 |  | |
 |
|  |
 |  | |
| | |
|
| |
| | |
|
|
|
THE VAN WAGENEN AND GARRETSEN FAMILIES
Originally published in 1900 |
|
THE VAN WAGENEN AND GARRETSEN FAMILIES.-Garret
Gerretsen was a native of Wageningen, an ancient town near the Rhine
River, and about ten miles west of Arnheim in Gelderland, Holland. This
town stood on marshy ground, was walled, and was a place of considerable
strength during the Thirty Years' War. Garret Gerretsen left his native
town with his wife, Annetie Hermanse, and child, Gerret (then two years
old), in November, 1660, on the ship "Faith" (commanded by skipper Jan
Bestevaer), and reached New Amsterdam on December 23, following. The
fare for himself and family was ninety florins. Gerretsen brought with
him a certificate of the mayor and scheppens of his native town that he
and his wife " have always been considered and esteemed as pious and
honest people, and that no complaint of any civil or disorderly conduct has
ever reached their ears." Gerretsen went to Bergen, where, on May 12,
1668, he bought of Philip Carteret eight parcels of land in the Town of
Bergen. He resided in what is now the Communipaw section of Jersey
City, where he died, in October, 1696. His wife died September 7, 1696.
His issue were seven children: Garret, Jannetie, Sophia, Herman, Aeltie,
Henry, and John.
Some of these took the name of Van Wagenen, while others retained that of Gerretsen, from the name of their father. Garret Gerretsen's descendants, going by the surname of Garretson, Garrison, Van Wagenen, and Van Wagner, are to-day numerous throughout Bergen and Hudson Counties. One of them is Hon. Abram Q. Garretson, just (1900) appointed Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
|
|
|
|
UrbanTimes.com |
