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VAN AECKEN .- Jan Coster, was a trader in Beverwyck, 1654-72, dealing in houses and lots ; married Elsie Jansen.
VAN ALEX .- Lourens, resided in Rensse- laerswyck, on east side of Pearl, between Maiden Lane and Steuben st., possibly as carly as 1630, and had two sons, Pieter and Lourens. Pieter was a trader and tailor in Beverwyck. 1658-74: also owned a bouwerie in Kinderhook, some time before January, 1674. when he died : married Maria Teller, and their son, Willem, married Maritje Van Petten, Nov. 4. 1694. Lourens V'an Alen re- sided in Kinderhook, 1673-99: but in 1677 owned a lot on west side of Broadway, be- tween Maiden Lane and Steuben st., Albany : justice of peace, 1703: and married Elbertje Evertsen. Lourens equivalent to Laurence, and some of the descendants preferred the spelling Van Allen.
VAN ALSTYNE .- Isaac Janse, resided in Al-
bany a time, but removed to Kinderhook, mar- rying ( ist ) Maritje Abberdje Vosburgh, Oct. 20, 1680: (2nd) Jannetje Jochemse Van \ al- kenburgh. Feb. 10, 1689. Abraham Janse Van Alstyne resided in Kinderhook and married Maritje Van Deusen. Jan. 17, 1(x)4. Lam- bert Janse Van Alstyne lived in Kinderhook. and married Jannetje Mingael, dying Oct. 16. 1703. Marten (or Martin ) Janse Van Al- styne married ( Ist ) Jannetje Cornelise, ( 2nd ) Cornelia Van den Bergh, Nov. 10, 1705. The name was then also spelled Van Alsteyn and Van Alstine. Their descendants by the name remained there to present time.
VAN ANTWERP .- Daniel Janse, was born in 1635, and came from Antwerp, settling in Beverwyck between 1656-1001, shortly there- after buying the "Third Flatt" on the south side of the Mohawk, some eight miles above Schenectady, owning also a house on the cast side of Church street, there ; married Maritje Groot, of that place; possibly their first two children were baptised in Albany,-Neeltje, July 27, 1690, and Rebecca. Dec. 25. 1692. The name was then more commonly written Van Antwerpen.
VAAN ARNHEM .- Jan Janse, resided in .11- bany, marrying Hester Fonda, Oct. 14. 1696. and died. Albany, Apr. 1, 1708.
VAN BAAL .- Jan Hendrickse, was a trader in Beverwyck, 1661-78; with house in that village and land on the Normanskill.
VAN BENTHUYSEN .- Paulus Martense. set- tled early in Beverwyck, owning much prop- erty, including southeast corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane, which he sold to Harmen Gansevoort in 1677: had sons,-Balthus (or Baltus ), Barent, and Marten, the latter re- moving to Schenectady.
VAN BERGEN .- Capt. Marten Gerritse, had lease of Castle Island, immediately south of Albany, in 1668, which was named Marten Ger- ritsen's Island : residing in 1690, on west side of river. opp. this island : bought 69 morgens of land at Coxsackie, 1699: magistrate. 1673- 85 ; captain of foot. 1685 ; married ( Ist) Jan- netje Martense : (2nd) Neeltje Myndertse. Jan. 21, 1686.
VAN BOECKHOVEN. Claas Janse, owned land on the Vossen kill. Beverwyck ( Canal and Columbia sts., Albany) in 1662: bought land in Niskayuna in 1672: married ( Ist) Volckertje Jansen : ( 2nd) Catalyntje De Vos. and died about 1712.
VAN BOMMEL .- Harmen Janse, lived at . \]- bany, where his son, Lourens, was baptised. Jan. 1. 1686, and Cornelis, in 1688.
VAN BRAKEL .- Gerrit Gysbertse, married ( Ist ) Reyntje Stephens: (2nd ) Elisabeth Janse ( widow of Jan Van Eps), Albany, July
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23, 1(0)3; several children born in Albany, and then removed to Schenectady.
VAN BREMEN,-Jan Dirckse, was in Bever- wyck, 1655-62, contracting in the latter year to deliver 400 logs to Frans Pieterse Clau on the Flodder's kill in Columbia county.
VAN BREUCKELEN .- Cornelis Teunise, was in Beverwyck, 1631-62. Same name as Van Brakel.
VAN BROECKHUYSEN .- Maurits Janse, was a young relative of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, the first Patroon, arriving on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck," at New Amsterdam, March 4, 1637, and was authorized, May 12, 1639. to establish a farm on de Laets Burg, opp. Al- bany: returned to Holland just previous to Feb. 12, 1642.
VAN BRUGH .- Johannes Pieterse, was born in 1624: came from Harlem, Holland, and was a fur trader in both Rensselaerswyck and New Amsterdam, before 1657; married Ca- trina Roeloffse (daughter of Anneke Jans, and widow of Lucas Rodenburgh), at New Amsterdam, March 29, 1658, and their son, Capt. Pieter, was 6th Mayor of Albany, 1699- 1700, and 1720-1723 ; who married Sara Cuy- ler, daughter of the progenitor, at New York, Nov. 2, 1688. Name also written then Ver- brugge and Verbruggen.
VAN BUREN .- Cornelis Maas, came from Holland on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck," and had a farm on Papscanee Island; he and wife died in 1648, leaving five children, living in 1662.
VAN COPPERNOLL .- Claas Willemse, re- sided a time in Albany ; but removed to Sche- nectady and married a Mohawk Indian woman, they contracting to serve Jan Conell on his Catskill farm for 42 beavers a year, in 1678; their son, Willem, born in Albany, baptised May 22, 1601 ; others born in Sche- nectady.
VAN CORLAER .- Benoni (or Bennony), a glazier and master of sloop "Endeavor," 1684; married Elisabeth Van der Poel (widow of Sybrant Van Schaick), Albany, June 2, 1686, and died in 1704.
VAN CURLER .- Arent, came from Nykerck, Gelderland, Holland, sailing on "den Calmer Sleitel," from the Texel, December, 1637, when 18 years old; commissioned secretary and bookkeeper of Rensselaerswyck, May 12, 1639, holding the office of "Commis" from 1642 to 1644: took oath as "Gecommitteerde," Jan. 5, 1651 ; became one of the leaders under- taking the settlement of Schenectady, making his application to Director Stuyvesant to set- tle upon the "Great Flat," by letter of June 18, 1661, and was drowned in Lake Champlain in 1667. Ile married Anthonia Slaghboom
(widow of Jonas Bronck ) about 1643; but left no issue. The spelling "Van Corler" is also proper, and it has been written "V'an Corlaer.
VAN COVELENS .- Jacob Joosten (van der Coulen ), owned a house in Beverwyck which he sold to Jan Dareth for 570 guilders in 1657, and was living near southwest cor. of Broadway and Hudson ave., in 1699: mar- ried Adriaantje Van Velpen.
VAN DAM .- Claas Ripse, a carpenter at Beverwyck, 1057-93. residing on Bergh (Chapel) st. : married Maria Bords, and had son, Rip, born there about 1660; removed to New York about 1684, where he was mer- chant and became president of Provincial Council, and a daughter, Debora, who married Ilendrick Hansen, Mayor of Albany.
VAN DEN BERG .- Gysbert Cornelise Berch (alias "van den Berg") came from Breucke- len, near Utrecht, was - employed on the Hoogeberch farm, hence commonly called "van den Hoogenberch," or "van den Berch" ; charged at Rensselaerswyck with rentals be- ginning in 1648. Arent Van den Bergh (or Van den Bergh) was a corporal in Dutch West India Co. service at Fort Orange, 1654. and still residing in Albany in 1666. Claas Cornelis Van den Bergh was in Beverwyck, 1660-65. Gysbert Van den Bergh was in Bev- erwyck, 1660-67, buying property north of Bethlehem. Gerrit Van den Bergh was in Beverwyck in 1663, as a worker on Jan Ba- rentse Wemp's farm.
VAN DEN UYTHOFF .- Wouter Albertse, a baker, was at Beverwyck in 1657, when he owned a house near southeast corner Broad- way and State st.
VAN DER BAAST,-Joris Aertse, a surveyor employed in Beverwyck, removed to Schenec- tady and was killed in the Indian massacre there, Feb, 8, 1690.
VAN DER BILT .- Adriaen Teunis, came from the village of de Bilt, near Utrecht, sailing from the Texel on "den Waterhondt," June. 1640; recorded at Rensselaerswyck, Sept. 24, 1640, as a farm person in employ of Symon Walichs. Symon Walichs van Bilt (or Symon Walichs van der Bilt ), also known as Symon Walingen, came from Wijngaerden, district of "het Bildt," Friesland, on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck," arriving at New Amster- dam, March 4, 1637 : recorded at Rensselaers- wyck, Apr. 17, 1637 ; occupied farm on Paps- canee Is., until May 1, 1647: killed by In- dians near Paulus Hoek, March, 1649. Adri- aen Dirckse Van der Bilt, came from Bildt. Friesland, and had an action in the Rensse- laerswyck court, March 24, 1651.
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about July 10, 1666. Harmen Myndertse Van der Bogart came from Holland on "d' Een- dracht" ("The Unity"), in 1631, as a surgeon. Myndert Harmense Van der Bogart was a gunstocker at Albany in 1689; trader in 1692, residing on south side of State street, west of Pearl; removed to site of Poughkeepsie, which big tract he bought with Robert Sanders, and married Helena Schermerhorn.
VAN DER DONCK .- Adriaen, came from Breda, North Brabant province, Holland, sail- ing from Amsterdam on "den Eyckenboom," arriving at New Amsterdam, August, 1641 ; commissioned "schout" or officer of justice of Rensselaerswyck, May 13, 1641, before his de- partire on May 17th ; occupied farm on Cas- tle Island, until Jan. 17. 1646 : soon after May 3, 1646, established a saw-mill and plantation on the Saegh kill in his own colony, Colen- donck, or Yonkers, and died in 1655.
VAN DER HEYDEN .- Jan Cornelise, was born at Sevenbergen, Brabant, Holland, was a trader in Beverwyck, 1663; married Aeltje Janse Wemp of Rensselaerswyck. Jacob Tys- sen Van der Heyden came to Beverwyck from New Amsterdam in 1654 ; married Anna Hals, July 25, 1655, and other son. Dirck, purchased a bouwerie of Pieter Van Woggelum at Lub- berde'sland (Troy, N. Y.), and married Ra- chel Jochemse Kettelhuyn, March 9, 1687.
VAN DER HOEVEN .- Jan Cornelise, married Dorothe Jansen, and had seven children born in Albany, the first of whom, Cornelis, was baptised Sept. 16. 1683 : removed to Kinder- hook.
VAN DER KAR .- Jan, was probably a resi- dent of Albany before 1700, where he mar- ried Magdalena Baart, Sept. 25. 1718, and had several children baptised there. Also spelled Van der Karr. Van der Kerre, and Van de Car.
VAN DER MEUTEN .- Hendrick Gerritse, a master tailor at Beverwyck in 1662, when he owned a house on the east side of Broadway, opp. Beaver st.
VAN DER POEL .- Wynant Gerritse, came from Holland and settled at Beverwyck as early as 1657, the name signifying from the lake or marsh ; bought sawmill on cast side of the Hudson river, opposite the Schuyler Flatts, the stream since then known as the Wynantskill ; married Tryntje Meljers ; died in 1699. Teunis Cornelise Van der Poel, alias "Spitsbergen," was a resident of Beverwyck as early as 1660; owned half of Constapel Island: magistrate, 1671; married Catrina Janse Croon : made will June 17, 1687.
VAN DER VOLGEN .- Claas Lourentse, alias "van Purmerent," married Maritje Swart at Albany, where their children were baptised,
the first, Lysbeth, May 9. 1686: removed to Schenectady.
VAN DER WERKEN. Roeloff Gerritse, came to .Albany ; but removed to Half-Moon in the Hudson above Cohoes, where he had a farm as early as 1677, also land on Haver Island, at mouth of the Mohawk, 1680; married Geer- truy Jacobsen, and had many children.
VAN DER WILGE .- Johannes, was probably a resident of Albany before 1700, where he married Catryna Heyps, Sept. 6, 1717.
VAN DER ZEE .- Storm, son of Albert An- dries Bratt de Noorman, and according to tra- dition was born on the voyage to America ; ar- rived at Rensselaerswyck in 1630. The fam- ily name was evidently Bratt, for in a deed of Storm's son, it reads,-"Wouter Storm Bratt, alias Wouter Van Der Zee." He was a trader, and married Hilletje Lansing.
VAN DEUSEN .- Abraham, came from Hol- land. and his son, Teunis Abrahamse, was in Beverwyck, 1657-1700. Another son, Jacob Abrahamse, was a cooper, in Albany as early as 1677 ; married Catalyntntje Van Eslant, New Amsterdam, Sept. 23, 1663. Melgert Abrahamse, resident in Albany, and married Engeltje Rutgertse Jacobsen there. Many descendants removed to Kinderhook and Cla- verack.
VAN DOESBURGII. - Hendrick Andriese. alias Driessen, was in Beverwyck earlier than 1654; married Maritje Damen (widow of Dirck Van Eps) at Albany, and had a daugh- ter, Jannetje, born in 1653.
L'AN DORLANDT .- Jacob Lambertsen, came from Hilversum, arriving on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck" at New Amsterdam, March, 1644: probably same person as Jacob Lam- bertsen Goyer. or Goijer.
V'AN DRIESSEN. - Dominic Petrus, came to Albany, April, 1712, marrying there, Aug. 26, 1712, Eva Cuyler, daughter of Hendrick Cuy- ler, the progenitor, and the dominie was bur- ied in the Albany Dutch church, Feb. 3. 1638.
V'AN DWINGELO .- Gertrudy Barentse, was wife of Jacob Hevick, at Beverwyck, in 1663.
VAN DYCK .- Hendrick, came to Fort Orange from Utrecht in 1645: was an official under Pieter Stuyvesant. His son, Cornelis, qualified as surgeon at Beverwyck, in 1661 ; married (Ist) Elizabeth Lakens: secondly, Elizabeth Beck ( widow of Capt. Silvester Sal- isbury), and after he died, in 1687, she mar- ried Capt. George Bradshaw, Oct. 29, 1691.
VAN EECKELEN .- Jan Janse, resided at Be- verwyck, 1657-67 ; removed to Flushing, where he was a schoolmaster, 1691.
VAN EPS .- Jan Direkse, removed from Al- bany to become one of the earliest settlers of Schenectady, where he bought a house, bouw-
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eric, mill-house, etc., of the late Philip Hen- drickse Brouwer, in 1664, and Cornelis Van Nes, his step-father, conveyed to him a house and bouwerie there, in 1667.
VAN GUDSENHOVEN .- Jan Bastiaense, was first recorded in Rensselaerswyck as early as Feb. 8. 1652, when he appeared in court to testify and where he owned a house opposite the City Hall, which then stood on northeast corner of Broadway and Hudson ave. ; and died there between Apr. 3. 1666, and July 6, 1607. The name is also written Van Gutsen- hoven.
VAN GUYSLING .- Elias, came from Zealand, arriving on the "Bonte koe": was at Bever- wyck in 1659: removed to Schenectady, where he purchased Bastiaen De Winter's plantation in 1670: married Tryntje Claase : died before Apr. 13. 1695.
VAN HAMEL .- Dirck, succeeded Antony de Hooges as secretary of Rensselaerswyck, Octo- ber, 1655, serving until his death, July 2, 1660; bought Madam Joanna De Hulter's house for 2,100 guilders; married Sophia Wyckersloot.
Vwx HOECK .- Arent Isaackse, was master shoemaker at Beverwyck in 1659: had son, Bennony Arentse, who lived in Schenectady, where he married Jaquimina Swart ( widow of Pieter Cornelise Viele) and he was killed in the Indian massacre there. Feb. 8, 1690.
VAN HOESEN .- Jan Frans, came to Bever- wyck about 1645 ; was a helper to Jan Barentse Wemp; assigned a garden between the first and second creeks, Apr. 1, 1650; married Volckertje Juriaens, and their son, Jurriaen Janse, probably came with them; were Lu- therans ; bought land from Indians at Claver- ack in 1662. Descendants continued to reside in Albany, Kinderhook, Claverack, Athens, etc., up to 1911.
VAN ILPENDAM .- Adriaen Janse, was teach- ing school in New Amsterdam in 1645 ; notary public in Albany, 1669-85 ; committed suicide by hanging, in 1685.
VAN LOON .- Jan, came from Luyck, Hol- land; bought land at Coxsackie, 1684: mar- ried Maria Albertse, New York, Feb. 23. 1676: blacksmith at Loonenburgh, 1699; at Cox- sackie, 1720. Descendants of name living at Catskill and along the Hudson, in 1910.
VAN LOOSEREGHT .- Jacob Hendrickse, an alias of Maat, which see.
VAN MARCKEN,-Jan Gerritse, came on the "St. Jacob": received patent for lot at Ft. Casimir on the Delaware, 1657; came from New Amsterdam to Beverwyck in 1657, where he was a farmer of the excise: appointed "schout" in Schenectady in 1673; married Geertje Gysbertse Van den Bergh at Bever- wyck.
V'AN MARLE .- Barent, was a trader in Be- verwyck, 1661-64.
VAN NECK .- Lambert Albertse, was in Be- verwyck, 1655-65, when on latter date he re- moved to New York.
VAN NES .- Cornelis Hendrickse (Van Ness, Van Es. or Van Ess), came from Vianen, South Holland. on "den Eycken- boom," arriving at New Amsterdam, August 1641, and from following spring was charged at Rensselaerswyck with tithes of farm at Bethlehem, occupied until 1648: leased farm in Greenbush, Aug. 25, 1650, formerly occu- pied by Teunis Cornelis Van Vechten : was a brewer there: served as councilor of Rensse- laerswyck, 1652-58: when living upon the Havendyck in Holland in 1625. he married Maylen Hendrickse Burchgraaf, who died previous to his coming to America, and he married Maritje Damen (widow of Dirck V'an Eps). Their first child, Hendrick, mar- ried Annatje Evertse and secondly Catryna Van Dam, Nov. 25. 1688. Their second child. Jan, was living in Greenbush in 1663: at Cohoes, in 1681 : at Half-Moon, in 1700, and married Aaltje Their third child, Ger- rit, born in 1645, resided in Greenbush, and married Maria Pieterse Loockermans, in 1667.
V'AN NIEUWKERK .- Cornelis Brantse. pos- sibly being the son of Brant Peelen van Nieuwkerk, was a resident of Beverwyck. for he was to sail from Holland with Gerrit Hen- drickse Reis, it 1664
VAN NOORSTRANT .- Jan Jacobse ( van Oos- trand, becoming Van Nostrand ), had a farm on Cohoes Island, in 1677, which he bought from Annetje Lievens ( widow of Goosen Ger- ritse van Schaick ) known in 1900 as V'an Schaick Island : bought land at Coxsackie and Niskayuna. 1685. Pieter Van Noorstrant, resident of Peverwyck, removed to Kinder- hook, and married Rebecca Trephagen ; their sons, Pieter and Jacob, baptised before 1706. Willem Van Noorstrant married Maritje De Hooges, and had son, Johannes, baptised Sept. 19. 1708.
VAN NORDEN .- Claes Jans, came from Naerden, Province of North Holland, on "den Harinck" ("The Herring"). arriving at New Amsterdam, March 28, 1638; also known as ('laes Janse Ruyter, or de Ruijter ; a house carpenter ; aged 35 years on arrival : was cre- dited with 60 weeks' board by Van Curler at Rensselaerswyck: but apparently was living in May. 1640, with his wife, Pieterje Jans. at the Manhatans.
VAN OLINDA .- Pieter Danielse (Van Der Linde), was a tailor ; married Hilletje Corne- lise Van Slyck, a half-breed interpreter ; her father, Cornelis Antonissen Van Slyck and
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her mother, a Mohawk Indian, to whom the Mohawk sachems gave Great Island in the Mohawk at Niskayuna, in 1667, sold to Capt. Johannes Clute, in 1669, and she died in 1707. Their son. Daniel, married Lysbeth Kregier. June 11. 1696, and was living at Half-Moon in1 1720. Descendants of name living in 1900 at Albany, Troy, Cohoes and Schenectady.
VAN PETTEN .- Claes Frederickse, married Aefje Bratt, and was among the earliest fam- ilies living in Schenectady.
VAN RAVENSTEYN .- Elias, was in Albany. 1666, until Feb. 9. 1696.
VAN RENSSELAER .- The progenitor of the family in tracing descent is recognized as Kil- iaen Van Rensselaer, the founder of the Col- ony of Rensselaerswyck (Albany), son of Hendrick Van Rensselaer and Maria Pafraet, who was born in Hasselt, Province of Over- yssel, Holland, about 1580, and died in Am- sterdam, Holland, in 1644. without visiting this country, whose large tract in and about Al- bany was acquired by various deeds from the Indians, the first certificate bearing date Aug- ust 13. 1630. His son, Colonel Jeremias, born in Amsterdam in 1632, was the first Patroon to come to America, and was known as the Third Patroon, being the successor of his elder brother, Johannes, (born in 1625 and died in 1662), without coming to this coun- try. Jeremias sailed from Holland on "de Gelderse Blom," Aug. 4. 1654: returned on "den Beer," Oct. 28. 1655 : sailed from Am- sterdam on the "Otter," shortly after June 14, 1656; succeeded his brother, Jan Baptist Van Rensselaer, as Director, Sept. 24. 1658, and held office until death, in 1674; stated in his letter to his mother that he married Maria Van Cortlandt. July 12. 1662; but marriage entered in records of Reformed Dutch church of New York, as on April 27, 1662. Jan Bap- tist (Johan Baptista) Van Rensselaer, the first of the name in America, came from Hol- land, and was in Rensselaerswyck as early as June 29, 1651 ; member of the court from Oct. 18, 1651. in place of Rutger Jacobsen ; cre- dited with annual salary of 1.000 florins as Director of the Colony, from July 24, 1652, to Sept. 24. 1658. when he returned to Holland. and was also paid salary for 13 months, June 29. 1651, to July 24. 1652, when acting as Director in absence of Van Slechtenhorst at New Amsterdam. He was not the progenitor of the family in America.
V'AN ROTTERDAM .- Jan Janse, had children (baptised) in Albany : Rachel, Jan. 20. 1686: Sander, June 8, 1600: removed to Schenec- tady.
V'AN SALSBERGEN .- Jan Hendrickse (or later Salisbury), recorded conveyance of land
from Hudson river to Stone kill at Claverack, from Gerrit Visbeeck, 1673: married ( first ) Emmeke Luycasse, ( second) Tanneke Janse ( widow of Ryk Riddersen ), Jan. 30. 1693. and he died October, 1706. Their son, Lucas Janse, married Maritje Evertsen, Apr. 4. 1689.
VAN SANTVOORD. Cornelis, went from Al- bany to Schenectady as the fifth minister. where he died. Jan. 6. 1752: married Annatje Staats, daughter of Johannes Staats, of Sta- ten Island. Their eldest son, Cornelis, re- moved from Schenectady to .Albany, about 1747, marrying Ariaantje Bratt, Dec. 31. 1747. residing on Broadway, Albany, site of the N. Y. Central depot in 1910. Their second son, Staats, was a gunsmith in Albany about 1747. marrying Willempie Bratt, of Albany. Dec. 31. 1747.
VAN SCHMICK .- Capt. Goosen Gerritse, was a brewer in Beverwyck, 1649 : married ( first ) Geertje Brantse l'eelen van Nieuwkerk, who died about 1656; (second) Annatje Lievens, 1657 : he purchased Half-Moon Island, at the mouth of the Mohawk, from Indians, with Philip Pieterse Schuyler, in 1664, hence known as Van Schaick Island : bought house at north corner of Broadway and Columbia st., Albany, 1664, and died about 1676.
VAN SCHELLUYNE .- Dirck, arrived at Be- verwyck in 1650: was a notary public ; secre- tary of Albany, 1665-68 : given a tract at Nis- kayuna by Indians, 1667: married Cornelia Van Buren, and had three children, baptised at New Amsterdam, the third, Johannes, Sept. 14, 1653.
VAN SCHIE .- Dominie Cornelis, minister of Dutch church at Fishkill, 1731-33: called to Albany, May 11, 1733, where buried, Aug. 16. 1744: married Josyna Prys.
VAN SCHIANCK .- Cornelis Antonis, gener- ally referred to as Cornelis Teunisen, and often as Broer Cornelis, although signing his name as given above, came from Breuckelen. near Utrecht : was a carpenter and mason ; sailed on "d'Eendracht" ("The Unity"), May, 1634. from the Texel; much of the time be- tween 1643-48, in Manhattan, received patent for land at Catskill, from Director Kieft. Aug. 22, 1646: appointed the Patroon's representa- tive, May 12, 1639.
L'AN SCHOONHOVEN .- Geurt Hendrickse, a carpenter : was living at Half-Moon in 1675 : had farm at Cohoes Island. 1681 : made will Aug. 20, 1700. Claas Hendrickse Van Schoonhoven was probably a brother of the former, coming from Utrecht : carpenter at Beverwyck, 1654: married Cornelia Freder- ickse, and died March 15. 1661.
V'AN SLICHTENHORST .- Barent Aertse. came from Nykerck, Gelderland, Ilolland, ar-
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riving at Rensselaerswyck, March 22, 1648, and was director of the colony, serving until July 24, 1652, when Jan Baptist Van Rensse- laer succeeded him; was still in the colony July, 1655; but returned to Nykerck in 1660, where he died about 1668; his daughter, Mar- garita, married Col. Philip Pieterse Schuyler. The name is also sometimes Van Slecht- enhorst.
VAN SLYCK .- Cornelis Antonissen, alias "Broer Cornelis," was given a large tract at Catskill for service in bringing about peace with the Indians ; married a Mohawk Indian woman, by whom sons, Jacques, Cornelise and Marten, the former settling in Schenectady, where he owned half of an island in the Mo- hawk given by the natives, and the latter was in Beverwyck in 1661. Cornelis Teunis Van Slyck was in Beverwyck, 1659-68, where he was "raets persoon." Willem Pieterse Van Slyck was at Beverwyck in 1655. Pieter Wil- lemse Van Slyck married Johanna Barheit, April 9. 1683, and resided in Kinderhook.
VAN STEFFENIERS .- Arent, arrived on the "Arms of Rensselaerswyck," at New Amster- dam, March 4. 1637 ; hog dealer ; engaged at Rensselaerswyck, Apr. 17, 1637; married on March 22, 1637, at Manhatans, widow of Cor- nelis Tomasen.
VAN STETTYN .- Evert ; see Pels.
VAN STREY .- Jan, was a resident of Albany before 1700: married Johanna (or Annatje) Van der Poel, widow, New York, June, 1694, and had child, Lysbet, baptised Albany, Jan. 5, 1700.
VAN TRICHT .- Abraham, resided in Al- bany before 1700; married Lysbeth Teller, daughter of Willem Teller, and had children (haptised ) Magdalena, Oct. 21, 1683; Helena, May 30, 1686. His widow married Melgert Wynantse Van der Poel.
VAN TWILLER .- Jan, probably a brother of Wouter Van Twiller, and cousin of Jeremias Van Rensselaer, was a commissioner in Rens- selaerswyck in 1649; boarding then with Van Slichtenhorst : was a councilor, July 24, 1652 -July 24, 1657 ; probably left colony in 1657. Johannes Van Twiller was a merchant in Beverwyck, 1654-62. Aert Goosense Van Twiller came from Nykerk, Gelderland, Hol- land, and was in Beverwyck. 1661-63.
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