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Jan (sup. s. of Jacob and Marretje), m. Margaret Owned and occupied a farm in Flds, late the southerly side of the Emmans farm, which he sold and then removed to Hempstead. Will da. Apl. 30, 1761; pro. Apl. 30, 1768; rec. p. 280, Lib. 26, of N. Y. surr. off. Issue :- Jacob; Ger- ret; William; Hendrick; Mary, m. and d. prior to Apl. 1761; Margaret, m. - Dodge; and Geertruy, m. Remsen.
Jan Janse (s. of Jan Aertse) of Flh, m. about 1733 Helena or Magdalena Lefferts dau. of Leffert Pieterse and wid. of Gerret Martense. On ass. rolls of Flh of 1675 and '76, and on Gov. Andros's patent for the New Lotts of Flh of 1677. About 1680 he removed to Bergen, N. J. No account of his children.
Jan Aertse (s. of Aris Janse), bp. Aug. 11, 1678; m. (sup.) Hilletje Remsen and resided in Flb. Issue :- (sup.) Auries or Aris of N. J .; (sup.) Jeremiah of Flh, Br], and Hemp- stead. Signed his name "Jan Van Der bilt."
Jeremyas Aertse (s. of Aris Janse) of Flh, bp. Oct. 19, 1695; m. Nov. 11, 1715, Peternella dau. of Cornelis Pieterse Wyckoff. Issue :- George, bp. Dec. 19, 1718; Hilletje, bp. Feb. 29, 1721, m. Leffert Martense of Flh; Pieternella, bp. Mar. 5, 1727-all bp. in N. U .; and Jeremias of Flh, the ancestor of the FIh branch of the family, m. Sarah Van Brunt. Signed his name "Jerimyas van Der Bilt" in 1727.
Rem Aertse (s. of Aris Janse) of Flh, bp. Aug. 29, 1686; m. Margreta -. Issue :- Jan; Rem. b. 1712; and Hilletje, bp. Oct. 21, 1713, on S. I. Signed his name "Rem Vander bilt."
VAN DER BOSCH, JAN WOUTERSZ, and Wyntje his w., mem. of Flb R. D. ch. in 1677.
VAN DER BREETS, JURIAN HENDRICKSE, took the oath of
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allegiance in Brn in 1687 as a native. Had land conveyed to him Oct. 19, 1687, in Br", by Sophia Van Loedsteyn as per p. 116 of Vol. I of Con.
Volkert, took the oath of allegiance in Bra in 1687 as a native.
VAN DER BURCH, CORNELIS, probably from Burch in Zee- land, was a resident of N. U. in 1682, as per town rec. Signed his name "Cornelis Vander Burch."
VAN DER EYCK, ANTHONY, on ass. rolls of N. U. of 1675 and '76.
VAN DER GOUW, GILLES PIETERSEN, a carpenter, probably from Gouda in South Holland, testified Mar. 22, 1639, to the building among others of the house of Wolfert Gerretse (Van Couwenhoven) standing at the Bay (Flatlands), erect- ed by the Company's carpenter, as per O'Callaghan's Man. Trans. of Dutch Col. Man. He appears to have been en- gaged during Van Twiller's administration on many build- ings.
VAN DER GRIFT or VANDER GRIST, see Vandegrift.
VAN DER HARD, SIMON AERDSZ, of Gowanus, m. Geertje Cornelis. Issue :- Dorothea, bp. Aug. 1, 1680, at FIh; Ger- ritje, bp. Aug. 20, 1682, in N. U .; Simon, bp. Mar. 30, 1684, in N. U., and d. young; and Simon, bp. May 3, 1685, in N. U. From his having a sister Lysbeth Aards who hailed from Nieuwkoop in South Holland, it may be inferred he emigrated from the same place.
VAN DER HOVE or HOVEN, CORNELIS, probably from Hoven, a village in Gelderland, settled in Bedford, m. Matye dau. of Marten Beekman; d. in 1705. His wid. after his death m. John Bibon of Bedford. There was a Cornelis Cornelise Van der Hoeven in Albany, who sold Mar. 4, 1677-8, a house and lot at that place to Wm Loveridge, hat- ter; and a Cornelis Van Der Hoeven at Albany who d. in 1690, as per Pearson's First Settlers in Albany. Issue :- Cornelis Jun"; Alke; Nellye, m. Johannes Van Duyn; Mar- tha; Jonica; Martin; Susan; and Johannes-all bp. in Al- bany; and Christine,'m. Ruluf Duryee. Signed his name "C Vanderhoeven."
Cornelis Jun", m. Lysbeth - -. Resided in Bedford, was one of the justices of Brn in 1673, and on cen. of 1698.
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Issue :- Cornelis, bp. Nov. 27, 1698, in Bra; Metje, bp. Dec. I, 1700, in Brn; and Michiel, bp. Sept. 17, 1730, in N. U.
Martin, left Bedford and settled near New Brunswick, N. J., prior to 1699, as per p. 35 of Messler's Somerset Co.
VANDERICK, RICK JANSEN, on Stoothoff's books of 1676.
VANDERING, TILEMAN, emigrated in 1674, and in 1687 took the oath of allegiance in N. U.
VAN DER LINDE, see Linde.
VAN DER LIPHORST, LUYKAS, bought Dec. 17, 1653, of Arent Van Hattem Jun' plantation-lot No. 23 in Gª, as per town rec.
VAN DER MEYER, TILEMAN JACOBSZ, from Kamerik, a village in Utrecht in the Netherlands, m. Aug. 11, 1678, Tryntje wid. of Jan Thomasse Van Dyck, and resided in Brn.
VANDER NEXTER, JAN, on ass. rollof N. U. of 1683.
VAN DER . VEEN, POULUS JANSEN, probably from Veen, a village in North Braband, owned land in Canarisie June 10, 1661, as per Col. Man.
VANDERVEER, CORNELIS JANSE (from the ferry), the com- mon ancestor of the family, emigrated in 1659 from Alk- maar in North Holland; m. Tryntje Gillis de Mandeville. Bought Feb. 24, 1678-9, of Jan Janse Fyn for 2600 gl. a farm in Flh lying S. of the purchaser's farm, as per p. 57 of Lib. AA of Flh rec., from which it is evident that he was a resident of Flb at this date. The purchaser's farm referred to in the above description was probably a tract of 26 mor- gens in Flh, patented Mar. 12, 1661, by Gov. Stuyvesant to "Cornelis Janse," lying on the N. side of the land of Jan Snediker. His name appears as a mag. of FF in 1678 and '80, and on the patent of said town of 1685. Issue :- Cor- nelis Jun1; Neeltje Cornelise, m. Daniel Polhemus; Domi- nicus Cornelise, bp. Nov. 16, 1679, in Flds; Jan Cornelise; (sup.) Jacobus Cornelise; Micheal Cornelise; Maria Cor- nelise, bp. July 30, 1682, in Flb; Hendrikje Cornelise, bp. May 17, 1684, (sup.) m. Johannes Wyckoff; Jakoba Corne- lise, bp. Apl. 29, 1686, in Br", (sup.) m. John Cowenhoven of N. J .; and Pieter Cornelise. Signed his name "Cornelis Janse Vande Veer."
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Cornelis Jun' of Flh, m. Jannetje (sup.) Van Norstrand. On ass. roll of Flh of 1683 and cen. of 1698; sheriff of the county in 1731 .. Will da. June 7, 1775; pro. Apl. 8, 1782; rec. p. 483 of Lib. 34 of N. Y. surr. off. Issue :- John; Catrina, b. May 30, 1722, m. (sup.) Jacobus Lefferts; Cor- nelius of Flh (father of the late John C. and grandfather of the present (1880) John Vanderveer of Flh), b. Dec. 5, 1731, m. Leah Ver Kerk; and Petrus, b. June 5, 1735.
Dominicus (Cornelise) of Flh, bp. Nov. 16, 1679; m. Ist Jan- netje -; (sup.) m. 2ª, Feb. 7, 1702-3, Maria Margreta Nortlyck or Van Orteck. His name appears on the Flb rec. in 1704, '27, and '49, in relation to salt-meadows and church funds. Was sheriff of Kings Co. in 1736. Issue :- Dominicus of Flh, m. Elizabeth Laquire; Catlyntje, bp. July 25, 1715; Jannetje, bp. June 21, 1719; Jacobus of the Rari- tan, N. J., bp, Dec. 10, 1721, m. Femmetje Strycker; (sup.) Tunis of Freehold, m. Aeltje Schenck; Neeltje, bp. July 9, 1727, m. Peter Lott of N. L .; Jeremias of N. L., bp. Mar. 30, 1729, m. Elizabeth Ditmas; Antje, bp. Oct. 17, 1731; Jan of Flh, bp. Aug. 19, 1733-all bp. in N. U .; (sup.) Cor- nelia; (sup.) Cornelius of Shrewsbury, m. Matje or Marytje Schenck; and (sup.) Hendrick of Monmouth Co., N. J., m. Neeltje Van Cleef. Signed his name "Dominicus Van der veer."
Jacobus (Cornelise), bp. Oct. 29, 1686; m. Catharine -; d. 1726. Left Fl and removed to Penn's Hoek, Salem Co., N. J. Will da. Aug. 15, 1726; pro. Dec. 17, 1726; rec. p. 2, Lib. 38 of Sec. off. of N. J. Issue :- Helena, bp. Mar. 4, 1698, in N. Y., m. Andrew Tossaway; Jacob of Redington, N. J .; William of N. J .; and Henry of Penn's Neck, N. J.
Jan (Cornelise) of Flh, m. Jan. 6, 1695, Femmetje dau. of Michael Hansen Bergen. Took the oath of allegiance in Flb in 1687, of which town he was supervisor from 1708 to 1714. Jan. 1, 1696, he bought of Daniel Polhemius the one half of a corn-mill with its appurtenances, with the one half of the dwelling-house and of the ground thereto be- longing, for 4000 gl., as per p. 221 of Lib. A of Flb rec. Jan. 19, 1698, he bought of D. Polhemius the remaining one half of the corn-mill with the ground thereto belonging, as granted by the town, located on the "Varse Kil" (Fresh Kil), as per p. 233 of said Lib. A. This is clearly the mill in N. L. at present known as Vanderveer's mill. Issue :- Katryna, bp. Mar. 29, 1696, in Brī; Femmetje, m. Jacob Sebring ; and Jan of Keuter's Hoek, Flh, b. July 7, 1706, m. Cornelia dau. of Abm Lott. Signed his name "Jan Van Der Veer."
John (s. of Cornelis Jun™) of Flh, m. - -; d. prior to
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1782. Issue :- Gerrit; John; Peter; Hendrick; Jannetje; and Belitje.
Michael or Macchiel (Cornelise) of N. U., m. Belitje -; d. prior to 1770. Deacon in D. ch. of N. U. in 1726. Issue :- Michael, m. Margaret Stockholm; Scytie, bp. Mar. 17, 1723; Eytje, bp. Dec. 6, 1724; Jan, bp. Nov. 6, 1726; Catharine, bp. Oct. 13, 1728, d. young; Jacobus, bp. Jan. 18, 1730; Catharine, b. Aug. 11, 1732, m. Pieter Antonides of Flb; Cornelius, bp. Feb. 16, 1735-all bp. in N. U .; and Hendrick of Flh, the father of the late Abraham Vanderveer, for many years clerk of the County of Kings, m. Maria Voorhees. Signed his name "Macchiel Vander Veer."
Pieter Cornelise. Oct. 15, 1653, Gerrit Lookermans con- veyed to Pieter Cornelise Vanderveer of N. A. a house and lot on the present Pearl St. of N. Y., as per Lib. GG of patents in off. of Sec. of State, Albany; and May 2, 1658, he obtained a patent for a lot in said city. From these dates conclude that this Pieter Cornelise is not a son of Cornelis Janse.
VAN DER VLIET, VLIDT, or VLIT, CORNELIS BARENTSE, probably from Vliet, a village in South Holland, was allot- ted Aug. 6, 1668, a meadow-lot on the division of the Flb meadows at Canarisie, as per Flb town rec.
Dirck Janse, the common ancestor of the family, emi- grated from the Waal in the Netherlands in 1660: b. about 1612; m. Ist, in Europe, Lyntje Aertse; m. 2ª, in Europe, Geertje Gerretse. Settled in Flh, where he obtained Nov. 24, 1654, a patent for 25 morgens, as per Col. Man. On ass. rolls of Flh of 1675, '76, and '83; mag. in 1679, '80 and '81; mem. of the R. D. ch. in 1677 and deacon in 1680; on Gov. Andros's patent for the New Lotts of 1677; and took the oath of allegiance in said town in 1687. Jan. 15, 1679-80, he and his w. Geertje made a joint will, which is recorded on p. 95 of Lib. AA of Flb rec. Issue :- › Hendrikje Dirckse, m. Jan Nelsie; Jan Dirckse; 'Hendrick- Dirckse; Mary or Margaret Dirckse; Geertruyd Dirckse; and Gerret Dirckse. Signed his name "Dirck Jansen. Van der Vliet."
Gerret Dirckse of Flh, probably the oldest son of Derck Janse. Settled on the Raritan prior to 1699, as per p. 35 of Messler's Somerset Co. There was a Garret Van Vliet among the Freeholders of Dutchess Co. in 1714, as .per p. 100 of Smith's Dutchess Co.
Hendrick Dirckse of Flh. Jan. 15, 1679-80, he and his brother Jan bought of their father Dirck Janse, wood-lot No. 9 in the new division (New Lotts) of Flh, lying between the
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lots of Jan Snediker and that of Pieter Lott, as per p. 93 of Lib. AA of Flh rec. Name on cen. of Flh of 1698. Signed his name "Hendrick Dircksen Vander Vlit."
Jan Dirckse of Flh, b. in the Waal of the Netherlands; m. Dec. 2, 1683, Geertje Verkerk from Buurmalzen in Gelder- land, dau. of Jan Janse Verkerk. Resided in N. L., taking the oath of allegiance in FIh in 1687, being at the time a mem. of the R. D. ch. of the same place. On ass. rolls of F1h of 1683 and '93, and patent of 1685. Oct. 30, 1684, he bought of Joost Casparse lot No. 8 in the new lotts of Flh, as per p. 176 of Lib. C of Fl rec. Issue :- Jan Janse of Six Mile Run, bp. Oct. 3, 1684, in Br"; Geertje, (twin) bp. Oct. 3, 1684; Rebecca, m. Adriaen ten Eck of Newtown; Sarah, bp. Nov. 14, 1694, m. Joseph Hegeman of Flh; and Elsje, bp. May 19, 1702. Signed his name "Jan Dircksen Vander Vlidt."
Jan Janse, bp. Oct. 3, 1684. Left FIh and settled at Six Mile Run in Somerset Co., N. J. Issue :- Grietje, m. Simon Wyckoff of N. J .; John, m. Gerite Wyckoff; Derick, d. young; Sarah; Rebecca, (sup.) m. Folkert Van Nostrant; and Maria, m. Adriaen Hegeman of Flh.
Pieter Janse, among the first settlers of Buk in 1661, as per Thompson's L. I. Of Buk in 1665, per town rec. Van Vliets or Vanfliets are found among the residents of Orange and Dutchess Cos., N. Y.
VAN DER VOORT, CORNELIS or CORNELIS JANSE, was an overseer of Flh in 1680, as per town rec. Conveyed land in F1b in 1680 to Cornelis Berrian, as per p. 41 of Lib. A of Flb rec.
Hendrick Machielse of Br", bp. Aug. 22, 1655. No further trace.
Jan Machielse of Brn, bp. Dec. 11, 1650. Signed his name "Yan Van Dervoort" in 1723. No further trace.
Michael Pauluzen, the common ancestor of the family, emigrated from Dermonde in Flanders and settled in Brn. He m. Nov. 18, 1640, Maria dau. of Joris Jansen Rapalie. On ass. roll of Br™ of 1675. Issue :- Michael Michealse, bp. Jan. 19, 1642; Josyntie, bp. Dec. 20, 1643, d. young; Josyntie, bp. June 2, 1647; Paulus Michaelse, bp. Jan. 3, 1649; Jan, bp. Dec. 11, 1650; Maria, bp. July 27, 1653; Hendrick, bp. Aug. 22, 1655; Joris, bp. Oct. 18, 1656; Claertje, bp. Oct. 27, 1658-all bp. in N. A .; (sup.) Aeltje, m. Derick Janse; and (sup.) Elizabeth Paulus, m. Volckert Hendricksen. Signed his name "Maghial Pauluzen" in 1658.
Michael Michaelse of Br", bp. Jan. 19, 1642; m. Styntje or
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Christine -. Issue :- Lysbeth, bp. July 16, 1699, in Br"; and Jannetje, bp. Apl. 18, 1704, in Br".
Paulus Michaelse of Brr, bp. Jan. 3, 1649; m. Lysbeth or Elizabeth -; d. June 2, 1681. An inventory of his estate taken Apl. 24, 1685. His wid. m. 2ª Claes Barentse Blom. His name appears on the ass. rolls of Br" of 1675 and '76. Issue :- Paulus, bp. July 8, 1681, in Flh.
Paulus or Pouwel (s. of Paulus Michaelse), bp. July 8, 1681; m. Ist Neeltje -; m. 2ª Jannetje - Resided at Bed- ford, Brn. Issue :- Elizabeth, bp. Feb. 10, 1706, in Brī; and Helena (by 2ª w.), bp. Apl. 9, 1727, at N. U. Signed his name "Pouwel Van Dervoort" in 1729.
VANDER WEEN, JAN, m. Maatje Cornelisz; both mem. of the R. D. ch. of N. U. in 1682.
VANDER WYCK, see Van Wyck. .
VANDE SPIEGEL, LAUWERENS, on petition of May 1664 for a canal at Red Hoek, as per p. 68 of Vol. I. of Stiles's Br".
VAN DEVENTER, BARENT (Jacobse), of Flb in 1719, and of Flds in 1775; m. Geertje - -. Issue :- Barent, bp. Dec. 25, 1720; Seytie, bp. Aug. 15, 1725, m. David Sprung; Jacobus of Flh, bp. May 20, 1732, m. Abagail Lefferts; Ida, b. Nov. 18, 1734, m. Gerret Strycker of Gd; and Marya, bp. Apl. 21, 1737-all bp. in N. U. Signed his name "Barent Van De- venter."
Cornelis Jansen, m. Sept. 1, 1695, Maria -. Took the oath of allegiance in N. U. in 1687 as a native. Issue :- Jan, bp. June 13, 1697; Geertruyt, bp. Aug. 25, 1700; and Annetje, bp. Nov. 4, 1705-all in N. Y. and (sup.) to be his children.
Dirck Jansen, alias Smith, m. Oct. 7, 1660, in N. Y., Mar- rytje Dircks from Hoorn. He was a ship-carpenter, re- siding on High St. in N. Y. in 1665, and d. in 1686, as per Valentine's Manual. He was fined in 1674 25 Beavers for insulting Lieut. Quirynsen, as per 692 of vol. II. of pp. 686 and Doc. of Col. His. Possibly not a s. of Jan Pietersen.
Jacobus Janse, m. Femmetje Barends. On a deed of 1698 his w. is called Engeltie, who may have been his second one. Oct. 12, 1696, he bought of Lambert Durland of S. I. and Harmpie his w. a farm of 40 A. in Br", where he at the time resided, and of which place in 1697 he was one of the commissioners appointed to divide the common lands.
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Suppose that at one period he resided in N. U. Issue :- Jan, bp. July 26, 1688; and Barent of Flh in 1719.
Jan Pietersen, the ancestor of the family, emigrated in 1662 from the "Steght" in the Netherlands, and may at one period have resided at Deventer in Overyssel. He was b. in 1629; m. Ist Maria -; m. 2ª Engel Teunis. Settled at first in Br", and from thence removed to N. U., of which place he was appointed schepen by Gov. Colve in 1673, where his name appears on the ass. roll of 1675, and where he and his w. were mem. of the R. D. ch. in 1677. Owned plot No. 5 at Yellow Hoek (Bay Ridge) as early as 1677, which he sold Nov. 17, 1680, to Hendrick Mattyse Van Pelt. Bought May 14, 1682, of Claes Claesen Smith his farm in N. U., as per p. 132 of Lib. 2 of Con., and which he sold Sept. 1694 to his s. Pieter Janse for 6000 gl. In 1687 he took the oath of allegiance in N. U. Issue :- Pieter Jansen; Jacobus Jansen; Henry Jansen; Cornelis Jansen; Dirck Jansen; and Femmetje Jansen, m. Ist Cornelis Van Cleef, and m. 2ª William Hansen.
Pieter Jansen, emigrated with his father Jan Pietersen, and m. Mar. 22, 1686, Mayke or Maria Christiaan of Yellow Hoek, N. U. In 1677 mem. and in 1697 a deacon of the R. D. ch. of N. U .; in 1686 resided at Marteman's Neck; in 1698 and 1709 in N. Y., and on ass. roll of Gd in 1693. Issue :- Cristiaen, bp. Mar. 29, 1687, in Flb; Maria; Abra- ham, bp. Sept. 5, 1697, and settled in Monmouth Co., N. J., m. Neeltje Cowenhoven; and Isaac (twin), bp. Sept. 5, 1697, m. Saartje Cowenhoven, and also settled in Monmouth Co.
VAN DE WATER, BENJAMIN (Jacobse), of Bedford, Brn, bp. Feb. 17, 1669; m. Engeltie Harmense; and took the oath of allegiance in Bra in 1687 as a native. Was sheriff of Kings Co., his term expiring in 1702, as per p. 298 of Cal. of Eng. Man. Issue :- Harman, bp. June 9, 1695; Engeltie, bp. Aug. II, 1700, in Br"; and Bernhardus, bp. Jan. 15, 1710. Signed his name "Ben Vandewater."
Cornelis Jacobse of Br", bp. Nov. 9, 1673; m. Dorothea
On cen. of Br" of 1698. Issue :- Engeltie, bp. Mar. 20, 1709.
Hendrick of Br" in 1662. A Hendrick Van de Water from Amsterdam m. Apl. 21, 1662, in N. A. Margariet Van der Meulen from Rotterdam, and took the oath of allegiance in N. Y. to the English in 1664. Signed his name "Hendrick Van de Water."
Jacobus, emigrated from the Netherlands in 1658; m. Engeltie Juriaans ; d. Jan. 1730-31. In 1674 appointed town major of N. A. by Gov. Colve. Left N. Y. after 1677 and
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settled in Bedford, and in 1689 was appointed clerk of Kings Co., as per p. 188 of Cal. of Eng. Man., which office he held until 1704, taking the oath of allegiance in Bra in 1687. Issue :- Lysbeth, bp. July 20, 1667; Benjamin, bp. Feb. 17, 1669; Cornelis, bp. Nov. 19, 1673; Jacobus, bp. May 3, 1676, m. Helena -; (all bp. in N. Y .; ) Elizabeth, bp. July 20, 1677, m. Ist, July 4, 1695, in N. Y., Johannes Pauluzen of Esopus, m. 2ª John Quitans, m. 3ª, July 29, 1715, Patrick Heas of Ireland; Johanna, bp. Aug. 7, 1678, in N. Y., m. Cornelis Hendricks Sleght; Alburtus, m. Heyltie -; Jurriaan, bp. Nov. 30, 1684, in Br]; (sup.) Johannis of N. Y., m. Baefje Jans; (sup.) Jannetje, m. Derick Benson of Haer- lem; (sup.) Ariaentje, m. Willem Willemse Bennet of Go- wanus; (sup.) Femmetje, m. Cornelis Van Cleef of N. U. There also emigrated from Amsterdam a Hendrick and Pieter Van de Water, who resided in the city of N. Y. and left descendants.
VAN DE WERVE or WERFT, CATHARINE, wid. of Do. Pol- hemius, bought Aug. 11, 1680, of Titus Syrachs de Vries a lot in Flb first owned by Peter Jacobse, as per p. 44 of Lib. A of Flh rec. May 6, 1682, she sold to Jacob Lazilier wood- lots Nos. 13 and 14 in the N. L. of Flh, as per p. 159 of Lib. AA of Flh rec.
VAN DITMARSEN, see Ditmars.
VAN DOESBURGH, ADRIAEN HENDRICKS, probably from Doesborgh in Gelderland, m. Lysbeth Thomas. There was a Hendrick Andriese Van Doesburgh in Beverwyck as early as 1654, who m. Maritie Damon, as per Pearson's First Set- tlers of Albany. Issue :- Marytje, bp. Mar. 31, 1678, in Flh.
VAN DRIEST, JAN BARENTSE, from Sutphen in Gelderland, emigrated in 1658 and was a carpenter by trade. He m. May 18, 1679, Jannetje dau. of Willem Jansen Van Barkeloo; d. prior to 1697. Jannetje after the death of her husband m. 2ª Elias Hubbard. Resided in 1672 and '74 in Flds and afterwards removed to Gd, where he bought land June 26, 1666. Apl. 9, 1674, he bought of the estate of Daniel Mor- gen, dec., plantation-lot No. 11, with the buildings and im- provements, as per Gd rec., to which he probably removed. Issue :- Barent Janse of Gd, bp. Dec. 18, 1681; Cornelis Janse, bp. June 29, 1684, no further trace; Margrietje Janse, bp. Dec. 10, 1695; William Janse, a merchant in N. Y., who d. single in Gd; and (sup.) Jan Jansen. His descendants dropped "Van Driest" and adopted "Johnson" as their
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family name, and constitute the present Johnson family in Gd, the descendants of Gen. Jeremiah Johnson of Bra and others. For a further account of his descendants, see "Johnson." Signed his name "Jan Barense" as near as it can be made out, and on some occasions made his mark "I. B."
VAN DUYCKHUYSEN, see Van Dyckhuysen.
VAN DUYN, ABRAHAM GERRETSE, emigrated from Zwolle in Overyssel with his father; m. Apl. 3, 1696, Geertje Mar- tens of the Wallabout, being a resident of N. U. at the date of his marriage. In 1698 his name appears on the cen. of Brī, after which he resided at Maspeth Kils, then on the Raritan, N. J., and in 1714 in Cecil Co., Md. Issue :- Mar- ten, bp. July 31, 1698; Abram, bp. Oct. 30, 1699; Isaac, bp. Apl. 3, 1706, in N. J .; and Geertje, bp. Nov. 10, 1710, at Neshaminy, Pa.
Cornelis Gerretse, bp. July 16, 1664; m. Ist, Jan. 4, 1691, Matilda dau. of Willem Huyken of Gowanus; m. 2ª, June 14, 1714, Christina Gerbrands. In 1687 he took the oath of allegiance in N. U. as a native ; commissioned as justice of the peace of the county in 1689, and on ass. roll of N. U. of 1693. Apl. 30, 1699, he bought of Simon Aesen De Hart and w., executors of Wm Huyken or Heocken, dec., for £262 10 sh. a farm at Gowanus 400 rods in length and 781 rods in breadth. Dec. 30, 1699, he bought of Conrades Vanderbeek a farm in Gowanus, as per p. 210 of Lib. 2 of Con. Suppose these purchases, or at all events the one of the Huyken's, to be the farm late of Peter Wyckoff and since the farms of his sons Peter and John Wyckoff as shown on Butt's map of Br". Apl. 16, 1705, as per town rec., his father Gerret Cornelise conveyed to him the farms in N. U. now (1880) occupied by Abm Duryee and Peter Cowenhoven on behalf of their wives, descendants of said Cornelis Ger- ritse. In 1706 he was assessed in N. U. for 102 A. With others, about 1710, he bought the Harlington tract in Somerset Co., N. J. Will da. Mar. 3, 1752; pro. Oct. 26, 1752; rec. p. 145, Lib. 19, N. Y. surr. off. Issue :- Gerret, b. Sept. 6, 1691; Machiltie, m. Hendrick Staats; Christina ; Stynthe or Seytie, m. Gerret Nostrand; William, b. Mar. 26, 1693; Annetje, bp. Nov. 15, 1694, m. Folkert Rapalje; Jackomyntje, bp. Jan. 14, 1700, m. Reinier Veghte; Cornelis, bp. Nov. 14, 1704, d. young; Cornelia (twin), b. Feb. 12, 1709, m. Nicholas Veghte; and Cornelis, b. Feb. 12, 1709, m. Femmetje or Phebe -, d. Sept. 1779, owned the Peter Wyckoff and Richard Berry farms in Gowanus, and with his w. was buried in the graveyard on said P. Wyckoff
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farm located within the boundaries of what is now Ham- ilton Ave., and whose bones, with those of the other tenants of said graveyard, were removed by the Wyckoff family to Greenwood Cemetery. Signed his name "Cornelis Van Duyn."
Denys or Dionys Gerretse, m. Feb. 4, 1691, Maria or Mar- retje Heocken or Huyken; d. 1729. Left Flh and removed to Three Mile Run, Somerset Co., N. J., where he resided as late as 1723. Returned to Flh and resided on the farm conveyed to him by his father, as per p. 174 of Lib. 2 of Con., adjoining to and partly in N. U., now (1880) of the heirs of George Martense, dec. Took the oath of allegiance in FIh in 1687 as a native; on cen. of 1698, and in 1707 a deacon in Flh ch. Assessed in 1706 in N. U. for 35 A. Issue :- William of N. J., bp. Mar. 4, 1695, m. Sybrech Ver- kerk; Denyse of N. J .; Gerret, m. Seytie Verkerk; Jacobus; and David. Signed his name "Denys Van Duyn."
Denyse (s. of Denys Gerretse), m. Antje - -. Settled in Middlebush, Somerset Co., N. J. Issue :- Adriaentje, bp. Feb. 23, 1733, d. young; Maria, bp. June 22, 1735; Jan of Flushing, bp. Aug. 7, 1737, m. Magdalena Van Nuyse; and Adriaentje, bp. Jan. 29, 1740.
(Sup.) Dirck Gerretse, m. Gerten Hoppe; d. 1686. Ob- tained a patent from Philip Cartaret for land at Bergen, N. J., and in 1662 a patent from the Dutch Director-gen. for the same premises, as per p. 101 of Winfield's Land Titles of Hudson Co. His children wrote their names "Van Dien." Issue :- Gerret of Hackensack, who m. in 1696 Vroutie Verway; and Geertien, m. in 1714 Hendrick Kip of Hackensack.
Gerret Cornelise, the common ancestor of the family, emi- grated in 1649 from Nieuwkerk in Zeeland; m. Oct. 1663 Jacomina or Jacomynchy Jacobs Swarts of N. A .; d. in 1706. Was a carpenter and wheelwright by trade, and Apl. 9, 1658, while a resident of Br" was fined for refusing to pay towards Do. Polhemius's salary. Aug. 10, 1670, he ob- tained permission from the director-gen. to return to Hol- land, and with his wife kept house at Zwolle in Overyssel, but not prospering he returned in 1679 in the ship The Charles, the vessel in which were embarked Pieter Sluyter and Jasper Dankers, De Labidists, . whose interesting journal was procured and has been translated by the Hon. H. C. Murphey and published by the L. I. His. Society. He finally settled on a farm partly in N. U. and Flh, con- veyed to him by Jacques Cortelyou, his brother-in-law, as per p. 231 of Lib. I of Con., which farm he conveyed to his s. Denyse. He also bought tracts of land on the S. side of
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