THIRD GENERATION

10. Frederick Jacobse Bergen was born on Nov 27 1681 in Flatbush, Ney York. He died before 1762. THIRD GENERATION

Resided on Staten Island on a farm, in the north precinct or division, which he purchased of Catharine, widow of George Hooglant, twenty acres of which he sold June 10th, 1727, for L110, to John Van Pelt. May 2nd, 1726, he also sold for L225, to Garret Kroezen, eighty acres, laying on the great plain in the rear of the land, patented to Cornerlius Corson & Co., which plot he recently purchased of Hendrick Kroesen and others. On the Richmond county records his name is written "Frederick Berge." About this period farmers were in the habit of turning out their cattle on the commons for pasturage, each owner having a distinctive mark, which was recorded on the public record. March 5th, 1740, on the county records of Richmond county, it is recorded of "Frederick Berge," that "the ear mark of his horse kind, cattle, sheep, &c., is a swallow tail at the end of the right ear, and a half moon or half circle in the upper part of the left ear."

In 1715, he was private in Captain David Aersen's company of Brookyn; in 1738, a lieutenant of militia in Richmond county, and in 1727 and 1728, a deacon in the Reformed Dutch Church on the north side of Staten Island. From Richmond county he removed to Somerset county, N. J., where he owned and cultivated a farm and died.

Nov. 2, 1752, "Frederick Bergen and Gerretje" his wife, on certificate, became members of the First Reformed Dutch Church of New Brunswick.

His will is dated May 8, 1757, proved Nov. 22, 1762, and recorded in lib. K, p. 103 of wills, in the office of secetary of state, New Jersey, in which he devises his farm, valued at L6000, to his son Hendrick, subject to legacies to his brothers and sisters, amounting to L450, and subject to the use of his widow during life. He also bequeathed to his son Jacob for his birthright L5 and a negro boy named Tom.

From "The Bergen Family: or the Descendants of Hans Hanson Bergen, one of the Early Settlers Of New York and Brooklyn, L. I." by Teunis G. Bergen (pg. 15 - 21)

He was married to Gerretye Vechte (daughter of Gerrit Vechte and Jannetje Crocheron) in Flatbush, Kings, New York. Gerretye Vechte was born in Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York. She died in Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York. Frederick Jacobse Bergen and Gerretye Vechte had the following children:

+36 i. Jacob Bergen.
37 ii. Gerritie Bergen was born on Apr 29 1722.
38 iii. Henry or Hendrick Bergen was born on Sep 26 1725 in Staten Island.
39 iv. Elsje Bergen was born on Mar 12 1731/32 in Port Richmond, Staten Island.

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