Leah Banta, b: 1744 - Hackensack, New Jersey

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}




^{Jacobus Monfort}^{b. d.}



		^{Hendrick Banta}^{c.1696 Bergen, New Jersey d.}

	^{Hendrick H. Banta}^{b.1719 Hackensack, New Jersey d.1805 Shelby, Kentucky}	^{Geertruy Terhune}^{b.1694 Hackensack, New Jersey d.1740}

^Leah Banta^{b.1744 Hackensack, New Jersey d.}		^{Abram Brouwer}^{b. d.}

	^{Rachel Brower}^{b.1716 Schraalenbur, New Jersey d.1749 Hackensack, Bergen, Nj}	^{Leah Jansen DeMarest}^{b. d.}