Sarah Smith

Sarah's 1st child Cicilia

1720 Apr 13; Willem Pieterse -swarte, Sara Pieters -swarte; Cicilia; Pieter Luykasse, Elizabeth Salamonse

Sarah died before September 1721

Willem Pieterse born and living on York Island, widower of Sarah [Sara] Van Genee
{married 2nd}
Maria De Vries born on York Island and living at Tappan September 3, 1721 [betrothed]

Association of three black/mixed race family surnames

Day (Dey); van Genee (van Guinea); Pieters (Pieterse)

source: Early Bergen County Families, compiled by Pat Wardell, 130 Crestview Drive, Englewood, FL 34223
at http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Dee.pdf

the children of William Day & (2) Eva van Guinea:

• Jora Day, b. 21 Feb 1714 ("on Millstone River"); bp. 1 Aug 1714 NYC Luth Ch ('in our Christian Lutheran meeting at Raritons, at the house of Are De Guinee') (wit: '''Are Van Guinee''' and wife Jora) 

• Willem Dey, bp. 12 April 1716 Raritan Ref Ch (wit: Willem Piterse, Sara Van Genee) (no mother’s name in bp. record)

Unplaced Dee/Day Women

Elizabeth Dee, m. 1697 Jacob Salomonse [Pieterse], son of Solomon Pieterse & Maria Anthonis Portugies

Note1: See the link ? Willem Piterse is probably related to Jacob Pieterse(!)

Note2: Solomon and Maria Anthonis are free blacks