DIVISION IV: CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ

Progenitor Carsten Jansen and his wife Barbara arrived in New Amsterdam aboard the ship De Bever on December 20, 1656. They settled in Gravesend, Long Island. His origins are suspected to be Scandinavian, but firm proof has not been established. There has been speculation of Dutch origins by a few. Carsten crossed the Atlantic at least twice; he arrived again on October 12, 1662 aboard De Purmerlander Kerck. An unconfirmed LDS source says Carsten was born on Long Island in 1634. Flatbush Town Records (no. 1006, pp 246-247) say that the mother of Carsten Jansen was buried on November 5, 1665. There are many references to Carsten and sons John and Peter in the town records of Gravesend and Flatbush in what is now King's County, part of New York City.

The two sons of Carsten, John and Peter, were married in Gravesend, but later settled in Cape May, NJ. John married Maria (Mary) Daws/Daas, who it is speculated was of English descent. This is in contention because her family were members of the Dutch Reformed Church, and due to the spelling of her surname as Daas. Her father was Elias (Eliose). Peter married Deborah. Her origins and surname have not been established.

After they settled in New Jersey John and Peter were affiliated with the Quakers. Whether they might have been introduced in Gravesend is not established. Gravesend was an area of much Quaker persecution and many other families from that area emigrated to So. NJ. The family did not remain in the Quaker following. This is evidenced by the number who served in the Revolutionary War, and by later military records. Orville Corson described Division IV in Three Hundred Years with the Corson Families in America, Vol. II, Chaps. I-XXI, pp. 1-262.

Variant spellings: CORSON, CARSTEN, CORSTON, COSEN, CAUSON, COSTON, KARSTEN, CARSTENSEN

Coordinator: J. Ken Corson (M267) [email protected]

Lists/Charts:

Carsten Jansen in genealogical database (Gilkinson.net family tree)
Descendants of Carsten Jansen (Deby Von Wert Justice)
Ancestors of Marelyn Louise Corson (1920-1985)

Maps:

Birthplaces of Division IV descendants born with Corson surname (data incomplete). (Contact to report a missing birthplace!):

Photos:

Fred Pierce Corson, 1896-1985, president of Dickinson College 1934-1944

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DNA Results:

Ancestral genetic signature of Carsten Jansen (haplogroup R1b) estimated by the Corson Surname DNA Project

Notable Division IV Descendants:

Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985), president of World Methodist Council in 1961

Division-specific Links:

Original families of Cape May County, NJ

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This page updated 03 Dec 2011