George Ryerson Family Bible
Holy Bible in Dutch; Dordrecht, Pieter Keur, 1719.

This Bible originally belonged to George Ryerson and has his name in it,
dated 1781.  It contains various entires of the Ryerson family and their
slaves, and on another page is a series of entries referring to the Van Der
Voort family.  Whether they first owned the Bible and it afterwards went to
the Ryersons, or whether the Van Der Voort records was copied in, we have
not been able to determine.  The Bible now belongs to the American Bible
Society and has been deposited in the New York Public Library.

My negro boy born the 10 February, 1783.

Samuel Ryerson son of George Ryerson and Elizabeth born the 23 of April
1784.

Polly Ryerson born 23 of December 1785 and died the 20 of June 1803.

Hannah Ryerson born the 5 of September 1788.

George Ryerson his Bible Book.
God give him grace therin to look;
Not only look but understand,
For learning is better than house and land.
When house and land is gone and spent
Then learning is most excellent.
October the 18, 1781.

Mary Ryerson wife of John Francis Ryerson born the 12th day of October, 1729.

Ellen the daughter of Mary Tice Ryerson was born the sixt day of November
one thousand eight hundred and two at one o'clock.

John the sun of Mary Tice Ryerson was born the seventh day of September at
six o'clock in the afternoon, 1804.

Genny the daughter of Mary Tice Ryerson was born 1st day of July one
thousand eight hundred and six at ten o'clock of the evening.

De 1 Mert 1752 is geebore Heelena Van Der Voort.

De 1 My 1754 is geebore Samuel Van Der Voort.

De 30 Mert 1756 is geebore Jan Van Der Voort.

De 23 December 1757 is geebore Jacobus Van Der Voort.

De 13 Augustus 1759 is geebore Maria Van Der Voort.

De 11 October 1761 is geebore Sarel Van Der Voort.

Yores Ryerse zine Bible.

George Ryerson his Bible, October the 17th 1781.


Taken from the book: The Colonial Dames of the State of New York,
Genealogical Records, Manuscript entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917.
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