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Jurian “Jury” Westfall

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Jurian “Jury” Westfall

Birth
Accord, Ulster County, New York, USA
Death
1753 (aged 56–57)
Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
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Jurian was born to Simon Westfall and Nelletje Quackenboss in Rochester Township in Ulster County, near the town of Accord, New York. He was christened by the Kingston Dutch Church on September 27, 1696. He was wed to Blandina DeWitt by the Kingston Church on October 24, 1719. They lived in Dutchess County near the present town of Rhinebeck, New York and had:
1) Simon, C: 30 Jul 1721
2) Lydia, C: 15 Mar 1724
3) Jan (John) DeWitt, C: 3 Apr 1726
4) Catrina (Catherine), C: 17 Nov 1726

In 1732, Jurian moved his family to the Machackemech (Port Jervis), New York area. There they had two more children and they were christened by a missionary from the Kingston Church.
5) Maria, C: 4 Jul 1733

In 1735, Jurian bought a farm across the Delaware River from Machackemech, in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania and had:
6) Annatje, C: 3 May 1737

In 1747, Jurian moved his family to present Moorefield, West Virginia; except for married daughter Lydia and married son Simon. Jurian and wife Blandina were killed by Indians in 1753 and it is not known where they are buried. Their daughters Maria and Annetje returned to Machackemech to be near brother Simon, who lived in a stone house just south of where the Neversink River empties into the Delaware River.
Jurian was born to Simon Westfall and Nelletje Quackenboss in Rochester Township in Ulster County, near the town of Accord, New York. He was christened by the Kingston Dutch Church on September 27, 1696. He was wed to Blandina DeWitt by the Kingston Church on October 24, 1719. They lived in Dutchess County near the present town of Rhinebeck, New York and had:
1) Simon, C: 30 Jul 1721
2) Lydia, C: 15 Mar 1724
3) Jan (John) DeWitt, C: 3 Apr 1726
4) Catrina (Catherine), C: 17 Nov 1726

In 1732, Jurian moved his family to the Machackemech (Port Jervis), New York area. There they had two more children and they were christened by a missionary from the Kingston Church.
5) Maria, C: 4 Jul 1733

In 1735, Jurian bought a farm across the Delaware River from Machackemech, in present Matamoras, Pennsylvania and had:
6) Annatje, C: 3 May 1737

In 1747, Jurian moved his family to present Moorefield, West Virginia; except for married daughter Lydia and married son Simon. Jurian and wife Blandina were killed by Indians in 1753 and it is not known where they are buried. Their daughters Maria and Annetje returned to Machackemech to be near brother Simon, who lived in a stone house just south of where the Neversink River empties into the Delaware River.


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