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Sarah Teunis Van Middleswaert Brokaw

Birth
Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
1741 (aged 55–56)
Sixmile Run, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Jan Theuniszen and Catalyna Teunise Bogaert.
Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184.
H. Minot Pitman, "The Brokaw-Bragaw Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record vol. 86, 87 (1955, 1956): 86:10.

Baptized on 1 February 1685 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, witnesses: Nijs Teunissen, Aertje Teunis.
A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 124. Zara; parents: Jan Teunissen, Cathalintje Teunis.
David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 435. Sara: parents: Jan Teunisz, Cataline Teunis; op Breukelen; witnesses: Dionijs Teunisz, Aartje Teunis.

Married Jan Brokaw, son of Bourgon Broucard and Catherine le Fevre, circa 1704.
Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184.
H. Minot Pitman, "The Brokaw-Bragaw Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record vol. 86, 87 (1955, 1956): 86:10.

Witnessed the baptism of Borgon Hoff , son of Pieter Hoff and Catharina Brokaw, on 3 August 1707 at First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., New Jersey, (witnesses: John Broekaers and wife).
"First Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 2 (1913): 2:44. Borgon; parents: Piter Hoof and wife.

Witnessed the baptism of Thomas Artsen , son of Thomas Artsen, on 1 August 1711 at First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., New Jersey, (witnesses: Hendrick Brees, Sara, wife of Jan Brokaw).
Ibid., 2:139. Thomas; parents: Thomas Artsen and wife.

Children by Jan:
1. Kalleyntie Broeckaer b. 14 Nov 1705
2. Femmichjen Broeckaer b. 3 Aug 1707
3. Jan Brokaw b. 26 Oct 1709
4. Bergon Brokaw b. 6 Aug 1712, d. between 4 Jul 1785 and 17 Apr 1799
5. Isaack Broka b. 18 May 1715
6. Marretje Brokaw b. ca. 1720
"First Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 2 (1913): 2:43. Kalleyntie; parents: Jan Broeckaer and wife.
Ibid., 2:44. Femmichjen; parents: Jan Broeckaer and wife.
Ibid., 2:46. Jan; parents: Jan Broka and wife.
Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184.
"First Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 2 (1913): 2:142. Isaack; parents: Jan Broka and wife.
Henry B. Hoff, "Dr. Henry Taylor of Flushing, Long Island and His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 120 page 27 (1989): 120:29.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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Sarah Teunis Van Middlesward was baptized Feb 1, 1685 in the Brooklyn, New York, Dutch Church.
She married Jan Brokaw in 1704. He was baptized on Nov 14, 1680 and died Oct 16, 1740 about the age of 60. He was the son of Bourgon Broucard and Catherine LeFevre.
She evidently lived in the vicinity of Raritan, New Jersey, as most of her children were baptized there.
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Daughter of Jan Theuniszen and Catalyna Teunise Bogaert.
Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184.
H. Minot Pitman, "The Brokaw-Bragaw Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record vol. 86, 87 (1955, 1956): 86:10.

Baptized on 1 February 1685 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, witnesses: Nijs Teunissen, Aertje Teunis.
A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 124. Zara; parents: Jan Teunissen, Cathalintje Teunis.
David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 435. Sara: parents: Jan Teunisz, Cataline Teunis; op Breukelen; witnesses: Dionijs Teunisz, Aartje Teunis.

Married Jan Brokaw, son of Bourgon Broucard and Catherine le Fevre, circa 1704.
Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184.
H. Minot Pitman, "The Brokaw-Bragaw Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record vol. 86, 87 (1955, 1956): 86:10.

Witnessed the baptism of Borgon Hoff , son of Pieter Hoff and Catharina Brokaw, on 3 August 1707 at First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., New Jersey, (witnesses: John Broekaers and wife).
"First Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 2 (1913): 2:44. Borgon; parents: Piter Hoof and wife.

Witnessed the baptism of Thomas Artsen , son of Thomas Artsen, on 1 August 1711 at First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., New Jersey, (witnesses: Hendrick Brees, Sara, wife of Jan Brokaw).
Ibid., 2:139. Thomas; parents: Thomas Artsen and wife.

Children by Jan:
1. Kalleyntie Broeckaer b. 14 Nov 1705
2. Femmichjen Broeckaer b. 3 Aug 1707
3. Jan Brokaw b. 26 Oct 1709
4. Bergon Brokaw b. 6 Aug 1712, d. between 4 Jul 1785 and 17 Apr 1799
5. Isaack Broka b. 18 May 1715
6. Marretje Brokaw b. ca. 1720
"First Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 2 (1913): 2:43. Kalleyntie; parents: Jan Broeckaer and wife.
Ibid., 2:44. Femmichjen; parents: Jan Broeckaer and wife.
Ibid., 2:46. Jan; parents: Jan Broka and wife.
Harry Macy Jr., "The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including Its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranckheyt", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.128, no. 2, p. 81 (1997): 128:184.
"First Reformed Church Raritan (Somerville) Baptisms", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 2 (1913): 2:142. Isaack; parents: Jan Broka and wife.
Henry B. Hoff, "Dr. Henry Taylor of Flushing, Long Island and His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 120 page 27 (1989): 120:29.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
..........................
Sarah Teunis Van Middlesward was baptized Feb 1, 1685 in the Brooklyn, New York, Dutch Church.
She married Jan Brokaw in 1704. He was baptized on Nov 14, 1680 and died Oct 16, 1740 about the age of 60. He was the son of Bourgon Broucard and Catherine LeFevre.
She evidently lived in the vicinity of Raritan, New Jersey, as most of her children were baptized there.
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There may be exfoliated, sunken, buried, field stones, as grave markers, for these early Dutch/English congregation of colonists.



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