Abraham Frans Van Salee

baptism

• Abraham Frans (Van Salee), bp. 30 Oct 1681 Flatbush Ref Ch (wit: Jan de Vries, Adriaantje sijn Huijsvr.) (parents
Frans Abrahamsz, Lucretia Hendrikse, bedfort bouwerie); m. Lena de Vries, dau. of Jan de Vries & Adriaentje Dircks

marriage

Abram Frans Van Salee [Sale or Salee], born at Betfort

Helena De Vries [j.d.] born on Long [York] Island

February 1, 1708 [betrothed December 27, Married February 1, 1708]

• " Van Salee, Abram Frans (Abram Franse)
Abram Frans Van Sale m. 1 Feb 1708 Lena De Vries (Helena) son of Frans Abramsen & Tappan Ref Ch dau of John De Vries & (1) Lucretia Hendricks banns: 27 Dec 1707 Arientje Dircks bp. 30 Oct 1681 Flatbush RefCh Tappan Ref Ch bp. 30 Apr 1684 NYC Ref Ch

In the Tappan Ref Ch betrothal/marriage record, they were: Abram Frans Van Sale or Salee, born at Betford, and Helena De Vries j.d. born on York Island.” Abraham ffrancen, free negro, was on the 1712 census of Tappan (with one male 16-60; one male under 16; one female 16- 60; one female under 16).

•The lands of “France Van Cela” were cited as a north and west boundary of a 346-acre tract of Cornelius Haring in 1721 at the final division of the Tappan Patent. Haring’s property was in present day Norwood, Bergen County, NJ.