Maria Haring

Maria Demarest joined the Tappan Reformed Church on Jan 1, 1732 by letter.

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Maria Demarest was the daughter of Sarah Bertholf and David Demarest. Maria married Abraham A. Haring November 23, 1731 in the Schraalenburgh Dutch Reformed Church, New Jersey.

Abraham A. Haring & Maria Demarest had five children: Abraham, Mary, David, John "Jan" and Sara.

She and her husband settled on a portion of the Abraham Jans Haring tract to the west of Tappan Road in what is now Northvale (with property extending into Norwood). In 1729, Abraham donated 43 acres to the Tappan RDC, subsequently known as "the Church Woods". In 1785, Abraham A. sold

She died on 11 October 1783 at age 73. Abraham and Maria are buried in the Old Cemetery at Tappan

• * Firth Haring Fabend, A Dutch Family in the Middle Colonies, 1660-1800 (Rutgers Univ. Press, 1991).

Strong of purpose and endeavor, he produced a variety of crops for family and market. Sometime between 1744 and 1756 (most likely about 1746), Abraham A. Haring Sr. acquired 200 acres in Closter (now Rockleigh, part of the Lockhart Patent) from Henry Ludlow. Since he continued to live on his farmstead west of the Sparkill, this purchase was likely for his sons. He acquired other lands (purchase dates unknown) bordering on the farm including "lot of fresh meadow" situated near the Sparkill (currently part of the Rockleigh Golf Course). This described as "...the farm adjoined that to the east of John Ryken". He also purchased "...one lot from Johannes Nagel..." the neighbor to the south. Because Jan Ryken settled his land in 1744, the Haring purchase was subsequent to that year.

Through his frugality he prospered, lived, and died, and passed on to his heirs his lands. He saw in his lifetime his Church split into two opposing factions. He left the Tappan Dutch Reformed Church, eschewed the Schraalenburgh D. R. Church and in 1719 joined the Hackensack Church - the original Dutch Reformed church in the region. His wife, Maria, joined the Tappan D. R. Church in 1732. He was a patriotic member of the New York Assembly, to which he was elected three times. He was also Orange County Judge until the provincial boundary changed, placing his farm in New Jersey. He also heard the roll of the British drums echo in his valley.

Maria and Abraham A. are buried in Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery in Tappan, NY. His will, written in 1786 and proved in 1791, mentions grandsons David [5203], Abraham [5205] and John [5208], sons of son Abraham [4111], deceased; daughter Mary [4112]; son David Haring [4113]; daughter Sarah [4115] wife of Abraham A. P. Haring [416]; and Abraham [5221] son of son John [4114].*

View The Haring Family

Family Members Parents Photo David Demarest 1676–1759

Sarah Bertholf Demarest 1677–1758

Spouse Photo Abraham Abramse Haring 1709–1791

Siblings Photo David Demarest 1699–1768

Photo Sarah Des Marets Demarest 1718–1804

Children Abraham A Haring 1734 – unknown

David Haring 1737–1798