After this he followed some of his children to Ulster County, where his name appears on a list of male inhabitants as late as 1689. The date of his death is not known.

The line from him to Rev. Dr. Cole is in hand without a break. It is widely represented by descendants in different States of the Union, but it is especially to be noted that from its earliest appearance in America it has never failed to be represented by resident families in the city of New York.

]. Barent Jacobsen Kool and Marretje Leenderts had nine children, viz.: Jacob Barentsen, Aeltje,

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Dievertje, Apollouia, Leendert, Arent, (Ist) Theunis A rent, (2d), and Pieter.

2. Jacob Barentsen Kool (born before 1089) and Marretje Simons had eight children, viz.: Barent(lst), Barent (2d), Simon, Arent, JIarretje, Barent (3d), Chiartje and Jacob.

■i. Jacob Kool (baj)ti/cd at Kingston, N. Y., January 1, 1073) and Barbara llanse settled at Tappan,. X. Y., about 1695, and united with the New Reformed Church, organized the year before. They had six children born in Tappan between 1G9') and 1707, viz.: Geertje, Jacob, Jr., Tryntje, Jan, Barent and Abraham. This family first introduced the Kool line into the lower part of Orange (now Eockland) County, where its representatives have been numerous and prominent ever since.

4. Abraham Kool (baptized at Tappan November 2, 1707) and Annetje Meyer had eight children, viz. ; Jacob, Ide (1st), Ide (2d), Isaac, Johannes, Rachel, Abraham and Andreas.

5. Isaac Kool (born Januarj- 21st and baptized at Tappan February 15, 1741) and Catharine Scrven (l)orn at Tappan August 28, 1747) were married at Tappan by Rev. Samuel Verbryk, pastor of the Tappan Reformed Church, October 15, 1764. They settled at New City, in their native county, and had fifteen children born there, viz.: Abraham, Breghje, Rachel, John, Jacob, Anna, Elizabeth, David, Isaac, Jr., Mary, Margaret, Philip, Catharine, Andrew and Sarah.