Frederick J. Wortendyke (3) and Divertie A. Quackenbush had, among other children, Cornelius (4), born at Pascack, N. J., July 6, 1757, who died there March 31. 1822. He married Anneatie (Hannah) Van Blarcom, born in 1759, died at Pascack, October 16, 1836. The will of Cornelius (4) was proved April 21, 1822. He was a farmer, and his children of the fifth generation were Cornelius, Rynier, Abraham, Mary, Martha, Altie, Sally, Rachel, Sophia, and Jenny.

Abraham Wortendyke (5) married Catharine Demarest. They had children of the sixth generation, among whom was Hon. Isaac Wortendyke, who married Louisa Hoffman, of Claverack, N. Y.

Isaac Wortendyke (6) had children of the seventh generation, one of whom was Robert H. Wortendyke, the subject of this sketch.

Cornelius Wortendyke (4), great-grandfather of Robert H., moved to what is now Wortendyke, N. J., in 1796. Some of the land is still owned by the Wortendyke family. What is now Wortendyke and vicinity was called Newtown for fifty years, a name given to the place in 1800 by Cornelius. The first mill established at Wortendyke (then Newtown) was built by Cornelius Wortendyke in 1812 for a wool carding mill. Abraham Wortendyke (5) succeeded Cornelius in the woolen business. In 1832 the factorty was changed from a wool to a cotton mill. This business was conducted successfully by Abraham Wortendyke until his death in 1857. On September 1, 1811, Cornelius Wortendyke leased a lot of land twenty-three feet square, near the present Methodist Episcopal Church, for twenty-five years, for a school building, which was the first schoolhouse in that locality of which any information can be obtained. The late Isaac Wortendyke (6) was Principal of Claverack Academy at Claverack, N. Y., from 1846 to 1849. From January, 1868, to January, 1878, he was Surrogate of Bergen County, and in 1880 he was elected to the Senate from that county.

Robert H. Wortendyke (7) was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 4, 1859. He was educated in the public schools and at Hackensack Academy, and in June, 1879. began his business life as agent for the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, with offices at Hackensack, N. J. In August, 1897, he moved his office to Ridgewood, Bergen County, where he is carrying on a large and successful real estate, insurance, and loan business, representing several large insurance companies. He has resided since childhood at Midland Park, Bergen County, and has always maintained the confidence and respect of all who know him.

In public as well as in business life Mr. Wortendyke is well known. He was elected a member of the Board of Education at Midland Park (District 46) in March, 1891, and served three years. In March, 1892, he was elected District Clerk of the board. In 1895 he was appointed Postmaster at Midland Park. In March, 1895, he was elected Mayor of the Borough of Midland Park for a term of two years. In each of these capacities he displayed marked ability, sound judgment, and great energy, and performed his duties with honor and satisfaction. He is a member of the Reformed Church of Paramus, N. J., and a public spirited, progressive, and patriotic citizen.