LAUERMAN Birth Records

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Baptismal and Marriage records from the Dutch Church. It contains the names
of many Dutchmen who came directly from Holland to this country before the
close of the 17th century. 

Page 256
Baptisms (4) by Domine Mancius. 
5362 Emmerich Schryver Albertus Albertus Schryver, and his wife Elisabeth
Borkert 8 Nov 1741 Eva Lauerman.  
  
Page 767

FEMALE WITNESSES.
[The numbers in the Index refer, in all cases, to the respective numbers
of the Baptisms, and not to the several pages.]
 
Lauerman, Eva, 5362.  

The following is from the first pages of this source:

??apti??mal and Marriage Registers of the
Old Dutch Church of Ringston,
??ster County, New Pork (formerl?? named Wi??,
and often familiarly called ?? or '??opus), for One
??undred and Fifty Pears from their commencement in 1660.
Eranscri??ed and Edited
??
Ro??mell Randall ??,
Chaplain ??
Corresponding Secretary of the New Por?? ??enealogical and Biographical Society.
Corresponding Member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; the 
State Historical Societies of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia; the Huguenot Society of America; the Minisink Historical
Society; the Newport Historical Society.
Member of the American Historical Association; the Holland Society of 
New Por??; the American Society of Church History, etc., etc.
                                New Pork: 
      Printed for the Cranscri??er and Editor ??y the ??e Dinne Press. 
                                  1891. 
                             COPYRIGHT, 1891, BY ROSWELL RANDALL HOES. 
                         TO 
                 MY ESTEEMED FRIEND, 
             ??amuel ?? ??endall, Esq., 
(VICE-PRESIDENT FOR KINGSTON OF THE HOLLAND SOCIETY), 
       WHOSE ANCESTORS APPEAR AT AN EARLY DATE 
                   ON THESE PAGES, 
  AND TO WHOSE PUBLIC SPIRIT AND ANTIQUARIAN TASTES 
THE DESCENDANTS OF OUR EARLY SETTLERS ARE INDEBTED 
    FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THESE ANCIENT RECORDS, 
             THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY 
                     Dedicated 
                         BY 
            THE TRANSCRIBER AND EDITOR. 
PREFACE.
EXACTLY two hundred and thirty years ago to-day, on the 3d of October, 1660,
Domine Hermannus Blom, the first minister of the old Dutch Church of Kingston,
performed a marriage ceremony, an entry of which he duly recorded in a folio
volume bound in hogskin, and now brown with age. With this book commences the
oldest original set, now extant, of the Baptismal and Marriage Registers in the
Dutch Church of this country. Those of the New York Church, previous to the
settlement of Domine Henricus Selyns as its regular minister in 1682, are merely
copies made by him from the records or memoranda of his predecessors, which,
unhappily, are now lost or destroyed, while those of the Albany Church, previous
to the pastorate of Domine Godefridus Dellius, which began in 1683, are no longer
in existence. The Kingston Church Registers for the century and a half from their
commencement in 1660, as reproduced in this work, are comprised in four large
folio volumes, which, until the beginning of the late Rev. Dr. Gosman's ministry,
in 1808, were written in the Dutch language. In addition to these, there are also
nineteen unbound leaves, upon which are recorded some Consistorial minutes and
the baptisms and marriages of the "Conferentie" party from 1766 to 1772,1 as well
as the baptisms and marriages performed in 1775 and a portion of 1776, during the
first part of Domine Doll's ministry. 

The genealogical and historical value of the Kingston Church Registers cannot
well be overestimated. They embrace the names of many Dutchmen who came directly
from Holland two centuries and a half ago, some of whom made their first homes
either in New York or Albany, and it may also be said that a very large portion
of the Dutch families who immigrated to this country before the close of the 17th
century are represented, to a greater or less extent, on these pages. An unusual
importance also attaches itself to these Registers owing to the fact that for a
long period subsequent to the formation of the Kingston Church it was the only
ecclesiastical organization between New-York and Albany, and that persons
desiring to be married, or to have their children baptized, came to Kingston for
those purposes from the vast territory extending from the region below Albany as
far south as the Highlands, on both sides of the Hudson, and to 

1In 1766 arose the memorable contest in the Kingston Church between the two factions 
known as the "Coetus" and the "Conferentie." The former party, generally speaking, 
advocated separation from, and the latter connection with and subordination to, the 
Classis of Amsterdam, in Holland, in all matters relating to ecclesiastical procedure 
and government. The contest resulted in an open rupture in the Kingston Church, the
majority of its membership being in sympathy with the "Conferentie," while the
minority, under the leadership of Domine Meyer, advocated the cause of
the "Coetus." This was followed by the remarkable trial and suspension of Domine
Meyer, his withdrawal with a portion of the congregation, and the maintenance of
religious services apart from those held by the "Conferentie" in the old church
edifice. Domine Meyer retained possession of the original Registers of the
Church, and recorded therein the "Coetus" baptisms and marriages performed by himself, 
until his withdrawal in 1772, to accept a call from the church of
Pompton and Totowa, in New Jersey. The portion of the original records of the
"Conferentie" still in existence embrace entries of by far the larger number of the 
baptisms and marriages performed in Kingston by either of the two factions.
They are incorporated in this book, and are placed in chronological order with
the "Coetus" entries recorded in the original and older registers by Domine
Meyer. 
 
the westward as far as the Minisink country and the headwaters of the Delaware. 
Nor do these records represent only the early family history of the Dutch. The names 
of the old Huguenot residents of Kingston and other places, many of whom subsequently 
removed to New Paltz, and of a large number of the Germans who settled at Newburgh 
and in Ulster, Dutchess, and Albany Counties in the early part of the last century, 
as well as of numerous English families and a few Scotch and Irish, are here recorded, 
and information concerning them given that can be obtained from no other source. 

The orthography of the proper names in these Registers is quite in keeping with a 
practice of the early times in which they were written. It never seems to have occurred 
to these university-bred Dutch Domines of the Kingston Church to inquire how various 
persons presenting themselves for marriage, or their children for baptism, spelled 
their own names, but these names having been pronounced in their hearing, they recorded 
them phonetically, according to the prompting of their ears, or arbitrarily, according 
to the dictates of their fancy. This practice, however, involved no unusual 
inconsistency, for the orthography of the Dutch language, even in Holland, as respects 
both common and proper names, was not wholly settled until late in the eighteenth 
century. Some of our most familiar family names of to-day are recorded on these pages 
in half a dozen or more different ways, and in many instances variations in spelling 
occur even in the same baptismal or marriage entry. It is therefore impossible in 
any case whatever to state, at least by the aid of these Registers, the exact original 
orthography, even if any existed, of particular family names among our old Dutch 
settlers. This remark applies, moreover, to all of the early civil and ecclesiastical 
records of the Dutch, whether in this country or in Holland, and to a large extent 
also to those written in English, as it was not before the commencement of the present 
century that any marked degree of uniformity was observed in the orthography of a very 
large number of proper names. 

The variations in spelling in the Kingston Church Registers are even more involved and 
confusing than usual, owing to the fact that Domines Mancius, Meyer, and Doll, and also 
Domine Cock, of East Camp, an advisory friend of the Kingston Church, who during the 
"Coetus" and "Conferentie" difficulties, repeatedly officiated there at baptismal and 
marriage ceremonies, were not Dutchmen, but Germans, and naturally displayed German 
tendencies in their orthography. This circumstance will be better appreciated when it 
is stated that, upon the invitation of Domine Mancius, in 1732, to become the colleague 
of Domine Vas, at Kingston, doubt was expressed in his call as to his ability to 
"acquire the pronunciation of the Low Dutch language, so as to be understood in it. 
Therefore," continues the call, "in order to preserve unity and harmony in the congregation, 
we make this stipulation in advance, that if you do not learn the Low Dutch pronunciation 
in the space of two years, and our people complain that they cannot understand you, then, 
in accordance with the Church constitution, the Reverend Consistory of the Church of 
Kingston shall assemble ecclesiastically in regard to this matter, assisted by two 
ministers of the Low Dutch Reformed Church of this Province, and if it is the sentiment 
of the majority that after the space of two years you cannot be understood by the 
congregation in the Low Dutch language, we shall be released from our obligation in 
regard to the promised salary, and otherwise not." 

In view of these and other facts, no attempt has been made to correct or modify the text 
as written by the Dutch Domines, and the proper names in this work may therefore be regarded 
as exact orthographical reproductions of those contained in the original Registers. In 
very rare instances the letter "i" has been substituted for "j," and "v" for "u," but 
only where a contrary course would be misleading. "I" and "J," and "U" and "V," however, 
were used interchangeably, in early Dutch and English orthography, and may be respectively 
regarded simply as modifications of the same letter. Capitals have been used in the initial 
letters of all proper names, whether thus written in the original or not. All conventional 
signs, indicating separate syllables, have been expressed by their full syllabic equivalent, 
excepting the horizontal line placed over certain letters, which indicates the omission 
of a part of the name. The early form of writing the prefixes "van," "van der," "van den," 
"de," "de la," etc., with small initial letters has been retained, except in cases where 
the Domines employed capital letters in their place. It was in the first instance the 
design of the transcriber and editor to arrange the names alphabetically in family groups, 
but in deference to the judgment of certain proficient genealogists, whose views were 
entitled to the highest consideration, the attempt was abandoned, and the chronological 
method, which is now believed to be the true one, was adopted. The great size of this 
volume has forbade the introduction of many historical notes and references, and but 
few of any kind have been inserted, except where their presence was deemed necessary 
to elucidate some features of the text which might otherwise be misleading. It has 
been thought important, however, to admit quite a number of notes in the Marriage 
Register, illustrative of the places where the contracting parties were born or resided. 

In a work of this character the public may justly demand rigid accuracy, and it is 
therefore deemed proper to state that the old Registers of the Kingston Church, as 
here reproduced, represent four careful revisions and comparisons with the original 
records, made by the transcriber and editor -- not merely name by name, but also 
letter by letter. The same degree of accuracy has been studied in the preparation 
of the several indexes, which contain references to 44,388 names, by the aid of 
which the public may reap any advantages that might have been derived from an 
alphabetical arrangement of the families in the body of the work. 

The public would not be interested in a narrative of the labors performed and the 
discouragements overcome in the preparation of this work for the press. It represents 
the leisure hours of several years, and its publication is the accomplishment of a 
desire formed by the editor long ago, when he possessed neither the opportunity nor 
the ability to effect it. His fondness for genealogical and historical research has 
from childhood been largely fostered, if indeed it was not created, by the study of 
these grand old Registers when they were in the custody of his revered father, who, 
as minister of the church which they represent, administered so largely, and for so 
many years, to its spiritual and material prosperity. It is with no slight emotions 
of pride and gratification, therefore, that he now presents the reproduction of 
these ancient Registers to the world as the first completed work of its kind published 
in this country, and as one of the most important contributions to the cause of 
genealogical research that has ever appeared in this or in any other land. If it 
shall tend in any degree to incite or foster an increased interest in genealogical 
and historical studies, or afford assistance to those who are patiently seeking to 
throw light upon unknown spots in the pathways of the past, its editor will regard 
himself as abundantly rewarded for the incessant labor expended in placing it before 
the public. R. R. H. 

Washington, D. C., 3d October, 1890. 
Washington, D. C., 3d October, 1890. 

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BAPTISMAL REGISTER      1 
MARRIAGE REGISTER       499 
BAPTISMAL INDEX:                      
FATHERS                 687 
MOTHERS                 711 
MALE WITNESSES          735 
FEMALE WITNESSES        757 
MARRIAGE INDEX:                      
HUSBANDS                780 
WIVES                   788 
MISCELLANEOUS INDEX     796 

Ringston Baptismal Register

[The genealogical value of this Register is increased by the fact that in almost every 
case the full maiden name of the wife is given. It should be borne in mind, also, that 
the early Dutch were accustomed to have their children baptized a few days after birth. 
This fact furnishes to genealogists a valuable clue in regard to the approximate 
date of birth.]