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REIMS .- Edward, was victualler to the mili- tia at Albany ; made will Sept. 14, 1702.
REUR .- Hendrick Janse, came from Mun- ster. Westphalia: made court messenger at Rensselaerswyck, Ang. 18, 1651: obtained lease of lot next to Juriaen Teunisen, Feb. I. 1652; owned property at Lubberde's land ( Troy ), and died before Feb. 4. 1664.
REUN .- Gerrit Thensen (or de Reus), ar- rived on "den Soutberg." April, 1633: was a farmer engaged by the Patroon, on Blom- maerts kill, near Albany ; appointed "schepen" of the colony, and died before Ang. 4, 1639.
REVDT .- Ilendrick, resided in Albany. where his son, Jonathan, was born, June 30, 1680.
REVERSEN .- Jan, came from Houten, near Utrecht, sailing on "den Waterhondt." from the Texel, June, 1640 : began service as farm- er at Rensselaerswyck, Sept. 4, 1640; leased Bethlehem Island, immediately south of Al- bany, March 17. 1650, succeeding Ryckert Rutgersen : ‹hed in 1665.
REYNDERTSEN .- Barent, a smith, bought lot in Beverwyck in 1657, and lived there until death, 1682, which year he conveyed lot on State st., Albany, to his son-in-law, Joachim Staats.
RINCKHOUT .- Daniel, was born in Pomer- ania, Prussia : was in Beverwyck as carly as 1653. when he owned house on south corner Broadway and Exchange st. : died in 1662, aged 32, and left his house and all property
to his brother. Jan, a baker, also living there.
RODGERS .- William, was probably in Al- bany before 1700, as a soklier in Capt. James Weems' company : married Mary Johnson, of Boston, July 3. 1706.
ROELOFFSE .- Jan, son of Anneke Jans by her first husband. Roeloff Jansen, came from Holland on "d'Eendracht" ( "The Unity"), with his parents, arriving at New Amsterdam, May 24, 1630, having lived previously at Marstrand, on coast of Sweden. See Jansen and Bogardus.
ROESO .- Frans : see Roos.
ROLANTSEN .- Adam, schoolmaster at Be- verwyck in 1639, afterwards in New Amster- (lam. Name same as Rolandson.
ROMVILLE .- Antoine, said to have been born "tot Vienne," was probably in Albany before 1700, marrying Heyltje Dekker there. Feb. 8, 1707.
Roos .- Johannes, son of Gerrit Janse Roos, had a wife named Cornelia, and he died at Albany in 1695: their children baptised there: Catrina. Oct. 7, 1683 ; Cornelia, May 6, 1688; Jacobus ( or James ), March 29, 1689. Possibly same family as of Frans Roeso, or Rousseau, who was born in Flanders, resided in Albany, and married Maria Palsin, Apr. 11. 1758. Isaac Rosa married Marytje Van Vranken, Albany, Nov. 22. 1763. Jan Rosie was an early settler in Albany, and was buried there in 1709.
ROSIE .- Jan,-Sce Roos.
ROSEBOOM .- Hendrick Janse, a trader, "voorlezer" and sexton, has suit in court against an "interloping grave-digger of the Lutheran church" in 1674: owned house on northeast corner of No. Pearl and Columbia sts., through which land the stockades passed in 1677, hence the opening called "Roseboom's Gate": married Gysbertje Lansing, and their . son, Johannes, was a trader, marrying Gerritje Coster. Albany, Nov. 18, 1688.
ROUSSEAU .- Frans,-Sce Roos.
RUMNEY .- Jonathan, born in London. Eng., came to Albany, where he married Johanna Van Curler, Nov. 17, 1707. and died there. Sept. 16, 1722: their child. Robert, baptised at Albany, Oct. 30. 1709.
RUTGERS,-Rijck ( Richard ), arrived at New Amsterdam on "het Wapen van Noor- wegen." Aug. 4, 1638; recorded as farm la- borer at Rensselaerswyck, Aug. 16, 1638, and leased Bethlehem Is., south of Albany, Nov. 20, 1648. Rutger Jacobsen and Teunis Jacob- sen, brothers, came from Schoenderwoert and settled early in Beverwyck, each originating distinct families at different localities. The former's descendants were known as Rutgers, settling in and near New York city. The lat-
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ter's family became known as Van Schoen- derwoert, or simply as Van Woert, settling in Albany county. Rutger Jacobsen, also known as Rut Van Woert, was a man of in- fluence and wealth, serving long as magis- trate in Beverwyck ; owned a sloop: dealt in lots: owned in part both Mohicander's and Constapel Islands : bought Jacob Janse Van Noorstrant's brewery on north side of Beaver st .. . Albany, in 1654: died in 1665: married Tryntje Janse Van Breestede, New Amster- dam, June 3. 1646, and their son, Harmen Rutgers, born at Beverwyck, soon after his father's arrival, was a brewer, still living there in 1720. Antony Rutgers, son of the latter. was a baker, admitted freeman in New York, 1609: married Hendrickje Vandewater, New York, Dec. 30, 1004. Hermanus Rutgers ( second son of latter. Harmen), was a brewer. admitted freeman. New York. 1696: married Catharina Myer, New York, Dec. 25. 1706.
RUYTING .- Gerrit Janse. had a child, Louys (or Lewis ), baptised at Albany, June 22, 1690.
RYCKMANN .- Harmen Janse, was a resi- dent of Albany, 1666-1677. Jan Janse Ryck- mann resided in Beverwyck, where he died before 1663. when his widow. Tryntje Janse, married Eldert Gierbertse Cruyff : had a son, Capt. Albert Janse Ryckmann, born before 1663 at Beverwyck, a brewer, residing near southwest cor. Broadway and Hudson ave., formerly owned by Pieter Bronck, and was appointed oth Mayor of Albany, 1702-1703 : buried at Albany, Jan. 12. 1737. His son, Pieter, was a tailor, married Cornelia Ketel- tas. New York, May 6. 1696, and his will proved Oct. 21. 1749.
RYERSE .- Gerrit, probably the son of Rever Elbertse of Beverwyck, had children baptised in Albany,-Wouter, Ang. 12. 1683: Barent, Oct. 14. 1683: Goosen, March 7. 1686; Bar- ent. June 4. 1688.
RWVERDINGH .- Pieter, was a clerk and court messenger at Beverwyck, 1654-55.
SANDERS .- Thomas, was a smith in Am- sterdam. Holland, before which time he was a member of the Alexander family living in Scotland, the name thereafter being contracted to Xander, or Sander, and according to the usual transmutation, his children would be known as Sanderse, Sanders or Sandersen, the latter Sanderson when Anglicized. He was living in New Amsterdam when he married Sara Cornelise Van Gorcum there, Sept. 16, 1640, who died in Albany, December. 1669. He received a patent from Gov. Kieft for house and 25 morgens of land on Manhattan : located in Rensselaerswyck about July 13, 1650. on the court granting permission to settle there. ITis oldest son, Robert, was bap-
ti-ed. New Amsterdam, Nov. 10, 1641, was a smith in 1667: merchant in 1692: settled in Albany in 1665: married Elsie Barentse. had four daughters and one son, Barent, who married Maria Wendell. Albany, Sept. 19. 1704, and they had a son, Robert, born at Al- bany. July 11, 1705, a merchant, appointed 23rd Mayor of Albany by Gov. Geo. Clinton, serving 1750-1754. This family was for two and a half centuries thereafter, 1650. prom- inent in Albany and Schenectady.
SCHETS .- Dominie Gideon, engaged on May 8, 1652. as the second minister of the Dutch church at Rensselaer wyck at annual salary of 800 florins, evidently beginning his officiate July 24. 1652, and continued as pastor until death, Feb. 27. 1604. aged 82 years: was assisted in old age by Dominic Dellius, beginning in 1683: his oldest son, Reynier. a "chyrurgion," early settler in Schenectady, where he was appointed justice of peace by Leisler, 1680: and married Ca- trina Bensing, or Bensen. The name some- times and as properly spelled Schaats.
SCHANS .- Christiaen, lived in Albany about 1700 : married Catharina Van Buren. Nov. 8. 1719. Same name as Schawns, Schauns, T' Jaans or Jones.
SCHARP .- Andries Hanse, was in Bever- wyck as early as 1660: bought farm behind Kinderhook, 1671. The name same as Scherp and Sharp.
SCHERMERHORN .- Jacob Janse. was born in 1622. it is said in Waterland, Holland, and came to New Amsterdam from Hoorn, Prov- ince of North Holland: was in Rensselaers- wyck in 1650, perhaps as early as 1648, yet Prof. Pearson states he was a brewer and trader at Beverwyck in 1636, and died soon after making will, May 20, 1688. He married Jannetje Seegers (van Voorhoudt ) and had nine children. of whom Reyer Jacobse, the eldest, born in Beverwyck in 1652, settled in Schenectady, marrying Ariaantje Bratt of Al- bany. in 1676; and the second son. Symon Jacobse. born in 1658, made the heroic horse- back ride to Albany the bitterly cold night of Feb. 8. 1690, to announce the massacre of Schenectady.
SCHERP .- Andries Hanse,-See Sharp and Scharp.
Scuoox .- Jan Willemse, was a farmer at Rensselaerswyck in 1600.
SCHOONMAKER .- Jan Barentse, came from Edam. Holland, was at Rensselaerswyck in 1636: still there in 1665. Harmen Schoon- maker owned house at Albany in 1676.
SCHOUTEN. Gerrit Jacobse, was in Albany and later in Kinderhook : marrying Lysbeth Arnoutse (or Arnold) Viele, June 17, 1603.
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SCHOUTER. removed to Niskayuna and had (bap.) Jurriaen, March 23. 1684; Jan, Apr. 18, 1686: Jacob, March 2, 1690. Same as Schonte and Shuter.
SCHUT .- Willem Janes, was in Bever- wyck, 1657-68. a tailor, alias Dommelaer. Same as Schuldt. Jan Willemsen Schut was a carpenter at Rensselaerswyck in 1646.
SCHUYLER .- David and Philip, two broth- ers, sons of Pieter Schuyler, came from Am- sterdam, Holland, and settled at Rensselaers- wyck in 1650. David Pieterse married Cata- lyn Verplanck at New Amsterdam, Oct. 13, 1657. and resided in Rensselaerswyck on the south corner of Broadway and Steuben street. Nov. 29. 1692. Col. Philip Pieterse was a trader : married Margarita Van Slechtenhorst. Dec. 12, 1650. and had his bonwerie in Water- vliet, four miles north of Albany, known as "the Flatts," which he purchased in 1672. The name was written "van Schuyler" or "van Schuijler" when first in this country, as com- ing from place of that title in Holland,-the Dutch word "schuil" signifying a place of shelter, and some of the early records at Rensselaerswyck show the spelling "Scheu- ler" and "Scheuller," which is close to the German word "schuler," a scholar or learned man.
SEGER .- Janse. came from Nykerck, Hol- land, on "d' Eendracht" ("The Unity"), in 1630, and was a farm laborer at Rensselaers- wyck.
SEGERS .- Cornelis, came to Rensselaers- wyck in 1642, and succeeded Van der Donck on his Welysburgh farm on Castle Is. : mar- ried Bregje Jacobsen, and had five of his six children living when he died in 1663: was known as Cornelis Segerse van Voorhoudt.
SICKELS .- Zacharias, in employ of Dutch West India Co., as corporal, first at Curacoa, then from 1656-59. at Fort Orange: was town-herder, 1670-72, and 1681-83: "rattel- watch," 1680 : had five or more children born in Albany, and removed to New Amsterdam in 1693. Same name as Zikkels and Zichelson.
SLICKOTEN .- Willem Janse, was resident of Albany before 1700, where he was recorded as husband of Neeltje Frederickse, widow of Claas Hendrickse van Schoonhoven, in 1661. SLINGERLAND .- Teunis Cornelise. came from Holland, purchased tract of 9,874 acres along the Onisquethau creek in New Scotland township in 1658, where he erected mills : married ( Ist) Engeltje Albertse Bratt : (2nd) Geertje Fonda (widow of Jan Bikker). Apr. 9, 1684.
SMIT .- Lucas (Smitt or Smits), came from Johannisburg. in East Prussia, arriving on "den Coninck David" ( ?), at New Amsterdam,
Nov. 29. 1641, when he entered the service of Dominie Bogardus ; came to Rensselaerswyck Ang. 13, 1642, from when until May 1, 1644, employed at the Patroon's house: from when until Apr. 13, 1646, farm laborer and as a clerk on de Vlackte farm. Ren Janse Smit was in New Amsterdam, 1643-51 ; in Bever- wyck, 1655-60: in Waleboght, 1663-85, own- ing a house in each place; married Jannetje Joris Rapailie.
SLYTER .- Captain, was charged with board at Director Van Slechtenhorst's house, Rens- selaerswyck, beginning June 27, 1651, and the latter on being in New Amsterdam then, he appears to have managed the colony in con- junction with Jan Baptist Van Rensselaer.
SOEGEMAKELYK .- Pieter and Jacob Adri- aense, settled early in Beverwyck with their mother (Anna Pietersen Soegemakelyk ), where both were innkeepers. Pieter bought a bouwerie in Schenectady in 1664, and his son, Captain Pieter, was skipper of a yacht named "The Unity" plying between Albany and New York, who bought a lot and garden at Lubberde'sland (Troy) in 1669.
SOESBERGEN .- Reyer Cornelise, a miller : hired horse-mill from Arent Van Curler at Beverwyck in 1660.
SPIERINCK .- Cornelis, sailed on "den Wa- terhondt," June, 1640, from the Texel, Hol- land. and did copying at Rensselaerswyck for Arent Van Curler.
SPITSBERGEN .- Teunis Cornelise (also writ- ten Spitsenberg. Spitsenberch, Spitsenbergh, Spitsenbergen, Spitsbergh, Spitsbergen and V'an Spitsbergen ), came early from Holland to Beverwyck, renting a mill on the 5th creek with Barent Pieterse Coeymans, Dec. 14, 1654 : authorized to build a mill on same, Aug. 3, 1656: member of Rensselaerswyck court in 1658, 1660, 1661 and 1664. See Van der Poel. being same family.
SPOOR .- Jan ( alias Wybesse), resided a time at Beverwyck, and ( as Jan Wybesse van Harlingen) bought 16 morgens of land on C'atskill creek : removing to Niskayuna, where he bought land in 1608: married Annatje Maria Hanse, and their son, Johannes, lived in Kinderhook, joining the Albany church in 1700, and married Maria Singer.
SPRINGSTEEN .- Caspar, a miller early in .Al- bany, residing in Schenectady in 1707; his fourth child, Simon, baptised in Albany, June 19, 1709.
STAATS .- Maj. Abraham (Staas, Staes. Staet ), came from Amsterdam, arriving on "den Houttuyn," at New Amsterdam, Ang. 4. 1642: surgeon, aged 24 on arrival ; located at Rensselaerswyck under contract with the Patroon made Feb. 1. 1642, coming in com-
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pany with Dominie Megapolensis ; member of the council, 1643: its president, 1644: also a trader, sending 4,200 beaver-skins to New Amsterdam in 1657 ; owned a large bouwerie : after 1658, was styled "Captain," as com- mander of sloop "Claverack," which he owned and operated between Albany and New York up to 1684 : married Catrina Jochemse, daugh- ter of Jochem Wesselse.
ST.WAST .- Gerrit and Claas Janse, came to Albany about 1672, the former dying about 1676, and the latter returned to New York in 1686.
STERREVELT .- Cornelis Cornelise, owned a house in Beverwyck, 1657-60.
STEVENS .- Abraham, arrived at New Am- sterdam on "het Wapen van Noorwegen." Aug. 4. 1638: recorded as farm laborer at Rensselaerswyck, Aug. 14th, and leased the Valeije farm, Feb. 3, 1650.
STOL .- Jacob Janse, signed himself Jacob Jansen Hap : also Stoll ; first recorded at Rens- selaerswyck in 1645, according to the V. R .- Bowier Documents : but Prof. Pearson states he was there in 1630; was skipper of sailing vessel between there and New York in 1649; succeeded Hendrick Albertsen as ferrymaster about that time ; bought land at and removed to Esopus, 1657-8. Willem Janse Stoll, prob- ably a brother, was a cooper, leasing a lot in Rensselaerswyck, May 20, 1650, which he sold to Arent Vandenbergh in 1661, which year he removed to Esopus, when he was known on records as husband of widow of Claas Hen- drickse van Utrecht.
STORY .- Robert. a trader at Albany in 1676: bought house at north corner of Maiden Lane and North Pearl st.
STRIDLES .- Gabriel Tomase, hired himself as breadbaker to Thomas Powel at Bever- wyck in 1662: leased Jochem Ketelhuyn's house there. 1665: bought Jan Clute's house, 1670; master of sloop "Hopewell." 1684: re- moved to New York, about 1690, where was innkeeper. Same name as Strudles.
STUART .- Jan (or Stewart), bought a lot on the hill at Albany, in 1670, of John Co- nell, which his administrators sold to Laurens V'an Alen in 1675.
SUIDAM .- Teunis Pieterse, married Mar- gariet Lawrense, and they had child, Pieter, baptised at Albany, Jan. 28, 1604.
SWART .- Gerard (on some Rensselaers- wyck records as "Gerrit"), contracted to be "schout." or prosecuting officer of Rensse- laerswyck. Apr. 24, 1652, succeeding Brant Van Slechtenhorst. July 24, 1652, serving un- til 1665. when the courts of Rensselaerswyck and Albany were consolidated, and he became sheriff of Albany county. Gerrit Swart ap-
pears to have been made schoolmaster, 1676: also owned property at Lubbarde'sland ( Troy ), and a lot on upper Broadway, Al- bany : married Anthonia Ryswyck, and made joint will in 1661. Cornelis Swart, resident of Schenectady, was eldest son of Teunis Cor- nelise Swart and Elizabeth Van der Linde. and was born in 1652: lived in U'Ister county in 1715. Esias Teunise Swart resided in Schenectady and married Eva Teunis Van Woert. Adam Antonisse Swart was living in Schenectady in 1000: at Kinderhook in 1700: married Metie Willemse Van Slyck of Albany, Jan. 15, 1690.
SWARTWOUT .- Roeloff. a freehokler of Bev- erwyck until 1660, when made sheriff of Eso- pus : married Eva Albertse Bratt of Albany. widow of Antony de Hooges of Beverwyck.
Swirs .- Isaac Cornelise, removed to Sche- nectady and married Susanna Groot, and their child. Isaac, baptised July 28, 1691.
SYMONSE .- Willem, employed by Volckert Janse Douw at Beverwyck in 1659. Pieter Symonse was a tobacco-planter at Beverwyck in 1661. The name same as Simonson.
TACK .- Aert Pieterse, was born at Etten, in Breda, Brabant, resident of Beverwyck in 1600.
TAPPEN .- Juriaan Teunise, alias Glase- maecker, was innkeeper at Beverwyck, 1654- 77. and large dealer in real estate there : mar- ried Wybrecht Jacobse Dochter, and they made joint will. 1661.
TELLER .- Willem, arrived at New Amster- dam in 1639, and was sent as a corporal to Fort Orange by Gov. Kieft : was promoted to be "wachtmeester" of the fort, residing at Fort Orange. Beverwyck and Albany from 1639 to 1692. when he removed to New York. where he died in 1701 ; was one of the earliest proprietors of Schenectady, 1662, and men- tioned as one of the five patentees in first pat- ent of the town, 1684: married ( Ist) Mar- garet Donchesen: (2nd) Maria Varletlı, widow of Paulus Schrick, in 1664. One of his nine children, Andries, born in 1642, was merchant : married Sophia Van Cortlandt. New York, May 6, 1671, whither he removed. and died Dec. 16, 1702.
TEX BROECK. Dirck Wesselse, son of Wes- sel Ten Broeck of Munster, Westphalia, was born Dec. 18, 1638, and was employed at Bev- erwyck by Pieter Van Alen as early as 1662; became a trader, exporting as many as 5,000 skins yearly : appointed commissary by Gov. Andros. 1676: Indian commissioner for thirty years ; a major of militia, 1601 : deacon. 1673: alderman. 1686: first recorder of Albany from date of Charter, July 22, 1686 to 1696; mem- ber of first Assembly, 1691, and of four suhse-
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quent sessions ; appointed 4th Mayor of Al- bany by Gov. Benj. Fletcher, serving 1696- 98; bought tract of 1,800 acres on Roelof Jansen's kil, in Claverack, Columbia county, from Robert Livingston, Oct. 26, 1694, where he had his "bouwerie" and erected mansion, and died there, Sept. 13. 1717 ; married Chris- tina Cornelise Van Buren at Albany, 1663. in which year, following the death of Anneke Jans, he bought her house at northeast cor. State and James sts., Albany.
TEN EYCK .- Coenraad, was a tanner and shoemaker, residing in New Amsterdam ; his -on, Jacob Coenraetse, born there, removed to Albany, where he was a shoemaker ; mar- ried Geertje Coeymans, and they had a son, Coenraedt, born Albany, Apr. 9, 1678, a sil- versmith, who married Geertje Van Schaick, Albany, Sept. 24, 1704, and they had a son, Jacob Coenraedt, born, Albany, Apr. 21, 1705. who was appointed 22nd Mayor of Albany by Gov. Geo. Clinton, serving Oct. 1, 1748-Oct. 14.1750; Indian commissioner, 1752-54 : Com- mittee of Safety, 1775: Judge of Court of Common Pleas; married Catharyna Cuyler, Albany, Aug. 1, 1736, and died, Albany, Sept. 9, 1793.
TEUNISEN .- Cornelis, came from Meer- kerck, Province of South Holland, arriving at New Amsterdam on "den Soutberg," April, 1033, being then 20 years of age ; engaged in cutting and hauling timber at Rensselaers- wyck. Cornelis Teunisen came from West- broeck. in Utrecht, on the "Arms of Rensse- laerswyck," arriving at New Amsterdam, March 4, 1637 : shoemaker : began service at Rensselaerswyck, Apr. 8. 1637 ; magistrate of Fort Orange prior to Ang. 19, 1662; granted use of garden between first and second creeks, Apr. 1. 1650. Jacob Teunisen was a tailor at Rensselaerswyck before 1649. Jan Teunisen came from Leyden on "den Coninck David," arriving at New Amsterdam, Nov. 29, 1641 ; was a carpenter at Rensselaerswyck in 1642. Jannetie Teunisen arrived on "den Coninck David." and was recorded at Rensselaerswyck before Nov. 6, 1642; but married Dirck Janse Croon at New Amsterdam, Dec. 22, 1641. Ju- riaen Teunisen, often mentioned as Juriaen de Glasmaecker, also signing his name "Jure Jan tunsen Tappen" or "van Tappen" ; granted a lot at Rensselaerswyck, Jan. 25, 1652 : kept a tavern, in 1659. Pieter Teunisen came from
Brunswick, Ger., and was first recorded at Rensselaerswyck, March 28, 1648, when he removed to Catskill. Teunis Teunisen came from Loenen, Utrecht, on "den Houttuyn." arriving at New Amsterdam, Ang. 4. 1642: a mason : constructed chimney in Van der Donck's house in 1642; contracted to build a
brick house for Jeremias Van Rensselaer. Sept 8, 1659. The above includes all those who wrote their name indicative of being the son of Teunis,-such as Teunis, Teunise, Teu- nisen or Teunisz, and sometimes in the form Theunis. Barent Thonisen (writing it "Tho- nisz") came from Hellesund, on south coast of Norway, sailing on "d' Eendracht" ("The Unity"), from the Texel, July. 1631 : en- gaged to erect sawmill for the Patroon at Rensselaerswyck.
THOMAS .- The early arrivals wrote their names Thomase, Thomasen, Tomase or To- masen, therefore all were properly known by the same form, "Thomasen," which appears in most records, meaning a son of Thomas. Cornelis Thomasen came from Rotterdam, with his wife, on the "Arms of Rensselaers- wyck," arriving at New Amsterdam, March 4, 1637, a smith, was stabbed to death by his helper, Dec. 8. 1636, at Rensselaerswyck. Jan Thomasen was first recorded at Rensselaers- wyck in 1644, as servant of Adriaen Van der Donck; joint lessee of farm on Papscanee Island, 1653-8. Paulus Thomasen testified at Rensselaerswyck, Feb. 1, 1652, that he had removed to Catskill.
TIETSOORT .- Willem Abrahamse, removed from Albany to Schenectady and then into Dutchess county ; married Neeltje Swart, and they had a child, Ariaantje, baptised, Albany. Aug. 2, 1685.
TIMMEL .- Jan, was a resident of Green- bush ( Rensselaer), N. Y., in 1671.
TIMMERMAN .- Jan Cornelise, came proba- bly from Leyden, arriving on "den Harinck" ("The Ilerring"), at New Amsterdam, July 7. 1639 : tobacco-planter and master carpenter ; was employed that year at Rensselaerswyck. and engaged by the Patroon to build a church. July 18, 1641.
TJERKSEN .- Isaac. had a child, Willem. baptised at Albany, May 23, 1686.
TOINEL ..- Anthony, a trader of Beverwyck as early as 1601 : secretary of Rensselaers- wyck ; married widow of Dedrick Van Hamel.
TOLL .- Carel Hansen, arrived early in Al- bany and among the first to remove to Sche- nectady, settling near Hoffman's Ferry ; owned Cuyler's flat, Cambefort flat, seventh flat and Maalwyck, and in 1712 had house on Union st., Schenectady : married I yshet Rinckhout of Albany, and their first childI, Neeltje, bap- tised there, June 20, 1686.
TOMASEN .- Jacob, had child. Rutger, bap- tised at Albany, Apr. 17. 1687. Cornelise To- mase had child, Agniet, baptised at Albany. Apr. 10, 1687.
TREPHAGEN,-Johannes, was probably in Albany before 1700, where he married Aagie
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Winne, and they had a child, Willem, baptised there, Jan. 8, 1706.
TRUEX .- Philip, same" family name as Truax, and a corruption both in spelling and pronunciation of De Trieux : was an early set- tler in New Amsterdam, where he was court messenger : oldest child, Isaac, baptised there, Dec. 7. 1645, removed from Albany to Sche nectady, where he married Maria Willemse Brouwer, and descendants living there in 1910.
TVVERTS,-Jan, came from Franicker. Prov- ince of Friesland. on "d' Eendracht" ("The U'nity"), sailing from the Texel, July, 1631 ; was farm worker soon after in Rensselaers- wyck.
TURK .- Jacobus (or James), resident of Albany probably before 1700, where he was high sheriff of Albany county in 1703; but later removed to Kinderhook ; married Catha- rina Van Benthuysen at Albany ( who died Feb. 4. 1705 ). they having had eight children born at Albany up to July 21, 1700.
TURNER .- William, was born in England, and probably resided in Albany before 1700. where he married Abigail Bogart. Nov. 7, 1702. thereafter removing to Kinderhook.
TYMANSEN .- Reynier, came from Edam. Province of North Holland, on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck." arriving at New Amster- dam, March 4. 1637, and recorded in Rensse- laerswyck, May 7. 1637.
TYMENSEN .- Cornelis, probably resided at Albany before 1700, although in later life in Niskayuna, marrying Maritje Ysbrantse, who made her will in 1713, and their first child, Tymen, bap. Dec. 13, 1691 : their second child, Eldert Cornelis, residing in Niskayuna and marrying Hester Visscher, Nov. 7, 1709.
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