1. JOHN NEARPASS, was the first of his family to come to America. He was a Major in the Revolutionary war and was at one time a prisoner at Beaver Brook. His son
2. John Nearpass, m. Sarah Squirrel and they lived on a farm in New Jersey. His son
3. Michael Nearpass, m. Jemima Cuddeback and at her death m. Charlotte Stewart. They lived on a farm in New Jersey. His son
4. William Henry Nearpass, m. Sept. 8, 1881, Josephine Westfall.
[THE LOW FAMILY.]
PIETER CORNELLISSE LOUWE came from Holstein, Holland in Feb., 1659, in the ship Faith. On Oct. 27th, 1668, he married Elizabeth Blanshau, who came from Artoise, France, in 1660. His son
Tys (Matthias) Louw, of Rochester, Ulster Co., married Jannetje Van Harring. His son
Abraham Louw, married Dinah Codebec.
[THE WESTFALL FAMILY]
1. JURIAN WESTPHAEL came to Ulster County in 1657, m. Marytje Hansen. His son