Jan Pierre Zielhof (abt. 1688 - aft. 1759)

Born about Sep 1688 in Bushwick, Kings, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Blandina (Van Pelt) Zielhof — married about 1717 in Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Staten Island, Richmond, New York

Descendants

Died after 1759 after about age 70 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York

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Biography

Jan Pierre Zielhof aka Celio, Zeloff / Zeluff was born about 1688 in Bushwick, Kings Co., NY. Jan Pierre Zielhof / Zeluff baptism was 28 Sept 1688 Kingston, New York according to Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings Co, New York^[1] Baptism also noted as Jan 28 Sep 1688, son of Peter Usiel and Kornelia Damen, Wits. Jan Damen and Fytie Mertens. ^[2]

Jan aka Peter Van Zielle passed away after 1759 as per estate documents.^[3]

From the publication: "Staten Island and It's People, A History 1609-1929", by Charles W. Leng, B. Sc. and William T. Davis, Vol. II, Lewis Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1930, pg. 977, "Peter Siclof (or Zeluff), a member of the North Company of Militia in 1715, appears to be the first of his family on Staten Island. Zeluff Avenue, Mariners' Harbor, is named for this family." In descendant Rebecca Weston's research she notes that in 1718 Pieter "Zielhof" was still a resident of Staten Island. Could Pieter's father (also named Pieter Uziele) really have been the "first" on Staten Island for whom Zeluff Avenue was named?

This compiler Hoffman-3554 feels that somewhere between 1719 and 1722 Peter and his family moved off Staten Island to the mainland to nearby Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey, but continued to have their children baptized at the Port Richmond Dutch Reformed Church on Staten Island. A Peter "Siclof" is named in the will of his son-in-law Edgecomb Clayter in 1759, leading one to presume that he was still alive by then. ^[4]

Children

1. Elsje Zeluff b 1718 Port Richmond, NY, Chr 14 Sep 1718, witnesses Pieter and Jacob Van Pelt and Aaltje Hagewout, d 19 June 1759. Elsie married Edgecomb Clayter / Cleater whose will recorded at Newark, Essex, NJ in 1759 mentions Peter Zeluff (written as Seloff). Ref. Abstract of NJ wills; letter from SI Historical Society at Richmond dated Sept 1994. Ref. NY Genealogical & Biograpical Record, 1905.
2. Pieter Zeluff b. 1722 Elizabeth Town, Essex Co, NJ - d 1801 Staten Is, NY. Chr 14 Oct 1722 Port Richmond, Staten Is, NY, witnesses Pieter van Pelt and Sara Bogardus.
3. Johannes Zeluff b. 9 July 1723 Elizabeth Town, Essex, NJ. Chr 27 August 1723 Staten Island, NY. d bef 1730.
4. Cornelia P Zeluff, b 1725 Elizabeth Town, Essex Co, NJ, Chr 6 June 1725 Port Richmond, Staten Is, NY, witnesses Jacob de Gramo, Dirkje Van Tilburg.
5. Sara Zeluff b 1727 Elizabeth Town, Essex Co, NJ, Chr 9 July 1727 Staten Is, NY, witnesses Johannes Van Pelt and Sara Le Roy, d 25 Jan 1749/50.
6. Daniel Chr 1729 Jan 12; Pieter Ceilo, Blandina Van Pelt; Daniel; Joh. Van Namen, Marytje Van Pelt, Port Richmond, Staten Is, NY, refer detail in his profile
7. Wilhelmus Zeluff b. 1730/1 Elizabeth Town, NJ. Chr 14 March 1731 Staten Island, NY, witnesses John Van Pelt, Loco Patris and Jan Van Pelt, son of Pieter.
8. Johannes Zeluff b. 1735 Elizabeth Town, NJ. Chr 16 Nov 1735 Staten Is, NY, wit.Jan Van Pelt, Pieter's son and Symon Van Pelt and Janne tje Adams, Mary Adams. Johannes was a twin to Maria.
9. Maria Zeluff b 1735 Elizabeth Town, Essex Co, NJ. Chr. 16 Nov 1735 Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY Dutch Reformed Church, witnesses Jan Van Pelt, Pieter's son and Symon Van Pelt and Jannetje Adams, Mary Adams. Maria was a twin to Johannes. Names and Baptismal dates are taken from the records of Dutch Reformed Church, located in Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY. ^[5]
10. 16 November 1735, Johannes and Maria, twins, Peter Ceilo, Blandina van Pelt.^[6]

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. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Teunis Bergen's "Early Settlers of Kings Co New York
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00042?pid=80404
3. ↑ Van Zielle, Peter admins 1769-1774 Ulster, New York
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ Pages 135,136,137 of Staten Island Church records in http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal00stil#page/416/mode/1up
6. ↑ History of Richmond, NY https://archive.org/stream/historyofrichmon00bayl/historyofrichmon00bayl_d jvu.txt
7. ↑ Staten Island Church records https://archive.org/details/recordsofdutchre00wrig/page/34

Research Notes

From descendant Ken Zeliff's research: David and Marie Uzille, Flemish Huguenots arrived at New Amsterdam in late June 1660, along with their infant son, Peter. Peter marries Cornelia Damen and they have several children. The eldest, Jan, is baptized in the Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church. Jan appears to have adopted the name Peter, lives on Staten Island, marries Blandina Van Pelt. Their children are baptized at the Staten Island Dutch Reformed Church. In 1715, Jan/Peter along with his father in law, Peter Van Pelt, register for the Staten Island Militia. Jan/Peters name is entered as Peter Cielo. This is a phonetic spelling and differs markedly from his Flemish name. It appears nowhere else in existing documents. It is possible that Jan/Peter could not spell his Flemish name because he was illiterate at this time. By 1754, their son, Daniel marries Hannah Clark the name appears as Zeluff, a modern spelling of this line of the ancient Flemish name. Other lines of this family also begin to modernize the name and these spellings include Zeliff, Seely and Ziele.

Acknowledgements

• the research of Ken Zeliff, Deborah Weiner, Rebecca Weston