Nicolaes (de la Pleine) de la Plaine Jr. (1634 - 1712)

Born 1 Jul 1634 in Seigneurerie de la Grande Plaine, Bressuire, Poitou-Charentes, France

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna Cresson — married 1 Sep 1658 in New Amsterdam, NY

Descendants

Died 1712 at about age 77 in New York Colony

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Biography

Nicholas was born about 1633 in France. His marriage record indicates his birthplace as "Bersweer in Vanckryck," referring to Bressuire (Bressuire, Deux Sevres) in France.

A French Protestant (Huguenot), he emigrated to New Amsterdam in New Netherland, where he took the oath of allegiance on 13 April 1657. Koehler says that he fled to England "long before the Revolution of 1649" and later went from England to New Netherland.^[1]

He married Susanna Cresson on 1 September 1658 in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, New Netherland (later to become New York, New York).^[2][3]

Nicholas Delaplaine and Susanna Cresson had eleven children.^[4]

By occupation he was a tobacco twister.

Nicholas was still alive 5 February 1712 when he deeded his house and property in Manhattan to his daughter Mary. He described himself as "long weak and unable to provide for myself." Mary had been caring for him; land was in exchange for her care. ^[5] He died some time thereafter, presumable in the city of New York.

Nicholas was a Huguenot, who came in 1657 from France to New York and married a daughter of Pierre Cresson, had 9 children. Nicholas's father died in France at the age of 105. Huguenot Refugee, Source: Germantown Hist. Soc.

Huguenot: a member of the reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant. Calvinism: the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers emphasizing predestination and the sovereignty of God.

Source <Memorials of Huguenots in America>: About 1691 James De la Plaine, a son of Nicholas De la Plaine, of New York, settled in Germantown [PA]. Because of the removal of most of the Emigrant's family to Pennsylvania, a notice of him in this connection seems to be in place. Nicholas De la Plaine, who is said to be of patrician origin, fled from France to England long before the Revocation. After a brief sojourn there he came to New York [New Amsterdam], where his name appears as early as 1657. In 1658 he was married to Susanna Cresson, with whom he had a numerous family. The De la Plaine and Cresson families were Quakers.

Besides James above, four daughters of Nicholas came to Philadelphia, viz: Elizabeth the eldest daughter who had married in 1686 Casper Hoodt, in New York; Judith married in 1691 Thomas Griffith; Susanna married in 1685 Arnold Cassel, who had lately arrived from Kresheim in the Palatinate; Cejanne married in 1697 Ives Belangee. The three latter daughters were married in Philadelphia, and all of them by Friend's ceremony. James De la Plaine, son of the emigrant, and who founded the family name in Pennsylvania, was married to Hannah Cock, of Long Island, New York, in 1692. He was a prominent Friend and influential citizen and died in 1750, in Germantown [PA]. Their children, as far as are known, were James born 1695, married Elizabeth Shoemaker, and later Ann Jones; Nicholas born 1697, married Sarah Ong; Hannah, married to John Simpson; Mary, married to Edward Ridgeway; John, married to Sarah Johnson; Sarah, married to ? Holland; and Joshua, married to Maria ? The latter settled in Colesbrookdale, Berks County [PA}, where he died in 1788, leaving sons Joshua, John, Joseph, and James.

The ancestor of the Cresson family was Pierre Cresson, a prominent refugee of Picardy, France, who in 1640 fled to Holland, where he is said to have been gardener to the Prince of Orange. After a seventeen year sojourn in Holland he emigrated to New York. The widow of his son Jacques, with a number of children, came to Philadelphia at an early day. Solomon Cresson, son of the widow, who in 1702 was married to Anna Watson, founded the family name in Philadelphia. Conrad Cresson, whose antecedents are not known, was a resident of Colebrookdale, in Berks County, prior to 1728.

Source <Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy>: "NY Monthly Meeting ... Nicholas {DELAPLAINE} active mbr 1686 ... 1686, 6,12. Elizabeth [Delaplayne], dt Nicholas New Xork, m Caspar Holt, New York, at Thomas Lloyors House 1691, 9,12. Judith [Delaplane], Phila., Pa., m Thoraaa Griffith, Phila,, Pa,, at Phila. 1692, 4,84. James get Long Island, to m 1693, 9, S. Suaanna, Phila., Pa., m Arnold Cassell, Phila., Co., Pa., at Phila. MH"

Church Records

Marriage

• 1658. 1 Septemb. Nicolaes de La pleine, Van Bersweer in Vanckrijck, en Susanna Cresson, Van Rijswijck. ^[2][3]

Children's baptisms

1. 1662. den 6 Aug. Nicolaes de La pleine, Susanna Crisson. Elisabeth. Witnesses: Jacob Lijdslaer, Rachel Crisson. [New Amsterdam].^[6]
2. 1666. den 7 Nov. Nicolaes de la Pleine, Susanna. Jean. Witnesses: Nicolaes Dupu, Christina Tilly. [New Amsterdam]^[7]

Research Notes

LNAB

Application of the New Netherland project naming convention indicates that his LNAB should be de la Pleine, the name recorded at his 1658 marriage (the first record we have for him), with correction for the peculiar case in the record. The de la Pleine spelling also appears on several subsequent records for him. Smith-62120 03:13, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Confusion with his Father?

In Huguenot ancestors represented in the membership of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey, Koehler identified the immigrant as the Nicholas de la Plaine born in 1592, rather than that man's son.

Biographical Note

1658 Marriage of Nicholas De la Plaine (1633-1712) and Susanna Cresson (b. 1642) in New York. De la Plaine was a Huguenot who fled France and was known to be in New York as early as 1657. Nicholas and Susanna were the parents of at least twelve children, two of whom, along with their descendants, figure prominently in this collection - James (1659-1750) and Joshua (b. 1683).

1692 Marriage of James Delaplaine (1659-1750) and Hannah Cock. Of their seven children, son James (1695-1780) moved to Philadelphia and established a branch of the family there.

1716 Marriage of Joshua Delaplaine (b. 1683) and Esther Zane. Three children were born of this union - Joseph, Joshua (1721-1771) and Elizabeth (b. 1718).

1745 Marriage of Joshua Delaplaine (1721-1771) and Mary Bustill (d.1792). Of their five children, two married sisters from the Pell family of Westchester County, New York. Joshua (d. 1797) married Euphemia Pell (b. 1750) and Samuel (1750-1809) married Phila Pell (1752-1832).

1752 Birth of Phila Pell (1752-1832) at the Manor of Pelham, granddaughter of Thomas Pell "first lord of Pelham Manor, an English gentleman and rank royalist (formerly Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I.)" Phila Pell became the wife of Samuel Delaplaine (1750-1809). Many of the items in the collection relate to Samuel and Phila's descendents, including Elijah Pell Delaplaine (1788-1845) and John Ferris Delaplaine (1786-1854).

1784 Birth of Phila Pell Delaplaine who married Collin Reed (d. [1846].) Their one child was Charlotte Reed (1822-1834).

1804 Marriage of Samuel Bustill Delaplaine (1776-1857) to Catharine Fink (1788- 1829). This union produced ten children including Phila Amelia Delaplaine (1816-1892).

1814 Marriage of John Ferris Delaplaine (1786-1854) and Julie Ann Clason (1793-1866). John Ferris Delaplaine was the son of Samuel Delaplaine and Phila Pella and was a wealthy New York shipping merchant. This union produced five children including John Ferris Delaplaine, Jr. (1815-1885).

1843 Marriage of Phila Amelia Delaplaine (1816-1892) to David Sage Williams (1819- 1867).

Sources

1. ↑ Koehler, Sara Morton, comp. Huguenot ancestors represented in the membership of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey, 2nd edition. Huguenot Society of New Jersey. Bloomfield, N.J., 1956. page 22.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Purple, Samuel S., editor. "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. 1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1890. page 23.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Index record on wiewaswie Marriage (proclamation 1 September 1658 Documenttype DTB trouwen Erfgoedinstelling Nationaal Archief Plaats instelling Den Haag Collectiegebied Nieuw-Nederland Registratiedatum 01-09-1658 Akteplaats Nieuw Amsterdam-New York Collectie Collegiate Church of New York Aktesoort Trouwboek
4. ↑ Hatcher, Patricia Law, FASG, FGSP, "Belange, Cresson, Delaplaine, Diament & Smith: Seventeenth-Century Immigrants to New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey," Boston, Mass., Newbury Street Press, 2011, pp. 96-98.
5. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch, New York Conveyances 1712-1719 Vol 28, image 16 of 605. [1]
6. ↑ Evans, page 66.
7. ↑ Evans, page 85.

• Delaplane, Marvin G. The Delaplaines of America, Utica, Kentucky; McDowell Publications, 1998. First Revised Edition: G. David Thayer, Editor, 2001.

• Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol 2. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901.

• Figgins, Jeanette Wortman Gilsdorf, Ives Bellengee of New Jersey (archive.org URL): "The wife of Ives Bellengee of New Jersey was Christiane (variant spellings Crejanne, Christian) de la Plaine (christened January 22, 1681). They married on June 10, 1697, in Philadelphia. Christiane's parents were Nicholas de la Plaine, Jr. (b. 1633, Bressuire, France) and Susannah Cresson (b. about 1637). Nicholas's father was Nicholas de la Plaine, Sr. (b. 1592 in Bressuire, Deux Sevres, France). He survived the persecutions of Huguenots and "lived and died in France, according to tradition, at the uncommon age of 105 years." Noted events in his life were: 1. He worked as a tobacco twister. 2. He was Quaker in , , PA. 3. He was Huguenot protestant in , , France.

• Genealogical Research Library, comp.. New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s [database on-line].

• Koehler, Sara Morton, comp. Huguenot ancestors represented in the membership of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey, 2nd edition. Huguenot Society of New Jersey. Bloomfield, N.J., 1956. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100946961

• Memorials of Huguenots in America: With Special Reference to Their Emigration to Pennsylvania (Google eBook), Genealogical Publishing Com, Mar 7, 2011 - 176 pages

• http://knight-france.com/geneal/names/63.htm Nicholas DELAPLAINE, Jr [63]

• Source <The French blood in America> Par Lucian John Fosdick: "... The descendants of James De la Plaine, son of Nicholas De la Plaine, who came to New Amsterdam via Holland prior to 1663, are numerous in Pennsylvania and Maryland. James settled in Germantown in 1691, became a leader in the Society of Friends, and died in 1750. Besides James, four daughters of Nicholas De la Plaine came to Philadelphia at about the same period ; Elizabeth, wife of Casper Hoodt ; Judith, wife of Thomas Griffith ; Susanna, wife of Arnold Cassel ; and Crejanne, wife of Ives Belangee, the last three being married in Philadelphia. ..."

• Source <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~popfraley/ThompsonTurnbow/pafg123.htm> : They had 10 children

• Source <Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy>:"NY Monthly Meeting ... Nicholas {DELAPLAINE} active mbr 1686...1686, 6,12. Elizabeth [Delaplayne], dt Nicholas New Xork, m Caspar Holt, New York, at Thomas Lloyors House 1691, 9,12. Judith [Delaplane], Phila., Pa., m Thoraaa Griffith, Phila,, Pa,, at Phila. 1692, 4,84. James get Long Island, to m 1693, 9, S. Susanna, Phila., Pa., m Arnold Cassell, Phila., Co., Pa., at Phila. MH"

• Source <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/e/Deborah-C-Reeves/GENE8-0001.html>: "NICHOLAS DELAPLAINE JR. was born July 01, 1634 in Bressuire, France, and died Aft. 1711 in New York, NY. He married SUSANNA CRESSON September 01, 1658 in Old Dutch Church, New Amsterdam (New York). She was born 1637 in Ryswick, Holland, and died Bef. 1712 in New York, NY. Occupation: Tobacco twister Child of NICHOLAS JR. and SUSANNA CRESSON is: JAMES DELAPLAINE, b. 1660, New York, NY; d. April 12, 1750, Germantown, PA."

• Source <Memorials of Huguenots in America: With Special Reference to Their ...> Par Ammon Stapleton:"About 1691 James De La Plaine, a son of Nicholas De la Plaine, of New York, settled in Germantown. Because of the removal of most of the Emigrant's family to Pennsylvania, a notice of him in this connection seems to be in place. is said to have been of patrician origin, fled from France to England long before the Revocation. After a brief sojourn there he came to New York, where his name appears as early as 1657. In 1658 he was married to Susanna Cresson, with whom he had a numerous family. The De la Plaine and Cresson families were Quakers. Besides James as above, four daughters of Nicholas came to Philadelphia, viz : Elizabeth, the eldest daughter who had married in 1686 Casper Hoodt, in New York; Judith married in 1691 Thomas Griffith ; Susanna married in 1685 Arnold Cassel, who had lately arrived from Kresheim in the Palatinate ; Crejanne married in 1697 Ives Belangee. The three latter daughters were married in Philadelphia, and all of them by Friend's ceremony..."

• Source <Fortress of the soul: violence, metaphysics, and material life in the ...> Par Neil Kamil:"... On June 27, 1692, Jean Le Chevalier Jr. married Marie de La Plaine in the Dutch Reformed church in New York. However, when their two daughters were born in 1693 and 1695, they were baptized in the new French church. Le Chevalier's name appears often in the records of the French church after 1688 (the date of his arrival), a strong indication of the multiple public and private allegiances that many New York City Huguenots maintained with dominant local cultures. Marie de La Plaine was the daughter of Nicolas de La Plaine, a Huguenot from the Seigneurie de La Grand Plaine, near Bressuire, just north of La Rochelle in Poitou. Nicolas was living in New Amsterdam by April 1657, when he took the oath of allegiance to the Dutch government. By marrying into a French Protestant family established during the period of Dutch ascendancy, Lc Chevalier forged additional ties with New York's "old" French culture. Joshua Delaplaine, Marie's brother, was one of New York's most successful joiners, thus Jean may have also benefited from the commercial associations established by his brother-in-law. ..."

• Source <A collection of American epitaphs and inscriptions, with occasional notes> Par Timothy Alden:"... James Delaplaine JR ... His grandfather was Nicholas Delaplaine, one of the pious protestants, who fled from the land of his progenitors on the revocation of the edict of Nantes, first to England and then to America, and here spent the remainder of his days, probably, in the city of New York. He had two sons; Joshua and James. ..."

• LDS IGI Records.

• RootsWeb.

• Pedigree Resource File, Family Search.

• Ancestral File, Family Search.

Notes on some items formerly listed as sources

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harris-1&id=I1161 - WorldConnect Family Tree, offline as of 13 Dec 2023; may be restored in 2024
• David Ballengee --- Researching My Roots, Descendants of Theophilus Ballengee, Generation No. 2, Genealogy.com. This personal webpage has data for Christian de la Plaine, daughter of Nicholas de la Plaine and Susannah Cresson, but does not cover any earlier generations of the de la Plaine family.
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rootsr/B-NJ.HTM - Nonworking URL; https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rootsr/genealogy/B-NJ.HTM also does not work.
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~popfraley/ThompsonTurnbow/pafg123.htm - Nonworking URL"