She was married to Samuel Oberholtzer WFT Est. 1794-1818.^(20022) Children were: Maria Oberholtzer, Christian Oberholtzer, Esther Oberholtzer , Samuel Oberholtzer, Jacob Oberholtzer, Catherine Oberholtzer .

She was married to Samuel Double WFT Est. 1901-1936.⁽⁶⁶⁰⁷⁾ Children were: Harvey Double.

She was married to John m Swick WFT Est. 1838-1870.

She was married to Josiah Swick on 1 Jan 1834 in SENECA CO, New York.

She was married to John m Swick WFT Est. 1838-1870.

She was married to Lucas Markus WFT Est. 1889-1917. Children were: Julia Markus, Germaine Markus, Mary Louise Markus.

She was married to Mueler WFT Est. 1850-1904.

She was married to Jack Bayard Fillinger Private. Children were: Jon Raymond Fillinger.

She was married to Fred A Wright WFT Est. 1903-1935. Children were: Malinda Jane Wright.

She was married to Robert Reedy Private.

She was married to Lee J Dornan WFT Est. 1906-1939.

She was married to Raymond Glenden Sisson on 11 Nov 1913.

She was married to Lorin H Butch Smith WFT Est. 1915-1946. Children were: Shirley Mae Smith, Phyllis Ann Smith.

She was married to Earl Sanders Private.

He was married to Anna Virginia Woehl on 15 Nov 1883 in Centralia, Marion Co, IL. Children were: Raymond John Rettinger, Anna Virginia Rettinger, Cora Phyllis Rettinger , Freda Louise Rettinger.

He was married to Mitzi McDowell Private. Children were: Kaela Pena.

He was married to Virginia Harriet Pickett on 14 Oct 1939 in Ottumwa, Wapello Co, IA. Children were: Lawrence John , Jr Rettinger, Mary Sue Rettinger , Mildred Ann Rettinger.

He was married to Suzanne Glazbrook Garrett Private.

He was married to Linda Louise Greene Private. Children were: Joseph Brett Rettinger , Carissa Dawn Rettinger.

She was married to Russell Drews Private. Children were: Edward Raymond Drews, Carol Lynn Drews.

She was married to Herb Ramm Private.

She was married to Marvin Spindler Private.

She was married to William Breitweiser WFT Est. 1850-1897.

She was married to James Willard Mulholland Private. Children were: Jennifer Lea Mulholland, David Dickinson Mulholland.

He was married to Magdalena Haus WFT Est. 1828-1871. Children were: Phillip Rettinger, Henry Rettinger, Elizabeth Rettinger, Rettinger, Mary Rettinger, John Rettinger.

He was married to Nancy Wenger on 12 Jan 1848.^(21520) Children were: Nancy Valentine Rettinger.

She was married to Donald Gray Jefferson Private. Children were: Kimberly Ann Jefferson, Kevin Gray Jefferson.

She was married to James Madison Grisso WFT Est. 1878-1909.^(10130)

He was married to Carolena Lena Hoffman on 14 Oct 1908 in Centralia, Marion Co, IL. Children were: Lawrence John Rettinger, Marian L Rettinger, Anna Virginia Rettinger .

She was married to Franz Krick WFT Est. 1757-1800. Children were: Christina Krick.

He was married to Sopha Arkansas Youngblood WFT Est. 1875-1905.

He Private-Begin Private. He SLGS Private. He was married to Claudia Rosetta Busack Private.

She was married to Abraham Mudge on 16 Jun 1777 in Chatham, LItchfield Co, Connecticut.

He was married to Annetje Rapalje on 14 May 1663 in Brooklyn, New York. ^(21351)

She was married to *Anthony Jansen VanSalee on 15 Dec 1629 in Shipboard. From "The Genealogy of the Family of Ferdenandus Van Sycklin", page 80:

"Antony Jansen is supposed to have come from Fez or Salee in Africa, and was probably a son of Jan Janse, of Haerlem in Holland, 'a freebooter and pirate, who settled in Salee in Morocco, where he married, turned Turk or Mohammedan, deserting his lawful wife and children, whom he had left at Haerlem.'"
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Anthony Jansen van Salee was granted a patent by the Director-General for 10 morgens (20 acres) of land in Gravesend, on Long Island, on Aug. 1, 1639, according to O'Callaghan's History of New Netherland, Vol. II, page 581.
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From "Early Settlers of Long Island", page 154:

"Anthony [Jansen] from Salee, Vaes, or Fez, emigrated at an early date to New Amsterdam, where he resided from 1633 to '39, owning a town lot and a bouwery. He married 1st Grietje Reiniers; married 2nd in 1670, Metje Gravenraet, and died about 1676 intestate. In April 1639 he and his wife were banished from New Amsterdam in consequence of their being slanderous and troublesome persons. He, however, appears to have managed to remain in the town until Aug. 3, 1639, when on petition he was granted by the Director-Gen. or Gov. Kieft 100 morgens on the West end of Long Island, lying within the present bounds of New Utrecht and Gravesend, to which he removed, and for which the patent was dated May 27, 1643. Feb. 9, 1660, he sold his patent to Nicholas Stillwell for 1600 guilders and the fee of plantation-lot No. 29 in Gravesend, with the buildings and improvements thereon, which plantation-lot Anthony sold Dec. 1669 to Fernandus Van Sickelen, his son-in-law. After this he appears to have removed back to New Amsterdam, where he died. Anthony's patent during this period was known as 'Turk's plantation,' from his being designated as 'Turk' on some of the old records. Stillwell sold said patent Feb. 28, 1664, to Francois de Bruynne, after whom it was called Bruynnsberg. June 4, 1665, De Bruynne sold a part of the patent located on the main road from the village of New Utrecht to Gravesend, and on the old Bath road or lane, to Jan Janse Ver Ryne. Dec. 10, 1678, he sold the remainder, through Anna his wife as his attorney, to Barent Joosten and Jan Hansen (Van Noortstrand). June 1, 1696, Jan Hansen of New Utrecht sold to Barent Joosten his one half of 'Turk's plantation', containing 100 Acres, as per p. 98 of Lib. 2 of Con., and on the same date Joosten ard Hansen conveyed the one half of said plantation to Gerret Coerten (Voorhies), as per p. 99 of said Lib. 2. Oct. 9, 1699, Gerret Coerten of New Utrecht, as per p. 203 of said Lib., sold to Albert Coerten his son one half of said plantation, and Feb. 12, 1702-3, Barent Joosten of New Utrecht sold to said Albert Coerten his one half of the same, as per p. 261 of said Lib. 2, thus making Albert the sole owner of the whole of the patent, except the part sold to Ver Ryne. May 9, 1747, Albert Coerten conveyed to his son Coert voorhies, and Oct. 5, 1756, Coert conveyed to his sons Coert and Barnardus said premises. In 1879, in levelling the sand-dunes on the upland on the edge of the bay a little southeast of the buildings of Mr. Gunther at Locust Grove, which dunes had been blown up from the beach, and which had been gradually extending back with the abrasion of the shore or coast, the remains of two separate pieces of stone wall about 2 ft. high and 1 ft. wide, made mainly of unbroken field-stones laid in clay mortar, with a clay floor between them, were exhumed. These remains were covered with from 4 to 10 ft. of sand, and are probably those of the barn or other farm buildings of Anthony Jansen, it being customary in the early settlement of this country to construct their threshing floors of clay, ow which specimens existed and were in use in the country in the younger days of the author, their roofs being made of thatched straw instead of shingles, as at present.... Made his mark 'A I' to documents."
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From "Colonial Days in Old New York", by Alice Morse Earle, 1909:

"All classes in the community were parties in these petty slander suits; schoolmasters and parsons appear to have been specially active. Domine Bogardus and Domine Schaets had many a slander suit. The most famous and amusing of all these clerical suits is the one brought by Domine Bogardus and his wife, the posthumously famous Anneke Jans, against Grietje von Salee, a woman of very dingy reputation, who told in New Amsterdam that the domine's wife, Mistress Anneke, had lifted her petticoats in unseemly and extreme fashion when crossing a muddy street. This was proved to be false, and the evidence adduced was so destructive of Grietje's character that she stands disgraced forever in history as the worst woman in New Netherland."

(A morgen was 2.1 acres.)
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From O'Callaghan's history, volume 1, page 635:

"Petition.

To the Noble and Right Honorable Lord and Director General and Council of New Netherland:

1. The town of New Utrecht, with your consent, at the great cost and expense of some, having been begun and founded, we therefore humbly desire that those who as yet have only gone to the expense of fencing their lots, may be warned also to build on the same, on pain of forfeiture of said lots.

2. That those who have sold their lots for considerable money, without having been subject to any cost except the simple fencing, may be ordered to restore the money received over and above the cost of same.

3. That every lot should be bound to have a man who shall keep the front of the lot in repair and remove whatever falls, so that men should not be bound to look after absentees, which cannot be done without incurring expense.

4. That Antony Jansen Van Sale may be warned to drive in the woods his horses, hogs, and cattle, the same as is practised by others, so as to prevent their spoiling and eating the pasture from the meadows, by which the whole Town is injured, and we ask for power to place them in the pound when found in said meadows.

5. That Antony Jansen, maintaining the meadows to be his which he had bought of the Indians which could not be done without the approbation of you noble and right Honorable Lords, and he not having this, may be ordered to allow us the peaceable use of said meadows commenced by us with your consent, and peaceable possession of which was promised to the inhabitants of the town: the said Antony however, having dwelt many years in the place, to enjoy his lots and portion as well as others, but at the same time to be liable to bear his share of the costs and expenses.

6. That the meadow we have commenced using when divided in 23 or 24 lots, is not half enough to keep the cattle; we therefore petition you, noble and right Honorable Lords, for another piece to be given us at Canarisy and immediately used.

7. That the inhabitants of the Town may have the benefit of the same exemptions and freedom that other new towns have.

Waiting hereupon for a favorable answer from you, noble and right Honorable Lords, I remain your humble servant Jaques Cortelliau; and this the community seek."

The reply from Petrus Stuyvesant and the Council was dated May 12, 1659 shows that Anthony Van Zalee was ordered "to keep his cattle and hogs out of the common meadows, and that if he claimed any more right to the meadows ..., the Fiscal is directed to impound all cattle and hogs found on the meadows."
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From "New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch", by Arnold J.F. Van Laer, 1974:

Vol I, Register of the Provincial Secretary 1638-1642

p. 10, Declaration of Reyer Stoffelsen and Jan Gerritsen respecting the death of Anthony Jansen's dog

This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, at the request of Jan Cornelissen from Rotterdam, appeared Reyer Stoffelsen, smith, who declared by true Christian words on his conscience, in place and with promise of an oath if necessary, that it is true and truthful that yesterday, being the 28th of April Annodomini 1638, he, the deponent, coming near the house of Anthony Janse from Zalee,(1), found said Anthony's dog lying dead in the marsh near the stockade and on going to the house he found the door locked. All of which Reyer Stoffelsen declares to be true.

At the request as above, Jan Gerritsen declares that he saw the wife of the said Anthony drag the dead dog out of the marsh toward the house or within the stockade.

They, the deponents, hereby concluding their declaration, persist therein and declare that they have made it solely for the purpose of bearing witness to the truth. Thus done at Fort Amsterdam, this 28th day of April Annodomini 1658 [1638].

(1) Sallee, a seaport of Morocco. In other places Anthony Jansen is called from Vaes, Vees, or Fes, meaning Fez, the principal city of Morocco. Occasionally, he is referred to as 'the Turck', as on the Vingboom map of 'Manatvs', of 1639, on which his name appears as 'antoni du Turck'. The inference is that he had been a captive among the Barbary pirates, or else, that he was born as Salee and was the son of a Dutch sailor who had turned pirate, it being not uncommon in those days for Dutch sailors bound for Mediterranean ports to desert and to join the piratical ships which infested the Barbary coast.

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p. 11 Declaration of Remmer Jansen that Hendrick Jansen called Anthony Jansen a Turk, etc.

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Remmer Jansen from Jewerden, and by true Christian words, isntead and with promise of an oath if necessary, declared that on the 28th of April Annodomini 1638 Hendrick Jansen, tailor, abused Anthony Jansen from Zalee (at whose request he, the deponent, gives evidence) as a Turk, a rascal and horned beast. All of which he, the deponent, declares to be true. Thus done at Fort Amsterdam, this 29th of April Annodomini 1638.

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p. 65 Declaration of Philippe du Trieux and wolphert Gerritsen regarding the answer of Anthony Jansen when asked to pay Domine Bogardus

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared, at the request of Everardus Bogardus, minister of this place, Philip de Truy, aged about 53 years, and by true Christian words, in place and with promise of a solemn oath if need be, declared, attested and testified that it is true and truthful that by order and command of the Domine he went this day to the house of Anthony Jansen from Salee, to notify him to tender and pay Bogarde the money which belonged to him. Whereto Anthony gave for answer: 'If Domine will have his money at once, then I had rather lose my head than pay him in this wise, and if he insist on having the money, it will yet cause bloodshed'. Further, the said De Truy by command of Bogarde offered him peace, or else that he prove that said Bogarde was a perjurer. Whereupon, he gave for answer: 'Domine Bogarde must first declare before the director and council that they(2) are honorable people, and then they would see what they would do, for if I should clear the minister and remain myself in disgrace, what would be the result?'

(2) Meaning Anthony Jansen and his wife, Grietje Reyniers.

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p. 66 Declaration of Lysbet Dircks, midwife, as to her conversation with Grietje Reyniers respecting the father of her newborn child

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Lysbet Dircks, aged 45 years, wife of Barendt Dircksen, at the request of Everardus Bogardus, minister of this place, and by true... attested that it is true and truthful that she, the deponent, as midwife was invited by Grietje Reyniers to assist her in her confinement and that when she, the deponent, had received the child, Grietje Reyniers asked the midwife whom did the child resemble, was it like Andries Hudde, or her husband, Anthony Jansen? Whereupon the midwife answered: 'If you do not know who the father is, how should I know? However, the child is somewhat brown.' All of which the deponent declares to be true and that this is done only to bear testimony to the truth, to no one's prejudice or injury. thus done in Fort Amsterdam, this 6th of October Annodomini 1638.

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p. 67 Declaration of Hendrick Jansen and Hendrick Gerritsen that Grietje Reyniers asserted that Domine Bogardus had sworn falsely

This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, personally came and apperaed at the request of Everardus Bogardus, minister of this place, Hendrick Jansen, locksmith (sloot maker), aged 36 years, and Hendrick Gerritsen, aged 20 years, and conjointly testified and declared on their consciences, in place and with promise of a solemn oath if need be, that it is true and truthful that Grietje Reyniers on Thursday last, being the thirtieth of October, at the house of Hendrick Janse, locksmith, aforesaid, did say: 'Just think, Domine Bogardus has taken a false oath.'

All of which they, the deponents, declare to be true.... in Fort Amsterdam, this 6th of 8ber 1638.

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p. 69 Declaration of Adam Roelantsen respecting the behavior of Grietye Reyniers

This day ... appeared Adam Roelantsen, schoolmaster, aged about 32 years, at the request of Dominie Bogarde ... that in the year 1633, Grietje Reyniers being with the deponent at the strand, near the late warehouse of cargoes, he heard the sailors of the ship 'De Soutberg', then lying in the roadstead, cry out to Grietje aforesaid, Wh...! Wh...!, whereupon she lifted up her petticoat and slapped her backside, saying: Blaes my daer achterin! All of which ... on the island of Manhates, this 13th of 8ber 1638.

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p. 69 Declaration of Egbert van Borsum and Gillis Pietersen as to words spoken by Grietje Reyniers

Before me ... appeared, at the request of Domine Bogardus, Egbert van Borsum, master carpenter, aged 26 years, and Gillis Pietersen van der Gou, master carpenter, aged 26 years, and jointly ... attest, that some time ago Grietje Reyniers came into Fort Amsterdam and spoke these following words: 'I shall be the wh... of the rabble,' and having two children with her, said: 'I shall take these bastards right away and dash their brains out against the wall.' All of which ... in Fort Amsterdam, this 15th of 8ber Ao. 1638.

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p. 70 Declaration of Jacobus van Curler regarding the way Mrs. Bogardus raised her petticoat in connection with accusations against Grietje Reyniers

... on the 30th of September 1638 the wife of said minister came to the deponent's house, to the front entrance, and immediately went away again, without entering the house, as she supposed that Grietje Reyniers was at his house, whereupon the deponent followed her, wishing to invite her to dine that noon, and saw that in passing the smith's shop, where the road is somewhat uneven, she placed her hand on her side and raised her petticoat a little, as the road was muddy and rough. ... 14th of 8ber Ao. 1638.

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p. 107 Testimony of Cornelis Lambertsen Cool regarding misbehavior of Grietje Reyniers at Amsterdam

Before me ... at the request of Wybrandt Pietersen, (Cornelis Lamberse Cool) and declared ... that he, the deponent, being with Claes Cornelissen Swits lodged at Amsterdam, in the house of Pieter de Winter, tavernkeeper there, at whose house Griet Reyniers was a servant, who served him, the deponent, and other guests with liquor, there were among others at the aforesaid house in another chamber some High Dutch soldiers, whom Griet Reyniers aforesaid also attended with drink, and as said Griet Reyniers did not come quickly enough from said room, her mistress went away and saw through a hole in the door that Grietje above named had her petticoat upon her knees. The mistress of the house not being well pleased with this, said to me, the deponent, and Claes Swits: 'I thought I had an honest woman in the house, but she is a nasty whore and must quit her even tomorrow morning.' Thus done the 21st of March ao. 1639, in Fort Amsterdam.

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p. 143 Contract of sale from Anthony Jansen to Barent Dircksen of a farm near Fort Amsterdam

This day, the 7th of May Ao. 1639, ... appeared Anthony Jansen from Vees, of the first part, and Barent Dircksen, baker, of the second part, who... acknowledged that they had amicably and in friendship agreed and contracted about the purchase of the farm hitherto occupied by the said Anthony Jansen, situated near Fort Amsterdam, bounded westerly by Hendric Jansen, tailor, and easterly by Philip de Truy, ....

First, said Anthony Jansen shall deliver ... the land as it is sowed and fenced, the house and barn, together with all that is fastened by earth and nail, except the cherry, peach and all other trees standing on said land, which said Anthony reserved for himself and will remove at a suitable time; one stallion of two years, one ditto of one year, one wagon, one plow and one harrow with wooden teeth.

For all of which Barent Dircksz shall pay to said Anthony Jansen the sum of 1570 guilders, to be paid in two consecutive years....

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p. 179 Declaration of Cornelis van Tienhoven regarding the number of fruit trees behind the house of Anthony Jansen

On the 7th of June Ao. 1639, I, Tienhoven, secretary, and Anthony Jansen from Salee went behind the house which said Anthony sold to Barent Bircksen and found 12 apple, 40 peach, and 73 cherry trees, 26 sage plants and 15 vines.

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p. 205 Bond of Anthony Jansen from Salee to pay the Company 100 guilders a year for ten years for the use of a tract of land on the bay of the North river granted to him by Director Kieft

In the year of our Lord Ao. 1639, ... appeared Anthony Jansen from Salee and acknowledged ... that, being banished from the island of Manhates and the limits of New Netherland, he requested the Hon. Commander Willem Kieft to be pleased to grant him a parcel of land on the bay of the North river of New Netherland in order to support himself there with his wife and children, whereupon the honorable commander aforesaid graciously granted him, Anthony Jansen, a tract of land containing one hundred morgens, situated on Long Island, about the said bay, for which Anthony Jansen, in acknowledgment of the grace and favor (shown him) and the toleration of himself and his wife, shall annually pay the Company for the said hundred morgens of land, exclusive of the pasture and meadow land, one hundred Carolus guilders, commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 31st of August 1649, being ten consecutive years. On the expiration of the aforesaid ten years the above named Anthony must conform to the regulations of the Company and pay such rent as other free people shall be bound to pay, he promising well and truly to tender and pay to the honorable director aforesaid or to the Company's agent here the above mentioned fl. 100 annually, free of costs and charges.... Done this 3d of August Ao. 1639, in Fort Amsterdam.

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p. 165 Deposition of Richard Aesten and others as to pumpkins stolen on the land of Anthony Jansen from Salee by the crews of the Sevenster and the privateer La Garce

Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven... attest that yesterday, about noon, the crews of the 'Sevenster' and of the privateer [LaGarce] went together on the land of Antony Jansen from Zalee, situated in the bay and there, as an Englishman who is a sailor on one of the said ships said, took fully 200 pumpkins. The deponents asked what they were doing there and they answered: 'we are in search of the hogs on Coney Island; if we find the hogs, we shall take them all away with us.' Thereupon the deponents replied: 'Those that run there are Lady Moody's hogs.' 'Then we shall not go there,' said the sailors. Done the 13th of October 1643.
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From "A Sweet and Alien Land", page 76:

"When Kieft arrived, the city even had its own prostitute, Griet Reyniers, wife of one of the most colorful people in the settlement, the mulatto Anthony Jansz van Salee of van Vees, nicknamed the Turk. Born in the Moroccan port of Fez that had given him his name, Anthony was the son of a Dutch buccaneer, Jan Jansen, who had become admiral to Sultan Muley Zidan. The Turk arrived at New Amsterdam in 1630 and was soon singled out for his size and muscular build by Griet, a former barmaid from Amsterdam, after her arrival in 1633. She had traveled on the 'Soutberg' with Van Twiller and other officials, and had not been mean with her favors to these gentlemen, but Van Salee had no objection to this, and attempted to make an honest woman of her. The marriage was fairly stormy, and excited bystanders once rushed to tell Schout Lupolt of a punch-up between the two during which Griet threatened to smash the skulls of her two children - thr fruits of her profession - against a wall. She told her husband that she was fed up with being a 'nobleman's whore' and that in future she would prefer a real he-man of a 'Jan Hagel' or Jack Tar.

The Court of New Amsterdam attempted to prove its authority by condemning her and her husband to 'eternal banishment and payment of the costs'. Its ruling merely demonstrated its ineffectuality, since the couple hung on for some time, and only finally traveled as far as s'Gravesande on Long Island.

All this went on in a city that must have shocked Kieft when he arrived. The streets were muddy lanes where hogs and goats roamed freely. The houses, scattered about haphazardly, were built entirely of timber, including the chimneys, and roofed with reed or straw. The public buildings constructed under Van Twiller were badly in need of repair, and the first five stone houses were in ruins. In no way did the place resemble the clean, orderly cities of the Fatherland...."

Same, page 353: "The first and most famous prostitute of Manhattan, Griet Reyniers, the wife of Anthony the 'Turk', had long since retired and now lived in Gravesent on Long Island, where she had brought up her four daughtrers to be respectable young ladies and married them off into good families. But others had taken her place, and the city had a reputation that even reached the Netherlands." Children were: *Eva Antonise Jansen, Annica Jansen, Cornelia Jansen, Sara Jansen.

He was married to Elizabeth Mudge WFT Est. 1764-1797.

He was married to Marguerite Mortimore Private.

She was married to Paul Fripp WFT Est. 1764-1790.

Children were: Abigail Starbuck .

She was married to Henry James Divine WFT Est. 1817-1846. Children were: Harriett E. Divine, Caroline M. Divine, Catherine A. Divine, Eber S. Divine, Charlotte E. Divine, James H. Divine.

He was married to Billacha Jones on 28 May 1803. Children were: Charlotte Reynolds.

She was married to James Fuller WFT Est. 1806-1839.

She was married to Benjamin Chaplin WFT Est. 1750-1781.

He was married to Patience Rathbun WFT Est. 1739-1772.

She was married to David Hall Divine WFT Est. 1825-1859. Children were: Silas Reynolds Divine.

She was married to Thomas Marvin Robarts Private. Children were: Henry Edwin Robarts.

He was married to Dorcas Landon WFT Est. 1767-1816. Children were: Julia D. Reynolds.

He was married to Beulah Elizabeth Gandy WFT Est. 1917-1949 in ?.

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