I have a letter dated May 14, 1885 from Arthur Simonson Van Pelt to Richard Van Pelt. The content of the letter involves the brothers' attempts to retrace their ancestry and specifically mentions Jacob Van Pelt and Cornelius Vanderbilt. I believe that the Van Pelt line descends as follows: 1) Teunis Lanen Van Pelt x Grietje Jans; 2) Jan Teunissen Van Pelt x Maria Pieterse; 3) Johannes Van Pelt x Sarah LeRoy; 4) MISSING LINK; 5) Peter Van Pelt, Jacob Van Pelt, John Van Pelt, William Van Pelt.
5) Peter Van Pelt x Sarah Lawrence children:
6a) Richard Van Pelt x Eliza _____;
6b) David Van Pelt x Ann Simonson;
6c) Elizabeth Van Pelt x John Van Pelt;
6d) Nancy Van Pelt x Daniel Simonson;
5) Jacob Van Pelt x ????
6e) John Van Pelt x Elizabeth Van Pelt
5) John Van Pelt x ????
6f) Sophia Van Pelt x Cornelius Vanderbilt
5) William Van Pelt (county judge) x ????

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