Blandina (Van Pelt) Zielhof (1701 - abt. 1760)

Born 1701 in Flatlands, Queens, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Jan Pierre Zielhof — married about 1717 in Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Staten Island, Richmond, New York

Descendants

Died about 1760 at about age 59 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York

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Biography

Blandina Van Pelt was born in 1701, a daughter of Pieter Jansen Van Pelt and Saartje Bogardus. Blandina was baptized 8 June 1701 in the Dutch Reformed Church, Staten Island, New York, witnesses were Everardus Bogardus (her uncle) and Blandina Bogardus (her aunt).^[1][2]

Blandina passed away about 1760.^[3]

Children with baptism dates at Port Richmond & Staten Island DRC

1. 14 Sept 1718, Elsje, Pieter Cielo, Blandina van Pelt. Sponsors Pieter Van Pelt, Jacob Van Pelt, Aaltje Hagewout.
2. 14 Oct 1722, Peter, Pieter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt. Sponsors Pieter Van Pelt, Sara Bogardus.
3. 27 August 1723 Johannes, Pieter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt.
4. 6 June 1725, Cornelia P, Pieter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt. Sponsors Jacob de Gramo, Dirkje Van Tilburg.
5. 9 July 1727, Sara, Pieter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt. Sponsors Johannes Van Pelt, Sara Le Roy.
6. 12 January 1729, Daniel, Pieter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt. Sponsors Joh. Van Namen, Marytje Van Pelt.
7. 14 March 1731, Wilhelmus, Pieter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt. Sponsors Joh. Van Namen, Jan Van Pelt (s of Pieter).^[4]
8. 16 November 1735, Johannes and Maria, twins, Peter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt.^[5]The twins baptism sponsors were Jan Van Pelt, Symon Van Pelt, Jannetje Adams (wife of in-law Jan Van Pelt), Mary Adams. ^[6]

At 19 July 1748 Blandina Zieloff and her husband (or brother) were sponsors for a nephew Peter Van Pelt was born about July 1748, his baptism was 19 July 1748 in Staten Island. ^[7]

Other Baptism Note: Pieter and Blandina were witnesses to the 24 Dec 1727 baptism of Obadia and Stephen Wood, twin children of Stephen Wood and his wife Geertje Winter on Staten Island, NY. ^[8] Note: Stephen Wood would appear to be Wood-10270

Sources

1. ↑ Records of RDC, Staten Island
2. ↑ Reformed Dutch Church New York Baptism records indexed at https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rbillard/vital_statistics.htm which are from Holland Society of New York
3. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
4. ↑ Pages 135,136,137 of Staten Island Church records in http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal00stil#page/416/mode/1up
5. ↑ History of Richmond, NY https://archive.org/stream/historyofrichmon00bayl/historyofrichmon00bayl_d jvu.txt
6. ↑ Reformed Dutch Church Port Richmond, New York - Baptism records indexed at https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rbillard/vital_statistics.htm which are from Holland Society of New York
7. ↑ Staten Island Church records page 61 http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal00stil#page/60/mode/1up
8. ↑ Staten Island Church records https://archive.org/details/recordsofdutchre00wrig/page/34

Research Notes

From the book: Dear "cousin" : a charted genealogy of the descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus (1605-1663) to the 5th generation, and of her sister, Marritje Jans / by William Brower Bogardus. Chart NO: 7G Published by the Anneke Jans and Everardus Bogardus Descendants Association, Wilmington OH, USA 1996 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 96-68811 ISBN 0-9621897-2-3