152 CORNELIUS P., son of Petrus (45), was b. Jun e 12; bap. at Schraalenburgh, July 3, 1760. He m. Maria Conklin, and d. Jan. 23, 1839. He was a Revolutionary soldier, Private, Minute Man, Bergen County, New Jersey Militia; Private and Sergeant, Captain James Christie's Company, Bergen County Regiment (Colonel Theunis Dey, commanding), New Jersey Militia; enlisted at Closter, Bergen County, July, 1777, and served one month; Sergenat, Captain Abraham Harring's Company, Bergen County Regiment, August 1777, and served one month; Sergeant, Captain Elias Romine's Company, Bergen County Regiment, and served one month; Sergeant, Captain John Mead's Company, same regiment, spring of 1778, one month; Sergeant, Captain Joseph Board's Company, same regiment, spring of 1778, one month; Sergeant, Captain James Christie's Company, same regiment, June, 1778, one month; Sergeant, Captain John Huyler's Company, same regiment, September 1778, one month; Sergeant, Captain Thomas Blanch's Company, same regiment, October, 1778, one month; Sergeant, Captain Samuel Demarest's Company, same regiment, spring of 1779, one month; Sergeant, Captain Thomas Blanch's Company, same regiment, May 1779, one month; had skirmish at Closter, May 9, 1779; served one month in summer of 1779 as private, Captain Thomas Blanch's Company; Sergeant, Captain Peter Ward's Company, same regiment, March 1780, one month; Sergeant, Captain Thomas Blanch's Company, same regiment, April, 1780, nine months; Sergeant, Captain James Christie's Company, same regiment, 1781, and rejoined company; Sergeant, Captain Thomas Blanch's Company, same regiment, July, 1782, two months; served until close of the war.
This soldier's widow drew a pension for his service, and in her application she states that he was b. in 1760 and d. in Bergen County, New Jersey, Jan. 23, 1839.
Children of Cornelius Westervelt (152):
376 Catalytie (Caroline), bap. Catalyntie; b. May 20; bap.
at Schraalenburgh, June 27, 1784; Albert Bogert, and d. Jan. 20, 1832.
+377 Casparis (Jasper), b. April 7, 1786.
+378 Petrus, b. Aug. 6, 1788.
379 Wyntje, b. Oct. 10; bap. at Schraalenburgh, Dec. 4,
1791; m. Nicholas Ferdon, and d. Feb. 19, 1870.
+380 Johannes, b. May 26, 1798.
153 BENJAMIN P., son of Petrus (45), was b. Aug. 1; bap. at Schraalenburgh, Aug. 21, 1763. He m., first, Sarah Durie, at the same place, in September, 1784 (date of apptestation, Sept. 4),