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About Leendert Jacobse Jacobsz Vandergrift
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Leonard was an Elder of the Bensalem Church from Mar. 1710. Leonard and all of his children, except for Abraham, moved to New Castle Co., DE. Administration of his estate was granted Feb. 18, 1725. Leonard first married on Nov. 3, 1678. He was married second on Oct. 6, 1721 at the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA to Christina GARRETSEN.
4. Leendert (Leonard) VAN DE GRIFT, baptised December 19, 1655, died in Bensalem, Bucks county, 1725; married, November 20, 1678 Styntje ELISWORTH. He, with his three brothers and two brothers-in-law, purchased land in Bensalem in 1697 of Joseph GROWDEN, Leonard's purchase being two tracts of 135 and 106 acres respectively. He subsequently purchased seventy-four acres of his brother Fredrick. He and his wife were received at Bensalem church in 1710, and he was appointed junior elder. On December 30, 1715, he was commissioned a justice of the peace.Letters of administration were granted on his estate February 18, 1725, to his eldest son Abraham, known as "Abraham Vandergrift, by the River."
The children of Leonard and Styntje (ELLSWORTH) VANDERGRIFT were:
- Jacob, baptised September 20, 1679;
- Christoffel, baptised August 1681, married July 7, 1704., Sarah DRUITH;
- Rebecca, baptised December 15, 1683, married November 8, 1704. Albert VAN SANDT;
- Abraham, baptised July 4, 1686, married October 17, 1716, Maritje VAN SANDT, died March, 1748, leaving six children - Leonard of Bensalem; Garret and Abraham of Philadelphia; Christine wife of Yost MILLER, of Salem county, New Jersey; Mary, wife of Mathew CORBET, and Jemima wife of George TAYLOR, of Chesterfield, New Jersey.
- Anneken, baptised April 7, 1689, married Andrew DUOW.
- Elizabeth, baptised at Brooklyn October 8, 1691, married May 21, 1710 Francis KROESON.
- Annetje, baptised June 12, 1695, married December 22, 1715, Cornelius KING.
All of the above children of Leonard VANDEGRIFT removed to New Castle county, Delaware prior to the death of their father, except Abraham, to whom they conveyed the real estate in Bensalem in 1741. The above named heirs of Abraham conveyed the same to Leonard, eldest son of Abraham, in 1761.
Leonard was an Elder of the Bensalem Church from Mar. 1710. Leonard and all of his children, except for Abraham, moved to New Castle Co., DE. Administration of his estate was granted Feb. 18, 1725. Leonard first married on Nov. 3, 1678. He was married second on Oct. 6, 1721 at the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA to Christina GARRETSEN.
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Leendert Jacobse Jacobsz Vandergrift's Timeline
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December 19, 1655
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New Amseterdam, Long Island, New Netherland
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December 19, 1655
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Dutch Reformed Church, New Amsterdam, New Netherland
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December 19, 1655
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Long Island, Queens, New York
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| 1679 |
September 20, 1679
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New Amsterdam, New York, United States
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| 1681 |
August 6, 1681
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New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, United States
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| 1685 |
July 26, 1685
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New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
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1686
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Nieuw Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
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| 1689 |
April 1689
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New Amsterdam, Long Island, New York, United States
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1690
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Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
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