The New Jersey coast in three centuries: history of the New Jersey coast with genealogical and historic-biographical appendix . en: MabelF. and Harvev L. MARY A. LONGSTREET. The subject of this sketch lives on a farm in Holmdel. Monmouth county. NewJersey, which was once owned by her maternal ancestor, Hendrick Hendrickson, aHollander, who emigrated to America in the early part of the eigliteenth century,probably about 1728 or 1730, and bought over one thousand acres of land two milesnortheast of Holmdel village, five hundred acres of which is comprised within thefarm of Mary A. Longstreet. Sh
The New Jersey coast in three centuries: history of the New Jersey coast with genealogical and historic-biographical appendix . en: MabelF. and Harvev L. MARY A. LONGSTREET. The subject of this sketch lives on a farm in Holmdel. Monmouth county. NewJersey, which was once owned by her maternal ancestor, Hendrick Hendrickson, aHollander, who emigrated to America in the early part of the eigliteenth century,probably about 1728 or 1730, and bought over one thousand acres of land two milesnortheast of Holmdel village, five hundred acres of which is comprised within thefarm of Mary A. Longstreet. She is a descendant of Hendrick Hendrickson in thefifth generation. That emigrant became a man of influence and was a successfulbusiness man. Aaron Longstreet. our subjects grandfather in the paternal line, mar-,ried Williampe Hendrickson on the gth of March. 1778. she being a daughter of Hen-drick Hendrickson. Since 1778 Miss Longstreets farm has been in the possession ofthe Longstreet family. Aaron and Williampe (Hendrickson) Longstreet had fivechildren, named Anna. Lydia. Nellie. Hendrick. and John. Hendrick married Mary. HENDRICK LONGSTREET HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 325 Holmes, October ii, 1804. He was born May 14. 1875, his wife on the i6th of January,1786. and lliey had ten children: Aaron. Eleanor, Lydia Ann H., Enieline, , Henry H., Mary A., John I. H., and Jonathan. Of these children Mary A., whowas born June 30, 1821, is the only one now living Hendrick Longstreet was born on the old farm in Holmdel, and died thereFebruary 26, i860, aged seventy-five years. In religious faith he was a zealous Baptistand in politics was a Democrat of the JefTersonian type, but was not active in po-litical matters. He was an excellent friend and neighbor, and was often an arbiterin the affairs of his vicinit}. His wife, a most estimable woman, died January 28,1872, aged eighty-six years. Miss Mary A. Longstreets farm is managed by her grand-nephew, Jonathan , w
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