Jurian George Westphael

Jurian “Jury” Westfall

• BIRTH Sep 1696 - Accord, Ulster County, New York, USA
• DEATH 1753 (aged 56–57) - Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
• BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
• MEMORIAL ID 67512309 · View Source

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Jurian was born to Simon Westfall and Nelletje Quackenboss in Rochester Township in Ulster County, near the town of Accord, New York. He was christened by the Kingston Dutch Church on September 27, 1696. He was wed to Blandina DeWitt by the Kingston Church on October 24, 1719. They lived in Dutchess County near the present town of Rhinebeck, New York and had:

1. 1) Simon, C: 30 Jul 1721
2. 2) Lydia, C: 15 Mar 1724
3. 3) Jan (John) DeWitt, C: 3 Apr 1726
4. 4) Catrina (Catherine), C: 17 Nov 1726

In 1732, Jurian moved his family to the Machackemech (Port Jervis), New York area. There they had two more children and they were christened by a missionary from the Kingston Church.
5) Maria, C: 4 Jul 1733

In 1735, Jurian bought a farm across the Delaware River from Machackemech, in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania and had:
6) Annatje, C: 3 May 1737

In 1747, Jurian moved his family to present Moorefield, West Virginia; except for married daughter Lydia and married son Simon. Jurian and wife Blandina were killed by Indians in 1753 and it is not known where they are buried. Their daughters Maria and Annetje returned to Machackemech to be near brother Simon, who lived in a stone house just south of where the Neversink River empties into the Delaware River.

Juriaan Westphale | WestPhael | Westvaal

Name
Juriaan's name was recorded with many variations in Church baptism and marriage records.

Birth
Juriaan was born to Simon Westfall and Nelletje Quackenboss in Rochester Township in Ulster County, near the town of Accord, New York. Baptism was recorded at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church on September 27, 1696[1]

Marriage
Juriaan married Blandina DeWitt | de Wit on October 24, 1719, marriage was recorded at the at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church, Ulster County, New York. [2]. They lived in Dutchess County near the present town of Rhinebeck, New York . Blandia was born ca. 1696 in Rochester Twp., Ulster County, New York, and died ca, 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia

Children
Zymen|Simon Westvaal, was bp. on 30 Jul 1721 (possibly at Dutchess Co., NY?), Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Gysbert Westvaal, Geertjen Westvaal[3]
Lidia|Lydia Westvaal was bp. on 15 Mar 1724 (possibly at Dutchess Co., Ny.?) Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Harmen Roosekrans, Eyke de Wit[4]; m. JACOB WESTBROEK, April 11, 1740, Minisink, Orange County, New York.
Jan (John) DeWitt Westphael was bp. 3 Apr 1726, poss. at Kingston.[5], [No KRDC Baptism Record found...] What happened to Jan??
Catrina (Catherine) Westphael was bp. on 17 Nov 1726.[6], [No KRDC bapt. record found.... ] It would appear that this Catrina Westphael m. Michael Harness at Hardy County, Va (now West Virginia),
Note: On 1728 Dec 01, Juriaan and Blandina sponsored the baptism of friends [7]
In 1732, Juriana moved his family to the Minisink-Machackemech area (now Port Jervis), Orange County, New York. There they had two more children christened by a missionary from the Kingston Church.<[8][Note: Baptisms conducted at the Minnisink area churches were recorded at the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church until about 1638. Quick-803 01:35, 5 August 2014 (EDT)]

Maria, Westvaal was bp. on 4 Jul 1733 in the Minisink Area, poss. New Jersey.[9] [This was one of a batch of 17 baptisms recorded for that day. This implies that birth took place in the greater Minisink area sometime before July 4th. Maria married Petrus Kortrecht, 17 April 1754.
In 1735, Jurian bought a farm across the Delaware River from Machackemech, in present Matamoras, Pike, Pennsylvania[10] and there had daughter:

Annaatje Westphal, was bp. on 3 May 1737 at now Matamoras, Pike County, PA.. Bp would have occurred at Minisink RDC, or was performed by Traveling Domine. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Jan Oosterhout, Annaatje Westphal.[11]
Notes:

On 1744 April 23, Jury Westfael and Blandia De Witt sponsored the baptism of their first grandson, Jury[12]
On July 05, 1747, Jury Westfael, as Jurg Westval, and Blandia de Wit sponsored the baptism of Blandina van Asken[13]
In 1747, Jurian moved his family to present Moorefield, West Virginia; except for married daughter Lydia and married son Simon[14]. Daughters that accompanied them would have been Catrina (age 21), Maria (age 14), and Annaatje (age 10).

Estate Distribution
This does not present Jurian's will. The source relates to the administration of Jurian's and Blandina's wills, by son-in-law. Michael Harness, husband of daughter Catrina, who was the subject of the genealogy profile.

The import of this information is leads to find actual Wills of Jurian and Blandina.

Note: Jurian Westfael, was known as Eurie (a nickname). Also note the references to the name Westfall. Jurian did not apparently use the name Westfall. but that appellation is apparently assigned to him by descendents that had changed their names to Westfall.

Michael Harness' second involvement with an estate was with that of his new father-in-law, Eurie Westfael, who was, with his wife Blandina, a relative new-comer to the South Branch area. [moved there in 1747][15] This couple, said to have married in 1719 in Kingston, Esopus County, New York, had some six children, at least one of whom, a daughter named Catharine, came with them to Augusta County, Virginia. [16] Were it not for an almost incidental comment in the Court Order Book, we might never have known of his [Michael Harness Jr] relationship with that family. When naming the Administrator of Eurie's will, it reads: "Michael Harness (son-in-law of Eurie Westfall) moved according to law to be named Admr of the Estate. Court granted him Certificate for letters of Admin." [17] This statement was crucial to validate the full identification of Michael's wife and children later.

Death
Jurian and wife Blandina died in 1753. Jurian apparently died first, possibly killed by Indians, in 1753 [18] Son-in-law Michael Harness jr. handled the estates.

"Later in 1753, Michael's wife [Catrina or Catherine] suffered another blow when her mother died. On 21 November 1753, court records disclose the return of an inventory of the estate of Blandina Westfall to the court, and that "Michael Harnes Administrator" had sold the contents. It had been valued at L95, consisted mostly of livestock, and probably represented also what remained of Eurie's estate."[19] [20]

It is not known where Jurian and Blandina are buried. Their daughters Maria and Annetje returned to Machackemech , Orange, NY to be near brother Simon, who lived in a stone house just south of where the Neversink River empties into the Delaware River[21].

Sources

• Hardy County West Virginia GenWeb project This project includes a genealogy profile for Michael Harness Jr. Michael was Jurian Westfael's and Blandia's son in law, having married daughter Catrina.
• Our Westfall Family Tree; Descendants of Juriaen Westfall and Mary Hansen; The Westfalls of West Virginia. This source shows Jurian WestPhael and Blandia de Witt, but does not explore their descendents.
• Roswell Randall Hoes, editor, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1891, 1980, 1997)
• Website: Find A Grave Memorial# 67512309; Created by: Dennis Peterson; Record added: Mar 27, 2011
• Source: Our Westfall Family Tree; Descendants of Juriaen Westfall and Mary Hansen; The Westfalls of West Virginia