Jacob Piatt was born October 31, 1678, in Piscataway, New Jersey, to Rene and Elizabeth Sheffield Piatt and died in Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania after 1750 (or Woodbridge, Middlesex Co, NJ, according to some researchers). Jacob married June 7, 1703, in Piscataway, Mary Hull who was born in Flushing, Long Island, New York, February 4, 1681/1682, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Manning Hull. Mary probably died in Pennsylvania.
b: 14 Jan 1704/05 Piscataway, Middlesex Co, NJ d: ?March 1784 Washington Co, PA (or PA) m1: c1724 Joan Jean Paul m2: July 02, 1734, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Jane Young
b: c1712 Bound Brook, Somerset Co, NJ d: c7 Jul 1760 St. Domingo - St Thomas West Indies m: c1739 Somerset Co, NJ, Frances Van Vliett b: 1713 Trenton, Somerset Co, NJ d: 26 Dec 1776 Trenton, Somerset Co, NJ
Mary Piatt b: c1714 Bound Brook, Somerset Co, NJ d: 1776 Bridgetown, Cumberland Co, NJ m: October 20, 1738 Somerset Co, NJ, Peter Soullard
William Piatt b: c1716 Bound Brook, Somerset Co, NJ (went to Westchester Co, NY)
Samuel Piatt b: c1717/18 Bound Brook, Somerset Co, New Jersey
In "Vital Records of Woodbridge, New Jersey, by Rev. Joseph W. Dally 1983 (p.31) appears: "Jacob Peatt ye Son of Rene Peatt Born ye Last of October 1678".
Sources:
Laura Glass clwlass@mindspring.com
Ruth and Bill Schooley rbsch@open.org
"The Hull Family in America"
Piatt Family Newsletter Vol 1, 1986 [cited: "Ye Colonial Kinsmen", 1978 Joseph N Kerney; "First Settlers Of Ye Plantations Of Piscataway and Woodbridge, Olde East New Jersey, 1664-1714" Orra E Monnette; "Family Of Piatt, Pyatt, Pyeatte, Pyeatt, Etc," 1958 Ruth Thayer Ravenscroft;
"Vital Records Of Woodbridge NJ", Hunterdon House, Lambertville NJ, 1983 Rev Joseph W Dally]