Background
John Frelinghuysen was the second son of Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (1691–1749), a German who had lived for a short time in Holland before emigrating in 1720.
John Frelinghuysen was the second son of Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (1691–1749), a German who had lived for a short time in Holland before emigrating in 1720.
John married Dinah Van Bergh (1725–1807), and they had two children: Eva Frelinghuysen (1751 – c 1826), Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804), who became a major general in the American Revolution. He continued to serve the parishes in New Jersey that his father had served at Raritan, Millstone, and North Branch. John lived in the Old Dutch Parsonage in Somerville until his death where he served the three local congregations.
He took in students and a room in the house served as a Dutch Reformed religious seminary.
This center of education was a forerunner of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and Queen"s College, which later developed into Rutgers University. John married Dinah VanBerr and had the following children:
Eva Frelinghuysen (1751-c1826) who married Casparus Van Nostrand
Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804) Major General who was buried in Weston, New Jersey.
John died in 1754 and was buried at the Somerville Cemetery, Somerville.
