Ancestors of Cornelia Maas, Wife of Johannes Holsaert and Rutgert Waldron


Ancestors of Cornelia Maas

© 2013 Elizabeth Johnson

 

 With thanks to Cor Snabel, who recently identified the significance of the name 'Maas',

to Chris Chester, Renee Dauven, Howard Graham, Granvyl Hulse, and Mike Morrissey,

and to all others before us who have generously provided their valuable contributions.

 

 

Generation 1

 

1 Cornelia Maas (Thomas), born about 1675, Jamaica, Queens County, NY. Parents: 2 Thomas Franszen and 3 Neeltje Urbanus. [Note 1]. Married between 1695 and 1702, NY City, NY, to Johannes Holsaert, born about 1672, probably at Sluys, Flanders, died before 1710, son of Johannes Holsaert and (probably) his second wife, Johanna Havens, with whom he married in 1672. 

 

A note on Cornelia's surname: Cor Snabel recently identified the significance of the name 'Maas' as a short form of the name Thomas. The Dutch often used the latter half of a person's name as a nickname or everyday name. Thus a Cornelia may be called Neeltje, Nicolaes becomes Claes, Urbanus becomes Banus, and Thomas becomes Maas. Cornelia's surname comes from her father's first name (a patronym), and her siblings also had the surname Thomas or Thomaszen.

 

Johannes Holseart (Cornelia's father-in-law) was clerk of the town of Flatlands, Kings County, New York for a short time, about one or two years before he died in 1687. Here is an example of his signature, from a deed dated 18 September  1686 (Stoffel Jansen deed to Pieter Klaesen), found in Town Records of Long Island. Flatland Miscellaneous Papers; New York Municipal Archives, Microfilm Roll No. 75, p. 95.

 

 

Cornelia Maas remarried about 1714 to Rutgert Waldronson of Daniel Waldron and Sarah Rutgers van Langendyck, baptized on 24 October 1677, New York Dutch Reform Church, died in 1720, New York. Rutgert's baptism witnesses were Rutgert Willemszen and Marritie Waldron.

 

Proof of Cornelia's second marriage with Rutgert Waldrom can be found in two land records, made in May, 1710, and July, 1717. In the first, dated May 30, 1710, John Lucassen of Gravesend, Kings County, NY deeds to Cornelia Holshart, "widow of Johannes Holshartt late of Fflatlands in the county aforesd", for 66 pounds, a house and 2 1/2 acre property or garden spot, fenced, "bounded North by the highway South and east by the heyres of Garret Coerten deceased, and west by Harmannus Hoogland", and also a tract of woodland containing about 5 1/2 acres. This first deed also provides a date at which her husband was known to be deceased [Note 1a].

 

In the second deed, dated July 18, 1717, Rutgert Waldron of the city of New York and Cornelia his wife sell to Josiah Drake of Oyster Bay, Queens, NY for 85 pounds a house and garden spot in Flatlands "Bounded North by the highway South and East by the heires of gerrit Coerten Deceased and West by Hermanus Hogelandt" in fence, containing about 2 acres, previously sold to Cornelia by John Lucassen [Note 1b].

 

Rutgert Waldron of New York left a will dated June 14, 1720, in which he mentions "my seven children" who were Daniel, Samuel, Richard, Johanes, Sarah and Cornelia Waldron, and Ann Holsaert. The child mentioned last, Ann Holsaert, was his step-daughter, a child of his second wife Cornelia Maas and her first husband, Johannes Holseart. See Abstracts of NY Wills Vol. II 1708-1728, page 226.

 

 

Generation 2

 

2 Thomas Franszen, of Bristol, or Brixton, England. [Note 2]. Married (first) on 20 May 1656, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church, to Elsje Jans.

... married (second) on 27 December 1664, New York Dutch Reform Church, to...

3 Neeltje Urbanus, baptized on 13 December 1643, Noorderkerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Marretie Daniels). Parents: 6 Urbanus Luursen and 7 Jannetje Claes. [Note 3]. She remarried on 24 October 1674, New York Dutch Reform Church, to Hendrick Arentszen.

 

Thomas Franszen died before October 1674, when his widow Neeltje Urbanus remarried. His youngest daughter, Cornelia Maas, was probably a posthumous child.

 

... Thomas Franszen's children with Neeltje Urbanus:

 

  1. Frans Thomas, baptized on 18 October 1665, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Thomas Jacobs Verdon, Jannetje Claes, see 7). [Note 3a].
  2. Urbanus Thomas, baptized on 24 April 1667, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witness: Evert Keteltas). Married on 17 September 1689, New York Dutch Reform Church, to Maria Schouten, baptized on 9 October 1667, New York Dutch Reform Church, a daughter of Jan Schouten and Sara Jans. [Note 3b].
  3. Jannetje Thomas, baptized on 7 April 1669, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Egbert Meynderts, __ De Witt). [Note 3c].
  4. Samuel (Thomas) Shahaan, baptized on 21 May 1671, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Urbanus Urbanus, Jannetje Claes, see 7), died in April 1724, New York. He inexplicably adopted the surname Shahaan. Married on 30 April 1699, New York Dutch Reform Church, to Neeltje Gerrits Cosyn, daughter of Gerret Cosyn and Belitje Jacobs Quick. [Note 3d].
  5. Frans Thomas, baptized on 12 November 1673, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Thomas Jacobs Verdon, Jannetje Claes, see 7) [Note 3e]. He may have married Dorothee Trisser on an unknown date. She remarried with Minckes Paulus in June, 1694 in the New York Dutch Reform church: 1694 06 Jun; Minckes Paulus, jm, van N. Yorck; Dorothee Trisser, wid Frans Thomaszen, beyde wonende alheir. If this is the same Frans Thomas, he married rather young, and soon died.
  6. 1. Cornelia (Thomas) Maas, born about 1675, Jamaica, Queens County, NY.

 

... Thomas Franszen's children with Elsje Jans:

 

  1. Susanna Thomas, baptized on 9 April 1659, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Paulus van der Beeck, Annetje Verveleen). Married on 10 December 1681, New York Dutch Reform Church, to Gerrit Hollard. [Note 3-1a].
  2. Dirckje Thomas, baptized on 25 December 1661, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Thomas Jacobs Verdon, Lysbeth Van Veen, Jannetje Claes, see 7). [Note 3-1b].
  3. Benjamin Thomas, baptized on 30 November 1664, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Thomas Jacobs Verdon, Jannetje Claes, see 7). [Note 3-1c].

 

... Children of Neeltje Urbanus and Hendrick Arentszen:

 

  1. Aernout Hendricks, baptized on 21 March 1676, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Adriaen Janszen, Theunis Tobias, Jannetje Claes, see 7), died in April 1749, New York City, NY.  Married on 24 October 1703, New York Dutch Reform Church, to Geertje Claes of Albany, NY. [Note 3-2a].
  2. Jannetje Hendricks, baptized on 28 August 1678, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Jacob Verdon, Elsje Jillis). [Note 3-2b].
  3. Tobias Hendricks, baptized on 9 July 1681, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Thomas Laurenszen, Susanna Thomas). [Note 3-2c].
  4. Wyntje Hendricks, baptized on 23 January 1684, New York Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Jan Schouten, Aeltie Cornelis, Marritie Cornelis). [Note 3-2d].

 

 

Generation 3

 

6 Urbanus Luursen, born about 1610, Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederlands, died on 27 September 1647 off the coast of Wales. Master mason. He drowned in the shipwreck of the Prinses Amelia. Parents: 12 Luyer __ and 13 an unknown wife. [Note 6]. Married (1) to Lijsbet Jans.

... married in 1639 in Amsterdam (marriage intention 23 March 1639), to...

7 Jannetje Claes, baptized on 4 August 1619, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Aeltje Arents), died before April 1696. The marriage witness was Claes Arents, the bride's father. Her parents: 14 Claes Arents and 15 Beatrix Hermans. [Note 7]. She married (2) on 17 October 1649, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church, Tobias Teuniszen, born at Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederlands. Married (3) on 1 June 1659, New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church, widower Thomas Jacobs Verdon, born about 1628, New Netherland, died about 1699, Gowanus, Kings County, NY, son of Jacob Verdon and Marie Badie.

 

... Urbanus Luursen's children with Jannetje Claes:

 

  1. Arent Urbanus, baptized on 23 December 1640, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Anna Claes). Probably died young --not mentioned in 1659 Orphanmasters case. [Note 7a].
  2. Herman Urbanus, baptized on 26 January 1642, Noorderkerk, Amsterdam (godmother: Annetjen __ --possibly Anna Claes?). [Note 7b].
  3. Neeltje Urbanus, baptized on 13 December 1643, Noorderkerk, Amsterdam. See 3.
  4. Claes Urbanus, baptized on 1 October 1645, Noorderkerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Aeltje Arents). Probably died young --not mentioned in 1659 Orphanmasters case. [Note 7d].
  5. Urbanus Urbanus, baptized on 2 December 1648, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Evert Duycking, Christina Capoens), died after 21 May 1671. [Note 7e].

 

... Urbanus Luursen's child with Lijsbet Jans:

 

  1. Annetje Urbanus, baptized on 6 April 1636, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Anna Jans), buried on 4 January 1640, Karthuizer Kerkhof, Amsterdam. [Note 7-1a].

 

... Jannetje Claes' children with Tobias Teuniszen:

 

  1. Teunis Tobais, baptized on 26 February 1651, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Jan Teuniszen, Tryntie van der Burg). [Note 7-2a].
  2. Beatrix Tobais, baptized on 20 April 1653, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church(baptism witnesses: Cornelis Claeszen Switzart, Hendrickje Simons). Probably died young--not mentioned in 1659 Orphanmasters case. [Note 7-2b].
  3. Claes Tobais, baptized on 5 December 1655, New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church (baptism witnesses: Claes Janszen, Andries Jochemszen, Marritje Joris). Probably died young--not mentioned in 1659 Orphanmasters case. [Note 7-2c].

 

 

Generation 4

 

12 Luyer __.

... married to...

13 Unknown wife.

 

... Luyer's Children:

 

  1. 6. Urbanus Luursen, born about 1610, Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederlands, died on 27 September 1647, off the coast of Wales.
  2. Jacob Luursen, born in 1616, Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederlands.  Marriage intention recorded on 28 August 1638, Amsterdam, with Styntie Douwes, born in 1617, Enkhuisen, Noord-Holland, Nederlands. Jacob died before 7 August 1655, at Beverwijck, New York, when a payment was made to his widow by the church deacons. Jacob Luursen's descendants became the Kuykendaal family. [Note 13b].
  3. Sybrant Luursen. Marriage intention recorded on 2 October 1638, Amsterdam, with Judith Crottel, born about 1613, of Amsterdam. [Note 13c].

 

 

14 Claes Arents, born about 1594, died after April 1659. Butcher. He lived in the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, where many butchers lived and worked.. Parents: 28 Arent __ and 29 Neeltje Claes. [Note 14].

... married in 1618 in Amsterdam (marriage intention November 15, 1618; marriage witness: the groom's mother, Neeltje Claes) to...

15 Beatrix Hermans, born in 1593, probably at Veere, Zeeland, Nederlands. From 1602 until her marriage, she had lived in the Ossemarct in Amsterdam. [Note 15].

 

... Children:

 

  1. 7. Jannetje Claes, baptized on 4 August 1619, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, died before April 1696.
  2. Annetje Claes, baptized on 25 October 1620, Nieuwe Jerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Machtelt Teus), died before 1624). [Note 15b].
  3. Anna Claes, baptized on 2 June 1624, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Aeltje Arents). [Note 15c].
  4. Neeltje Claes, baptized on 6 November 1628, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Aeltje Arents). [Note 15d].
  5. Machtelt Claes, baptized on 22 December 1630, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Grietje Roelofs). [Note 15e].
  6. Herman Claes, baptized on 6 January 1632, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (baptism witness: Martyntje Mayers). [Note 15f].
  7. Lambert Claes, baptized on 6 April 1636, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (godmother: Aeltje Arents). [Note 15g].

 

 

Generation 5

 

28 Arent __.

... married to...

29 Neeltje Claes.

 

... Children:

 

  1. 14. Claes Arents, born about 1594, died after April 1659.
  2. Aeltje Arents.

 

 

Notes

 

1: Johannes Holseart II and Cornelia Maas are much more likely to be the parents of the Cornelia Holsaert who is said to have married Cornelius Emans than the known daughter of Benjamin Holsaert and Annetje Luyster who, if she was baptized shortly after birth, would have been only 10 years old at the time of their marriage, assuming she was his first and only wife. Thanks to Renee Dauven for pointing this out.

Sources:
- birth: estimate!
- marriage 1: estimated date.

1a : Source: Kings Co. Conveyances, Liber 3, folio 285, accessible online at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-33187-19483-36?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-2B6:n1177920415 located by Mike Morrissey.

1b : Source: Kings Co. Conveyances, Liber 4, folio 146, accessible online at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-33187-18844-38?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-2B6:n1177920415 located by Mike Morrissey.
 
2Sources:
- marriage 1: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1656 20 May; Thomas Franszen van Briston; Elsje Jans, wid Barent Andrieszen
- marriage 2:
New York Dutch Reform Church: 1664 27 Dec; Thomas Franszen, wid Elsje Jans; Neeltje Urbanus, jd van Amsterdam

3Sources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 75, p.89
- marriage 2: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1674 24 Oct; Hendrick Arentszen, jm van Amsterd; Neeltje Urbanuszen, wid Thomas Franszen, wonende alhier

3aSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1665 Oct 18; Thomas Franszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Frans; Thomas Verdonck, Jannetje Bonen
Note that Jannetje Bonen, the baptism witness, is Jannetje Claes under a form of her first husband's name. Urbanus = Banus = Bones (mistranscribed as Bonen).
 
3bSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1667 Apr 24; Thomas Franszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Urbanus; Evert Keteltas
- marriage:New York Dutch Reform Church: 1689 17 Sep; Urbanus Thomaszen, jm van N. Yorke; Maryken Schouten, jd van N. Yorke. beyde wonende alhier

3cSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1669 Apr 07; Thomas Franszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Jannetie; Egbert Meyndertszen, ??? De Wit

3d:

Abstracts of NY Wills Vol II 1708-1728, pages 362 & 363: 

Page 286.--In the name of God, Amen. Be it known and manifest unto all People that I, SAMUEL CLAHAEN, of New York, carman, do find myself at this present time in good health. I leave to my wife, Neeltie Gerritse, all real and personal estate during widowhood, with power to sell if she thinks necessary for the maintenance of herself and children. If she should remarry, one half is to go to the children, and their shares are to be put at interest by Claas Bogert, carman, and Cornelius Turk, bricklayer, who shall act as guardians. "My wife is to train and bring up the children begotten by me and she, in the fear of God, and allow them instruction and an art or trade or mysterie according to the sex and inclination of every child." If my children all die, the estate is to go to Cornelius Cousine, and Vrowtie Cousine, wife of Matthew Bell, and Marytie Cousine, the brother and sisters of my wife, and to the children of my brother Urbanus Thomas, viz.: Thomas Urbanus, and Jan Urbanus, and to the children of my brother, Arent Hendricks. (Names of testator's children not given.)
Dated July 10, "in second year of King George." Witnesses, Cornelius Clopper, Walter Hyer, Jacobus Goelet. Proved, April 27, 1724.


Sources:
- New York Dutch Reform Church baptism: 1671 May 21; Thomas Franszen, Neeltje Urbanus; Samuel; Urbanus Urbanuszen, Janneken Bonen
Note that Jannetje Bonen, the baptism witness, is Jannetje Claes, under a form of her first husband's name (Urbanus = Banus = Bones (mistranscribed as Bonen).

- New York Dutch Reform Church marriage: Samuel 's Jakaen, j.m. van N. Yorck, en Neeltie Gerrits, j.d. van Stuyvesants Bouwerye, beyde woonende alhier. 

3eSources:
- New York Dutch Reform Church baptism: 1673 Nov 12; Thomas Franszen, Neeltje Urbanus; Frans; Thomas Verdonck, Jannetje Boons
Note that Jannetje Boons, the baptism witness, is Jannetje Claes, under a form of her first husband's name. Urbanus = Banus (mistranscribed as Boons).
 
3-1aSources:
- baptism: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1659 Apr 09; Thomas Franszen, Elsje Jans; Susanna; Paulus Van der Beeck, Annetje Verveleens
- marriage: New York Dutch Reform Church: Gerrit Hollaes, j. m. Van Vlissingen, en Susanna Thomas, j. d. Van N. Yorke.

3-1bSources:
- baptism: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1661 Dec 25; Thomas Franszen, Elsje Jans; Dirckje; Thomas Verden, Lysbeth Van Veen, Jannetje Claes
Note that Jannetje Claes, the baptism witness, is correctly named here.
 
3-1cSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1664 Nov 30; Thomas Franszen, Elsje Jans; Benjamin; Thomas Ver Donck, Jannetie Booms
Note that Jannetie Booms, the baptism witness, is Jannetje Claes, under a form of her first husband's name. Urbanus = Banus (mistranscribed as Booms).
 
3-2a: Abstract of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume IV. 1744-1753) pg 212 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS LIBER 16. 

Page 414. In the name of God, Amen, I, ARENT HENDRICK5E, of New York, carman, being in good health. I leave to my son, Gerritt Holler Hendrickse, 5 shillings, as a bar to all pretence as heir-at-law. I leave to my said son, Gerritt Holler Hendrickse, so soon as he shall return from beyond sea to New York, £50; but if he does not return, then to his four children, that is £20 to his eldest son Arent, and the rest to the others (not named). I leave to my undutiful and disobedient daughter Neeltie, £10, also my best bed and furniture. I leave all the rest to my well-beloved daughter Leah, wife of William Brown, and I make her executor. Dated April 25, 1743. Witnesses, Margaret Johnson, Johanes Barger, Simon Johnson. Proved, April 11, 1749.

 

Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume XVI. Corrections to Vol.I-V), pg 174 CORRECTIONS ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, VOLUME IV. 
PAGE 212. 9 lines from top Will of Arent Hendrickse read Arnout Hendrickse. 16 lines from top for Arent read Arnout Hendrickse.

 

Holland Society Year Book, 1899 
Record of Burials in the Dutch Church, New York pg 177 
Between Apr. 29 and May 4, 1749. Arnout Maas. 
Mike Morrisey note: this date is a little later than his will was probated, but it appears there was some confusion about the date as a range was given.


Sources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1676 Mar 21; Hendrick Arentszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Aernout; Adriaen Janszen, Theunis Tobias, Jannetie Boons
Note that Jannetje Boons, the baptism witness, is Jannetje Claes, under a form of her first husband's name. Urbanus = Banus (mistranscribed as Boons).

- marriage: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1703 24 Oct; Aarnout Hendriksz, jm Van N. York; Geertje Claasz, jd Van N. Albanie

3-2bSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: Aug 28; Hendrick Arentszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Jannetie; Jacob Verdonck, Elsje Jillis

3-2cSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1681 Jul 09; Hendrick Arentszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Tobias; Thomas Laurenszen, Susanna Thomas

3-2dSources:
- baptism: New York Dutch Reform Church: 1684 Jan 23; Hendrick Arentszen, Neeltie Urbanus; Wyntie; Jan Schouten, Aeltie Cornelis, Marritie Cornelis

6: Urbanus Luursen owned three houses in a row on the Haarlemmerstraet in Amsterdam. One house was already on a property when he bought it in 1644, and shortly thereafter he built two more houses on adjoining properties that he acquired in 1644. The middle of the three houses was called "De Gelderse Metselaar" (The Mason of Gelderland). He sold two of these three houses shortly before he moved to New Netherland in 1646.

 

From New Netherland Connections Magazine Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 90 author Pim Nieuwenhuis, "Abstracts from Notarial Documents in the Amsterdam Archive":


20 Jun 1646 [not. H Schaef, 1323/178]. Urbanus Luurs from Wagenen (=Wageningen), about to sail on de Prinses to New Netherland in the service of the West Indies Company as master mason, makes a payment of 168 carolus guldens to Jacob and Gerrit Pieters, brothers of Amsterdam, for equipment for the voyage.

 

Urbanus Luursen sailed back to Holland in June 1647 aboard the Prinses Amelia, leaving behind his expectant wife Jannetje Claes, and two small children, Hermen and Neeltje. His reason for returning to Holland may have had to do with the sales of his two properties on the Haarlemmerstraat, each of which had been sold for nearly seven thousand guldens. But the Prinses Amelia sank off the coast of Wales in the Bristol Channel on September 27, 1647. One of the 86 passengers who died was Urbanus Luurs, master mason originally from Wageningen.

Source: New York Historical Mss.: Dutch; translated by Van Laer; Vol. III; Reg. of the Prov. Sec, pub. by GPC 1974, pp. 54 – 55 -  translations dated 19 Sep 1648.

 

Power of Attorney from Janntje Claes, widow of Urbanus Luyersz, to her mother, Beatrix Hermans in Amsterdam, to collect wages earned by her husband who died on the ship 'De Princes' (the Prinses Amelia).

 

[18b] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jannetje Claes, widow of Urbanus Luyersen from Wangeningen, in his lifetime mason in New Netherland in the service of the honorable West India Company, who appoints and empowers, as she does, hereby, her mother, Bejatres Hermans, residing at Amsterdam, on Boom Street, to ask, demand and receive in her, the principal's, name from the honorable directors of the chartered West India Company, at the chamber of Amsterdam, the sum of two hundred and twenty one guilders, one stuiver and 5 1/3 pennies, earned from their honors by her aforesaid deceased husband on board the ship De Princes, as appears by the accompanying account.

On payment of the said sum by the honorable directors to the above named Bejatres Harmans or her order, she is authorized to execute therefore a formal receipts in full, which shall be valid, she, Jannetje Claesz, holding as valid whatever shall be done and transacted in the matter aforesaid by her above mentioned mother.

Thus done and signed in the record by the above named Jannetie Claes, with Jacob Kip and Gysbert Abramsz, as witnesses hereto invited, the 19th of September 1648, in New Amsterdam.

Yanse Claes 
Gysbert Abramse & Jacob Kip - Witnesses

Acknowledged before me 
Cor. Van Tienh[oven], Secretary

 

Marriage intention (ondertrouw) in Amsterdam 


23-03-1639 
Urbanus Luurss van Waegennen [Wageningen] wed~r van Lysbet Jans woon~ inde Cleyne Carthuysers, metselar 
& Jannetie Claes van A out 19 jaren geass~t met Claes Arents haer vader woon~ inde Boomstraet 
[signed] Banis Luersen, Yant Claes 
Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 450, p.226 - Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK.

 

Translation (EJ):

 

Urbanus Luurss of Wageningen, widower of Lysbet Jans, living in the Cleyne Carthuysers[straat], mason,

& Jannetie Claes of Amsterdam, age 19 years, assisted with Claes Arents her father, living in the Boomstraet. 



Sources:
- birth: estimate! based on first known child birth date.
- marriage 2:
Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 450, p.226

7: Baptism in Amsterdam. Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 40, p.53. The witness was Aeltje Arents. 

 

Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, June 19 and 21, 1659. Summary (EJ):

Jannetje (here called Bonen), a widow with children, wishes to marry a third husband, Tomas Verdon. Verdon has one son Jacob, age 3, of a previous wife, and she has four children: Hermanus Urbanus, age 17, Neeltje Urbanus, 15, Urbanus Urbanus, 10, and Teunis Tobiassen, 8. Both parties ordered to make settlement on their previous children before approval for the marriage can be given. Abraham Clock and Evert Duyking are named guardians for Jannetje's children. Jannetje settles 50 florins on each of her four children. Thomas Verdon settled similarly on his own son.
Source: Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, pp. 92-94.


Important note: Boones, Boonen or any Bo- surname for Jannetje Claes is technically incorrect. This was a derivation of her husband's first name (Urbanus = Banus, which was rendered as various forms of Boonen in New Amsterdam). This probably happened because Urbanus died so soon after moving to New Amsterdam, and his wife/widow, Jannetje Claes, was not well enough known by the recorders of New Amsterdam court and church records for them to recognize her true identity. Meanwhile, her identity as his widow was important to her, her children, and to the Orphans Court, since when he died, he was owed a salary by the Dutch West Indies Company. Thus she became known as Jannetje Bonen (probably a mistranscription of some form of Banes). But her correct name is proven in the marriage and baptism records of Amsterdam. See Note 6, for instance.

Sources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 40, p.53
- marriage 1: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 450, p.226
- marriage 2: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1649 17 Oct; Tobias Teuniszen, van Leyden, wid; Janneken Luyens, van Amsterd. wid
- marriage 3: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1659 01 Jun; Thomas Verdon, wid Barber Imbroeck; Jannetje Claes, wid Tobias Toemszen

7aSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 42, p.236

7b: Sources:
- birth: Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, p. 93
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 75, p.25

7dSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 75, p.149

7eSources:
- baptism: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1648 Dec 02; Urbanus Luyers; Urbanus; Evert Duycking, Christina Capoens
- death: He was a baptism witness on 21 May 1671, therefore he died after this date.

7-1aSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 41, p.433
- burial: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 1148, p.224 en p.225

7-2aSources:
- baptism: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1651 Feb 26; Tobias Teuniszen; Teunis; Jan Teuniszen, Tryntie Van der Burg

7-2bSources:
- baptism: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1653 Apr 20; Tobias Theuniszen; Beatrix; Cornelis Claeszen Switzart, Hendrickje Simons

7-2cSources:
- baptism: New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church: 1655 Dec 05; Tobias Theuniszen(?), Jannetje Bones; Claes; Claes Janszen, Andries Jochemszen, Marritje Joris

13b: Marriage intention in Amsterdam:

28-08-1638 
Jacob Leurtss van Wageningen metselaersgesel, out 22 jaer geen ouders hebben woon~ inde Harlemerdwarstraet 
& Styntie Douwes van Enchuysen out 21 jaer, woonende inde Angelierstrae[t] geen ouders hebben 
[his mark] [her mark] 
Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 449, p.309 - Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK.

 

Translation (EJ):

 

Jacob Leurtss of Wageningen mason's hand, age 22 years, having no parents, living in the Harlemerdwarstraet, 

& Styntie Douwes of Enkuhisen, age 21 years, living in the Angelierstrae, having no parents.

 

Chris Chester notes: In 1908 a genealogy of the Kuykendall family was published: http://books.google.com/books?id=SB9ZAAAAMAAJ&

At page 34 (Chapter V) it recognizes that Jacob and Urbanus were brothers. And it states that it is not known whether Jacob was married prior to coming to NN in 1646. It also states that he must have died in 1656.

 

Van Laer's Settlers of Rensselaerwyck, places Jacob Luyersz in Rensselaerwijck in 1651 and 1652 (page 43).

 

The family of Luurs Jacobsen (who is first called van Kuykendaal in the 1706 baptism record of his last child, Seytie at Kingston), which can be found in the 1908 genealogy starting at page 37, appears to be correct when compared with the records of the Kingston Dutch Church. The family is found in the Kingston records and in the records of the various churches in the Minisink Valley area in the later generations.

Janny Venema's Deacons' Accounts 1652-1673, Beverwijck/Albany notes that Jacob was deceased in 1655, and his widow, Stijntje remarried. 


See: George Benson Kuykendall, History of the Kuykendall Family Since Its Settlement in Dutch New York. p. 34.

Sources:
- death: Janny Venema, Deacon's Accounts 1652-1674, Beverwijck/Albany, p. 23.
- marriage: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 449, p.309

13c: Marriage intention in Amsterdam:

02-10-1638 
Sybrant Luertsen van Wageningen metselaergesel woon~ inde Boomstraet geen ouders hebben geass~t met syn broeder Urbanus Luerts 
& Judith Crottel van A, wed~e van Pieter Arianss woon~ opt B_eepatt 
[his mark] [her mark] 
Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 449, p.396 - Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK.


Translation EJ:

Sybrant Luertsen of Wageningen, mason's hand,  living in thee Boomstraet, having no parents, assisted with his brother Urbanus Luerts 

& Judith Crottel of Amsterdam, widow of Pieter Arianss, living on the B_eepatt 


14Amsterdam marriage record had no note concerning his place of birth.

15: A note online at http://www.earljones.net/aqwn1163.htm#31788 indicates that Beatrix Hermans, mother of Jannetje Claes (here called 'Boanes'), received Power of Attorney to collect 221 guilders that Urbanus earned on the ship De Princes on September 19, 1648. However, Urbanus, a master mason, would not have worked on a ship, since no jobs for masons exist on ships. Urbanus must have been hired by the Dutch West Indies Company for a project at New Amsterdam (which paid 221 guilders). But unfortunately he died before September 1648, after less than a year of residence there. 

 

Marriage intention in Amsterdam: 


15-11-1618 Claes Arentsz, vleeshouder, oud 24 jaer geasst. met Neeltje Claes, sijn moeder, woon~ inde Calverstraet 
& Beatrix Harmans van Veere [?] oud 25 jaer, geen ouders hebbend, 16 ans woon~ op de Ossemarct 
[signed] Claes Ariaensen, Beatris Harmens 
Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Ondertrouwen) DTB 423, p 070


Translation EJ:

 

15-11-1618 Claes Arentsz, butcher, age 24 years, assisted with Neeltje Claes, his mother, living in the Kalverstraet, 

& Beatrix Harmans of Veere [?] age 25 years, having no parents, 16 years living at the Ossemarct.


Sources:
- birth: see marriage record.

15bSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 40, p.103

15cSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 40, p.257

15dSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 40, p.455

15eSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 41, p.113

15fSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 41, p.173

15gSources:
- baptism: Stadsarchief Amsterdam DTB 41, p.433