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Married:
- NYDRC Baptisms
25 Oct 1747; Isaac Van Hoek, Cornelia Sebring; Arent; Arent Van Hoek, Maria Provoost, huis v.v. Fredrik Sebring.
Marriage licenses issued by the State of New York
30 Mar 1771 - Arondt Van Hook and Abigail Stevens
NYDRC Marriages
04 Apr 1771 - Arendt van Hook and Abigael Stevens
Note: It is possible that this is the second marriage for Abigail Stevens. There is a New York marriage license issued 29 Nov 1768 for Alexander Watson and Abigail Stevenson.
NYDRC Baptisms
5 Jun 1774 - Arent Van Hock and Abigail Stephens baptized Isaac; witnesses Isaac Van Hock and Cornelia Sebring
(The following records from South Schraalenburgh Dutch Reformed Church, Schraalenburgh [now Bergenfield], NJ, founded in 1723. In 1913, became the South Presbyterian Church)
Schraalenburgh, NJ DRC Records, Vol I, Part II, page 192
Aarint Van Hook and Abigail Stevese had baptised William, Jan 1, 1783, b. Oct 17 1782
Schraalenburgh, NJ DRC Records, Vol I, Part II, page 203
Aaron Van Hook and Abigail Van Hook had baptised Frederick Aug 27 1786, b. Aug 12. Sponsors, John Durye & Maria Demarest
Schraalenburgh, NJ DRC Records, Vol I, Part II, page 32
Church members since the year 1786
Aaron Van Hook and his wife Abigail Stevenson who have been baptised also Sept. 14, 1782
Nov 1790 - Church Members List - NYDRC, page 378
Aaron Van Hoeck by cert. from Schralenbergh
Abigail Stevenson wife of Aaron Van Hook by Certificate from Schralenbergh
Following entries from "Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784-1831, Volume 2"
Apparently Arent Van Hook took over as jailor ("gaoler") from Thomas Hazard in late 1796. Hazard replaced Arent as jailor in fall of 1797.
Page 310 - 15 Dec 1796 - "Ordered that Mr. Recorder issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Arent Van Hook for Watchmen at Gaol: ¹31 and 17 shillings."
PP. 314-315 - 28 Dec 1796 - "On a suggestion that the Goalor extorts from Debtors confined in Goal unreasonable Compensation for indulgencies in the Use of certain Rooms in the Goal Aldermen Bayard, Roosevelt & Delamontagnie were appointed a Committee to enquire into the subject & report to the Board." (findings of this committee, if any, are unknown)
Page 319 - 13 Jan 1797 - "Ordered that Mr. Mayor issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Arent Van Hook for subsisting criminal prisoners: ¹185, 4 shillings, 8 pence."
Page 330 - 13 Mar 1797 - "Ordered that Mr. Mayor issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Arent Van Hook, Gaoler for subsisting criminal prisoners in January and February last: ¹231 and 9 shillings."
Page 340 - 28 Apr 1797 - "Ordered that Mr. Mayor issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Arent Van Hook Gaoler for subsisting criminal Prisoners: ¹110, 19 shillings and 1 pence."
Page 353 - 29 May 1797 - "Ordered that Mr. Mayor issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Arent Van Hook for subsisting criminal Prisoners: ¹35."
Page 358 - 26 Jun 1797 - "Ordered that Mr. Mayor issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Arent Van Hook for subsisting criminal Prisoners in Gaol: ¹24 and 16 shillings."
Page 380 - 28 Aug 1797 - "Ordered that Mr. Mayor issue his Warrants on the Treasury to pay Aront Van Hook for subsisting criminal prisoners: ¹70 and 16 shillings."
Arent is described as an "Dutch Reformed clergyman of the old Holland Dutch stock" in notes about his son William in the Throckmorton genealogy.
"An Appeal to Impartial Posterity"
By Roland (Marie-Jeanne), Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc,
Published 1798, Printed by Robert Wilson, For A. Van Hook, Proprietor of the Reading-Room
Mortuary Notice
Date: Thursday, September 13, 1798
Paper: Daily Advertiser (New York, NY)
Volume: XIV
Issue: 4243
Page: 3
"Died - On Monday evening, in the 49th year of his age, after a fevere and painful illness, which he bore with great fortitude, Mr. Arondt Van Hook. He was an affectionate husband, a tender parent, a true friend to his country, and to the poor a generous friend."
"An Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in the City of New York"
By James Hardie, Published 1799, Printed by Hurtin and McFarlane at the Literary Printing Office ... and sold by the author ... by John Low ... the other booksellers and the printers - Page 135 - List of Burials:
"Aarondt Van Hook, proprieter of the reading room, 149 Water Street"
(apparently Arent died of yellow fever)
From "A history of the New York Swamp" - New York: Pub. for the author by the Chiswick Press, copywrite 1901, Frank W. Norcross
page 37 - "The first public reading room in America was established by Adrien Van Hook, the owner of a tanyard in Gold Street, in the Swamp." "It was," says the "Farmers' Weekly Museum" of January 7, 1799, "sufficiently encouraged during his lifetime, but upon his unfortunate decease was closed, to the regret of lovers of literature."
8 May 1810 - New York Evening Post
Mrs. Abigail Van Hook, aged 57, died this morning, relict of late Arondt Van Hook.
Mortuary Notice
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 1810
Paper: Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY)
Volume: XIII
Issue: 4663
Page: 3
Died - "This morning after a tedious illness which she bore with unexampled fortitude, in the 57th year of her age, Mrs. Abigail Van Hook, relict of the late Arondt Van Hook. Her friends and relations and those of her family, are requested to attend her funeral from the house of Isaac A. Van Hook, No. 13 White-street, to-morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock."
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| Children |
| | 1. Isaac Alvan VanHook, b. 1774, New Yok, NY  , d. 18 Aug 1834, New York |
| | 2. William VanHook, b. 17 Oct 1782, New Jersey , d. 14 Mar 1864, Stamford, Fairfield, CT |
| | 3. Frederik VanHook, b. 12 Aug 1786, Bergen, NJ , d. 31 Oct 1815, New York, NY |
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1747 - 1798