Captain William van Beuren, silversmith

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2nd sibling named Willem • Willem Van Beuren, bp. 15 Nov 1767 NYC Ref Ch; m. (1) Rachel Gilbert, his first cousin, dau. of Arent Gilbert & Annatje Mandeville; m. (2) Jemima

Customs House Officer ; died intestate
• Longworth's American almanack, New-York register, and city directory of 1813 lists him as a Customs House Officer on Chapal n. Lispenard (Chapel St. near Lispenard St)

• married twice

Willem and his cousin (Peter) each married Gilbert sisters & Willem's mother was a Gilbert (!)

• 1791 City Directory lists: "Van Beuren, Wm. gold & silver smith, 7, Courtlandt street." (possible 2nd profession

• There are references to Capt. William van Beuren and his daughters in the following study on yellow fever

The inference is that he was called "Captain" for being a sea-faring one...
However, he became a silversmith on Maiden Lane in Manhattan like his brother Peter.

William Van Beuren

Born: 1767, Hackensack NJ Christened: 15 Nov 1767, Hackensack NJ Died: 23 Aug 1832 General notes: Silversmith

• He worked in 1791-1792 as a silversmith in New York City NY
• He worked circa 1792-1794 as a silversmith in Newark NJ 18
• Advertised in the Wood's Gazette (Newark NJ), 25 Oct 1792, ". . . at the sign of the Gold Watch [where he] plates all kinds of Harness and Brindle Furniture." 7
• He worked in 1794 as a silversmith in New York City NY from a shop at 22 Maiden Lane. 18
• Tradecard, c 1795 New York Historical Society

see: https://www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/133535.htm

and American Silversmiths and Their Marks: The Definitive (1948) Edition

by Stephen G. C. Ensko Courier Corporation, Aug 2, 2012 - Antiques & Collectibles - 287 pages