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1. JOHN LAKE OF GRAVESEND
Gravesend was settled in 1643 by a company of English-
men under the leadership of Lady Deborah Moody. She
was the widow of Sir Henry Moody and came over to
Massachusetts about 1640. She settled first in Salem, but
in 1641 she removed to Lynn, where she purchased land.
Soon she became a follower of the teachings of Roger Wil-
liams, and on account of the persecution of the Massachu-
setts authorities removed with some of her followers to New
Amsterdam. John Tilton, who is said to have come over with
Lady Moody, was one of those who went to Gravesend with her.
Besides those who removed from Massachusetts, Lady Moody
found other Englishmen at New Amsterdam, who joined her
in the Gravesend enterprise. The first town patent for Graves-
end was granted by Governor Kieft, December 19, 1645, to Lady
Moody, Sir Henry Moody, her son, John Tilton, etc., and their
associates, thirty-nine in all. Among these associates were John
Lake, William Goulding, and Thomas Spicer, all names familiar
in Cape May County. Whether John Lake and Thomas Spicer
came from New England yrith Lady Moody or whether they
joined her in New Amsterdam, it has not yet been possible to
determine with certainty. The former seems more probable,
since Thomas Spicer was at Newport, R. I., as early as July 16,
1638, the date of his signing the compact. He was chosen Treas-
urer of Portsmouth in 1642, and in 1643 appears in Manhattan.
Since John Lake was his son-in-law, it is probable that he also
was at Newport and joined Lady Moody on her way to New
Amsterdam; though he may not have married Anne Spicer until
after the settlement of Gravesend. There were several families
of Lakes in Massachusetts, notably those of Thomas and John
of Boston, brothers of Sir Edward Lake of England, who were
related to the best families of the Colony, and who were them-
selves of high social position both in England and America. John
Lake of Gravesend may have been related to them or to other
New England Lakes; but the problem of his origin, it must be
admitted, is still a problem.
We learn from the will of Thomas Spicer that his daughter
Anne married John Lake. This will is dated September 30, 1658,
and was proved November 4, 1658. His wife’s name was MichaL
He was that year one of the magistrates of Gravesend. Since
three children of John and Anne (Spicer) Lake are mentioned in
the will, it is evident that they had been married some years,
possibly before the settlement in Gravesend. John Lake died
some time before August 4, 1696, but he left no will, and the ex-
act date cannot be determined. Anne Lake was living as late as
1709. Nor is there any record of his family save such as can
be constructed from the Gravesend records. The baptism of a
daughter of Jan Leek is recorded in the register of the Dutch
Church of New York: Metje, May 20, 1652.
We find in the Gravesend records mention of dealings of Anne,
widow of John Lake, with her eldest son John; of transactions
between John and his brother Daniel; of transactions between
Anne and her son-in-law Nicholas Stillwell; of the marriage of
Margaret Lake and William Goulding, April 2, 1676; besides
mention of William and Elizabeth Lake, other children of John
and Anne (Spicer) Lake.
John Lake, Jr., remained in Gravesend and is the ancestor of
the branch of the family still resident there. Daniel removed to
Staten Island, and is the ancestor of the Staten Island branch of
the family. Nicholas Stillwell was the son of Nicholas and grand-
son of Nicholas, the founder of the family; William Goulding, the
elder, removed to Cape May, as did Jacob Spicer, son of Samuel,
and grandson of Thomas. Jacob Spicer, perhaps the best known
of the early settlers of Cape May Co., was therefore a cousin of
our ancestor William Lake. Besides the Stillwells, Spicers, and
Gouldings, who were of William Lake’s kin, other settlers of
Cape May from Gravesend were the Corsons, the Garretsons, the
Townsends, and the Hewitts. Most of the other Cape May set-
tlers were from other Long Island towns.
Children:
i. John. See the Gravesend Family.
ii. Daniel. See the Staten Island Family.
iii. Margaret. See page 31.
iv. Elizabeth. See page 31.
v. Michal. See page 31.
vi. William. See the Great Egg Harbor Family.
(A Genealogy of the Lake Family of Great Egg Harbour in Old Gloucester County in New Jersey)
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2. JOHN2 LAKE (RICHARD1)1,2,3,4 was born Abt. 16165,6,7,8, Baptised: February 11, 1615/16, Tring, Hertford, England,
[unlikely as he obviously has Dutch roots]
and died before July 1694 of Gravesend, Kings Co., New York9,10,11,12. He married ANNA SPICER13,14,15,16 February 1648/49 in Gravesend, Kings Co., New York?17,18,19, daughter of THOMAS SPICER and ANNA GRANT. She was born Abt. 1628 of Kent, England20,21,22,23, and died Aft. 1705 in of Gravesend, Kings Co., New York24,25,26,27. John Lake was of the Gravesend colony of Lady Deborah Moody, but was not one of the patentees of that only English settlement. Although John Lake is supposed to have gone to Gravesend with Thomas Spicer, he is not mentioned in the records before 1652 except for his marriage to Ann Spicer which is mentioned in "History of Gravesend", written by William H. Stillwell, a manuscript that has never been published. "In 1649 the officers of the previous year were reelected. Ann, daughter of Thomas and Micha Spicer married John Lake who had accompanied Thomas from Rhode Island".
Oct 1654 - charged by Jacob Steendam's wife with a debt per New Amsterdam court minutes, "Jan Leeck, notwithstanding arrest and summons... has departed from this city". (Records of New Amsterdam 1:261).
Abt 1654-1660 - Living in Flatlands.
Jan 1657 - apparently had removed from New Amsterdam to Long Island and is identified as being "of Amersfoort (Flatland) when "Jan Leyck" contributed toward Domine Polhemus' salary.
Abt 1660-1672 - Living in Flatbush.
15 May 1660 - purchased farm in Midwout (Middlewout Flatbush) from Marguerite Provost.
20 Sep 1661 - sold to Tys Matthys Lubbertse a village plot, land on the plain and salt meadow in Flatbush, Long Island
16 Jun 1666 - transferred Midwout land to Bartelt Claessen and Hendrick Kip.
21 Nov 1670 - "bought a gray horse a gelding of about 8 years ould" from James Hubbard of Gravesend.
1672 - secured lots 19 and 10 in "west meddow" of Gravesend.
1673 - "26th daye of ye 8th month, Anno Dom. 1673" witness to a deed at Gravesend witnessed .
19 Dec 1675 - "Jan Leeck, resident oat Gravesent" sold "Luyckes Stevense a certain parcel of land lying in Amsfort... large fifteen morgens".
1683 - John Lake appears on the ratable list of Gravesend as John Lake, Sr., liable for tax of 17s 3 1/2d on 88 acres, 16 cows, 4 horses and 1 person; his sons John and Daniel, were taxed also.
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Karl
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