Maria Elisabetha Smidt

Maria was the daughter of Peter and Catharina Stalcop. On 29 June 1714, they sailed to Sweden with Pastor Ericus Björk, who had married Maria's elder sister, Christina. John Vandever died in Sweden, after which his widow married Hans Georg Smitt, aka Johan Jürgen Smidt/Schmidt, aka Hans George Smith. They returned to Delaware in 1720. Maria Stalcop Vandever Schmidt died 19 November 1750 at the age of 53. Her only child by her first marriage was Catharine Vandever, born in Sweden

1715, who married Simon Johnson in Cecil County, Maryland, 4 November 1738.

ID: I176 Name: Maria Stalcop Given Name: Maria Surname: Stalcop Name: Mary Given Name: Mary Surname: Sex: F Birth: 15 Mar 1697 in , New Castle, Delaware Death: Nov 1750 in , New Castle, Delaware Burial: 19 Nov 1750 Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Note: Will of father-New Castle Co. Del #975.11S2n The Stalcup Family History Vol 1 by Earl Jones Pg 21;Burial Records of Holy Trinity Church pg 196 by Court- land & Ruth Springer #84565; Birth: History of Original Settlements on the Del by Ferris; Marr IGI Mar 1988-1st hus John Cornelius Vandever/Johannes Van De Ver/Johan Van De Ver (spelled all three ways);2nd Husband Hans George Smidt (Smith); Family Ancestral File 73N4-KO

 Another entry in Ancestral file shows her as Mary Stallcop b abt 1695. She married John Cornelius VandeVer 14 Jan 1714 in New Castle Co., Del.  She is daughter of Peter & Katherine Peterson.  Her sister Christina was married to Ericus Tobias Bjork.

 In will of father dated 3 Sep 1709 New Castle Del. GS#975.11S2n

 Family records of Karen W. Denhalter, West Point, Ut 84015 Pg 21 Earl Jones "The Stalcup Family History 1641-1987 Vol I" States she was born Feb 1696 in New Castle Co Del.  She married Johan Van de Ver at Old Swedes Church on Jan. 14, 1714.  In June of that year she and her husband went to Sweden with Rev. Eric Biork.  Johan died in Sweden. Maria married Hans Smidt in Sweden by 1720 and returned to Delaware.  Hans Smidt died in 1753.  Maria preceded him in death on 19 Nov. 1750 (-pg 196 Burial records of Holy Trinity Church translated & edited by Courtland B. & Ruth L. Springer 1953-GS#84565 5-Maria was buried at age 54 years 10 months. (footnote:) Accompanied her brother-in-law, Provost Biork, to Sweden in 1714, was married at Fahlun to Hatmaker Hans Smidt, and came back here with him in 1722 .(19) Communicant records show that Hans Smith and his wife, Maria, were here as early as Oct. 1720. Second Book p 113

BURIAL: "Original Settlements on the Delaware: A History of Wilmington." Benjamin Ferris. Baltimore, Maryland:Gateway Press. 1987. (Re-print of 1846 first publication.) p 188.

  Listing of some of the oldest stones in the church yard includes: 

  "InMemory of Mary Smidt.  She was born ye 15th of March, 1697. She went to Sweden in 1714, and returned in 1721.  She departed this life ye 19th of Nov'r, 1750." _UID: 6E14F08E185C4875BF08317D3BBF5386797F Change Date: 3 Sep 2017 at 13:42

Father: Peter Stalcop b: Abt 1663 in Red Clay Crk, New Castle, Delaware Mother: Catharina Peterson b: Abt 1664 in Christiana Crk, New Castle, Delaware

Marriage 1 John Cornelius Van de Ver Married: Change Date: 23 Jun 2012

Marriage 2 Hans Jurgen Smith b: 3 Nov 1696 in Falun, Dalarna, Kopparberg, Sweden Married: 3 Mar 1720 in Falun, Dalarna, Kopparberg, Sweden Change Date: 23 Jun 2012 Children Has Children Peter Smith b: 12 Oct 1720 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 14 Oct 1720 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has Children John Smith b: 28 Dec 1722 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 30 Dec 1722 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has Children Tobias Smith b: 16 Mar 1724 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 21 Mar 1724 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has Children Frederick Smith b: 19 Sep 1727 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 24 Sep 1727 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has No Children Andreas Andrew Smith b: 14 Jan 1731 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 17 Jan 1731 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has Children Ericus Smith b: 31 May 1734 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware c: 3 Jul 1734 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has No Children Jonas Smith b: 21 Nov 1737 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 27 Nov 1737 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE Has No Children Maria Smith b: 25 Sep 1740 in , New Castle, Delaware c: 5 Oct 1740 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, DE

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