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     Benjamin Moore was born about 1785. He married Jane Rapelye, daughter of John Rapelye and Lemma Boice, about 1810..¹
The census of 1830 in Newtown Township, Queens County, New York, listed Benjamin Moore as a head-of-household with tallies 0110001-0 which indicates:



The census of 1840 in Newtown Township, Queens County, New York, listed Benj^m. Moore as a male head-of-household of 50 and under 60 years of age with tallies 00110101-0010301.³
The census of 1 June 1850 enumerated on 4 October 1850 in Newtown Township, Queens County, New York, listed the following:

     Deborah Gedney married Bernard Rapelye, son of George Rapelye and Mary Bloom, on 23 November 1783..¹

     George Bernard Rapelye lived in New York City, New York.¹ He, son of Bernard Rapelye and Deborah Gedney, was born say 1786.

     Charity Rapelye, daughter of Isaac Rapelye and Margaret Polhemus, was born 29 January 1809.¹

     Catharine Lott was born about 1720.¹ She married Jacob Rapelje, son of Joris De Rapalie and Agnes Berrien, on 16 May 1740..¹ She died on 7 July 1776.¹

     Agnes Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, was born 15 March 1745/46.¹ Agnes Rapelje married Martin Schenck..¹

     Peter Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, was born 19 December 1750.¹
Peter Rapelje was a whig and quarter_master of Newtown Troop of Horse at the opening of the Revolution.¹ He settled after 1776 in New Lots, Kings County, New York.¹ He married Bregie Ditmars, daughter of Dow Ditmars and Mary (Johnson) Ditmars, on 29 December 1791..¹ Peter Rapelje died at age 51 on 25 April 1802.¹

     George Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, was born 10 February 1753.¹ George Rapelje died as a young man.¹

     Sarah Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, was born 17 February 1755.¹ Sarah Rapelje married George Brinckerhoff, son of Isaac Brinckerhoff and Gerardina Brinckerhoff..¹ Sarah Brinckerhoff died at age 32 on 17 March 1787.¹

     Jacob Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, was born 21 May 1757.¹ Jacob Rapelje married his first cousin once removed, Anna Rapelye, daughter of Daniel Rapelye and Elizabeth Polhemus, about 1790..¹ Jacob Rapelje died at age 62 on 23 January 1820.¹

     Catharine Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, was born 18 January 1760.¹ Catharine Rapelje married Isaac Snediker..¹

     Martin Schenck married Agnes Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott..¹

     Elizabeth Palmer, daughter of Charles Palmer, was born about 1751.¹ Elizabeth Palmer married George Brinckerhoff, son of Isaac Brinckerhoff and Gerardina Brinckerhoff..¹ She died on 16 March 1847.¹

     Isaac Snediker married Catharine Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott..¹

     Bridget Ditmars, daughter of Dow Ditmars and Mary (Johnson) Ditmars, was born say 1773. Bridget Ditmars was also known as Bregie Ditmars. She was named in the will of Dow Ditmars as "my daughters, Bridget" in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, on 5 June 1775.¹ Bregie Ditmars married Peter Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Catharine Lott, on 29 December 1791..²

     Jacob Rapelje lived in New Lots, Kings County, New York.¹ He, son of Peter Rapelje and Bridget Ditmars, was born say 1792.

     Peter Rapelje lived in New Lots, Kings County, New York.¹ He, son of Peter Rapelje and Bridget Ditmars, was born about 1798 in New York.² Peter Rapelje married Sarah __?__ about 1840..²
The census of 1 June 1850 enumerated on 8 November 1850 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, listed the following:

     Dow Ditmars Rapelje lived in Newtown Township, Queens County, New York.¹ He, son of Peter Rapelje and Bridget Ditmars, was born between 1790 and 1800.² Dow Ditmars Rapelje married Catalina Johnson Suydam, daughter of Rem Suydam and Maria (Johnson) Suydam..^1,2
The census of 1840 in Newtown Township, Queens County, New York, listed Dow Rapalyea as a head-of-household with tallies 0010001-120001 which indicates:






The census of 1 June 1850 enumerated on 5 October 1850 in Newtown Township, Queens County, New York, listed the following:







The census of 1 June 1860 enumerated on 27 June 1860 in the Astoria post office area of Queens County, New York, listed the following:

     Catharine Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 26 September 1791.¹

     Maria Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 16 August 1796.¹

     Daniel Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 2 December 1798.¹ Daniel Rapelje died at age 29 on 1 November 1828.¹

     Sarah Ann Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 2 March 1801.¹

     Peter Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 28 June 1805.¹

     Jacob Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 20 April 1807.¹ Jacob Rapelje died at age 42 on 29 June 1849 while enroute to California.¹

     George Rapelje, son of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 7 January 1809.¹

     Margaret Rapelje, daughter of Jacob Rapelje and Anna Rapelye, was born 27 August 1815.¹

     Wyntie Lent, daughter of Abraham Lent and Anna Catherine (Meyer) Lent, was born about 1716.¹ Wyntie Lent married Jeromus Rapelje, son of Joris De Rapalie and Agnes Berrien, on 1 December 1738..¹ She died on 7 September 1796.¹

     George Rapelje, son of Jeromus Rapelje and Wyntie Lent, was born 12 December 1739.¹ George Rapelje married his first cousin, Aletta Lent, daughter of Jacobus Lent and Margaret Rapalje, on 23 November 1764..¹ George Rapelje died at age 49 on 4 August 1789.¹

     Abraham Rapelje, son of Jeromus Rapelje and Wyntie Lent, was born 10 December 1741.¹ Abraham Rapelje married Cynthia Bogart, daughter of Abraham Bogart, on 6 December 1767..¹ Abraham Rapelje bought a farm in Bushwick, Kings County, New York, from Abraham Bogart Mr. Rapalie then settled on the farm which he had purchased from his father-in-law.¹ Abraham Rapelje died at age 39 on 24 December 1780.¹