Cornelia De Peyster

1695 - 1753  (57 years)

• Name	Cornelia De Peyster
  Birth	12 Nov 1695	New York City, New York
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 May 1753	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  Burial	Laurel Hill Cemetery, East Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Born about 1695. Daughter of Capt. Johan/Johannes De Peyster and Anna (Bancker) De Peyster, natives of Holland. Cornelia married about 1718 to Matthew Clarkson and they had about 10 children: Catharine, Matthew, John, Anna, Matthew, David, Matthew, Levinus, Cornelia and Gerardus. Upon the death of Captain Clarkson, his widow married Rev. Gilbert Tennent, an eminent Presbyterian clergyman, who was then pastor of a church at New Brunswick, New Jersey, but who shortly afterwards accepted a call to the Second Presbyterian Church at Philadelphia, and there removed with his wife and her unmarried children, to which removal may be ascribed the origin of the Philadelphia branch of the Clarkson family. Mrs. Tennent died at Philadelphia, 25 May, 1753. Originally interred in Range C of the Second Presbyterian Church burial ground in Philadelphia. When the Second Presbyterian churchyard was cleared in 1867, Cornelia was transferred to Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
  Person ID	I52381	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Captain Jonannes De Peyster,   b. Netherlands
  Mother	Anna Bancker,   b. Netherlands
  Family ID	F19099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Captain Matthew Clarkson,   b. 1699, New York City, New York d. 4 Jun 1739, New York City, New York (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	1718
  Children	+ 1. Honorable Matthew Clarkson,   b. 1733, New York City, New York d. 5 Oct 1800, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F19098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2024

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 12 Nov 1695 - New York City, New York Death - 25 May 1753 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Burial - - Laurel Hill Cemetery, East Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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