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Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr 1735–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1735

Birth Location: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Father: Matthias Smock

Mother: Maritje Buys

Spouse(s): Sara (Fontaine), Neeltje Saertie

Children(s): Hendrick Smock, Leonard Sr, Annatie Smock, Jacobus Smock, Matthew Smock, Johannes Smock, Maria Smock, Abraham Smock, James Smock, Isaac Smock, Cornelius Smock, John Smock, Reynier Smock

The story of Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr began in 1735 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA. In 1785, Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided in New Jersey, USA. Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr married Neeltje Eleanor Saertie, Sara Sally Fonteyn Fontaine, and had children including Abraham Smock, Annatie Hannah Smock, Cornelius Smock, Hendrick Henry W Smock, Isaac Smock, Jacobus Smock, James Smock, Johannes John Smock, John Smock, Leonard Smock Sr, Maria Smock, Matthew Smock, Reynier Smock. Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr passed away in 1786 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr began in 1735 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1785, Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided in New Jersey, USA.
  • Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr married Neeltje Eleanor Saertie, Sara Sally Fonteyn Fontaine, and had children including Abraham Smock, Annatie Hannah Smock, Cornelius Smock, Hendrick Henry W Smock, Isaac Smock, Jacobus Smock, James Smock, Johannes John Smock, John Smock, Leonard Smock Sr, Maria Smock, Matthew Smock, Reynier Smock.
  • Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr passed away in 1786 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthias Smock
1708–1791
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
MS
Maritje Buys
1716–1755
Birth Location: New Amsterdam,Middlesex,New York,USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Sara (Fontaine)
1741–1818
Birth Location: Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Neeltje Saertie
1738–1786
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
NS

Children(s)

Hendrick Smock
1776–1851
Birth Location: Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
HS
Leonard Sr
1762–1835
Birth Location: Somerset, New Jersey
LS
Annatie Smock
1761–
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
AS
Jacobus Smock
1774–1815
Birth Location: Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
JS
Matthew Smock
1765–1814
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
MS
Johannes Smock
1767–1824
Birth Location: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
JS
Maria Smock
1760–
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
MS
Abraham Smock
1779–1845
Birth Location: Conewago, York, Pennsylvania, United States
AS
James Smock
1783–1830
Birth Location: Conewago, York, Pennsylvania, United States
JS
Isaac Smock
1786–1865
Birth Location: Conewago, York, Pennsylvania, United States
IS
Cornelius Smock
1768–1810
Birth Location: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
CS
John Smock
1764–1846
Birth Location: Somerset, New Jersey, USA
JS
Reynier Smock
1776–1781
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
RS

Jan Sr's Ancestors

Self
Jan Sr
1735–1786
Birth Place: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Matthias Smock
1708–1791
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Maritje Buys
1716–1755
New Amsterdam,Middlesex,New York,USA
Grandparents
Matthyse (Hendrickse) Smock
1666–1726
New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States
Elizabeth (Koning) Stevens
1676–1717
Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hendrick (Smock)
1644–1708
Geertje COERTEN
1652–1708
Jan (Koning)
1643–1685
Elizabeth\Lysbeth Luykas\Lucas
1656–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthys Smock
1615–1645
Swaine Jansen
1620–1646
Harmen Coerten
1610–1689
Aeltje Gerrits
1614–1684
Stephen &
1630–1663
Marytje &
1625–1687
Lucas ANDRIESZEN
1630–1700
Aefje Laurens
1624–1673

Jan Sr's Descendants

1.
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Jan ("John" Mathysen Smock) Sr (10 August 1735–1786) m. Sara ((Sally) Fonteyn) (Fontaine) (19 April 1741–23 Jun 1818) m. Neeltje (Eleanor) Saertie (1738–Mar 1786)
  1. 1. Hendrick ("Henry" W) Smock 1776–1851 m. Ann ("Anne") Westerfield 1788–1862
    1. 1. Jane (M) Smock 1810–1894 m. Colonel (Henry) Slavens 1798–1854
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Slavens 1843–1882 m. James (Elbridge) Heslar 1839–1929
        1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Heslar 1869–1947 m. Maggie (L) Hesler 1862–1924
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Heslar 1863–1945 m. Alfred (Scott) McPheeters 1860–1889
        3. 3. Clara (Ann) Heslar 1866–1933 m. John (Gilford) Parrish 1864–1934
        4. 4. Laura Heslar 1866–1905
        5. 5. Reverend (William Henry) Heslar 1871–1954 m. Lula (M) Everett 1893– m. Emma (Matilda (Mazie)) Wehe 1881–1936 m. Emma Paklman 1898–1993
        6. 6. Ora (Ellen) Heslar 1873–1959 m. Silas (Houston) Comer 1870–1939
        7. 7. Edna (Erma Grace) Heslar 1878–1962 m. John (G) Greiner 1866–
        8. 8. Josephine (Pearl) Heslar 1881–1973 m. Estace (Byron) Drum 1878–1942
      2. 2. Sarah (J) Slavens 1849–1934 m. William (David) Gault 1843–1920
        1. 1. Cora (V.) Gault 1875–1894
        2. 2. Ida (May) Gault 1868–1890
        3. 3. Estella Gault 1878–1892
    2. 2. Samuel (G) Smock 1814–
  2. 2. Leonard (Smock) Sr 1762–1835
  3. 3. Annatie (Hannah) Smock 1761–
  4. 4. Jacobus Smock 1774–1815
  5. 5. Matthew Smock 1765–1814
  6. 6. Johannes ("John") Smock 1767–1824
  7. 7. Maria Smock 1760–
  8. 8. Abraham Smock 1779–1845
  9. 9. James Smock 1783–1830
  10. 10. Isaac Smock 1786–1865
  11. 11. Cornelius Smock 1768–1810
  12. 12. John Smock 1764–1846
  13. 13. Reynier Smock 1776–1781

Jan Sr's Timeline

10 Records

1735
10 August 1735
Birth of Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1785
1785
Age 50
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1786
1786
Age 51
Death of Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1786
6 Mar 1786
Age 51
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr - Probate
None
1789
1789
Age 54
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania
1790
1790
Age 55
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
1791
1791
Age 56
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1802
1802
Age 67
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, NJ
Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, NJ
1807
1807
Age 72
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in USA
USA
1820
1820
Age 85
Jan "John" Mathysen Smock Sr resided here in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1735
    Event Place: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 199
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2852.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 321

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, State Library MSS Coll., #101 - 390 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 5-2, Folder 313; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax Records, The Bucks County Historical Society; Doylestown, Pennsylvania; Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Tax Records, 1782-1860; Collection: Title No. 102; Roll Number: 26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Page: 109; NARA Roll: M33_26; Image: 118

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogical notes on the Smock family in the United States
    [2] A history of the Smock family

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1786
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
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