John Kroesen[1]
1742 - 1796 (54 years)
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Name John Kroesen Born 1742 Bucks, Pennsylvania, British America 
Gender Male Died 4 Oct 1796 Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Person ID I14171 Costner Descendants Last Modified 25 Aug 2019
Father Derrick Kroesen, b. 5 Feb 1718, Abington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 1804, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 85 years) Mother Maria Van der Vliet, b. 1715, Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, United States , d. 16 Feb 1758 (Age 43 years) Married 10 Apr 1739 Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States [2, 3] Family ID F4174 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janntje Corsen, d. Yes, date unknown Married Y [1] Last Modified 26 Mar 2023 Family ID F4165 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - bapt., probably in Bucks Co., PA, in 1742 (Metzgar); however, by some sources, he was born in 1752 (CFA); d. Turbet Township, Northumberland Co., PA between 23 Aug 1796 when he made his will and 17 Oct 1796 when his will was proved; m. JANNTJE "JANE" CORSEN (Metzgar); ancestors of WarrenD.Cruise. Whether born in 1742 or 1752, his birth occurred well in advance of 1758 clearly indicating that he was the son of Maria Vliet, rather than of Maria (Van Horn) Bennett. Assuming John was born in 1742, and given that he was the first son named in his father's will, he was probably the eldest son. This is consistent with Dutch naming practices; John was named after his maternal, rather than his paternal, grandfather, Jan Jansen "John" Van der Vliet, because Jan Jansen had already died about 1737.
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