Evert Terwilliger b. May 1686 Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 29 Mar 1767 Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America: Oswald Family History

1686 - 1767 (80 years)

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Name	Evert Terwilliger
Birth	May 1686	Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Christening	23 May 1686	Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Gender	Male
Death	29 Mar 1767	Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Burial	Locust Lawn Burial Ground, Gardiner, Ulster, New York, United States
Person ID	I312684220020	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Father	Jan Evertsz Terwilliger, b. 1656, Vianen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland d. 1716, Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 60 years)
Mother	Sytje Jacobsz Van Etten, b. 25 Mar 1668, Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America bur. 1726, Hurley, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 57 years)
Family ID	F408	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Sara Freer, b. 15 May 1698, New Paltz, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 1743, Gardiner, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 44 years)
Marriage	18 Aug 1717	Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Family ID	F440	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Notes

Evert Terwilliger Notes
General Notes: Bapt. recorded at the Reformed Dutch church of Kingston: "parents; Jan Evertz, Sytie Jacobz, witnesses; Evert
Dircz, Maria ten Eyc".
Marriage recorded same church: "Evert van der Willigen, j.d., born; Mormel*, Date of marriage not given". Date of banns were.
(Usually, banns were announced, in church, three times before the marriage.)
He Served in the military under the command of Captain Zacharias Hoffman, company located at the Pals. He is listed as Serjs.
(Sergeant).
1738, he built the stone house that is known as the Evert Terwilliger homestead. It's still standing today about 4 miles south of
New Paltz, located on route 32 south. Years later, some 800 feet from the stone house, new owners built a large, stately, two
story, wood house which became known as Locus Lawn.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was baptized on 23 May 1686 in Kingstouwne, "The Esopus", New York Province. 2
• Military: 1738.8
(Source: Terwilliger Genealogy Disk, 2007)

This family history prepared and resear

This family history prepared and researched by Carolyn Hillman White.

[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #39
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #3996, Date of Import: Feb 14, 1999] Arrived in New Netherland, March 15, 1663 from Holland

aka Evert Van Der Willegen. (Ref Terwill
aka Evert Van Der Willegen. (Ref Terwilliger Family).

!1. The Freer Family; the Descendants of
!1. The Freer Family; the Descendants of Hugo Freer, Patentee of New Paltz, Ruth P. Heidgerd, comp. FHL# 928227 (3). Son of Jean Everts Terwilliger (VanderWilligen) and Sytje Jacobs VanEtten