Maritje (Mary) Ryerson

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Maritje (Mary) Ryerson (Wesselse)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, NJ, United States
Death: circa 1764 (30-39)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Evert Wessels and Ann Wessels
Wife of Johannes Frans Ryerson
Mother of Francis Ryerson; George Ryerson; Evert Ryerson; Martin Ryerson; Annetje Anne Bent and 1 other
Sister of Antje Hopper; Lena Wesselse and Wessel Wesselse

Occupation: Married her cousin, Johannes Ryerson, in 1747
Managed by: Robert Wendell Ryerson
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About Maritje (Mary) Ryerson

" He (Johannes Ryerson) went to Nova Scotia, accompanied by his wife, sons, a daughter and two servants. They left New York Oct., 1783, for Annapolis, Nova Scotia. In 1784 his name appears on the muster-roll of the Loyalists who were recorded in June of that year. He purchased land at Clements, N. S., of John Hall, and lived there about five years."

The parents returned to Long Island. The son Francis remained in NS

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Maritje (Mary) Ryerson's Timeline

1729
1729
Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, NJ, United States
1745
1745
Kings County, New York, United States
1750
1750
Bergen County, New Jersey
1753
July 26, 1753
Acquackonck, New Jersey
July 26, 1753
1756
1756
Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, NY, United States
1764
1764
Age 35
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