Isaac was baptised Feb 1, 1751 at Stone Arabia, NY Reformed Dutch church. He married Elizabeth Sybrant Nov 27, 1772. In 1784 he was the third permanent resident of Northumberland and built a family homestead. The homestead and his grandson and wife are pictured above. One reference says he was a reverend but this has never been verified, however his main occupation was farming. He lived in a Northumberland house, north of Bacon Hill, where a descendant, Clayton Vanderwerker lived in 1962. Birth records were kept in a 1715 bible in their possession. His wife, Elizabeth Sybrandt, was a granddaughter of Rip Van Dam and Sarah Van der Spiegel. Sarah may have been descended from William the Silent, Prince of Orange and father of the United States of the Netherlands. Isaac was a Revolutionary War veteran as indicated by the marker in front of his grave. Unfortunately in 1807 he owned a slave as did his wife's grandfather Cornelius Hetfield back in 1752 in Elizabethtown, NJ.
Isaac was baptised Feb 1, 1751 at Stone Arabia, NY Reformed Dutch church. He married Elizabeth Sybrant Nov 27, 1772. In 1784 he was the third permanent resident of Northumberland and built a family homestead. The homestead and his grandson and wife are pictured above. One reference says he was a reverend but this has never been verified, however his main occupation was farming. He lived in a Northumberland house, north of Bacon Hill, where a descendant, Clayton Vanderwerker lived in 1962. Birth records were kept in a 1715 bible in their possession. His wife, Elizabeth Sybrandt, was a granddaughter of Rip Van Dam and Sarah Van der Spiegel. Sarah may have been descended from William the Silent, Prince of Orange and father of the United States of the Netherlands. Isaac was a Revolutionary War veteran as indicated by the marker in front of his grave. Unfortunately in 1807 he owned a slave as did his wife's grandfather Cornelius Hetfield back in 1752 in Elizabethtown, NJ.
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His stone is the earliest one in a line of Vanderwerkers. His wife lived longer and died later near Lake Champlain, Essex County, NY.
