Jonathan Traphagen

1710 - ca 1743

J
onathan Traphagen was baptised November 17, 1710 in the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church. It appears he died shortly after the baptism of his fourth son in 1743. He removed from Ulster County with his family about 1712 and grew up in Somerset County, New Jersey. At maturity he appears in Bergen County, New Jersey in an area called the Ramapo patent just south of the New York border. Possibly the promise of cheap land in the patent lured him there as his uncle Lucas Kiersted was already living there.

     He married Margrietje Laroe December 5, 1734 in the Hackensack Reformed Dutch Church in Bergen County, New Jersey. Margrietje was baptised February 8, 1719 at Hackensack, the daughter of Hendrick and Marytje (Smidt) Laroe.

    Jonathan farmed at Hohokus and on August 8 1741, along with his wife " Margaret LauRow" was admitted as members of the Pompton Plains Reformed Dutch Church.

    Margrietje married second July 1, 1745 in the Pompton Plains RDC to William Jenkins. They produced several children and about 1790 removed with some of their Traphagen and Jenkins children to Ulster County, New York. Margrietje died at Lloyd April 16, 1797 and is buried in the cemetery there. William died February 17, 1815 aged 101 years.

Children of Jonathan and Margrietje (LaRoe) Traphagen:

  1. Hendrick.
  2. Jacobus, bap 1738 Pompton Plains.
  3. Wilhelmus.
  4. Jonathan.

    SOURCES:

  • Kingston Reformed Dutch Church.
  • Pompton Plains Reformed Dutch Church.
  • Records of the Proprietors of East Jersey.
  • Hackensack Reformed Dutch Church.