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New Netherland & New York Genealogy New Netherland Settlers Books now available!: Ships Passenger Lists to New York 500 voyages to and from New Netherland (New York) Cemetery Records (Cemetery, Obits) Census Records Church Records (B, D, M) City Directories Land & Mortgage Records Military Records Wills & Probate Records New Netherland History Ancestor Signatory hand marks Translation of words in Church records Understanding Patronymics Dutch Names & Nicknames Glossary of Dutch Words Ancient Dutch Occupations New Netherland Settlers 17th Century Ancestor Registry Dutch & English translations for Occupations Life in 17th Century Amsterdam Online Books Research in the Netherlands Miscellaneous Genealogy [ Mailing Lists] [Societies & Journals] [Dictionary & Definitions] [Olive Tree Library] [Help] [Links] The Van Slyke Family in America My latest book (3rd edition) on the Van Slyke family is available as of August 2018! 30+ years of research pulled together. 3rd Edition of my Van Slyke book. "New Netherland Settlers Van Slyke Family: Cornelis Antonissen Van Slyke 1604-1676 & his French-Mohawk Wife Ots-Toch" 366 pages, over 1200 footnotes available on Amazon Cornelis Van Slyke's story is of a Dutchman who came to the New World as a carpenter at the age of 30, who became an interpreter for the Mohawk nation, was adopted into the tribe, and who met and married a French-Mohawk woman (Ots-Toch)who never left her native village. Their children, all raised at Canajoharie, one of the Mohawk castles or villages, became well-known and respected in the Dutch community. All except one left the village and married Dutch settlers. One of their children was my 8th great grandfather, Jacques Cornelissen Van Slyke who was known as Akes Gautsch, and whose Mohawk name was It-sy-cho-sa-quash-ka. Jacques was also an interpreter and one of the first settlers of Schenectady. Ever since the publication of the first Van Slyke Family in America book in 1996, I have been continuing my research on this family. A few years ago I found a court record in New Netherland where Cornelis Van Slyke wrote about the death of a man in Breuckelen Netherlands. Cornelis referred to the deceased man as his brother and asked if he was in the will. This exciting discovery spurred me to hire a Dutch researcher to search the Breuckelen and Nijenrode archives for more details. His findings are presented in this Revised Edition. The Van Slyke Family in America, Revised Edition, discusses Cornelise Antonissen Van Slyke born in Brueckelen, Netherlands in 1604 and his Mohawk-French wife Ots-Toch born ca 1620 at Canajoharie, New York. Cornelis came to the New World on the ship Eendracht in May of 1634, settling at Beverwyck and then Schenectady, New York. Cornelis was known by several names, making research on him somewhat complicated, but not impossible. He can be found in the various records of the time as Cornelis Teunissen, Cornelis Antonissen, Cornelis Van Slicht (as he himself signed his contract with Kilean Van Rensellaer in 1634), Cornelis van Breuckelen (from Breuckelen) as he was called by van Rensellaer, Broer (brother) Cornelis as called by the Mohawks and Brodeur (brother) by the Dutch. My first book on the family was published in 1996. I found the story of Cornelis and Ots-Toch so compelling that in 1993 I decided to write a book on them. I wanted to trace Ots-Toch's lineage as far as possible, and try to prove which, if either, of the two stories of her parentage was correct. I wanted to know my ancestors as real people - the times they lived in, the neighbours they had, their friends and other relatives, events in their lives, what they wore, and any details I could find to put flesh on the bones. My first book is now out of print but my revised edition is now available! In the 3rd Edition, new findings on the Van Slyke family in Breuckelen are revealed. New facts are added to the descendant genealogies and a few errors from the first book are corrected. More sources have been added and there is more detail about individuals included. New Netherland Settlers: Willem Pieterse Van Slyke aka Neef - A genealogy to five generations of the descendants of Willem Pieterse Van Slyke who settled in New Netherland (New York) in 1660 New Netherland Settlers: Willem Pieterse Van Slyke aka Neef - A genealogy to five generations of the descendants of Willem Pieterse Van Slyke who settled in New Netherland (New York) in 1660 is my second book on the Van Slyke family. As of February 2005 it is available for sale. Cornelise's nephew Willem Pieterse Van Slyke and his descendants were briefly discussed in my first book on the Van Slyke family "The Van Slyke Family in America: A Genealogy of Cornelis Anotnissen Van Slyke, 1604-1676 and his Mohawk wife Ots-Toch, including the story of Jacques Hertel, 1603-1651, Father of Ots-Toch and Interpreter to Samuel de Champlain". In the years that followed, I realized it was time to give Willem a book of his own. Sometimes one event leads to another serendiptious finding. Such was the case with this book. During my four year research period on this book, I was researching other families for a planned series on New Netherland settlers and compiling notes. In-depth research on the Straetsman family led me to an unexpected revelation of a family connection - one which affects Van Slyke and Barheit descendants. You will read about this in the chapter on Pieter Willemse Van Slyke and his wife Johanna Barheit. Other mysteries were solved along the way, and I hope that Van Slyke descendants are pleased with my findings. The final motivation to complete this book, which has been four years in the making, were the descendants of Willem, who eagerly sought more details about him. New Netherland Settlers: Willem Pieterse Van Slyke aka Willem Neef: A genealogy to 5 generations of the descendants of Willem Pieterse Van Slyke (Volume 10) on Amazon.com or Amazon.ca 180 pages VAN SLYKE NEWS! A 1729 Van Slyke Bible has been discovered! Thanks to the generousity of the new owner, pictures and story are on The Olive Tree Genealogy pages. The family genealogy, handwritten in the bible in 1793 is also included. Here is an interesting document Source: History of New Netherland O'Callaghan, E. B. (Edmund Bailey), 1797-1880. 2d ed. New-York, D. Appleton & company, 1855. WE, Willem Kieft, Director-general, and council, on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, His Highness of Orange, and the Noble Lords Directors of the Privileged West India Company, residing in New Netherland: To all who shall see or hear these presents read, Health. Whereas Cornelis Antonissen, [Van Slyck,] of Breuckelen, hath appeared before Us, and with his associates requested permission to settle in free possession the land of Katskill lying on the River Mauritius, there to plant with his associates a Colonie, which he hath promised to do, according to the freedoms and exemptions of New Netherland: WE, therefore, considering the great service which the aforesaid Cornelis Antonissen hath conferred on this country, as well in the making of peace as in the ransoming of prisoners, and it being proper that such notorious services should not remain unacknowledged, We have, as Director and Council, conceded and granted to the aforesaid Cornelis Antonissen, the above-mentioned land of the Katskill, to plant there a Colonie, within the time therefor enacted, and in the order appointed, or to be appointed, by the Noble Lords Majors. Wherefore WE, in the quality aforesaid, deed and transport in a true, free, and perpetual possession, to the said Cornelis Antonissen, the aforesaid lands of the Katskill, giving him full power, authority, and special command, to enter on, cultivate, and make use of the said lands in the same manner as he should conclude to do with his other patrimonial estate, without our in any manner, in quality aforesaid, having, reserving, or retaining thereon any part, action, or authority in the least, but as regards the same, desisting from all henceforth and forever; promising to maintain this transport firmly, inviolably, and irrevocably; to perform and to fulfil every part thereof under the penalty of answering therefor according to law, without art or guile. This is subscribed, and with our Seal in red wax, fully and perfectly confirmed. Done in Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland, this 22d of August, of the year of our Lord and Saviour one thousand six hundred six and forty. [Signed,] "WILLEM KIEFT. " By order of the noble Director-general and council of N. N. " CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, " Secretary." Book of Dutch Patents, GG 157, translation 363. The original of the above patent, on a small piece of parchment, and written in fine old Dutch text, is among the Rensselaerswyck MSS. in a high state of preservation. It is from this last-mentioned document that the above translation was made by O'Callaghan. Genealogy Tools To Help with your Brick Walls Following is my direct line through the Van Slyke family. VAN SLYKE DESCENT 1> Antonis aka Teunis VAN SLICHT Born: Abt 1580 Netherlands Spouse: ? ________ 2> Cornelis Antonissen VAN SLYKE Born: 1604 Breuckelen, Utrecht, Netherlands Died: 1676 Canajoharie, NY, USA Spouse: Ots-Toch ________ Born: Abt 1620 Mohawk Castle, Canojaharie, NY USA Marr: Abt 1635/1640 Mohawk Castle, Canajoharie, NY 3> Jacques Corneliese VAN SLYKE Born: Abt 1640 Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY, USA Died: Aft 11 May 1690 Albany, NY, USA Spouse: Margarita aka Grietje RYCKMAN Born: Abt 1640 Died: 1695 Albany, NY, USA Marr: 1662 Schenectady, NY 4> Lydia VAN SLYCK Born: Abt 1685 Schenectady, NY, USA Spouse: Isaac VAN VALKENBURG Chri: 4 Jul 1686 Albany, NY, USA Marr: 4 Oct 1705 Schenectady, NY, USA 5> Isaac VAN VALKENBURG Born: Abt 1712 Schenectady, NY, USA Died: 1785 Wysox, PA, USA Spouse: Maria BRADT Born: Abt 1713 Albany, NY 6> Isaac VOLLICKUEL Born: 1732 Schoharie, NY, USA Died: Aft 1802 ON Spouse: Anna Maria (Mary) WARNER Born: 28 Oct 1735 Schoharie, NY, USA Marr: 28 Oct 1757 St. Paul's Evang, Schoharie, NY 7> Cornelius VOLLICK UEL Born: 1761 Albany, NY, USA Died: ON Spouse: Eve LARROWAY Born: Sep 1776 Niagara, ON Marr: 24 Mar 1795 Niagara 8> Richard VOLLICK Born: Oct 1809 Upper Canada Died: 17 Jul 1891 Hay Twp., Huron Co., ONt. Spouse: Elizabeth (Betsy) BURKHOLDER Born: Abt 1816 Hamilton, ON 9> Isaac VOLLICK Born: Abt 1832 Upper Canada Died: 25 Mar 1904 Flos Twp., Simcoe Co., ON Spouse: Lydia (Liddy) JAMIESON Born: 11 Oct 1837 Wentworth Co. ON Died: 15 Oct 1917 Flos Twp., Simcoe Co., ON Marr: Bef 1858 10> Mary Elizabeth VOLLICK Born: Apr 1861 Seaforth, Minto Tp., Wellington Co., ON Died: 24 May 1914 Guelph, ON Spouse: Stephen Edward PEER Died: 13 Oct 1897 Guelph, ON Marr: 12 Jul 1879 Milton, ON

 
 

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