Jeremia Kettel Sr. (abt. 1643 - bef. 1704)

Born about 1643 in Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany [uncertain]

Husband of Elisabeth Claessen (Keator) Kittel — married 1696 in Ulster County, New York

Descendants

Died before 7 Sep 1704 before about age 61 in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Jeremie Kittel aka Jeremy Kettel

Name

Jeremie /Kittel/ KRDC Marriage Record: Page 578 ^[1][2]

Jeremy /Kettel/ KRDC Children's Bapt. Records^[3][4]

Birth

Jeremia Kettel was born ca. 1643 at Mecklenburg, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Marriages and Children

Jeremy Kettel married:

First marriage to Catharina Guderis or Goderus before Apr 24, 1675. ^[5]. Known Child by Catharina Guderis (mentioned in father's will):

1. Jeremy Kettel was bp. on Apr. 24, 1675 at prob. Marbletown, Ulster County, New York, Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Jan Bigs, Aeltie Wygers ^[6]. Jeremie Kittel Jr. m1. Sara Veel, and m2. Eva Merkel (banns registered) on Sep 16, 1739 at Marbletown, Ulster County, New York, Hoes 500^[7]

Second marriage to Katherine Clare, Marriage license issued on Oct 27, 1686 at Ulster County, New York^{[8] [9]}

Third marriage to Elisabet Claessen, was bp. on Dec 8, 1678 at Ulster County, New York. ^[10], some time bef 1696. Marriage was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York. Known Children by Elisabet Claessen (mentioned in father's will):

1. Rutsjert (Richard) Kittel, b. Jul 04 1697, at prob. Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; no sponsors were recorded ^[11]. Married Rachel Van Etten.^[12]
2. Susanna (Susan) Kettel|Kittel was bp. on Jul 14, 1700 at prob. Marbletown, Ulster, NY. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Cornelis Cool, Jenneke Cool, Mary Claessen ^[13]. Possible marriage to Marinus Chammers ^[14]
3. Elisabet (Elizabeth) Kittels, was bp. on Oct 25, 1702; at prob. Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Gysbert Crom, Geertruy Crom^[15]. No marriage found.

Child found that might be Jeremy's child, but not mentioned in his will:

• Christina Kittel, b. abt 1696-1699, married Hendrik Vees^[16]. No KRDC Bapt. Record found. This child was not mentioned in Jeremy's Jan 20, 1704 will. Might not be his child. No further record found.

Death and Will

Jeremy Kettle Sr. died between Jan 20, 1704 and Sept. 7, 1704 at Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. His will was Probated in New York City, New York ^[17];

Book of Deeds, Liber I. pp. 68-69;

Page 326.—KETTLE, JEREMY, Senior, of Marbletown.

Will dated Jan. 20, 1703/4.

"Unto my deare and welbeloved wife Elizabeth Kettle my house & home lott where I now live during ye time of her naturall life and after her decease to my three youngest Children Richard Susan, and Elizabeth" also to wife "the Just fifth part of all my Estate and also all my household goods."

"Unto my Eldest Soon Jeremy Kettle the Just fifth part of all my Estate Except of my house & home lott and house hold goods with this Condition that he pays out of his part of said Estate unto William Annis the summe or quantity of thirty schepples of good Winter Wheat."

"Unto my sonn Richard ye Just fifth part of all my Estate Except of my house & home lott Whereof I give him the third part upon this condition that out of his part of said Estate he pays unto William Annis the summe or quantity of thirty scipples of good Winter Wheat."

"Unto my Eldest daughter Susan ye Just fifth part of all my Estate (except as above and on condition as above).

"Unto my Joungest daughter Elizabeth (same share on condition as above).

"Unto William Annis ye Just & full Summe of one hundred and twenty Schepples of Wheat to be payd unto him by my Children (as provided).

In case of death, the survivors to divide the share. "My trusty & Welbeloved friends & Neighbours Mr. John Cook and Capt. Charles Bradhead" appointed executors.

Signed by the testator.

John Cook; Charles Brodhead; John Noble; Richard Brodhead and Wm. Nottingham. (On Sept. 7, 1704 appeared before the Court Mr. William Nottingham and Capt. Richard Brodhead, proving the will.).

Note on p. 69, below will: (Jeremy Kettel m. i, Catharina Guderis, and had: i. Jeremy, bt. prob. Apr. 24, 1675, m. 2., Elisabeth Claessen, and had: ii. Rutsjert (.Richard)^ bt. July 4, 1697, iii. Susanna, bt. July 14, 1700, iv. Elisabeth, bt. Oct. 25, 1702.)

Research Notes

There are multiple unsourced theories about Jeremiah's parentage, each with significant problems:

1. Several family trees on Ancestry.com ^[18] and Family Search ^[19] show Joachim Ketel (1607-) and Anna Douw (1732-) as his parents. While the names and locations are similar, there are several problems with this theory:

a) Anna was born in New Amsterdam and Joachim Ketel immigrated there in 1642, making it implausible for them to have a son born in Germany in 1645.

b) The Ketel Family History ^[20] lists eight known children of Joachim and Anna. Jeremiah is not listed as one of their children.

1. Geni.com ^[21] shows him to be the son of Joachim (Ketel) VonKetel (1550-1589) and Margaret Wessells (1546-1572) and the brother of Anna Ketel, Joachim Ketel, Joachim Ketel, Margarethe Ketel, Margarethe Ketel, Margarethe Ketel, Margarethe Ketel, Katherine Ketel, Katherine Ketel, Ilsabe Ketel, Suttfield Ketel, Dorthea Ketel, Suttfield Ketel, Ilsabe Ketel, Dorthea Ketel, Joachim Ketelhuyn, Joachim Ketelhuyn, Joachim Ketelhuyn, Joachim Ketelhuyn, Jeremy Kittle, Johannes Ketel, Jeremy Kittle, Jeremy Jeremiah Kittle, Johannes Ketel, Johannes Ketel, Jeremy Kittle, Jeremy Kittle, Johannes Ketel, Jeremy Jeremiah Kittle, Jochem Ketel, Jochem Ketel and Jochem Ketel. Problems with this theory:

a) Joachim would have been 93 years old and Margaret over 100 years old when Jeremiah was born.

b) Joachim and Margaret are the grandparents of Joachim Ketel III from the first theory above.

c) The list of Jeremiah's siblings appears to contain multiple generations of the Ketel family.

More research and solid sources are needed before any of these are connected as Jeremiah's parents.

Sources

1. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record: Page 578 - 1739 16 Sep; Jeremie Kittel, of Marbletown...
2. ↑ Childrens KRDC baptism Records...
3. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1675 Apr 24; Jeremia Kettel, Catharina Guderis; Jeremy; Jan Bigs, Aeltie Wygers
4. ↑ Book of Deeds, Liber I. pp. 68-69; Page 326.—KETTLE, JEREMY, Senior, of Marbletown.
5. ↑ KRDC bapt. Record: 1675 Apr 24; Jeremia Kettel, Catharina Guderis; Jeremy; Jan Bigs, Aeltie Wygers
6. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1675 Apr 24; Jeremia Kettel, Catharina Guderis; Jeremy; Jan Bigs, Aeltie Wygers
7. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record, Hoes 500: (Jeremie /Kittel/): 1739 16 Sep; Jeremie Kittel, of Marbletown, wid Sara Veel; Eva Merkel, jd, born Churchland liv Marbletown. (b)
8. ↑ New York, Ulster County, Marriage License: 1686 27 Oct; Jeremy Kittle; Katherine Clare, both of Ulster Co.
9. ↑ Province of New York - Marriage Licenses; Names of persons for whom Marriage Licenses were issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, previous to 1784. For consistency, these are arranged in date order in the format of: Date; Husband; Wife. This is NOT an exact, accurate copy, but rather a distillation of the pertinent information set in (what I believe to be) a more useful format. This shows the date the License was issued, NOT the date of marriage.
10. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1678 Dec 08; Melchert Claessen, Susanna Keter; Elisabeth; Thomas Quinel, Elisabeth Pekock
11. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1697 Jul 04; Jeremie Kittel, Elisabet Claessen; Rutsjert.
12. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record: Page 547 - 1724 23 Dec; Ritsert Kittel, jm, born Marbletown; Rachel Van Etten, jd, born Knightsfield, liv Hurley.
13. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1700 Jul 14; Jeremie Kettel, Elisabet Claessen; Susanna; Cornelis Cool, Jenneke Cool, Mary Claessen.
14. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record: Page 544 - 1723 13 Dec; Marinus Chammers, jm, born Rochester; Zusanna Kittel, jd, born Marbletown, both liv Hurley.
15. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1702 Oct 25; Jeremias Kittels, Elisabet Claassens; Elisabet; Gysbert Crom, Geertruy Crom.
16. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record, Hoes 535: 1718 22 Aug; Henderik Vees, jm; Christina Kittel, jd.
17. ↑ Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Probate Place: New York, New York.
18. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees for Jeremiah Kettle. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/pt/PersonMatch.aspx?tid=103702877&pid=312545370166&src=m
19. ↑ Jeremiah Kettle on Family Search. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVWP-MVT
20. ↑ The Ketel family : also (Ketele, Kettele, Kettel, Kittelle, and Kittle). Author: Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle, Rear Admiral, United States Navy. Washington, DC, 1946, page 17
21. ↑ Source: GENI--Jeremy Kettel

See Also:

• NJGS. "K: Kettel, Jeremias" njgsbc.org. Accessed 24 Dec 2016. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
• Kingston Church Records: Baptismal and marriage registers of the old Dutch church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York by Kingston, N.Y. Reformed Dutch church. [from old catalog; Hoes, Roswell Randall, 1850-1921, [from old catalog] ed. Published 1891. Source of: Marriage Records (1660-1809); Baptism Records (1660-1809; Burial Records (1696-1881. The Kingston Reformed Dutch Church was the central repository for all records of marriages and baptism conducted by circuit-rider Domines throughout Ulster and Orange counties of NY; Sussex County, NJ, and parts of Pike County, PA, until local churches were built and staffed. This occurred between 1735 and 1745 depending on the area.
• Source: FindAGrave--Jerremia Kettel, Find A Grave Memorial# 136587970; Created by: Sandra J. Phillips; Record added: Sep 29, 2014 .
• Source: #S759220130 Ancestry Family Trees Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/172521/person/249587021/facts
• Source S759220130 Ancestry Family Trees. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: Ancestry.com, 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604

Acknowledgements

• Kittle-44 was created through the import of Grant R. Phillips, Jr..ged on 08 April 2011.