Jeremias Mebie [37556] ¹¹⁹

  General Notes:

From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 30 Jan 1757, Reformed Church, Tappan, Orange (now Rockland) County, New York. ¹¹⁹ witnesses: Jeremias Mebie & wife Sara

• Anecdote, 1797. ⁵³³ Mentioned in father's will in 1797 as being incompetent. By the
terms of the will, the other heirs were obligated to pay a
yearly amount forhis support as agreed among themselves.

• No Name, 5 Jun 1797, Harrington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. ⁵³³ Jeremias Mebie was mentioned in the will of Pieter Mabie 05 Jun
1797 Harrington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. "Will of
Peter Mabye, of Harrington Township, Bergen County, NJ, dated
6/5/1797, proved 6/27/1797. Mentions sons John (eldest), Isaac,
Casparus, Myndert, Abraham and Jeremias "who is not capable of
supporting himself" and daughters Gerretye, Sophia, Cathrina,
Elizabeth and granddaughter Margaret (daughter of Anatie, who
married Johanes Vanhorn). Not mentioned: sons Peter and
Martinus.
NOTE: The published abstract of this Will does not include the
name Casparus, although he is named in the written will.
Related to this will is an entry in the NJ Orphan Court
Books,1785-1823 (p.151-160,19 Sep 1797) which also lists these
same children, to wit: Children of Peter Maybee, deceased: 1)
John, oldest son; 2) Abraham, Jr, 2nd oldest son; 3) Isaac, 3rd
oldest son; 4) Casparus, 4th oldest son; 5) Myndert, 5th oldest
son; 6) Genetje, oldest daughter, wife of David Van Blarcom; 7)
Sofya, 2nd oldest daughter, wife of John C; Haring; 8)
Catharina, 3rd oldest daughter, wife of Michael Redman; 9)
Elizabeth, 4th oldest daughter, wife of John
Vlereboom/Flereboom; 10) Annatje, 5th oldest daughter, formally
the wife of Johannes Van Horn; Also to Margaret, granddaughter,
and daughter of, Annatje, 5th oldest daughter"