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  Rev. James Van Campen Romeyn was born at Minsink, Sussex
County, N. J., November 15th, 1765, died at Hackensack, June
27th, 1840, and was buried in the old churchyard on the Green,
by the side of his first wife. He attended the Schenectady
Academy, 1784. Studied theology under Rev. Theodoric (Dirk)
Romeyn, his uncle. He was a trustee of Rutgers College.  He had
several charges, the last of which was the Reformed Churches of
Schraalenburg and Hackensack from 1799 to 1833. "Without ever
having seen or heard him, he was called to the distracted
churches of Bergen County, N. J., on the ground of his
reputation as a man of forbearance, discretion and piety."
(Taylor's Annals, Sprague's Annals). He married twice, Susanna,
a daughter of Maus Van Vranken, of Schenectady, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Pell, who survived him. There was a family of two sons
and seven daughters, Susan (Zabriskie) born 1790, died 1868;
Harriet (Stafford) born 1792, died 1849, Anna Ma