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THE LAROE (La ROUX) FAMILY
Originally published in 1900 |
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THE LAROE (La ROUX) FAMILY, still numerous in Bergen County,
are descended from Jaques la Roux, who was born in 1657. Mr. Riker
in his " History of Harlem " says of him: " From his name and affiliation
with the French refugees we conclude he was himself French, though
Vander Vin usually carefully writes his surname the first two or three
times el Roey, and finally adopts the form of El Roc. As he must have
had warrant for this, probably Jaques was of mixed blood, Spanish and
Walloon. He is always called by Vander Vin `Jaco,' a juvenile form of
his name used by the Walloons. He was at New Harlem as early as 1673, a
young man and unmarried. Probably he had then been here but a short
time. In 1677 he joined the Dutch Church at New Amsterdam, but early
the next year accompanied the Demarest family to their settlement on
the upper Hackensack River. At Hackensack he married Hendricke Tennis
Helling (Helms), and by her had issue Peter, Henry, Samuel, Samuel, Abraham, and John." On the decline of the French church at New Bridge,
which he must have helped to form," says Riker, he joined the church at
Hackensack. April 5, 1696. The same year he, with the emigrant Lozier and
others, purchased of the Indians the "Old Hook" patent, containing 1,300
acres on the west side of the Hackensack in Washington Township. The
title to this tract was defective and was not made good until April, 1704, after his death. He was known as " Siques La Roux." Upon his death
his children inherited his property, married, and reared large families, the
descendants of whom spread rapidly over Bergen County. They are still
numerous.
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