Jacob Van Wart, Senior

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He and his wife immigrated to Saint John, NB on September 24, 1873. Jacob has been proven to be a United Empire Loyalist and therefore any descendents are eligible to bear the post-nominals UE (as per UELAC.org)

VANWART: Jacob VanWart Sr. bp. 20 Jun 1730 at Tarrytown, Westchester
County, NY, died 27 Oct 1801, s/o William VanWart and Catherina Zie, of
Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, NY, m. 4 or 14 Sep 1759 at Tarrytown, Leah
(Ecker) VanTassell baptized 19 Jun 1731, d. 11 Dec 1808 at Gagetown, Queens
County, d/o Sybout Ecker and Aeltie de Ronda widow of Johannes VanTassel:
came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled in Hampstead Parish, Queens County:
Children born at Tarrytown, NY:
1) Maritie VanWart b. 23 Apr 1760, d. 1818 unmarried at Gagetown, NB:
2) Jacob VanWart Jr. born 5 Nov 1761, died 7 Feb 1838, m. 7 Oct 1782 at
Morrisiania, NY, Mary Fowler b. 1758, d. 25 Dec 1851: settled at Tennants Cove,
Kings County: had issue:
3) John VanWart born 30 Apr 1763: he first settled in Hampstead, Queens County,
then returned to the USA:
4) Abraham VanWart born 4 Nov 1764, m. 1 Apr 1790 at Gagetown, Sarah Selby:
returned to USA:
5) Garret VanWart b. 22 Apr 1766, d. 7 Jul 1822, m. 25 Jun 1794 in Queens County,
Annie Golding b. 1776, d. 27 Jun 1852, d/o John Golding and Annie Merritt:
settled in Central Hampstead, Queens County and had eight children:
6) Isaac VanWart born 1 Jan 1768, d. 28 Feb 1843, m. 28 Nov 1793 Eleanor Bulyea
b. 27 Nov 1774, d. 20 Nov 1864:
7) William VanWart born 22 Jan 1770, d. 6 Jan 1850, married 23 Oct 1794 at
Gagetown, Queens County, Elizabeth Huestis b. 10 Sep 1777 at Westchester County,
NY, d. 13 Oct 1856, d/o Philip Huestis: settled at Queenstown, NB: had children:
8) possibly, Mary VanWart married 6 Feb 1805 William Williams:
9) possibly, Leah VanWart married 4 Feb 1806 Abraham Golding s/o John
Golding and Annie Merritt.
Sources: MC1/VanWart, 20 pages: contains a copy of VanWart genealogy: see also
MC1/Smith #1, 1 page: see MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins’ History of Queens County,
page 60: see MC80/1285 Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783-1983, pages 722 to 724:
see MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 138-139: see
MC80/1504 Curtis Mainville’s The memorial of Philip Huestis, pgs. 24-25: see
MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, pages 52-53: see also
MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New
Brunswick, page 279.

VANWART: Jacob VanWart Jr. b. 5 Nov 1761 at Tarrytown, NY, d. 7 Feb 1838,
s/o Jacob VanWart and Leah Ecker: m. on 7 Oct 1782 at Morrisiania, NY, Mary
Fowler b. 1758, d. 25 Dec 1851: came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: settled at Tennants
Cove, Kings County:
Children:
1) Mary VanWart b. 1786 Hampstead Parish, Queens County, d. 5 Jan 1861, married
6 Feb 1805 Gagetown, Queens County, William Williams:
2) Isaac VanWart born 1788, d. 1865, married 30 Apr 1811 Deborah Smith:
3) Jane VanWart born 1791, married Gabriel Worden:
4) Miriam VanWart b. 1792, d. 1887, m. John Russell:
5) William VanWart born 10 Jan 1795, d. 12 Mar 1867, married 1 Jan 1818 Louisa
Jenkins:
6) John VanWart born 1799, d. 1863, married Hannah Gerow:
7) Leah VanWart b. c1800, m. 4 Feb 1806 at Gagetown, Abraham Golding:
8) Abigail VanWart born c1800, d. 15 Apr 1833, m. 1819 Abraham Gerow:
9) Eleanor VanWart born c1800, m. James Gerow.
Source: MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New
Brunswick, pages 279-280.

VANWART: William VanWart b. 22 Jan 1770 at Tarrytown, Westchester County,
NY, d. Jan 1850, s/o Jacob VanWart and Leah Ecker: came to NB in 1783 as a
Loyalist and settled at Queenstown, Hampstead Parish, Queens County: m. 23 Oct
1794 in Waterborough Parish, Queens County, Elizabeth Huestis born 12 Jun 1777,
d. 13 Oct 1856, d/o Philip and Mary Huestis of Westchester, NY:
Children:
1) Mary VanWart born 1795, d. 1855, married 22 Feb 1821 Joseph Belyea:
2) William VanWart b. 1798, d. 1857, m. 15 Oct 1829 Catherine McAlpine:
3) Daniel VanWart born 1 Nov 1801, died 1874, married Lucy Belyea:
4) Jacob VanWart b. 1803, d. c1864, married 20 Mar 1828 Hannah Belyea bp. 26
Sep 1809, d/o John Belyea and Nancy Heustis:
5) Sarah VanWart:
6) Leah VanWart born 17 Sep 1810:
7) Samuel VanWart born 25 Oct 1812, m. 20 Oct 1836 Priscilla McAlpine:
8) Elizabeth VanWart born 16 Nov 1814, m. 9 Apr 1836 John Belyea bp. 19 Jun
1814, s/o John Belyea and Nancy Huestis:
9) John VanWart born 24 Aug 1817, d. 1885, m. 23 Feb 1843 Eleanor Day:
10) Abraham VanWart born 24 Sep 1819, died 1873, m. Eleanor McAlpine.
Source: MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, page 54.