1797. After his marriage he resided at Sloatsburg, N.Y., and from thence he removed to New York, where he became a dry goods merchant, under the firm name of Westervelt & Quackenbush, at the corner of Fulton and Greenwich streets. He d. April 27, 1837, and was buried in Houston street, reinterred in the Quackenbush lot, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Children of Jacobus Westervelt (285):
548 Daniel, b. at Sloatsburg, April 22, 1789; m. Anatie,
dau. of Gerret Brinkerhoff, Sept. 23, 1809; d. June 1, 1835. No issue.
549 Martha, b. at Sloatsburg, April 20, 1791; m. John, son
of James Quackenbush and Lea Demaree, Dec. 3, 1811; d. Sept. 25, 1828.
Children of John and Martha (Westervelt) Quackenbush:
1 James W. Quackenbush, b. March 16, 1813; m.,
first, Ann Amelia Lopes, in _____, 1837; second, Helen Boyd, in _____, 1854; third, Elizabeth F. Fisher. He d. March 6, 1886.
2 Mary Jane Quackenbush, d.y.
3 Leah Maria Quackenbush, b. March 9, 1819; m.
John I. Ward; d. January, 1898.
4 John Henry Quackenbush, b. March 26, 1822; m.
Phebe Amelia Bogert.
5 David, d.y.
+550 John Sloat, b. June 15, 1799.
551 James, b. Oct. 8, 1803. He m., first, Mrs. Baldwin, a
widow; second, Sarah Ann Thayer, June 19, 1831, and d. Feb. 7, 1836. No issue.
286 WILLEM, son of Daniel (128), was b. at Schraalenburgh, Sept. 19; bap. at Tappan, N.Y., OCT. 6, 1771, Willem Christie and Catalyntje Demaree, his maternal grandparents, sponsors. M. Belitje, dau. of Jacob Quackenbush and lea Christie, at Schraalenburgh, Aug. 29, 1790. He was a farmer and miller, became member, with his wife, of the Schraalenburgh congregation, March 24, 1797, and Overseer of the Poor in 1793 and 1799.
On Dec. 9, 1803, he sold his farm at Schraalenburgh, consisting of two parcels, one of 201 acres, the other of 27-3/4, to John Quackenboss, his brother-in-law, for the sum of $3,500, continuing, however, the milling business. His mill having been burned by the hands of an incendiary, he removed to New York in 1812, with his family.
For a time he conducted a flouring mill in Jersey City, which he subsequently sold to his brother-in-law, Jacob Cowenhoven. Later he established himself as a flour merchant, and, having