Elizabeth Garritzen

1681 - 1743  (61 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Garritzen  [1]
  Born	1 May 1681	Brooklyn, Kings County, NY   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1743	Dongan Hills, Richmond County, NY   [2]
  Buried	Saint Andrews Church Cemetery, Richmondtown, Richmond County, NY   [2]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48527910/elizabeth-brouwer
  Person ID	I1924	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Jan Gerritzen,   b. 04 May 1642,   d. 1692, Staten Island, New York  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Gysberts,   b. 1660, New York ,   d. 1703, Staten Island, New York  (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nathaniel Brittain,   b. 1662, Staten Island, Richmond County, NY ,   d. Abt 11 Nov 1729, Staten Island, Richmond County, NY  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Rachel Brittain  [natural]   2. Sarah Brittain  [natural]   3. Samuel Brittain  [natural]   4. Mary Brittain  [natural]   5. William Brittain,   b. 1725, Staten Island, New York ,   d. 15 Mar 1804, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	17 May 2018
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 May 1681 - Brooklyn, Kings County, NY Died - 1743 - Dongan Hills, Richmond County, NY Buried - - Saint Andrews Church Cemetery, Richmondtown, Richmond County, NY  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Genealogy of the Miller and Pursel Families has her name as Elizabeth Garritzen. Elizabeth Gerritsen Britton, Brouwer BIRTH 1 May 1681 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA DEATH unknown Dongan Hills, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, USA BURIAL Saint Andrews Church Cemetery Richmondtown, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York Daughter of Jan Gerritszen and Elisabeth Gysberts. William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings; The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family", The American Genealogist 23:193-206; 24:23-32, 96-102, 161-170 (1947, 1948). Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.6. Phylis J. Miller, "The Garrison-Gerritsen Descendants of Gerrit Jansen Van Oldenburg Alias Gerrit de Moe", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 124, pp.1-9 (Jan 1993). Married 1st before April 1714 Nathaniel Britton, son of Nathaniel Britton and Ann Stillwell. Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.6. Her husband, Nathaniel Britton, administered the estate of her brother Cornelis Garretson of Richmond County on 15 April 1714. Phylis J. Miller, "The Garrison-Gerritsen Descendants of Gerrit Jansen Van Oldenburg Alias Gerrit de Moe", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 124, pp.1-9 (Jan 1993). On 1 Sep 1732, an agreement was made between Abraham Brouwer, of Brooklyn, miller and Elizabeth Brittaine, widow of Nathaniel, late of Staten Island, wherein it was set forth that they intended to marry, and it was agreed that Abraham Brouwer should pay her 200 pounds per year so long as she remained his widow, which should be in lieu of dower. "If she should marry again this allowance is revoked" (recorded 16 Apr 1739, liber V, p.95, Kings Co. Records). Kings County (New York) Conveyances, Deeds v. 5-7; film #1413190 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957, 1958, 1990), Microfilm of the original records at the New York Registers Office, New York City, v.5, p.95. Elizabeth Gerritsen married second circa 1732 Abraham Brouwer, son of Adam Brouwer and Magdalena Jacobs Verdon. William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings; The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family", The American Genealogist 23:193-206; 24:23-32, 96-102, 161-170 (1947, 1948). Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.9. Witnessed the baptism of Abraham Brouwer , son of Abraham Brouwer and Sara Kimber, on 18 February 1739 at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, New Utrecht, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (sponsors Abraham Brouwer and Elizabeth z.h.v.). "Records of the Reformed Church of New Utrecht, Long Island", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.112-113 (1981-1982): 113 (1982):76. Abraham; parents: Abraham Brouwer, Jr., Sara, s.v.. Elizabeth Gerritsen was living on 30 November 1743; when she consented to the marriage of her son, William Britton. Elmer Garfield Van Name, Britton Genealogy: Early Generations from Somerset, England to Staten Island, New York (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1970), p.9. Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gerritsen-185 Biography Elizabeth was born 1 May 1681 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.[1][2] After Nathaniel's death, Elizabeth married Abraham Brouwer (Brewer) of Brooklyn. As Elizabeth Brewer, she signs William's marriage request. Sources findagrave.com Phyllis J. Miller, p, 5. Phyllis J. Miller, "Garrison-Gerritsen Descendants of Gerrit Jansen Van Oldenburg alias Gerrit De Mof" New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, January 1993, Vol. 124, Number 1, p. 5. findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48527910 (give the exact date). Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed 03 Aug 2017. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Elizabeth Gerritsen

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Genealogy of the Miller and Pursel Families, Pursel, Mrs. Vida (Miller), (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005731772). [S38] Find A Grave database.