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WALL, WATER or WALTER (sup. English), among the early settlers of Gd, where he was granted a plantation-lot Aug. 10, 1645, as per Gd rec. Sept. 22, 1654, he bought of "Enum Benum" plantation-lot No. 14; and Nov. 9, 1658, he bought of Wm Smith of Hempstead plantation-lot No. I in said town, all as per Gd rec. A Mary Wall, either his dau. or sister, appears to have been in service with Nathan- iel Brittan, who in an agreement with Water promised to give said Mary at the end of her term of service 2 suits of clothes and a cow calfe, as per Gd rec. Removed to E. N. J., where his descendants reside, one of whom, Garret D. Wall, was Governor of the State. Issue :- Rutgert, bp. July 25, 1651, in N. A., aged 4 years; and Maria, bp. at the same time, aged three fourths of a year. Made his mark to doc- uments. A Walter Wall, aged 16, was transported to St. Christopher's in 1635, as per p. 126 of Hotten's Lists of Emi- grants.
WANDEL, CORNELIS, plaintiff in a suit against Jan Cor- nelise, Jan. 21, 1660, as per Lib. B of Flh court rec.
WANSHAER, ANTONY, cooper, m. June 8, 1681, Maritje Herberts or Hubbard of Flds; mem. of Flds D. ch. in 1677. Aug. 16, 1680, he bought of Jan Woutersz a lot and orchard in Flh, as per p. 131 of Lib. AA of Flh rec. Mar. 4, 1683-4, he sold to " John Ritcherson" his house and lot in Flh, as per p. 157 of Lib. C of Flh rec. In 1698 he sold lands in Flds to Stoffel Langestraet and others, as per p. 180 of Lib. 2 of Con. Issue :- Catharine, bp. Apl. 22, 1682; Jan, bp. Nov. 11, 1684, at N. U .; and Abraham, bp. Apl. 1, 1696, in N. Y. Signed his name "Antony Wanshaer."
WANTENAER, ALBERT CORNELYSEN, of Br", (or Albert Cor- nelise, the glovemaker,) emigrated from Vechten in the province of Utrecht in 1642, residing at first in N. A., where he learned the trade of a wheel-wright. He m. Tryntje Harders wid. of Huyck Aertsen Van Rossum, and finally settled in Br", of which place he was a mag. in 1654, '55, '56, '57, '63, and '64, and on the patent of said place of 1667. June 21, 1677, he obtained in his own name a confirmatory patent for Van Rossum's farm in Br", a few years ago known as the Powers farm, which he occupied and after- wards sold to Michael Hansen Bergen. Signed his name "Albert Cornelysen Wantenaer."
WARTONN Of NEWTOUN, THOMAS, on petition of [May
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1664, for a canal at Red Hoek, Br", as per p. 68 of Vol. I of 'Stiles's Br".
WASHBURNE, WILLIAM, of Br", Oct. 16, 1646, as per Col. Man.
WATERMAN, RAEF, on Stoothoff's and Hegeman's books of 1670.
WATSON, NATHANIEL (sup. English), on lists of inhabi- tants of Gª in 1650, as per town rec., where he appears to have owned salt-meadows. Apl. 21, 1651, he bought of Edmond Audley his house and plantation in said town, as . per town rec. Made his mark " W " to documents.
WEBBER, WOLFERT, brought a suit Feb. 16, 1654, against Albert Albertsen (Terhune) for services of his son hired by Albert for 2 years. Was a carman in N. A. in 1673, and a mag. of Haerlem in 1674. There was a Wolfert Webber Jun' on the Delaware in 1662, as per p. 381 of Vol. XII. of Doc. His. of N. Y .; and a Wolfert Webber who had 9 chil- dred bp. in N. Y. from 1698 to 1717, as per p. 834 of Valen- tine's Manual of 1864.
WEEKS, FRANCIS (sup. English), among the early settlers of Gd and granted a plantation-lot there Aug. 10, 1648, as per town rec. At the same date the town offered a reward of 3 gl. for every wolf, and 2 gl. for every fox killed within its bounds. Jan 1, 1655, Elizabeth his w., as his attorney, sold plantation-lot No. 12 to John Applegate, as per Gd rec. Made his mark "W " to documents.
WEERMAN, ARADUS, a surgeon or physician in 1687, as per Flh rec.
WENTWORTH, see Windtwordt.
WERTZE, JAN, one of the soldiers sent from Kings Co. to Albany in 1689, as per p. 216 of Vol. II. of Doc. His. of N. Y.
WESH, JAN, of Flds in 1700, as per town rec., in which year he signed his name "Jan Wesh."
WESSELL, LAURENS, of Gd fin 1656, as per Thompson's L. I.
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WESSELS, ABRAHAM, see Westervelt.
Cornelis, farmer of excise of Kings Co. Dec. 10, 1654.
Warnaer, farmer of excise (as per p. 58 of Cal. of N. Y. Dutch Man.) on wine and beer retailed in N. A., Br", Flh, and Flds, Dec. 1, 1654 and '55. In 1665 was licensed to keep. a taphouse in N. Y. He m. Anna Elizabeth Maskop or Masschop. Issue :- Gerardus, bp. Apl. 8, 1657; Geertruy, bp. Mar. 31, 1659; Maria, bp. Oct. 24, 1660; and Christina, bp. Mar. 5, 1662-all bp. in N. A. Signed his name "War- naer Wessels." There was a Dirck Wesselse among the early settlers of Dutchess Co.
WEST, JOHN, a lawyer, emigrated from England; m. Ann Rudyard. Clerk of Kings Co. from 1671 to '82, and at one period clerk of the city of N. Y. Appointed sheriff for the East Riding of L. I. in 1681, as per p. 96 of Cal. of Eng .. Man. Returned to England in disgrace in 1690. His wid. after his death m. Robert Wharton.
William, (English,) on ass. roll of Buk of 1693, cen. of 1698, and constable in 1697, as per court rec.
WESTERBROOK, ANTHONY JANSEN, bought Oct. 27, 1661, of Tielman Van Vleeck and Claes Gangeloff Villet, orphan- master of N. A., in charge of the estate of Nicholas Vol- thuysen, a parcel of land in Flh on the E. side of the road, cong. 18 morgens, with plain and meadow land abutting on Canarisie flats or plains, with 2 small house-plots, as per p. 109 of Lib. A of Flh rec. The name in the deed is simply Anthony Jansen, by which name he is generally designated on the FIh rec. This land he conveyed Mar. 20, 1670, to Wil and Thomas Willets, and by them was conveyed in 1677 to Cornelis Janse Vanderveer. Signed his name "An- thony Jansen."
WESTERHOUT, JEREMIAH JANSEN, see Van Westerhout.
WESTERVELT, see Van Westervelt.
WHITE, THOMAS, of Br", and Elizabeth his w. mortgaged a lot in said town between the lot of Randolph Evans and that of Hendrick Steght, as per p. 26 of Lib. I of Con.
William of Gd, m. Aug. 28, 1669, by Justice Hubbard, to Katharine Downs of Maryland.
WHITEHEAD, see Whyteheade.
WHITLOCK or WITLOCK, THOMAS, of Gª, (sup. English,)
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where he bought of Nicholas Stillwell plantation-lot No. 29. Aug. 26, 1655, Mary his w., as his attorney, sold George Balden a parcel of land with buildings in Gd, as per town rec. He removed to Monmouth Co., N. J., where he ob- tained 200 A. in Middletown in 1684, as per p. III of Rec. of Gov. and Council of E. N. J., and where he was appointed ensign by Gov. Colve in 1673, as per p. 608 of Vol. II. of Doc. of Col. His. of N. Y. Made his mark "T W" to documents. A Thomas Whitlock of Shoal Harbor, N. J., made a will, da. Nov. 1, 1700, and had children William, John, Susanna, Sarah, Abagail, and Rebecca. A W™ Whitlock, ag. 31, transported to Barbadoes in 1635, as per p. 50 of Hotten's Emigrants.
WHITMAN, NATHAN, (sup. English,) tailor, of Gd in 1677, in Aug. of which year he sold to Bartholemew Appelgate plantation-lot No. 62, as per Gd rec. Signed his name "Nathan Whitman."
WHYTHEADE or WHITEHEAD, DANIEL, (sup. English,) d. about 1603; bought June 2, 1653, of Jan Hayes a house and lot at Brª ferry, which he sold Oct. 18, 1683, to Cornelis Dircksen (Hoogland), as per pp. 378 and 379 of Cal. of Dutch Man. Was among the freeholders of Hempstead in 1647, and a mag. in 1652, as per p. 6 of Vol. II. of Thomp- son's L. I. and per p. 14 of Vol X. of Gen. and Bio. Rec Sept. 16, 1685, he was commissioned to be ranger-general on L. I., as per p. 140 of Cal. of Eng. Man.
David of Gd, where he made his mark to documents in 1685, as per Gd rec.
WIKLEY, EVERT, on ass. roll of Flh of 1693.
WILCOCK, referred to in Hans Hansen (Bergen's) patent of 1647. There was a Jan Wilcox in N. A. as early as 1644 as per p. 29 of Cal. of Dutch Man.
WILLEKES, WILLEKINS, or WILKESSEN, CLAES, emigrated in 1662, and took the oath of allegiance in FIh in 1687; on ass. roll of 1675; and Mar. 23, 1677-8, he let land in said town to Cornelis Berrian, as per p. 26 of Lib. AA of Flh rec.
WILLETT, THOMAS, of Flushing, (sup. English,) m. Helen or Heiltie dau. of Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff of Flds. He appears to have been on the Delaware in 1669, as per p. 469,
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of Vol. XII. of Doc. of Col. His. of N. Y. In 1688 a Thomas Willet was high sheriff of Queens Co. His name appears in 1695 as a grantor on several deeds disposing of his father- in-law's property, as per p. 32 of Lib. 2 of Con .; also as the owner of several tracts of land in Gd, as per town rec. He was probably a s. of Thomas Willet, the first mayor of the city of N. Y., and an anti-I.eislerian. Issue :- Helena, bp. May 27, 1681, in Flds; William; Thomas; Charles; Corne- lis; Abraham; John; Sarah; Elizabeth; and (sup.) Elbert. 'Signed his name "Thomas Willett."
Wil or William. Mar. 28, 1670, Anthony Jansen (West- erbrook) conveyed to him and Maj. Thomas Willett a farm of 18 morgens, with plain and meadow land, in FIh, as per p. 109 of Lib. A of Fil rec.
WILLIAMSE, WILLEMSE, or WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM, see Van Westervelt.
Abraham, emigrated in 1662, and mem. of Flh D. ch. in 1677, where he took the oath of allegiance in 1687. Made his mark to documents.
Arie or Adriaen, see Bennet.
Claes, on ass. roll of Flh of 1676. Hired himself Mar. 25, 1677-8, to Cornelis Berrian to perform all kinds of farm labor for a year, for 540 gl., as per p. 26 of Lib. AA of Flh rec. Made his mark to documents.
Coenrad, see Barkeloo.
Cornelis and Christiaan, see Bennet.
Cornelis, on ass. roll of Fih of 1693, and a deacon of Fl1 D. ch. in 1707. Signed his name "Cornelis Willemse."
Cornelis, bought Oct. 9, 1685, of Sam1 Spicer of Gd Nos. 30, 31, and 32 of the 15 A. allotments of Gd, with the right of commonage on the beach and on Coney I., which prem- ises he sold Mar. 23, 1686, to Symon Jansen (Van Aersdalen) of the Little Flats, as per Gd rec. Oct. 13, 1693, he was chosen a fence-viewer of said town.
Daniel and Dirk, see Barkeloo.
Floris or Floor, see Krom.
Garret, see Cowenhoven.
Gerardus, see Beekman.
Guilliam or William, see Cornell.
Hendrick, see Bennet and Boerum.
Hendrick of Br", on petition of May 1664 for a canal at Red Hoek, as per p. 68 of Vol. I of Stiles's Br".
Hendrick of Flh, m. Apl. 1667 Maria Adriaensz. Bought Dec. 1672 of Jan Jansen or Hansen, farmer, of N. U., a farm in Flb. On ass. roll of said town of 1675, and mem. of D. ch. of Flh in 1677. Made his mark to documents.
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Isaac, see Bennet.
Jacob, a mem. of Flh R. D. ch. in 1677, hailing from N. L. Suppose this to be Jacob Willemse Van Boerum.
Jacob or Jacobus, see Beekman, Bennet, and Boerum.
Jan, see Barkeloo, Bennet, Van Iselsteyn, and Vertien.
Jan, of Flh in 1663. Made his mark to documents.
John, exchanged salt-meadows with Bartholemew Appel- gate Mar. 31, 1661, as per Gd rec.
Johannes, see Bennet.
Johannes, on ass. roll of Fl1 of 1693 and cen. of 1698; also mem. of Flb D. ch. in 1677. Signed his name "Johannes Willemsen."
Johannes of Flds, m. Aug. 20, 1687, Magdalena Winants.
Johannes, emigrated in 1662; m. Aeltje Coerten (Voor- hees); mem. of Flds ch. in 1677. This is probably Johannes Willemse Cornel.
Johannes of Gª, had a s. Harman bp. May 14, 1681, in N. U.
Joores, on ass. roll of Flh of 1693.
Nicholas (s. of Wm Willemse and Mayke Pieterse Wyck- off) of Gª, b. 1680; m. Ida dau. of Jeremias Remsen. Issue :- Jeremias, bp. May 13, 1733, in N. U .; Nicholas, bp. May 13, 1733, in N. U .; Johannes, bp. Nov. 17, 1734, in N. U .; Rem of Gd, the ancestor of the present Gd Williamsens, b. Apl. 18, 1738, m. Susan Basset; Cornelius, bp. July 15, 1739, in N. U .; (sup.) Stephen, m. Heiltje Van Wickkelen, and is probably the ancestor of the FIh branch of the family; and (sup.) Antje, m. Joost Stillwell of Gd. Made his mark to documents.
Pieter, on ass. roll of Buk of 1693 and cen. of 1698.
Pieter, see Cornel.
Pieter, m. Catharine Kip. Issue :- William, bp. Sept. 10, 1697, in Brn.
Pieter (s. of Wm Willemse and Mayke Pieterse Wyckoff), of Gª, bp. Apl. 16, 1682; (sup.) m. Cornelia - Issue :- William, bp. June 5, 1717-18, in Gd; Johannes, bp. July 13, 1718, in Gd, d. young; and Johannes, b. Jan. 1, 1721, who assumed the surname of Wyckoff to inherit the property of his great-uncle Hendrick Pieterse Wyckoff, and from whom is descended the Gowanus branch of the Wyckoff family and a portion of the Gd and Flds Wyckoffs. Signed his name "Pyeter Willemsen."
Roelof from Beverwyck (Albany), m. Willemtien and mem. of Br" D. ch. in 1663.
Roelof, m. Willemtje Tyson after 1663, who m. 2ª Jan Cornelise Buys. Roelof d. prior to 1686. Issue :- Roelof; and Machteltje Roelofse.
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Willem, emigrated in 1657, and took the oath of alle- giance in Gd in 1687, where he settled. He m. Mayke Pie- terse Wyckoff. On ass. roll of Gd of 1683 and cen. of 1698. Sold his Gd lands to his s. Nicholas for £600. Will da. (sup.) Dec. 1, 1721; pro. Sept. 19, 1722; rec. p. 288 of Lib. 9, N. Y. surr. off. Issue :- Nicholas of Gd, b. 1680; Peter, bp. Apl. 16, 1682; Willem Jun'; Jacobus; Cornelis; Mary or Marretje, bp. Apl. 12, 1685, m. Ab™ Emans of Gd; and Anne, bp. May 29, 1695, m. John Griggs Junt of Gd. Signed his name "Willem Willemsen." It is probable that this Wil- liam is the ancestor of the Gd, Flds, Flh, and N. L. Wil- liamsens.
Willem Jun' of Gd, (sup.) mn. Catelyntje Gulick. Issue :- (sup.) Forem or Forme, bp. Sept. 18, 1709, in FIh. Signed his name "Willem Willemsen."
Willem, of Flh in 1663; m. Jannetje Juriaansen (sup.) Pro 1 :
basco. Issue :-- Jurrie or Juriaen, bp. Dec. 20, 1685; Cbar- bar, bp. Jan. 9, 1687; Elsje, bp. Sept. 9, 1688-all in Flh; and Jan, bp. May 4, 1695. Signed his name "Willem Wil- lemsen."
Willem of Gª, m. Nov. 9, 1678, by Justice Stillwell, Jane Nearson.
Willem, see Barkeloo, Bennet, Cowenhoven, and Van Engen.
WILLKINS, OBADIAH (s. of William), of Gd, (sup. English,) m. Martha Wilkins. In 1684 his children were allotted a plot in the N. woods of Gd, as per town rec. Apl. 13, 1698, William his s. and heir confirmed a sale made by his dec. father to John Emans of plantation-lot No. 13, as per Gd rec. Signed his name "Obadiah Willkins."
William of Gd, of which place he was among the early settlers in 1646, where he was allotted a plantation-lot. He m. Dec. 29, 1672, Annetje dau. of Nicholas Stillwell, a wid. In 1698 his w. signed her name "Alse Wilkins," who may have been a 2ª w. He held in partnership with Bar- tholemew Appelgate a mill in Gd which, in consequence of their disputes, being allowed to get in disorder, the town was directed by the court of sessions to repair and use the same until the costs of the repairs were reimbursed, as per Gd rec. Suppose this mill to have been located on what was known as Hubbard's Creek. Was a mag. of Gd from 1650 to '65, as per town rec. Issue :- Obadiah. Made his mark "W " to documents.
WILSEE, TEUNIS, m. Diertie -. Issue :- Geertruy, bp. Apl. 25, 1698, in Flh.
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WILSON or WILLSON, GEORGE, a Quaker preacher in Gd in 1661, who probably afterwards settled in Middletown, N. J.
John, bought Jan. 20, 1659, of Wm Compton plantation- lot No. 25 in Gd; also Aug. 29, 1659, of Nich& Stillwell plantation-lot No. 40, as per Gd rec. Made his mark to documents.
Willem, bought Nov. 20, 1676, of Ralph Cardell a house and plantation in Gd, as per town rec. Signed his name "Willem Willson."
WINANTSE, see Wynantse.
WINDERWODT or WENTWORTH, JOHN, (English,) was shot in 1664 at the flats or plains in Amersfoort (Flds) by Thomas Mabs, a soldier, as per Col. Man.
WINTER, JACKSON, on ass. roll of FIh of 1675.
WITT, VOLKERT, took the oath of allegiance in Buk in 1687.
Peter Jansen, see De Witt.
WIZZELPENNING or WISSELPENNINGH, REYNIER, m. Jan- netje Snediker of Fl1, who m. after his death Pieter Cor- nelise Luyster; d. prior to 1670. In Jan. 1662 he and his w. joined the R. D. ch. of N. A. There was a Reynier Wis- selpenningh, a carpenter, of Beverwyck (Albany) in 1654 and'61, who m. the wid. of Simon Root, said wid. dying prior to 1654, as per Pearson's First Settlers of Albany. These Reyniers were probably the same individual. (See p. 185 of Lib. D of Flb rec.) Issue :- Cornelia Reyniers, m. Jan Stevense Van Voorhees; Tjellitien Reyniers, m. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees; Geertje Reyniers, m. Hendrick Claesz Vechten; (sup.) Marytie Reyniers; (sup.) Gerritje Reyniers; (sup.) Teunis Reyniers, m. Margrietjen (sup.) Auke Reyniers, mn. Ida -; (sup.) Mayke or Lientje Reyniers, m. Charles Fonteyn of Buk.
WODE or WOOD, JOHN, (sup. English.) Apl. 5, 1667, the ·constable and overseer of Gd on behalf of the inhabitants of said town entered into an agreement with him to attend as herder of their milch-cows and working oxen for 7 months for the sum of 350 gl., as per Gd rec.
WODT or WOOD, JOHN Or JOHANNES, (sup. English,) hired Mar. 1640 Thomas Bescher's farm at Gowanus, and in 1641
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sold to Ambrose Lonnen or London for 2000 gl. a planta- tion on the Bay of the North River on L. I., as per O'Calla- ghan's Trans. of Dutch Man. This may be a sale of his. lease of Bescher's farm.
WOERTMAN, DIRCK JANSE, emigrated from Amsterdam in- 1647; m. Ist Marretje Teunise Denyse; m. 2ª Annetje Aukes, wid. of Winant Pieterse and dau. of Auke Janse Van Nuyse .. Settled in Br"; mem. of the R. D. ch. of that town in 1661; was a town officer in 1673; took the oath of allegiance there in 1687; on ass. roll of 1693 and cen. of 1698. Oct. 10, 1706, sold his Br" lands, which covered several patents on the East River S. of Fulton Ferry, to Jores Remsen his son-in- law. Will da. Apl. 10, 1694. Issue :- Harmtje Dircksen,. bp. June 6, 1661, m. Thomas Coeck; Femmetje Dircksen,. m. Jores Remsen; Jan Dircksen; Geertruy Dircksen, m. Gabriel Sprong; Tunis Dircksen; Paulus Dircksen; Denys. Dircksen, bp. July 28, 1678; Lysbeth Dircksen, bp. Apl. 4, 1681; Annetje Dircksen, bp. June 15, 1684; Marretje Dirck- sen, bp. Nov. 21, 1686; Peter Dircksen; Lodewick Dircksen; Barentje Dircksen; and (sup.) Andrias Dircksen, who set -- tled at New Brunswick, N. J., prior to 1699, as per Messler's Somerset Co. Signed his name "Dierck Janssen Woertman."
Denyse Dircksen, bp. July 28, 1678; m. May 24, 1702, in N. Y., Margaret Beekman of said city. Probably left Br" and settled in N. Y. Issue :- Maritie, bp. Feb. 10, 1703 ;: Antje, bp. Oct. 10, 1708; Samuel, bp. Sept. 30, 1711; and Maria, bp. Jan. 4, 1718-all bp. in N. Y.
Jan Dircksen, m. Jan. 17, 1690, Anna Maria Andreas. On' ass. rollof Br" of 1693 and cen. of 1698. Probably left Br™ and settled on the Raritan, for there appears to have been a John Woertman there in 1699, as per p. 34 of, Messler's. Somerset Co. Issue :- Andreas, bp. Nov. 22, 1691; Dirck,. bp. Nov. 26, 1693; Jan Albertse Bout, bp. May 10, 1695; and Peter, bp. Sept. 30, 1698-probably all of N. J. and all bp. in Br".
Paulus Dircksen, emigrated in 1651, and took the oath of allegiance in Bra in 1687. He m. Rachel ---. Issue :- Tammas, bp. Aug. 11, 1700, in Br". No further trace.
Tunis Dircksen of Buk, farmer; m. Dec. 28, 1694, Cath- arine Sprung. Resided on Noorman's Kil; on ass. roll of' Buk of 1693 and cen. of 1698. In 1689 he was one of the soldiers sent to Albany, as per p. 216 of Vol. II. of Doc. His. of N. Y. Issue :- Marretje, bp. Dec. 17, 1697; Anneke, bp. Sept. 7, 1698, in N. Y .; Lysbeth, bp. Mar. 10, 1700; and' Catryntje, bp. Apl. 18, 1704-all except Anneke bp. in. Brn.
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WOLF, CLAES, on muster-roll of Buk militia of 1663, and a mag. in 1664, as per Buk rec.
WOLF or WOLFMAN, DERICK, see De Wolf.
WOLFE, CHRISTIAN JACOBSEN, bought May 21, 1666, of Wm Jansen (Van Barkeloo) plantation-lot No. 34 in Gª, as per town rec. Made his mark to documents.
WOLFERSEN Or WOLPHERSEN, see Cowenhoven.
WOLSPENDER, NICHOLAS, was paid for 25 plank used in the repairs of Flb D. ch. Oct. 27, 1666, as per book of min- utes of town meetings, etc., of Flh.
WOLSY, JORIS, came to N. A. in 1647; m. Dec. 9, 1647, in N. A., Rebecca Cornell. Issue :- Sara, bp. Aug. 7, 1650; Joris, bp. Oct. 18, 1652; Rebecca, bp. Apl. 4, 1659; Johannes, bp. Jan. 16, 1661; Marritje, bp. Mar. 19, 1664-all at N. A .; and William and Marritje, bp. June 30, 1678, at Brī, by. which it may be inferred he resided there at that date. There was, as per p. 128 of Vol. IV. of the Genealogical Rec- ord, a George Woolsey, an English boy, b. in 1610, who had resided with his parents in Rotterdam, came over in a Dutch vessel with emigrants in 1623 and went to Plymouth, Mass., and in 1647 made his appearance in N. A. In 1648 he was a fire-warden in said city. In 1661 there was a George Woolsey among the freeholders of Ja, and in the beginning of the 18th century there were Woolseys, proba- bly descendants of Joris or George, residing in Flds. Signed his name "Joris Wolsy."
WOLWESEN, JACOB JANSE, on Hegeman's books of 1680.
WOOD, GEORGE, of Newtown, of which place he was among the patentees of 1686; bought May 9, 1695, of Der- ick Janse Hoogland of Flb his interest in a parcel of land in Flh, as per p. 166 of Lib. 2 of Con.
Johannes and John, see Wode or Wodt.
WOUTERS, JAN, of Flh, a master-shoemaker, b. 1638. Owned salt-meadows in Flh in 1667. July 2, 1678, he hired out his s. Ruth (Rutgert) Janse, ag. 8 years, to his brother-in- law Lourens Jurianse for 8 years to do all kinds of service proper for a lad; Jurianse to board, clothe, and send to evening school said lad, and at the end of the term to fur-
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nish him with a good Sunday and every-day suit of gar- ments of linen and woollen and also a milch-cow, as per p. 30 of Lib. AA of Flh rec. Aug. 16, 1680, he sold to Anthony Wansair a lot and orchard in Flh, as per p. 131 of Lib. AA of Fih rec. Mar. 1, 1694-5, Jan Wouters of N. Y., shoe- maker, to which place he appears to have removed, sold to Lammert Zichels, smith, a house and lot in Flh on the E. side of the highway, as per p. 204 of Lib. A of FIh rec. Signed his name "Jan Wouters."
WOUTERSE, see Van Bosch and Van Pelt.
Jochem (Van Goede), b. 1637. Allotted a lot of salt- meadows at Canarisie in 1666, as per FIh rec. Resided in the village of Flh in 1670, and Nov. 13, 1683, sold a house and lot in Fla to Jan Aucke (Van Nuyse), as per p. 151 of Lib. C of Flh rec. Guardian of the minor children of Ger- rit Snediker and Willemtje Vooks in 1669, as per p. 180 of Lib. D of Flh rec. Made his mark to documents.
Piere and others of Br" in 1663 applied for leave to form a new village and for a grant of salt-meadows, as per p. 120 of Vol. I. of Stiles's Br".
WREW, KORNELIS, paid preacher's salary in 1680 in FIh, as per town rec.
WYCKOFF, CLAES or NICHOLAS PIETERSE, of Flds, m. Sarah dau. of Pieter Monfoort ; elder in Fld& D. ch. in 1677 ; on ass. rolls of said town of 1675, '76, '83, and '93; cen. of 1698; and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. Issue :- Nicholas, bp. Feb. 16, 1679 ; Sara, bp. Feb. 27, 1681 ; Cornelius Claesen, bp. Aug. 5, 1683, in Flds ; (sup.) Antje, b. Aug. or Sept. 1, 1693, m. Stephen Janse Schenck; and Pieter Claesen, b. Mar. 28, 1704. Made his mark to documents. .
Corneles Claesen of N. J., bp. Aug. 5, 1683; m. May 13, 1708, Adriaentje dau. of Cornelis Luyster of Newtown. Left Flds and settled at Middlebush, N. J., about 1715. Bought a tract of 600 A. at Middlebush and one of 600 A. at Three Mile Run, N. J. Was a deacon in Freehold D. ch. in 1715, and an elder in 1719, '23, and '27. Issue-John; Cornelis, who m. Catryntje ; Peter ; Hendrick ; and Jacob-all of N. J. Signed his name "Corneles Wycof."
Cornelis Cornelise (s. of Cornelis Pieterse and Gertrude), bp. Dec. 19, 1694, in N. Y .; m. Sarah Duryea ; d. 1757. Left N. L. and settled near Millstone, N. J. Will da. Sept. 1I, 1756 ; pro. May 16, 1757 ; rec. on p. 425 of Lib. F in off. of Sec. of State of N. J. Issue :- Peter, b. May 11, 1742, m. Ist Sytie Cornell, m. 2ª Jemima Veghte ; Catharine, b. Dec. 25,
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1743; Jacobus, b. Aug. 4, 1748; and Willempie, b. Jan. 11, 1751, m. Sam] Terhune-all of N. J.
Cornelis Pieterse of N. L., m. Oct. 13, 1678, Gertrude Simonse dau. of Simon Van Aersdalen ; d. in 1706. Resided on and owned a farm in " Oostwoud " or New Lotts of 195 A., comprising wood-lots Nos. 30 and 31, with other lands, which he bought Mar. 15, 1678-9, of Symon Hansen (Van Noostrand) for 3600 gl., as per p. 69 of Lib. AA of Flh rec. Mem. of Fll D. ch. in 1677 ; on ass. rolls of Flb of 1683 and '93 and cen. of 1698. In 1703 bought 1200 A. in Middlebush, Somer- set Co., N. J., which he conveyed to his sons John, Peter, Ja- cob, and Simon. Will da. Apl. 4, 1736; pro. May 10, 1746 ; rec. p. 539, Lib. 15, N. Y. surr. off. Issue :- Peter Cornelise of N. J., bp. Sept. 14, 1679, in Br" ; Mary or Maria, bp. Dec. II, 1681, in Br", d. young ; Simon Cornelise of N. J., bp. Nov. 23, 1683, in Flds ; Nicholas Cornelise of N. L .; Jacob Corne- lise of N. J. ; Hendrick Cornelise of N. L. ; Charles Cornelise, of whom no, further trace; John Cornelise of N. J. ; Petronella, m. Jeremias Vanderbilt of Flh ; Margaret, m. Jonathan Forman of N. J. ; Hannah ; Cornelis Cornelise of Millstone, N. J., bp. Dec. 19, 1694 ; Marretje or Mary, bp. May 16, 1701 ; and Mar- tin Cornelise of Redington, N. J. Signed his name "Corneles Wycof."
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