Maria Vredenburg

     Maria was born on Saturday, 9 May 1739 in New York City, New York County, New York. She went by the name of Mary. She was the daughter of Johannes Vredenburg and Jannetje Woodard. She was christened there on 16 May 1739 in the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church. Her sponsors were Johannes Wyk & his wife, Catharina Dou.¹ She was often referred to as Mary. Maria married Johannes Gysbertszen Uyt ten Bogaert, son of Gysbert Dirckszen Uyt ten Bogaert and Catharina Paulding, on 6 March 1757 in New York City at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church.² John & Mary resided at Tappan Bay during the Revolution. Their home was destroyed by fire by the British. They had eight children of which Katharine [wife of Augustus Wright] was the sixth child. Maria's husband, Johannes, died on 13 April 1780 in New York City leaving her a widow. In later years, Mary lost her eyesight. Her children would prepare squares of cloth with threaded needles for her to work on during the day. Maria died on Friday, 16 April 1824 in New York City at her home on Essex Street at age 84 years, 11 months and 7 days of consumption.^3,4 She was buried there in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rutgers Street.