Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County New Jersey, by George C. Beekman; Moreau Bros., Publ., Freehold, N. J., 2nd Edition 1915 (1901).

By his second wife, Cobatje Couwenhoven, he had the following children:
     
     William, bap. May 10, 1767; m. Jan. 4, 1792, Ida Bennett,§ and died about 1800, leaving two children, a son and daughter.  His widow married for her second husband, James Smith.
     Agnes, b. 1769; m. Jacob Smith.
     Jacob, bap. May 19,1772; m. Feb. 13, 1804, Mary Vanderveer.
     Cornelius, bap. Sept. 5, 1773; m. June 18, 1797, Orpah Taylor.
     Garret, bap. Aug. 25, 1776; m. Betsey Lake.
     Elizabeth, bap. May 10, 1778; m. John W. Bennett.
     Mary, or Polly, bap. April 23, 1781; d. in infancy.


Nelly (Eleanor) bap. Sept. 9, 1781; [[?]] m. William Wyckoff, and had following children, viz: John, b. Aug. 20, 1800; Mary, b. March 1, 1802; Garret, b. Feb. 28, 1804; Cyrenius, b. Oct. 9, 1807; Charles, b. Aug. 23, 1809; and Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1811.
     Catharine, bap. Dec. 7, 1783; m. June 24, 1802, Matthias Golden.
     Peter, bap. Oct. 16, 1786; m. Lavinia Beasley.
     Sarah, bap. April 11, 1790; m. Joseph Lake.
     John C., bap. April 5, 1793.
     I do not know who this last son married.
     Cyrenius VanMater, father of the above 14 children, made his will Oct. 13, 1800; proved Feb. 28, 1801, and recorded in Book A of Wills, p. 623, in Monmouth surrogate's office.  He gives to his two sons, Benjamin and Arie (Aaron) by his first wife, Anne VanDorn, all the goods and chattels received from their mother and says that he gives them no more because they are well provided for by their mother's relatives.
     He then gives to his second wife Cobatje, use of all his property during her widowhood.  He then devises, subject to use of widow, to his two sons, Garret and Peter, the farm he bought of Edmund Williams, formerly the John Tilton farm, to be equally divided be- [[continued on page 88 following footnotes below.]].
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  . Daniel Polhemus died June 22, 1831, aged 71 years, according to his tombstone in Polhemus burying ground at Scobeyville, Monmouth county.  He had the following children by his wife, Elizabeth VanMater:  Jacob, b. June 28, 1795; Abbie, b. Dec. 19, 1797, m. William Schanck; John, b. Jan. 17, 1801, died young; John, b. May 7, 1803, and Daniel, b. July 26, 1806.
  § One of William VanMater's children was Elizabeth, or Betsy, born Feb. 16, 1794; m. Jan. 11, 1816, William Lake, son of Capt. John Lake of Colts Neck.  Soon after this marriage, he removed to Freehold where he lived.  Here he had one son, William Henry, b. Oct. 19, 1817.  He then move to New York City, where he followed his trade as a carpenter until about 1833, when he came back and took up his residence at Morrisville in this county.  While in New York he had two sons born.  John Bennett about 1824 and Joseph T., b. Sept. 26, 1830.  His eldest son, William Henry, followed the sea and physically contracted hasty consumption, which carried him off in the morn of his manhood.  He is buried in the yard of the old White meeting House in Holmdel township.  The second son, John Bennett, was drowned while shad fishing in the North River.  Joseph T. Lake, the youngest son, has resided in Freehold nearly all his life and is still (1899) living.  He served during the war of the Rebellion as Captain of Company E, 28th Regt. N. J. Vols., and came home with the respect and good will of all of his men, for he looked after them like a father.

p. 88 [[continued from page 87]] tween them.
     He bequeaths to Cbrineyonce [[sic]] ǁ and Elizabeth, children of his deceased son William VanMater, and to Sally Ann and Cyrenius Smith, children of his deceased daughter Agnes, who married Jacob Smith, $500 to be equally divided between them when they become of age.
     All residue of his estate he devises to his seven children, Jacob, Cornelius, Elizabeth Bennett, Eleanor Wyckoff, Catharine VanMater, Sarah VanMater and John C. VanMater, after their mother's use has ended, share and share alike.  His son Cornelius, and his friend Tylee Williams, are appointed executors.


"A book of records of marriages by John D. Barkalow, Elder of the Methodist Independent Church, Monmouth County,* New Jersey, August 12, 1812."
* Ocean county was then part of Monmouth county.

1842
144.   August 21st, Samuel Lake of Monmouth county, N. J., to Frances Ann Mount of 
	     state of New York.
1845
153.   October 5th, Mr. William Lake of the township of Howell to Miss Mary Ann Painton 
	     of the township of Freehold.
154.   Married on 2nd day of December, 1845, Mr. Joseph Lake of the township of Howell, 
 	     to Miss Lydia Megill of the same township.
1846
   155.   Mr. Warington Fields of Yellow Hook, Long Island, state of New York, to Miss 
	     Sarah Lake of the township of Howell, Monmouth county, N. J.


1833
98.   23rd, Mr. Charles J. Mathews to Miss Sarah Ann Robbins.
1841
142.   Married on the 18th of November, 1841, Mr. Lloyd Robbins to Miss Maria Hall; 
	     both of the township of Howell.