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Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam/New York - Marriages
Marriage Book of the Register of the Persons who are herin recorded, and who were married here or outside the city of New York from the 11th Dec. 1639
Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record published 1890 and 1940
Notes:
New York was New Amsterdam until 1674
Researchers in this time period should also familiarize themselves with common Dutch phrases used in Baptismal, Marriage and death records. The serious researcher will also need to be very familiar with Dutch naming systems and patronymics
Remarks within square brackets [ ], are Lorine's own notations and research. The names are for the most part, in patronymic form. The actual surname the family may have taken, would not have developed for some years. If known, I have indicated the family name which this individual or his/her descendants eventually took.
Remember that spelling was largely phonetic in this time period - and your ancestor may be found under a variety of names (patronymics) and spellings ..... so... be creative! In these early records the use of "Van" is not usually part of the surname, but is intended as "from" showing the place of origin of the individual.
Understanding these records:
From 27 August 1673 on, the first date is the date the parties registered their intent to marry. The last date is the date of the actual marriage. Example:
"den 3 May. Willem Heyer en Catalyntie Mol den 26 May"
"den 3 May" means Willem and Catalyntie registered on the 3 May of that year. "den 26 May" is the actual marriage date.
dicto means that entry occured in the same month as the preceeding entry (the one above it). If the preceeding entry also uses "dicto", keep reading up until you find a month. Example:
"den 3 May. Willem Heyer en Catalyntie Mol, j.d. Van N. Yorck, den 26 May"
"den 28 dicto. James Spencer en Maria Carlee met een licentie den 28 dicto."
Here we see that James Spencer and Maria Carlee registered their intent to marry on 28 May (as per the entry before theirs)
eodem means the entry occured on the same day as the one preceeding. Example: In the following three entries we see that Andries Holst registered his intent to marry on the same day as Francois de Fenne. Francois' entry uses "den 6 dicto" so we must read up to find the first preceeding entry with a month - and that is Delivery Stantely with the month of Sept. Thus Francois' entry is 6 Sept. as is Andries'.
"den 2 Sept. Delivery Stantely, en Engelje Boeckhout, Getrouwt den 2 Octob."
"den 6 dicto. Francois de Fenne, en Margareta Blanck, Getrouwt den 9 Octob."
"Eodem. Andries Holst, en Cornelia Van Tienhoven Getrouwt den 23 Septemb."
New Amsterdam (New York City) Reformed Dutch Church Marriages 1687
26 Mart. met een Licentie. Reynier Van Sickelen, j. m. Van N. Amersfoort, en
Janneken Van Hooren, Wede d' Eerste wonende alhier en twede tot N. Amersfoort.
getrouwt tot Breuckelen.
31 Mart. Jan Strycker, laest Wedr Van Swaentje Jans, en Theuntje Theunis, laest
Wede Van Jacob Hellaken. de Eerste wonende tot mid wout, en twede alhier. Tit
mid Wout.
15 April. Laurens Thomaszen, j. m. Van N. Yorke, en Catharina Lievens, j. d.
als boven, beyde woonende alhier. 11 May.
Eodem. Jacobus Corneliszen, j. m. Van Vlissingen, en Aeltje Fredricx, j. d. Van
N. Yorke, beyde woonende alhier. Eodem.
23 dicto. Jan Meet, j. m. Van Oudt Amersfoort, in't Sticht Van Uytrecht, en
Grietje Mandeviel, j. d. Van N. Amersfoort op't lange Eyly, beyde woonende
alhier. Eodem.
14 dicto. Jan Janszen Van Flensburg, Wedr Van Willemyntie de Cleyne, en Grietie
Martens Wede, Van Claes Roelofszen, beyde woonende alhier. getrouwt met een
licentie door Mr Alexander Innes.
25 Jun. Bernard Darby, j. m. Van London, en Maria de Foreest, j. d. Van N.
Yorck. getrouwt met een licentie den 15 Jun.
24 dicto. Johannes Van Giesen, j. m. Van Uytrecht, en Aeltje Schepmoes, Wede
Van Jan Evertsz Keteltas, d' Eerste wonende op Bergen en twede alhier. 13 Jul.
Eodem. John Rose, j. m. Van Dorsitsheire in oudt Engelt, en Lydia Bowyer, Wede
Van Amas Bowyer, beyde woonende alhier. [Dese geboden zyn geschut, op redenen
tebewysen door de huysvr. Van Willem Merret, op den 2 Jul.]* niet getrouwt.
[*This marriage did not take place for reasons shown by the wife of Willem Merret
on the 2d of July.]
2 Jul. Johannes Provoost, laest Wedr Van Sara Webbers, en Anna Mauritz, Wede
Van Do Wilhelmus Van Nieuwenhuysen, beyde wonende alhier. 18 dicto.
9 dicto. Hendrick de Boog, j. m. Van N. Yorke, en Grietie Kermer, j. d. als
voren, beyde wonende alhier. 4 Aug.
15 dicto. Petrus de Mill, j. m. Van N. Yorke, en Maria Vanderheul, j. d. als
voren, beyde wonende alhier. Eodem.
Eodem. Dirck Hooglandt, j. m. Van N. Yorck, en Maria Kip, j. d. als voren,
beyde wonende alhier. Eodem.
25 dicto. Philip Scuyler, j. m. Van N. Albanien, en Elisabeth de Meyert, j. d.
Van N. Yorck, d' Eerste wonende tot N. Albanien, en twede alhier. 24 Aug.
29 dicto. Richard Hitman, j. m. Van London, en Marritje Karseboom, h. d. Van N.
Yorke, beyde woonende alhier. 17 dicto.
5 Aug. Richard Ashfield, j. m. Van _____, en Maria Wessels, j. d. Van N. Yorck,
beyde wonende alhier. met een licentie opden 5 Aug.
6 dicto. John Sprat, j. m. Van Wigton, en Maria de Peyster, Wede Van Paulus
Schrick, beyde wonende alhier. 26 dicto.
19 dicto. Pieter Vander Schueren, j. m. Van N. Yorke, en Sara Fredricx, j. d.
als boven, beyde wonende alhier. 14 Sept.
30 dicto. Johannes Van Imburg, j. m. Van N. Albanien, en Margrietie Van
Schayck, j. d. Van N. Yorke, beyde woonende alhier. 28 dicto.
3 Sept. Jan Tibout, Wedr Van Sara Van der Vlucht, en Hester Dubois, Wede Van
Claude Lemaistre, beyde woonende tot Haerlem. 6 Nov. tot N. Haerlem door
myzelf.
Eodem. Barent Waldron, j. m. Van N. Haerlem, en Jannetje Jans, j. d. Van N.
Yorke, d' Eerste woonende tot N. Haerlem en twede tot N. Yorke. 25 Sept. Tot N.
Haerlem.
16 Sept. Theunis Bogaert, Wedr Van Sara Rapaille, en Geertie Jans, Wede Dirck
Dye, d' Eerst wonende in de Walebocht, en twede alhier. 11 Nov.
8 Novemb. John Haines, en Elisabeth Bouwne. met een licentie den 9 Novemb.
9 Nov. Pieter Janszen Haring, j. m. Van N. Yorck, Grietje Bogaerts, j. d. Van
Bedtfort, d' Eerst woonende op Tappan, en twede op N. Haerlem. 4 Dec. tot N.
Haerlem.
18 dicto. Caspar Pieterszen Neby, j. m. Van N. Yorck, Lysbeth Schuermans, j. d.
Van Santfort, beyde wonende alhier. 14 dict.
9 Decemb. Isaac de Peyster, j. m. Van N. Yorck, en Maria Van Balen, j. d. Van
N. Albanien, beyde wonende alhier.27 dict.
16 dicto. John Fell, j. m. Van London, en Janneken Joosten, j. d. Van N. Yorke,
beyde woonende alhier. Ao 1688. den 4 Jan.
18 dicto. Thomas Sessions, Wedr Van Dorothea Jurdan, en Elionoor Shauw, Wede
Robbert Shauw, beyde woonende alhier. 2 dicto.
28 dicto. Jacobus Gouleth, j. m. Van Buyck Sloot, en Janneken Cocher, j. d. Van
N. Yorck, beyde wonende alhier. 10 dicto.
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