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17th CENTURY IMMIGRANTS TO NEW NETHERLAND & NEW YORK
Date: Sat Nov 16 15:39:37 1996 Name: Iris Lawrence-Gardner E-
mail:iris.gardner@juno.com Address: Surname of
Immigrant: Jans Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Anneke Origin of
Immigrant: Holland Name of Ship:
? Arrival Date: before 1630
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: Holland Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: New York Immigrant's Spouse: Roelof Jans Source of Information: Grandmother Immigrant's Children: Sarah Roelofsen Jan,
Fytje,and Catrina
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Note From Lorine: Anneke's second husband was Domine Everardus Bogardus. Anneke came to NY in 1630 on De Eendracht. Some sources for info on her are:
"Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany" by Jonathan Pearson
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany NY"
"Dutch Settlers Society of Albany"
"Settlers of Rensselaerswyck 1630-1658"
"Early Settlers of New Amsterdam"
"Scandanavian Immigrants in New York" by John O. Evjen
Date: Sat Nov 16 18:17:47 1996 Name: Krista Kolbert E-
mail:hartman@gisco.net Address: Surname of
Immigrant: Adam Dingman Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Dingemans Origin of
Immigrant: Harrlem, Holland Name of
Ship: ? Arrival Date: around
1653
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth:
8/31/61 Harrlem, Holland Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: 1721, New York Kinderhook-? Immigrant's Spouse: Aeltie (Alice) Jacobse
Gardenier Source of Information: Aunt's Ruth and Marion,
Dingman Family History by Harley S. Dingman Immigrant's
Children:
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Note from Lorine: "Calendar of Wills....of County Clerk at Albany 1626-1836" by Berthold Fernow. 1967 lists
DINGEMANS, Adam of New Albany born at Harlem Holland and wife Aeltie Jacobs Gardenier born at New Albany. (more detail available) Date 1683, Nov. 19. Full record in Albany Co. Records, Notarial Papers II, p. 468
DINGMANS, Adam, born at Harlem Holland (more details available) Date 1720/21, Jan 21 & March 14. Full records in Albany Co. Records, Wills I, p. 169 Vide #565
Date: Sat Nov 16 19:21:55 1996 Name: Edward J. Kane E-
mail:ejkane@redrose.net Address: Surname of
Immigrant: Van Kouwenhoven Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Wolphert Gerretse Origin of
Immigrant: Netherlands Name of
Ship: ? Arrival Date: 1625
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: about 1583,
Netherlands Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: 1662, New York Immigrant's
Spouse: Aeltje Jans Source of Information: misc family records and
Conover family assoc records Immigrant's
Children: Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven, b abt 1610,
Utrecht, Netherlands
Jacob Wolpherse Van Kouwenhoven, b abt 1612, Utrecht, Netherlands
Pieter Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven, b abt 1614, Amersfoort,
Netherlands
Notes: I am descended from Wolphert's third son
Pieter Wolphertse Van
Kouwenhoven. My grandmother Martha Elva Conover was a patrilineal
descendant of Wolphert and Pieter.
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Date: Sat Nov 16 20:11:52 1996 Name: Charles Brown E-
mail:cmbrown@cyberhighway.net Address: 2219 So. 10th Ave.
caldwell Id 83605 Surname of Immigrant:
Vandergrift Given name(s) of Immigrant:
Nicholas Origin of Immigrant: Amsterdam Name of Ship: Arrival
Date: 1680
Immigrant's Date & Place of
Birth: 5 May 1658 Amsterdam Immigrant's Date
& Place of Death: 24 Aug 1684 New Utracht L.I. N.Y. Immigrant's Spouse: Barentji Jansen Verkerk Source of Information: IGI Immigrant's Children: Vandergrift, MaryVandergrift, JacobVandergrift, JanVandergrift, Nicholas
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Date: Sat Nov 16 21:05:31 1996 Name: elsa walden E-
mail:ewalden@prairienet.org Address: Surname of
Immigrant: walden Given name(s) of
Immigrant: william Origin of
Immigrant: wales Name of Ship:
? Arrival Date: 1689
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: Swansea
Wales Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: Immigrant's Spouse: Source of Information: Baptismal records Immigrant's Children: Mary WaldenViree WaldenJohn WaldenTom Walden
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Date: Sun Nov 17 08:10:17 1996 Name: Caude Montpetit E-
mail:poitevin@total.net Address: 86 charnwood road Surname
of Immigrant: hoom Given name(s) of
Immigrant: elyas Origin of
Immigrant: netherlands Name of
Ship: - Arrival Date:
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: 1650 Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: - Immigrant's Spouse: abigail - Source of Information: national archives
canada Immigrant's Children: samuel,david
from bergen,N.J.baptized schraalenburgh dutch reformed church(hackensack)
N.J.circa 1775.
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Date: Sun Nov 17 10:53:44 1996 Name: Scot Austin E-
mail:afaoa@eahul.net Address: 22283 DeAnza Cir. N.
Cupertino,CA
95014 Surname of Immigrant: Schenck Given name(s) of Immigrant: Marten Origin of Immigrant: Doesburgh, Utrecht, NL Name of Ship: de Valckenef Arrival
Date: 28 Jun, 1650
Immigrant's Date & Place of
Birth: 7 Aug,1584 Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: ? Immigrant's Spouse:
Maria Magaretha Bockhurst Source of Information: Family Records Compiled by
Kate Reid Immigrant's Children:
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Date: Sun Nov 17 11:27:12 1996 Name: Scot Austin E-
mail:afaoa@rahul.net Address: Surname of
Immigrant: Schenck Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Roelof Origin of
Immigrant: Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL Name of
Ship: de Valckenef Arrival Date:
28 Jun 1650
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth:
20 Jun, 1619 Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: 1705 Flatlands, Kings Co, LI, NY Immigrant's Spouse: Neeltje Gerettse van
Couwenhoven Source of Information: Family Records Compiled by
Kate Reid Immigrant's Children: Marten
Roelefse Shenck b 23 Jun,1661 m Susannah Abrahamse Brinkhoff
Annetje b 1663
Jannetje b 5 Feb,1665
Marike 14 Feb, 1667
Jan Roelofse Schenck b 1 Mar, 1670
Gerret Roelofse Schenck b 27 Oct, 1671 Flatlands d 5 Sep 1745
Pleasent Valley, Monmouth Co, NJ m Meeltje Corneliase van Vorhees
Notes: I descend from Gerret, youngest son of
Roelof's 1st wife
Roelof m 2nd Annetje Pieterse van Wycoff and 3rd Katrina Gruiger
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Date: Sun Nov 17 11:31:08 1996 Name: Scot Austin E-
mail:afaoa@rahul.net Address: Surname of
Immigrant: Schenck Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Roelof Origin of
Immigrant: Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL Name of
Ship: de Valckenef Arrival Date:
28 Jun 1650
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth:
20 Jun, 1619 Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: 1705 Flatlands, Kings Co, LI, NY Immigrant's Spouse: Neeltje Gerettse van
Couwenhoven Source of Information: Family Records Compiled by
Kate Reid Immigrant's Children: Marten
Roelefse Shenck b 23 Jun,1661 m Susannah Abrahamse Brinkhoff
Annetje b 1663 m Albert Albertse Terhunen
Jannetje b 5 Feb,1665 m Peter Nevius
Marike 14 Feb, 1667 m Isaac Hegeman
Jan Roelofse Schenck b 1 Mar, 1670 m Sarah Williamse van Couwenhoven
Gerret Roelofse Schenck b 27 Oct, 1671 Flatlands d 5 Sep 1745
Pleasent Valley, Monmouth Co, NJ m Meeltje Corneliase van Vorhees
Notes: I descend from Gerret, youngest son of
Roelof's 1st wife
Roelof m 2nd Annetje Pieterse van Wycoff and 3rd Katrina Gruiger
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Date: Sun Nov 17 11:45:05 1996 Name: Scot Austin E-
mail:afaoa@rahul.net Address: Surname of
Immigrant: van Couwenhoven Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Gerret Wolfertse Origin of
Immigrant: Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL Name of
Ship: Arrival Date: bef 1636
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: 1610 Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: 1645
Flatlands, Kings Co, LI, NY Immigrant's
Spouse: Aeltje Conelise Cool Source of Information: Family Records Compiled by
Kate Reid Immigrant's Children: William
Gerretse van Couwenhoven b 1636 Flatlands, Kings, Co, LI,NY m Aeltie
Jorisen
Jan Gerretse b 1639 m Gerdientje de Sille
Neeltje b 1641 m Roelof Martense Schenck
Marettje b 1643 m Coert Stevense van Voorhees
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Date: Sun Nov 17 21:17:06 1996 Name: Jennifer Dahl E-
mail:dahlc@direct.ca Address: 103-2608 Prior St
Victoria BC Canada
V8T 3X8 Surname of Immigrant: Slingerland Given name(s) of Immigrant: Teunis Cornelisse Origin of Immigrant: Netherlands Name of Ship: ? Arrival
Date: 1654
Immigrant's Date & Place of
Birth: 07 Apr 1617, Amsterdam, Netherlands Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: between 1701 &
1705, Hackensack, NJ Immigrant's Spouse:
Engeltie Albertse Bradt & Geertje Fonda Source of Information: copilations done by others
which quote primary sources, book "Bradt: A Norwegian Family in Colonial
America" by Peter R. Christoph, Ancestral File at LDS, Books: The
Documentary History of the State of New York" Immigrant's
Children: Arent b 1662/3 Albany NY, d. abt 1713, m
Gertrude Van Vorst 1688
Annetje (Anna) b 1661-63 Albany NY, m. Johannes Appel by 1683
Albert b between 1666 & 1670 Albany NY, d. abt 1731, m Hester
Brickers
Neeltje b abt 1672 Albany NY, m Martin Beckman Sep 1692
Cornelis b 1670 or 1674 Albany NY, d. Sep 1758, m Eva Mabie May 1699
Shenectady NY, was blacksmith
Elizabeth (Lysbeth) b abt 1680, d. aft 1735, m. Thomas Eckerson Oct
1700 Albany NY
Rachel (Racheltje) b abt 1681, m. Casper Van Hoesen Jan 1701 in
Shenectady NY
Maria b abt 1665 Albany NY, m. Johannes Thomase Mingael Jan 1687
Johannes b 1685, m. Claasje Van Der Line 1710, m Lydia Romeyn abt
1715
About 1693 Teunis Cornelisse, 2nd wife Geertje and younger
children moved to Hackinsack, New Jersey.
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Date: Mon Nov 18 09:56:01 1996 Name: Philip O'Leary,III E-
mail:pol@lubrizol.com Address: Surname of
Immigrant: PULISVELT/PULIS Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Pieter Origin of
Immigrant: Netherlands Name of
Ship: Arrival Date: before
1680
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: ca
1660-1680 NY/Netherlands Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: ? NY/NJ Immigrant's
Spouse: ? Source of Information: Paramus RDC Bergen
Co;NJ,Ramapo Lutheran Church,Bergen Co;NJ Immigrant's
Children: 1)Johannes/Hannes Pulisvelt,b. ca. 1700 NY/NJ,m.2)
02 Mar 1723
Hackensack RDC Bergen Co;NJ to Margaretha Elizabetha Stor.
Notes: Surname also appears sometimes as:
Pilesfelt,Bullis,Billifield,
Pillesfelt,after 1800 most families in the NY?NJ area adopted the
name:PULIS
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Date: Mon Nov 18 10:11:13 1996 Name: Philip O'Leary E-
mail:pol@lubrizol.com Address: Surname of
Immigrant: VAN VOORST Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Ide Cornelisen Origin of
Immigrant: NY/Ultrecht,Netherlands Name of
Ship: Arrival Date: brfore
1635
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: ca
1630 NY/Netherlands Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: after 1655 NY/NJ Immigrant's
Spouse: Hilletje JANS,b. ca. 1630 Oldenburgh,Netherlands Source of Information: "Archivist"newsletter of
the Genealogical Society of Bergen Co;NJ Immigrant's
Children: 1)Annetje, b. ca. 1655 Bergen Co;NJ,d.
Tappan,NY,m. 13 Jun 1677
Notes:
Ide Cornelisen VAN VOORST was the son of
was the son of Daniel VAN VOORST and Aletta(Alida) SCHAETS
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Date: Mon Nov 18 10:20:27 1996 Name: Philip O'Leary,III E-
mail:pol@lubrizol.com Address: Surname of
Immigrant: VERVEELEN Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Bernardus Origin of
Immigrant: NYC Name of Ship: Arrival Date: before 1682
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: ca 1682
NYC Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: after
1714 Tappan,NY Immigrant's Spouse: Evertje
DELAMATER Source of Information: The Blauvelt Family,Louis
L. Blauvelt,1957 Immigrant's Children:
1)Alida,bpt 14 Jan 1714 Tappan,NY,d. after 1756,m.
Huybert BLAUVELT(1716-after 1756)
Notes: Bernardus VERVEELEN was the son of
JOHANNES VERVEELEN and
Anna JAARSVELT of Amsterdam,Netherlands.
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Date: Mon Nov 18 20:11:23 1996 Name: L. Dwight Vidito E-
mail:vidito@tigerpaw.com Address: Surname of
Immigrant: Videt Given name(s) of
Immigrant: Jean Origin of
Immigrant: France Name of Ship:
? Arrival Date: bef 1656
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: ca 1630 Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: aft 1670 New
York? Immigrant's Spouse: Jannetje
Jaspers Source of Information: Alice A. Priest
Manuscripts from Newberry Library Chicago Immigrant's
Children: >Anna Marie bap 1658
>Jasper bap 1660 m. c.1685 Sarah Palmer Greenwich CT. d. c. 1708
Greenwich CT.
>Francois bap 1662 d. bef 1663
>Francois bap 1663
>Pieter bap 1665 ancestor to the Nova Scotia Vidito (s).
>Jannetie bap 1666
>Hester bap 1667
>Thene bap 1670 possible ancestor to southern Vittitoe/Veteto, etc.
These names were found in the Dutch Reformed Church in New York City.
Thew fathers last name was spelled different ways, Videtto, Viedit,, etc.
Jean Videt was a French tailor and lived near wall street.
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Date: Mon Nov 18 20:17:06 1996 Name: Brian Bartley E-
mail:bartley@ebtech.net Address: Box 24, RR#1,
Camlachie, Ontario
N0N 1E0 Surname of Immigrant: Springsteen Given name(s) of Immigrant: Melchior Origin of Immigrant: Province of Groeningen,
Holland Name of Ship: ? Arrival Date: before 1652
Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: 1643,
Groeningen, Holland Immigrant's Date & Place of
Death: after 1714, probably Dutchess Cty., N.Y. Immigrant's Spouse: Geertruy Bartholds Source of Information: The Ancestry of and the
Descent from Joost, Johannes and Melchior Springsteen. Compiled by
Andrew J. Provost, Jr., Darion Conn. 1953 Immigrant's
Children:
Caspar Springsteen, born Boswyck, Long Island, N.Y. about 1670;married
first Wyntie Jurex -June 21,1693, second Jannetje Schermerhorn -July
28,1695, died after 1709
Balthus Springsteen, bapt., Dec 1, 1672, New York Dutch Church
Catharina Springsteen, bapt., May 5, 1678, Flatbush Dutch Church
Melchior Springsteen, born Brooklyn about 1680, married Sarah Caspers
Jurian Springsteen, bapt., april 17, 1681, Flatbush Dutch Church, married
Catherina ______
Elizabeth Springsteen, bapt., Nov 30, 1683, Flatbush Dutch Church,
married Johannes Blerkom, 2nd Joseph Brune
Issac Springsteen, bapt.,April 24, 1687 at New York Dutch Church
David Springsteen, bapt.,April 21, 1689 at New York Dutch Church
Samuel Springsteen, c. 1794, bapt., July 17, 1709, married Jannetje
DeGroot Feb 7, 1719 at Tarrytown, N.Y.
Notes: alias Melles Caspars, Melchior Casparz,
etc.
Son of Caspar Springsteen of Groeningen, Holland. Immigrated
with mother Geesje Jans, brothers Joost and Johannes and a sister
Barbara. Father died prior to 1652, not sure where. Mother
remarried Sept., 8, 1652, one Jan Jansen also of Groeningen at
the New Amsterdam Dutch Church. In 1663 Melchior is listed as 19
years of age and a member of the Boswyck militia. Moved about
1670 to Brooklyn, N.Y., lived New York(City)about 1687/89, moved
circa 1692 to Tappan, Orange County and sometime after about 1700
to Dutchess County New York where he shows up
on the 1714 census.
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