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Van Leer Family

Descendants of Bernhaudus Van Leer
Generation 1
1.

Bernhaudus Van Leer-1[1] was born in 1696[2]. He died on Jan 26, 1790[2].

Christiana Fuls.

Bernhaudus Van Leer and Christiana Fuls were married in 1750[2]. They had the following children:

2. i.

Mary Van Leer.

3. ii.

Isaac Van Leer was born in 1754[2]. He died in 1799[2].

Mary Branson.

Bernhaudus Van Leer and Mary Branson married. They had the following children:

i.

Samuel Van Leer. He married Hannah Wayne on Jun 01, 1774[3].

ii.

Benjamin Van Leer.

iii.

George Van Leer was born in 1735[4]. He died in 1807[4].

iv.

Branson Van Leer.

v.

William Van Leer. He died in 1764[4].

Generation 2
2.

Mary Van Leer-2 (Bernhaudus-1).

Notes for Mary Van Leer:

General Notes:

Tory Hollow has Mary born 5/6/1792 and dying 2/8/1875 but these dates are probably for her daughter.

 

 

Moses Moore. He died in 1821[5].

Moses Moore and Mary Van Leer married. They had the following children:

i.

Priscilla Moore was born on Mar 12, 1777[6]. She died on Sep 03, 1877[6].

4. ii.

Mary Moore was born on May 06, 1792[5]. She died on Feb 08, 1875[5].

iii.

Rebecca Moore.

3.

Isaac Van Leer-2 (Bernhaudus-1) was born in 1754[2]. He died in 1799[2].

Isaac Van Leer and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

i.

Benjamin Van Leer.

ii.

Issac Van Leer.

5. iii.

William Van Leer was born in 1782[2].

2. iv.

Mary Van Leer.

Generation 3
4.

Mary Moore-3 (Mary-2, Bernhaudus-1) was born on May 06, 1792[5]. She died on Feb 08, 1875[5].

Abel Rees son of Abel Rees and Violetta Wilson was born on Oct 03, 1776[5]. He died on Sep 02, 1820[5].

Abel Rees and Mary Moore married. They had the following children:

i.

Violetta Rees was born on Jun 22, 1817[5]. She died on Oct 23, 1903[5].

ii.

Mary Ann Rees was born on Sep 05, 1819[5]. She died on Oct 19, 1877[5].

5.

William Van Leer-3 (Isaac-2, Bernhaudus-1) was born in 1782[2].

William Van Leer and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

i.

George Van Leer.

Sources
1
2
3

The Black & Wayne families., The information on the Wayne family originally came from Thomas Allen Glenn, Some Colonial Mansions. c. 1900.

4

Franklin Burns - History of Berwyn & the Great Valley.

5
6

Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Report created on August 24, 2012