Ariantje DeGroat

Note on maiden surname <SLOOVE>

may be a variation on the surname of her master... see Research section below

http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=35&p=topics.ethnic...

children per the link above

"Sarah, Joost, Jacobus, Syntye, David, Francyntje, maria, Richard, And Ariaentye, i know they were from Dutch slaves, marrying Afro Americans. some settleing in new jersey and some came to new york. my g.grandmother is Frances DeGroat, first married to Mr. Harring and then to Andrew Jackson Whitman Sr. can anyone help me, thanks , doris k. perkins, please email me direct at perkinsturf@cs.com " {email no longer active} posted for research purposes only MMvB

reply: "If you are looking thru the census, beginning with 1850 it is explicit all the decendants {of Sloove?} are listed as mulatto."

http://person.ancestry.com/tree/32993661/person/18368267554/facts This ancestry pvt. tree now seems to have been abandoned by its author (Oct. 2017)

children according to this link

1)Sara Degroat 1741–
2)Joseph "Joost" DeGroot II 1742–
9)Jacob Degroot I 1744–
3)Syntye Degroat 1746–
4)David Degroat 1749–
5)Francyntje Degroat 1751–
6)Maria Degroat 1754–
7)Richard Degroat 1756–1851
8)Ariaentye Degroat 1758–

~• Are there sources? ~ wait to see before inclusion in tree

Research Objective

No known <Sloove> surnames have been found in this area. What is her cultural background?

1. One area surname that gets confounded : <SLOOVE> & <SELOVER> AS IN Isaac Selover, Jr
   
2. A Jacobus Sloover is in the Collegiate Dutch church of Manhattan's register, where he is listed as burying a child on August 23, 1766 (no known GENi tree connections, nor elsewhere).. see: U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 New York New York City NY Burials, 1726-1802, page 104
3. there is a seafaring Sloover to be found on ancestry dot com: