Cornelis Cornelisz Nieuwkerk (1696 - 1744)

Born 30 Aug 1696 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Ten Eyck) Nieuwkerk — married 17 Mar 1721 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1744 at age 47 in Pittsgrove, Salem County, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Cornelius Newkirk. ^[1]

Cornelius' parents, birth date, spouse, and marriage date are recorded in the Old Church at Kingston, Ulster, NY.^[2]

• 1696 30 Aug Cornelis, Cornlis Gerritsen, Jannetje Cunst. Wit.: Cornelis Kool, Ari Gerritsen, Nelltje Gerritsen.
• 1721 17 Mar Cornelis Nieuwkerk, j.m., and Rachel ten Eyk, j.d., both parties born and resid. in Horly. Banns registered, 26 Feb.

In 1715, at age 19, he is listed as a soldier in Capt. Johannes Schepmoes' Hurley Company of Foot.^[3]

On 23 May 1718, a deed was executed in consideration of £200 to Cornelius Newkirk of Ulster County, province of NY, being 250 acres of land in Salem County NJ.^[4][5] There is perhaps a different record for the same date, purchase of 380 acres in Salem.^[3]

Cornelius relocated from Kingston, Ulster, NY, to Pilesgrove (later Pittsgrove), Salem, NJ, likely around the time of marriage. Although the first two children were baptised in Ulster, a subsequent account says all children were born in NJ.^[3]

Cornelius was a millwright. He and Rachel raised 4 sons and 6 daughters in Pittsgrove. Cornelius, Rachel, and eldest son Abraham were noted as founding members of the old Presbyterian Church in Pittsgrove on 30 April 1741, remaining lifelong members. The actual church building appears to have been erected in 1767.^[3]

Cornelius left an estate of considerable inventory at his death on 17 August 1744. On Nov. 8, 1744, letters of administration were issued on his estate to Rachel Newkirk, his widow, and Abraham Newkirk, his son.^[3]

Cornelius' and Rachel's grave monument inscriptions (old Daretown cemetery)^[3][5]:

"HERE LIETH THE BODY OF CORNELIUS NIEUKIRK one of the first and chief promoters of the gospel in this place, who died August 17, 1744 aged 48 years."

"IN MEMORY OF RACHEL NIEUKIRK, whose maiden name was Teneyck, of Pittsgrove, who departed this life August 15, 1771 aged 71 years 10 months and two weeks."

Rachel Nieukirk of Pilesgrove, Salem County, NJ made her will July 5, 1762 and mentions the following^[5]:

"To my well beloved sons Abraham, Matthew, Garret, and Cornelius, each one ninth of my property. To my daughters Yonica Dubois, Yocamente DuBois, Elizabeth DuBois, Catharine Gargam and Sarah Dubois, my wearing apparel and their equal share of my moveables estate amongst their brethren above named." (Daughter Mary is not mentioned.)

Perhaps the following was added in 1771^[5]:

"It is my will that my grandchildren to-wit: Rachel DuBois Sr. shall have two of my sheep now at Cornelius Newkirk's, and Rachel DuBois daughter to Matthew DuBois shall have two sheep, and that Rachel Newkirk daughter to Cornelius Newkirk shall have two sheep."

Rachel appoints her son Matthew Newkirk, and Jacob DuBois blacksmith, Exrs. The will was probated Oct. 29, 1771^[6][5]. (Son Abraham had pre-deceased her).

Death

17 August 1744. ^[7]

Burial

Daretown, Salem County, New Jersey, USA. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1041510551 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 3; Serial: 8848; Volume: 5
2. ↑ Roswell Randall Hoes. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York: (formerly Named Wiltwyck, and Often Familiarly Called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from Their Commencement in 1660. New York: De Vinne Press, 1891.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Newkirk, Adamson Bentley, 1934 "The Van Nieukirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk Family." Philadelphia: Hall of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. HathiTrust.org (Pages 28- ).
4. ↑ Liber of Deeds B.B.B. page 326 in the Office of Sec. of State
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} From "The Newkirk Collection", a bound volume of Newkirk-related family genealogy for Salem County. (A copy exists in the Gloucester County Historical Society library.)
6. ↑ Record 15 page 272 Sec. States Office
7. ↑ Source: #S-1041844451
8. ↑ Source: #S-1041844451

See also:

• George, Henry Waterman, (April 1932) "The Ten Eyck Family of New York, (a serialized article)." New York Genealogical & Biographical Record. (begins in Vol 63, No 2, Page 157).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #11589376

• Repository: #R-1362458163 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Repository: R-1362458163 Ancestry.com

• RootsSearch.com

Acknowledgments

• Many thanks to Cindy Winkler for The Quackenbosch/Quackenbush Family Page.

Research notes

LNAB

Nieuwkerk is the surname that first appears in church records for Cornelis, at his marriage to Rachel. Quackenbush-118 03:31, 11 January 2017 (EST)