Notes for: Garrett Van Fleet

From: bufcufs [bufcufs at myrural.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Subject: Re: Bodine Kid

They are burried in the Old Van Fleet Cemetery, town of Wolcott, Wayne Co., N.Y. Corner of Red Creek-Fairhaven and Blind Sodus Roads, Ground is very poor condition, badly overgrown, and many stones face down. Article says these were all turned over and copied. Here is a list of family burried there and you may know some of the names. John March Van Fleet was born Oct 26, 1793 in New Jersey. Elizabeth Bodine, born July 17, 1793, died May 25, 1871. They were married Oct 25, 1815. John is the son of Garrett Van Fleet and Lydia March born in the town of Amwell, county of Hunterdon, New Jersey Nov 24,1757,died in the town of Owasco, Cayuga county 1842 age 85 They had 6 children. Van Fleet family goes back to Holland.

I believe the Bodine family and Cosine fimily have been closely related for a long time. Do you have any information of the Rapalje or Raplee family with the Boudewyn or Bodeyn name in early NY. I believe there is a connection to the original Jean Bodine to the Raplee family. Rapalje family were in the wool and silk industry in Belgium and France, and came here to escape. Joris and Catalynte were on the first boat to America after the Mayflower. They had the first white girl child in born NY. Joris was born in Valenciennes France and his mother was Elizabeth Baudewn, Rapalje. I believe she died there shortly after he was born, never coming to NY.