Abraham C(aleb?) BROKAW

Born: 02 Mar 1743 at Raritan?, NJ
Died: 23 Jul 1826 at Warren Twp., OH

Father: Caleb Brokaw
Mother: Jane Van Nostrand

Spouse: Mariah Stryker (1775-1856)

Children:

Maria., b. 8 Aug 1792 at Raritan?, NJ

Jane, b. 6 Jul 1794, Bp. 3 Aug 1794 at Raritan, NJ Dutch Church

Peter, b. 6 Aug 1795, Bp. 20 Sep 1795 at " (D.Y.)

Caleb A., b. 8 Dec 1797, Bp. 11 Mar 1798 at "

Simon Stryker, b. 22 Feb 1800, Bp. 20 Apr 1800 at "

Abraham, b. 4 Mar 1801, Bp. 6 Jun 1802 at "

John Andrew, b. 4 Jul 1804, Bp. 26 Aug 1804 at "

Jane Ann, b. 5 Oct 1806, Bp. 23 Dec 1823 at "

(Cornelia Stryker, b. 15 Mar 1809, Bp. 28 May 1809 at "

(Elizabeth Polhemus, b. 15 Mar 1809, Bp. 28 May 1809 at "

unnamed son, b. 23 Aug 1810, d. 2 Sep 1810

Isaac A., b. 10 Sep 1812, Bp. 22 Nov 1812 at Hillsborough Dutch Church

Henry F., b. 10 Dec 1814, Bp. 8 Mar 1815 at "

Peter Stryker, b. 31 Mar 1817, Bp. 6 Jul 1817 at "

William Cornell, b. 16 Jan 1820, Bp. 23 Apr 1820 at " (D.Y.)

Abraham Brokaw, born in Somerset County, NJ, was married in the Dutch Reformed Church at Raritan, NJ to Mariah Stryker on 8 Jan 1792. Abraham enlisted in the War of 1812, from Hillsborough Twp., and served in Capt. Abraham Ditmar's Co., 3rd Regiment of John Freylinghuysen's Reg. of NJ Militia. For services, he received Bounty Land Warrent No. 95-043 for 40 acres land in Ohio.

The family remained in Somerset Hillsborough Twp., Somerset County, NJ until 1823, when Abraham, Maria and 7 of their children set out for Ohio. They left 3 other living children in NJ. Caleb (son?) had preceded them to Ohio. This marked the beginning of the Brokaw "colony" in Ohio. On arriving in Ohio, they settled in Warren Twp., Jefferson County. After a little more than 2-1/2 years there, Abraham died and is buried there.

Soon after his death, Mariah and 5 children returned to NJ, leaving Jane, Abraham and Caleb in Ohio.

Historical Note: The famous writer Jane AUSTEN was b1775 and d1817 at 41yo.

Source: Our Brokaw-Bragaw Heritage