He was married to Trynte Warners WFT Est. 1635-1692.

He was married to Sara De Wandelaer WFT Est. 1674-1707.

He was married to Geertrude VanSlyck WFT Est. 1677-1722.

He was married to Sara Teunis WFT Est. 1683-1729. "Eighteenth Century Records of Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY", Collections of Dutchess County Historical Society, Vol VI, 1938, shows that Sarah Van Evera, Eda Van Evera, Abraham Parcell, all of the city of New York, executors of the will of Myndert Van Evera, were mortgagees to Nicholas Brewer, for the amount of L225, on May 12, 1762. Children were: Pieterje VanIveren.

She was married to Jacob VanAlstyne on 10 Oct 1723.

He was married to Sara Bradt in 1699. ⁽²⁹⁶⁰⁾ Children were: Barent Rynier VanEvera.

She was married to Lawrence Jay Carrier Private. Children were: Kelly Lynn Carrier, Erin Elizabeth Carrier.

He was married to Magdalena Blanchan on 28 Sep 1667 in Kingston, New York. Children were: Magdalena Jansen, Mattys Jansen, Hendrick Jansen, Davit Jansen, Margriet Jansen, Sara Jansen, Catheryn Jansen, Maria Jansen, Thomas Jansen, Jan Jansen.

She was married to Petrus Abrahamse Low on 26 Mar 1736 in Kingston, New York. ^(17269) "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York", by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan , page 196, shows a Petrus A louw of Kingston, who owned one negro slave. Children were: Mareitje Low , Abraham Low, Catrina Low, Abraham Low, 'Tjerk Low, Jannetje Low.

She was married to Josaphat DuBois in 1730.⁽⁶⁸¹¹⁾ Children were: Maria DuBois, Catrina DuBois.

He was married to Jacoba "Coba" Vanderveer WFT Est. 1699-1705.

He was married WFT Est. 338-370. Children were: Domaldi Visbursson .

He was married to Elisabeth Joppensdaughter VanHardenberch WFT Est. 1565-1617.

She was married to Charles Burtch on 4 Mar 1861 in Windham Twp, Norfolk Co, Ontario.

He was married to Cornelius "Lena" DuBois WFT Est. 1700-1744.

He was married to Judith Rapalje WFT Est. 1649-1682.

She was married to Dominicus Dominicussen Vanderveer WFT Est. 1695-1705.

He was married to Sarah VanInveren WFT Est. 1725-1769.

She was married to Dominicus Dominicussen Vanderveer WFT Est. 1695-1705.

He was married to Catryntje Vanderveer WFT Est. 1710-1743.

She was married to Ferdinandus III VanSicklen WFT Est. 1716-1761. Children were: John VanSiclen, Abraham VanSicklen, Maria VanSicklen.

He was married to Agnietgen Joppensdaughter VanHardenberch on 10 Jul 1604 in Utrecht, Holland. ^(25346)

He was married to *Jannetje Ariens Or Adriaens about 1672. From "Early Settlers of Kings County, New York", page 354:

"Gysbrecht Thysen Lanen, born in 1652, and emigrated with his father in 1663; married Jannetje Ariens or Adriaens. Member of the New Utrecht church in 1677 and deacon in 1683. On Dongan's patent of 1686, census of 1698, and in 1706 assessed for 83 acres. In 1709 he appears to have resided near Freehold, N.J. It is probable that many of the numerous individuals in east New Jersey whose surnames are Laan or Lane are his descendants or those of his [step-]brother Adriaen, having dropped the Van Pelt. Will dated Nov. 7, 1720; probated May 17, 1727; recorded p. 66 of Lib. B in office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey.... Made his mark to documents."


Gysbrecht Thyssen Laenen of New Utrecht is among those who took the oath of allegiance in September 1687, having lived in this country for 24 years [O'Callaghan's history, Vol 1, page 660].


From "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey", Vol xxiii, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol 1, by William Nelson:

"1720 Nov. 7. Lane, Gilbert, of Middletown, Monmouth Co., yeoman, will of. Wife Jane. Children - Adrian, Cornelius, Mathias, Joseph (blind), Moika Longstreet, Catherine Dehart, Mary Van Sicklah, Jane, children of deceased daughter Williamca, wife of William Hendrickson, also dec'd. Real and personal estate. Executors - sons Adrian, Cornelius and Mathias. Witnesses - John Little, Barnt (?) Dennis, Jacob Dennis. Proved May 17, 1727.
Lib B., p. 66 Children were: Adrian Lane, Jannetje "Jane" Lane , Joost "Joseph" Lane, Maicken "Moika" Lane, Wilhemlyntje "Willamca" Lane, Matthys "Mathias" Lane, Catalina "Catherine" Lane, Thys Lane , Cornelius Lane, *Mary Laan VanPelt.

He was married WFT Est. 1589-1649. Children were: *Matthys Janse Lanen VanPelt, Teunis Janse VanPelt.

She was married to *Fernandus VanSicklen about 1708 in New York. From "Early Settlers of Long Island", p. 361-362:

"Fernandus Reinierse of Gravesend and New Jersey, married Mary or Maria Laan; died prior to 1767. Inherited the homestead in Gravesend from his father. In 1736 he bought 200 acres of Lawrence Haff on Holland Creek in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. In 1718 he resided at Arenten, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Will dated April 28 1749, and not recorded." Children were: Mary VanSicklen, Jannetje VanSicklen, Eva VanSicklen, Reinier VanSicklen, Gysbert VanSicklen, Johannes VanSicklen, Arie Or Aaron VanSicklen, Catharine VanSicklen , *Cornelius VanSicklen.

He was married to *Tryntje (VanPelt) before 1645. From Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Houses and Families by Rosalie Fellows Bailey, Dover Publications, 1968: page 441:

"The ancestor of the family, Thys or Mathys Jansen Laenen van Pelt, emigrated in the Rosetree in 1663 from the province of Liege in North Belgium, with his wife and four children, and settled at New Utrecht on Long Island. With him was his brother Theunis, whose descendants retained the name of Van Pelt. Adriaen Lane, b. about 1672 in New Utrecht, d. after 1738, was a younger son of Thys, the emigrant, born in this country. He married Martyntje, daughter of Hendrick Smock, and secondly Jannetje, daughter of Ferdinandus Van Syckelen. Adriaen left New Utrecht for Middletown in Monmouth Co., New Jersey, and by 1711 had removed to Hunterdon County. That year he bought 450 acres near Holland's Brook, not far from Readington and west of the confluence of the North and South Branches of Raritan River. ..."


From "Early Settlers of Long Island", page 357:

"Matthys or Thys Janse Lanen, emigrated with his brother Teunis Janse from the land of 'Luyck' (Liege) in 1663 with his wife, who died on the passage, and 4 children. He married second Adriaentje Hendricks, who after his death married Cornelis Wynhard. Settled in New Utrecht, and his name appears on the assessment rolls of 1675 and '76. Issue: Anthoine or Anthony Thyssen, b. 1646; Teuntje or Tryntje Thyssen, b 1648, m. Jan Janse Van Dyck; Hendrick Thyssen Lanen, (sup.) b 1650; Gysbrecht Thyssen Lanen, (sup.) b. 1652; Annetje Thyssen, m. Jurian Lootman of Esopus; Jan Thyssen Lanen; Jacob Thyssen Lanen; (sup.) Adriaen Thyssen Lane; (sup.) Pieter Thyssen; (sup.) Jannetje Thyssen, m. Tunis Idense; and (sup.) Lysbeth Thyssen, m. Anthoni Juchum of Bushwick. Signed his name 'Thys Jansen Van Pelt.'"


"The Documentary History of the State of New York", by E.B. O'Callaghan, 1850, Vol III, page 61, shows 'Theunis Jansen, from the country of Liege, and Wife and six children' and 'This Jansen, from the country of Liege, and four children' arriving in March 1663 in the ship "Rosetree".

In "The Documentary History of the State of New York", by E.B.O'Callaghan, 1849, Vol II, page 486, there is an assessment roll of New Utrecht dated Sept. 29, 1676. This shows Gisbertt Theyse owning 1 poll, 2 horses, 1 cow, 1 ditto of 2 yrs, 1 ditto of 1 year for a total value of 51 pounds, and 18 morgens of land valued at 36 pounds. On page 487, we find Theys Jansen with 1 poll, 1 horse, 2 oxen __ cows, 1 ditto of 3 yrs, 1 hog, for a value of 80 pounds, and 15 morg. of land at 30 pounds. Then, we find Theunis Jansen Van Peltt with 2 polls, 3 horses, 5 cows, 1 ditto of 1 year, 4 sheep for 100 pounds, 4 shillings, and 20 morg. of land at 48 pounds. Children were: Anthony Thyssen, Teuntje Or Tryntje Thyssen, Hendrick Thyssen Lanen, *Gysbrecht Thyssen Lanen VanPelt.

He was married to Adriaentje Hendricks after 1663. Children were: Annetje Thyssen, Jannetje Thyssen, Lysbeth Thyssen, Pieter Thyssen, Adriaen Thyssen Lane, Jan Thyssen Lanen, Jacob Thyssen Lanen.

He was married WFT Est. 1682-1714. Children were: Peter VanPelt .

She was married to Ab'm De La Montange WFT Est. 1660-1714.

He was married to Grietje Jans WFT Est. 1638-1681. Children were: Rebecca Teunise VanPelt, Teuntje Teunise VanPelt, Anthony Teunise VanPelt, Elizabeth Teunise VanPelt, Hendrick Teunise VanPelt , Jan Teunise VanPelt, Magdalena Teunise VanPelt, Wouter Teunise VanPelt , Aert Theunissen VanPelt.

She was married to Harmanus VanGelder WFT Est. 1660-1714.

She was married to Paul Smiser H Lee WFT Est. 1789-1833. Children were: Hutson Lee, J Alison Lee, Van Le.

He was married to Sarah \\ WFT Est. 1790-1833. Children were: Sarah VanRiper .

She was married to Lewis C Mudge on 11 Nov 1838. Children were: Martha Mudge, Clarissa Mudge, Lovina Mather Mudge, Eliza Mudge, Lewis Franklin Mudge, Richard Chapman Mudge, Ida Mudge.

He was married to *Grietje Reyniers 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 WFT Est. 1582-1640. Children were: *Rutger Jacobse VanSchoonderwoert, Tunis Jacobse VanSchoonderwoert .

She was married to Matthew (Jr) Blanchan on 30 Mar 1679. Children were: Matys Blanjan, Nicolaus BlanJean, Cornelia Blanchan, Magdalena Blanjean, Catheryne Blanchamp, Elizabeth Blangean, Nathaniel Blanchan, Margriet Blanschjan.

He was married to *Tryntie Janse Breestede on 3 Jun 1646. ⁽³⁰⁹⁹⁾ From "The Hardenbergh Family", by Myrtle Hardenbergh Miller:

"Rutsen is not, technically, a family name but was assumed later. The supposed progenitor Jacob Van Schoenderwoert, or Jacob from the shining fields, a place two miles north of Leerdam, Holland, and four miles from Vianen. His sons Rutger Jacobse came in 1636 and Tunis Jacobse in 1640. Tunis resided at Beaverwyck and was a man of some prominence. His descendants have as their patronymic, Van Woert.

Rutger Jacobse embarked October 1, 1636 from Texel on the yacht Rensselaerswyck bound for Fort Orange. He served as a farm hand on the farm of Teunisz from Breuckelen for a term of six years beginning April 1637, at Fl. 100 a year. In 1643 he was engaged as foreman on the Great Flats in Resselaerswyck at Fl. 200 a year and some clothes. From 1648 to 1654 he is charged with an annual rent of Fl. 125 for a saw mill on the Fifth creek, he also had a saw mill and a grist mill with Barent Pietersz as partner for which he paid rent of Fl. 500 a year, also on Fifth creek. About 1648 he owned a sloop plying on the Hudson River between Rensselaerswyck and New Amsterdam. On April 4, 1649 he agreed to pay Fl. 32 a year for three years, for rent of his house and the right to fur trade. In October 1680 he and Goosen Gerritsz were authorized to brew beer and of brewing free of charge, the beer needed for the households of Van Slichtenhorst and de Hooges. Everyone drank beer, wine and whisky, at that period, water was the only alternative. Tea, coffee, and chocolate were all unknown until the close of the 17th century. Beer was served at every meal.

Jacobsen seems to have lived most of the time in Rensselaerswyck. In 1649 he bought a lot on High Street, New Amsterdam, and built a house on it. In 1656 at Fort Orange, he mortgaged this house and lot for 1528 guilders. His wife gave another mortgage on it in 1658 and one on her house at Fort Orange. This was done to meet what officer Cornelis Steenwyck was trying to collect from them, a sum of 5482 guilders. In the fall of 1660 he sold the house and lot in New Amsterdam at public auction to Johannes Withart, his own attorney. Jacobsen contested the sale in court, claiming the house and lot were not 'held up' before they were sold. After several hearings the Court decided that Jacobsen had no reason to start suit. As the suit was renewed, arbitrators were appointed to decide the matter.

Rutger Jacobse was a prominent man in Beverwyck. On April 23, 1652 he secured a lot in the town. He was Counciler 1649-1651 in Rensselaerswyck for which he received Fl. 50 a year. In 1656 he was magistrate of Rensselaerswyck and laid the cornerstone of the New Dutch Church situated at the present intersection of State Street and Broadway in Albany. In 1661 he owned a share in Mohickander Island. On Nov. 7, 1656 Thomas Chambers was haled before the court on which was seated Jacob Rutsen. Rutger died before December 9, 1665. His inventory showed silver and jewelry amounting to 512 guilders and 14 stivers.

Rutger Jacobse married (2) 3/6/1646 Tryntje Jans from Breestede who died 1711 at Rosendale at the home of her son Jacob Rutsen. Tryntje came to New Netherland with her parents Jan Jansen and Engeltje Jans in 1636. She married (2) in her old age 12/5/1695 Hendrick Janse Rosebloom." Children were: *Jacob Rutsen.

She was married to Andrew VanEvery WFT Est. 1815-1848.

He was married to *Femmetjie Vanderveer on 11 Sep 1751 in Middlesex, New Jersey. Cornelius Van Sicklen was a farmer who lived in Poughkeepsie in the 1770's, and had moved to Clinton, New York, by 1795. He supposedly had 12 other children besides Maria.


From "Famous Families of New York", by Margherita Arlina Hamm, page 233:

"Cornelius (1728) was one of the wealthiest farmers at Wappinger's Falls, New York.... Ferdinand [probably son of Cornelius] of Wappinger's Falls, New York, was a well-to-do patriot, who contributed largely to the Revolutionary cause. He belonged to the militia of the place, and is said to have taken part in the battle of Saratoga." Children were: *Maria VanSicklen, Ferdinand VanSicklen.

He was married to Catharine Johnson in Jun 1771 in Dutchess County, New York.

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