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MARGRIET^3 VAN GORDEN, (Jacob,^1 Elsie^2), bap. June 18, 1734, m.
Jacobus Van Aakin. Farmers, Smithfield, N. J. Children (Van Aakin):
Harmanus,^4 bap. Sept. 22, 1762.
Elssie, bap. Dec. 8, 1766.
Elizabeth, bap. June 8, 1777.
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ELIZABETH^3 VAN GORDEN, (Jacob,^1 Elsie^2), bap. May 19, 1736, m.
Sept. 16, 1758, Wilhelmus Van Fredenburgh of Shepekunk, son of Aaron
Van Fredenburgh, b. 1709 and Sarah Rosenkrans, a great, great
granddaughter of Aneke Jans. Farmer, New Jersey. Aaron Vredenburg
was son of Willems Vredenburg, bap. at New Amsterdam, Dec. 20, 1673,
who m. Heyltje Van Etten, Nov. 12, 1699, at Kingston, whose parents
were Willem Isaacsen Van Vredenburg, who came to America in 1658 and
Appolonia Barents. Children (Van Fredenburgh):
Elsie,^4 bap. Jan. 27, 1759.
Aaron, bap. April 20, 1760, m. Sarah Van Auken. Farmer, N. J.
Catrina, bap. April 28, 1764.
Benjamin, bap. April 13, 1767, m. (1) Oct. 6, 1796, Mary Case,
Montague, N. J., and had children: (1) Absalom, b. Feb. 16, 1802,
d. 1870, Minnesota, m. Hannah Rolyea Ammerman and had 12 children;
(2) Aaron, b. Mar. 7, 1807, d. Dec, 1869, Sparrowbush, m. May 11,
1839, Maria A. Dewitt, dau. of Aaron and had 6 children; (3)
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 9, 1798, d. Nov. 5, 1876, Port Gracio, Mich., m.
Benjamin Cole Van Aken, b. Sept. 8, 1782, d. Nov. 7, 1871, and had
8 children; (4) Loranch, m. Peter Roloson; (5) Mary Conkhng, b.
Sept. 12, 1812, m. James Van Sickle; (6) Glorana, b. May 5, 1816.
Benjamin Van Gordon m. for his second wife, Mrs. Kelsey, and had
(7) David; (8) Katherine, m. David Longcer, of Sussex Co., N.J.
Daniel, m. Lena Hopkins.
Hezekiel.
Joshua, bap. Oct. 17, 1773.
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BENJAMIN^3 VAN GORDEN (Jacob,^1 Elsie^2), bap. Oct. 31, 1739, m.
Elizabeth Van De Mark. Farmer, Shepekunk, N. J. Children (Van
Gorden):