Rachel Heyer

Born 1679 in Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States Daughter of Jean (Marets) desMarets and Jacomina (Ruine) Demarest Sister of David (Des Marest) desMarets, Jan (Des Marest) Demarest, Mary (desMarets) Slot, Sarah (DesMarets) desMarets, Simon Des Marets, Jacomina Demarest, Magdalena Samuelse (Des Marest) Demarest, Jacomina J. (Des Marest) Demarest, Lea J. (des Marets) Brouwer, Peter Demarest, Samuel Demarest, Judith desMarets, Samuel DesMarets, Peter Demarest, Maria Demarest, Susanna Demarest, Daniel Demarest and Daniel Demarest [spouse%28s%29 unknown] [children unknown] Died 1708 in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States Rachel Demarest1 b. say 1678/79 Father*: Jan Demarest1 b. 14 Apr 1645, d. 16 Oct 1719 Mother*: Jacomina de Ruine1 b. c 1652, d. c 1687 Rachel Demarest was born say 1678/79. She married Thomas Heyer, son of John Heyer, at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey, on 9 May 1702.2 Rachel Demarest witnessed the baptism of Samuel Brouwer , son of Abraham Pietersz Brouwer and Lea Demarest, on 18 February 1705 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey, (sponsors Samuel, son of David De Maree, Rachel De Maree).3 By her father's will, Rachel received land east of the Hackensack River.2 Rachel Demarest and Thomas Heyer resided at Tarrytown, Westchester Co., New York; until 1707/08 and then moved to Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co., Pennsylvania (now in Delaware) where Thomas was Elder in Drawyer's Presbyterian Church in 1727, and Treasurer in 1739. "Rachel, wife of Thomas Hyer of Apoghquinimy, Pennsylvania," is named in her father's will dated 29 March 1714. Her son John is also mentioned.4 Family: Thomas Heyer Rachel Heyer2 Jan Heyer2 David Heyer2 Citations [S1359] Voorhis David Demarest, The Demarest Family: A record of the desMarets family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany) again in Holland and the migration to America, 1663 (Hackensack, NJ: n.pub., 1964), p.i-ii-1. Hereinafter cited as Demarest Family. [S1359] Voorhis David Demarest, The Demarest Family: A record of the desMarets family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany) again in Holland and the migration to America, 1663 (Hackensack, NJ: n.pub., 1964), p.iii-1. Hereinafter cited as Demarest Family. [S1863] First Reformed Church (Hackensack N.J.), Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, New Jersey (New York: Collections of the Holland Society, 1891), p.89. Hereinafter cited as RDC Hackensack & Schraalenburgh. [S2178] William Nelson, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. XXIII, Calender of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670-1730 (Paterson, N.J.: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901), p.136. Hereinafter cited as NJ Wills v.1 1670-1730.

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Daughter of Jan Demarest and Jacomina de Ruine. Voorhis David Demarest, The Demarest Family: A record of the desMarets family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany) again in Holland and the migration to America, 1663 (Hackensack, NJ: n.pub., 1964), p.i-ii-1.

Rachel Demarest was born circa 1678/79.

She married Thomas Heyer, son of John Heyer, at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey, on 9 May 1702.
Ibid., p.iii-1.

Witnessed the baptism of Samuel Brouwer , son of Abraham Brouwer and Lea Demarest, on 18 February 1705 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey, (sponsors Samuel, son of David De Maree, Rachel De Maree).
First Reformed Church (Hackensack N.J.), Records of the Reformed Dutch Churches of Hackensack and Schraalenburgh, New Jersey (New York: Collections of the Holland Society, 1891), p.89.

"Rachel, wife of Thomas Hyer of Apoghquinimy, Pennsylvania," is named in her father's will dated 29 March 1714. Her son John is also mentioned.
Will dated 29 March 1714 proved 10 Nov 1719, filed at Trenton (Lib. A, p.137). Called John des Marets of New Barbadoes, Bergen Co., "youman." Names his wife Magdalena; children: John of Apoghquinimy, Pennsylvania; Peter of New Barbados; Maria wife of Jacobus Slot, who has son Peter; Sarah wife of Abraham Cannan of Richmond Co., who has son Isack; Rachel wife of Thomas Hyer, of Apoghquinimy, who has son John; Jaquemine, wife of John Stewart of Chester Co; Lea wife of Abraham Brower; Magdalena wife of James Christinson, who has son John; grandson David, son of deceased eldest son David. Mentions real and personal estate. Executors: sons John and Peter. Witnesses: Joost de Baene, Sarah de Baene, John Conrad Codwise. Codicil dated 4 Dec 1719, makes a few changes in devises to daughters Conan and Heyer and substitutes son-in-law Abraham Brower as executor in place of son John. Witnesses: Vojjor Weisem (??), Poules van der Beeck, James Christyson. Letters of administration issued to the executors "sometime in February 1719/20.
William Nelson, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Vol. XXIII, Calender of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I, 1670-1730 (Paterson, N.J.: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901), p.136.

Rachel Demarest and Thomas Heyer resided at Tarrytown, Westchester Co., New York; until 1707/08 and then moved to Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co., Pennsylvania (now in Delaware) where Thomas was Elder in Drawyer's Presbyterian Church in 1727, and Treasurer in 1739.

Children by Thomas Heyer:

   Rachel Heyer

   Jan Heyer

   David Heyer

Voorhis David Demarest, The Demarest Family: A record of the desMarets family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany) again in Holland and the migration to America, 1663 (Hackensack, NJ: n.pub., 1964), p.iii-1.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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