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Jacobus van Auken (b. Abt. 1764, d. 1844)
Notes for Jacobus van Auken:
Jacobus Van Aken,(James), b 24 Mar 1764, son of Isaac Van Auken& Marg aret Hornbeck.
Baptised: 8 Apr 1764, Minisink Dutch Reformed Church, Orange County N ewYork.
Witnesses: Jacobus Hornbeek & Lydia Hoornbeck.
Ref:A HeritageClassic dated 1913, copy of Minisink Valley Reformed Du tch Church records 1716 - 1830, pg 14 7.
Married: Cathrina Westbrook, 19 Feb 1789, by Rev Elias Van Bunschoote n. Heritage Classic pg 276.
NOTE:The will of James (Jacobus) Van Auken, S/OIsaac and Margaret Va n Auken would be an uncle of Wilhelmus(the murder). His wife was Cath rinaWestbrook. Cathrina must have been related to Hes te r Shiner as she willed money to Cattrina Shimer wife of Abraham Shine r.James and Cathrina had no known children .The will of James (ha ndwritten and difficult to read , states "I give to Catterine Jane Bi ddis, Myrum (SP? ) Van Aukin, Polly VanAuken, James VanAauken, Josep h VanAuken, Carson (SP?) VanAuken, Priscilla, VanAuken, Sara VanAuken , being children of Wilhelmus VanAunek by his first and second wife a nd Leah VanAuken by her first and second husband,______" some land .Caty or Catherine Jane Biddis was a child of Leah's first marriage , christened at the Dutch Reformed Church, Walpeck, New Jersey in 180 9. The mother of each of Wilhelmus children is something of a problem .It would appear that the first two listed in the will were childre n of Hester Shymer and the remander were children of Leah Van Auken . A John Osterhaudt married a Polly Van Auken on 7 July 1831 at Dutc h Reformed Church at Montague New Jersey.She may have been the daug hter of Wilhelmus.Joseph's marriage to Jane Latear is also an assum ption.A James Van Auken born 1812 was living as a brother-in-law wi th Jane Latear in 1900 . James had only one recognized brother, Josep h who is thus likely to have ben married to Jane Later. Ref:Roberta S cheflen, New York, information from Cuddebeck Family Records. Ref Vo l 12 No 3 Van Aken/Auken Newsletter 15 Aug 1995.
Died: 1844
LINE:Marinus-Isaac-Isaac-Jacobus
Lydia who married David G. Finch 2. Mary who married Col.Benjamin Woo dward, and 3. Sally who married Thomas Van Etten.
Ref:Roberta Scheflen, New York, information from Cuddebeck Family Rec ords, Ref, Vol 12 No 3 Van Aken/Auken Newsletter. 15 Aug 1995.
LINE:Marinus-Isaak-Isaak-Jacobus
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Christening: April 08, 1764, MacHackemack, Orange Co, Ny.
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