born in 1690 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened in 1690 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; died in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Judith Demarest was born in 1690 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened in 1690 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey (daughter of Samuel Demarest and Marie De Ruine); died in New Jersey.

    Notes:

    (1). Source:
    "Durie Family PC 929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County,Indiana; Published 1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Bookreference: Durie, H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.Proof of maternal descendents of William H. Elkins dating from 1630 tothe present time. Pages from the beginning of the book to p. 197 havebeen copied and are in the ELKINS HISTORY VOLUME, Farner, Tyler, andDuree Families. Pages 1-410."
    "THE DURIER/DURIE/DUREE FAMILY FROM UTRECHT, HOLLAND."

    (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]

    NOTE: Birth date used is baptism date. Actual birth date is notavailable at present.

    Children:
    1. Jan Durie was born on 20 Mar 1715; was christened in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; and died.
    2. Maria Durie was born on 21 Apr 1717; was christened in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; and died.
    3. Jannetie Durie was born on 18 Jun 1721; was christened in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; and died.
    4. *Samuel Durie was born on 3 Jun 1723 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; died about 1800 in Mercer County, Kentucky; was buried about 1800 in In The Cemetery Of The Mud Meeting House A Few Miles East, (Of The Doran Tract, In Mercer County, 2 1/2 Miles Southwest Of Harrodsburg, Kentucky) Near The Dry Fork Of Salt River..
    5. Sara Durie was born on 18 Aug 1725 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; was christened on 29 Oct 1725 in Tappan, Rockland County, New York; and died.
    6. 1. Daniel Durie was born on 18 Feb 1728; was christened in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; and died.
    7. Petrus Durie was born on 13 Dec 1730; was christened in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; died in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
    8. Margrietje Durie was born on 22 Jun 1735; was christened in Schraalenburgh, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  *Jean Durier (French) was born on 12 Nov 1654 in Utrecht, Holland; Walloon Church (son of *Pierre Durier and Marguerite Charoy); died on 10 Jun 1698 in New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey; was buried in 1698 in The French Cemetery With His First Wife; New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey..

    Notes:

    REFERENCE: "Durie Family PC 929.2 Public Library, Rockville, ParkeCounty, Indiana; Published 1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Book reference: Durie, H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York1985. Proof of maternal descendents of William H. Elkins dating from1630 to the present time. Pages from the beginning of the book to p.197 have been copied and are in the ELKINS HISTORY VOLUME, Farner,Tyler, and Duree Families. Pages 1-410."
    "THE DURIER/DURIE/DUREE FAMILY FROM UTRECHT, HOLLAND."
    "FIRST GENERATION" Page 15
    "JEAN DURIER, the first of the family in America, was born 12 Nov 1654in the Walloon Church, Utrecht, Holland, son of Pierre Durier andMarguerite Charoy. Jean came to America shortly before 1686 andjoined the Huguenot Colony founded by the Demarest Family on landalong the east side of the Hackensack River in what is now New Milfordin Bergen County, New Jersey. On 27 July 1686, Jean received a Patentfrom the Proprietors of East Jersey for a tract of 261 acres of landwest of the river in what was then Essex County, later made a part ofBergen County in 1710; lying partly in present River Edge and Paramus. He established his home on the easterly part in present River Edge,at a site between the early "Kinderkamack" Road and the river. JeanMar (1) either prior to his arrival or shortly afterward, Jeanne(family name not confirmed but which may have been Hersulier). Shedied about 1691 after the birth of their second child, and was buriedin the French cemetery in New Milford. Jean mar (2) in 1692, RachelCresson, widow of David Demarest, Junior. She was born about 1656 inDelft, Holland, daughter of Pierre Cresson and Rachel Close. Afterthe second marriage Jean lived on the Demarest land on the east sideof the river in present New Milford, where he resided until his death. According to church entries at the time of their marriage, the fourchildren were all born in "Hackensack," intended to mean within thejurisdiction of the Dutch Church at that place. Jean and his wiveswere members of the French Protestant Church established on theDemarest Colony about 1682 and which existed until 1695. At itsdissolution, he and his second wife joined the Dutch Church atHackensack by letter 10 July 1696. He was elected a Deacon there on22 May 1698, but died before he was ordained. Jean acted in a legalcapacity for his Demarest step-children, as their guardian and trusteein the management of the large amount of land they inherited fromtheir grandfather, David Demarest, Senior in 1693. Because of hiseducational background and status in the community, he was appointed aJustice of the Bergen County court on 05 Feb 1693. Jean died in June1698 shortly after making his last will and testament on 10 Jun, whichwas proved 02 Sept at Perth Amboy. In it he mentioned his second wifeand the four children. He was buried in the French cemetery with hisfirst wife. Rachel mar (3) 25 Apr 1702 at Hack, Roelof Vanderlinda,widower of Susanna Brinkerhoff, of Teaneck, where she and her familysubsequently lived. She is believed to have died prior to 1719."
    Pages 7-8; Para. 4-8:
    "After the dissolution of the French Congregation, Jean and his secondwife joined the Dutch Church at Hackensack, the entry reading: "1696July 10 - Came to us, with letters from the French Church, Jan Dury,with his wife, Rachel Querson." When the first church building wasstarted in Hackensack that year, he contributed his services and hisinitials "JDR" were carved on a stone, together with those of somedutch members, still preserved in the east wall of the presentbuilding. On 22 May 1698 he was elected a Deacon at Hackensack, butdied before he was installed. Jean died soon after making his Will on10 June 1698, which was obviously a death bed document. It was proved2 September 1698, at Perth Amboy, and reads:
    IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
    I hereunder written John Dury of the Township of Hakingsak in yecounty of Bergen and province of East New Jersey being indisposed ofbody though of perfect memorie and understanding do make this my LastWill and Testament: that is after bequeathing my Imortal soul unto yehands of Almighty god, and threw the suffering of my Lord and SaviourJesus Christ hope to have pardon for all my sins I desire after mydeparting this life that my body be buried in christian burying placeat the descretion of my Executrix, and my temporal Estate to bedisposed of as followeth (Viz) That my four children (that is to saymy daughter Janeken Dury, my son Pieter Dury, my other daughterMarragret Dury and my youngest son John Dury) shall after andimmediately after that my daughter Janeken shall come to the age oftwenty and one years, or if God should please to call her out of thisworld before that time, that then when any of the other three shallcome to the above said years of twenty and one, all and every part andparcell of my real Estate shall be exposed to sale amongst my saidchildren and if so be none of them shall see cause to purchase thesame that then any one that will may have liberty to purchase the samealthough strangers, and the value to be equally distributed amongstthem mys aid children after my decease are and shall remain under yeGardianship of my well beloved friends Andriss Tebou and SamuellDemarest until they be of age in law to receive their patrimoney. Itis my further desier that from the time of my decease until such timethat one of my said children shall come to the age above said, my wellbeloved and dear wife Rachell Dury shall hold posses and enjoy my saidestate, and every part and parcell thereof and keep all the benefitsthat shall or may arise therefrom, she the said Rachel sing such meansas shall be suitable for the bringing up and educating my saidchildren, and it is my will that my said wife shall have all andsingular my moveable estate to disposs of the same at her own goodwill and pleasure without any let or hindrance of my said children,she my said wife paying my just debts (except such legacies as shallhereaafter follow, that is to say, my said daughter Janeken to haveher own mothers clothing, to witt, one Red, one blue and one blackgown, as also one black apron with another gown, one gold ring and asilver bodkin, with one siver ear royer, And to my son Pieter I doegive and bequeath one gold stone ring, one silver ear royer and onepyd mare. I also doe give and bequeath unto my four children abovenamed all my books, to each as I have already set their names on saidbooks. This I do acknowledge to be my Last Will and Testaments by meheretofore made whatsoever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set myhand and fixed my seal this tenth day of June in the year of our Lordone thousand six hundred ninety and eight and in the tenth year ofthe Raigne of our Soveraign Lord, William the Third over EnglandScotland France and Ireland King Defender of the faith. Signed andsealed in the presence of us Jan Desmarest, John Edsall, Edw. EarleJunr. Signed--Jan Dury or Durie"
    "Perth Amboy 2nd Septr 1698
    Jan Desmarest one of ye subscribing wittnesses to ye within writtenWill came before me Commissionated for taking ye probate of last wills& Testaments & did solemnly depose upon ye holy Evangelist of AlmightyGod that he did see ye within written Jan Durie sign seal publish &declair ye within written testament to be his last will & testamentand that at ye same time he was of sound mind & perfect memorie to yebest of his knowledge & understanding. Jurat Coram me James Dundas."
    "On 2 October 1698, Letters testimonial with preceding will annexed,were issued to the widow "Rachel Dury." The Will was prepared byEdward Earle, Junior, and is in his handwriting. By that time evenJohn Demarest, one of the witnesses, was leaning toward the transitionto Dutch, because he signed his first name "Jan". Jean's signature isshown as it was actually written including the probable ink blots,together with the seal on the original. The given name is Jan and theother looks more like Dury, but could be Durie." [Transcribed by,SLJuhl, 30 Jul 2005] NOTE: There was much added lettering to manywords, but in order to make the Will easier to read I took the libertyto leave off some of the extra lettering such as in these threeexamples: chilldren or sillver or doe -- to children and silver anddo.

    "On 16 Oct 1693, "some days after the decease of our late father," anagreement was entered into, written in French, by the heirs anddevisees of David Demarest, Senior, regarding the disposition of themills and lands of the deceased. this was recorded 4 Apr 1695,followed by an English translation. The preamble in French reads:
    Nous Jean et Samuel Desmarets et notre Cousin Jean Durrier faisantpour les enfans de feu notre frere David nous etant assembles'quelques jours apre's le deces' de feu notre pere pour voir sespapiers et chercher de quelle maniere il a dispose' avant sa mort desbiens quil alaisses et ayant trouve' un testament...
    (We John and Samuel Desmarets and our cousin John Durier for thechildren of our late brother David being assembled some days after thedecease of our late faather to visit his papers and to seek how he hasbefore his death disposes of the estates left by him...)
    ..."Although his name is written Jean Durier in French, and JohnDurier in the English translation, the signature is "Jan Dury" with aseal impression attached to the French document. this Dutch form ofthe name seems to have been used by Jean, and his signature as witnessto the will of Samuel Demarest on 28 Jan 1696, is "Jan Durye"

    The author: Harold I. Durie, listed these references in his book--
    1. Bibliotheque Wallonne of Leyden, now at Centraal Bureau voorGenealogie, the Hague,Netherlands
    2. Ibid. Also Collection Mirondolle, Salt Lake City GenealogicalLibrary, 199.819; 199.967; 199.970
    3. Passengers to New Netherland 1654-1664, Year Book of the HollandSociety of New York, 1902
    4. L'Eglise de Wallonne, Norwich, Vol. 1 Publications of the HuguenotSociety of London
    5. Canterbury Records, Vol. 5; Threadneedle Street, London, Records,Vol. 13, Publications of the Huguenot Society of London
    Just to name a few references. Please contact compiler if more isneeded or check the book itself in the Rockville, Parke CountyLibrary, Indiana.

    *Jean married Jeanne Hersulier about 1688 in New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey; Either Prior To Arrival Or Shortly Afterward From Holland To America In The Demarest Family Colony.. Jeanne was born about 1654 in Probably Holland; died in 1691 in New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey After The Birth Of Her Second Child.; was buried in 1691 in The French Cemetery; New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jeanne Hersulier was born about 1654 in Probably Holland; died in 1691 in New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey After The Birth Of Her Second Child.; was buried in 1691 in The French Cemetery; New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey..

    Notes:

    "Her family name has not been confirmed, but may have been Hersulier", according to the book by, Howard I. Durie, THE DURIE FAMILY, c.1985A.D.

    Children:
    1. Jeanne Jane Durie was born in 1688 in Hackensack, New Jersey; In The French Church, Dutch Church Jurisdiction.; was christened in In The French Church, Hackensack, New Jersey; and died.
    2. 2. *Pierre Peter Durier Durie was born in 1690 in Hackensack, New Jersey; In The French Church, Dutch Church Jurisdiction.; died before 5 Jun 1767 in New Jersey.

  3. 6.  Samuel Demarest was born on 5 Aug 1656 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; was christened on 10 Aug 1656 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany (son of *David Des Marets Demarest and Marie Sohier); died in 1728 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    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]
    NOTE: "Maria deRuine is the sister of his brother Jean's wife. Hiswill was dated May 10, 1727 probated October 19, 1728; his signature"Samuel desmarest." He was twice an Elder in the Hackensack DutchChurch, Master in 1706." Second Generation, pg. II-III-1.

    Samuel married Marie De Ruine on 11 Aug 1678 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey. Marie (daughter of Simon Druine and Magdalena Vanderstraaten) was born on 1 Jan 1662 in (1662) Hainault, France; died in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Marie De Ruine was born on 1 Jan 1662 in (1662) Hainault, France (daughter of Simon Druine and Magdalena Vanderstraaten); died in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    Sister To Jacomina Deruine

    Children:
    1. Magdalena Demarest was born on 21 Apr 1680 in Manhattan Island, New Harlem, New York City, New York; was christened on 21 Apr 1680 in Manhattan Island, New Harlem, New York City, New York; died in 1714 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    2. David Demarest was born on 3 Oct 1681 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened on 3 Oct 1681 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    3. Jacomina Demarest was born in 1686 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened in 1686 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    4. 3. Judith Demarest was born in 1690 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened in 1690 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; died in New Jersey.
    5. Samuel Demarest was born in 1693 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened in 1693 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    6. Peter Demarest was born in 1695 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened in 1695 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    7. Sara Sarah Demarest was born on 14 Feb 1697 in (1697) Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened on 14 Feb 1697 in (1701) Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    8. Simon Demarest was born on 21 May 1699 in Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened on 21 May 1699 in (1701) Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    9. Rachel Demarest was born on 12 Jan 1701 in (1701) Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened on 12 Jan 1701 in (1701) Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    10. Susanna Demarest was born on 18 Apr 1703 in Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened on 18 Apr 1703 in Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.
    11. Daniel Demarest was born on 25 Mar 1706 in Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was christened on 25 Mar 1706 in Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  *Pierre Durier was born before 1620 in Utrecht, Holland; Walloon Church (son of *Jean Durier); and died.

    Notes:

    "In 1927 the late Doctor Joseph Kenna, husband of Catherine AdeldaDuryea, while on a trip abroad, had the records of the FrenchProtestant Evangelical Church in Mannheim, Germany, searched by theReverend Bach. Although Joseph (Joost) Durieu (Duryea), later of LongIsland, N.Y., was married in Mannheim 28 Feb 1672 and had threechildren baptized between 1672 and 1679 before departing for America;and David Demarest, Senior, also was at Mannheim from 1651 untilshortly before he left for America in 1663, there is no record to showthat Pierre Durier of Holland was there before 1654, or after 1662. APierre "DuRieu" and his wife do appear on the records in 1657/58 asmembers, but it is not known if this is the Pierre Durier of Holland.If the same, he then returned to Utrecht by 1662". "Durie Family PC929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana; Published1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Book reference: Durie,H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.

    "Pierre Durier, the earliest known ancestor of the family, was born by1630, or earlier, perhaps son of Jean Durier. He was a resident ofHolland by 1654, having left France at an earlier date. He married toMarguerite Charoy and they were the parents of the following threechildren, baptized in the Walloon Church at Utrecht:
    Jean baptized 12 Nov 1654. Sponsors: Jean Betrans (or Bertrans) andJeanne Marege
    Catherine baptized 26 May 1656. Sponsors: Nicolas Galoy and CatherineIbon
    Jeanne baptized 3 Aug 1662. Sponsors: Giles leVogle and Jeanne Feuger"
    "Durie Family PC 929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County,Indiana; Published 1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Bookreference: Durie, H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.Proof of marriage descendents of William H. Elkins dating from 1630 tothe present time. [Pages from the beginning of the book to p. 197have been copied and are in the Original ELKINS HISTORY VOLUME,Farner, Tyler, and Duree Families owned by the compiler.] Pages1-410."
    "THE DURIER/DURIE/DUREE FAMILY FROM UTRECHT, HOLLAND."
    "A check of French and Dutch sources in Holland was made 1951/52 withprofessional help, but no further records were found reflecting on thefamily of Pierre Durier and Marguerite Charoy. He was not a member ofthe Walloon Church and owned no property in Utrecht, nor was his namefound in a list of new citizens for that period. He was not marriedin the Walloon Church and no marriage was recorded in the MunicipalArchives or Dutch Church. No further children were baptized in theDutch Churches in that city, and no record of death or burial wasfound in the Municipal Archives."

    Jean Durier was born in Utrecht, Holland in 1654; This date and placewould place his parents residence at the time in Utrecht, Holland inthe year c. 1654 A.D.

    The name is numerous in the records of the Huguenot Churches inEngland from the time the Huguenots were granted religious freedomunder the reign of Elizabeth I. Origin of the surname
    seems to stem from northwestern France, ex. Calais, Normandy area.
    Note by compiler: When researching information on the history of theHuguenots, it was noted that in the year c.1628 Cardinal Richelieucaused the political downfall of the Huguenots. This year and timeperiod to the birth of Pierre's three children Jean, Catherine, andJeanne would indicate his presence in Holland may have been for thisvery reason since there is no other information obtainable about thisfamily prior to their childrens births nor afterwards. It can only besurmised that since they were fluent in the French language, and thefact that Jean (Pierre Durier's son) joined the French Church andDemarest Colony in New Jersey upon his arrival to North America, thefamily may have originated from France (Pierre Durier) or Germany.There was even a Pierre DuRieu and his wife in Mannheim with theDemarest Family who were members of the French Church there. Ibelieve that portions of the Mannheim area were under French rule attimes, and there was a large French Church congregation in the area.Added to this, Jean did not arrive in North America until he wasnearly 32 years old, and he was fluent in French, German, and Dutchlanguages, this would also prove circumstantial as to the familyoriginating in France or Germany. Jean also became a judge in thecourts of New Jersey due to his above average education, and hisability to factor in English into his vocabulary as well. It is notedalso that in his Will he notes certain clothing being given to hisdaughter belonging to his first wife that would be considered toindicate that the family must have been of higher above means than theaverage frontier family of that time in North America, and above themeans of the average European worker of the time. So, thisDurie/Duree Family would no doubt have had the means financially,socially, and with education to have been able to travel from onecountry to another at will, especially to Holland, Germany, and Franceat a time of persecution of the Protestant Huguenots. Pierre Duriemay have moved back eventually to Mannheim or France, and this wouldcertainly have left no further information about him or his family inHolland.

    *Pierre married Marguerite Charoy before 1654 in Probably Utrecht, Holland. Marguerite was born in France; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Marguerite Charoy was born in France; and died.
    Children:
    1. 4. *Jean Durier (French) was born on 12 Nov 1654 in Utrecht, Holland; Walloon Church; died on 10 Jun 1698 in New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey; was buried in 1698 in The French Cemetery With His First Wife; New Milford In Bergen County, New Jersey..
    2. Catherine Durier was born on 26 May 1656 in Utrecht, Holland; Walloon Church; and died.
    3. Jeanne Durier was born on 3 Aug 1662 in Utrecht, Holland; Walloon Church; and died.

  3. 12.  *David Des Marets Demarest was born in 1620 in Beauchamps, Amiens, Picardie, District Of Cambray, France (son of *Jean Des Marets and Margrieta Deherville); died on 16 Oct 1695 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was buried in 1695 in French Burying Ground, Near The French Church Of The Kinderkamack Previosly On Their Land, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    "David with his parents was forced to flee from France because oftheir Protestant religion. They moved in 1642 to Middleburg, on theisland of Walcheren off the west coast of Holland, where they joined acolony of Belgian and French refugees. A protestant Church (Walloon)had been firmly established here, and the names of Jean desMarets andfamily appeared as members in 1643. In this Church David marriedMarie Sohier, whose family had taken refuge during the first Walloonmigration. The term "Walloon" was used to refer to BelgianProtestants while the term "Huguenot" denoted French back-ground.
    Due to the frequently shifting boundary lines between France andBelgium, an exact date must be known in order to determinenationalities, but most of the families here were French.
    The family moved next to Germany and in 1651 were living within theGerman Palatinate at Mannheim on the Rhine. French and BelgianProtestants from Holland and England were fleeing to this refuge,fearing a war between those two countries.
    Many of the refugees then living in Mannheim later joined the NewFrench Settlement in America, established at Harlem, north of NewAmsterdam.
    Soon the Palatinate was threatened with hostile invasion byneighboring Catholic princes, and the desMarets, ........, and anumber of other French families left Mannheim, sailed down the Rhine,and after a short stay in Amsterdam embarked for the New Netherlandson the ship Bontekoe (The Spotted Cow), skipper Jan Bergen. The dateApr. 16, 1663 may have been that of departure from Holland, or arrivalin America." Narrative, pg. xxi.
    "The desMarets made the voyage safely and upon arrival settled firstin a Huguenot village on Staten Island where they remained for twoyears before moving to Harlem ...." Narrative, pg. xxii.

    "French Church of Kinderkamack, Hackensack, Milford, Bergen County,New Jersey joined with a Dutch Reform Church at Hackensack, known as"Church On The Green. " Narrative, pg. xxxii, para. 6.
    "The famous Demarest heart strone bearing the date 1696 and theintials D.M.R. (meaning David desMarets) was placed in the east wallof the new church. It is said that within the four arms of theHuguenot Cross a heart appears. The phrase "Jesus is the heart ofGod" is found many times in the literature of the ancient mystics"Narrative, pg. xxxii, para. 7.
    "His will was dated Aug 26, 1689 and probated July 30, 1697. His willincluded a bequest to Anna Cronk, possibly his housekeeper, of 100acres, and the rest of his estate went to his sons, equally, exceptthat the son David (Jr.) had died (prior to David Sr.'s death), so"Jean Durie our cousin" represented the children of David Jr. and he(Jean Durie) later married the widow (Rachel CressondesMarets/desMarest)." First Generation, pg. I-II-1, para. 1.

    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]

    NOTE: There is some detail to the families movements in this book.Especially with movements prior to the families immigration toAmerica, baptisms, and land transactions, Indians, the law, and thechurches after arriving to America.

    *David married Marie Sohier on 24 Jul 1643 in French Church, Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland. Marie (daughter of Francois Shier and Margrieta) was born about 1623 in Nieppe, Hainault, France; died in 1677 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was buried in French Burying Ground, Near The French Church Of The Kinderkamack Previosly On Their Land, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Marie Sohier was born about 1623 in Nieppe, Hainault, France (daughter of Francois Shier and Margrieta); died in 1677 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey; was buried in French Burying Ground, Near The French Church Of The Kinderkamack Previosly On Their Land, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    "She died c.1677/8 about the time of the removal from Harlem, NY tothe new home on the Hackensack River at New Milford, then calledKinderkamack." First Generations, pg. I-II-1, para. 1.
    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]

    Children:
    1. Jean Demarest was born on 14 Apr 1645 in Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland; was christened on 14 Apr 1645 in Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland; died on 16 Oct 1719 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    2. Marie Demarest was born on 21 Oct 1646 in Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland; and died.
    3. David Demarest was born on 22 Jun 1649 in Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland; was christened on 22 Jun 1649 in Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland; died before 1651 in Died Young; Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland; was buried before 1651 in Middleburg, Island Of Walcheren, Zeeland Off The Coast Of Holland.
    4. *David Demarest, Jr was born on 20 Dec 1651 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; was christened on 24 Dec 1651 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; died in Aug 1691 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    5. 6. Samuel Demarest was born on 5 Aug 1656 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; was christened on 10 Aug 1656 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; died in 1728 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    6. Marie Demarest was born on 27 Mar 1659 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; was christened on 10 Apr 1659 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; died before 1662 in Infant; Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany.
    7. Marie Demarest was born on 17 May 1662 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; was christened on 19 May 1662 in Palatinate At Mannheim On The Rhine, Germany; died before 1666 in Died Young; Manhattan Island, New Harlem, New York.
    8. Daniel Demarest was born on 7 Jul 1666 in Manhattan Island, New Harlem, New York City, New York; was christened on 7 Jul 1666 in Doep Boeck Dutch Reform Church Of New York; died on 8 Jan 1672 in Died Young, 5 Years Old; Manhattan Island, New Harlem, New York; was buried in Jan 1672 in Manhattan Island, New Harlem, New York.

  5. 14.  Simon Druine and died.

    Simon + Magdalena Vanderstraaten. Magdalena and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Magdalena Vanderstraaten and died.
    Children:
    1. Jacomina Deruine was born in 1652 in Hainault, France; Sister To Marie Deruine; died in 1687 in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    2. 7. Marie De Ruine was born on 1 Jan 1662 in (1662) Hainault, France; died in Kinderkamack, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey.



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