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Catherine (Johannes) Pootman-Post            

           Catherine Johannes Pootman was born about 1689 and married Cornelius Elias Post.

            Cornelius was the son of Elias Post and Maria Janet Cornelius Van Egmont.  The Van Egmont's were also known as Van Voorhout. 

            Catherine Pootman and Cornelius Post were married December 11, 1704.  

            Cornelius's sister Agnes Post married Casparus Blank, the son of a Jurian Blank a goldsmith.  

            Both Cornelius and Catherine were, also, associated in baptismal records with Herman Van Gelder.  In Dutch "geld" means money, to count, or to work with money.  The Van Gelder family seems to have been from Gelderland.

            The Dutch name "post" may mean a mailman or a person who guards at a post.

           In the early baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed churches of New York City and Brooklyn along with the Van Gelders and Blanks, Cornelius Post and Catherine Pootman were associated with the Provosts, Van Eps, and Spratts.

           Cornelius Post wrote well:  Children's Signatures 

            Since the Post family was connected with the Blank family, which work in the silversmith trade and since Catherine and Corelius Post had a son Elias who was a gunsmith, Cornelius Post may also been a smith.

       Children:

            1.   Cornelius.  Baptized September 5, 1705, at the New York City Dutch Church.  His sponosers were Fictoor Potman an Marretje Post, and his parents were listed as Conrlius Post and Catlyntie Pottman..  

           2.   Elias.  Elias was baptized Janury 7, 1708, at the Dutch Reformed Church of New York City.  His witnesses were Casparus Blanck and Catharine Rutgers.  Elias married Maria Janse Van Eps, who was born October 9, 1708, the daughter of Jan Baptist Van Eps the Indian trader.  Elias Post was a gunsmith who lived in Schenectady, New York, and had a house and lot on the south side of State Street.  Elias seems to have been connected with supplying arms for the fur or Indian trade.  

                             Children:

                         1.  Cathlina.  She was baptized October 31, 1731.

                        2. Cathlyn.  Cathlyn was baptized June 3, 1733 and married Zeger Van Santvoord.

                        3.  Jan Baptist.  Jan was baptized October 12, 1735.

                        4.  Cornelius.  He as baptized July 6, 1738.

                        5.  Helena.  She was baptized June 14, 1741.

                        6.  Anna.  September 18, 1743.

                        7.  Cornelia.  Cornelia was baptized April 8, 1746, in Schenectady, New York, and married John Curry n 1769 in South Trenton, New York.  Johin was born in Dunfries, Scotland.  Cornelia died in April 1827 in South Trenton.

                        8.  Johannes.  Johannes was baptized January 1, 1749, and married Margarietje Bellilnger.

        3.   Johannes.  He was baptized September 24, 1710, in New York City.  Johannes' witness were Johannes and Cornelia Spratt.

        4.   Maria.  Maria was baptized May 25, 1713, in New York City.  .

          5.   David.  David was baptized April 22, 1715.  His witnesses were David Provost and Cathy Van Gelder.

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