Of these seven children Carrel (Charles) (2) married, in 1714, Jannetie Peters Haring, of Tappan. He first bought a large farm, in 1719, on the north side of Hardenbergh Avenue (now in Harrington Township), extending from the Schraalenburgh road to the Tiena Kill (including part of what is now Demarest), on which for a time he resided. Shortly after 1721 he sold this farm and bought several large tracts between the Hackensack and the Pascack Rivers, on one of which he settled and died. His issue of the third generation were Joost, Margaret, Elizabeth, John, Jacob, Carrel, and Christiaen.

Carrel (3), born in 1728, married (1) Bridget Ackerman (born December 10, 1731. died January 27, 1793) and (2) Lea Van Orden. He was a farmer by occupation, and settled in the upper part of Bergen County. His issue of the fourth generation were Carrel, Margaret, Abram, Jannetie, Andrew, Sarah, David, John, and Isaac.

Isaac de Baun (4) was born December 9, 1779, and died June 18, 1870. He was a farmer and resided nearly all his life at Monsey, N. Y. He married June 13, 1807, Elizabeth Yeury, who (lied August 24, 1875. Their children of the fifth generation were Abram, Elizabeth, Jacob, Maria, Bridget, Rachel, Jane, and John Y.

John Y. de Bann (5) was born at Mousey, N. Y., August 22, 1827. He was a remarkably precocious child. Although he had but an ordinary common school education he, by dint of an untiring perseverance and constant application to study, qualified himself for the ministry (which under tyre circumstances was a rare achievement), and on April 17, 1855, was licensed to preach by the Classis of Hackensack of the True Reformed Dutch Church. His first charge included the churches at Hempstead in Rockland County, N. Y., and at Ramseys in Bergen County, N..1., where lie preached alternately until 1861), when lie took charge of the two churches at Hackensack and English Neighborhood, N. J. Of the,,e two churches lie was the pastor for twenty-six years. During this time lie resided at Hackensack, where he established and was the editor of the humid of Truth, a monthly magazine, which is still the organ of the True Reformed Dutch Church. He died at Leonia, N. J., in February, 1895. He was twice married: (1) April 8, 1849, to Margaret Iserman, who died about 1893, and (2) to Jane Van Houton, who survives him. He was a thoroughly self-made man, an eloquent preacher, and in every way worthy of his high and noble calling. His issue of the sixth generation were Susan E., Martha A., James D., Abram, Edwin, Anna, John Z., James E., and Isaac C., of whom Abram (6) is the subject of this sketch.

Abram de Burn (6) was born April 2, 1856, at Monsey, N. Y., where he spent his childhood days. When old enough he entered Hackensack Academy, where he had the benefit of a full course of study, and then entered the law office of .1 D. Campbell, at Hackensack, as a law student He was admitted to the New Jersey bar as an attorney in June, 1877, and as a counselor in June, 1330. After his call to the bar he became a business partner of his old tutor, with whom lie remained until March, 1894, when he formed a law partnership with Milton Demarest, with whom he is still associated in a lucrative practice.

Mr. De Baun was clerk of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1878 to 1895 and for three years a member of the Hackensack Improvement Commission, during two years of which he was treasurer. For twelve years he has been counsel for the Hackensack Mutual Building and Loan Association. He is a Director of the Hackensack Old Ladies' Home.