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DE LAFORSE or DE LA FORGE, ADRIAEN, m. Jannetje Loyse. On ass. roll of Buk of 1675. Issue :- Pieter, bp. Oct. 1I, 1689, in Brī.
DELAVALL, JOHN, m. May 31, 1686, Hannah da. of Thomas Loyd, as per p. 31 of Vol. III. of the Genealogical Record. July 10, 1694, Hannah his wid., of Pa., for £164 conveyed to John Lake a house and 40 A. of land on Hogg's Neck in Gd, bounded by land of Sam1 Holmes and that of Isaac Gooding, as per p. 6 of Vol. 2 of Con. He sailed for Eng- land, in the ship Blossom, Oct. 14,, 1678. Signed his name "John Delavall.'
Thomas, of Gd in 1656, per Thompson's L. I. Mar. 21, 1666-7, he bought of James Grover plantation-lot No. 6 in Gd, as per town rec. There was a Thomas De Laval, a trader, who came to N. Y. in 1664, owned property in Al- bany, obtained a patent for Randall's Island from the Eng- lish after the conquest of the colony in 1664, was mayor of N. Y. in 1670 and '76, and d. in 1682. His s. John was his executor, and his da. Frances m. James Carteret, one of the proprietors of N. J. Signed his name "Tho. D. Lavall."
DE MANDEVILLE, GILLIS or JILLIS, m. Altie or Elsie Pieters. Suppose he resided in Kings Co. Issue :- Hendrick Gillis, b. in Gelderland, m. July 18, 1680, Annetje Pieters Scholl of Heemstede; Gerretje Gillis, m. Sept. 4, 1681, Wyert Eppens of Ester Burum; Aeltje Gillis, m. Laurense Janse; Jan Gillis; and Tryntje Gillis, m. Cornelis Jansz Vanderveer of Flh.
Jan Gillis, dog-killer, m. Ist Maria Van Hoboken; m. 2ª Aeltje Pieters. Nov. 15, 1680, Adriaen Hendrickse sued him in the local court of Flh for 57 gl. claimed for weaving linen, as per town rec. Prior to 1660 he and Maria his w. were mem. of the D. ch. in N. A.
DE MENTELAER, CLAES, assessed Feb. 7, 1657, for Do. Polhemius's salary in Br", as per O'Callaghan's Man. Trans. of Col. Rec.
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DE METZELAER, JOHN, (or the mason,) m. Maria -. Is- sue :- John, bp. Feb. 20, 1685, in Flb.
DE MEYER, ANTOON, on muster-roll of Buk militia of 1663, per town rec.
Francis or Francisco, among first settlers of Buk, per Thompson's L. I., in 1661, and on muster-roll of 1663.
Lucas or Mayerse, boatman, on ass. rolls of N. U. of 1675 and '76. May 29, 1674, he sold a farm in N. U. to Jan Clement for 1700 gl. Deacon of N. U. R. D. ch. in 1672 and '75, constable in 1677, and in the same year owned the plan- tation patented to Cors Beekman in said town. In 1683 sold a plot to Hendrick Mattyse Smack, as per town rec. Made his mark " M " to documents.
Nicholaes of N. Y., bought land in 1670 of Jan Van Cleef in N. U., which in 1694 was sold to Hendrick Matthyse Smack. Hem. Lydia Van Dyck, and had 6 chil. bp. in N. A., as per p. 761 of Valentine's Manual of 1863. Signed his name " Nicolaes D Meyers."
DE MOF or MUFFE, GERRET, owned land in N. U. in 1661 adjoining that of Win Willemse Van Engen, as per deed of Willemse to Rutgert Joesten (Van Brunt) on N. U. rec. Apl. 18, 1653, he bought of Peter Sympson a part of his plantation in Gd, as per town rec.
DE NOORMAN, ALBERT, (or the Northman,) owned land in Buk at an early date. Possibly this may be Albert Andries- sen Bradt "de Noorman," for an account of whom see p. 433 of Vol. I. of O'Callaghan's N. N.
Louwerens, was plaintiff in a suit against Jan Tuenese Sept. 29, 1660, as per Lib. B of Flb court rec.
DE NYCK, TOBIAS, m. Elizabeth Issue :- Aeltye, bp. Apl. 20, 1694, in Brn.
DE NYSE, see Van Duyn.
DE NYSE (or NYSSEN), CORNELIS TEUNISE, a minor in 1667, m. 1st, Aug. 27, 1687, Neeltje da. of Teunis Gysbertse Bo- gaert; m. 2ª Rebecca -. Settled about 1683 on the Raritan in the vicinity of Somerville, N. J., and a mem. of the R. D. ch. of that locality in 1710 and '23. His children adopted " Tunisen" as their surname, which has been continued by his descendants, who are numerous in Somerset Co., N. J. In 1703 he was a member of the Assembly of N. J. Issue :-- Tunis Tunisen, bp. Apl. 22, 1688, in N. Y., m. Adriaentje
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-; Abm Tunisen, bp. Mar. 8, 1699, in N. J., d. young; -
Abm Tunisen, bp. Sept. 26, 1700; Jan Tunisen, bp. Apl. 20, ·1704, m. Aeltje Schenck; Sara Tunisen, bp. Apl. 3, 1706; Denyse Tunisen, bp. Apl. 28, 1708, m. Saertje -; and Neeltje Tunisen, bp. May 23, 1718.
Denyse or Dionys Tuenessen, bp. Apl. 16, 1654; m. 1st, Oct. 22, 1682, Elizabeth da. of the Rev. Theodorus Johannes Polhemius of Flh; m. 2d, Aug. 12, 1685, Helena da. of Jacques Cortelyou and wid. of Claes or Nich& Van Brunt of N. U .; d. prior to 1707. Was a master carpenter, and bought land in 1687 in Flh, where he then resided and took the oath of allegiance, his name appearing on the patent of said town in 1685. After his second marriage he removed to the lands of his wife on the Nayack tract in the vicinity of the Narrows, and also owned lands at Yellow Hoek. Owned lands on S. I., where he appears to have resided a portion of his time and held the office of justice of the peace. Dec. 30, 1701, as of S. I., he signed a petition of the anti-Leislerian faction. Bought lands at Millstone, N. J., in 170r, and assessed for 80 A. in N. U. in 1706. After his death his wid. m. Hendrick Hendricksen. His descendants adopted Denyse as their surname. Issue :- Jaques; Theunis, bp. Apl. 24, 1687, and d. young; Neeltje, bp. Sept. 22, 1689, m. Jacob Vanderbilt of S. I .; Tunis, bp. Apl. 2, 1692; Femmetje, m. - Gerretsen of Six Mile Run, N. J .; Cor- nelis, bp. Apl. 26, 1696; and Helena, b. 1700, m. Mar. 9, 1717, Frederick Van Leeuwen or Liew of Ja, who settled at Three Mile Run, N. J., d. Mar. 6, 1784. Signed his name "Denys Tuenessen."
Jan Teunise, bp. Apl. 12, 1654; m. Nov. 16, 1679, Cataline da. of Tunis Gysbertse Bogaert. Resided at the Wallabout, taking the oath of allegiance in Br" in 1687. Removed to the Raritan, N. J., where his descendants, the same as those of his brother Cornelis, adopted Tunisen as their family name, dropping that of Denyse. In 1704 he was a member of the Assembly of N. J. May 22, 1723, Cornelius Ewetse and Mary his wife, of Kings Co., conveyed to "Jan Tunise Van Middleswart" of N. J. a house and lot at Br" ferry, as per p. 26 of Lib. 5 of Con. The " Van Middleswart" in this tends to confirm the conclusion that the "Van Middles- warts " of N. J. are descendants of Teunis Nyssen or Denyse. Issue :- Femmetje, bp. Aug. 5, 1680, at Flb; Teunis, bp. July 16, 1682, at Flds, m. Adriaentje -; Sarah, bp. Feb. 1, 1685, at Br"; and Abraham, bp. Sept. 19, 1699, in N. J. -all residents of N. J. and using Tunisen as their sur- name.
Jaques (s. of Denyse Tuenessen), m. Reymeriga Simonsen;
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d. July 1739. Resided on the homestead at the Narrows, N. U. Will da. July 21, 1739; pro. July 31, 1739; rec. p. 284, Lib. 13, N. Y. surr. off. Issue :- Denyse of the Nar- rows, N. U., b. Apl. 5, 1726, m. Ist, May 18, 1743, Teuntje da. of Rutgert Van Brunt of N. U., m. 2ª Elizabeth (sup.) da. of Jacob Bennet of Gowanus, d. Sept. 21, 1806; Isaac of Gd, b. Oct. 18, 1728, m. Ist, Sept. 23, 1748, Cornelia da. of Elias Hubbard, m. 2ª Seytie da. of John Voorhies, d. Aug. 27, 1799; Helena, b. Oct. 27, 1732, m. Gerret Rapalje; Antie, bp. Dec. 24, 1732, in N. U .; and Jaques of N. U., b. Nov. 28, 1735, m. Jacoba da. of Jacobus Emmans, d. Jan. 28, 1812. Signed his name "Jaques Denys."
(Sup.) Joris Teunise, m. Femmetje suppose he settled on the Raritan, and his descendants adopted the name of Van Middleswaert or Van Middlewout (or from Midwout) as their surname. On the Somerville rec. he is known as " Joris Van Middelswart;" of this, however, there has not been seen positive proof. Issue :- Neeltje Van Middleswart, bp. July 31, 1717; and Filip Van Middles- wart, bp. Aug. 12, 1720-both bp. in N. J.
Teunis (Nyssen), the common ancestor of the family, emi- grated as early as 1638 from Binninck or Bunnik in the province of Utrecht, residing at first in N. A. and on a farm on Manhattan I. He m. Phebea Felix of England, known as Femmetje Jans, wid. of Hendrick the Boor and da. of Jan Seales of N. A. Femmetje after his death m. 2ª Jan Cornelise Buys. From Manhattan I. he removed to Gowa- nus, where he owned and resided on a farm in the vicinity of that of the Brouwers. In 1655 he bought a farm in Fl1. In 1658 and '61 he was a mag. of Br", and in 1660 a mem. of the R. D. ch. of said place. Issue :- Jannetje Teunise, bp. Dec. 22, 1641, m. Jan Hansen Bergen; Marretje Teunise, bp. Apl. 3, 1644, m. Derick Janse Woertman; Aertje Tunise; An- netje Teunise, bp. Feb. 18, 1646, m. Hieronemus Rapalie; Elsje Teunise, bp. May 10, 1648, m. Dec. 1669 Gerret Snedi- ker; Femmetje Teunise, bp. Apl. 3, 1650, m. Michael Hansen Bergen; Denys or Dionys Teunise, bp. Apl. 16, 1654; Jan Teunise, bp. Apl. 12, 1654-all bp. in N. A .; Cornelis Teunise; (sup.) Teunis Teunise; (sup.) James Teunise of the Raritan; and (sup.) Joris Teunise.
Teunis Teunise, m Ist Geertje or Geesje Hendricks; m. 2ª Susanna - Supposed settled on the Raritan, N. J., and known there as Teunis Van Middlewout (Teunis from Middlewout, Midwout, or Flatbush).
DEN RYCK, ANTHONI, bought Oct. 7, 1679, of Thomas- Tiercksen a lot of woodland in N. U. in the part last laid
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out, known as No. 4, for 500 gl., as per p. 64 of Lib. AA of Flh rec. Probably same as Anthoni· De Eycke.
DE POTTER, CORNELIS, of Br", m. Swantje Jans, who after his death joined the D. ch in N. A., and m. Apl. 4, 1669, Pieter Delancy; d. prior to Oct. 1660. Bought Aug. 29, 1651, Herry Brezer's plantation; Jan. 4, 1652, land of Jan Haes; and Dec. 3, 1652, over 2 morgens of Cors Hoogland, ferryman-all in Br". In 1654 he was a mag. of Fld8, where he then resided. Issue :- Adriaentje Cornelise, m. Jan Aardsz Middagh; (sup.) Elizabeth, m. Isaac Bedlo; (sup.) Zwantje, m. Jan Teunise of the ferry; and (sup.) David, on list of catechumens of the R. D. ch. of Br" of 1662.
David, a mag. of Fld8 in 1654.
DE PUY, see Du Puy.
DE RAEDEMAKER, GERRET, see Gerret Cornelise Van Duyn.
DE RIVIER, ABRAHAM, (or from the river,) mem. of R. D. ch. of Brn in 1677, entered as removed to S. I.
DERCKSE, see Dirckse.
DERCKS, TEUNISE, was sued at the sessions in 1670 by Francois De Bruynne of N. U. for leaving his service be- fore the termination of his engagement.
DE ROAL, GELYAM, buried in Flb ch. Jan. 23, 1665, as per Flu rec.
DE SABEDE, PETER, owned land in FIh, as per p. 31 of Lib. A of Flh rec.
DESCHAMPS, ISAAC, of N. Y., sold May 17, 1680, a house and lot of 2 A., and also a farm of 40 A., at Bedford to Thomas Smith. Mar. 20, 1694-5, he sold land in Bedford to Thomas Smith of Ja. See pp. 47 and 49 of Lib. 2 of Con.
DE SCHOOSTENVEGER, JAN, (chimney-sweeper,) assessed at the Wallabout 4 gl. in 1657 towards Do. [Polhemius's salary.
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DE SEEN, DE ZEUW, or DE SEEUW, (the Zeelander,) COR- NELIS JANSE, of N.L., emigrated in 1660; m. Geertje Kolfs of Buk. Bought Oct. 1673 of Lubbert Lubbertse for 4000 gl. a farm in Flh, as per p. 109 of Lib. C of Fln rec., and Mar. 2, 1674, of Titus (Syrachs) De Vries 8 morgens of cultivated land in said town, as per p. 18 of Flh rec. On ass. roll of FlÈ of 1675, and a mag. of said town in 1673,'79, and '81, and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. Issue :- David, b. 1682; and Jane, b. 1689. Signed his name " Cornelis Janse de Seen."
Pieter Jansen, d. in Flds in 1697, per town rec.
DE SEU, CORNELIS, of Flb in 1676, as per Stoothoff's books, and probably intended for Cor® Janse De Seen.
DE SEVRE, SALAMON, m. Annetje La Clayn. Issue :- Isaac, bp. Apl. 1, 1659, in Fl1.
DE SILLE, NICASIUS (s. of Laurens), of Arnhem in Gelder- land, emigrated in 1653; m. Ist, in the Netherlands, - -; m. 2ª, May 26, 1655, Tryntje Cregiers or Crougers from the Hague, from whom he separated in consequence of incompatibility of temper. Was first counsellor from 1653 to '57; schout fiscal of N. A. in 1656-7; schout fiscal of N. U. in 1660, where he was allotted a plantation in 1657, and where he obtained Dec. 28, 1660, a patent for 25 mor- gens. Resided during the latter part of his life in a stone house with a tile roof on his farm in the village of N. U., which house was demolished some 20 years ago. Issue, all by his Ist wife :- Laurence De Sille, who m. a da. of Martin Cregier, in 1657 was a clerk in the secretary's office, took the oath of allegiance to the English in 1664, and in 1662 re- turned to the Hague in the Netherlands; Gerdientje, m. Jan Gerretse Van Couwenhoven of Brn ferry; and Anna, m. Hendrick Kip Jun'. Signed his name " Nicasius de Sille."
DE SNYDER, DERCK, (Derck the tailor.) His name appears on Gov. Andross's patent of N. L., or the new lotts of Flh.
DE SOUSOU, JANNETJE, of Br", a resident of Haerlem at date of marriage, m. Aug. 25, 1695, Conradus Hendricksen Boeg of N. Y.
DE SWEDE, JAN, (Jan the Swede,) on ass. roll of Br" of 1676.
DE SVELL, AUKE, paid 2 gl. 9 st., minister's salary, in Flb in 1680, as per town rec.
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DE TARCK, ABRAM, see Du Toiet.
DE TOIET or TooY, see Du Toiet.
DEVENPORT, capt., a dealer in dry-goods in 1676, as per Stoothoff's books.
DE VOOR, DAVID, was sued Aug. 18, 1660, by Glandy La Metre, as per Lib. B of Flh court rec.
DE Vos, see Vosch.
DE VRIES, JAN JACOB, (probably from Vries, a village in Drenthe,) bought a lot at Brª ferry, referred to in patent to Pieter Jansen Meet of July 8, 1667. A Jan De Vries m. Dec. 10, 1679, in N. Y., Adriaentje Dircks, and had children bp. in N. Y., as per p. 762 of Valentine's Manual of 1863.
Titus Syrachs, emigrated to this country at an early date; m. Jannetje Teunis (sup.) da. of Teunis Janse Coeverts. Re- sided in Flh, and part owner of a horse-mill in N. U. in 1660; lieut. of foot company of Flb in 1673, and d. in 1688. Apl. 12, 1669, he sold to Cors Barentse Slecht a house and lot in Flh, as per p. 53 of Lib. C of Flb rec. At one period censured for improper conduct, and fined £25. In 1677 he and his wife were mem. of the R. D. ch. of Flb. Issue :- Tryntje, bp. Dec. 23, 1663; Teunis Titus, who settled in Mansfield, N. J .; Syrach or Sjak Titus, bp. Dec. 28, 1679, in Br"; Jannetje Titus, bp. Mar. 1682 in N. U .; Francis Titus; > and (sup.) Arays Titus. His descendants use Titus as their surname, and he is the ancestor of the Dutch family of Titus or Tetus, as per p. 133 of Riker's Newtown. Made his mark to documents.
DE WAEL, PIETER, on Stoothoff papers of 1678.
DE WAL, GELYAM, (probably from the river Waal in the Netherlands,) buried in Flh ch. Jan. 23, 1666, per Flb rec.
DE WALL, JERONIMUS, allotted a plot in N. U. in 1667, which he sold to Anthony Du Chene, as per town rec.
V DE WIT, WITT, or WIDT, PIETER JANSEN, emigrated in 1652 and settled in Buk, of which town he was a mag. in 1661, '62, and '65; on ass. rolls of 1675 and '83; cen. of 1698; and took the oath of allegiance in said town in 1687. There was a Jan De Wit, miller, of N. A. in 1661. Issue :- Maria, 7
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bp. Dec. 25, 1652; and Catharine, bp. May 17, 1654, in N. A. Signed his name "Pieter Janse Wit."
Volkert. His name appears on patent of Buk of 1687. No further trace.
DE WOLF, ABEL, of Gd in 1662, per Col. Man.
Derick, of Gd in 1662. Claimed possession of Gisbert's I. in Gd under title of Gisbert Opdyck, but ousted by the town. Allowed in 1662 to make salt on Coney I. 1
DEYUET, SYMON. His name appears on Stoothoff's books of 1683.
DE ZEUW, CORNELIS JANSE, see De Seen.
DIDO, ABRAHAM, of Buk; d. about 1700.
DIRCKSEN or DIRCKSZ, ALBERT, see Amerman.
Cornelis, see Hoogland.
Evert, see Van Nef and Van Ness.
Foulear of Br", complaint made against at the sessions of 1678 by Wouter Gisbertsen for hindering him in the use of a highway either to the village of Buk or woods, as per court rec.
Gerret and Hendrick, see Vander Vliet.
Hendrick, and Barent Jansen Bal leased Aug. 31, 1651, Rem Jansen Vanderbeek's patent at the Wallabout for 4 years. Mem. of the R. D. ch. of Flh in 1677. Had a da. Marritje bp. July 2, 1653, in N. A. Made his mark to documents.
Isaac and Jacobus, see Amerman.
Jacob, on ass. rolls of Buk of 1676 and '83 and patent of 1687; also on protest against payment of Do. Polhemius's salary, as per p. 132 of Vol. I of Stiles's Br".
Jan, see Amerman, Hoogland, Vander Vliet, and Woert- man.
Joris or George of Br", see Brinckerhoff.
Paulus, emigrated in 1651; m. Ist Jannetje Janse; m. 2ª Geertje Willemse. On ass. rolls of Br" of 1675, '76, and '83; mem. of R. D. ch. of Bra in 1677, residing at Bedford, and entered as removed to Ja .; and took the oath of allegiance in Brī in 1687. With others in 1663 petitioned to form a new concentration (village) back of the Wallabout, as per p. 120 of Vol. I of Stiles's Br". Issue :- Geertruyd, bp. Sept. 2, 1654, in N. A .; Paulus; and Lysbeth. Made his mark to documents.
Paulus, see Amerman.
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Stoffel, took the oath of allegiance in Flds in 1687 as a native.
Tunis, see Woertman.
Volkert, Volkherd, or Folkert, m. Annetje Philips of Br", and settled in Buk. On muster-roll of Buk of 1663; ass. rolls of 1675 and '83; mag. in 1673; mem of Do. Van Zuur- en's ch. in 1677; on patent of 1687; and took the oath of allegiance in said town in 1687 as a native. In 1686 com- missioned lieut. of militia, as per p. 147 of Cal. of Eng. Man. Issue :- Rachel, bp. Nov. 11, 1683; and Rebecca, bp. Mar. 24, 1686, in N. Y. Made his mark to documents.
William, see Hoogland.
DIRCKSS, TIERCS, of Bra in 1663, with others petitioned for leave to form a new village, and for salt meadows, as per p. I20 of Vol. I of Stiles's Br".
DIRECKIEN, the weaver, of Kings Co. in 1678, per Stoot- hoff's books.
DITMARS or VAN DITMARSEN, DOUWE JANSEN, of Flb in 1688, bp. June 9, 1642; m. Sept. 22, 1687, Cathe Lott.
Douwe Jansen Jun', resided at first in Flh, and finally set- tled in Ja, where he d. about 1755. Issue, as per Riker's Newtown :- John; Peter; Dow, m. Aeltje -, and settled on the Raritan; Abraham of Ja, m. June 18, 1725, Bregie da. of Abm Remsen; and Adriana, m. Wm Van Duyne of Newtown. (It is possible that this is an error, and that the above are the chil. of Douwe Jansen and Cathe Lott, who were m. in 1687.)
Jan Jansen, the common ancestor of the family, emigrated from Ditmarsen in the duchy of Holstein, and was some- times called "Jan Jansen platneus" or flat-nose, as per Ri- ker's Newtown. He m. Aeltje Douws or Douwesen, and d. prior to 1650. Obtained a patent Mar. 23, 1647, for 24 morgens on Manhattan I. In 1647 occupied a farm at Dutch Kils, Queens Co. No positive evidence of his having resided in Kings Co. Issue :- Jan Jun' of Flh; Dow; and Reynier.
Jan Jansen Junt, b. about 1643; m. Adriana -; settled in Flh, of which place he was a mem. of the R. D. ch. in 1677, and where he took the oath of allegiance in 1687, and where in 1676 he kept a tavern. From a map on file in the off. of the Sec. of State at Albany, made by " Ja. Cortelyan," without date and filed Aug. 8, 1681, of 6 farms in Flh, it appears that "John Ditmarsen" owned "a double lot " on the W. side of the main road or "highway to the ferry,"
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nearly adjoining the Flds boundary and S. of the land of " Klyn Dirk" (Dirk Janse Hoogland), "Broad before 56 rods 7 foot " (about 692 ft. 7 in. English measure) "after 64 rods 5 foot (about 788 ft. Sin.), long 600 Rod " (about 7350 ft.), cong. about 60 morgens. Apl. 24, 1681, "Jan Janse Ditmarsen" bought of Gerret Lubbertsen a farm in Fla on the W. side of the highway, S. of Hendrick Janse Oester- stroem, N. of the Flds boundary, stretching W.S.W. 600 rods, broad 27 rods and 5 ft., cong. 27 morgens and 300 rods, as patented by Gov. Stuyvesant May 17, 1662, with meadows, as per p. 49 of Lib A of Flh rec. This purchase covers a portion of the land on the above-referred-to map of Cortelyan, which land remained in the Ditmars family until about 1825, when Maj. John Ditmars's share (the owner of a part of the same) was sold to David Johnson, since which it has been sold in parcels, and on it is located the main portion of Greenfield or Parkville. Issue :- Dow of Ja; Laurens of Flb, bp. Apl. 25, 1680, at FIh; Johannes of FIh; (sup.) Rebecca, who m. Pieter Staats of Gowanus; and (sup.) Jane, who m. Daniel Remsen of Flh. Signed his name "Jan Jansen Van Ditmarsen."
Johannes (s. of Jan Janse and Adriaentje), m. Jannetje Remsen and resided in Flh. Bought Apl. 27, 1719, of Dow Ditmars the Flatbush farm of his grandfather Jan Janse. Issue :- Jan, bp. Aug. 31, 1718, (sup.) m. Femmetje da. of Roeluf Voorhees, d. 1756; Marretje, b. Jan. 8, 1723, m. Engelbert Lott, d. Apl. 1797; Johannes, bp. May 23, 1725, in N. U., m. Apl. 20, 1748, (sup.) Rebecca Staats; Annetje, bp. Mar. 26, 1727, in N. U., m. Leffert Lefferts of Buk; Abraham, bp. Nov. 26, 1731, in N. U .; and (sup.) Jannetje, m. about 1770 Pieter Staats. Signed his name "Johannis Ditmars" in 1707.
Laurens of Flh, bp. Apl. 25, 1680; m. Oct. 29, 1701, Eliza- beth Hegeman; d. July 25, 1769. Constable of Flh in 1727 and '28. Issue :- Ariaentje, b. May or Aug. 23, 1703, m. May 10, 1720, Albert Voorhees, d. Apl. 14, 1721; Joseph, b. Mar. 25, 1704, m. Oct. 3, 1730, Altje Van Brunt, d. Mar. 22, 1732; Femmetje, b. May 23, 1707, m. Sept. 29, 1723, Elyas Hubbard; and Yannetje, b. Oct. 2, 1708, m. Oct. 12, 1734, Jacobus Ryder of Gd, d. Aug. 21, 1781.
Reynier or Reyndert Janse of Flh, m. Lysbeth Van Rare- stein. On ass. roll of Flds of 1675, and an elder of the R. D. ch. of that place in 1682. Bought Mar. 8, 1666, of Hendrick Jansen Oesterstroem or Van Oesterstroem a bouwery in Flb on the W. side of the highway, on the S. side of Pieter . Lodt, and on the N. side of Gerret Lubbertse, with a house- plot, as per p. 56 of Lib. B of Flh rec. This appears to cover
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the farm of Henry S. Ditmars and part of the farm of John Ditmars, and which was probably purchased of Reynier Janse by Jan Janse his brother. Issue :- Geertje, bp. July 31, 1681, and Louis, bp. Nov. 11, 1683.
DITTON, JOHN, owned land in Br" adjoining Breser's patent in 1645, as per said patent.
DOCKENS, WYLLEM, paid 3 gl. 14 st., minister's salary, in Fib in 1664, per minutes of town meetings, etc., of Flh.
DOMAN, - serjeant, made a contract Nov. 22, 1646, with Jan Teunissen, schout of Brn, to build a house for him at the ferry, as per p. 35 of Calendar of Dutch Man.
DONVER, JOHANNES, on Stoothoff books of 1700.
DOOR, EMME, on muster-roll of Buk militia in 1663, per town rec.
DORLAND or DORLANDT, GERRET. Was probably in this country, but no certain account. Issue :- Jan Gerretse; Gerret Gerretse; and Styntje Gerretse, who m. Dec. 20, 1683, Gerret Strycker.
Gerret Gerretse of Br" ferry, b. 1656; m. Ist, May 25, 1682, Cornelia Debevois; m. 2ª, prior to 1685, Geertruyd Aukes (Van Nuyse). Of the Wallabout in 1677 and mem. of the . R. D. ch. of Brn; took the oath of allegiance in 1687 in Flh as a native, and on ass. roll of said town in 1693. Mort- gaged June 5, 1689, for £160 to Pieter Jacobse Marius of N. Y. 60 A. at N. L. Issue :- Gerret Jun'; Karel, bp. Mar. 22, 1685, in FIh; and Cornelis, bp. Mar. 29, 1696, in Brn.
Gerret Jun™, m. Marretien - - and settled near New Brunswick, N. J., prior to 1699, as per Dr. Messler's Somer- set Co. Issue :- Harmtje, bp. May 30, 1695, in Br"; Annatje, bp. Nov. 14, 1704, in Brn; Maria, bp. Oct. 30, 1706; Lisebet, bp. Oct. 26, 1709; Geertje, bp. Aug. 6, 1712; and William, bp. Aug, 10, 1725-all in N. J.
Jan Gerretse, emigrated in 1652, and settled at Bedford as early as 1657; m. Anna Remsen. On ass. rolls of Bra of 1675 and '83 and cen. of 1698; took the oath of allegiance there in 1687, and elder in the R. D. ch. in 1711. Issue :- Maritje, bp. Apl. 11, 1672, m. Apl. 25, 1690, Lucas Seubring; Geertje, bp. Aug. 19, 1674, m. Aug. 2, 1695, Abm Pietersen of FIh; Elsje, bp. May 22, 1678; Jan, bp. Mar. 20, 1681, (sup.) m. May 20, 1690, Jannetje Janse Schenck. Made his mark to documents.
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GENEALOGY.
Jan (sup. s. of Lambert), m. Marretje -. Issue :- Jan, bp. July 17, 1701; and Cornelia, bp. Aug. 7, 1705, both in Br". Signed his name "Jan Dorlandt" in 1720.
Lambert or Lammert Janse, m. Hendrickje or Harmpie Janse. On ass. rolls of Brn of 1675 and '76, and a mag. in 1673, as per p. 8 of Cal. of Eng. Man. Both mem. of the D. ch. of Br" in 1677 and '85. A Lambert Dorland, mem- ber of Assembly for Richmond Co. in 1691, and an anti- Leislerian, in 1701; also a Lambert Dorland of Six Mile Run, N. J., in 1717. This Lambert Janse appears to be too old to be a s. of Jan Gerretse. Issue :- Elsie Lam- mertse, bp. May 12, 1678, in Flb; and Jan Lammertse, bp. Mar. 20, 1681, in Br". Signed his name "Lamber Dorre- lant."
DOUCKLES, WILLEM, bought land in Flb in 1658 of Jan Hendrickse Van Gunst. Of Flh in 1688, as per Col. Man. In 1664 he took the oath of allegiance to the English in N. Y.
DOUTS, ABRAM, see Du Toict.
DOXSEY, THOMAS, bought Oct. 19, 1650, of Nichs Stillwell, through Richª Cluffe, the plantation-lot Stillwell bought of Geo. Homes in Gd, as per town rec.
DRETS, DRATS, or DREGZ, JOSIAS JANSE, emigrated in 1661 from Amsterdam, and settled at first in N. A .; m. Apl. 30, 1682, Aeltje Adams Brouwer of Gowanus. Removed to Br", where he took the oath of allegiance in 1687, and on ass. roll of 1683. In 1692 resided in Newtown. Issue :- Josias, bp. May 28, 1682, in Flds; Sara, bp. June 20, 1684; Jan, bp. Dec. 11, 1687, in Br]; Betty, bp. Jan. 15, 1699, in Br"; and Casparis, bp. Mar. 30, 1701, in Br".
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