Edo Peter Marselis (1729 - 1799)

Born 27 Jan 1729 in New Jersey

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Died 12 Oct 1799 at age 70 in Preakness, Bergen, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Edo Marselis performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.

Edo Marselis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A074103.

Edo Merselis was born on January 27, 1729, in Bergen, New Jersey to Peter Merselis and his wife, Jenneke Preyer. He married Ariaentje Sip on April 11, 1754, in his hometown. They had nine children in 19 years. He died on October 12, 1799, in Bergen, New Jersey, at the age of 70, and was buried in Preakness, New Jersey.

He is said to have been the first Merselis to settle in what afterward became Wayne township, where he had a large and valuable tract of land which, after his death, was divided into several small farms.

Birth

Edo Merselis was born on January 27, 1729, in Bergen, New Jersey, to Jenneke Preyer, age 29, and Peter Merselis, age 41.^[1]

Marriage

Edo Merselis married Ariaentje Sip in Bergen, New Jersey, on April 11, 1754, when he was 25 years old.^[2][1]

Property

Bought from Robert Hunter Morris of Monmouth County, on 10 November 1759, 69 34/100 acres in Preakness (Wayne), New Jersey.^[3]

Bought from Thomas Hennion and John Berdan, on 22 March 1769, 210 acres in Preakness (Wayne), New Jersey.^[3]

Elected

Edo was elected Freeholder of Bergen County, New Jersey in 1763 and served until 1784.^[3]

Patriotic Service during the American Revolution

Deputy to the Provincial Congress, New Jersey. ^[4]

Death

Edo Merselis died on October 12, 1799, in Bergen, New Jersey, when he was 70 years old.^[5][1]

Burial

Edo was buried in the Old Burying Ground, behind Preakness Reformed Church, Preakness, Passaic, New Jersey.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} American Historical Society, Cyclopedia of New Jersey biography in six volumes. Memorial History Company; New York; 1916. Digitized by Internet Archives, 2008. Vol II, Page 245.
2. ↑ Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland; Den Haag, Nederland; Trouwen; Original data: DTB Trouwen. WieWasWie. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/nl/detail/20999396: accessed 8 December 2019.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Labaw, George Warne. Preakness and the Preakness Reformed Church, Passaic County, New Jersey. with Genealogical Notes, the Records of the Church and Tombstone Inscriptions. Board of Publication of the Reformed Church in America:New York, , 1902. Call Number 31833022482035; Repository - NJ State Archives. Page 53.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 April 2020), "Record of MARSELIS, EDO", Ancestor # A074103..
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2019), memorial page for Edo Merseiles (unknown–12 Oct 1799), Find A Grave Memorial no. 7053725, citing Preakness Reformed Church Cemetery, Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Rich H. (contributor 46489213) .