My paternal granduncle, Charles L. HALEY, was born on this date in 1902 in Jay County, Indiana. Charles was the son of Eli Weldon and Cora Belle (METZNER) HALEY, and the older brother of my Ruth Pauline HALEY. Charles died February 27, 1903 in Jay County, Indiana and is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.
My paternal 6th-great granduncle, Jeremiah HAINES, was born on this date in 175 1 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah and Hannah (BONNELL) HAINES, and the younger brother of my Robert HAINES. Jeremiah married April 26, 1775 in Burlington County, New Jersey to Mary HANN. Mary's parentage and dates of birth and death are unknown. Jeremiah died June 15, 1776. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Lucinda PIERCE, was born on this date in 1769. Lucinda was the daughter of Seth and Bethiah (FIELD) PIERCE, and the older sister of my Gordon PIERCE. Lucinda married on November 27, 1788 to Thomas WELCH. Thomas was born February 17, 1757. They had 11 children. Thomas died March 20, 1832. Lucinda died January 25, 1854 in Enfield, Connecticut.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Groendyk Baptismal Record of New Utrecht
Thanks to Barbara Poole of Life From The Roots blog, I now have good information that places my GROENDYK / GROENENDYKE family firmly in the New Utrecht area and clears up the name of James GROENDYKE's spouse.
A Google book search had indicated that the family was mentioned in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record in Volume 114, 1983. Not having access to this publication, I put out an A.P.B. on Twitter, and Barbara was quick to respond. She not only graciously copied the page that I needed, but also others that included several Dutch families that I am sure I am distantly connected with. Now, I just get to sort it all out!
A Google book search had indicated that the family was mentioned in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record in Volume 114, 1983. Not having access to this publication, I put out an A.P.B. on Twitter, and Barbara was quick to respond. She not only graciously copied the page that I needed, but also others that included several Dutch families that I am sure I am distantly connected with. Now, I just get to sort it all out!
The record shows that Peter GROENDYK, son of James GROENDYK and Johanna ANTONIDES was baptized on May 25, 1800 at the Reformed Church of New Utrecht, Long Island. Witnesses were Peter ANTONIDES and wife Ida RYDER.
My database had Peter born May 2, 1800 in New Jersey, with the source for this information being a correspondent. There has always been a question in my mind whether James' wife was an ANTONIDES or not, and this record seems to clear this up. I had believed that she is the daughter of Peter and Catherine (VANDERVEER) ANTONIDES. However, Teunis Bergen in his genealogy on the ANTONIDES family states that Peter was deceased in 1796. So, perhaps the witness is Johanna's brother, Peter?
Tombstone Tuesday: Sarah May (PEEPLES) PEFLEY (1869-1932)
Eileen's maternal great-greatmother, Sarah May (PEEPLES) PEFLEY, is buried in the Washington-Lawson Cemetery, Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
Sarah was the daughter of George and Katherine (McMILLEN) PEEPLES. According to her obituary in the Culver Citizen, she was born on a farm near Maxinkuckee on May 3, 1870, although her tombstone clearly says 1869. Sarah married Albert Duffey PEFLEY, son of Thomas Jefferson and Ruth (DUFFEY) PEFLEY, on October 9, 1898 in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana. They had 4 children and resided in Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana. Sarah and Albert divorced circa 1924. Sarah died April 4, 1932 in Argos, Marshall County, Indiana.
Source: Washington-Lawson Cemetery (Marshall County, Indiana), Sarah May Pefley marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 4 September 2010.
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