Marinus VAN AUKEN
1998 Ancestral File
Internet IGI - Jan 2005
From Internet site Ancestry.com we learn the following: "Commemorative Biographical Record of NE Pennsylvania" states that "The first of the Van Aken family to come to America was Marinus Van Aken, of the ancient city of Aken (now known as Aix-la-Chapelle, and located between the Rhine and Meuse Rivers on the border of Holland), who married Pieternella de Pre. It is claimed that he was the only one of the family to emigrate to this country from Holland. RESEARCH NOTE: Some records indicate that Marinus was the son of Pieter VAN AKEN and Cleartje COPPINS.
Name: DePre aka DePres/DePrez Discrepancey for place of birth. May have been born in Belgium
He married Pieternella DePre 11 Apr 1683 at Cadzand, South Holland, Netherlands . Pieternella DePre was born at Kingston, Ulster, New York Abt 1657 daughter of Jan DePre and Margaret Cromartie .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Pieter Van Auken
born 27 Sep 1685.
Sara Van Auken
christened 12 Feb 1687.
Cornelis Van Auken
christened 25 May 1690.
Catrina Van Auken
christened 16 Oct 1692.
Rachel Van Auken
christened 9 Jun 1695.
Neeltjen Van Auken
christened 11 Sep 1697.
Abraham Van Auken
christened 29 Oct 1699.
Isaac Van Auken
christened 5 Jul 1702.
Pieternella DePre died Aft 1724 at Kingston, Ulster, New York .