Brief Life History of Roelof
When Roelof Terhune was born in 1728, in Millstone Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, his father, Garret Roelofse Terhune, was 19 and his mother, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, was 17. He married Antje Williamson about 1765, in Harlingen, Montgomery Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1777, in Hillsborough, Hillsborough Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 49.
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- Rolif Terhunni in entry for Koort Terhunni, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Garret, Stephen & Roelof Terhune, Charter Members, "Hillsborough Reformed Church History, 1766-1966"
- Roelif Terhune mentioned in the document of Court Williamson, "New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980"
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1766
Historical Boundaries 1766: Somerset, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Hillsborough Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1775
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Dutch: habitational name for someone from Huinen near Putten in Gelderland.
History: This has been a prominent surname in the Albany area since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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