Sara Luyster

Brief Life History of Sara

When Sara Luyster was born on 8 March 1717, in Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, Johannes Cornelise Luyster, was 25 and her mother, Lucretia Brouwer, was 28. She married Ryke Suydam on 2 June 1741, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 7 September 1764, at the age of 47, and was buried in Luyster Family Cemetery, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ryke Suydam
1709–1750
Sara Luyster
1717–1764
Marriage: 2 June 1741
Lucretia Zeedam
1744–
Reik Reikse Zedam
1746–1799
Sarah Suydam
1748–

Sources (9)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Sara Luyster - Published information: birth-name: Sara Luyster
  • Sarah Leyster, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Sarah Luyster Snyder, "Find A Grave Index"

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1750

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Name Meaning

American shortened and altered form of Dutch (mainly Zeelandic Flanders) Van de Luijster: habitational name, probably from Lijster, a placename which occurs in Beernem and Emelgem.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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