Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 4, No. 1, Somerville, New Jersey, January, 1915. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman, Plainfield, N. J. Published by the Somerset County Historical Society, Somerville, N. J. BEGIN Blawenburgh and Harlingen Records, 1782-3 by Hon. George C. Beekman, Red Bank, N. J. - pp. 118-123 - excerpts p. 118 "The following records and letters are from old papers in my possession, at one time in the keeping of Hon. Cornelius Ten Broeck, of Harlingen, and should be of interest to Somerset readers. The first is a record of a meeting in 1782 at "Capt. Duryee's" house at Blawenburgh, which meeting issued a call for another meeting "at the house of Benjamin Skillman," to consider the nomination of candidates for the House of Assembly. The Revolutionary War was over, but many important things were set for deliberation and action on the part of the New Jersey Legislature, and the "militia" companies were the active parties then in politics, as the minutes show: "Agreeable to previous notice given, a number of the inhabitants within the District of Captain Duryee's Company-when, taking into consideration the situation of our public affairs, and the great importance it is to the County to be well represented in the Legislature of [p. 119] this State: and in order that the ensuing annual election may be carried on with regularity and good order, we do appoint Jacob Lake, Thomas Skillman and Cornelius TenBroeck to be committeemen, to meet the like number out of the District of Captain Baird's and Capt. Moore's Company, and these from the Eastern Precinct, and Hilsborough, at the house of Benjamin Skillman on Saturday, the fifth day of October next at 12 o'clock, to consult with persons from the Northern Districts of our Couny, [[sic]] and put up candidates. And the abovesaid committee shall give the members chosen their instructions, and on applications to them, made by all or either of our representatives, to assist them with their advice in all material matter concerning our State affairs. "Signed by order and behalf of the meeting Blawenburgh. C. TenBroeck." "September 13th, 1782." "We hope our fellow citizens will join with us in this plan, in order that we may bring our whole strength united to the place of election." The meeting of Oct. 5th, 1782, was held and this is what occurred. The minutes gives the names of those present: "Agreeable to notice given to the several companies of Militia of the county of Somerset, to appoint three men out of each company, to form a committee to consult of, and set up good and suitable persons as candidates at the ensuing election for members of the Legislature (Council and General Assembly) as also Sheriff and Coroners for said County. "And the said committee, agreeable to notice, having this day met at the house of B. Skillman, being the fifth day of October 1782, and proceeded to business. "Members present, Christopher Hoagland, Abr'm Voorhees, Peter D. Vroom, Henry Kennedy, Abr'm Duryee, Jacob Lake, Garret Voorhees, Jacob Garrison, Robert Stogden (Stockton), Henry Wilson, Thomas Skillman, Abr'm VanBeauren, Cornelius TenBroeck, Dirck Longstreet, Jerome Vanderbilt, John Never, Hendrick Stryker, James Moore, Wm. Oppe, Jacob Wyckoff, Abraham Quick, Peter Dumont. "Christopher Hoagland chosen Chairman, Peter Dumont chosen Clerk. "Resolved, that three persons be nominated to be set up to represent the County in Assembly and Council. And the Committee, who are to be chosen, if the Northern Districts agree to join the Eastern in choice of members, they are to set up two, the foremost of the list, and if they don't join, to set up the three appointed. Unanimously agreeed to put up Mr. Schureman. Agreed to put up Mr. Richard Longstreet. Agreed to up Mr. Abr'm Staats, Proceeded to elect three men to serve as a Committee, to notify the intentions of this Committee to the County at the day of election, and also agree with a Committee that may be sent from the Northern part of the County, who shall be representatives. Cornelius TenBroeck, Abraham Quick, Peter Dumont. Committeemen. p. 120 "The Committeemen are requested to propose to the people of the Northern part of the County to set up Mr. Weatherspoon [Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon, President of Princeton College], and Col. Frelinghuysen, as Council for the County. "Christopher Hoagland, Chairman." p. 121 It will be noticed in the minutes previously given that a "Jacob Lake's" name is mentioned. The following letter from him to Mr. Ten Broeck, while the latter served in the Assembly, is signed "Jacobus Lake," indicating that his Christian name was James instead of Jacob. Who he was and precisely where he resided in Montgomery township is unknown to the write, but that he was a prominent Montgomery citizen is certain, as he was chosen Freeholder from that township in 1779 cojointly with Cornelius Ten Broeck. The letter is in excellent penmanship and gives such a good idea of the financial troubles of the State that it is well to give it a permanent record. This letter also does credit to the writer's motive and ability: Somerset County, December 15, 1783. "Dear Sir :--I have received your kind letter of the 12th instant, whereby I am glad to find you in a tolerable state of health, which is the greatest blessing that men of our age can have; and I also find by your letter that you are desirous of my forwarding a petition to the Honarable House, or some kind of instructions to you respecting stryking money on loan offices. I am almost at a loss in what manner to act in this matter, but have consulted some of my friends concerning the plan, and they agree with me, in opinion, that before there can be a petition sent in all probability the Legislature will be adjourned; and as it is at the last of yo'r sessions, whether a bill will be gone in this sitting; if not, then it would be best for each member, before the next meeting, to consult his constituents on the plan of stryking paper currency on loans. And it should general through the State, then the plan would be more likely to prove of public good and would be supported by the people; and except it is generally approved of will answer no good purpose; for the moment paper money is emitted, the hard will vanish away; and we have seen the bad effect of paper currency, and it has been the opinion of many people that it will never answer for us to strike paper currency 'till the people have again confidence in public faith. However I am not of their opinion. Necessity must oblige us to support it, but must agree with those that are of mine opinion, that it will be best to leave the plan (although it was planned ever so well) 'till the next meeting of Legislature. "In y'r former letter I call'd the Committee of our Township and laid y'r letter before them, and it was agreed to petition y'r Honourable House concerning the neglect of paying up our taxes, raised by former laws for that purpose; and being informeed by a person who had been at Trenton that the Legislature had taken up the said matter; it was thought unnecessary to proceed. And I would further add, that the [p. 122] Legislature have been very neglectful, as they cannot plead ignorance, and they must have been eye-witnesses in the neglect of officers in collecting the taxes, and the people in paying them; and that the laws are treated with contempt which ought to be kept sacred, or we shall be an unhappy people. In my opinion the Legislature ought to call the county collectors to an account, and if they cannot give reasons for their neglect, they ought to be punished, according to the rigour of the law; and this ought not to be neglected, for our whole salvation depends on our punctual payment of our just debts; and the eyes of Europe are upon us, whether we stand or fall as an independant State. "I am, Sir, your friend and humble servant, "To Cornelius TenBroeck, Esq. Jacobus Lake." One more paper, which is undated but must refer to about the same period, is the following copy of a petition to the Legislature concerning the boundaries of the Patents to land in Montgomery township, which then included a large tract (Princeton in part being a portion thereof) that was subsequently (in 1838) annexed to Mercer county. The Peter Sonmans mentioned had obtained (in 1693) a Patent for about 368 square miles, comprising most of Montgomery township, and adjoining were lots of Thomas Hart and Walter Benthall (Beenthil), obtained in 1690. Evidently sales to subsequent owners and numerous surveys made a mixed condition of affairs which the petition finds a cause for grievance. "To the Honorable Legislative Council and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: "A petition of some of the Freeholders and inhabitants in the western precinct in Somerset County, humbly showeth: "That whereas the boundaries of the three Patents of Thomas Hart, Walter Benthil and Peter Sonmans, who are adjoining each other, have for fifty years past, or more, and since, been resurveyed and altered, by designing or ignorant men, by not allowing the variations, and customary allowance for barrens and highways, against the instructions of the Proprietors to their agents, and all other persons as may be seen in the original Constitution of New Jersey, published by Leaming and Spicer, page 20 and 291 and 27, and against an Act of the Province, page 521, and have taken possession, when one of the main owners was absent, and in North Carolina and there died; whose boundaries were south and west on Benthil's Patent lines, and in consequence on Sonman's lines, and north on Hart's line; and they have destroyed the ancient boundaries, so that we live in a continual trespass, either active or suffering; and the demands of us vary from one to forty acres in this dispute; and to take a course of Law, for it would not pay costs; the remedy may be worse than the disease, as the ancient witnesses are all dead, and the new lines they made are in such a manner that where it ought to be a direct line there are offsets of two, three, and four chains, and several different courses; and the land of John VanDike (who joined the British) is bounded on the west and south of said line and possessed by a crooked possession fence of several courses; p. 123 – continuing "And whereas this confusion cannot be rectified but by men who are acquainted with the mathematical art and the nature and forms of the Patents and their then customs: "We humbly pray that your Honourable Body will be pleased to appoint three judicioussurveyors in our County or elsewhere, who are well acquainted with the forms, nature and customs of the Patents, to run their ancient boundaries with the usual variations and allowances, and also to take the division of the Patents and releases as evidence to find the true boundaries, and to ascertain the division boundaries, if requested by any of us; and that said surveyors by one of them make a return of their proceedings and assign their reasons for their performance for your approbation, and if approved, that your Honours will be pleased to provide a law to put the proper owners in the possession of their property, or such other relief as your Honourable Body think reasonable, and also to levy the whole cost of it as your wisdom shall think just and reasonable; and we in duty bound shall ever pray. "Jacob TenBroeck, Jesse Knowles, Hezakiah Stout, Thomas Salter, Jacob Sortore, Jacob Blain, Levi Stout, J. Polhemus, Jacobus Lake, Garret Lake, Abraham Stryker." END Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 5, No. 1, Somerville, New Jersey, January, 1916. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman, Plainfield, N. J. Published by the Somerset County Historical Society, Somerville, N. J. BEGIN Piscataway; Doctor Mercer's; ferry house; Raritan river; houses in New Brunswick on two streets; Church (Episcopal)*; barracks*; Philip French's seat; Henry Guest's*; The Mile-Run; Philip French's Mile-Run house; Philip French's farm-house*; road to Millstone; John Shanks; John Kent's tavern; Three-Mile run; Cornelius Waldron's tavern*; Laffert Waldron's*; Jacobus Courell's*; road leading to George's road; John Vanlever's; John Bennet's*; Cornelius Bennet, Esq.*; Samuel Garretson's*; Fukert Vanostrand's; Rev. John Light's; Nias Vanlever's; William Williamson's*; Jacob Wikoff; Simon Wikoff; John Pyat's*; Six-mile run; Philip Kearny, Esq's house*; Simon Hagaman; Benja. Hagaman; Peter Sydam's*; James (?) Sydam's*; Widow Striker's; Peter Pomme's; John Manley; William Stothof's; John Stothof's; Widow Wood's; new Dutch church; Joseph Gifford's tavern; Nicholas Johnson's*; Hendrick Cortelyou's; Adrian Manley's tavern; Nine-Mile run; Widow Hoogland*; Jacobus Wikoff; Daniel Barcalow's*; Peter Gulick's; Dollis Hagaman*; Still house; Ten-mile run; Jacobus Lake*; John Gulick's; Teunis Quick; Jacob Vandyke's*; William Donaldson's*; William Williamson's tavern; road to Rocky Hill; Cornelius Dehart's; Benjamin Emmon's; five houses unnamed (2 in Somerset and 3 in Middlesex); Longstreet's road*; Rocky brook; Jediah Higgins; Heathcoat's (brook?); King's town; Jonathan Stout's*; Rocky Hill road; road to Maple's town; Whitehead Leonard's*; meeting house; Millstone river; Ezekiel Forman's mill*; Daniel Hendrickson's; Barefoot Brinson's; Harry's brook; Richard Stockton's white house; Capt. William Howard's*; Samuel Brinson; Prince town; College*; meeting house*; road to Rocky Hill; John Opdike; Richard Stockton, Esq.; West end of Princeton; Ezekiel Forman's kitchen*; Joseph Oldden*; Robert Stockton; Joseph Stockton's; Sylvenias Hunt's; Stoney brook at an old fording place; Worth's mill; Samuel Worth's mill; Samuel Stockton's; Hunterdon county; Edmond Bairbridge. (Across is the line in Hunterdon county). END Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 6, No. 1, Somerville, New Jersey, January, 1917. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman, Plainfield, N. J. Published by the Somerset County Historical Society, Somerville, N. J. BEGIN p. 160 [149]. Lake.-Some time ago Hon. George Beekman expressed a desire to know who Jacobus Lake was. My mother's grandparents were Nicholas Veghte and Altje Lake. She was the daughter of Jacobus Lake, who was b. Sept. 25, 1721, d. Sept. 10, 1795, and who m. Ariaentie Hubbard, b. Dec. 17, 1726, and d. Jan. 13, 1813. They had nine children. Jacobus Lake lived on the great road leading from New Brunswick to Kingston, on the Middlesex side of the road, and immediately south of the crossing of Ten-Mile Run. He was very much respected and, as was indicated by his letter published by Judge Beekman (Quarterly, Vol. IV, p. 121), he was a man of strong character and intellect. He had a brother Nicholas, who lived at New Brunswick. C. C. V. (New York City). END Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 8, No. 1, Somerville, New Jersey, January, 1919. Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman, Plainfield, N. J. Published by the Somerset County Historical Society, Somerville, N. J. BEGIN Six-Mile Run Church Baptisms, 1743-1805 From the Records [Continued from Page 132] – pp. 211-230 – Excerpts . . . p. 220 1767, Jan. 4. Lake, Jacobus and Areyantye-Aeltye. . . . END From: PopCarpet@aol.com Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 23:17:46 EDT BEGIN 979 R Jacob Lake 1795 Somerset Co. NJ wife: Arreante bequeathed to wife: bed, bedding, cubboard, negro girl named Sall. to son John Lake - 5 pounds to son Garrit - one negro boy named Joe to son James - all plantation and real estate to son James - negro man named Tom Others mentioned in will: daughters: Alche Vacter, Mary Vorhees, Catherine Lake grandson: Lewis Heath grandson: James Lake, son of John Lake signatures of: Martines Nevius, David Covenhoven, Jacob Sortore Inventory of Arreante and James Leake (it's spelled Leake here) ... there is a very large inventory of items, ending with: Negro man Tom 100//___//___ Negro man Joe 100//___//___ Negro girl Sal 35//___//___ Negro wench Such 35//___//___ 1546 R Somerset Co Arreante Lake 1813 daughter: Altie Veghe daughter: Mary Vorhees Luke Egerton - had $, was to keep $, as well as his heirs (5 children, not named.) Sarah and Katharine Lake, daughters of her son James, dec'd. Executors: Nicholas and William Veghte inventoried: signed by Nicholas Veghte END Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series; Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary & Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXXVII - Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume VIII, 1791-1795; Edited and Indexed by Elmer T. Hutchinson; Jersey City, NJ, 1942. BEGIN p. 220 1795, July 18. Lake, Jacobus, Sr., of Somerset Co.; will of. Wife, Arreantie, negro girl, Sall, and home plantation while widow. Son, John, £5. Son, Garrit, negro boy named Joe. Son, James, negro man Tom, one wagon, 2 horses, 2 cows and harrows; also plantation after wife's decease; he paying his 3 sisters, Alche Vacter, and Mary Voorhees and Catherine Lake, £500. Daughter, Catherine, one bed, chest, breakfast table and £80 for an outset. Grandson, Lewis Heath, £5. Grandson, James Lake (son of John), £10. Movable estate to be sold and residue divided between wife, son James and the 3 daughters. Executors—wife, Arreantie, and son, James. Witnesses—Martines Nevins, David Covenhoven, Jacob Sartore. Proved Oct. 2, 1796. Lib. 33, p. 534. 1795, Sept. 29. Inventory, £858.7.3; made by Martines Nevius and John Tenbrook. File 974R. END Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series; Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary & Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXXIV - Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume V, 1771-1780; Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman; Trenton, NJ, 1931. BEGIN p. 294 1773, Jan. 23. Lake, Styntie, of Somerset Co. Int. Adm'r-Jacobus Lake, who was the husband of said Styntie. Fellowbondsman-Abraham Lake; both of said Co. Witness-Amy Hornor. Lib. K, p. 450. END Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series; Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary & Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XLI - Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume XII, 1810-1813; Edited and Indexed by Elmer T. Hutchinson; Bayonne, NJ, 1949. BEGIN p. 227 1812, Feb. 8. Lake, Arreantie*, of Franklin Twsp., Somerset Co.; will of. Daughter, Altie Veghe, or her heirs, $100. Daughter, Mary Voorhees, $100. The $100 now in possession of Luke Egerton to remain as an equal legacy with two surviving daughters, to him or his heirs. To Sarah Lake, and Katharine Lake (daughters of my son, James Lake, dec'd), each $5. Residue into 3 parts, one to each of named daughters and one to Luke Egerton, the latter sum to be with executors until Matthew Egerton is 21, when he is to have 1/5 part thereof. In case any of the 5 children of said Luke Egerton die before 21, such share to surviving children as they become 21. Executors—Nickolas Veghte, William Veghte. Witnesses—Samuel Grove, Cornelius Dehart. Proved Feb. 23, 1813,, when Nickolas Veghte signed as Executor. 1813, Feb. 23. Inventory, $1,177.78; made by Cornelius De Hart, Joachim Gulick. File 1546R. *Signed by mark. END 28 Feb 2009 Annette Truesdell BEGIN Garret Striker Lake was not the son of Jacobus and Areantie. He was the son of Jacobus Lake and his first wife, Styntje/Christina Striker. Garret's birth date of 8 March 1753 comes from the DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Part II. His baptismal date of 22 Apr 1753 comes from the 6Mile Run DRC records "Leek, Jakobus and Styntje -- Gerrit Stryker". Jacobus and Styntje married c1744. They had 5 children: Jacobus Jr. bp 2 Jun 1745, died bef 1768 Jan Stryker, b. 21 Aug 1747 Dyna, bp 2 Dec 1750 Garret Stryker, bp 22 Apr 1753 Grietja, bp 19 Oct 1755 The first 2 children were baptized at the New Brunswick DRC and the younger 3 at the 6Mile Run.(I will send all details and sources to you directly.) Circumstantial evidence points to Christina Stryker being the dau of Jan Stryker and Margaret Van Liew. The Strykers lived directly across the Great Road (New Brunswick to Trenton) from the Lake family in Somerset Co. Jan Stryker's will, dated 23 Nov 1741, proved 6 Aug 1747 leaves a bequest of L100 to his dau, Styntje Styker. The will would have been written before her marriage to Jacobus. Styntje was probably named after Jan Stryker's mother, Christina Garretse Dorland. Styntje died intestate between 1755-65, before Jacobus' marriage to Arreantie Hubbard. Styntje's estate was settled in Somerset Co. 23 Jan 1773 with Jacobus and his brother, Abraham as administrators. Jacobus married Arreantie Hubbard 28 Oct 1765. Their children: Altje, bp 4 Jan 1767 James, bp 25 Dec 1768 (2nd son of this name) Marya, bp 11 Apr 1773 Catherine, bp 2 Mar 1777 There are no baptismal records for Jacobus and Arreantie having a son, John. I know some of the databases claim they had a son, John Hubbard Lake, born 30 Sep 1775 but I do not agree with this. I do, however, believe that it is possible that John Styker Lake, son of Jacobus and Syntje who was married to Ann Heath, could be the parent of the John Lake b. 1775. Ann Heath was the dau of John Heath and Ann Lewis. She is named "Ann Lake" in John Heath's will dated 1803. Lewis Heath, named as a grandson in Jacobus' will was the son of Dyna Lake and John Heath. John was the brother of Ann Heath Lake. The Garret Lake who was married to Sarah and had a dau, Jean was the son of Thomas Lake and Jannetje Stryker who lived in Hunterdon Co., NJ. END from the Internet ... BEGIN Joost Duryee - 11 September 1794 1794, Sep 11. Duryee, Joost, of Somerset Co.; will of. Sons, Simeon and William, all real estate, they paying my daughters, Magdalen Barkelow, Dinah Van Liew, Mary Davis and Anne Sortor, 125 pounds to each of them. Son, Frederick, note against him for 100 pounds; also 50 pounds: 10 paid for him on bond in hands of Derrick Lefferts of New York, and 50 pounds. Obligations held by sons, Simeon and William to be deducted from movable estate before division. Movables to be sold. The portion left son William, and daughters, Mary Davis and Anne Sortor, by their grandfather, William Baird, to be added to residue and residue equally divided amongst all the children. Executors - sons, Simeon and William. Witnesses - David Covenhoven, John Reeve, Jacobus Lake. Proved Oct. 18, 1794. Lib. 34, p. 542. 1794, Oct. 16. Inventory, 831.18 pounds; made by David Covenhoven and Thomas Sotter [Sortore]. File 937R. (Transcribed by Ron Sortor) END The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, by the Society; Vol. 6, Oct/1875 BEGIN Marriage Licenses in New York Previous to 1784, by Gideon J. Tucker, 1860 Page 219 DATE NAMES RECORD VOL PAGE 1765, Oct 28, Lake, Jacob, and Ariantje Hubbard, M.B. ix 327 END "HISTORY OF HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY" JAMES P. SNELL 1881 BEGIN SOMERSET COUNTY. Montgomery Township Chosen Freeholders 1779 Jacobus Lake Town Committee 1778-82 Jacobus Lake 1783 Jacobus Lake 1784 Jacobus Lake Reformed Dutch Church of Harlingen 1770 - Jacobus Leek a member END Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760 BEGIN 1759, July 12. Hegeman, Dollens, Esq., of Middlesex Co.; will of. Children — Dennis, Syche Corle, Grace (wife of Andris Anderson), Barnt, Dolleus, Anne Dobbins, Jacobus, Charity Funk and Adrian. Real and personal estate. Executors — sons Dennis, Dolleus, Adrian and Jacobus. Witnesses — Nehemiah Smith, William Jones and An- drew Brown. Proved May 20, 1760. Lib. G, p. 222. 1760, Apr. 22. Inventory, Real estate: Plantation of 200 acres, value not stated. Personal estate, [pounds]231.1.6, incl. a clock, [pounds]4; 3 negroes, [pounds]190. Made by Daniel Barcolowe, Jacobus Lake and Nehemiah Smith. END From: atrue at garlic.com (T.S. and A.F. Truesdell) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 11:42:21 -0800 Subject: Jacobus Lake BEGIN At 09:53 PM 12/13/99 -0500, Marshall Lake wrote: >I have one piece of info on Jacobus and his family at >http://www.mlake.net/lake/NewJersey/JacobusLake.jpg Marshall, I took a look at this document and it seems to be incomplete regarding birth dates of Jacobus' children. If you think it might be helpful, you might want to add the following notes to your file. JACOBUS LAKE BIRTH: 25 Sep 1721 per bible record printed in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist & Biog. , v. 31 #1, Jan 1907, pg 118 Lake-Leak-Heath Bible, 1721-75, "1721 Sep 25, Jacobus Lake". Bible appears to have been owned by Jacobus' daughter, Dyna Lake Heath, wife of John Heath. (John Heath was son of John Heath and Ann Lewis of Montgomery Twp., Somerset Co., NJ.) BAPTISM: Freehold DRC, bp 15 Oct 1721 "Jacobus to Nicolas Lake". Note: "Mary Jensen" is listed in a typed transcription of these records under the column "Witness". In looking at a film of the handwritten transcriptions however, it appears that Mary wasn't meant to be listed under witnesses but due to lack of room on the lines, her name spills over into the Witness part and when the record was transcribed, appears there rather than under "Parents". MARR: 1st) Styntie or Styntje (Christina). Assume last name probably "Stryker", dau of Jan/John Stryker and Margaret Van Liew. Jan Stryker lived across and 4 miles up the Great Road from the LAKE family. His will, dated 23 November 1741, proved 6 Aug 1747 leaves a bequest of L100 to his daughter, Styntje Stryker within 2 months after the death or remarriage of her mother. "Stryker" was the middle name given to sons, John and Garret. (NOTE: reference in W.N. Stryker's book "Strykers in America" that she was the wife of Adrian Hegeman of Flatlands doesn't seem to be supported by the evidence. He names her as "Syntie", which is a diminuative of Cynthia. Bergen, however, states that this Adrian Hegeman's wife was thought to be "Sietje Stryker", which is Sarah). Styntje was probably named after Jan Stryker's mother, Christina Garretse Dorland. Naming patterns of Jacobus' children also support the assumption that his wife was the dau of Jan and Margaret Stryker. Known children of this marrige per DRC baptismal records were Jacobus, bp 2 Jun 1745; John/Jan Stryker, bp 10 May 1747; Dyna, bp 2 Dec 1750; Garret Stryker, bp 3 Mar 1753; Grietja, bp 19 Oct 1755. Styntie died intestate between 1755-1765. On 23 Jan 1773, her estate is settled in Somerset Co. and Jacobus was named administrator. MARR: 2) Arriantie/Arreantie Hubbard, 28 Oct 1765 per "NY Marriages". Known children were Altje, bp 4 Jan 1767; Cobus/James, bp 25 Dec 1768; Marya, bp 11 Apr 1773; Cattrina, bp 2 Mar 1777. DEATH: Will dated 18 Jul 1795, wp 2 Oct 1795. From pg 220, "NJ Post-Rev Documents": Lake, Jacobus, Sr., of Somerset Co.; will of. Wife, Arreantie, negro girl, Sall and home plantation while widow. Son, John, L5. Son, Garrit, negro boy named Joe. Son, James, negro man, Tom, one wagon, 2 horses, 2 cows and harrows; also plantation after wife's decease; he paying his 3 sisters, Alche Vacter (note: wife of Nicholas Veghte), Mary Voorhees (note: wife of John Voorhees) and Catherine Lake, L500. Dau Catherine, one bed chest, breakfast table and L80 for an outset. Grandson, Lewis Heath, L5. Grandson, James Lake (son of John), L10. Moveable estate to be sold and residue divided between wife, son James and the 3 daughters. Executors: wife, Arreantie, and son James. Wit: Martines Nevius, David Covenhoven, Jacob Sartore. (Note: Lewis Heath is a son of Dyna. Also, David Covenhoven probably father or brother of Susannah Covenhoven, wife of James Lake. Their son, David Covenhoven Lake was bp 1801 at Harlingen DRC). NOTE: "Somerset Co. Hist. Quarterly" v. 6-1917, p. 160, "Some time ago Hon. George Beekman expressed a desire to know who Jacobus Lake was. My mother's grandparents were Nicholas Veghte and Altje Lake. She was the daughter of Jacobus Lake, who was b. Sep. 25, 1721, d. Sep 10, 1795, and who married Arianntie Hubbard, b. Dec. 17, 1726 and d. Jan. 13, 1813. They had nine children. (Note - this number corresponds with the 5 children from Jacobus' first marriage and the 4 from his second marriage.) Jacobus Lake lived on the great road leading from New Brunswick to Kingston, on the Middlesex side of the road, and immediately south of the crossing of Ten-Mile Run. He was very much respected and, as was indicated by his letter published by Judge Beekman (see Quarterly, v. 4, p.121) he was a man of strong character and intellect. He had a brother Nicholas, who lived at New Brunswick. by C.C.V., New York City." HISTORY: 25 Sep 1721 - Jacobus Lake born per bible record, probably Monmouth, NJ. 15 Oct 1721 - baptized Freehold DRC, Monmouth, NJ. Abt 1744 - married Styntie/Styntje. 2 May 1745 - son, James, Jr. born per bible record. 2 Jun 1745 - son, Jacobus/James bp New Brunswick DRC, Middlesex, NJ. 21 Aug 1747 - son, John Stryker born per bible record. 1747 - son, Jan/John Stryker bp New Brunswick DRC (record reads "month not certain"). 11 Oct 1750 - dau, Dinah born per bible record. 2 Dec 1750 - dau, Dyna/Dinah bp 6 Mile Run DRC, Somerset Co., NJ. 8 Mar 1753 - son, Garret Stryker born per bible record. 22 Apr 1753 - son, Gerrit/Garret Styker bp 6 Mile Run DRC. 19 Oct 1755 - dau, Grietja bp 6 Mile Run DRC. 12 Jul 1759 - was one of the appraiser who made an inventory of the estate of Dolleus Hegeman of Middlesex Co. 21 Nov 1761 - 5000 acres in the town of Whitecreek, bounded S. by Wallomsack, W. by Cambridge &c., was granted to Arent Van CORLAER, Nicholas LAKE Jun., James LAKE, Thomas LAKE and John LAKE. Land divided into 31 lots. Lots 6,10,15,28,4 assigned to James Lake. 28 Oct 1765 - married Arreantie Hubbard in NY. 1766 - appears on the Azariah Dunham map as land owner of farm just southwest of the 10 Mile Run on the "old road" highway from New Brunswick to Kingston. 4 Jan 1767 - dau Altje bp 6 Mile Run DRC. 23 Aug 1768 - will of his father, Nicholas written. 25 Dec 1768 - son, Cobus/Jacobus bp Harlingen DRC, Somerset Co., NJ. (Note - this is the second son with this name.) 30 Oct 1771 - father, Nicholas' will proved. 23 Jan 1773 - Intestate estate settled in Somerset Co. of his first wife, Styntie. Jacobus named administrator and his brother, Abraham named as fellow bondsman. 11 Apr 1773 - dau Marya bp Harlingen DRC. 2 Mar 1777 - dau Catterina bp Harlingen DRC. 1779 - chosen as Freeholder from Montgomery Twp, along with Cornelius Ten Broeck. (Somerset Co. Hist Quarterly, v. IV,1915, pg119). 13 Sep 1782 - appointed to committee at meeting held at Capt. Duryee's house at Blawenburgh to select candidates from the Western precinct of Somerset Co. for state Legislature. (Somerset Co. Hist Quarterly, v. IV, 1915, pg 119). 5 Oct 1782 - follow up meeting held at house of Benj. Skillman. 15 Dec 1783 - letter to Cornelius Ten Broeck from Jacobus Lake regarding collection of taxes for county. (Somerset Co. Hist Quarterly, v. IV, 1915, pg 120). NOTE - undated document, petitioning the Legislature to resurvey boundaries of Patents in Montgomery Twp. Signed by Jacobus Lake and Garret Lake, along with others. (Somerset Co. Hist Quarterly, v. IV, 1915, pg 123). 26 Oct 1785 - "Arieantje Hubbert, wife of Jacobus Lake" received as member of the Sourland/Suurlandt Congregation per records of the Harlingen DRC. 18 Jul 1795 - will written. 2 Oct 1795 - will proved. Just as a note in regard to John Hubbard Lake, Dr. M.E. Mellott's book "Lake Fam of Fulton Co. PA" says that John Hubbard is the son of Jacobus Lake and Arreantie Hubbard. No sources are cited. I agree with Don Lake's comments that to date, there have been no records found that support this assumption. Dr. Mellot himself says that there are probable errors in the book. I would suggest that perhaps an incorrect link was made to Jacobus, based on the middle name "Hubbard". At the time of John Hubbard Lake's birth, Jacobus' son, John Stryker Lake was still living. This would have given Jacobus two sons named John. Not impossible, but unlikely. I would also suggest another possiblity is that John Hubbard may be the son of John Stryker Lake, and a grandson of Jacobus. John Stryker Lake was married to Ann Heath, dau of John Heath and Ann Lewis. So far, I've only been able to identify two of their children: James Lake, b. 1773 per the 1850 census and named as a grandchild in Jacobus' will; and Mary Lake, b. 5 Feb 1783, wife of Elias Maple, son of Benjamin Maple II and his wife Isabella per the "Trenton Federalist", V.7, No. 336, 5 Aug 1805, pg. 3. There is a 10 year difference in the birth dates of these two children and it is quite possible that there could have been several other children born to John and Ann in between. I have no proof of this but perhaps in time, other records might be found to support or refute this theory. regards, Annette Truesdell END from "Revolutionary Census of NJ" by Kenn Stryker-Rodda in 1972 (contents derived from tax lists) BEGIN 1778 - 1780 Lake: Garret Western Precinct, Somerset Co Jacobes/Jacobus Western Precinct, Somerset Co END Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series; Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary & Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXXVI - Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume VII, 1786-1790; Edited and Indexed by Elmer T. Hutchinson; Trenton, NJ, 1941. BEGIN p. 223 1789, Nov. 24. Tenbrock, Tierck, of Western Precinct, Somerset Co. Int. Adm'rs-Jacob Tenbroeck and Reoloff Tenrbrook. Fellowbondsman-Jacobus Lake; all of said Co. 1789, Nov. 23. Inventory, made by Jacobus Lake and Abraham Stryker. Lib. 31, p. 414. END message exchange ... BEGIN NJ LAKE Wills By genealogy.com user June 11, 1999 at 08:40:49 I hope something here will be of help to other Lake family researchers. (Can anyone tell me where the plantation of Jacob and Arreante Lake was in Somerset Co? What is the specific town or location?) posted by Jim LaRuepopcarpet@aol.com Re: NJ LAKE Wills By Annette Truesdell June 14, 1999 at 01:19:05 According to a survey done in 1766, Jacobus Lake appears on the Azariah Dunham map as land owner of farm just southwest of the 10 Mile Run on the "old road" highway from New Brunswick to Kingston, between the present towns of Kendall Park and Rocky Hill. It was on the Middlesex Co. side of the road and his neighbors on either side were Dollis Hagaman and John Guilick. Jacobus left use of his farm, per his will, to his wife, Arreantie. It was then to go to his son, James after her decease. James, however, died intestate (and before Arreantie) and his estate was appraised 26 Oct 1809, "inventory... of James Lake, late of the township of South Brunswick, County of Middlesex..."Susannah Lake and Ralph Sansberry were administrators of the estate. No mention of the property is made in his inventory or that of his mother, Arreantie. It would appear that James' nephew, James (who was named as a son of John in Jacobus' will) has either inherited or purchased the property at some point prior to Arreantie's death. In the later James' will, wd 29 Jul 1850, wp 21 Jan 1851, LDS film 469906. "James Lake, township of So. Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ. Dau Mary F. Shenck to receive $500 within 2 months of decease and $700 after decease of her mother, Sarah Lake. All household goods and kitchen furniture after decease of mother. Son John J. Lake and dau Mary F. Schenck to share silver ware and linens equally. Wife, Sarah, all household goods and $150 paid annualy, first payment 1 year after decease. Son, John J. Lake to have farm or plantation situated on straight turnpike road leading from New Brunswick to Trenton and the road leading from Kingston to the cross roads about one mile from the former place in the township of So. Brunswick containing 140 acres where he resides. Exec. son, John J. Lake. Wit. Abraham Appleget, Isaac Clark, John B. Appleget." END Somerset County Historical Quarterly Somerville, NJ Jan 1916 Vol 5, No 1 Historical Notes and Comments page 315-316 BEGIN The Azariah Dunham County Line Map In 1766, when it was represented that the line separating Somerset and Middlesex counties, which was the public highway leading from New Brunswick to a short distance beyond Princeton, was "dubious" because of alterations in the road, commissioners were appointed to permanently mark the real line. The surveyor to run it was Azariah Dunham, and the survey map filed by him in the counties of Middlesex and Somerset, and also in the Secretary of State's office at Burlington, is the basis of the Judge Ralph Voorhees articles, now being republished in the Quarterly. The survey really starts at the line between East and West Jersey, and runs eastward to the Raritan river, the wording being: "Beginning at the division line of the Province of New Jersey at a place in the road where a stone is set up and called the westermost corner of James Worth's land, and westermost chimney in Edmond Bainbridge's house, bears South 39 3/4 degrees West," etc. The houses and buildings named on the map are those by which the survey ran, and the chains and links from one to the other are stated. Inasmuch as the Judge Ralph Voorhees articles begin with New Brunswick and follow the survey in a westerly direction, we have noted below the buildings and points of the map in the same order. We are greatly indebted to Mr. William H. Benedict, of New Brunswick, for the careful comparison of the names following on the map, so that the spellings and consecutive objects named are thus verified as correct. The publication of these points as set down on the map will aid our readers to follow the Ralph Voorhees articles with better appreciation, and will also serve to show, in one article, who lived along this divisional highway in 1766. It should be noted by the reader that where a name is marked with a * it implies that the dwelling house of the inhabitant named was on the Middlesex side of the line: all others were in Somerset. It may also be stated that the map and the record of the Survey are in different handwritings, and the names on the map frequently differ in spelling from those on the record, but those used below appear on the map. Piscataway; Doctor Mercer's; ferry house; Raritan river; houses in New Brunswick on two streets; Church (Episcopal)*; barrack*; Philip French's seat; Henry Guest's*; The Mile-Run; Philip French's Mile-Run house; Philip French's farm house*; road to Millstone; John Shanks; John Kent's tavern; Three-mile run; Cornelius Waldron's tavern*; Laffert Waldron's*; Jacobus Courell's*; road leading to George's road; John Vanlever's; John Bennet's*; Cornelius Bennet, Esq.*; Samuel Gerretson's*; Fulkert Vanostrand's; Rev. John Light's; Nias Vanlever's; William Williamson's*; Jacob Wikoff; Simon Wikoff; John Pyat's*; Six-mile run; Philip Kearny, Esq's, house*; Simon Hagaman; Benja. Hagaman; Peter Sydam's*; James (?) Sydam's*; Widow Striker's; Peter Pomme's; John Manley; William Stothof's; John Stothof's; Widow Wood's; new Dutch church; Joseph Gifford's tavern; Nicholas Johnson's*; Hendrick Cortelyou's; Adrian Manley's tavern; Nine-mile run; Widow Floogland*; Jacobus Wikoff; Daniel Barcalow's*; Peter Gulick's; Dollis Hagaman*; Still house; Ten-mile run; Jacobus Lake*; John Gulick's; Teunis Quick; Jacob Vandyke's*; William Donaldson's*; William Williamson's tavern; road to Rocky Hill; Cornelius Dehart's; Benjamin Emmon's; five houses unnamed (2 in Somerset and 3 in Middlesex); Longstreet's road*; Rocky brook; Jediah Higgins; Heathcoat's (brook?); Kingstown; Jonathan Stout's*; Rocky Hill road; road to Maple's town; Whitehead Leonard's*; meeting house; Millstone river; Ezekiel Forman's mill*; Daniel Hendrickson's; Barefoot Brinson's; Harry's brook; Richard Stockton's white house; Capt. William Howard's*; Samuel Brinson; Prince town; College*; meeting house*; road to Rocky Hill; John Opdike; Richard Stockton, Esq.; West end of Princeton; Ezekiel Forman's kitchen*; Joseph Oldden*; Robert Stockton; Joseph Stockton's; Sylvenias Hunt's; Stoney brook at an old fording place; Worth's mill; Samuel Worth's; Samuel Stockton's; Hunterdon county; Edmond Bainbridge. (Across is the line in Hunterdon county). END