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. She was baptized on 13 Aug 1716 in Dutch Reformed Church of Staten Island. Witnesses were: Christian CORSSEN (Benjamin's brother) and Elizabeth VIELE (wife of Benjamin's brother Jacob)

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He was baptized on 3 Aug 1718 in Dutch Reformed Church of Staten Island. Witnessed by: Cornelia CORSSEN and Hendrick CROESEN (Benjamin's sister and her husband.

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I was born on a farm 1-1/2 mi east of Stoutland

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Probably died young

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This Jacob was originally listed as a child of Jacob Vf and Hannah Backer. The inscription on his tombstone reads as follows:

Farewell friends and wife so dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here.
My debts are paid, my grave you see,
Prepare for death and follow me~

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His will 28 Feb 1770: my gristmill, stock of negroes, horses, cattle and all of my moveable estate be sold at public vendue. Children: George, john Clark, and Rachel. Son George Vansant and son John Clark Vansant, and son Joshua 150 pounds current money of Pennsylvania to Joshua as soon as he arrives at the age of 21. 150 pounds to Rachel as soon as she reaches 16 years of age. Daughter Mary Welch? wife Elinor 1/3 estte. Witness George Browning and Henry Holeman.

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Other possible children were: Jacob, John, Folkart, Agnes.

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He emigrated. In 1747, the following record was recorded in the Butch Reformed Church records at Churchville: "on 19th March, after three announcements, were married Jacob Vandegrift, young man, born in Lower Dublin in Philadelphia, in Bensalem Bucks County and Wilmot Johnson, young daughter and living in Bensalem." The next information on Jacob Vandegrift, is when Abraham Vandegrift was granted the administration of his estate on October 6, 1786, the bondsmen being Abraham, with Benjamin Severns and John Campbell.

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The "History of Bucks County" by Wm. J. Buck, states that "On 13th Feb., 1778, a party of British Light Horse came into Bensalem and took prisoner John Vandegrift, the County Commissioner, and also his son and others".

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Bernard settled in Upper Dublin Township, Philadelphia County, and received a plantation there of 210 acres which belonged to Peter Keen, together with a meadow which belonged to the late Neeltje Boon

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At his father's death, Jacob inherited 200 acres of land where he was living. It is thought that he was a slave owner. Jacob was a farmer in Bucks County, and took part in the Revolutionary War.

Jacob commanded the "Bucks County Associators", but was not in the regular army. In the roster of the Bucks County Associators, August 19, 1775, the officers were; Capt. John Jarvis, First Lt. Nathaniel VanSant, 2nd Lt., Jacob Vandegrift, Ensign Jacob Vandegrift Jr. Among the privates were John Keen, Folard Vandegrift, John Vandegrift. In Lt. Col. Keller's Battalion of Militia in service in the Fall of 1781, Capt. Robert Patterson's Company were privates; Jacob, Barnet, Benjamin, and Thomas Vandegrift, mustered Oct. 11, 1781

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Bradley - Corson book gives her name as Helen.