James Hans Dey was the son of Hans Duyts and Marritje Snyderken. James Hans Dey was born about December 31, 1671 on Staten Island, New York and he died around 1745 in Matchaponix, Middlesex County, New Jersey (X on the right on the map at the bottom of this page).
He married (1) Margaret Dey on August 3, 1699. She was born about 1685 in Kings,
New York and her father is listed as a John Dey (?). She died around 1714.
James Hans Dey and his half-brother
John Laurens Dey were born in Staten Island, New York.
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, across the river from Staten Island, is on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
South from Perth Amboy, the railroad goes through a number of stations including
South Amboy in the northern part of the county.
John Laurens Dey
purchased a farm near Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey in about 1725. Cranbury Station is on
the Penn Railroad
near the southern end of the county. Cranbury was a few miles to the west, near the edge
of the image.
Matchaponix, New Jersey, is seven miles due east of Cranbury, New Jersey. Thus, the two half-
brothers lived a short distance from each other during the later parts of their lives.
He married Susanna de la Maetre. They had 6 children:
The relationships between the descendants of James Hance Dey and his half-brother John Laurens Dey get rather complicated. A partial chart may help keep relationships in perspective.
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