My Blue Ancestors

Hannah Blue- 1809- 1870 Wife of Parker Rodgers

Rodgers Family History

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All of this information was found at the National Blue Family Association website- all rights remain with them- it is presented here as an educational page and informational page for descendants of Parker Rodgers and Hannah Blue of Montgomery County, Missouri.Follow the blue names for direct descendency. See article at bottom of page for the earliest records--JAN FREDERICKSE (BLAU) (bp1649)*********

Descendants of John Blaw d.1757
Compiled by William H. Blue

HISTORY OF JOHN BLAW (BLUE)

John BLAW, d.1757 Somerset Co. NJ, m. Margaret(Marytje/Grietje) _____. John Blaw was a yeoman farmer in Somerset Co., NJ. The term yeoman, by which he is described in his will, implies that he was a land owner and worked his own land. His will, however, did not mention land, only personal property, since he had distributed his real property to his children before his death in 1757.

Judging from the inventory of his estate, John Blaw was a fairly wealthy man; his personal estate was valued at almost £1000. Included in this estate were "a negroe man & woman" valued at £30. Prior to 1742, John Blaw purchased 400 acres of farmland from Abraham Van Horn, a merchant of New York City and a large New Jersey landholder, and 95 acres adjacent to this tract from Nicholas Lake of New Brunswick, NJ. This land is located about one-half mile south of Blawenburg, Montgomery Twp., Somerset Co., NJ, on the Great Road leading to what is now Mercer Co. (were the house still stands) On 10 January 1741/2, John Blaw sold the east half of this plantation (247.5 acres) to Michael Blaw, who appears to be his son (or, possibly, a much younger brother). This gave Michael the part of the tract that lay east of the Great Road and John kept the land to the west of the road. Michael ran a mill at the point where the Great Road crosses Beden's Brook, and it is believed that Blaw's Mill was the origin of the name Blawenburg. On the same day, John sold the west half of his plantation to his son Frederick. This fact was discovered from a record of a mortgage deed signed by Frederick in 1768. (Frederick's home still stands on this land)

It is through John Blaw's will that the identity of his son, John, is established. He named John co-executor of his will, and in accepting the duties, son John signed the paper using a distinctive mark. A similar mark is found on the will of John Blew (1.1, below). Furthermore, John Blaw willed to his son, John, a silver "drink beker". This later appears as a "Silver Cup" in the 1790 will of his grandson, John Blue (1.1.1). An additional connection is established by the mentioning of silver spoons in the wills of John Blaw (1.) and John Blew (1.1). John (1.1.1). John (1.1) was the only one of John's (1) four sons of who did not receive a silver spoon. This was probably because he, as the eldest son, had already been given the most important family heirloom, the Silver Cup.

The earliest records of John Blaw are found at the 1st Dutch Reformed Church at Jamaica, Queens Co. NY (on Long Island), where the baptisms of his last three children are recorded. The records of the Town of Jamaica contain a deed of land between Jacamiah Denton and Nathan Smith, in which the land is described as being bounded on the north by John Blue. Also, in 1717, John Blue's earmark for his cattle was registered as "a slitt in each ear and a happeny on the fore side of the near ear". Thus, it is clear that John Blaw (Blue) was a farmer in Jamaica, NY before moving to Somerset Co. NJ.

Records of this family have been found in several other Dutch Reformed Churches. Michael was baptized at the Brooklyn Church, and some of the children of Michael and Frederick appear in the baptismal records of the Harlingen Dutch Church, several miles northeast of Blawenburg. No records for son John, or his family, have been found. During this time period, the Dutch Church at Harlingen was split by the Frelinghuysen controversy, and the records of both congregations are incomplete. Cousins Hendrick and Altie Blauw were put out of the church and it's possible that some of this family joined them. Alternatively, it may be that they were Baptists, even at this early date. They were not members of nearby Hopewell Baptist Church, however, they may have attended without becoming official members. Later generations in Virginia and Ohio were members of the Primitive Baptist Church.

The Silver Cup, which was made by Jurian Blanck, Jr., of Brooklyn, NY, may provide a vital link between the Blaws of New Jersey and their New York ancestors. The cup has the initials I*F inscribed on its base. In 1676, Jurian Blanck was a near neighbor of Jan Frederickse in Brooklyn. Some researchers attribute the surname Blaw or Blaau to this Jan Frederickse, who had a son Jan baptized on 9 December 1677. It is possible that the I*F on the cup stands for Jan Frederickse, and that his son Jan was John Blaw (1.), herein. New York records indicate that Jan Frederickse came to America in the year 1652.

The surname of Margaret, John Blaw's wife, has not been discovered to date. She has been erroneously called a Van Leeuwe based on a Jamaica baptism in 1704 when "Jan Blauw and Maria Van Leeuwe were sponsors at the baptism of Aeltie, daughter of Frederick Hendricks and Dina Hendricks". There is no indication that Jan and Maria were man and wife.

 

DESCENDANTS OF John BLAW (BLUE) and Margaret __________.

John and Margaret BLAW had the following known children:

1) *John BLEW (1691? - 1770), m. Cattron VAN METER?. Lived in Somerset Co., NJ and Hampshire Co., VA.

2) *Antje BLAW m. Abraham OUKE.

3) *Michael BLAW (1704-1786) m1 Helen/Elinor VAN BARKELOO (d.1768) m2 Nellie HOLLINSETT

4) *Janetje/Jean/Jane BLAW m 1735 John DOXEY/DOXEE

5)*Frederick BLAW (d.1793) m1 Mary (unknown) (d.1751) m2 Jane NEVIUS (1722-1783) window of Jeromus KOSHOW), m3 Elizabeth McNEAL.

6) Peter BLAW (bap.1710) Baptized at 1st Dutch Reformed Church at Jamaica, Queens Co., NY
Not in father's will.

7) Aeltie BLAW (bap.1715) Baptized at 1st Dutch Reformed Church at Jamaica, Queens Co., NY.
Not in father's will.

8) * Dina BLAW (1717-1752/4) m. Hendrick/Henry SARTOR/SALTER (d.1794)


2nd GENERATION FAMILIES

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1.1 John BLEW, (1691?-1770), m. Cattron VAN METER?. Family legends claim that John Blew was one of the earliest settlers in the valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River, in what is now Hampshire County, WV. He supposedly brought his wife and children from New Jersey in 1725, settled on the river about five miles north of the present site of Romney, and built his cabin near Hanging Rock (sometimes called Blue's Rock). This tradition conflicts with the following evidence and deductions. 1. John Blew (1.1) was in Somerset Co., NJ, on 14 Nov 1757, to be sworn in as co executor of his father's will. Although this was about two months after the death of John Blaw (1.), it is highly unlikely that John (1.1) came all the way back from Hampshire Co. to discharge this duty. This, alone, is not conclusive, however, since many settlers fled Hampshire Co. during the years 1754-1758 due to the Indian raids of the French and Indian War. John (1.1) and his family might have retreated to the coast to escape the war, and returned to New Jersey when he received word of his father's death. 2. At his death in 1770, John (1.1) did not own land. No land was mentioned in his will, and no Hampshire Co. deeds (known to the compiler) record his ownership of land. 3. In Maxwell and Swisher's "History of Hampshire Co., WV" (page 701), it is stated that "The date at which John Blue came to Hampshire Co. is fixed partly by tradition and partly by family record. His son John (grandfather of the present John Blue) was twelve years old when he came with his father to Hampshire. He died in 1791, aged 78 years. That would prove that he came to Hampshire in 1725. If such was the case, he was about eight or ten years earlier than the usually accepted earliest settlement of the South Branch Valley". A careful examination of this statement shows an inconsistency. The present (1897) John Blue (b. 1834) was a son of Garret I. Blue and his wife Sarah. Garret I. Blue was a son of Capt. John Blue (b. 1740). Therefore, if the grandfather of the 1897 John Blue was twelve years old when he came to Hampshire Co., this dates the arrival of the Blues at 1752, and establishes the pioneer as John Blue (1.1.1). 4. The John Blew who received the Fairfax land grant for Lot 27 on the South Branch was John (1.1.1). Although dated 17 Aug 1749, this grant was really executed subsequent to 1 May 1754, the date that Hampshire County was formed. This fact is established by the identification of the grantee as "John Blew of Hampshire Co.". This also indicates that John Blew was living in Hampshire Co., or what was to be Hampshire Co., before the grant was executed, probably having arrived in 1752, as indicated in (3), above. 5. Most deeds for Fairfax Lots, subsequent to the original grants, mention the original grantee, as well as later owners. The earliest deed on record for Lot 27 was executed in 1816 between Uriah Blue's heirs and Uriah and Garret Blue. The deed states that the deceased Uriah received the land through the will of his father, John Blue (John 1.1.1). No mention is made of an earlier John Blue as the original grantee. 6. The Maxwell and Swisher account, referenced in (3), above, also states that "There were three brothers, John, Uriah and Michael, the latter two making their homes near Shepardstown, while John settled about five miles north of Romney, ----." John (1.1) did not have a brother named Uriah, and the Michael, who was possibly his brother, died in New Jersey. John (1.1.1), however, did have brothers Uriah and Michael, who did settle in the area near Shepardstown. Therefore, this John Blew (1.1) followed his sons to Virginia after the death of his father in 1757. The actual date of his arrival in Hampshire Co. is unknown. John and Cattron probably lived on land owned by their children, since there is no record which identifies him as a grantee or grantor of land. John (1.1) died in 1770, and his will, dated 20 July of that year, left personal effects to his family, including clothing, three silver spoons, two riding horses and saddles, plow irons, a wagon, a hoe, an axe and an iron wedge. Most of these he probably brought with him on his journey from New Jersey. His wife, Cattron, outlived him and she was named executor of her husband's will, a duty she declined in favor of her son, Abraham. She is said to be a Van Meter by some researchers, but I have found no evidence to that effect. By the spelling of her name, it is probable that she too was of Dutch ancestry.
1.1.1* John BLUE, (1713-1791), m1.ca1739 Mary MARSHALL?, m2.Margaret KEYSER?.
1.1.2* Michael BLUE (ca1720-1819), m1. Martha BLACKFORD?, m2. Sarah _____.
1.1.3* Uriah BLUE, (1726-1806), m.1747 Mary JORDAN.
1.1.4* Abraham BLUE (d.1818), m. Elizabeth QUICK? (ca1748-1826).
1.1.5* Mary BLUE, m.1747 Jacobus HEINS (b.1724).

1.2 Antje(Annetje) BLAW, m. Abraham OUKE (d.1750). Lived New Brunswick, Middlesex Co. NJ. In 1745 he owned a store located on the north side of Albany Street. His will is on file at the New Jersey Archives in Trenton. There were several OUKE families in New Brunswick and they were probably descended from the Dutch AUKE family of Kings Co. NY.
1.2.1 Abraham OUKE (baptized1725). He was baptized at the 1st Reformed Church at Raritan (Somerville) and probably died before his father's will was written ca1750.
1.2.2 Maria OUKE (baptized1727).
1.2.3 Annatje OUKE
1.2.4 Sarah OUKE
1.2.5 Lea OUKE

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1.3 Michael BLAW, (1704-1786), m. Helen/Elinor VAN BARKELOO (d.1768), m2. Nellie HOLLINSETT. He was baptized in the Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church on 18 Apr 1704. His parents were listed as Jan and Marytje BLAAUW. Witnesses were Mathijs de MAT and Greitje BLAAUW, who appear to be [A.4]. Helen was a daughter of Willem Willemse VAN BARKELOO. They moved to New Jersey, likely with Michael's parents. On 10 Jan 1740/1 John BLAW [1.] split his plantation in Montgomery Twp. of Somerset Co. and sold the east half to Michael. Michael had previously (20 Feb 1738/9) purchased 100 acres from Nicholas LAKE, which was adjacent to the 247.5 acres he received from his father. Beden's Brook runs easterly through the middle of this property and Michael built a mill on that stream near the west boundary of his property. Later, the "Great Road" was built to provide access to the mill and the town of Blawenburg is believed by local historians to have been named for Michael BLAW and/or his mill. Michael and Helen are buried in the Blue-Nevius Cemetery, which is located in the west half of John BLAW's plantation, the part he sold to his son, Frederick. Michael's will was written 2 Sep 1782 and proved 26 Jan 1786 in Somerset Co. First marriage:
1.3.1* William BLEW (b.ca1724), m. Margaret BLEW (b.1733), daughter of Frederick BLAW (1.5).
1.3.2* John BLAW, (ca1728-1778), m. Maria _____, yeoman of Somerset Co. NJ.
1.3.3* Cornelius BLAW?, (ca1732-1772), m. Margaret LAKE. Not in father's will. 1.3.4* Mary BLAW, m. ____ GOLDER.
1.3.5 Neltye BLAW (baptized 1741) at Harlingen Dutch Church, Montgomery Twp., Somerset Co. NJ. Second marriage:
1.3.6* Michael BLAW (baptized1770-1846), m1. _____ _____, m2.1822 Sybil HAYES.
1.3.7* Daniel BLAW (baptized1772-1850+), m. Mary _____.

1.4 Janetje/Jean/Jane BLAW, m.1735 John DOXEY/DOXEE. They lived in Hempstead, Nassau Co. NY (on Long Island). They were married at St. Georges Protestant Episcopal Church in Hempstead and their children were baptized there.
1.4.1 Sarah DOXEY (baptized1736), m.1760(prob) Peter BOND of Hempstead.
1.4.2 John DOXEY (baptized1738).
1.4.3 Mary DOXEY (baptized1743).
1.4.4 Margaret DOXEY (baptized1745).
1.4.5 Letitia DOXEY (baptized1754).

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1.5 Frederick BLAW, d.1793, m1. Mary _____ (d.1751), m2.1751 Jane NEVIUS (1722-1783), widow of Jeromus KOSHOW, m3.1784 Elizabeth McNEAL. Frederick's will was written in 1790 and proved in 1793. He and his first two wives are buried in the Nevius Burying Ground, Blawenburg, Somerset Co. NJ. Jane was a daughter of Peter NEVIUS of Blawenburg who d.1768. She and her husband Frederick BLAW are mentioned in his will.
First marriage:
1.5.1* Margaret BLEW (b.1733), m. William BLEW (b.ca1724) (1.3.1).
1.5.2* Frederick BLAW (1735-1779), m. Marya _____.
1.5.3 Prudence(Providence?) BLAW, b.1737, m. Cornelius BARKELOO (d.1802).
1.5.4 Abraham BLAW (b.1739).
1.5.5* John BLAW (1740-1781), m. Cattron SALTER/SARTOR/SORTOR? (d.1800).
1.5.6* Mary BLAW, (b.1742), m. Okey VOORHEES (ca1741-1799).
1.5.7* Ezekiel BLUE, (1745-1811), m.1770 Martha VOORHEES (d.1813).
1.5.8* Richard BLAW, (1747-1781), m. Martha _____.
1.5.9 Sarah BLAW, (b.1750), m. Joseph McHEAL.
Second marriage:
1.5.10* Peter (Peterris) BLAW/BLUE (1752-1826), m. Mary MONTGOMERY? (1759-1838).
1.5.11* Isaac BLUE, (1758-1833), m.1780 Amelia Ann (Amy) SORTORE (1763-1844). Revolutionary War veteran. 1.5.12* Elizabeth(Elisabet) BLAW/BLUE, (1759-ca1789), m.1778 James VOORHEES (1754-1844).
1.5.13* David BLUE, (b.1761), m. _____ _____. Baptismal records (A11) name this child Yohannis.

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1.8 Dina BLAW, (1717-1753/4), m. Hendrick/Henry SARTOR/SALTER (d.1794). She was born at Jamaica, LI, NY. Henry m2. Catherine _____ and had a daughter, Amelia, who married Isaac BLUE (1.5 11).
1.8.1 Dinah SARTOR, b.1753/4, m. John TILLIER (1746-1794).
1.8.2 John SARTOR

3rd GENERATION FAMILIES

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1.1.1 John BLUE, (1713?-1791), m1.ca1739 Mary MARSHALL?, m2. Margaret KEYSER?. This John Blue was probably born in New Jersey and came to Hampshire County, VA, about the year 1752. As discussed on the previous pages, he was the first Blue to make the trip, not his father, as indicated in numerous books and manuscripts. John Blue and his family were probably drawn to Hampshire County by the existence of a sizeable Dutch population, which had previously migrated from New Jersey and New York. According to Maxwell and Swisher in "History of Hampshire Co., WV", George Washington, as a lad of 16 years, was commissioned in 1748 by Lord Fairfax to survey some of the Fairfax lands. "On April 4 he made an entry showing the kind of people who lived there (along the South Branch of the Potomac), and who were all squatters on the lands of Lord Fairfax, or at least on land claimed by him....... . On April 4 he (Washington) writes, 'We were all attended with a great company of people, men, women and children, who followed us through the woods, showing their antic tricks. They seemed to be as ignorant a set of people as the Indians. They would never speak English, but when spoken to all spoke Dutch'." Since John's first wife, Mary Marshall, had her last child in 1748, it is probable that she had died before the family set out from Somerset Co., NJ, or that she died during the journey to Virginia. Sometime in the 1750's John married his second wife, reputed to be Margaret Keyser (some say Van Meter). Together, they had ten children to add to the four from his first marriage. Sometime after 1 May 1754, John Blue (Blew) received a grant from Lord Fairfax for Lot 27, 304 acres on the South Branch of the Potomac River. He and his family lived on this land, located on the east bank of the river just south of Hanging Rocks, for about twenty years. In 1770, at about the time of his father's death, he purchased Lot 31, north of the Rocks and containing 243 acres, from Job Welton. He was living on this tract of land when he died in 1791. In 1773 he purchased Lot 30, containing 312 acres, from Thomas Wood, and in 1774 he received a grant of 203 acres adjacent to Lots 27 and 30. So, at this time, John (1.1.1) owned 1062 acres along the South Branch, surrounding Hanging Rocks. John Blue's will was proved on 14 April 1791. In this will he divided his land between his four eldest sons (sons of his first marriage); John received Lot 30, except for seven acres above the Rocks which went to Uriah; Uriah received Lot 27; and Michael and Garret each received a half share of Lot 31. Each son also received a one-fourth part of the "new survey" of 203 acres. Each of these four sons was obliged to pay certain sums of money to the remaining ten children.
First marriage:
1.1.1.1* John BLUE (Capt.), (1740-1826), m1. Catherine WILLIAMS, m2. Sarah HERRIOTT (b.1768). Revolutionary War veteran.
1.1.1.2* Uriah BLUE, (1746-1814), m.ca1770 Susannah WILLIAMS (1754-1815). Lived in Hampshire Co. VA.
1.1.1.3* Michael BLUE, (1748-1827), m.1776 Mary HERRIOTT? (ca1757-1826). Lived in Hampshire Co. VA and Fayette Co. OH.
1.1.1.4* Garrett BLUE (1753-1835), m. Elizabeth DUKE (1747-1773), m2.1784 Mary MARSHAL (1765-1849).
Second marriage:
1.1.1.5 Abraham BLUE (b.ca1759), m.1797 Sally DRAKE.
1.1.1.6* Peter Keyser BLUE, (1761-1844), m.1787 Susannah KELCH (1768-1856).
1.1.1.7 Jacob BLUE, (1770-1825), m.1796 Isabella HERRIOTT (b.1770). Went to Kentucky. No children mentioned in his will.
1.1.1.8* Benjamin BLUE, (1772-1852), m. Elizabeth BEARD.
1.1.1.9* David BLUE (ca1774-1844), m1.1796 Alice DAWSON, m2.1836 Mary "Polly" COOPER (b.ca1790).
1.1.1.10* Hannah BLUE, (1779-1861), m. John HERRIOTT (1773-1841). Went to Kentucky.
1.1.1.11* Margaret BLUE, (1781-1867), m.1798 James BEARD (1778-1844).
1.1.1.12* William BLUE, (1784-1855), m1.1805 Rachel GIRARD, m2. Hannah (_____) GIRARD.
1.1.1.13* Jesse BLUE (b.ca1787), m. Elizabeth FALL (b.ca1794).
1.1.1.14 Elizabeth BLUE, m. Isaac WOODS

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1.1.1.8 Benjamin BLUE (1772-1852), m. Elizabeth BEARD. He was born in Hampshire Co. VA, moved to Nelson Co. KY. He received a land grant in 1807 in Franklin Co. IN, and was a resident of Dearborn Co. IN in 1840. He made his will in 1845 in Ohio Co. IN and died near Rising Sun in 1852. In 1850 he was living with his son, William, in Ohio Co. IN. Elizabeth is believed to have been a daughter of George BEARD and sister of James BEARD [1.1.1.10].
1.1.1.8.1* Margaret BLUE (1803-1881), m.1818 John THORN.
1.1.1.8.2 Delilah BLUE (b.1804), m. Robert WALKER. Did she also m. _____ CHAMBERS. She was born in Nelson Co. KY.
1.1.1.8.3* Elizabeth BLUE (1806-1872), m. Robert WILLIAMS (ca1797-1876).
1.1.1.8.4 Isabella BLUE (b.1808), m.1829 Thomas STANDEFORD. Married in Dearborn Co. IN and went to CA during the gold rush.
1.1.1.8.5 Hannah BLUE (1809-1870), m. 1830 Parker ROGERS. Married in Dearborn Co. IN. She d. in Montgomery Co. MO. Both are buried at Brush Creek Cemetery.
1.1.1.8.6* Martha BLUE (b.1813), m1.1833 James WOODS Jr., m2. John SUTTER or LATTA.
1.1.1.8.7* Jane BLUE (1815-1843), m. Robert ROGERS.
1.1.1.8.8 George BLUE (b.1817), d. infancy. Bob BLUE's source calls him Jacob.
1.1.1.8.9* William BLUE (1822-1888), m.1840 Harriet HANNA (b.ca1820).

Rodgers Family History

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Our Earliest BLUE/BLAW/BLAU Ancestors
Prepared by William H. Blue, Seattle, WA

FREDERICK JANSS, native of Flensburg (d.ca1653) The first half of the 17th century was a caotic time for the Kingdom of Denmark. The Hanseatic League, which had controlled commerce in Northern Europe for four centuries, was breaking up. Shortly after 1620 the Danes became involved in the Thirty Years War which, several years earlier, had plunged Europe into religious strife.

At about this time in the town of Flensborg (now Flensburg), a son was born to a man named Jan (John) and his wife. This child was named Frederick Janss (Frederick, son of Jan).

Flensborg was a seaport, with a long heritage of commerce and trade. It was probably founded in the 12th century and became a municipality in 1284. Late in the Thirty Years War, Flensborg was frequently pillaged by the Swedes. This turmoil probably caused young Frederick to seek his fortune elsewhere. It appears that he joined the Dutch West India Co. and came to the New World.

The first mention of Frederick Jansen appears in the New Amsterdam records of the Dutch West India Co. on 30 May 1641. On that date he sued Claes Sybrantsen VERINGH for wages earned in making a canoe which had been delivered to VERINGH. Other records confirm that Frederick was a "ship carpenter" and that he was from "Flensborch".

In the mid-1640's Frederick Janss transferred from New Amsterdam to the Dutch colony of Pernambuco (now Recife) on the coast of Brazil. At about that time he married Grietien Janss, and their first child, Anna, was baptized at the Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco on 16 Dec 1646. Two more children, Jan and Aeltje, were baptized there in Aug 1649. It is not known if Jan and Aeltje were twins, but they probably were not, since twins do not appear in Jan's family.

The Dutch ruled Pernambuco until 1654. Two years earlier, Frederick's family returned to New Amsterdam, for later records indicate that Jan Frederickse (John son of Frederick) arrived in the colony in 1652.

Frederick Janss died before 1653, for in that year his widow married Jan Pieterse STAATS in New Amsterdam.

JAN FREDERICKSE (BLAU) (bp1649)

Jan Frederickse grew up in New Amsterdam (New York) and at the age of eight years worked as a servant of Jan de PERIE (possibly Jan Pieterse, his step-father). In his late 20's (1676), Jan was taxed in Brooklyn for 7 morgan (14 acres) of land, two horses and two cows. Nearby lived Jurian BLANCK, the silversmith who made the BLUE silver cup (The Chalice). Note that the silver cup has the inscription "I*F" (probably Jan Frederickse) on its base.

Jan married Aeltje Jans, daughter of Jan Jans, of Brooklyn, and they joined the Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church. Aeltje was confirmed as a member on 11 Jun 1677. Their first child, Jan, was baptized on 9 Dec 1677. This baptism was recorded in both the Flatbush and the Brooklyn churches. This Jan (John) is believed to be the John BLAW who is the subject of our book, "Descendants of John BLAW (BLUE), d.1757 Somerset Co., NJ".

Jan Frederickse and Aeltje remained as members of the Brooklyn church at least through the birth of their eighth and last child, Elisabeth, in 1696.

In the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, many of the families used the patronymic naming system, as did Jan Frederickse (John son of Frederick). After the British took over the colony and renamed it New York, they required each family to adopt a surname. Jan Frederickse appears to have adopted the surname BLAU, based on the record of a 1698 baptism which he witnessed at the New York Dutch Reformed Church. Some of his children subsequently used the spellings BLAUW and BLAW.

In 1699, Jan Frederickse and Aeltje sold their interest in a plot of ground located in Jamaica, Long Island. They jointly held this land with Aeltje's sister, Dinah, and her husband, Frederick Hendrickse VAN LEEUWEN. This is the last known record of Jan Frederickse BLAU.

JOHN BLAW (bp1677-1757)

John BLAW and his wife Margaret first appear in the records of the Jamaica Dutch Reformed Church in 1710, when their sixth child, Peter, was baptized. His name also appears in a 1716 Jamaica deed and he registered an "earmark" for his cattle at Jamaica in 1717. By 1742 John and his family had moved to Somerset Co., NJ. More details of his life may be found in "Descendants of John BLAW (BLUE), d.1757 Somerset Co., NJ", 4th edition, 1990.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. "Descendants of John BLAW (BLUE), d.1757 Somerset Co., NJ", 4th edition (1990), compiled by William H. Blue.

2. "The Chalice", Issue 8, #1, May 1990.

3. "The Chalice", Issue 8, #2, November 1990.

4. "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York", by E. B. O'Callaghan, reprint 1979, Genealogical Publishing Co.

5. "New York Historical Manuscripts: Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York - First Book of Records, 1660-1752", translated and edited by Jos van der Linde, 1983, Genealogical Publishing Co.

6. "Encyclopaedia Britannica", 1963 edition.

7. "Van Liew Genealogical and Historical Record", by W. Randolph Van Liew, Upper Montclair, NJ, 1956.

8. "Hanseatic League", by Edward Von der Porten, National Geographic, October 1994.

9. Records of the Town of Jamaica, LI, NY, volume 3.

10. Somerset County Historical Quarterly, volume 6, 1917.

 

The Silver Chalice referred to in the beginning.