| Birth: | 1680
Gravesend
Kings County
New York, USA | | Death: | Sep. 10, 1779
Gravesend
Kings County
New York, USA | 
Source: Abeel and Allied Families complied by Henry Whittemore.
Nicholas Williamson, eldest child of Willem and Mary Peterse (Wyckoff) Willemsen, was born at Gravesend, L. I., in 1680. He was an industrious and successful farmer. He married 1st in 1715, Lucrecy Voorheese, daughter of Steven Corte Voorheese of Gravesend, and his wife, Agatha Egge Janse, who (Voorheese) was of Flatlands, 1699, and of Gravesend, 1725, son of Steven Corte Voorheese, who emigrated in 1660 from Ruinen in Drenthe, and from in front of the hamlet of Hees, which indicates the name. They had issue: Stephen, born July 1, 1716; Eva, bap. July 13, 1718; Garret born March 15, 1728. He married 2d Ida Remsen, daughter of Jeremias Remsen, and had Nicholas, bap. May 13, 1733; Johannes, bap. May 13, 1733; Rem, born April 17, 1738; Cornelis, bap. July 18, 1739; Antic, married Jacob Stillwill. The Williamsons of Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht are descendants of Nicholas by his second wife.
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Inscription:
In memory of
Nicholas Williamson
who departed this life
September 19th
1779
Aged 90 Years
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Gravesend Cemetery
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York, USA |
Created by: Richard Anderson
Record added: Apr 02, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 25695062 |
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-Anonymous
Added: Jun. 2, 2009 |
My 7th great-grandfather.
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Richard Anderson
Added: Apr. 2, 2008 |
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