VAN NESS SURNAME BIRTHS, ESSEX, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2000 by Thomas E. Van Ness,tevanness@juno.com. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Births: Van Ness, Jacobus, Riker, Personnett, Arbuthnot surnames in Essex Co., NJ, 1848-1867: Entire County except Newark These records came from LDS Microfilm 0493712. This microfilm is available by ordering at LDS Family History Centers. You will find that information is sometimes absent in some of the columns such as the name of the child. These records were sent in to the Township or County Clerk by the doctor. If the doctor did not include the information, the clerk didn't try to find out. Date of Birth Place of Birth Name Sex Parents Father's Occupation Page 1848-11-17 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Jacob Van Winkle" M "Jacobus, Anthony & Lucy Ann" Shoemaker 4 1849-03-28 West Bloomfield "Riker, Eliza" F "Riker, Israel & Maria" Shoemaker 4 1848-10-26 Caldwell "Vanness, Charlotte Augusta"F "Vanness, Peter & Sarah Ann" Shoemaker 10 1848-10-25 Caldwell "Vanness, Aaron" M "Vanness, Garritt & Margaret" Farmer 10 1848-12-05 Caldwell "Jacobus, William Carey" M "Jacobus, Peter & Eliza Ann" Farmer & Carpenter 10 1849-03-23 Caldwell "Vanness, Agnes Bernard" F "Vanness, John H. & Catherine M." Farmer & Blacksmith 10 1849-01-14 Caldwell "Jacobus, Mary Margaret" F "Jacobus, Barney & Sarah" Shoemaker 10 1849-01-08 Caldwell "Jacobus, Ellen" F "Jacobus, Cornelius & Eliza" Farmer & Woodturner 10 1849-01-10 Caldwell "Personett, Alonzo" m "Personett, Almira" 10 1848-05-21 Caldwell "Jacobus, Mary Elizabeth Augustus" F "Jacobus, Isaac I & Rachel" Farmer 10 1848-10-07 Caldwell "Jacobus, Isaac Bentley" M "Jacobus, Garret & Cordelia" Mason 10 1849-03-07 Caldwell "Jacobus, Annah" F "Jacobus, Lemuel W. & Ellen" Brush Manftr'r 10 1849-05-15 Rahway Twnshp "Van Ness, Susan " F "Van Ness, Martin & Susan" Miller 29 1849-07-08 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Elizabeth" F "Jacobus, James J. & Mary" Shoemaker 35 1849-10-05 Caldwell "Jacobus, Henrietta" F "Jacobus, Henry F. & Mary" Farmer 39 1850-03-11 Caldwell "Personett, Alfred" M "Personett, John & Ellen" Hatter 39 1849-06-02 Caldwell "Jacobus, Joseph Sanford" M "Jacobus, Joseph G. & Jane" Woodturner 39 1849-11-16 Caldwell "Van Ness, Dannet" M "Van Ness, Jacob F. & Margaret" Carpenter 39 1849-09-05 Caldwell "Jacobus, George B." M "Jacobus, John D. & Elizabeth" Blacksmith 39 1849-09-09 Orange Dead F "Riker, David & Lydia" Merchant 39 1850-05-28 Rahway "Shotwell, Sarah Townsend" F "Shotwell, Abm F. & Mary J. " Farmer 52 1849-09-01 Rahway Twnshp "Shotwell, Lydia Augusta" F "Shotwell, Jod & Mary Ann" Farmer 54 1850-11-09 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Mary" F "Jacobus, James & Mary" Shoemaker 63 1850-07 Caldwell M "Vanness, Anthony" Carpenter 67 1850-08 Caldwell F "Vanness, Peter W & Sarah Ann" Shoemaker 67 1850-06-16 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Garret I. & Cordelia" Mason 68 1850-10 Caldwell "Jacobus, Emma" F "Jacobus, Robert & Julia" Shoemaker 68 1850-12-26 Middleville "Van Ness, Eugene" M "Van Ness, Caleb B. & Mary D." Cordwainer 70 1850-11-25 Livingston "Jacobus, Richard M." M "Jacobus, Henry V. B. & Mary A." Farmer 81 1850-10-13 Orange M "Riker, David " 83 1850-1851 Caldwell "Jacobus, James J. & ~~" Labourer 107 1851-06-16 Cedar Grove F "Jacobus, Tunis & Leah Ann" House Carpenter 108 1851-06-28 Vernon "Jacobus, Charles" M "Jacobus, Lemuel W. & Eleanor" Brush Manftr'r 108 1851-12-08 Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Emma" F "Jacobus, Henry T. & Mary" Farmer 108 1852-03-25 Cedar Grove F "Jacobus, Garret I. & Cordelia" Mason 108 1851-08-03 Livingston "Jacobus, Sarah J." F "Jacobus, Abraham & Susan" Farmer 114 1852-08-20 Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Jos G. & Jane" Woodturner 132M 1852-1853 Pine Brook (Possibly John Stiles Van Ness) M "Van Ness, C. D. & H." Farmer 132M 1852-1853 Vernon "Personnet, Sarah Alice" F "Personett, Stephen & A." 132M 1852-1853 Fairfield M "Van Ness, Peter" Farmer 132M 1852-1853 Fairfield M Van Ness Cornelius Mason 132M 1852-1853 Caldwell "Jacobus, Garret" Labourer 132N 1852-1853 Caldwell "Personette, John & E." Hatter 132N 1853-07-31 Caldwell "Jacobus, William Holly" M "Jacobus, Cornelius H & Eliza" Farmer 154 1851-10-06 Rahway "Shotwell, Frederick C." M "Shotwell, Abm F. & Mary" Farmer 149 1854-02-09 Caldwell M "Jacobus, Joseph G. & Jane" Woodturner 154 1854-04-19 Caldwell "Jacobus, William" M "Jacobus, Tunis & Leah Ann" Carpenter 154 1853-05-09 Livingston F "Jacobus, Abraham J & Susan E." Farming 156I 1854-01-10 Livingston "Jacobus, Arthur M." M "Jacobus, H.V.B. & Mary" Farmer 156I 1854-02-26 Orange F "Jacobus, Peter E." Carpenter 156O 1854-05-06 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Leah Ann" F "Jacobus, James & Mary " Shoemaker 161 1855-02-26 Bloomfield "Riker, George Washington" M "Riker, Elias & Letty Ann" Huckster 164 1854-10-16 Caldwell "Vanness, Anwert(probably Gilbert)" M "Vanness, Jacob & Margaret" Carpenter 165 1854-08-31 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Garret T. & Cordelia" Mason 165A 1854-12-16 Caldwell F "Vannies, Edmund & Josephine" Distiller 165A 1855-02-09 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Isaac M & Harriet" Farmer 165A 1855-07-02 West Bloomfield "Jacobus, Frank Norwood" M "Jacobus, William & Elizabeth" Shoemaker 240 1856-02-05 West Bloomfield F "Jacobus, Tunis & Leah Ann" Carpenter 240 1856-03-24 West Bloomfield "Jacobus, Ida Frances" F "Jacobus, John & Mary Esther" 242 1855-1856 Caldwell "Vanness, Joseph Wilson" M "Vanness, Cornelius D. & Harriet" Farmer 247 1855-07-03 Caldwell "Jacobus, William Albert" M "Jacobus, Cornelius H. Jr. & Hetty M." Woodturner 248 1855-09-26 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Joseph G. & Jane" Woodturner 248 1855-12-14 Caldwell "Personnett, Robert Landford" M "Personnett, John & Ellen" Hatter 248 1856-02-17 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Tunis & Leah Ann" Carpenter 248 1855-07-27 Caldwell "Personett, Mary Jane" F "Personnett, Lears & Maria" Wheelwright 248 1855-12-03 Clinton "Riker, Chandler" M "Riker, William & Sarah M." Jeweller 250 1855-07-03 Orange Jacobus (stillborn) M "Jacobus, Henry" 261 1856-10-13 N. Belleville Riker F "Riker, Thos. J. " Labourer 279 1857-01-01 West Bloomfield "Arbuthnot, Josephine" F "Arbuthnot, Samuel & Sarah" R.R. Conductor 283 1856-11-01 Caldwell "Personett, Emma" F "Personett, Dorance & Ellen" Tobacco Cutter 287 1856-08-05 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Garret T. & Cordelia" Mason 287 1856-10-01 Caldwell M "Jacobus, Isaac N. & Harriet" Farmer 287 1857-04-02 Orange "Ryker, Charles" M "Ryker, Isaac & Sarah" Farmer 294 1857-04-20 Clinton Unknown F Riker Isaac Farmer 297 1856-11-24 Orange F "Jacobus, Henry E." 300 1856-07-03 Orange F "Riker, David" Merchant 303 1856-07-20 Orange M "Jacobus, Peter" Mason 303 1856-12-17 Bloomfield M "Jacobus, William & Elizabeth" Shoemaker 307 1858-01-07 Bloomfield M "Riker, Jacob" Laborer 308 1857-10-28 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Emma" F "Jacobus, James & Mary" Shoemaker 307? 1857-08-03 Cedar Grove M "Jacobus, Aaron E & Emma" Farmer 312 1857-09-07 Cedar Grove F "Jacobus, Cornelius H. Jr. & Hetty M." Woodturner 312 1858-02-28 Cedar Grove M "Jacobus, Joseph G. & Jane" Woodturner 312 1858-03-21 Cedar Grove M "Jacobus, James W. & Eliza" Woodturner 312 1858-03-18 Fairfield M "Vanness, William J. & Mariah" Farmer 312 1857-12-17 Franklin M "Vanness, Cornelius & Phebe J. " Farmer 312 1857-08-20 Franklin M "Vanness, Giles H. " Cigar Maker 313 1857-00-00 Clinton M "Riker, Isaac" Farmer 322 1858-07-18 Bloomfield M "Jacobus, Israel & Ellen" 329 1858-07-29 Orange "Van Ness, Edwin S." M "Van Ness, Austin & Caroline" Carpenter 333 1858-09-30 Orange M "Jacobus, Peter E." Carpenter 334 1859-04-16 Orange F "Jacobus, Ephraim" Farmer 351 1859-06-03 West Bloomfield "Arbuthnot, Mary" F "Arbuthnot, Samuel & Sarah" R.R. Conductor 360 1859-08-21 Speer Town "Jacobus, Ephraim" M "Jacobus, Timothy & Sarah" Mason 360 1860-01-11 West Bloomfield "Jacobus, Willie Norwood" M "Jacobus, Wm & Elizabeth" Shoemaker 360 1859-07-10 Orange "Riker, Mary Ellen" F "Riker, David & Martha" Merchant 361 1860-04-12 West Bloomfield F "Riker, Elias & Charlotte" Huckster 362 1859-08-18 Caldwell "Jacobus, Georges" M "Jacobus, Peter E. & Mary" Mason 365 1859-09-01 Caldwell M "Jacobus, Cornelius H. & Mary" Woodturner 365 1859-06-05 Caldwell M "Jacobus, Thomas S." Wheelwright 365 1860-04-16 Orange M "Jacobus, Daniel" Mason 369 1861-05-28 Franklin F "Jacobus, Alexander" Laborer 378 1860-12-27 West Bloomfield M "Arbuthnot, Samuel & Sarah" R.R. Conductor 384 1861-01-21 Caldwell M "Jacobus, James & Elizabeth" Mechanic 384 1861-03-08 West Bloomfield M "Riker, David H. & Elizabeth" Huckster 384 1860-05-30 Fairfield "Vanness, Judson M." M "Vanness, Wm. & Maria" Farmer 386 1860-05-30 Caldwell "Jacobus, Margaret" F "Jacobus, Cyrus F. & Mary" Woodturner 386 1860-10-22 Caldwell F "Jacobus, Tunis & Leah Ann" Carpenter 386 1861-01-21 Caldwell M "Jacobus, James W. & Eliza" Woodturner 386 1860-10-30 Caldwell M "Jacobus, Martin" 386 1860-12-07 Caldwell M "Personette, Durance & S. E." Tobacconist 386 1860-07-15 Orange M "Van Ness, Austin & Caroline" Carpenter 394 1861-08-27 Bloomfield M "Jacobus, Richard & Jane" Mason 403 1861-06-18 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Sarah Catalina" F "Jacobus, Israel & Ellen J." Carpenter 405 1861-05-19 Bloomfield M "Jacobus, Isaac M. & Harriet" Woodturner 406 1861-11-11 Bloomfield M "Jacobus, Henry & Frances" Carpenter 406 1861-05-19 Caldwell "Vanness, Arminda" F "Vanness, Wm & Mariah" Farmer 407 1862-02-08 Caldwell "Jacobus, Lewis P." M 407 1861-12-10 Caldwell "Jacobus, Alonzo" M "Jacobus, Henry V. B. & Fannie" Carpenter 407 1861-06-02 Caldwell "Jacobus, Francis E." M "Jacobus, Richard & Abbie" Mason 408 1862-02-10 Caldwell "Van Ness, Maggie" F 408 1862-02-15 Caldwell "Jacobus, Clara" F "Jacobus, Cornelius" Turner 408 1863-02-05 Belleville "Riker, Mary Ann" F "Riker, Abm & Mary J." Laborer 423 1862-05-05 Bloomfield Jacobus F "Jacobus, Wm & Eliza " 427 1862-07-11 Bloomfield Riker F "Riker, David & Eliza" Huckster 427 1862-1863 Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Bently" M "Jacobus, James W. & Eliza" Wheelwright 429 1862-10-17 Newark "Jacobus, William" M "Jacobus, John W. & Lucy" Carpenter 429 1863-03-15 Franklin Persnett M "Personett, Abraham D. & Sarah E." Tobacconnist 429 1863-02-13 Caldwell "Jacobus, Ella" F "Jacobus, John S. & Mary E. " Segar Maker 429 1862-11-23 Verona "Jacobus, Burton" M "Jacobus, William H. & Frances" Soldier 429 1863-04-19 Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Warren" M "Jacobus, Isaac M. & Harriet" Turner 429 1863-09-08 Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Cyrus William " M "Jacobus, Cyrus W. & Mary" Turner 429 1863-04-15 Fairfield F "Jacobus, Horace & Mary" Farmer 429 ****1862-09-05 East Orange "Riker, Elsworth" M "Riker, David & Martha B." Merchant 436 1863-01-14 Orange "Jacobus, Eugene" M "Jacobus, Edward & Martha" Hatter 437 1863-05-15 Franklin "Riker, John H." M "Riker, Thomas J. & Ellen" Laborer 442 1864-03-05 Horse Neck "Jacobus, Vincetta" F "Jacobus, John H. & Maria E." Mason 449 1863-06-09 Fairfield "Van Ness, Anna" F "Van Ness, Peter & Sarah R." Segar Maker 449 1864-01-01 Franklin F "Jacobus, James O. & Hetty A. " Tobacconist 449 1863-09-06 Orange "Vanness, Harriet " F "Vanness, Austin & Caroline" Carpenter 454 1864-03-01 Orange "Jacobus, John" M "Jacobus, Daniel & Eliza" Mason 454 1863-09-06 Orange "Vanness, Norman M." M "Vanness, Robert & Frances" Grocer 458 1864-07-26 "Boiling Springs, Bergen Co." "Jacobus, Sarah E. J." F "Jacobus, Mary" 460 1864-12-19 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Charles C. " M "Jacobus, Eliza V." Carpenter 462 1864-07-20 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Garret" M "Jacobus, Munson" Carpenter 462 1864-09-19 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Elizabeth" F "Jacobus, Richard" Mason 462 1865-02-22 Bloomfield "Riker, Amy W." F "Riker, Caleb" Blacksmith 462A 1865-09-15 Bloomfield "Riker, Maria E." F "Riker, David " Huckster 462A 1864-06-24 Bloomfield "Riker, Emma" F "Riker, William A." 462A 1864-10-04 Newark "Jacobus, John Hunt" M "Jacobus, John W. & Lucy" 465 1864-08-07 Caldwell "Jacobus, Harriet Fulcher" F "Jacobus, Peter E. & Mary D" Soldier 466 1865-03-06 "Ridge Road, Passaic Co." "Jacobus, Robert" M "Jacobus, James H. & Eliza" Farmer 466 1864-10-08 Cedar Grove "Jacobus, Estella" F "Jacobus, Elizar & Sarah M." Farmer 466 1865-02-09 East Orange "Vanness, Lester" M "Vanness, Francis & Malinda" Merchant 470 1865-05-01 Livingston M "Vaness, Peter & Maryann" Shoemaker 471 1865-07-30 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Harry W." M "Jacobus, Munson" Carpenter 486 1866-04-21 Bloomfield Jacobus F "Jacobus, William " Shoemaker 486 1865-06-29 Caldwell "Jacobus, Sarah" F "Jacobus, Horace & Mary C." Farmer 489 1866-04-05 Caldwell "Jacobus, John H." M "Jacobus, John S. & Mary E." Cigar Maker 489 1866-03-27 Caldwell "Van Ness, Charles L." M "Van Ness, Garret & Elizabeth" Laborer 489 1866-01-01 Caldwell "Van Ness, William" M "Van Ness, Abra & Sarah M." Cigar Maker 489 1865-11-16 Caldwell "Van Ness, Sarah" F "Van Ness, Peter H. & Jane" Farmer 489 1865-09-10 Caldwell "Jacobus, Victor" M "Jacobus, John H. & Maria " Mason 489 1866-04-02 Caldwell "Jacobus, Herbert" M "Jacobus, Charles C. & Sarah " Miller 489 1865-11-11 Little Falls "Riker, John Gerin" M "Riker, Andrew & Elizabeth Odell" Laborer 491 1866-02-23 Orange "Vanness, Bertrand" F "Vanness, Robert " Merchant 496 1866-09-13 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Fannie E." F "Jacobus, Israel & Ellen" Carpenter 502 1866-08-23 Bloomfield "Jacobus, John E." M "Jacobus, Richard & Lennie" Mason 503 1866-09-04 Stone House Plains "Jacobus, Cornelius" M "Jacobus, John A. & Mary A." Painter 504 1867-04-22 Bloomfield "Jacobus, Vincetta" F "Jacobus, John H. & Mary" Mason 504 1866-08-22 Bloomfield "Riker, Shebe" F "Riker, David H. & Eliza " Huckster 504 1866-08-01 Caldwell "Jacobus, Mary" F "Jacobus, Henry V. W. & Francis" 506 1866-06-26 East Orange "Jacobus, Eliza " F "Jacobus, Daniel & Eliza" Laborer 510 1866-10-19 Millburn "Jacobus, Mary L." F "Jacobus, Frederick & Alvira" Laborer 511 1867-01-20 Orange "Vanness, Rachel C." F "Vanness, Austin & Caroline" Carpenter 512 1866-11-16 South Orange "Van Ness, Caroline A." F "Van Ness, John H. & Lucinda" Hatter 514 1866-05-22 Morris County "Van Ness, Mary Emma" F "Van Ness, John E. & Hetty" Engineer 514