Isaac Reynier van Giesen

Information from Larue R. Lutkins: Isaac Van Guisen was a memeber of the New Jersey Colonial Assembly, Judge and Lt.Colonel in the Bergen County militia

Information from: History of Paterson and Its Environs by William Nelson and Charles

A. Shriner. NY & Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. 1920. Volume II,

pp. 61-65:

Descendants of Isaac Van Giesen—Isaac, fifth child of Reynier and Dircktie

Cornelese (Van Groenland) Van Giesen, probably lived at either Bergen or

Sacaucus. He was elected to the Aseembly in 1721 and 1739, was judge of the

Bergen County Common Pleas Court, and a lieutenant colonel in the county

militia. His first wife was Cornelia Hendricks Blinkerhoff; his second,

Hillegond Claasje Kulper; his third, Anna Brevand, widow of Nicasis Kip. He

was the father of seven children by his first wife, the eldest two died in

infancy, by his second wife there was one child, Hillegondt, married

Johannes Bruin. The other children of Isaac Van Giesen and Cornelia

Hendricks Blinkerhoff were: Hendrick, Joris, Dirckje, born Aug. 15, 1699,

of whom there is no further record; Clasje, married Richard Blanch; and

Rynier.