All Children born in Crystal Lake, Franklin Twp., recorded in Bible in Dutch. Jacobus purchased property with his brother Johannes on 19 May 1727 from George Willocks and Andrew Johnstone, "Patentees" 440 acres with cedar swamp. Deed in clerk's office, Bergen, NJ. On 30 Sep 1728 Johannes released his share to Jacobus. The property remained in the family for four generations. NJ Rte. 208 runs through the middle of it.
More About Jacobus Ackerman and Dirkje Van Giesen: Marriage: 19 May 1730, Acquackanonk Ref. Ch..26
Children of Jacobus Ackerman and Dirkje Van Giesen are: