Adriaen Aten (abt. 1693 - 1757)

Born about 1693 in Kings County, Long Island, New York colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jacobje (Middagh) Aten — married 1717 in Somerset County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1757 at about age 64 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

CONFLATION ALERT: The Adriaen Aten baptized in New York on 4 September 1695 is a son of Thomas Aten and Elsje Schilman (thus the first cousin of this man), not the parents connected to this profile. This man's year of birth is estimated as the same as his wife's birth year.

Adriaen Aten, d. 11 December 1757

Baptism

Reformed Dutch Church of New York, Brooklyn, Kings, New York. ^[1]

Will

8 Dec 1757

Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey. ^[2]

Probate

28 Feb 1758

Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey. ^[3]

Adrian Aten was born in about 1696. He was the son of Hendrick Aten and Maria DeMotte. He passed away in 1757.

Adrian is named as a son in his father Henry Aten's wils of February 1749. In the will transcript his appears in garbled form as Adezayan.^[4]

Research Notes

Content copied from https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cousin/html/p463.htm#i4261

Back in the late 1800's, at NJ and PA, on the Delaware, our Atens KNEW who their ancestors were, because there were interested persons of our Atens even then, who knew their own histories and passed them to their children. They KNEW Thomas was the father of their grandfather, Adriaen, married to Jacobje Middagh.^[5]

Adriaen Aten was baptized on 4 September 1695 at the Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, Kings County, New York; "Thomas Aten, Elsje Schilman; Adriaen; (witnesses) Adriaen Aten and his wife, Elisabeth Thomas."^[6][7] He was the son of Thomas Aten and Elsje Schilman.^[6][7]

Adriaen Aten married Jacobje Middagh, daughter of Dirck Aertse Middagh and Cataline Pieterse Van Nest, circa 1717 at Somerset County, New Jersey.^[5] Adriaen Aten removed to Readington circa 1721 at Somerset County, New Jersey.^[7] He and Jacobje Middagh sponsored the baptism of Cathelyntje Lowe on 3 March 1723 at the North Branch Reformed Church, Readington, Somerset County, New Jersey.^[8][9] Adriaen Aten witnessed the baptism of Cathelyntje Low on 3 March 1723 at Readington, Somerset County, New Jersey; Sponsors: Adriaen Aten and wife Jacobje Middagh.^[8] Adriaen Aten witnessed the baptism of Blandina Middagh, daughter of Cornelius and Ike on 8 November 1724 at the North Branch Reformed Church, Readington, Somerset County, New Jersey.^[9] He witnessed the baptism of Blandina Middagh on 8 November 1724 at the North Branch Reformed Church, Readington, Somerset County, New Jersey.^[9] Adriaen Aten had descendants named for him, namely: Adriaen Schamp. Adriaen Aten left a will on 8 December 1757; His will names Jacobje Middagh, his wife, and her brother Pieter, executors.^[7] He died on 11 December 1757 at age 62 years, 3 months and 7 days.^[10] His estate was probated on 28 February 1758.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S237 Page: p. 26
2. ↑ Source: #S237 Page: p. 26
3. ↑ Source: #S237 Page: p. 26
4. ↑ (N.Y. Wills, Liber 17, no 311. Collection 1895, p. 323, No. 311). In Abstract of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume IV. 1744-1753), Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 28, page 323.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Genforum Aten, online http://genforum.genealogy.com/aten/, Re: Adriaen Aten b Sept 4, 1695- Father Thomas, Posted by: Pamela Service, Date: October 31, 2001.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Theodore Brassard, RDC NA Baptisms, 1695, 4 Sept; Thomas Aten, Elsje Schilman; Adriaen; Adriaen Aten and his wife, Elisabeth Thomas.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Rev. William Jones Skillman, "Skillmans", Chapter 1: The Record, Vol. XXXVII, Jan., 1906, pp 22-26.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Dayton, Ohio Houston Lowe, "Readington Lowes", pg. 206.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Somerset Quarterly Vol. IV, pg. 143.
10. ↑ Tibbitts, Wayne L. "My Auten Genealogy: Twelve Descendant Generations of Adriaen Hendrickse Aten (Auten)," online. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20020808045510/http://home.att.net/~wayneltibbitts/auten.html on 8 Aug 2002.

• New York Genealogical and Biographical Record: Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York, Volume: 13 Publication: October 1882
• Source: S237 New York Genealogical and Biographical Record: The Skillmans of America and Their Kin, Volume: XXXVII Author: William Jones Skillman Publication: January 1906
• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p463.htm#i4261
  • [S273] Cora D. Lane (Schomp) & Estella Victoria Schomp (Hardenburg) Schamp-Schomp and Lane Families.
• Up Stream, Down Stream: The Ancestors and Descendants of Peter and Hester Auter Engels 1625-1978 by Mary P. Engels p. 18

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Cheryl Rothwell for creating WikiTree profile Aten-31 through the import of Ancestors of Ethel Ryan.ged on Jan 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Cheryl and others.