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TitleDeed for small parcel of land, 1822
Date Created1822
DescriptionDeed conveying a one-tenth of an acre lot between owners of adjacent properties, from John Van Houte to Jacob D. Van Winkle. Property is described in relation to the road from Bergen to Prior's Mill,...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleAppointment to Militia of New Jersey, 1827
Date Created1827
DescriptionAppointment of Jacob Van Winkle as Adjutant of the first regiment of the Bergen Brigade of the Militia of New Jersey, dated August 4, 1827and signed by the Governor, Isaac H. Williamson. With record...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleColonial Era Van Vorst House, Jersey City Heights, circa 1974
Date Created1974
Description1970s photo of house said to have been built circa 1740 on farmland belonging to the Van Vorst family, in what was later Hudson City, now the Heights section of Jersey City just west of Hoboken. ...
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TitleColonial Era Van Vorst House, Jersey City Heights, 1938
Date Created1938
DescriptionWPA historic buildings survey photo of house said to have been built circa 1740 on farmland belonging to the Van Vorst family, in what was later Hudson City, now the Heights section of Jersey City...
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TitleSale of Pew 135, Bergen Reformed Church, 1842
Date Created1842
DescriptionDocuments relating to purchase of pew in new church building, 1842. Receipt for down payment, plus bill of sale which notes additional charge for cushion and trimming.
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleDeed, Aaron and Jane Newkirk to Jacob D. Van Winkle, 1819
Date Created1819
DescriptionDeed for parcel of land in the Township of Bergen, now part of Jersey City. The property is described in relation to neighbors and a "white oak tree" rather than streets or lot numbers, indicating how...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleGenealogical Notes on the Smock Family in the United States: From Genealogical Registers, Local Histories, Church Records. Family Records, State Archives, and MSS. in the Possession of the Compiler
AuthorSmock, John C. (John Conover)
Date Created1922
DescriptionTraces descendants for Hendrick Matthyse Smock and Guertje Harmens, from their immigration from Netherlands and settlement in New Utrecht, NY (now part of Brooklyn). Record of marriages and births for...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
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TitleEleanor Brinkerhoff Speer and Grandson, circa 1909
AuthorGrundy, J. Owen
Date Created1909
DescriptionPhoto of grandmother and grandson in front of mantle, with long descriptive caption by Jersey City historian J. Owen Grundy about the family's history. Text provides example of how Dutch naming...
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TitleIn Memoriam, Rev. Benjamin C. Taylor, D.D.: Pastor of the Reformed (Dutch) Church of Bergen, in New Jersey, from 1828 to 1881
AuthorDuryee, William Rankin; Brett, Cornelius; Van Cleef, Paul Duryee; Van Cleef, Paul Duryee
Date Created1881
DescriptionMemorial addresses and resolutions from the funeral services of long serving pastor, given by his colleagues and successors and pastoral organizations. Biographical sketches cover his education and...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleCornelius Van Vorst, circa 1620
Date Created1620
DescriptionPhotograph of contemporary portrait by Frans Hals of Cornelius Van Vorst, pioneering Dutch settler of the New Netherland colony. Both he and his descendants played a prominent part in the history of...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Many Worlds Meet (to 1620)