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ALBERTS .- Elbert (or Albertsen ), came from Nykerck, Gelderland, sailing on "den Calmer Sleutel" from the Texel. Holland, De- cember, 1637: aged 18 years; weaver; set- tled in Beverwyck. Frans Albertsen came on "den Harinck" (the Herring), arriving at New Amsterdam, March 28, 1638 ; cooper ; re- corded at Rensselaerswyck Apr. 27, 1638; re- moved later to New Amsterdam. Hendrick Albertsen came from Doesburch, Gelderland ;
recorded at Rensselaerswyck Apr. 2, 1641 ; aged 28 years ; baker ; contracted with the Pa- troon as ferry-master, June 7, 1642: died in 1649.
ANDRIESEN .- Arent (van Frederickstadt ), came to Rensselaerswyck in 1636; was pos- sibly the same person as Arent Andriesen Bratt. Jan Andriesen came from Dublin ; Pearson says was in Rensselaerswyck before 1645: the V. R .- Bowier Documents show he was there by 1648: leased farm north of Stony Point ( near Albany). Sept. 1, 1649; re- moved to Catskill, 1656, where he bought 69 morgens of land from Pieter Bronck ; was complained of by Hans de Vos, in 1657, for selling brandy to Indians there, and died in 1664. Pieter Andriesen was mentioned in Rensselaerswyck records as having the alias "Soogemackelyck" and also "Pieter Mack- lick"; tavern-keeper; ordered sent to New Amsterdam in 1656, for not paying the cx- cise.
ANTHONYSE .- Eghert, had a child, Barent, born in Beverwyck, May 10, 1684.
APPEL .- Jan Louwrensen, also known as Jan Louwrensen, first recorded at Rensse- laerswyck, Oct. 12, 1648. Adriaen Janse .Ap- pel came from Leyden, Holland ; received pat- ent for lot in Rensselaerswyck in 1654, and was schoolmaster.
APPELSTOUWN .- John (or Appleton), was born in Leicester, Eng., and married Annetje Casparus at Albany. October 11, 1701.
ARINEN .- Doctor, was in Albany in 1665.
ARISSEN .- Gerrit. had a son, Arien, bap- tized at Beverwyck, Sept. 9, 1683.
BAKER, Willem Juriaens ( Backer), known also without the surname "Backer," arrived at New Amsterdam on "de Liefde," Dec. 27, 1638 ; recorded at Rensselaerswyck as a baker. llendrick Backer (or Baker) was in Rens- selaerswyck in 1642: fined 12 guilders, in 1660, for bringing load of hay into the village on Sunday.
BAMBUS. Harmen Jacobse, was in Rens-
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selaerswyck in 1656. and had a sloop, "Eiken- boom": shot by an Indian at Esopus in 1658, and buried in New Amsterdam.
BANCKER .- Gerrit, was in New Amsterdam before 1655: removed to Rensselaerswyck in 1657. where he resided on south side of State street, three doors east of Pearl st .: died there, Feb. 27. 1691 : his son, Evert, born in Albany, Jan. 24, 1665, was 3d Mayor of Al- bany, Oct. 15. 1695-Sept. 28, 1696, and 1707- 1700.
BARENTS .- Thys. arrived at New Amster- dam on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck," March 4. 1637: a shoemaker: charged at Rensselaerswyck, June 5, 1637.
BARHEIT .- Jeronimus Janse, married at Beverwyck. April 9, 1684.
BASSETT .- Michiel, son of man of same name, was born in Albany, January 21, 1705. the parent evidently living there about 1700.
BASTIANSEN .- Harmen, carpenter, first re- corded in Rensselaerswyck in 1647 ; but was in New Netherland as early as Sept. 13, 1639, when he leased a sawmill on Nooten (Gov- ernor's ) Is. ; built house on south side of State st., Rensselaerswyck, in 1650; surveyor, 1667: some consider his last name was Visser or Visscher.
BECKER .- Jan Jurrianse, in 1656, was clerk at Fort Casimir on the Delaware: resided in Greenbush in 1663. and later a schoolmaster in Albany.
BEECKMAN .- Marten, son of Hendrick, and godson of Marten Hendricksen of Fort Orange, came from Hamelwaard, in Duchy of Bremen, in 1638, in the service of Patroon Kiliaen Van Rensselaer : married Susanna Jans, and died previous to June 21, 1677. This branch of family settling in Albany retained the "c" in the name: those in New York did not.
BEEKMAN .- Willem, settled in New Am- sterdam.
BENSON .- Dirck (Bensen ), came from Gro- ningen, a carpenter, resided a time in Am- sterdam, where he married Catalina Berck (or Bercx ) : arrived at New Amsterdam about 1648 : but was resident of Rensselaerswyck as early as 1653. and they had Johannes, Cater- vna and Maria, born there, up to July 15. 1659, although he died there, Jan. 6, 1659.
BERCHI .- Gysbert Cornelise, came from Breuckelen, near Utrecht; employed on the Hoogeberch farm, hence commonly called "van den Hoogenberch," or "van den Berch." which probably resulted in "Vandenberg." He was charged at Rensselaerswyck with rentals beginning in 1648.
BOGARDUS .- Anneke Jans, came to Rensse- laerswyck in 1630, as wife of Roelof Jansen
( which sec), and married, in 1637 or 1638, Dominie Everhardus Bogardus, or Bogart, minister of Dutch church in New Amsterdam, after whose death, in 1647, she returned to Rensselaerswyck, where she died in her house, northeast corner of State and James street, soon after making her will, when sick, Jan. 29. 1663.
BOGART .- Cornelis Teunis, son of Teunis, lived and died at the homestead at Schoender- woert, near Leerdam, So. Holland, and when he died, in 1661, his son, Gysbert, was liv- ing at Catskill, another son, Cornelis, then in Beverwyck, the latter born at the homestead, came to Rensselaerswyck previous to 1640 and buried in Albany, July 28, 1665 ; the first son of the latter, named also Cornelis, settled in Coxsackie, and the second son, Jacob, born in 1654. remained in Albany. The name is the same as Bogert, Bogaert and Bogardus, all signifying orchard in Dutch.
BoGI .- Pierre, had a child. Marie, born in Albany in 1686.
BONT .- Hendrick Lambertse, removed from Albany to Schenectady, previous to massacre there, Feb. 8, 1600.
BooN .- Francis, a French trader, in Rens- selaerswyck in 1654.
BORDINGH .- Claes, a trader in Rensselaers- wyck in 1654.
BORRELINGEN .- Joris ( Borlingen ), English- man, servant of Cryn Cornelisen, arrived on "den Houttuyn," at New Amsterdam. Aug. 4. 1642, and was recorded at Rensselaerswyck in 1642.
Bos .- Cornelis Teunise (or Bosch), came to Rensselaerswyck in 1631, as bouwknecht to Cornelis Maase Van Buren.
BOUT .- Willem Fredericksc. came from Leyden, arriving on "den Houttuyn," at New Amsterdam, Aug. 4, 1642, and recorded at Rensselaerswyck soon after, as free carpen- ter : his surname, Bout or Boudt, given after his arrival : made the pulpit (existing in 1911) and other pieces of furniture for the Dutch church, which edifice was the Patroon's store- house then, converted into house of worship until church was built.
Bouw .- Salomon Frederickse, married An- natje Bratt at Albany, Jan. 1. 1686.
BOVIE. - Matthys (or Beaufils). married Catherine Barrois, and had a daughter. Cat- arina, baptized at Albany. Feb. 12, 1690.
BRADT .- Albert Andriese, came from Fred- erikstad, in southeast of Norway ( hence his designation in America as "Noorman"), sail- ing on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck." Oct. 8. 1636: tobacco-planter; aged 29: arrived at New Amsterdam, March 4, 1637. ad appeared first at Rensselaerswyck under date Apr. 17,
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1637 : by contract with the Patroon made Aug. 26. 1636, erected a mill: with him came his brother Arent Andriese, also a tobacco-planter. and leased a farm opposite Beverwyck, May I. 1658. Arent removed to Schenectady, and Albert's son, Barent, succeeded to the occupa- tion of his father's mill on the Normanskill, 1672. The spelling of the name then was as commonly Bratt as Bradt.
BRIES .- Hendrick, a shoemaker in Bever- wyck, had a son, Antony, sufficiently old to marry Catrina Ryckman, Sept. 21, 1692.
BRIGGOM .- Richard (Brigham?), an Eng- lishman, employed by Antony de Hooges. 1645-7, chopping wood, and by Sander Leen- dertse, in 1646.
BROADHURST .- Jonathan, from Derington, Eng .; married Catalyntje Bensing (or Ben- sen ) at Albany, Apr. 23. 1696, and was sheriff of Albany county 1701-03.
BROCKHOLS .- Capt. Anthony, was a senior officer and commander of the military at Fort Orange: married Susanna Schrik. May 2, 1681. The name also spelled Brockholst.
BRONCK .- L'eter, was in New Amsterdam in 1643: leased a lot at Rensselaerswyck, in 1650, paying four beavers per annum, and re- ceived permit to erect tavern near house, Sept. 7, 1651, according to the V. R .- Bowier Docu- ments ; but according to Pearson was a brewer in Beverwyck as early as 1645, the owner of several house lots, and bought lands at Cox- sackie in 1662.
BROUWER .- Jacob, received permission to build at Rensselaerswyck in 1649. Philip Hendrickse Brouwer was a brewer of Bever- wyck as early as 1655. and became one of the original proprietors of Schenectady. 1662.
BROWN .- Robert, baptized a child. Thomas, at Albany, Dec. 20, 1093.
BRUSSY .- Christoffel. was father of twins, Cornelis and Michael, baptized at Beverwyck. July 2, 1686.
BRUYN. Jan Hendrickse. dealer in real es- tate : took oath at Albany, 1678, that he had been a burgher of Beverwyck upwards of twenty years.
BRUYNS .- Ilage, from Smallandt, arrived in New Amsterdam in 1653. and owned a lot at Beverwyck in 1656.
BURGHIART .- Isaac Hendrickse (or Bogart ), married Judic Janse Hoes, and they had a daughter, Alida, baptized at Albany. Sept. 4. 1698.
BURGER .- Joris, came from Ilersberg (or Hirschberg), Silesia, on "Arms of Rensselaers- wyck," arriving at New Amsterdam, March 4. 1637: went to Rensselaerswyck, as a smith, where recorded May 26, 1637.
Buys .- Jan, married Hendrikje Damon,
and their son, Johannes, was baptized at Al- bany. Nov. 1, 1685.
BYVANCK .- Johannes, came from Olden- zeel, Holland; born in 1634: was at Albany in 1665.
CAMBEFORT .- (or Comfort). had removed to Schenectady in 1690, buying land at Hoffman's Ferry, which he sold in 1694 to Carel Hansen Toll.
CARSTENSEN .- Hendrick, came from Nor- den, East Friesland, sailing on "d' Eendracht" ("The Unity"), May, 1634; served at Rens- selaerswyck as farmer under Brant Peelen for seven years. Carsten Carstensen (or Christen Christens) arrived on "Arms of Rensselaers- wyck" at New Amsterdam, March 4. 1637 ; first recorded at Rensselaerswyck, Apr. 17. 1637 : sawyer and roof-thatcher. Johan Cars- tensen, came from Barlt, Schleswig-Holstein. Prussia, arriving on "den Houttuyn," at New Amsterdam, Aug. 4. 1642, and drew wages in Rensselaerswyck beginning Aug. 13. 1642: appears as servant of Michiel Jansen, July, 1644.
CHAMBERS .- Thomas, a carpenter, first re- corded at Rensselaerswyck in 1646, as a ma- son : occupied farm on the Poesten kill ( Troy, N. Y.). for five years from Nov. 1, 1647 : then removed to Esopus: nicknamed Clab- bordt, or Clapboard.
CHRISTIAANSEN .- Christian, bought a mor- gen and half of land at Schenectady from Paulus Janse in 1671, and sold it in 1694.
C'LAERBOUT .- Pieter, was in Beverwyck in 1659. where he was "voorzanger" in the church, and died before 1674.
CLAESEN .- Claes, came from Fleckero. Norway, arriving at New Amsterdam aboard "d' Eendracht" ("The Unity"). 1631, and was a farm-hand on De laets Is., opposite Albany. Gysbert Claesen, of Claes, also known as Gysbert Claes Jongen, "the boy." a carpenter. arrived on "Arms of Rensselaerswyck" at New Amsterdam, March 4, 1637: wages first re- corded at Rensselaerswyck, Apr. 2, 1637. Pie- ter Claes (or Niclaes) came from Norden, East Friesland, on same ship, beginning serv- ice at Rensselaerswyck Apr. 3. 1637: farmer at Bethlehem, Albany county : left colony be- fore June 5. 1649. Tjerck Claes was recorded at Rensselaerswyck for horse hire beginning May 1, 1657. Tryntie Claes was servant girl of Director Jan Baptist Van Rensselaer, 1656.
CLAUW .- Frans Pieterse ( Klauw), was a carpenter in Beverwyck as early as 1656, and resided in Kinderhook in 1683.
CLOCK .- Abraham, carpenter, recorded at Rensselaerswyck in 1644.
CLUTE .- Capt. Johannes, came from Nu- remberg to Beverwyck, about 1656, and was a
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trader, owning much land at Niskayuna, Loo- nenberg and Albany. He also spelled his name Cloct. That he had children is un- known. On his death, his property passed to his nephew, Johannes Clute, the "boslooper." This nephew resided in Niskayuna, and mar- rier Bata Van Slechtenhorst. Frederick Clute came up the river from Kingston, about 1703: bought land at Niskayuna from Johannes. and was at Half Moon, N. Y., in 1720. Their relationship is unsettled.
COBES .- Ludovicus, was born in Herentals, Brabant, and was court messenger in Bever- wyck as early as 1650.
COEYMANS .- Pieter (also spelled Koije- mans ), came from Utrecht, Holland, with his four sons, Arent, Barent, Jacob and Lucas, and (according to Pearson) was at Rensse- laerswyck in 1636. According to the V. R .- Bowier Documents, Barent Pieterse Coeymans came on "den Harinck" ("The Herring"), ar- riving at New Amsterdam, July 7, 1639: re- corded at Rensselaerswyck, Aug. 14. 1639; worked four years under Pieter Cornelis, the millwright ; contracted. Oct., 1645, to saw the boards at the Patroon's mill on the 5th creek : leased it May 18, 1648; granted permit Aug. 3, 1656, to erect a third mill thereon; was known as Barent de Molenaer : settled, proba- bly after latter date, on the large tract now known as village of Coeymans, which he claimed to have bought from the Catskill In- dians and which Van Rensselaer disputed ; but quit-claimed to Coeymans by him in 1706, which patent was confirmed by Queen Anne. Aug. 6, 1714. Lucas Pieterse Coeymans was mentioned in Rensselaerswyck court proceed- ings, January, 1650, and styled brother of Barent Pieterse Coeymans.
COLLIER .- Michiel (or Caillier ), son of Jo- chem Collier, or Caillier, of New Amsterdam, was born about 1057 : married Fitje Jurriaense V'an Hoesen, and some of their children (born between July 17, 1686, and Dec. 6, 1711 ) were baptised at Albany.
COLLINS .- Lient. John, was both an officer and an attorney at Albany, and married Mar- garita Schuyler there, Nov. 2, 1701.
C'ONEEL .- John ( or Conel), was a soldier at Albany in 1666, and bought land from Capt. Johannes Clute and Harmen Gansevoort at Çatskill, about 1678.
CONINGH .- Thomas, was in Rensselaers- wyck before October. 1647: sold brewhouse, Feb. 19. 1655. Frank Jacobsen Coningh rented a garden from Adriaen Janse Appel at Rensselaerswyck , May 1, 1658.
Coxyx .- Leendert (Leonard) Philipse, was in Beverwyck as early as 1655.
CONSTABLE .- Andries Herbertse ( Consta-
pel), this surname being his alias (meaning "the gunner"), came from Blaes, Ilolland, on "(len Houttuyn," arriving at New Amsterdam, Aug. 4. 1642, where he remained until 1654, when he removed to Beverwyck, where he purchased half of the island given his name. opposite Fort Orange, which, after his death in 1662, was sold to Jeremias Van Ressselaer : was engaged first at Rensselaerswyck to do gardening, cut timber, buikl fences and work in grist-mill : killed Segar Cornelis Van Voor- hout in self-defense in 1662.
Coot ..- Pieter Barentse, married in Albany in 1688.
COORN .- Nicolaas, Prof. Pearson may have reason to state that he was in Rensselaers- wyck in 1642; but the Van Rensselaer-Bowie Documents set forth the facts that he came from Holland on "Arms of Rensselaerswyck." arriving at New Amsterdam in March, 1644, having been commissioned by Patroon Kiliaen V'an Rensselaer, Aug. 26, 1643, at Amster- dam, as commander and "commis" on Rensse- laerssteyn (also called "Castle") on Beeren Island, fortified as the southern limit in the Hudson river of Van Rensselaer's colony, and because of dispute with Director Pieter Stuy- vesant, of the Dutch West India Co., fired on the ship "Good Hope," July 1, 1644. be- cause Skipper Govert Loockermans on sailing to New Amsterdam failed to lower his colors to Van Rensselaer's fort : succeeded Adriaen Van der Donck as "schout" of Rensselaers- wyck in spring or summer of 1646, until ar- rival of Van Slechtenhorst, March 22. 1648.
CORNELIS .- Adriaen, came from Barsinger- horn. No. Holland, sailing from the Texel on "het Wapen van Noorwegen," arriving at New Amsterdam, Aug. 4, 1638: recorded as foreman at Rensselaerswyck, May 10. 1638, and also referred to as Berghoorn and Van Barsingerwont. Jan Cornelis came from Houten, near Utrecht, sailing from the Texel on "den Waterhondt." June, 1640; recorded at Rensselaerswyck, September, 1640. Cryn (or Quiryn ) Cornelis came from Houten, on "Arms of Rensselaerswyck." arriving at New Amsterdam, March 4 , 1637 : recorded at Rens- selaerswyck, Apr. 20, 1639, as farm-hand in Greenbush, opposite Albany; permitted to erect saw-mill on west side of the Hudson, north of Beeren 1s. Roelof Cornelis. a brother, came with him, and was a thatcher. Pieter Cornelis came from Munnickendam, No. Holland, on same ship, and being mill- wright under contract with the Patroon, was known by surname "Meulenmaecker"; re- corded in colony May 4, 1637.
COSTER .- Hendrick (also Costar and Kos- ter ), died at Albany, 1678, and his son, An-
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thony, a baker, married Elizabeth Ten Broeck, Dec. 15. 1098.
CREEVE .- Tam ( Thomas ), had a daughter, Neeltje, baptised at Albany, June 28, 1684.
CREGIER .- Martyn, Jr. (Cruger), son of Capt. Martyn Cregier ( Ist Burgomaster of New Amsterdam and an exemplary magis- trate who removed to Niskayuna where he died in 1713). was a public clerk at New Amsterdam, 1646-61: removed to Albany, about 1685, where he owned lot on east side of No. Pearl, south of Steuben st .; married at Albany, Oct. 11, 1671, Jannetje Hendrickse Van Doesburgh, a widow.
CROMWELL .- Jacobus ( James), had re- moved from Beverwyck to Schenectady, where he married Maria Philipse, Sept. 26, 1703.
CROON .- Dirck Janse, came from Amster- clam : carpenter : erected a house at Beverwyck in 1650: appointed magistrate there, in 1655 and in 1658; superintendent of wells in 1660. CRUYF .- Eldert Gerbertse (Cruijff or Kruyf), from Hilversum, in Gooiland, No. Ilolland, also known as Eldert de Goijer (or Goyer ), on account of coming from there; rented more than one sawmill at Rensselaers- wyck. 1654-1658: leased Pieter Winne's farm, May 1. 1655. for three years; rented mill (probably at Bethlehem), 1658-1671, and Jan Dircksen, from Bremen, conveyed his Catskill farm to him, Feb. 20, 1659, for house in Bev- erwyck.
CRYNEN .- Cornelis, Jr. (Crijnen), came from Houten, near Utrecht, sailing on "den Waterhondt," June, 1640; a mason; con- structed cellar of Dominie Megapolensis' house at Rensselaerswyck. Jan Crynen came from same place at same time ; entered service of Symon Walichs at Rensselaerswyck, and probably was son of former.
CUYLER .- Hendrick, born at Hasselt, Prov- ince of Overyssel, Holland, where he was bap- tised Ang. 11. 1637: son of Isebrant and Evertien Cuyler : settled in Beverwyck in 1664: a tailor and trader ; the name derived from "Keiler," a wild boar, and signifying a powerful man.
CUYPER .- Gerrit Janse, arriving originally as "Gerrit Jans," came from Haerlem, sail- ing on "den Waterhondt," June, 1640: was a cooper. hence was given surname "Cuyper" or "Kuijper." Evert Janse Cuyper was in Albany, 1675-1725.
DAMEN .- Maritje, owned a house and land at Niskayuna and on Pearl street, in Bever- wyck : married a third husband, Cornelis Van Nes, 1664.
DWIDS .- Christoffel (Davidts, Davidse. Davidsen ). said to be native of England and
born in 1616, arrived at New Amsterdam on "het Wapen van Noorwegen," Aug. 4, 1638: aged 22; traded in tobacco ; leased the Dom- inie's Hoeck (Van Wie's Point ) on west side of Hudson below Albany, July 22, 1650, where he was to build his own house. the Patroon furnishing livestock : married Cornelia De Vos, of Beverwyck, who died in 1657.
DECKER .- Johan ( Deckere, Dekker. De Deckere), was appointed vice-director and secretary of New Orange. June 21, 1655 : re- turned to New Amsterdam in 1656.
DE FOREST .- Hendrick (De Foreest ), came from Utrecht ; owned a bouwerie on Manhat- tan Is., and died in 1638; his second son, Isaac, a brewer, married Sara Du Trieux, or Truax, at New Amsterdam, June 9, 1641, and their son, Philip, baptised July 28, 1652, re- moved to Beverwyck, where he was a cooper.
DEFREEZE .- Douwe Aukes (De Foreest ). born in 1640, was innkeeper at Schenectady : killed in massacre there, Feb. 8. 1690, along with his wife and two children : had married at Albany, Feb. 4, 1685. Maria Viele. widow of Matthys Vrooman.
DE GARMEAULX .- Pierre (alias Villeroy ). known also as "Pieter, the Frenchman," was in Albany as early as 1665, and marrying Caatje V'ander Heyden there, had a first child, Annatje, baptised there, Oct. 15, 1684.
DE GOYER .- Tys Evertse, was a planter at Rensselaerswyck in 1664.
DE GRAAF .- Andries, was a brickmaker in New Amsterdam in 1661, and his son, follow- ing same trade, lived in Beverwyck in 1655. and was fined 500 guilders for selling liquor to Indians in 1658: his son. Claes Andries De Graaf, born in 1628, settled in Schenectady.
DE GROOT .- Symon, was employed on de \'lackte farm at Rensselaerswyck. as early as Apr. 10, 1647.
DE IJNEN .- Isaac, was a trader in Bever- wyck, in 1663.
DE HOOGES .- Antony. sailed from Amster- (lam, July 23, 1641. on "den Coninck David." arriving at New Amsterdam, Nov. 29, 1641, and reached Rensselaerswyck by Apr. 10, 1642: had business management of Rensse- laerswyck from time of Van Curler's depart- ure for Holland, October, 1644, until V'an Slechtenhorst's arrival, March 22. 1648. and from then, until his death, about Oct. 11, 1655. was secretary.
DE HULTER,-Johan, sailed with his wife, Johanna De Laet, on the Graft (Graef. or Graaf), in May, 1653 : obtained lease of farm north of 5th creek. Rensselaerswyck. March 7, 1654: member of its court, April. 1655: died before August 7. 1658; also said he established a pantile bake.
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D'HINSSE .- Jacob, was a surgeon, coming to Beverwyck between 1654 and 1657, from Fort Casimir on the Delaware : sued Thomas Powelson (or Powell), in 1657. for whose family he agreed to care, for two beavers ($6.40) a year, insisting that only natural sickness, and not willfully inflicted wounds. was intended in the yearly contract.
DE LA GRANGE .- Johannes, a Huguenot from La Rochelle, France, settled in New Amsterdam about 1656, and his second son, Omie, born there, came to Beverwyck as a trader in 1665, when he owned lots and also bought a tract on the Normans kill from Johannes Hendrickse Vrooman, in 1686.
DELAMONT .- Jacob, lived in Albany before 1700, and died there, March 14. 1719. aged 81 years ; his son. Jan, moving to Schenectady. and his son, Marten Jacobse, marrying Lys- beth Viele, Albany, November 14. 1702, and removing to Schagticoke.
DE LAVAL .- Capt. Thomas, was a trader in New Amsterdam and Beverwyck. owning houses at the latter place in 1668-82.
DE LA W'ARDE .- Jan, came from Antwerp in 1662, settling in Beverwyck: owned land at Niskayuna and on an island in the Mohawk above Schenectady, which he sold in 1698 to Joris Aertse Vander Baast : died at Albany, January 28, 1702.
DE LOOPER .- Jacobus Teunise, was in Be- verwyck in 1657, when he had an affray with Frans Barentse Pastoor : he was a constable in 1658.
DELLIUS .- Godefridus (van Dell), came to Albany in 1683, as assistant minister to Do- minie Schaets, at salary of $360 per annum, residing northeast corner State and Pearl streets.
DE MAECKER .- Pieter, was a house-builder in Beverwyck: furnished the iron-work for the Dutch church there, in 1657, as his con- tribution, and returned to Amsterdam, Hol., 1650. authorizing sale of his lot in Bever- wyck.
DE MARCHM ..- Willem, a trader in Bever- wyck in 1662.
DE MOER .- Philip Philipse, married Eliza- beth Gansevoort at Beverwyck, and his son. Sander, was baptised there, January 24. 1686.
DE NEGER .- Jan, a negro, recorded at Rens- selaerswyck in 1646: was hangman there, pro- vided such office existed, as it was known he performed an execution.
DE PEYSTER .- Johannes, grandson of Abra- ham De Peyster of New Amsterdam, was born there, January 10, 1694: married Anna Schuyler, Albany, 1715, and was Mayor of Albany in 1729.
DE RIDDER .- Evert, was schoolmaster at
Beverwyck, and married Anna Van Ness in 1688. .
DE VOE .- Jean, born in New Amsterdam ; removed to Half-Moon, above Albany, prob- ably before 1700, marrying Catharina \'ander Werken, Albany, May 11. 1706.
DE Vos .- Andries, arrived at New Amster- dam on "den Eyckenboom," August. 1641 ; a carpenter ; occupied farm at Bethlehem, 1642 : magistrate of Rensselaerswyck court. 1648: owned several lots there. Cornelis De Vos was in employ of Dutch West India Co. at Beverwyck, in 1652, and married Dirckje Pieterse Coeymans, who died, 1665.
DE VRIES .- Cornelis, appears on Rensse- laerswyck records September 28, 1651. Ad- riaen Dirckse De Vries owned a lot in Bever- wyck, in 1654.
DE VROOME .- Hubert Janse. owned a lot on Maiden Lane, next east of Broadway, Al- bany, 1667-77.
DE WANDELAER .- Johannes, a trader who came from Leyden, Holland; married Sara Schepmoes in New Amsterdam, March 17. 1672, and bought a lot in Albany from Jan Tomase, in 1678.
DE WEVER .- Jan Martense, owned a house in Beverwyck in 1657: removed to Schodack in 1664, and bought a farm at Kinderhook, in 1671.
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