Abraham B. Storms, husband of Euphemia Smith and father of 12 children, is ALMOST CERTAINLY the same as Abraham Storm, born 14 April 1801, christened 3 May 1801 Dutch Reformed Church, Paramus, Bergen Co., NJ, son of Staats Storm(s) (christened 14 December 1755, son of Hendrick Storm and Cornelia Van der Beek) and Christina Ackerson (see transcribed posting to STORMS-L Rootsweb message board, below). Although he may in fact be a son of Staats' second wife (?), Margrietje (note the birth gap between siblings Cornelia, 1789, and Susannah, 1798 -- as well as the name of his first child, Margaret). According to the database "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988" <http://search.labs.familysearch.org/>, he died in Pascack, Bergen Co., NJ on 24 May 1854, age 54, marital status given as single - probably because of divorce. See censuses below (esp.1850, when he is living with daughter Margaret), in which he has children, and continually lives near the same group of people in Washington Twp., Bergen Co., NJ.

[Note: New Jersey does not have federal census records before 1830]

1830 U.S. Census -- Washington Twp., Bergen Co., NJ:
[<5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, >100]
Abraham Storms: 1101100000000-1110100000000

(next door or near to Crowle [sic?] H., Cornelius, Henry C., Margaret [age 60-70; probably his step-mother], Jacob and John J. Storms families; also near Henry Banta, Frederick Wortendyke, Eckerson, and Westervelt families [see transcribed posting to STORMS-L Rootsweb message board, below])

1840 U.S. Census -- Washington Twp., Bergen Co., NJ:
[<5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, 50-60, 60-70, 70-80, 80-90, 90-100, >100]
Abraham Storms: 2201001000000-0111010000000

(*next door to Cornelia Storms [probably his sister]: 1(m20-30); 1(f<5), 1(f20-30), 1(f40-50); also near Henry Banta, Frederick Wortendyke, Eckerson, and Westervelt families [see transcribed posting to STORMS-L Rootsweb message board, below])

1850 U.S. Census -- Washington Twp., Bergen Co., NJ -- p.264
[taken 29 Aug 1850]
Dwelling#854, Family#942
James A L Demarest 34 M Farmer $3000 real estate b.NJ
Margaret 30 F b.NJ
Hannah 10 F Attended school b.NJ
James 6 M Attended school b.NJ
Eliza 4 F b.NJ
John 2 M b.NJ
Abraham Storms 49 M Laborer b.NJ
William Harbrich 26 M Black Laborer b.NJ

[only one page away from Frederick Wortendyke, and on same page as Henry Banta and Peter Westervelt; also one page from brother John Storms, and two pages from brother Henry C. Storms]

[Another Abraham Storms, 23yoa, b.NJ, painter, living with William Forshay (57) and wife Sarah(45) and their daughter Eliza (16)]

1859 City Directory for Paterson, NJ:
<distantcousin.com/Directories/NJ/1859/Patterson/S.html>
[Yes, the name of the town is misspelled in the web URL]
Storms, Abraham harness maker (House) 33 N Main
David engineer (House) 55 Holsman
Euphemia wid of Abraham (House) 33 N Main
George (G. & W. Storms) 95 Van Winkle (House) 32 N Main
John (Storms & Goble) wheelwright 97 Van Winkle (House) 19 Carroll
Stephen blacksmith (Boards) 33 N Main
William (G. & W. Storms) 95 Van Winkle
William wheelwright 84 Van Winkle (House) 77 N Main
William laborer (House) 104 Water
Storms & Goble, John Storms & John Goble wheelwrights 97 Van Winkle
Storms, G. & W. carriage painters 95 Van Winkle

From Email correspondence with Pat Wardell <the.wardells@gte.net>, dated Wed 9 Mar 2005:

Storm, Abram (Abraham Brown Storms)
Abraham Storm, son of -?-, m. 12 Dec 1818 Saddle River Ref Ch,
Femmetje Smith (Phimetje, Feebe; Phebe), dau. of (poss?) George Smith
& Geertje/Charity Van Buskirk.
Femmetje Smith was b. 25 Oct 1802; bp. 23 Nov 1802 Paramus Ref Ch.
---children of Abraham Storm & Femmetje/Phebe Smith:
* Margaret Storm, b. 14 Nov 1819; bp. 12 Dec 1819 Pascack Ref
Ch; m. (prob) April 1838 Washington, [Twp], NJ, by Rev. J. Manley
(Saddle River & Pascack) Saddle River Ref Ch, James A Demarest
* Getty Storm, b. 26 Dec 1820; bp. 11 Feb 1821 Pascack Ref Ch
* Eliza Phebe Storm, b. 12 July 1822; bp. 18 Aug 1822 Pascack Ref Ch
* George Storm, b. 21 Feb 1824; bp. 14 March 1824 Pascack Ref
Ch; apparently d.y.
* George Washington Storm, b. 13 May 1825; bp. 4 June 1825
Pascack Ref Ch
* Ann Mariah Storm, b. 22 Feb 1827; bp. 18 March 1827 Pascack Ref Ch
---Sources: Pascack Reformed Dutch Church (in what is now Park Ridge,
Bergen County, NJ) Baptisms in The American Genealogist, beginning
Vol. 47, p. 176; Saddle River Reformed Church (in what is now Upper
Saddle River, Bergen County, NJ) Marriages; Marriage Records of the
Reformed Dutch Church of Saddle River, NJ 1813-1924, Online at
<http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/> from Griffin, 1909, per Budke,
in Budke Collection BC-50, from the translation made by The Rev.
David Cole, D.D.

Posting to the STORMS-L Rootsweb message board list, dated Fri, 14 June 2002:
<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/STORMS/2002-06/1024066312>

From: Pat Wardell <the.wardells@gte.net>
Subject: Will of Stats/Staas Storm of Harrington Twp, Bergen Co., NJ
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 11:01:24 -0400

Judy Ullman <AJULLMAN@aol.com> posted the will below to the Bergen County List; I'm cross-posting it here. I think it belongs to the following Staats/Staas/Stats --

Staats Storm, son of (prob) Hendrick Storm & Cornelia Vanderbeek, m. Margrietje -?- (poss Eckerson??)
Staats Storm was bp. 14 Dec 1755 Paramus Ref Ch; d. before 6 June 1828. Staats Storm was listed on the June 1793 Tax List for Harrington Township, Bergen County, NJ.[2]
On 15 March 1796 (recorded 29 Feb 1804, Bergen Co. R:370)
Cornelius Demarest of the Township of Harrington, farmer, and Mary, his wife, conveyed to Staats H. Storm of same place, weaver, for £234, 38-8/100 acres strict measure in Harrington, beginning at SW
corner of trianglar lot of Casparus Westervelt which said tract was on 14 Feb 1786 returned to Richard Morris, Trustee of Robert Hunter Morris, dec'd, as recorded at Surveyor General's office at Perth Amboy, Book S7, p. 384; on 18 Jan 1791 among other lands to Robert Morris Esquire (recorded Surveyor General's Book S, p. 112); on 1 Aug 1795 conveyed to John Neafie and by said John Neafie and Caty, his wife, on 22 Aug 1795 to said Cornelius Demarest. Signed Cornelius Demarest, Mary Demarest (her mark). Witnessed by Ralph A. Westervelt, Abr. Westervelt.
On 22 February 1804 (recorded 29 Feb 1804, Bergen C. R:374)
Jacob P. Demarest of the Town of Harrington, farmer, with consent of his wife Sarah, conveyed to Staus Storm of same place, for $1600, a tract of 46-1/2 acres at Weremus in the Town of Harrington, beginning at the NE corner of land nearby the W side of Bear Brook, bounded E by Publick Road leading to Paskack, land of Johones G. Ackerman; land of Zabriskie; S by land of said Staus Storm. Signed by
Jacob P. Demarest, Sarah Demarest (her mark). Witnessed by Abraham Delamater; Abrm. Westervelt. ---children of Staats H. Storm & Margrietje:
* Hendrick Storm, bp. 11 Jan 1782 Paramus Ref Ch (wit: Hendrick Storm)
* [child] Storm, prob. bp. 1784 Paramus Ref Ch (the entire entry is blank except for the name of the father: Staats Storm. It is listed under "H" for 1784).
* (poss) Jan Storms (John), b. 7 April 1787; bp. 29 April 1787 Schraalenburgh Ref Ch (wit: Jan Demarest and wife) (no mother's name in bp. record); m. 1808 Aeltje Blauvelt
* Cornelia Storm, b. 6 Oct, bp. 25 Oct 1789 Paramus Ref Ch (wit: Hendrik & Cornelia Storm); d. (prob) 24 Nov 1872, ae 81.1.15; buried Zion Luth Ch, Saddle River, NJ. She may possibly be the Conelia Storms, 82, listed in the 1870 Federal Census, living with Frederick and Peggy (Storms) Crouter (Cornelia's niece) in Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ.
* Susannah Storm, b. 15 May, bp. 3 June 1798 Paramus Ref Ch; m. 20 July 1816 No. Schraalenburgh Ref Ch (Dumont), Casparus Casper Haring.
* Abraham Storm, b. 4 Apr, bp. 3 May 1801 Paramus Ref Ch; d. 24 May 1854 Pascack, Bergen Co., NJ, aged 54.[1] He was single, and a laborer at the time of his death of consumption.[1] [JIM BAKER NOTE: Single at time of death, but almost certainly had family]
---Sources:
[1] "Vital Records, Township of Washington, Bergen County, NJ" copied 1991 by Mrs. Basil LoPresti (Polly Wyckoff Chapter NSDAR)
[2] Online Database "New Jersey Census 1772-1890" at <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gskw=Storm&ti=0&prox=1&submit=Search&db=njcen>
[3] Stats/Staas Storm Will posted June 2002, Bergen County List, from Judy Ullman <AJULLMAN@aol.com>; Paramus Baptisms; 1870 Federal Census, New Jersey, Passaic County, 1st Ward, City of Paterson, taken June 1870, dwelling 177, family 319 (family of Frederick Crouder); Information August 1996 from Regina McDermott; Bergen County Deeds abstracted by Pat Wardell

Pat

Judy Ullman wrote:

>NJ, Bergen, Probate Records Book C, packet 4173B, p 169-173
>
>Stats Storms of Harrington Twsp, Bergen, NJ
>Son Jacob land now dwells
>land is by Pascak Brook, house of Delameter & road, stream of water, public
>road, land of Jacob Storms containing 22 acres
>another lot SW corner of Henry Banta woodland, land devised to my son Abraham
>and son John containing 1 acre
>1 lot of 120 rods in meadow by meadow lot son Abraham and John
>1 lot by land of Conradus Storms, Wortendyke land containing 2.25 acres
>a small wood lot by son Abraham, Banta land and Conradus Storms 2 acres
>To son, John, property now dwells by son Jacob, middle of road containing 5 acres
>lot land by son Jacob and Abraham, Henry Banta, road, land by Hogenbach land
>containing 23.75 acres
>meadow lot by sons Jacob and Abraham Storms containing 1.25 acres
>lot N of son jacob, by Conradus Storms, Wortendyke land containing 2.25 acres
>Jacob son to get all apples he produced on land devised to Jacob but on land
>of John's wagon house to year 1827
>John to take care of cattle & do not let them destroy apples
>Jacob to construct tumbling dam in small brook require John not to molest
>Jacob or his heirs
>To Cornelia and Susan
>land dwelling house I now live by Frederick Wortendyke land and Abraham's
>land, by road containing 10.50 acres
>another lot by Frederick Wortendyke, Edward Eckerson, Banta, Abraham Storms
>and Coenradus Storms
>woodland lot to be divided by Jacob Zabriskie land, Abarham Storms, son, and
>Wiemus Road containing 7 acres. North part to Susan and South to Cornelia
>Abraham Storms, son, all remainder of land
>Abraham to keep 12 feet wide road through meadow in upper field for Jacob to use
>Brook to be watering place for son Abraham
>Abraham to keep fencing
>All wearing apparel to be divided between sons
>wife, Margaret, bed & bedding & cupboard
>sell all remainder at public sale
>all debts paid & then divided between sons & 2 daughter
>Sons to pay $17.50 a year to wife
>Daughters to pay $8.75 a year to wife
>in replace of dower
>Jacob & John, sons, Executors
>Signed 2 June 1809 square seal with circle Staas Storm
>Witnesses
>Henry A. Zabriskie
>John D. Haring
>Benjamin [ink spot? signature ends with "...st"]
>Witnesses swore on 6 Jun 1828
>Inventory
>John D. Haring
>Garret J. Ackerson
>
>$400.59 completed 29 May 1828

• Married: 12 DEC 1818 in Saddle River Reformed Church, Saddle River, Bergen Co., NJ ^{1 3}

1. Margaret Storms b: 14 NOV 1819 in Pascack (?), Bergen Co., NJ
2. Getty Storms b: 26 DEC 1820 in Pascack (?), Bergen Co., NJ
3. Eliza Phebe Storms b: 12 JUL 1822 in Pascack (?), Bergen Co., NJ
4. George Storms b: 21 FEB 1824 in Pascack (?), Bergen Co., NJ
5. George Washington Storms b: 13 MAY 1825 in Pascack (?), Bergen Co., NJ
6. Ann Mariah Storms b: 22 FEB 1827 in Pascack (?), Bergen Co., NJ
7. [daughter] Storms b: BET 1830 AND 1835 in New Jersey
8. Abraham Storms b: ABT 1832 in New Jersey
9. William Storms b: ABT 1834 in New Jersey
10. Stephen Storms b: SEP 1837 in New Jersey
11. Jacob H. Storms b: JUN 1839 in New Jersey
12. Susan Storms b: 05 MAY 1842 in Pascack, Bergen Co., NJ

1. Title: Email correspondence
   Text:
   Email from Pat Wardell <the.wardells@gte.net> dated Wed 9 March 2005
2. Title: New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988
   Page: www.familysearch.org
3. Title: Dutch Door Genealogy website
   Page: http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/dutch_reformed_church_marriage_records_saddle_river_new_jersey.html