THE JORIS ISAACKSZEN DAVIDS FAMILY

Joris was born in Marbletown, Ulster, New York on the first day of January in 1704 and his baptism is registered in the Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston, Ulster, NY. His father, Isaac Davids, was born in England and his mother was from Holland, which explains why his baptismal name is spelled in Dutch style. He later used the name, George Davis.

George's wife, Judith Brokaw, was born on the 25th of April in 1711 at Raritan River (pictured above)  in Somerset County, New Jersey. They were married about 1729 in Raritan, which is a significant part of New Jersey’s rich cultural history. The Raritan River has served as a transportation and trade route since pre-colonial times. The Naraticongs, a branch of the Lenape and part of the Iroquois Nation, were the first known settlers of the Raritan Valley. The Dutch and English arrived in 1683 and also made use of the River for its fertile soil and transportation opportunities. The Raritan was crossed by troops during the American Revolution, and a battle was fought close by in 1777. It's probable that George's and Judith's sons served in that war. Below is the list of their children who were all born in the Raritan Valley:

1730 Jannetje
1731 Judith, our ancestor
1733 Catarina
1741 Adriaen
1742 Margaret
1743 Isaac
1745 Hannah
1748 Maria
1752 Peter

George died on the 2nd day of February in 1774 and is buried at South Bound Brook, Somerset, NJ at the Davis Burying Ground. Judith died on the 12th of April of 1782, probably buried next to her husband.

GEORGE ISAAC DAVIS
BORN: 1 Jan 1704 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY
MARRIED: abt 1729 in ,Somerset, NJ
DIED: 2 Jan 1774 in ,Somerset, NJ
BURIED: South Bound Brook, Somerset, NJ

JUDITH BROKAW
BORN: 25 Apr 1711 in Raritan River, Somerset, NJ
DIED: 12 Apr 1782 ,Somerset, NJ

SOURCES: Register of baptisms at the Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston, Ulster, NY; Book: "Our Brokaw/Bergaw Heritage" compiled by Mrs. Elsie Foster;  Photograph and history of Raritan River from Wikipedia.