Pieter Van Buskirk

Pieter Van Buskirk (circa January 1, 1665 - July 20, 1738), also spelt Boskerck, is considered the first settler in the Constable Hook area of Bayonne, New Jersey. He was the son of Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk and Jannetje Jans. Van Buskirk built a home and farm around the year 1700 on the shore of Upper New York Bay on what became known as Van Buskirk's Point. Van Buskirk started a small family cemetery next to his house in 1736. His wife, Tryntje died on October 31 of that year and is buried in the cemetery.

For over 200 years, Van Buskirk and his descendents lived in his farmhouse. Today, both the house and cemetery are gone. They both were demolished in 1906 by the Standard Oil Company, which owned the land and were expanding their refinery. [Kathleen M. Middleton, Images of America - Bayonne ISBN 0-7524-0069-X (Arcadia Publishing Corp., 1995)] [ [http://cmyname.com/HudsonCounty/cemetery-vb/index.html Ancestory.com] , accessed December 17, 2007.]

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