My 8th great-grandfather, Jan MARTENSE (Jan s/o Marten) was also known as Jan DE WEVER (the weaver) in Colonial New York. He is the immigrant ancestor of the VAN ALSTYNE family. His wife was identified as Dirkje (sometimes written as Dirckien) Harmensdr. (or Harmense, meaning d/o Harmen) BOERTGENS, in a notorial paper dated 24 May 1658 at Amsterdam. [Source: Random Notes Concerning Settlers Of Dutch Descent by William J. Hoffman, in New World Immigrants: A Consolidation Of Ship Passenger Lists And Associated Data From Periodical Literature edited by Michael Tepper (2 vols).]

Note from Lorine: Using the reference given in Hoffman's article, I was able to hire a researcher in Amsterdam to obtain a copy of the actual notarial document from the Amsterdam Archives. I also paid to have it translated. When I have time I will scan this and upload for all to see, just another example of The Olive Tree's committment to bring FREE genealogy online!

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Jan and Dirkje were from Meppel, Netherlands and they came to the New World with at least 2 children. The first time we see them in New York in 18 July 1655 when a son Marten was baptised at New Amsterdam. Jan died about 1698 and is buried at Kinderhook, NY beneath the Dutch Reformed Church. Dirckje Harmense BOERTGENS died about 1682 and is also buried there.

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Children:

• Jan Janse VAN ALSTYNE
  Bpt 22 Aug 1647 Meppel, Drenth, Netherlands ^{FN 5}

• Herman Janse VAN ALSTYNE aka VAN MEPPELEN
  Bpt 9 Jul 1648 Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands ^{FN 5}
  Resided In Albany, NY
  Married (1) 5 Jul 1682 New York, NY ^{FN 2} Brechtje ELSWAERT
  Married (2) 7 Nov. 1688 New York, NY ^{FN 2} Geesje SCHUUERMANS

• Abraham Janse VAN ALSTYNE
  born circa 1650 Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands ^{FN 5}
  Married 8 Sep 1684 uknown VAN NOESTRAND
  Daughter Of Jacob Janszen VAN NOESTRAND
  Married (2) 17 Jan 1694 Albany New York ^{FN 1} Marritje VAN DEUSEN

• Lambert Jansen VAN ALSTYNE
  Born About 1652
  Died 16 Oct 1703 ^{FN 3}
  Married Circa 1682 Jannetje MINGAEL
  Baptized 18 Jan 1660
  Daughter Of Thomas Jansen MINGAEL and Marritje Abrahamse VAN DEURSEN
  [She married second Jochem Lambertse VAN VALKENBURG the widower of Eva Hendrickse VROOMAN]

• Marten Janse VAN ALSTYNE
  Bpt 18 Jul 1655 New Amsterdam, NY ^{FN 4}
  Married 1 circa 1678 ^{FN 3} Jannetje Cornelis BOGAERT
  Married 2 5 Dec. 1705 Albany New York ^{FN 1} Cornelia Van Den Bergh *See Notes 1

• Isaac Janse VAN ALSTYNE
  Born 16 Jul 1657 Albany, NY
  Died 4 Jan 1746
  Married (1) 20 Oct 1689 Albany, Ny ^{FN 1} Maritie Abrahamse VOSBURGH
  au of Abraham Pieterse VOSBURGH & Geertruy Pieterse COEYMANS
  married (2) Jannetjie Jochemse VAN VALKENBURG
  Dau. of Jochem Lambertse VAN VALKENBURG & Eva Hendrickse VROOMAN

• Dorothea Janse VAN ALSTYNE
  Born 1659
  Married 7 May 1678 Jacob Abraham VOSBURGH
  Born circa 1654
  Resided Kinderhook, Columbia Co., NY
  Died 15 Oct 1732 Linlithgo, Columbia Co., NY
  

• Flammetje VAN ALSTYNE
  Born About 1661 New Amsterdam, NY ^{FN 5}

• Teuntje VAN ALSTYNE
  Born About 1663 New Amsterdam, NY ^{FN 5}