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1796 Tunis I. Burhyte

Born: 1796 at Holland (later part of The Netherlands) Died: After 1850; he was lost at sea in the North Atlantic His father was Johannes Tunis Barhyte. His mother was Catleyntie (Caroline) Pulver. He was married in Holland to "Anna" and brought her to America in 1850, together with his mother Caroline Tunis and Anna had no children. When they arrived in America, they settled first on Long Island. Later on, he leased the land for 99 years to the church where now stands the Trinity Church. Tunis and Anna were returning to Holland when they were lost at sea.