Jane (Dey) Van Buskirk (abt. 1750 - abt. 1789)

Born about 16 Mar 1750 in Preakness, Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Van Buskirk UE — married 5 Apr 1770 in Province of New York

Descendants

Died about 26 Feb 1789 at about age 38 in Shelburne, Shelburne Town, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Jane Dey was born on March 16, 1750, in Preakness, New Jersey to Theunis Dey (1726-1787) and Hester (Schuyler) Dey (1725-1784). She married Abraham Van Buskirk on April 7, 1770, in Manhattan, New York. She died on February 27, 1789, in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 38, and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery there.

Birth

• Jane Dey was born on March 16, 1750, in Preakness, New Jersey, to Hester Schuyler and Theunis Dey.^[1][2]

Marriage

• Jane married widower Abraham Van Buskirk on the 5th of April, 1770 in New York, British Colonial America^{[3][1][2][4][5][6]}

Children

• Jane and Abraham had the following issue:
  1. Cornelius Van Buskirk, b. 1770
  2. Maria Van Buskirk, b. 1771; died December 08, 1796.
  3. Mary Van Buskirk b. ?
  4. Anne Van Buskirk b. 1773 m. James McMasters
  5. John Van Buskirk b. ? m. Mary Phillips
  6. Elizabeth Van Buskirk, b. 26 Dec 1777 New York

Death

• Jane died on February 27, 1789, in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, when she was 38 years old.^[2]

Burial

• Jane is buried in Christ Church Cemetery in Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} GSBC, Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ; Family Files, Abigail Ackerman; 25 Jan 2023, Page - 337 (accessed 16 Apr 2024)). https://dutchgenie.net/GSBC-familyfiles/familyfiles/g0/p337.htm#i45800
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Labaw, George Warne. Preakness and Preakness Reformed Church, Passaic County, New Jersey: A History, 1695-1902, with Genealogical Notes, the Records of the Church and Tombstone Inscriptions, page 30. Board of Publication of the Reformed Church in America: New York, 1902 https://archive.org/details/preaknesspreakne00laba_0/page/n6/mode/1up
3. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-8GWS : 22 July 2021), Jane Dey in entry for Abraham Buskirk, 5 Apr 1770, New York, British Colonial America; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 930,131.
4. ↑ Marriage: "New York, U.S., Marriage Index, 1600-1784"
   Original data: Names of Persons for whom Marriage Licenses were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784. State of New York, 1860; Volume: XVI
   Ancestry Record 4205 #4832 (accessed 16 April 2024)
   Jane Dey marriage to Abraham Buskirk on 5 Apr 1770.
5. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989"
   The Archives of the Reformed Church in America; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Collegiate Church, Ecclesiastical Records, Baptisms, Members, Marriages, 1639-1774
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #902581379 (accessed 16 April 2024)
   Jane marriage to Abraham Boskerk on 7 Dec 1770 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
6. ↑ Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland; Den Haag, Nederland; DTB Trouwen. WieWasWie. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/21000735: accessed 16 Apr 2024.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164223365/jane-van_buskirk: accessed April 16, 2024), memorial page for Jane Dey Van Buskirk (16 Mar 1750–26 Feb 1789), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164223365, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Dan Silva (contributor 46781334).
• Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910, "Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts", Publication: 1902, Collection: allen_county: americana, Digitizing sponsor: Internet Archive, Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Van Buskirk, Dey, Pgs: 14, 15, 16, 28, 29, https://archive.org/details/genealogyhistory00hurd_0/page/n6/mode/2up?q=van+buskirk