Symen(Simon) was born to Juriaen Westfall and Marretje Hansen in the Dutch town of Wiltwyck. He was christened by the Wiltwyck (Kingston, NY) Dutch Church on September 30, 1663. The British took over Dutch lands in 1664 and Wiltwyck was renamed Kingston, New York in 1669. Simon was age four when his father died in 1667. At the age of twenty-nine, Simon wed Nelletje Quackenbosch[Quackenbush] on August 17, 1692 at the Dutch Reformed Church in present Albany, New York. She was the daughter of Wouter Quackenbosch and Neeltje Van den Bergh. After the birth of their first child Wouter, they moved to Rochester Township near Accord, New York, which is about fifteen miles southwest of Kingston. Simon and Nelletje had nine children and eight were christened(C:) by the Kingston Dutch Church:
1) Wouter (Walter) born in Albany in 1693
2) Marrietje (Maria) C: 18 Nov 1694
3) Jurian (Jury) C: 27 Sep 1696 (B: Rochester)
In 1696, Simon and brothers Johannes and Charles(Nicholas) plus sister Rymerick Quick were part of a group of Twenty-two people who bought a major piece of land from the Indians. This land was along present route 209 (Old Mine Road) from present Westbrookville, New York to Port Jervis. They then had:
4) Gysbert (Gilbert) C: 16 Oct 1698
5) Neeltje C: 25 Dec 1700
6) Geertje (Gertrude) C: 31 Jan 1703
7) Annetje C: 11 Aug 1706
8) Leah C: 31 Oct 1708
9) Rachel C: 22 Jul 1711
In 1713, Simon plus brother Nicholas and widow sister Rymerick Quick bought 2,000 acres of land in present Montague, New Jersey. As per the 1716 wedding record of their second child Marrietje, they were still living in Rochester Township. In about 1719, Simon moved across the Hudson River to present Rhinebeck. The first church in Dutchess county was three miles north of Simon, which was built in 1716 and called the German Church. The members were composed of two factions; Lutheran and Reformed. They split in 1729 and the Lutherans built a short ways north of the German Church and named it St. Peter the Apostle, or stone church. The German Church then had only Reformed members so the name changed to German Reformed Dutch Church. The Rhinebeck Flatts Church was started in 1731 on forty-four acres of land deeded to it by Henry Beckman on August 26, 1730. The deed states land on one side next to Simon Westfall's home. The first church pastor (1731-42) was Petrus Vas, who was the minister for both it and Kingston. In about 1732, Simon's son Jurian moved to Port Jervis, New York and in 1735 bought land across the Delaware River in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania. The church records on July 8, 1733 list the supporters and the Westfalls noted were Symon, Wouter, and Gysbert. In 1801, the German Reformed Church was severly damaged by a tornado and torn down. Church functions were transferred to a nearby church in Red Hook now called St. Pauls Lutheran. In 1834, Rhinebeck Flatts Village was incorporated as Rhinebeck so the Church name changed to Rhinebeck Reformed. The cemetery for the old German Church still exists and is called German Church Cemetery.
1) Wouter (Walter) born in Albany in 1693
2) Marrietje (Maria) C: 18 Nov 1694
3) Jurian (Jury) C: 27 Sep 1696 (B: Rochester)
In 1696, Simon and brothers Johannes and Charles(Nicholas) plus sister Rymerick Quick were part of a group of Twenty-two people who bought a major piece of land from the Indians. This land was along present route 209 (Old Mine Road) from present Westbrookville, New York to Port Jervis. They then had:
4) Gysbert (Gilbert) C: 16 Oct 1698
5) Neeltje C: 25 Dec 1700
6) Geertje (Gertrude) C: 31 Jan 1703
7) Annetje C: 11 Aug 1706
8) Leah C: 31 Oct 1708
9) Rachel C: 22 Jul 1711
In 1713, Simon plus brother Nicholas and widow sister Rymerick Quick bought 2,000 acres of land in present Montague, New Jersey. As per the 1716 wedding record of their second child Marrietje, they were still living in Rochester Township. In about 1719, Simon moved across the Hudson River to present Rhinebeck. The first church in Dutchess county was three miles north of Simon, which was built in 1716 and called the German Church. The members were composed of two factions; Lutheran and Reformed. They split in 1729 and the Lutherans built a short ways north of the German Church and named it St. Peter the Apostle, or stone church. The German Church then had only Reformed members so the name changed to German Reformed Dutch Church. The Rhinebeck Flatts Church was started in 1731 on forty-four acres of land deeded to it by Henry Beckman on August 26, 1730. The deed states land on one side next to Simon Westfall's home. The first church pastor (1731-42) was Petrus Vas, who was the minister for both it and Kingston. In about 1732, Simon's son Jurian moved to Port Jervis, New York and in 1735 bought land across the Delaware River in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania. The church records on July 8, 1733 list the supporters and the Westfalls noted were Symon, Wouter, and Gysbert. In 1801, the German Reformed Church was severly damaged by a tornado and torn down. Church functions were transferred to a nearby church in Red Hook now called St. Pauls Lutheran. In 1834, Rhinebeck Flatts Village was incorporated as Rhinebeck so the Church name changed to Rhinebeck Reformed. The cemetery for the old German Church still exists and is called German Church Cemetery.
Symen(Simon) was born to Juriaen Westfall and Marretje Hansen in the Dutch town of Wiltwyck. He was christened by the Wiltwyck (Kingston, NY) Dutch Church on September 30, 1663. The British took over Dutch lands in 1664 and Wiltwyck was renamed Kingston, New York in 1669. Simon was age four when his father died in 1667. At the age of twenty-nine, Simon wed Nelletje Quackenbosch[Quackenbush] on August 17, 1692 at the Dutch Reformed Church in present Albany, New York. She was the daughter of Wouter Quackenbosch and Neeltje Van den Bergh. After the birth of their first child Wouter, they moved to Rochester Township near Accord, New York, which is about fifteen miles southwest of Kingston. Simon and Nelletje had nine children and eight were christened(C:) by the Kingston Dutch Church:
1) Wouter (Walter) born in Albany in 1693
2) Marrietje (Maria) C: 18 Nov 1694
3) Jurian (Jury) C: 27 Sep 1696 (B: Rochester)
In 1696, Simon and brothers Johannes and Charles(Nicholas) plus sister Rymerick Quick were part of a group of Twenty-two people who bought a major piece of land from the Indians. This land was along present route 209 (Old Mine Road) from present Westbrookville, New York to Port Jervis. They then had:
4) Gysbert (Gilbert) C: 16 Oct 1698
5) Neeltje C: 25 Dec 1700
6) Geertje (Gertrude) C: 31 Jan 1703
7) Annetje C: 11 Aug 1706
8) Leah C: 31 Oct 1708
9) Rachel C: 22 Jul 1711
In 1713, Simon plus brother Nicholas and widow sister Rymerick Quick bought 2,000 acres of land in present Montague, New Jersey. As per the 1716 wedding record of their second child Marrietje, they were still living in Rochester Township. In about 1719, Simon moved across the Hudson River to present Rhinebeck. The first church in Dutchess county was three miles north of Simon, which was built in 1716 and called the German Church. The members were composed of two factions; Lutheran and Reformed. They split in 1729 and the Lutherans built a short ways north of the German Church and named it St. Peter the Apostle, or stone church. The German Church then had only Reformed members so the name changed to German Reformed Dutch Church. The Rhinebeck Flatts Church was started in 1731 on forty-four acres of land deeded to it by Henry Beckman on August 26, 1730. The deed states land on one side next to Simon Westfall's home. The first church pastor (1731-42) was Petrus Vas, who was the minister for both it and Kingston. In about 1732, Simon's son Jurian moved to Port Jervis, New York and in 1735 bought land across the Delaware River in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania. The church records on July 8, 1733 list the supporters and the Westfalls noted were Symon, Wouter, and Gysbert. In 1801, the German Reformed Church was severly damaged by a tornado and torn down. Church functions were transferred to a nearby church in Red Hook now called St. Pauls Lutheran. In 1834, Rhinebeck Flatts Village was incorporated as Rhinebeck so the Church name changed to Rhinebeck Reformed. The cemetery for the old German Church still exists and is called German Church Cemetery.
1) Wouter (Walter) born in Albany in 1693
2) Marrietje (Maria) C: 18 Nov 1694
3) Jurian (Jury) C: 27 Sep 1696 (B: Rochester)
In 1696, Simon and brothers Johannes and Charles(Nicholas) plus sister Rymerick Quick were part of a group of Twenty-two people who bought a major piece of land from the Indians. This land was along present route 209 (Old Mine Road) from present Westbrookville, New York to Port Jervis. They then had:
4) Gysbert (Gilbert) C: 16 Oct 1698
5) Neeltje C: 25 Dec 1700
6) Geertje (Gertrude) C: 31 Jan 1703
7) Annetje C: 11 Aug 1706
8) Leah C: 31 Oct 1708
9) Rachel C: 22 Jul 1711
In 1713, Simon plus brother Nicholas and widow sister Rymerick Quick bought 2,000 acres of land in present Montague, New Jersey. As per the 1716 wedding record of their second child Marrietje, they were still living in Rochester Township. In about 1719, Simon moved across the Hudson River to present Rhinebeck. The first church in Dutchess county was three miles north of Simon, which was built in 1716 and called the German Church. The members were composed of two factions; Lutheran and Reformed. They split in 1729 and the Lutherans built a short ways north of the German Church and named it St. Peter the Apostle, or stone church. The German Church then had only Reformed members so the name changed to German Reformed Dutch Church. The Rhinebeck Flatts Church was started in 1731 on forty-four acres of land deeded to it by Henry Beckman on August 26, 1730. The deed states land on one side next to Simon Westfall's home. The first church pastor (1731-42) was Petrus Vas, who was the minister for both it and Kingston. In about 1732, Simon's son Jurian moved to Port Jervis, New York and in 1735 bought land across the Delaware River in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania. The church records on July 8, 1733 list the supporters and the Westfalls noted were Symon, Wouter, and Gysbert. In 1801, the German Reformed Church was severly damaged by a tornado and torn down. Church functions were transferred to a nearby church in Red Hook now called St. Pauls Lutheran. In 1834, Rhinebeck Flatts Village was incorporated as Rhinebeck so the Church name changed to Rhinebeck Reformed. The cemetery for the old German Church still exists and is called German Church Cemetery.
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