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Ancestors of Fay Perry Greene, Jr. M.D.

      230. Evert Janse He married 231. Maria.

      231. Maria

Notes for Evert Janse:
No known birth or death dates have been found for Evert Janse (Jansen)

Child of Evert Janse and Maria is:

115

Deborah Janse, born Abt. 1738 in New York; died Bef. 1779 in New York; married James Burnside.

      232. Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr., born June 1, 1706 in Kingston, New York; died August 20, 1786 in Rosendale, New York. He was the son of 464. Johannes Hardenbergh and 465. Catherine Rutsen. He married 233. Maria DuBois December 6, 1728 in Kingston, Ulster, New York.

      233. Maria DuBois, born March 2, 1705/06 in New York; died July 19, 1790 in New York. She was the daughter of 466. Louis DuBois, Jr. and 467. Rachel Hasbrouck.

Notes for Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr.:
Johannes his son Johannes were apparently both referred to as Jr. This is probably because in those times, Jr. referred to the younger of men with the same name, and not necessarily the son of a particular man.

FROM: :"History of New Paltz, New York and Its Old Families", by Ralph LeFevre, 1903.
Page 460
COLONEL JOHANNES HARDENBERGH OF ROSENDALE
Going back now to Col. Johannes Hardenbergh we shall make but brief mention of his family,
because he did not live within the precinct of New Paltz, although included in the congregation of the New Paltz church.

Johannes Hardenbergh, of Rosendale, was Colonel of the First Regiment of Ulster County Militia for twenty years, was a member of the Colonial Assembly from 1743 to 1750, and of the State Legislature in 1781 and 1782, and he was a member of the First Provincial Congress. He repeatedly served as an elder in the New Paltz church, acting in that capacity as a delegate to the Conference in New York, when the differences between the Coetus and Conferentie parties were harmonized.

A few years before his death, when General Washington, in June, 1783, visited the county of Ulster, Colonel Hardenbergh entertained the General and Mrs. Washington, with Governor and Mrs. Clinton, at his residence in Rosendale.

The wife of Col. Johannes Hardenbergh, of Rosendale, was Maria DuBois, who was born in 1706 and was the daughter of Louis DuBois, Jr., of Nescatack, in the town of New Paltz. Their children were: Johannes, born in 1729; Lewis, born in 1731, married Catharine Waldron; Charles, born in 1733, married Catharine Smedes; Jacob Rutze, born in 1736, married Dina VanBergh, widow of Rev. John Frelinghuysen; Rachel, born in 1739, married Rev. Hermans Myer, D. D.; Catharine, born in 1741; Gerardus, born in 1744, married Nancy Ryerson.

Jacob Rutze Hardenbergh became a minister of the gospel, settled first in New Jersey and afterwards over the churches at Marbletown, Rochester and Wawarsing. He was the first president of Queens, now Rutgers College.

Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr., eldest son of Col. Johannes Hardenbergh of Rosendale, located at Swartekill, a short distance north of Rifton. His house we believe is still standing a short distance east of the highway. His wife was Mary LeFevre, daughter of Isaac LeFevre of Bontecoe.

In the Revolutionary war he served a great portion of the time as lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Ulster County Regiment, of which Jonathan Hasbrouck of Newburgh was colonel. On account of the ill health of the colonel the regiment was a considerable portion of the time under the command of the lieutenant-colonel. In 1779 he received his commission as colonel.

Sojourner Truth, the famous negro woman, who acquired a great reputation as a public speaker and died in Chicago about 1870, after having long passed the century mark, was in her early days a slave in the family of Colonel Hardenbergh at Swartekill and related that she and a number of sheep were once sold for $100.

There was a standing dispute between New Paltz people and the Hardenberghs as to the boundary line of the respective patents. The Hardenberghs at Swartekill claimed the land up to about where Perrine's Bridge is located. The Paltz people claimed that the surveyor had been bribed by the present of a cow to run a false line and that the Paltz Patent really included the valuable water privilege at Dashville Falls. But the Hardenberghs retained Dashville Falls till about 1810, when the privilege was purchased by Peter LeFevre of Bontecoe of his uncle, Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr. Peter LeFevre proceeded with his brother-in-law, Ezekiel Eltinge, to build the mill torn down a short time ago. Some time previous the Hardenberghs had built a mill at Swartekill, which was one of the first in this county. The sons of Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr., of Swartekill, and Mary LeFevre, his wife, were Issac, Peter, Charles and Louis. Peter moved to Pennsylvania, Isaac went to Catskill, where he became a merchant and was a prominent man. Charles resided in the neighborhood. He is the ancestor of the late Benj. F. Hardenbergh of Rock Lock. Louis was a blacksmith by trade. He lived part of the time on the paternal estate at Swartekill. Afterwards he had a shop at Bontecoe north of the lane leading to the old house of Simon LeFevre. Louis had three sons, Richard, Simon and John.
Richard is well remembered by the old men of the present generation. He resided for a time at New Paltz and was the father of Hon. Jacob Hardenbergh and of Louis Hardenbergh of Gardiner, who until his death, two or three years ago, occupied the farm purchased by his father about 1830.

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From "The Hardenbergh Family", by M. H. Miller,1958
Page 54

Colonel Hardenbergh usually signed his name "Joannes". He resided at Rosendale in the old stone house built by Jacob Rutsen (his grandfather). In 1786 he removed from this farm and went to New Brunswick, New Jersey, to live with his son, the Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh. (Note by Laura Greene - Since Johannes died in 1786 in Rosendale, it is unlikely that he removed to New Jersey)

According to the diary of Abraham Hasbrouck, "Johannes Hardenbergh was six feet, two or three inches in height, walked straight, was well proportioned, had light eyes of a grayish cast, light brown hair. His last illness was short."

Johannes Hardenbergh was a large land owner. For many years he was engaged in litigation in defense of the title of the Hardenbergh Patent, and carried the conquest to a successful end. He was prominent in public affairs. During the period of 1737-1752 he was a member of the Colonial Assembly; from 1781-82 a member of the State Legislature. From 1770 to 1786 he was a trustee for Queens, now Rutgers College at New Brunswick, NJ, being one of the original trustees from the State of New York. His name is mentioned in the charter of the college granted 1770 by King George III and the Governor of New Jersey, William Franklin. His son Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh was its first president.

He with six others was a member of the First Provincial Congress, which met in New York May 23, 1775, and one of the Fourth Congress which met at White Plains July 9, 1776. As a tribute to his talents and age he was made chairman of the convention of committees from the several precincts which met May 11, 1775 at the house of Ann DuBois, for the purpose of selecting delegates to represent the county in the first provincial congress.

Johannes Hardenbergh ranked as Colonel in the English Colonial Service, and was active in military affairs as early as 1748. He acted as Colonel of the First Regiment of Ulster County Militia for twenty years, and is named in "New York Archives of the Revolution" among the field officers as Colonel.

In church affairs, Johannes Hardenbergh took active part. In Book Number Two of New Paltz Reformed Church he is on record as a member 21 June 1734, and Maria September 30, 1733. He was Elder from August 24, 1751 to November 1757, and again 1774-76. He was a subscriber to the election of the second stone church, 1771, giving 17 pounds, and purchased in 1774 pew No. 35 containing four seats for 15 pounds, 1 shilling. In the conflict between the Conferentia dn Coetus parties of the Church, Johannes Hardenbergh represented the Coetus party at a convention held in New York in 1771. The articles drawn up there left the Church in this country practically free from control by the Holland Church.

At times when no pastor was in charge at New Paltz, from about 1720 to 1730, and again 1736-1752, children were taken to Kingston for baptism. The long ride was probably on horseback a there were no spring wagons until long after 1752. The route on the east side of the Wallkill led from one stone house to another, crossing the river by means of a scow. Very likely a stop was made at Rosendale at the house of Johannes Hardenbergh and his wife Maria DuBois. In passing into the clearings the gates must be opened as not until long afterward were farmers required to build fences on each side of the highway.

Page 58 - Article on ROSENDALE, home of Col. Johannes Hardenbergh:

This home of Johannes Hardenbergh was located in the Town of Rosendale, just north of the present village. The house was on a slight rise of ground about four hundred feet from the King's Highway. The original farm consisted of 963 acres when owned by Jacob Rutsen.

The house was built in 1680 by Dirck Keyser, who had leased the tract of land. It was of stone twenty-five by twenty -two feet, and was the first dwelling of civilized man in that locality. In 1700 Colonel Rutsen took possession and erected a stone building sixty-two by twenty-five feet in dimensions. The main house had numerous rooms, fireplaces, and had handsome paneled woodwork and recesses for beds enclosed by paneled doors. At the southwest end and opening into the house were the slave quarters of stone fifteen by eighteen feet, on the same end in the cellar was a cell in which delinquent slaves were confined. Colonel Rutsen is believed to have occupied the house from 1700 to his death in 1730. The home then passed to his daughter Catherine Rutsen, who married Johannes Hardenbergh, and was for many years known as Hardenbergh Hall. An inn was kept here as early as 1711. A photo taken October 2, 1910 shows the house as in the form of the letter, "T", facing north.

In October 1777, the army of Colonel Clinton halted on the lawn and heard the cannon of Vaughn as he began the destruction of Kingston. In November 1782, General Washington and his military staff took dinner with Colonel Hardenbergh on the way from Kingston to Port Jervis. In June 1783, Mrs. Washington with Governor and Mrs. Clinton and their attendants were entertained here, Many years ago, Mrs. Mary Cornell, to whom the property then belonged, found in the attic the following letter:

Kingston, August 1777
To Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh, Rosendale.
Dear Sir,
His excellency,, and Mrs. George Washington will leave here in the morning for General Washington's headquarters at Newburgh. They will do themselves the honor of breakfasting with you at Hardenbergh Hall at 8:30 o'clock. Very respectfully, Varick, Secretary.

After the close of the Revolutionary war the place declined in relative importance and eventually became a tenant farm. For a time it was the office of the loan commissioners of the county. About 1830 it was bought by Mrs. Mary Cornell, widow of Jacob Woodmansee, and wife of Peter Cornell. The house remained in this family until July 5, 1911, when, during a violent storm it was struck by lightning and totally destroyed and with it many priceless records of an earlier time.

When the author visited the site in 1930, the cellar walls could be seen, probably of the cell mentioned above, and an old well. In 1950, when she last visited the place the grounds had been razed for a new building development and only the old graveyard remained. A granite marker of Jacob Rusen is here and on the highway is a marker erected to his memory by the State of New York.

The Journal of the American History Magazine, Vol. 7, no. I, 1913, shows a likeness of this old house and gives a brief description of it. In the Proceedings of Ulster County Historical Society, 1930-1931, is an account and view of the house. For the family see pages 129,133,and 134.
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WILL OF JOHANNES HARDENBERGH, proved September 1786

Abstracts of Wills, Vol XIV,

From The New York Historical Society Collections,Abstracts of wills
on file in the Surrogates Office, City of New York, 1786-1796

Page 277.--February 19, 1782. JOHANNES HARDENBERGH, of Rosendall, Hurly, Ulster
County, New York, to my son Johannes, his heirs forever, certain tract, East of the Wallkill,
bounded, beginning on the northerly side of the Swarte Kill, running east to the bounds of Kingston,
along their line to the land of the heirs of Jacob Arston, which land was patented by Colonel Henry
Beekman, by their line to a south line run by Charles Clinton's, along that south line and the land I
sold to Jacobus Terpening to the place of beginning, which said land I purchased from children of
Jacob Rusten, which was conveyed to them by Cornelius Newkerk; Also another tract in Ulster
County, in a patent called Hardenbergh, bounded on the south side by a line running from
Cartwright's to head of the Papakonck River, continuing same course to the Fishkill; then up the said river to the head thereof; from thence in a straight line to place of beginning, containing about
seventy thousand acres, which said land I have as part owner with Robert Livingston and others; to
Johannes and his heirs forever, one-seventh part of above tract, or so much as belongs to me,
excepting twenty-five acres on the east side of Wallkill adjoining the land I sold Jacob Freer at a place called Kelder; the above-mentioned twenty-five acres to Jacob Freer, Jr., his heirs forever, for �75, to be paid my grandchild, Lewes Hardenbergh, to him, his heirs; if Jacob Freer, Jr., refuses to pay �75, the twenty-five acres go to Lewes Hardenbergh, his heirs forever; to son Jacob R. a tract lying on south side of Roundout Creek, including part of the Wallkill, beginning at a corner lot belonging to
Jacob Rusten and leased to Simon Helm, to line of William Fisher; then northeasterly to the
Wallkill, to bounds of New Palz, always keeping twenty-five links from said river; then along New
Palz to the northwest corner thereof, thence west to the south bounds of Coxing, along bounds of
Coxing to Roundout Kill, down said river to land I conveyed to my said son, then south to corner
thereof, with a line to the southwest corner of a patent granted by Governor Dongan to Colonel
Jacob Rutsen, along line of that patent to the land of Fisher to place of beginning, to him, his heirs
forever; Also my lot of land in the Hardenbergh patent, number thirty-seven, containing about
nineteen thousand acres, to him, his heirs forever; Also ten thousand acres, near Shohakena, lot
number three, which joins the lot I sold to Charles Broadhead; this amount of land is to join with ten
thousand acres of Charles Broadhead, to be sold by Charles De Witt, to discharge a bond given by
me to David Provoost, according to agreement; Also the lot of land where William Smith formerly
lived, about one hundred and fifty acres; also one hundred and fifty acres to east of the land I sold
Jacob Terpening and Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr., to his choice, for which said three hundred acres
and a negro girl named Isabel, for which my son Jacob R. shall pay to my grandchild, John G.
Hardenbergh, �415; if my said son refuse to pay, I give said land to my grandchild, John G.
Hardenbergh; to my grandchild, Johannes C., son of my son Charles, deceased, five thousand two
hundred acres, out of my lot called number nineteen, lying on Papakonck River, bounded on north line of lot number eight, belonging to Robert Livingston, to run north up the river for two hundred chains, so there will be five thousand two hundred acres, excepting so much belonging to any of the children of Abraham Hardenbergh; to my grandchild, Johannes Hardenbergh Meier, five thousand two hundred acres of remainder of the lot number nineteen, adjoining lot given Johannes C.
Hardenbergh, to him, his heirs forever; to my daughter Rachel, wife of Do Meier, all the residue of
lot number nineteen, which residue contains sixteen thousand acres, to her heirs forever, which is
bounded southerly by the north bounds of lot of Johannes H. Meier, easterly by heirs of Lendert
Liwes, westerly by west side of Papakonck River, northerly from north of said river to the head of
Catherwright Kill; to my eleven grandchildren, as follows, of my daughter-in-law, Nensie Rierse,
deceased, named John, Catie, Pallie, Ellenger, Rachel, Benjamin, Pagie, Nensie, Thomas
Harmanes, and Elisebeth, all my land in lot number three called Shohakena, containing about
ninety-six thousand acres, whereof thirty-one thousand acres has been sold to Charles Broadhead,
twelve hundred acres to John Busch, and ten thousand to Jacob R. Hardenberg, the residue to
above-named grandchildren, their heirs forever; all remainder of my estate, real and personal,
one-fifth part to my son Johannes and his heirs forever; one other fifth to my son Jacob R. and his
heirs; one other fifth part to my daughter Rachel and her heirs forever; one-fifth part to my
grandchild, Johannes C. Hardenbergh, to his heirs forever; one-fifth part to my grandchildren, the
children of Nensie Rierse, to them, their heirs forever. I appoint my sons, Johannes and Jacob
Rutsen Hardenbergh, executors.

Witnesses, Abraham Krom, cooper; Elisabeth Carr, Jacob Herrmans, Innholder. Proved, September
20, 1786.


Children of Johannes Hardenbergh and Maria DuBois are:

116	i.	Johannes Hardenbergh, Jr., born September 14, 1729 in Rosendale, New York; died 1790; married Maria LeFevre April 12, 1751.
	ii.	Lewis Hardenbergh, born 1731.
	iii.	Charles Hardenbergh, born 1733.
	iv.	Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, born 1736; died Abt. 1790.

Notes for Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh:
Founder of Rutgers University (Originally Queens College) in New Brunswick, New Jersey)

		v.		Rachel Hardenbergh, born 1738.
		vi.		Catherine Hardenbergh, born 1741.
		vii.		Gerardus Hardenbergh, born 1744.

Notes for Gerardus Hardenbergh:
Disinherited and later murdered in Sullivan County New York.

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