Cornelius Corneliusen van Hoorn, I

Christian Van Hoorn, born in Hackensack, Bergen, NJ; died Abt. February 1740/41 in Hackensack, Bergen, NJ; married Francyntje Cornelisse Banta April 25, 1708 in Hackensack LC, Bergen Co., NJ; born Abt. 1689 in New Jersey; died January 1712/13 in Tappan, Rockland, NY.

Christian Cornelisen Van Horn, son of Cornelis Christiansen Van Horn . . . by his wife Margrietje Vanderburgh, was born in or near Teaneck, N.J. We know only that he lived in the broad area along the east bank of the Hackensack River in early days called Schraalenburgh, most likely on his father's lands at Closter. He may, however, have lived farther north near the present state line in what was often called Tappan, as his children usually gave their birth place as Tappan. He was buried 23 Feb. 1741 (Lutheran Church). He married first, 25 April 1708 (banns 11 April) at Hackensack (Lutheran), Francyntje Cornelis Banta, died in January 1713 at Tappan, aged ca. 24 years (Banta Genealogy p. 14), daughter of Cornelis Epke Banta and Jannetje Dupree; second, Margrietje _____.