Guilliam BERTHOLF

Birth:
20 Feb 1656
Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
Death:
20 Feb 1724
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey
Marriage:
15 Apr 1676
Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
Sources:
Ancestral File, version 4.19
Pedigree Resource File
Ancestry World Tree
Internet IGI, Dec 2007
Notes:
                   Historical information included in notes.




"Reverend Bertholf, as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, was the first minister of many of theearly churches in what is now Northern New Jersey and Westchester, and was probably the founder ofseven of the first nine churches in New Netherlands, including those at Tappan, Raritan, and SleepyHollow (a National Historic Landmark, it also plays a major role in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."). He is believed to be buried under the pulpit of the Hackensack Dutch ReformedChurch."---Source: "The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow - The oldest church in New York State, this colonialDutch-style stone church, nestled on a knoll besidepresent-day Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow, actually datesfrom 1685. Built for Frederick Philipse, the Lord of theManor of Philipsburg, to serve the spiritual needs ofthe good people of the Manor, its first congregationwas officially organized 12 years later as part of theReformed Church in America, with Guilliam Bertholf aspastor. About 125 years later, in his classic tale "The Legendof Sleepy Hollow", Washington Irving referred to thishouse of worship as "The Old Dutch Church," and thename stuck. Indeed, the church's presence figuresrather prominently in the tale, as Ichabod Crane'sfateful encounter with the Headless Horseman takesplace on a nearby wooden bridge." ---Source: Bertholf Family Genealogy Forum, #72 - Posted by: James Albert Hopper
                  
Martina Hendricks VERMEULEN
Birth:
Abt 1650
of Vlissigen, Netherlands
Children
Marriage
1
Sara BERTHOLF
Chr:
8 Apr 1677
Sluis, Zeeland, Holland
Death:
 
Marr:
 
2
Chr:
12 Mar 1680
Sluis, Zeeland, Holland
Death:
Marr:
25 Mar 1699
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey 
3
Elizabeth BERTHOLF
Chr:
26 Sep 1683
Sluis, Zeeland, Holland
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Hendrick BERTHOLF
Birth:
of Acquackanonk, Bergen County, New Jersey
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
Corynus or Quirinus BERTHOLF
Chr:
16 May 1688
New York, New York, New York
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Jacobus BERTHOLF
Birth:
1690
Bergen, New Jersey
Death:
 
Marr:
 
7
Martha BERTHOLF
Birth:
Bergen, New Jersey, Colonies
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
Anna BERTHOLF
Chr:
27 Feb 1698
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Guilliam Bertholf - Martina Hendricks Vermeulen

Guilliam Bertholf was born at Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands 20 Feb 1656. His parents were Cryn or Quirinus Bertholf and Mrs. Quirimus Bertholf.

He married Martina Hendricks Vermeulen 15 Apr 1676 at Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands . Martina Hendricks Vermeulen was born at of Vlissigen, Netherlands Abt 1650 daughter of William Vermeulen and Martyntie Weymoess .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Sara Bertholf christened 8 Apr 1677.
Maria Bertholf christened 12 Mar 1680.
Elizabeth Bertholf christened 26 Sep 1683.
Hendrick Bertholf christened 6 Apr 1686.
Corynus or Quirinus Bertholf christened 16 May 1688.
Jacobus Bertholf born 1690.
Martha Bertholf christened 29 Mar 1692.
Anna Bertholf christened 27 Feb 1698.

Guilliam Bertholf died 20 Feb 1724 at Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey .