Demarest and Variant Surnames

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Comment by Pamela Ann Drake on October 9, 2009 at 11:14am

Hi Everyone!

You can find some Demarest information on the Olive Tree Genealogy site. Check: www.olivetreegenealogy@yahoogroups.com
The information comes from the Reformed Dutch Church of Hackensack & Schraalenburgh,NJ.

Pam in IN.

Comment by Kirsten Saxe on October 9, 2009 at 3:15am

Hi Mary,

I don't think that you are the one with a spelling problem. It's our ancestors that had the problem! Well, at least they did by modern standards. I think paper was relatively expensive back then, and probably ink was, too. Certainly the act of writing was more difficult, and many people were not literate, to the extent that they could not have told others how to spell their own names. Standardized spelling just didn't work under those conditions, and I guess it could be said to be a recent development. I'm not really sure when different lines decided on what constituted their preferred spelling for the family surname, but I think that before that, any reasonable spelling would have been considered acceptable. It sounds like you have done very well in figuring out who many of your ancestors were, in spite of the numerous spellings they used for their family surnames. Sometimes I find it a little tricky to find records where the surnames are spelled differently. It can be easier to do that when using an index that can be browsed than when doing searches electronically.

Kirsten

Comment by Pamela Ann Drake on October 8, 2009 at 3:05pm

Hi Mary!

I wrote you privately.

Pam Drake

Comment by Pamela Ann Drake on October 8, 2009 at 8:08am

Hi Mary!

I descend through Samuel Demarest & Marie deRuine then their son David Demarest & his wife Matie DeBaun through their son Samuel DeMaree & his wife Leah Pieters Demarest through their daughter Antie Demarest 2nd wife of Hendrick H.Banta.

Samuel(the 1st one) parents were David Demarest & Marie Sohier. I have that David's parents were: Jean DeMarets & Margarite DeHerville. I have Marie's parents as Francois Sohier & Margrieta ? Do you have anything different?

Glad to meet you cousin!

Pam in IN.

Comment by Mary E Morgan on October 8, 2009 at 7:45am

Pam,

I born in Evansville, Indiana and grew up in and around Petersburg, Winslow and Evansville. I go home several times a year. Since Perry County is not far from Evansville, would you be interested in meeting to share what we have and get to know each other.

Mary

Comment by Mary E Morgan on October 8, 2009 at 7:39am

My line goes thru Judith Demarest who married Pieter "Pieree" Durie (not sure of the exact spelling). Her parents were Samuel Desmarest and Maria DeRuine. I have been having trouble with the exact spelling of Demarest, expecially since it is spelled so many different ways in the records) I am having the same trouble with all my Ductch ancestors which are many.

Comment by Pamela Ann Drake on October 2, 2009 at 12:16am

Hi Lynne!

Who are your Demarest's?

Pam in IN.

Comment by Pamela Ann Drake on October 2, 2009 at 12:13am

Hi Terri!

Welcome! There seems to be a lot of descendants of David Demarest & Marie Sohier.I'm glad you found us here too!

Pam in IN.

Comment by Terri Merritt Rehmann on October 1, 2009 at 10:40pm

I am very happy to find this group as I have been researching this branch of my family lately! I have information that shows David Demarest and Marie Sohier as my 10th great grandparents! So happy to join many of my cousins with our research. What an inspiring legacy left by this wonderful family!

Comment by brady steps on September 9, 2009 at 5:52pm

This is all I have my 4th great grandfather is Carel Demares d.1869 Belgium his daughter Anna Thersia Demaares b.1828 Belgiumd.1883 Belgium.

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