Henry Traphagen

1768 - 1857

arabq_th.jpg (6748 bytes)enry Traphagen , born 26 July 1768 in Somerset County, New Jersey; christened 4 September 1768 in Raritan Dutch Church, Somerset County, New Jersey; died 26 June 1857 in Jersey City, Bergen County, New Jersey. He married 1 February 1803 in Bergen, Bergen, New Jersey, Neeltje (Eleanor) Van Vorst , born 16 September 1768 in Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey; christened 2 Oct 1768 in Bergen Dutch Church, Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey; died abt. 1840 in Jersey City, Bergen County, New Jersey. He married 14 February 1846 in Bergen, Bergen, New Jersey, Jane Ashton Alexander , born in Virginia.

    Henry Traphagen graduated from Queens College (Rutgers Unitversity) and was a teacher at Hackensack Academy as early as 1796. He was accepted as a member at Hackensack Dutch Church March 24, 1797. He purchased land in Bergen County in 1800 in which Thomas Mackaness was the witness. After his marriage he removed to Jersey City, New Jersey where his descendants were bankers and doctors and a leading family of the city.

Children of Henry and Neeltje (Eleanor) (Van Vorst) Traphagen:

  1. Cornelius Van Vorst born abt. 1805 in Jersey City, Bergen County, New Jersey; died abt. 1884 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. He married abt. 1837 in New York, Mantattan, New York, Jane Proudfet , born abt. 1810 in New York, Manhattan, New York; died 2 Jun 1864 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  2. Anne Van Horne, born about 1806 in Jersey City, Bergen County, New Jersey; died about 1880 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  3. Henry Mackaness born abt. 1809 in Jersey City, Bergen County, New Jersey; died abt. 1884 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. He married in 1834 in Hudson County, New Jersey, Sarah Conselyea , born 1810 in New York; died 1866 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  4. Hannah Maria born abt. 1810 in Jersey City, Bergen County, New Jersey; died aft. 1870 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. She married on 23 May 1833 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, William Gerardus Post , born abt. 1808 in New York; died 1860/70 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.