. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . th 1863. He was an unusuallybright, promising boy, and his loss was a cruel depriva-tion, which his parents can never cease to feel. John Hyatt married (November 13th 1878) CorneliaG., daughter of John and Gertrude de Bevoise. He re-mains at home, engaged in carrying on the farm. Agrandchild completes this household, representing thethird generation—always such an impressive reminder ofthe passage ot time. In 1864 Mr. Vanderveer united with the Dutch Re-formed church of Newto
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . th 1863. He was an unusuallybright, promising boy, and his loss was a cruel depriva-tion, which his parents can never cease to feel. John Hyatt married (November 13th 1878) CorneliaG., daughter of John and Gertrude de Bevoise. He re-mains at home, engaged in carrying on the farm. Agrandchild completes this household, representing thethird generation—always such an impressive reminder ofthe passage ot time. In 1864 Mr. Vanderveer united with the Dutch Re-formed church of Newtown, of which Rev. Charles has for the past 14 years been the esteemedpastor. Of this religious society he has always been anactive and worthy member, serving first as deacon andnow as elder. He built the house in which he lives in 1850, remodel-ing and adding thereto in 1873, making it, with its pleas-ant surroundings, the cheerful and inviting home whichMr. Vanderveer and his family now enjoy, and to whichtheir friends are always welcomed with a most genuinehospitality. 4o8 ttlStORY OF QUEENS John S. Duryea. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appearsabove, was born in the year 1800, and was killed by oneof his cattle in 1864. His father, Jacob Duryea, was born, according to thefamily record now in possession of Mrs. Duryea, in 1772,and his grandfather, also named Jacob, was born in great-grandfather was christened with the name Jacob,but the date of his birth cannot be ascertained. It isknown however that he was born in the southern part ofKings county and if, as is supposed, he was the son ofJoost Duryea, the early history and genealogy of thefamily are already fully recorded in the work of that in-defatigable genealogist the late Teunis G. Bergen. Mr. Duryea spent his life as a farmer in Newtown,and here at his death he left a widow and two sons, Na-thaniel and Jacob S., who reside on the farm which heleft to them. The Jackson Family. R
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