William Traphagen

1738 - ca 1800

arabq_tw.jpg (6987 bytes)ilhelmus (William) Traphagen, christened 2 May 1741 in Pompton Plains Dutch Church, New Jersey, died bef. 1800 in Bergen County, New Jersey. He married abt. 1760 in Bergen County, New Jersey, unknown.

Children of William Traphagen:

  1. William, born abt. 1763 in Bergen County, New Jersey; died aft. 1810 in Bergen County, New Jersey. He married on 2 Jun 1785 in Bergen County, New Jersey, Martyntje Westervelt, born 9 Apr 1765 in Bergen County, New Jersey; christened 5 May 1765 in Schraalenburgh Dutch Church, Bergen County, New Jersey; died 10 May 1831 in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey; buried in Paramus Dutch Church, Bergen County, New Jersey. Not sure this is William's son or possibly Williams second marriage.
  2. Rachel, born abt. 1765 in Bergen County, New Jersey; died aft. 1800 in Passaic County, New Jersey. She married on 23 Jul 1786 in Ackquackenonk Dutch Church, New Jersey, John G. Van Wagenen, born abt. 1760 in Ackquackanonk, Passaic County, New Jersey.
  3. Jonathan, born about 1766 in Bergen County, New Jersey; died abt. 1810 in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. He married about 1786 in New Paltz,   New York, Maria Terwilliger, christened 20 June 1762 in New Paltz Dutch Church, Ulster County, New York. She probably died after 1830 in Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York. They had eight children .
  4. Abraham, born 30 May 1779 in Bergen County, New Jersey; christened 20 Jun 1779 in Schraalenburgh Dutch Church, Bergen County, New Jersey; died aft. 1793 in Essex County, New Jersey. The baptism was recorded this way at Schraalenburgh Dutch Church but this may actually be the baptism of Abraham, the son of Jonathan Traphagen rather than William.