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Sarah Olderen (1816-?)

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Sarah Olderen (1816-?)
Sarah Olderen
Birth: around 1819
South Hempstead
Nassau County, New York
Father: (most likely)
Samuel B. Eldert (c1798-aft1850)
Mother: (most likely)
Catherine Willitt (c1800-aft1850)
Siblings: (most likely)
Willet Eldert (c1821-aft1850)
Israel Eldert (c1823-aft1850)
(sister) Eldert (c1825-aft1850)
Elizabeth Sarah Eldert (c1827-1916)
(sister) Eldert (bet1825&1830-aft1850)
Ann Eldert (c1832-?)
Samuel Eldert (c1834-?)
Mary Eldert (c1837-?)
Martha Eldert (c1839-?)
Spouse/Partner: Abraham Kershaw (1815-?)
Marriage: circa 1836
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Children: Mary Kershaw (1837-?)
Israel Kershaw (1840-?)
Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931)
Sara Kershaw (1843-?)
Ann Kershaw II (1847-?)
Peter Kershaw (1849-?)

Sarah Olderen (1816-?)

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[edit] Birth

The 1850 census of Manhattan lists Sarah's age as 34 years, which would mean she was born around 1816. However, her likely parents (Samuel and Catharine) were married in March, 1819. It should be noted, however, that the 1850 Manhattan census is notorious for inaccurate ages.

[edit] Potential name variations

  • Sarah Eldert
  • Sarah Older
  • Sarah Olderon
  • Sarah Elder

[edit] Potential ancestry

See also: Eldert family of New Netherlands

Sarah's ancestors were from Holland and most likely Germany. Likely, her surname is a variant of Eldert, but she is suspected to have had German mother, as she appears to have used the German -en feminine ending. Another tell-tale sign that Sarah was part German is the name of her daughter Anna Augusta.

[edit] Sarah's father (by process of elimination)

See also: Eldert family of South Hempstead, New York

Based on the reported data for the Eldert families in the 1820 and 1830 censuses of Queens (which at that time included all of Nassau County), the following heads of household had a daughter born between 1810 and 1820:

We can rule out Abraham of Newtown, as all of his daughters' names are known (none of which were named Sarah). We can also rule out Eldert, as his daughter died prior to 1830. Also, in the 1830 census, we learn that Daniel's daughter was born prior to 1815, so he can also be ruled out. Abraham and Daniel can alternatively be ruled out since Newtown is not in Nassau County, where Sarah is believed to have grown up. Neither Samuel nor John of Jamaica appear in the 1830 census. In any regard, Jamaica is in Queens, rather than Nassau County, so they would not have made them likely candidates for parents of Sarah. Cornelius can be ruled out for several reasons. First, he is not a descendant of Israel Eldert and Hannah Totten (the source of the given name Israel in this Eldert family). Secondly, Cornelius did not live in Nassau County, but rather Jamaica, Queens. As for Elnathan, it is also highly unlikely that he is Sarah's father. First, he is not a descendant of Israel Eldert and accordingly the given name Israel was not used by his branch of the family. Secondly, he already had a daughter Sarah in 1806. Thirdly, his wife was not German. She was a Dutch woman by the name of Nostrand. Shadrick's wife was also Dutch. Her name was Phoebe, i.e. Femmetje. Benjamin's wife was Jane, likely Jannetje, and also most likely Dutch. Shadrick and Benjamin were children of William Eldert, in any regard, who were sons of Benjamin Eldert, not of Israel. The remaining candidate is Samuel B. Eldert (c1798-aft1850) of South Hempstead. There are also a great number of other pieces of circumstantial evidence that also favor Samuel, as described in the subsequent on Sarah's other suspected close relatives.

[edit] Suspected paternal grandparents

Samuel B. Eldert was the son of John Eldert and Mary Birdsall. Samuel had a brother named Israel.

[edit] Sarah's great-grandparents

John Eldert was the son of Israel Eldert and Hannah Totten. Israel and Hannah were, therefore, Sarah's great-grandparents. The parents of Mary Birdsall have not yet been determined.

[edit] Other close relatives

One likely sibling of Sarah is Elizabeth Sarah Eldert (c1827-1916) who married Pearsall Abrams. Pearsall and Elizabeth had children Margaret, Corlandt, Lewis, Mary A., Anna Augusta, George H., Murwin, Eugena, Henrietta and Carrie. (Pearsall was Dutch, not German, and the name Anna Augusta shows up again in the next generation).

Lewis Eldert (?-?), who married Mary Elizabeth Abrams, is very likely to be Sarah's nephew. Lewis' father was Israel Eldert (c1823-aft1850) who married Hannah Story. Using the same process of elimination as above applied to Lewis' father Israel, he is almost certainly a son of Samuel Eldert and therefore Sarah's brother. The connection has been confirmed, as Lewis had a brother named Samuel B. eldert.

There was also a Henry Eldert (c1827-aft1861) (wife Bridget Beatrice Duffy) who had a daughter Anna Augusta Eldert (Christianed May 4, 1861 at the Zion Episcopal Church Of Littleneck). Henry was the son of Israel Eldert, who married Ruth Hulstz on December 30, 1809 at Christ's Presbyterian Church in South Hempstead. This Israel was a brother to Sarah's father Samuel. Interestingly, Henry and Bridget lived next door to a Kashaw family in the 1850 census. The source of the name Anna Augusta has not yet been determined.

Other possible relatives include:

[edit] 1820 Census

In 1820, the Samuel Eldert household consisted of Samuel, his wife, and one daughter born between 1810 and 1820. Presumably, that daughter was Sarah Olderen, the subject of this article. Although the township was not stated in the census, it is clear from neighboring households that the family resided in South Hempstead.

[edit] 1830 Census

By 1830, the Samuel Eldert family had 5 additional children, two boys born between 1820 and 1825, and 3 girls born between 1825 and 1830. The family still resided in South Hempstead.

[edit] Marriage

Sarah married Abraham Kashaw (1815-?) prior to 1837. Our Abraham may be the same person as Abraham Cashow (1814-?)

[edit] Children by Abraham Kashaw

Abraham and Sarah had (at least) the following children together.

Daughter Mary was probably named after Abraham's mother Mary Bennet. Israel was probably named after Sarah's brother Israel Eldert. Anna Augusta was likely named after Sarah's mother, or a close relative on her mother's side of the family. Sarah was probably named after Sarah Olderen, the subject of this article. Without knowning Ann II's middle name, it is difficult to determine her namesake. Peter was probably named after Abraham's oldest brother, Peter Kashaw.

[edit] 1840 census

Abraham and Sarah resided in Oyster Bay in the 1840 census, with their oldest daughter Mary Kershaw (1835-?).

[edit] Move to New York City

Abraham and Sarah moved from Glen Cove, Long Island to Manhattan by 1850.

[edit] 1850 Census

Year 1850 House # 1086 Image
State New York Family # 2714
County New York Enumeration Date October 15, 1850
TownshipNew York Ward 7 District 1 Link to Ancestry Image


Name Age YOB (calc) Occupation POB
Abm Kershaw
35 c1815 Clerk N.Y.
Sarah " "
34 c1816 " "
Mary " "
13 c1837 " "
Israel " "
10 c1840 " "
Ann A. " "
9 c1841 " "
Sarah " "
7 c1843 " "
Anny " "
3 c1847 " "
Peter " "
10/12 c1849 " "
Ann Kelly
14 c1836 Ireland

[edit] Death

Sarah's husband Abraham is said to have died en route to California. As Sarah does not appear in the 1860 census, it is presumed that she also died.

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