Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Gerrit Pieterse Van Houten and Jannetje Kip

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Husband Gerrit Pieterse Van Houten [5184] ¹

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           Born: 29 Mar 1723 - Acquackanonk Township, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Oct 1794 - Peremas, Morris, New Jersey, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZVK-V3F

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         Father: Pieter Helmeghse Vanheuten [5185] (1680-1753)
         Mother: Claertje Post [5286] (1681-After 1724)

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       Marriage: 27 Jun 1745 - Acquackanonk Township, Passaic, New Jersey, British Colinial America

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Wife Jannetje Kip [5277]

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           Born: 1 Feb 1725 - Acquackanonk, Bergen Co, NJ
     Christened: 13 Apr 1725 - Acquackanonk Reformed Church, Acquackanonk (Passaic), Essexx (Passaic), NJ
           Died: After 1761
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZT2-G7M

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         Father: Isaac Kip Jr. [5306] (1693-1778)
         Mother: Anna Van Noorstrand [5307] (1696-      )

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Marriage Events

• License: 27 Jun 1745, Acquackanonk Reformed Church, Acquackanonk (Passaic), Essexx (Passaic), NJ.

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Children

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1 F Claertje Vanheuten [5167]

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           Born: 7 Sep 1761 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States 2
     Christened: 21 Sep 1761 - Acquackanonk Reformed Church, Acquackanonk (Passaic), Essexx (Passaic), NJ 2
           Died: After 1792
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZFC-RCQ

         Spouse: Benjamin Delamater [5166] (1760-1816)
           Marr: 1786

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General Notes: Husband - Gerrit Pieterse Van Houten

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This family can be found in the "History of Paterson" by William Nelson published in 1901.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Gerrit Vanheuten, person ID LZVK-V3F.

2 Herbert S. Ackerman, Descendants of Roelof Van Houten (1945 pg 36).