Individual Details
Mattheus VAN KEUREN
(22 Apr 1706 - 1781)
Biography
Matheus [1] was born 22 April 1706 in Kingston, Ulster county, Province of New York to Tjerk Matthyssen van Keuren and his wife, Maritje Ten Eyck. [2] He was baptized in Kingston's Dutch Reformed Church on 9 June. [3]
Matheus married Seeletjen Delameeter on 26 January 1728/9 in the same church after publishing their intentions on 5 January. [4] Together, they had seven children, all but the last born in Kingston:
Tjerk, bapt. 11 January 1729/30
Cornelius, bapt. 23 July 1732
Abraham, 20 February 1736/7
Margriet, 22 April 1739
Benjamin, 8 November 1741
Matheus, 30 October 1743
Marytje, after 1745, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, Province of New York
Sometime between 1729 and 1742, the family removed across the Hudson River to Dutchess County. The change in residence might have been a gradual one as the extended family had large land holdings on both sides of the river. But we know that by 1740, "Mathewis Van Keuren" was included in the tax list of Dutchess county. [5]
Spackenkill Run (a redundancy--"kill" is the Dutch word for "run") is a familiar feature to local residents, even today, if only for the road and the hamlet named for it. In modern Dutchess county, the road runs east-west with the west end leading to a large IBM plant. Given the extensive development of the land, it's hard to say with certainty exactly where the run was located. Matheus's father, Tjerk, had purchased land on the north side of the run in 1729. Later, he purchased land on the south side. In 1742, the father died and the will bequeathed to Matheus, "the land he now lives on and the mill lying and being in Duchess [sic] County, on the north side of a run of water named Specken Kill." [2] Matheus had built a house on a hill on the north side of the run during the 1730s. Near Matheus's home (and among the current IBM plant, the Hudson River, and a quarry near the Crown Heights area) was a small shipping village that came to be called "Van Keurens"; it still appears on some maps today and is regarded as a hamlet of Dutchess county. Besides having a dock to accommodate large ships traveling the Hudson, there was also a ferry, linking Dutchess and Ulster counties, operated by a Van Keuren relative. I'm told that only the docking rings remain today.
As the Revolutionary War approached upstate New York, Dutchess County was closely divided between those supporting the demands of the colonists and those more loyal to the crown. Hasbrouck [6] explains:
... In March 1775, the "Committee of Sixty," composed of the inhabitants of the city and county of New York invited a meeting of delegates from the counties of the Province, to serve in Provincial Convention to be held in New York City, April 20, 1775, for the purpose of choosing delegates to represent the colony in the Continental Congress. ... The Convention adjourned April 22nd, and the day following New York learned of the battle of Lexington. The people of this province were then thoroughly aroused. The "Committee of Sixty" was increased to a "Committee of One Hundred," and April 29, 1775, "the freeman, freeholders and inhabitants of the city and county of New York," met and formulated "Articles of Association" sometimes called the "Revolutionary Pledge." ... One of the first acts of the Provincial Congress ... was the endorsement of the "Articles of Association" and copies of the documents were placed in the hands of committees to circulate through the counties for signatures. The primary purpose of this "Pledge" was to bring the people up to the point of associated effort, and had no direct reference to an appeal to arms and separation from the English government. The "Pledge" itself reads:
"Persuaded that the salvation of the rights and liberties of America depend, under God, on the firm union of its inhabitants in a vigorous prosecution of the measures necessary for its safety, and convinced of the necessity of preventing anarchy and confusion which attend a dissolution of the powers of government. We, the Freeman, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of Dutchess, being greatly alarmed at the avowed design of the Ministry to raise a revenue in America, and shocked by the bloody scene now acting in Massachusetts Bay, do in the most solemn manner resolve never to become slaves, and do associate, under all the ties of religion, honor, and love to our country, to adopt and endeavor to carry into execution whatsoever measures may be recommended by the Continental Congress, or resolved upon by our Provincial Convention, for the purpose of preserving our constitution and of opposing the several arbitrary acts of the British Parliament, until a reconciliation between Great Britain and America, on constitutional principles (which we most ardently desire) can be obtained, and that we will in all things follow the advice of our General Committee respecting the purposes aforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order and the safety of individuals and property."
In Dutchess County there were 1820 signers, and 964 persons who refused to sign.
Mattheus chose to sign the "Articles of Association" in Poughkeepsie sometime during June or July 1775. [7]
Matheus served, in 1776, as a private in the 2nd regiment of Dutchess county under Col. Abraham Brinckerhoff. [8] Matheus's foundry at Van Keurens was selected to forge a large chain to block the Hudson River to British boats at Fort Montgomery, near modern Peekskill and Bear Mountain. (This should not be confused with a similar chain near West Point.)
Aged 70, and perhaps in anticipation of death, he subdivided his property and sold the southwestern portion to Theopolis Anthony, formerly of New York, in January 1777 [9] [10] and wrote a will on 10 February. But his participation in the Revolution was not yet completed. In October, British forces commanded by Sir James Wallace broke the chain by attacking Fort Montgomery by land. Learning the origin of the chain, his soldier raided the site and burned the mill and foundry (now owned by Anthony), but not the home. An apocryphal story says that a slave girl named Dina bribed the soldiers with freshly baked bread. In any case, Dina was emancipated in 1827 and is buried in the Van Keuren cemetery.
On 25 September 1779, Matheus deeded his remaining land to his son Benjamin. [11] On 26 April 1825, Benjamin's living descendants sold that land to Cornelius Westervelt. The deed is remarkable in naming all the then-living descendants of Benjamin--nearly two dozen of them. https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Transcription_and_Analysis_of_Deed_dated_26_April_1825_conveying_land_from_the_descendants_of_Matheus_Van_Keuren_to_Cornelius_Westervelt
Matheus lived for four more years, dying 13 March 1781, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county. His will was proved on 6 June 1782.
The will stated: "In the name of God, Amen, I, Matheus Van Keuren, of the precinct of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, being sick and weak, direct all debts to be paid. I leave to my wife Seletje Van Keuren, £100 and all household furniture during her natural life, or so long as she remains my widow. I leave to my eldest son, Tjerck, £80. To the heirs of my second son, Cornelius, deceased, £20, allowing the eldest heir 2 shares. I leave my third son, Abraham, £50. To my fourth son, Benjamin, £40. To the heirs of my eldest daughter, Margaret Lawson, deceased, £20, the eldest heir to have two portions. I leave to my second and last daughter, Mary Lawson, £50. All the rest of my estate I leave to my youngest son, Mattheus, and make him executor."
Sources
1. Except as otherwise cited, all information comes from: D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by Van Curen, [address for private use], Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments.
2. 2.0 2.1 New York Historical Society, abstractor, Collections: Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800, on File in the Surrogates's Office, County of New York, 41 volumes (New York: New York Historical Society, 1892), vol. III (1730-1744), pp. 371-372, will of Dirck Van Keuren, referencing liber 14, page 300.
3. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660 (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 76, no. 1558, 9 Jun. 1706, Mattheus, child of Tierk Mattyse and Marytie Ten Eyck; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019). Witness/sponsors were Mattys Mattyse and Tiatie Mattyse.
4. Hoes, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, p. 556, no. 670, Matheus van Keuren and Seeletjen de Lameeter, both born and residing in Kingston, banns registered 5 Jan.
5. Frank Hasbrouck, editor, The History of Dutchess County, New York (Poughkeepsie, NY: Samuel A. Matthieu, 1909), pp. 49-51; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028853327#page/n9/mode/2up : viewed 4 July 2018).
6. Hasbrouck, Chapter 9.
7. Ibid.
8. James Roberts, editor, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State: These Records Were Discovered, Arranged, and Classified in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898, 2nd edition (Albany, NY: Press of Brandow Printing Co., 1898), pp. 10-11, 86, 153; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/newyorkinrevolut00newy : viewed 8 July 2018). It should be stated that Matthew and its variants was a common name among the Van Keurens and several are listed in different regiments. In deference to Van Curen's research, I list the one that he selected.
9. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," non-indexed images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9W6-6541: downloaded 24 January 2019), Dutchess > Deeds 1786-1794 vol 10-12, images 161-163; citing FHL film # 007140299.
10. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," non-indexed images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WZ-XN7P: downloaded 24 January 2019), > Dutchess > Deeds 1825-1826 vol 33-34 > image 272 of 546; citing FHL film # 007140311.
11. "Ibid.
Events
| Birth | 22 Apr 1706 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America |  | ||
| Baptism | 9 Jun 1706 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Marriage Bann | 5 Jan 1728/29 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America - Zeletie LA METRE | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Jan 1728/29 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America - Zeletie LA METRE | | ||
| Removed | Aft 1729 | Dutchess, New York, British America | | ||
| Residence (family) | Abt 1735 | a house, forge and mill on land on the north side of Spackenkill Run - Dutchess, New York, British America - Zeletie LA METRE |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1740 | was included in the county tax list as "Mathewis Van Keuren" - Dutchess, New York, British America | | ||
| Property | 1742 | inherited from his father "the land he now lives on and the mill lying and being in Duchess County, on the north side of a run of water named Specken Kill," - Dutchess, New York, British America | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 May 1742 | was mentioned in father's will | | ||
| Civil | May 1763 | sued Abraham Lawson for repayment of a debt - Dutchess, New York, British America | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bet Jun 1775 and Jul 1775 | signed the "Articles of Association" - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, British America | | | |
| Military | 1776 | as a private in the 2nd Regiment of Dutchess County militia - Dutchess, New York, British America | | ||
| Property | 11 Jan 1777 | subdivided his land and sold a portion to Theopolis Anthony, formerly of New York, - Dutchess, New York, British America | | | |
| Will | 10 Feb 1777 | Province of New York | | | |
| Property | 25 Sep 1779 | deeded his remaining land to son Benjamin - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 1781 | | |||
| Death | 13 Mar 1781 | Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States | | ||
| Probate | 6 Jun 1782 | New York, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Matheus VAN KEUREN | ||||
| -WikiTree | Van_Keuren-173 |
Families
| Spouse | Zeletie LA METRE (1706 - 1777) |
| Child | Tjerk VAN KEUREN (1729 - 1802) |
| Child | Cornelius VAN KEUREN (1732 - 1777) |
| Child | Abraham VAN KEUREN (1736 - 1814) |
| Child | Margriet VAN KEUREN (1739 - 1777) |
| Child | Benjamin VAN KEUREN (1741 - 1810) |
| Child | Matheus VAN KEUREN (1743 - 1784) |
| Child | Marytje VAN KEUREN (1745 - 1781) |
| Father | Tirck MATTHYSSEN (1682 - 1742) |
| Mother | Maria TEN EYCK (1682 - 1760) |
| Sibling | Sara VAN KEUREN (1702 - 1768) |
| Sibling | Jenneke VAN KEUREN (1704 - 1757) |
| Sibling | Tjatje VAN KEUREN (1707 - 1791) |
| Sibling | Catharina VAN KEUREN (1709 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Abraham VAN KEUREN (1711 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Benjamin VAN KEUREN (1713 - 1788) |
| Sibling | Marytjen VAN KEUREN (1715 - 1716) |
| Sibling | Maria VAN KEUREN (1717 - 1748) |
| Sibling | Jacobus VAN KEUREN (1719 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Rachel VAN KEUREN (1720 - 1721) |
| Sibling | Rachel VAN KEUREN (1722 - 1787) |
| Sibling | Elisabeth VAN KEUREN (1726 - 1812) |
| Sibling | Lidea VAN KEUREN (1729 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Neeltje VAN KEUREN (1730 - 1770) |
Notes
Residence (family)
Quoted from cited book:"Near Matthew's home was a small shipping village that came to be known as Van Keurens New York. From there, big ships could dock and load/unload for the Poughkeepsie area. A ferry was also located there, linking Dutchess and Ulster Counties. The Village was also destroyed by the British in 1777."
Property
Quoted from cited RTF file:"Four miles south of the City of Poughkeepsie, a small stream called by the Dutch "SpeckZynKill was the site of Matthew's home. The land along the North side of the stream was purchased by his father in 1729. He later purchased the land on the south side as well, with both parcels passing to Matthew at the time of Tjrck's death, in 1742. The house was built in the 1730s sits on a hill on the North side of SpeckZynKill. The forge and Mill were built about the same time as the house. In 1776, the much of the Chain for the Hudson Blockade at Fort Montgomery, was made at Matthew's mill. In January, 1777, Matthew sold the land to Theopolis Anthony, formerly of New York City. When Sir James Wallace broke the Blockade in October, 1777, his soldiers raided the site and burned the mill and forge, but spared the house. A slave girl named Dina bribed the British with fresh baked bread, to spare the home. Dina lived to be emancipated in 1827, left for some time, but returned prior to her death, and is buried in the family cemetery on the land."
I believe that there is an error in the passage. According to the will, the land on the south side of Spackenbill Run was given to Benjamin.
Civil
Conceivably, this record belong to a different Mathew Van Keuren.Miscellaneous
Van Keuren signers of the Articles of Association in Dutchess County, NYDraft 1, 26 Jan 2019, James W. MooreExcerpt from: THE HISTORY OF DUTCHESS COUNTY NEW YORK, Edited by FRANK HASBROUCK, Published by S. A. MATTHIEU, POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 1909. I have cut, pasted and edited from the transcription at http://genealogytrails.com/ny/dutchess/history/history1909/chapter9.html :CHAPTER IX. [beginning on p. 93]THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.... in the Colonial Congress assembled at Philadelphia September 1774, it was unanimously agreed to sustain Massachusetts in her conflict with a wicked ministry. The people of New York, however, were eminently conservative and hopeful of a peaceful solution of the pending controversy, though not less earnest in their convictions. ... In March 1775, the "Committee of Sixty," composed of the inhabitants of the city and county of New York invited a meeting of delegates from the counties of the Province, to serve in Provincial Convention to be held in New York City, April 20, 1775, for the purpose of choosing delegates to represent the colony in the Continental Congress. ... The Convention adjourned April 22nd, and the day following New York learned of the battle of Lexington. The people of this province were then thoroughly aroused. The "Committee of Sixty" was increased to a "Committee of One Hundred," and April 29, 1775, "the freeman, freeholders and inhabitants of the city and county of New York," met and formulated "Articles of Association" sometimes called the "Revolutionary Pledge." ... One of the first acts of the Provincial Congress ... was the endorsement of the "Articles of Association" and copies of the documents were placed in the hands of committees to circulate through the counties for signatures. The primary purpose of this "Pledge" was to bring the people up to the point of associated effort, and had no direct reference to an appeal to arms and separation from the English government. The "Pledge" itself reads:"Persuaded that the salvation of the rights and liberties of America depend, under God, on the firm union of its inhabitants in a vigorous prosecution of the measures necessary for its safety, and convinced of the necessity of preventing anarchy and confusion which attend a dissolution of the powers of government. We, the Freeman, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of Dutchess, being greatly alarmed at the avowed design of the Ministry to raise a revenue in America, and shocked by the bloody scene now acting in Massachusetts Bay, do in the most solemn manner resolve never to become slaves, and do associate, under all the ties of religion, honor, and love to our country, to adopt and endeavor to carry into execution whatsoever measures may be recommended by the Continental Congress, or resolved upon by our Provincial Convention, for the purpose of preserving our constitution and of opposing the several arbitrary acts of the British Parliament, until a reconciliation between Great Britain and America, on constitutional principles (which we most ardently desire) can be obtained, and that we will in all things follow the advice of our General Committee respecting the purposes aforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order and the safety of individuals and property."In Dutchess County there were 1820 signers, and 964 persons who refused to sign. Some qualified their signatures by certain restrictions. Lists were recorded of those who signed and of those who refused to sign, and are preserved in the American Archives. They show a radical difference in the views even of members of the same family, and in some of the Precincts, almost an equal division in numbers. For convenient reference the lists of signers and non-signers are now introduced, arranged alphabetically:[I have only listed the Van Keurens, along with the places where they signed.]... Poughkeepsie Precinct.The signers to the "Articles of Association," June and July, 1775....Van Keuren M.Van Keuren, AbrahamVan Keuren, Mat., Jr....Rhinebeck Precinct.The signers to the "Articles of Association," June and July, 1775...Van Keuron, JohnsVan Keuron, Tobias... Rombout Precinct.The signers to the "Articles of Association," June and July, 1775...Van Keuren, Charreik[Because of the extensive reuse of given names by the Van Keurens, it requires some analysis to determine who signed the Articles.[One person is named Mat. Jr and another has simply the initial "M". Matthew and its cognates is the only male given name used by the Van Keurens at this time. Matheus Van Keuren (1706-1781) owned land in Poughkeepsie and would be an obvious choice. He had a son named Matheus (1743-aft 1777). There are also five grand-children with the name, but all are born in 1760 or later. Because they would all be minors, I believe that the previous two are the ones who signed.[One person is named Abraham. There are two possibilities. Abraham (1711-1776) seems to have spent his entire life in Ulster County, having inherited his father's land there in 1742. Abraham (1736/7-bef 1814) was born in Ulster County, but would have removed to Dutchess County as a child; he married in Poughkeepsie in 1766. He would seem to be the person who signed.[One person is named Charreik, likely a cognate of Tjerk, a common name among the Van Keurens. One seems likely: Tjerk (1730-1802) was born in Ulster County, but married first in Poughkeepsie and second in New Hackensack, then resided in Fishkill, and died in Wappingers Falls. All but Poughkeepsie are within the Rombout Precinct. He would seem to be the person who signed.[Tobias is more difficult to identify. In another branch of the family, Cornelis Van Keuren (1717-?) named two boys Tobyas in 1743 (presumably dying young) and 1745, but there is no evidence that they left Ulster County. Presumably, the second child died before adulthood, because in 1757, Cornelis named another boy Tobyas. He and several of his descendants died in Red Hook or Rhinebeck. He would seem to be the Tobias who signed in the Rhinebeck Precinct.[Finally, there is "Johns", probably a corruption of Johannes. If so, there are several possibilities which I've been unable to narrow down.]Property
This land was attacked by the British later in the war.From Fredriksen, Beatrice, compiler. The Role of Dutchess County during the American Revolution. Dutchess County Bicentennial Commission, 1976:
"The British fleet consisting of 30-40 vessels under the command of General Vaughn of the British Marines began its advance up the Hudson River on October 4, 1777. The British broke the chain across the Hudson River at Fort Montgomery. [Other sources say that they attacked by land and released the chain.] … The British … shelled: 1. The machine works at Fishkill Landing and burned a number of shops and mills. 2. Theophilus Anthony’s forge, home and shipyard. 3. The Jacobus Stoutenburgh’s home in Hyde Park…" [pp. 8-9]
Anthony's forge and home were sold to him by Matheus.
“THEOPHILUS ANTHONY who left New York City and came to Dutchess County forged links for the chain strung across the Hudson River at Fort Montgomery. When the British fleet came up the Hudson River, it shelled [his] home. British troops landed with the intent of destroying [his] property. Diana, a slave, was baking bread when the British entered the house. She offered them some of the newly baked bread. The British ate their fill, forgetting to pillage Anthony’s property.” [ p. 36]
Will
The will notes that son Cornelius and daughter, Margaret Lawson, are dead. It also refers to daughter Mary as "Mary Lawson".Quoted from cited book:
"'In the name of God, Amen, I, Matheus Van Keuren, of the precinct of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, being sick and weak, direct all debts to be paid. I leave to my wife Seletje Van Keuren, £100 and all household furniture during her natural life, or so long as she remains my widow. I leave to my eldest son, Tjerck, £80. To the heirs of my second son, Cornelius, deceased, £20, allowing the eldest heir 2 shares. I leave my third son, Abraham, £50. To my fourth son, Benjamin, £40. To the hiers of my eldest daughter, Margaret Lawson, deceased, £20, the eldest heir to have two portions. I leave to my second and last daughter, Mary Lawson, £50. All the rest of my estate I leave to my youngest son, Mattheus, and make him executor.' Dated Feb 10, 1777, proved Jun 6, 1782."
Property
This land was eventually sold by his descendants on 26 April 1825.Endnotes
1. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
2. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
3. Chester /Van Keuren/ Family Bible Records, 1682-1788, (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), list of children with birth/death dates and names of spouses; privately held by James W. Moore (JamesWMooreUNC69 AT gmail DOT com), , Potomac, MD 20854; image of transcription and translation of unknown origin, given to me by Fran Bates.
4. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
5. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 76, no. 1558, 9 Jun. 1706, Mattheus, child of Tierk Mattyse and Marytie Ten Eyck; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019). Witness/sponsors were Mattys Mattyse and Tiatie Mattyse.
6. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 556, no. 670, Matheus van Keuren and Seeletjen de Lameeter, both born and residing in Kingston, banns registered 5 Jan. ; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019).
7. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
8. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 556, no. 670, Matheus van Keuren and Seeletjen de Lameeter, both born and residing in Kingston, banns registered 5 Jan. ; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 8 January 2019).
9. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
10. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
11. Frank Hasbrouck, The History of Dutchess County, New York (Poughkeepsie, NY: Samuel A. Matthieu, 1909), pp. 49-51; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028853327#page/n9/mode/2up : viewed 4 July 2018).
12. /New York Historical Society/, abstractor, Collections: Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800, on File in the Surrogates's Office, County of New York, 41 volumes (New York: New York Historical Society, 1892), vol. III (1730-1744), pp. 371-372, will of Dirck Van Keuren, referencing liber 14, page 300.
13. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
14. /New York Historical Society/, abstractor, Collections: Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800, on File in the Surrogates's Office, County of New York, 41 volumes (New York: New York Historical Society, 1892), vol. III (1730-1744), pp. 371-372, will of Dirck Van Keuren, referencing liber 14, page 300.
15. Dutchess County, New York || Dutchess Co., NY, Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Sessions, 1721-1889 "Ancient Document 4553", Mathew Van Kuren & James Luckey v Abraham Lawson , 1763, "Inquiry & Inquisition," May 1763; digital images, Dutchess County (NY) Clerk, Dutchess County Government (https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/County-Clerk/Ancient-Document-Search.htm : downloaded, 9 November 2019).
16. James W. Moore, "Van Keuren signers of the Articles of Association in Dutchess County, NY," p. 1; report, , Potomac MD 20854, 26 January 2019; held by James W. Moore, . Citing Hasbrouck, History of Dutchess County.
17. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
18. James Roberts, editor, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State: These Records Were Discovered, Arranged, and Classified in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898, 2nd edition (Albany, NY: Press of Brandow Printing Co., 1898), pp. 10-11, 86, 153; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/newyorkinrevolut00newy : viewed 8 July 2018).
19. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
20. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," non-indexed images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9W6-6541: downloaded 24 January 2019), Dutchess > Deeds 1786-1794 vol 10-12, images 161-163; citing FHL film # 007140299.
21. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," non-indexed images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WZ-XN7P: downloaded 24 January 2019), > Dutchess > Deeds 1825-1826 vol 33-34 > image 272 of 546; citing FHL film # 007140311.
22. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116, citing p. 282, NY Wills, proved 6 Jun 1782; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
23. "New York Land Records, 1630-1975," non-indexed images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WZ-XN7P: downloaded 24 January 2019), > Dutchess > Deeds 1825-1826 vol 33-34 > image 272 of 546; citing FHL film # 007140311.
24. Chester /Van Keuren/ Family Bible Records, 1682-1788, (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), list of children with birth/death dates and names of spouses; privately held by James W. Moore (JamesWMooreUNC69 AT gmail DOT com), , Potomac, MD 20854; image of transcription and translation of unknown origin, given to me by Fran Bates.
25. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
26. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116, citing p. 282, NY Wills, proved 6 Jun 1782; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.