Twelfth Generation

3858. Jacob* VERDON^{2757,2758,2759} was born about 1599 in prob. La Rochelle, France. He died about 1633 in prob. New Amsterdam, NY.²³¹⁸ He signed a will on 3 Apr 1740 in Scrallinburgh, Bergen Co., NJ.²⁷⁶⁰ "-In the name of God, Amen. I, JACOB FARDON, of Scrallinburgh, in Bergen County, New Jersey, yeoman, being very ancient, yet of sound mind, this April 3, 1740. I leave to my eldest son Thomas œ10 and no more, and it is my will that he shall pay to my executors the sum of œ275 for which he has given his bond to me, dated August 30, 1715. My executors are to pay my daughter Mary the sum of œ6 yearly, after the death of her husband, Frans Vanderburgh. I leave to my son-in-law, Jacob Bennitt, œ100; If he dies, then to his children. I leave to my daughter Jannettie, wife of Adolphus Brower, œ100. To my daughter Femmittie, wife of Barent Bloom, œ100. To my daughter Dericke, wife of Andries Westervelt, œ100. All the rest of my estate, real and personal, I leave to my 3 sons, William, Jacob, and Johanes, and make them executors.

Witnesses, Abraham Harring, Hendrick Gisner, David Ogden. Proved, March 17, 1743. He was probabliy from La Rochelle, the Huguenot stronhold in France who escaped to Holland and then to New Amsterdam. The surname of Farden was sometimes used. One of the arliest Dutch coloniest on Manhattan Island. Probably arrived about 1627 with his wife and daughter Magdalena. Jacob* VERDON and Maria* Thomasdr BADIE were married about 1623.¹⁸³⁷

3859. Maria* Thomasdr BADIE²⁷⁶¹ was born about 1604 in Loyden, Holland. She died about 1696 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY.²⁷⁶² Death also given as Long Island, NY. in 1716 but does not jibe with 1608 birth. Summoned to the council of the West India Co. of New Netherland on 18 Nov 1634 'on accountof some naemes which she had called' Wouter van Twiller, the director, 'because he wassupposed to have spoken dishounorably to her. Before the council she declared that Wouter van Twiller said or did nothing of the sort.' She was then called Marritgen Thomas, widow of Jacob Janss, from Rochel.

Deeded 1/2 of land Paulus van der Beeck sold to Wm. Huyken on 6 Aug 1679 which formerly belonged to William Bredebent, located at Gowanus bounded by Cornelius Lambertse Cooll and Thomas Verdon, on 28 Feb 1693/1694 to Anna Huyken, widow of William Huyken. Witnessed by Hendrik Claessen Vechte and Jacob van Doren. Presented on 18 Jan 1695/1696 by Peter Delanov, before Brandt Schuyler, Justice, NY. Received in Brooklyn on 27 Jan 1695/1696 by Henry Filkin, Registrar. She signed by a mark. She had inherited this farm in the 1670s as the only child of Aeltje Braconye, who had married William Bredenbent. This shows that Mary was about 90 years old at this time. Children were:

1929	i.	Magdalena* Jacobs VERDON.
	ii.	Thomas VERDON2761,2763 was born about 1628 in New Amsterdam, , NY.2318 He died in 1698/99 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY.2764 Lost property to fire set by Indians in Pavonia in Sep 1655. Applied for position of Beer Hauler in NY 8 Apr 1656. Traffic violation with beer hauling wagon in 1659. Magistrate of Brooklyn from 1661-1664. In 1664, he complained about an English ship from which 20 people came to shore in Gowanus and took away his bowder, lead and a gun and tobacco and a pig and a waistcoat and wounded his wife in the leg when she attempted to stop them,while he was out with Tomas Fansen. The also took goods out his chest and strewed them all over the floor. Valuation of his Brooklyn property on 26 Sep 1683 included 2 horses at 24 pounds, 3 cows 15 pounds, 1 do 2-3years old 2/1 pound, 4 do 1 year old 6 pounds, 1 poll 18 pounds and 8 morgs of land (about 17 acres) 16 pounds. He was a Constable of Brooklyn from 1684-1687. He took an Oath of Allegiance in 1687.