William Mapes, II

William married Tabitha Case. Tabitha (daughter of Henry Case) was born 1690. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Note: The following is from "The Family record: Devoted for 1897 to the Sackett, the Weygant and the Mapes" by CH Weygant
"Mr Nathaniel Vail in his records of [this] famous Mapes tavern and its proprietors, unfortunately gets the histories of William Mapes Sr and his son William Jr badly mixed. Later historians perpetuate the errors by copying Mr Vail's records; and even the inscription on the tombstone erected to his memory in Phillipstown cemetery would seem to tell, not merely an improbable but an impossible story. And perhaps it was this faulty inscription that caused the confusion found in Mr Vail's records. It reads very plainly "In memory of William Mapes, who died Feb 26, 1798, in the 84th year of his age." Other records show that his son William Mapes Jr was born in the year 1725. The deed conveying 1100 acres of land from Elizabeth Denne to William Mapes is dated March 31, 1729. If all these records are correct, then William Mapes, the elder, at the time he made the purchase referred to, was the father of a son four years old and was himself not yet fifteen years of age. It seems more probable that the original inscription had become almost obliterated by the elements and in recutting it the figure 8 had been mistaken for a figure 9, which made the date of death read 1798 instead of the correct year, 1788."

Source:
- Mapes Family of America by Frank Mapes Ham
- The Family record: Devoted for 1897 to the Sackett, the Weygant and the Mapes" by CH Weygant

The following was submitted on 7/21/2013:
This William Mapes (III) was about 20, as was Eunice Loring, when they married on May 19, 1734/5 (double-dating); thus, he probably was not previously married nor could he have had all those kids with a 1st wife.
Will of William Mapes of Goshen, Orange Co., NY, dated Sep 15, 1797; codicil Oct 6, 1797; probated Mar 5, 1798: Wife Eunice, dau. Mary (m. David Moore), grandson William Moore, executor William Barker. Wit: William Moore, Martha Smith, Jonathan Swezy. (Bk B, p. 9) He also sold a lot to Wm. Moore in Orange Co. in 1795. (Bk E, p.399).
William III's father was William Jr. (1688-bef. 1748) and he is the one who bought the 1100 acres from Elizabeth Denne. ("Descendants of Thomas Mapes and Sarah Purrier from Southold Long Island, NY," p. 5.)

William married Eunice Loring. Eunice was born Cal 1712, Southold Cemetery, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 16 Mar 1810; was buried , Wallkill, Phillipsburg, Orange, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]