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Subject: [NJBERGEN-L] Passaic co. Hopper deaths
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 11:52:54 EDT

Judy wrote:

These are a couple of deaths that researchers might find interesting I found
on death list of Passaic County. LDS film 0584579

p 485, 2 Mar (I wrote 1844 probably about 1859), James Hopper, male,
married, age 76, farmer, d Paterson, b Middletown, NJ, father Renerd Hopper,
recorded by Reformed Dutch Sexton.
d 1 May 1860 Maria Hopper, widow, 69, d Paterson, b Ramapo, NY, d of dropsy,
father Renerd Hopper.
We will let Maria Hopper figure that one out.

Here is a good example of how 19th cenury NJ vital Records were often filed
under the woman's maiden name.: Mary Hopper was the widow of Henry Felter and
should have been Mary Felter in her death record.

>From the soon to be published Hopper Family Genealogy; Descendants of
Andries Willemszen Hoppe(n) by maria Pratt Hopper

736 MARIA HOPPER, dau. of Rinard Hopper (#325) and Hilletje
Vanderbilt, was b. 4 Jan 1786, probably in Ramapo Twp. Rockland Co, NY and
bap. 5 Feb 1786, at Clk.RDCh. "Maria Hopper" d. 17 May 1860 in Paterson of
dropsey, a widow aged 69, dau. of Rinard Hopper (NJ VR-AC 485). On 3 Jul
1804, "Maria Hopper m. Henry Felter" (Rev. Brinkerhoff's mar. rec. p.9). He
died sometime after 18 Jul 1835 when mentioned in his father-in law's will
and bef. 17 May 1860. It was apparent from her father's will that Henry
Felter was not one of Rinard's favorite people!! References: Hendricks
#697; Hopper #6-602; [Note: From her age at death (NJ VR) she would have been
b. ca. 1790-91 and therefore the dau. of Rinard's second wife, but she named
a dau. after his first wife, and she would have been only 13 or 14 at her
marriage, if she were b. ca. 1790!.]

Children of Henry (Hendrick) FELTER and Maria Hopper - bap. at Kakiat
RDCh.:

1443 Elizabeth - b. 28 Sep, bap. 21 Oct 1804 (bap.#378)
1444 Hilletje - b. 7 Nov, bap. 21 Dec 1806 (bap.#448)
1445 Peter - b. 11 Feb, bap. 5 Mar 1809 (bap.#718)
1446 Martha - b. 21 Feb, bap. 21 Mar 1811 (bap.#666)

735 JAMES (JACOBUS) HOPPER, son of Rinard Hopper (#325) and Hilletje
Vanderbilt, was b. 17 Apr 1783, in "Middletown, NJ" [now Montvale] (NJ VR of
death); bap. as "Jacobus" on 11 May 1783, at Clk.RDCh. (bap.#1007). He d. 2
Mar 1859 in Paterson, of palsy, a 76 year old, married farmer, son of Rinerd
Hopper (NJ VR AC 444). In 1827 when his dau. m. she was liv. Ramapo, NY.
In 1850, they were in Paterson he was a 68, a laborer, born in NJ, with
$1,500 of land and she was 58, born in NY, with them was Maria Hopper age 32
b. in NJ. (possibly dau-in-law). On 23 Aug 1807, "Jacobus Hopper m. Maria
Myers" (Rev. Brinkerhoff's mar. rec. p.12). Mary (Maria) Meyer, the dau. of
John (Johannes) Meyer and Catharine Van Houten was b. in "NY" and b. "(16?)
Dec 1790 and bap. 9 Jan 1791" at Kakiat RDCh.(#110), as "Maria, dau of Jan
Myerst and Katrina Van Houten." Mary, wife of James Hopper of Hamstead,
Rockland Co. was referred to in the will of John Meyer da. 10 Apr 1811
(Rockland Co. Liber B. fol.1 Budke abstract #222). Maria Meyer Hopper joined
the Kakiat RDCh. by profession of faith 23 Nov 1809. The will of James
Hopper, of Paterson, Passaic Co. NJ; not dated. and pro. 2 Apr 1859,
mentioned: wife Maria - all real and personal estate while widow then exr. to
sell real and personal estate and divide equally among Catherine Peterson,
heirs of dau. Ellen Demarest, son Rynard Hopper, Margaret Westervelt and
Sarah Doremus. Exr: wife Maria (who signed with her mark), son Rynard, and
son-in-law James P. Westervelt (Cheryl Todd abstract)(Passaic Co. B-225).
References: Hendricks #694; Blauvelt (1956) #1454, Blauvelt Rev'd. #6-1851
(Maria), #7-3334 (Jacobus); Cole Genealogy p. 85; Hopper
##6-601,7-1161--1168; Passaic Co. Census 1850 Paterson p. 193 #47:58; Toler
New Harlem Register p. 145;

Children of James HOPPER and Maria (Mary) Meyer (order of birth
uncertain):

1435 James - b. 4 Mar, bap. 5 Jun 1808 at Kakiat RDCh.(bap.#539);
Not in father's will.
+1436 Catrina (Catherine) - b. 31 May, bap. 2 Jul 1809 at Kakiat
RDCh.(bap.#304); m. Cornelius B. Peterson
+1437 Helen (Ellen) - b. 10 Jan 1810 (Bible); m. Peter J. Demarest
(#1130)(See Blauvelt #6-3170/Demarest #5-245)
+1438Rynard - b. 6 Apr 1815 (gs.); m. Maria Hopper (#847-4) dau. of Andrew
J. Hopper (#847)
+1439 Margaret - m. 4 Jul 1843 2nd.RCh.Pat (p.156) James P. Westervelt, of
Manchester (she was of Paterson)
+1440 Sarah - probably m. Benjamin Doremus ca. 1847
1441 John Mires (Meyers) - b. 13 Jul, bap. 12 Sep 1824
Ram.RDCh.(p.29); died young
1442 John - b. 3 Jul 1826, bap. as "at Ram.RDCh.(no date or wit. at
bap.)(p.33);Not in father's will

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