m. Elizabeth Middagh* on Feb. 14, 1781, in NJ. She was chr. June 16, 1765; d. July 9, 1847.
Children:
Dirck (a.k.a. Richard) Middagh Vermeule; b. Jan. 27, 1783, chr. Apr. 20, 1783; d. Feb. 18, 1861. Dirck was a "well known" physician in NYC, having been a student of the famous Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia.
m. Mary Lloyd (1793-1866) on Feb. 8, 1813
Richard and Mary had 9 children, including CA State Senator, Thomas Lloyd Vermeule,.
Dinah Vermeule; chr. May 15, 1785
Cornelius C. Vermeule; b. Jan. 24, 1787. Cornelius studied medicine under Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, joined the faculty of Rutgers College, became the Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church of Harlem, NYC. His son Edmund C. Vermeule served the Union Navy with distinction in the Civil War.
Margaret Vermeule; chr. June 28, 1789.
m. John Clarkson
Margaret and John had two sons, Cornelius Vermeule Clarkson, and Frederick Clarkson, who both became medical doctors in New York City.
Frederick Vermeule; chr. Sep. 18, 1791
Isaac Davis Vermeule; b. Sept. 7, 1793; chr. Dec. 15, 1793 in Warren Plains (now North Plainfield) NJ; d. Dec. 7, 1823.
m. Mary Field on Jan. 3, 1818. She was the daughter of Dennis Field and Mary Boice.
Isaac and Mary had 3 children: Dennis Field Vermeule, Adrian Vermeule, and Mary Elizabeth Vermeule.
Cornelius Vermeule, Jr.* (1757-1824), known as Captain Vermeule or Vermeulen was born on the Blue Hills Plantation in NJ on June 30, 1757 and died Oct. 11, 1824. He was an Elder of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church in NJ. Cornelius enrolled as a Private in the First Essex Militia Regiment. He was later promoted to Captain of the First Somerset Regiment and was active in the American Revolution. He remained a Captain until 1802.
References:
Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. XII-1927, pages 350-357.
Old Days in Chapel Hill by Hope Summerell Chamberlain, pub. by the UNC Press, 1927.
The Descendants of Anthonis Gherits Middach 1480-1997, compiled by Jack Middaugh on Jan. 15, 1998. Available from the Ulster County Genealogical Society's Families of Ulster County [NY].