56260.Lena Van Houten. Born on 24 Nov 1761 in Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey.655 Lena was baptized in Totowa Reformed Church, on 25 Dec 1761.655 Lena, dau. of Cornelis van Houten & Marretye v: giese, witnesses Johannes v. Giese & Aeltye v. giese. Lena died on 15 Jul 1821; she was 59.
Children of Edo Marsalis and Lena Van Houten, baptized at Totows:
i. Marretye Merselis, b. 6 Jan 1787, bp. 11 Feb 1787, m. Henry Godwin;
ii. Edo Merselis, b. 31 Oct 1790, bp. 21 Nov 1790, m. Elsie Van Riper, also m. Margaret;
iii. Jennicke Merselis, b. 15 Apr 1794, bp. 9 Jun 1794, m. Cornelius Van Wagoner;
iv. Cornelious E. Merselis, b. 7 Nov 1796, bp 25 Dec 1796;
v. Peter Merselis, b. 10 Dec 1800, bp. 25 Jan 1801, m. 28 May 1822 Jane DeMott (dau. of Michael DeMott & Maria Mandeville ); and
vi. Ariana Merselis, m. John Van Winkle, also m. John Sip.
Ca 1786 Lena married Edo Merselis (53496) , son of Edo Merselis (60539) (27 Jan 1728-12 Oct 1799) & Ariaentje Sip (36834) (2 Jun 1733-20 May 1813). Born ca 1761.
56261.Elisabeth Van Houten. Born on 14 Mar 1764 in Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey.655 Elisabeth was baptized in Totowa Reformed Church, on 8 Apr 1764.655 Elisabeth & feytye, daughters of cornelus van houten & Marretye van giesen, witnesses Robbert van houten, Elisabeth Post, Johannes van houten, & Leybetye van Rypen. Elisabeth died on 5 May 1846; she was 82.
Elisabeth first married Thomas Doremus, son of Thomas Doremus (9 May 1730-7 Oct 1801) & Sarah Sandford (ca 1735-). Born on 21 Apr 1760. Thomas died on 15 Dec 1799; he was 39. Buried in Cedar Grove Burying Ground.
On 16 Dec 1804 when Elisabeth was 40, she second married Berend Simonsen in Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church. Born on 8 Dec 1759. Berend died on 21 Feb 1819; he was 59. Buried in Caldwell Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery.
56262.Feytje Van Houten. Born on 14 Mar 1764 in Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey.655 Feytje was baptized in Totowa Reformed Church, on 8 Apr 1764.655 Elisabeth & feytye, daughters of cornelus van houten & Marretye van giesen, witnesses Robbert van houten, Elisabeth Post, Johannes van houten, & Leybetye van Rypen. Feytje died on 10 Mar 1818; she was 53.
Cornelis and Feytje were first cousins since their fathers were brothers, but they were also second cousins since their maternal grandmothers were sisters.
Children of Counelis Van Houten and Feytje Van Houten, baptized at Totowa:
i. Robert Van Houten, b. 3 Jan 1784, bp. 15 Feb 1784, deaf and dumb, lived with sister Elizabeth in Slooterdam, died unmarried;
ii. Cornelius Van Houten, b. 17 Feb 1786, bp. 12 Mar 1786, d. before 4 May 1835, m. ca. 1807 Sally (Salome) Schoonmaker;
iii. Elisabeth Van Houten, b. 26 Feb 1790, bp. 21 Mar 1790, d. 5 Sep 1849 at Acquackanonk, m. ca. 1811 Garret Cadmus (d. 9 Nov 1879);
iv. Marretye Van Houten, b. 9 Feb 1793, bp. 1 Apr 1793, d. 28 Nov 1862, m. Merceles Post (b. 12 Dec 1788, d. 23 Aug 1839, son of Adrian Post & Elizabeth Van Riper);
v. Adreyaen Van Houten, b. 14 May 1800, bp. 8 Jun 1800, d. ca. 1880; and
vi. Rulolf Van Houten, b. 2 May 1803, bp. 29 May 1803, d. unmarried 28 May 1826.
Feytje married Cornelis Van Houten (56256) , son of Robert Van Houten (42094) (11 Jan 1712-27 Jan 1786) & Elisabeth Post (50289) (ca 13 Dec 1715-7 Nov 1792). Born on 20 Nov 1753. Cornelis was baptized in Acquackanonk, Passaic County, New Jersey, on 16 Dec 1753. Cornelis died on 10 May 1820; he was 66.