The Family of Dyna Van Leeuwen 5 January 2016

The objective of this project was to finish clean-up on the ancestry of Dyna Van Leeuwen. You requested that we clean up the few remaining families on Family Tree in her line, prove or disprove what is on Family Tree but not on Ancestral Quest, and correct Family Tree as needed and bring these lines to a final conclusion.

Previous research on Dyna Van Leeuwen verified her ancestry by four generations and extended her pedigree to the early 1600s. Recommendations at the close of that project were to

• Confirm the father of Catherine De Brul as shown on Family Tree. • Confirm the parents of Jan Cornelius Van Cleave as shown on Family Tree. • Verify whether the seven additional children for Laurens Pieterson de Norman and Anetie Pieters on Family Tree belong to the family. • Confirm the parents of Laurens Pieterson de Norman as shown on Family Tree.

The Father of Catherine De Brul Catherine De Brul (96NK-2ZY) was born about 1634 and married Jans Janse De Jonge on 1 November 1659 in New Amsterdam (New York). Family Tree listed Catherine’s father as Matthys DeBruhl (LV4L-XG4), who was born in 1612 in the Netherlands. No spouse was listed for Matthias DeBruhl, neither were any other children listed for him besides 2

Catherine. And no sources were listed to confirm this parent-child relationship. It would be difficult (if not impossible) to confirm this relationship without further information about Matthys DeBruhl. Where in the Netherlands was he from? Did he immigrate to America (New Amsterdam)? Was Catherine born to him in the Netherlands or New Amsterdam? It was decided to contact the Family Tree user who originally added the information on Matthys DeBruhl to see where the information came from and evaluate its reliability.

Matthys DeBruhl’s Family Tree record was originally created on 11 January 2015 by user MadiSparks08. The following message was sent to this user:

On 11 January 2015, you added Matthys DeBruhl as the father of Catherine De Brul. I am wondering how you learned Catherine's father's name and if you have any sources to support this relationship. If you do, would you please attach them to the records? I am in the process of verifying and sourcing my tree and would like to make sure this relationship is correct and properly sourced. Thanks very much for your help.

Meanwhile, an Internet search was made for further information about Matthys DeBruhl. Five public member trees at Ancestry.com were discovered, which list Matthys DeBruhl as the father of Catherine De Brul. Three of these trees have no useful sources, but two cite a passenger list for Matthys DeBreuil. He immigrated to New York, New York, in 1662 at age 50.1 So a Matthys DeBreuil definitely came to America, settled in New York, and was born about 1612. The passenger list does not prove he was related to Catherine De Brul, but he was the right age to be her father and he lived in New York as she did. It is likely that a previous researcher was searching for candidates to be Catherine’s father, found the passenger list, noted that Matthys was a viable candidate, and added him as Catherine’s father. The relationship was then perpetuated to other family trees. If Matthys was in fact Catherine’s father, then he immigrated to New York after she did—in fact, he arrived three years after her marriage. This would be unusual, but it is possible. While Matthys may be Catherine’s father, the records simply don’t say for sure.

This line is probably a dead end. Since Matthys DeBreuil is a viable candidate to be Catherine’s father, he was not unlinked from Catherine in Family Tree. Instead, a note was added explaining the tentative relationship, the passenger list was added as a source, and Matthys DeBreuil was added to your Watch List. A note indicating that Matthys DeBreuil is probably a dead-end ancestor was also added to Family Tree.

1 “U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s,” Matthys DeBreuil (1662), Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 5 January 2016). 3

The Parents of Jan Cornelius Van Cleave Jan Cornelius Van Cleave (L7TG-R9M) was born about 1628 in the Netherlands. He immigrated to America about 1653 and settled in New York. Published sources have sought to extend his line in the Netherlands without success. However, Family Tree listed his parents as Cornelius Van Cleave and Marieken Van De Venter, albeit with no sources. The goal of current research was to prove whether these parents are correct.

Cornelius Van Cleave was supposedly born in Kleve, Krummendiek, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, in 1606. Given the length of the place name, it was wondered if this location was correct or if it had been corrupted from something else. A study of German place names suggests it is a real location. The region of Steinburg in Germany has existed since the 1300s, but the district of Steinburg wasn’t created until 1867 when Schleswig-Holstein became a province of Prussia.2 Kleve and Krummendiek are municipalities within the ämter (a country subdivision with a similar function as a county in the United States) of Itzahoe-Land, in the Steinburg district. Currently they appear to be the same level of municipality. Kleve is a village/town within the parish of Krummendiek.3

The Family History Library only has birth records for Krummendiek dating back to 1671, so we were unable to verify the birth date (1606) given for Cornelius. Krummendiek’s marriage and death records begin in 1737.4

Marieken Van De Venter was supposedly born in Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1606. Family Tree indicated that Cornelius and Marieken were married 19 years later (1625) in the same location. Bunnik birth records began in 1626, marriages in 1627, and death records in 1730, so we were unable to search for Marieken’s birth record. We searched for the couple’s marriage from 1627 to 1630 just in case the marriage was off by a few years, but found no positive results.5 We also searched the births/baptisms from 1626 to 1632 in hopes of finding other children born to Cornelius Van Cleave and Marieken Van De Venter. This would add more relatives to your tree and verify that the parents were an actual couple. This also returned no results. Mothers’ names were not usually recorded at this time but there was no mention of a Cornelius Van Cleave.6

2 “Steinburg,” Wikipedia.org (http://www.wikipedia.org: accessed 9 December 2015). 3 “Schleswig-Holstein Place Names J-K,” search for Kleve, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 7 December 2015). 4 Evangelische Kirche Krummendiek (Kr. Steinburg), Kirkenbuch, 1671-1873, search for Cornelius Van Cleave (Leipzig: Zentralstelle für Genealogie, 1983). 5 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Bunnik (Utrecht), Kerkelijke Registers, 1626-1872 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950, 1986), FHL Film 121446 item 5. Searched for Marieken Van De Venter. 6 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Bunnik (Utrecht), Kerkelijke Registers, 1626-1872 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950, 1986), FHL Film 121446 item 1. Searched for possible children of Cornelius Van Cleave and Marieken Van De Venter. 4

Cornelius supposedly died in 1686 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Marieken supposedly died in 1668, but no death place was listed on Family Tree. Amsterdam death records were searched in the year 1686 for Cornelius with no results.7 Only the records from the Dutch Reformed Church were searched, since that was the most common religion at the time. There are many other denominations that recorded deaths in the 1680s, and these records could be searched in the future. But they were not pursued during this session since absolutely none of the data on these parents could be verified. Where all of the data on these proposed parents of Jan Cornelius Van Cleave came from is a mystery. No viable sources are listed for them on Family Tree, and none of the data could be verified with genealogical records. These parents appear to be incorrect.

Jan Cornelius Van Cleave was marked as a dead-end ancestor on Family Tree and unlinked from the parents that had been attached to him.

The Children of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman and Annetje Pieters The next goal of this research project was to verify the remaining children of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman (LCMK-2D6) and Annetje Pieters (LCMK-2SX). In the previous project, two children were verified: Sytie (b. 1 June 1642) and Engel (b. 15 July 1646). But Family Tree listed seven other children for this couple.

Each of the proposed children of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman and Annetje Pieters were sought in birth records of New Amsterdam, New York, between 1635 and 1665, as this is where Laurens was supposedly living at the time. A birth/baptism record was found for each of the children listed on Family Tree but one.8

• Sÿtie – b. 1 June 1642 o Parents: Laurens Pieterszen Noorman o Witnesses: Hans Hanszen Noorman, Gÿsbert Corneliszen, Cornelis Willemszen, Christina Vÿnen (p. 13)

• Engel – b. 15 July 1646 o Parents: Laurens Pieterszen

7 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Amsterdam (Noord-Holland), Kerkelijke Registers, 1553-1870 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 December 2015). Searched for death/burial record of Cornelius. 8 Thomas Grier Evans and Reformed Dutch Church (New York City), Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Baptisms from 25 December, 1639, to 27 December, 1730 (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 December 2015). Searched for children of Laurens Pietersen de Norman and Annetje Pieters. 5

o Witnesses: Pieter Jansen Noorman, Adriaen Laurens de Noorman, Marÿken Thymens (p. 21)

• Christina – b. 2 April 1651 o Parents: Pieter Laurens o Witnesses: Lodovÿt Corneliszen, Egbert Wonterszen, Ann[i]tie Claes (p. 29)

• Anneken – b. 4 February 1654 o Parents: Pieter Laurentszen o Witnesses: Daniel Lisco, Lodowÿick Pos., Claes Bording (p. 36)

• Daniel – b. 4 February 1654 o Parents: Pieter Laurentszen o Witnesses: Daniel Lisco, Lodowÿick Pos., Claes Bording (p. 36)

• Laurens – b. 26 December 1655 o Parents: Pieter Laurenszen and Marritje Pieters o No witnesses (p. 41)

• Pieter – b. 12 December 1657 o Parents: Pieter Laurenszen and Marritje Pieters o No witnesses (p. 47)

• Andries – b. 25 May 1664 o Parents: Pieter Laurenszen and Marritie Pieters o Witnesses: Mr. Evert Pieterszen, Hillegond Joris (p. 73)

The father of all of the children born after Engel was Pieter Laurenszen. It is unlikely that Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman decided to go by Pieter Laurenszen after the birth of Engel in 1646. Scandinavian naming patterns usually dictate that the last name is the first given name of the father. To suddenly switch the order would have been very uncommon. The names of each of the witnesses were recorded, since witnesses are frequently family members and show up at more than one of their nieces, nephews, or grandchildren’s baptisms. Although there were similar surnames between Engel and Sÿtje’s baptism records, there were no witnesses that corresponded between the Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman children and any Pietersen Laurenszen children.

The transcribed records were then searched for instances in which Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman was present as a witness to see if he was called Laurens Pieterszen or Pieter Laurenszen after 1646. Instances where Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman was a witness were found in 1641, 1646, 1647, 1650, and 1653, demonstrating that he had not 6 decided to go by another name after Engel’s birth.9

Believing at this point that the children born to the Pieter Laurenszens had been erroneously attached to Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman, a search was made for the marriage record of our Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman and Annetje Pieters as well as any Pieter Laurenszens who could be the father of the children born after 1646. First, the marriage of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman and Annetje Pieters was found.

• Laurens Pieters, j. m. Van Tonsbergen, in Noordwegen, and Annette Pieters, j.d. Van Brútsteen, in Dúÿtslant, were married 18 August 1641.10 j.m. = young man, not before married j.d. = young maid, not before married

Then two marriages were found for a Pieter Laurenszen. Both appear to refer to the same man:

• Pieter Laurenszen, j.m. Van Yselsteÿn, and Belitjen Hendricks, j.d. Van Amsterdam, were married 10 December 1646.11

• Pieter Laurens, j.m. Van Yselsteÿn, and Marritie Pieters, Van der Burg, at Tessel, were married 14 February 1649.12

The references to Laurens Pieterszen in the 1650s and the marriages of Pieter Laurenszen in 1646 and 1649 cause us to conclude that the children listed with the father Pieter Laurenszen do not belong to Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman and Annetje Pieters. Sources were attached to Family Tree and the incorrect children were detached from your line.

9 Thomas Grier Evans and Reformed Dutch Church (New York City), Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Baptisms from 25 December, 1639, to 27 December, 1730 (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 December 2015). Searched for children of Laurens Pietersen de Norman and Annetje Pieters. Documents 3a-3f. 10 Samuel S. Purple and Reformed Dutch Church (New York City), Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Marriages from 11 December, 1639, to 26 August, 1801 (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 December 2015). Document 4. 11 Samuel S. Purple and Reformed Dutch Church (New York City), Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Marriages from 11 December, 1639, to 26 August, 1801 (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 December 2015). Document 5. 12 Samuel S. Purple and Reformed Dutch Church (New York City), Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Marriages from 11 December, 1639, to 26 August, 1801 (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 December 2015). Document 6. 7

The Parents of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman’s marriage record establishes that although he lived in New Amsterdam in 1641, he had come from Tønsberg, Norway.

• Laurens Pieters, j. m. Van Tonsbergen, in Noordwegen, and Annette Pieters, j.d. Van Brútsteen, in Dúÿtslant, were married 18 August 1641

Tønsberg is a municipality in Vestfold County, southern Norway, on the western cost of the Oslofjord. It is generally regarded as the oldest town in Norway.13 Since this is where Laurens was from, it would make sense to search for his parents there. Laurens had been linked to two different fathers in Family Tree, both of which appear to be incorrect:

1. Jan Jansen Noorman, born 1570 in Diever, Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands, and wife Marguerite Gendreau, died 6 January 1679 in Tillou, Charente, Poitou- Charentes, France. These are not likely candidates to be Laurens’s parents. The father was from the Netherlands, not Norway, and he was about 50 years old when Laurens was born. The mother died in France. No useful sources were attached to either record in Family Tree.

2. Pieter Jansen Trimbol de Noorman, born about 1624 in Norway, died before October 1662 in Bushwick, Kings, New York. The fact that Pieter was a Norwegian emigrant who died in Bushwick where Laurens also died makes him a good candidate to be a relative of Laurens. So does the fact that Pieter sponsored the baptism of Laurens’s daughter Engeltje. However, Pieter was younger than Laurens so he could not have been his father. One source was attached to his record on Family Tree – it references his marriage to Lysbeth Woertman on 7 July 1647.

Laurens was unlinked as a child of both sets of parents.

John O. Evjen’s book, Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674, gives biographical information about Laurens:

Laurens Pietersen, or Laurens Pietersen Noorman, from Tonsburg, in Norway, was in New Amsterdam as early as 1639. On June 16, of that year, he was declared sole heir to the real and personal property of a Roeloff Roeloffsen, the witnesses being Pieter Jansen, likely the Norwegian by that name, and Hans Stein. In the Calendar of Wills, where this declaration is contained, Laurens is called "Laurens Pietersen van Tonsback” (Tonsberg). In the Church Records of New Amsterdam, containing the entry of his marriage with Anetie Pieters from “Brutsteen,” Germany – August 18, 1641 – , it is stated that he is from Tonsberg.

13 “Tønsberg,” Wikipedia.org (http://www.wikipedia.org: accessed 5 January 2016). 8

His name appears quite often in the church records as sponsor – August 8, 1641, for Rachel, daughter of Dirk Holgersen, the Norwegian; December 8, in the same year, for Rommetje, the child of Hans Hansen van Nordstrand in Holstein; May 21, 1646, for Nicholas, a son of Barent Janszen; April 14, 1647, for Aert, a child of Caesar Albertsz; March 20, 1650, for Nicholas, a son of Barent Jansen; January 28, 1663, for Joost, the son of Barent Joosten and his own daughter Sytie.

Laurens had his own child Sytie baptized June 1, 1642, one of the sponsors being Hans Hansen from Bergen. His child Engel was baptized July 15, 1646, three Norwegians being sponsors: Pieter Jansen Noorman, Andries Laurensen Noorman, and Maryken Tymens (sister of Anneke Jans and wife of Tymen Jansen).

On March 12, 1647, Laurens obtained a lot on Manhattan, between the lots of Peter Hilyaender and Evert Duyckingh’s. Mr. J.H. Innes says: “He owned a house and lot on the south side of Prinse Straet, about fifty feet from Broad Street. The house is mentioned as standing there as early as 1647. It was the first house built on Prinse Straet, the second being built about the year 1652 – on the south side of the street – by Albert Pietersen from Hamburg,” whose wife was Danish.

Under date of March 22, 1651, we have a declaration of Laurens Pietersen to the effect that Dirck Holgersen (Norwegian) had purchased of Cornelis Willemsen a plantation on the west side of Mespath Kill, Long Island, opposite to Richard Brudenel.

On March 10, 1660, Laurens petitioned "for the appointment of guardians and curators over his minor child" which petition was granted. It is probable that his request included also his other child. For under date of January 20, 1661, we have a petition from “the guardians of Laurens Petersen’s children for instructions in regard to the division of the estate.”

On March 10, 1661, he gave his consent “to the payment of her portion of the estate to his daughter Engeltje, shortly after her marriage to Jan Van Cleef.” Engeltje was at the time only fifteen years old, her husband was thirty-three.

Laurens’ other daughter, Sytie (Fytie, Eytie?), was married on December 12, 1658, to Barent Joosten from "Witmont in Emberlandt." They had a child baptized in 1659. Their other child, Joost, was baptized on January 28, 1663, in the Dutch Reformed church of Brooklyn. Laurens Pietersen himself was one of the sponsors. The other sponsors were Symon Hansen and Magdalentje Walingx.

Pietersen is mentioned as selling land between the years 1654 and 1658. 9

On February 18, 1656, he sold to Harck Syboutsen, his “lot on the east side of the Graft, between the lots of Evert Dyckingh and Abraham Rycken, as broad and long, large and small as it belongs to said Lauren Pietersen Noorman by patent to him of 12 March, 1647.” D.T. Valentine describes it as being on the east side of Broad Street, south of Beaver Street.

In 1664, Laurens signed the resolution adopted by the commonalty of the Manhattans. 14

A copy of the original signature of Laurens Pietersen has been preserved.

Future research could seek Laurens’s parents in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway. There is a good chance that Pieter Jansen Trimbol de Noorman was a close relative of Laurens – this could also be investigated. It must be noted, however, that records early enough to include Laurens are extremely limited. Laurens was probably born about 1620 and was in New Amsterdam by 1639, so any records of Tønsberg that could mention him would have to be dated about 1620-1639. According to the Family History Library Catalog for Tønsberg:

• Church records begin in 1688 • The Borgerbok (“Citizens book”) begins in 1661 • Land records begin in 1664 • Tax records begin in 1664 • The earliest Norway census is in 1664

14 John Oluf Evjen, Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 : with appendices on Scandinavians in Mexico and South America, 1532-1640; Scandinavians in Canada, 1619-1620; some Scandinavians in New York in the Eighteenth Century; German immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 (Minneapolis, Minnesota: K.C. Holter Publishing, 1916), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 5 January 2016). Documents 7a-7d. 10

• Court records begin in 1666 • Probate records begin in 1696 • The earliest Tønsberg census is in 1801 • Military and merchant marine records begin in 1860

There may be bygdeboks or other records that can be used for research in this part of Norway during the early 1600s. The possibilities can be further studied if you desire.

Conclusion and Recommendations During this project, all four of the remaining research needs in the family of Dyna Van Leeuwen were addressed. The data on Family Tree was cleaned up, verified, sourced, and merged as needed, and several incorrect relationships were unlinked from your tree. At this point, there are only two lines in Dyna’s ancestry that may warrant further research:

• Learn whether available records exist that may permit a search for the parents of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway.

• Extend the ancestry of Annette Pieters, wife of Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman. Her marriage record indicates she was “Annette Pieters, j.d. Van Brútsteen, in Dúÿtslant.” Family Tree lists her birthplace as Brutschein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Preussen, Germany. However, this does not appear to be a valid place. It may be worth consulting a German research expert to see if Annette’s place of origin can be correctly deciphered, then search for her parents there.

It has been a pleasure working with you. We look forward to working with you again, according to your instructions.

Legacy Family History, Inc. Research Calendar

Subject: Dyna Van Leeuwen Ancestry Client: John Hedman Researcher: Elise Godfrey; Tristan Tolman, AG Date: December 2015 – January 2016

Objective 1

Date Searched Call Number Source Results Doc Step 1: Is Kleve, Krummendiek, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany a real place or has it been corrupted from something else? 9 Dec 2015 Wikipedia “Steinburg” Wikipedia.org It appears that Kleve, article (http://www.wikipedia.org: accessed 9 Krummendiek, Steinburg, December 2015). Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany is a real place. The region of Steinburg has existed since the 1300s but the district of Steinburg wasn’t created until 1867 when Schleswig-Holstein became a province of Prussia. Kleve and Krummendiek are municipalities within the ämter of Itzahoe-Land, in the Steinburg district. Currently they appear to be the same level of municipality. 9 Dec 2015 FamilySearch “Schleswig-Holstein Place Names J-K,” Krummendiek is the parish Gazetteer search for Kleve, FamilySearch.org in which Kleve resides. (https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/e n/Schleswig-Holstein_place_names_J- K: accessed 7 December 2015). Conclusion: Yes it does exist. The jurisdictional changes over the years just take some unpackaging. Step 2: Can you find birth, marriage, and/or death records to confirm the data about Jan’s proposed parents on Family Tree? Births, Marriage, Deaths in Germany, Preußen, Schleswig-Holstein, Krummendiek (Kr. Steinburg) 9 Dec 2015 FHL Film Evangelische Kirche Krummendiek (Kr. The earliest birth records Nil 1335388 Steinburg), Kirkenbuch, 1671-1873 are 1671! Cornelius won’t Christening of (Leipzig: Zentralstelle für Genealogie, be in these. Cornelius Van Christening of 1983). Searched for Cornelius Van Cleave born in Cornelius Van No other records for Cleave. about 1606 in Cleave born in Krummendiek Parish. Kleve about 1606 in Germany, Preußen, Schleswig- Kleve Holstein, Krummendiek (Kr. Steinburg) 9 Dec 2015 FamilySearch.or Marriage records don’t start till 1737.

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Marriages and g Burial records don’t start till 1737. Deaths in Krummendiek? 11 Dec 2015 Can we get in Krummendiek appears to be within (See FamilySearch.org’s 1 touch with the the Kirchenkries of Rantzau- German letter writing Krummendiek Krummendiek Münsterdorf guide.) Parish parish and see if http://www.nordkirche.de/nordkirche any earlier /kirche-vor-ort/gemeinden.html records exist? This appears to be the church district website that includes the parish of Krummendiek. http://www.kkrm.de/ http://www.kk-rm.de/unsere- gemeinden/krummendiek- mehlbek.html Births, Marriage, Death in Bunnik, Utrecht, Nederlands 9 Dec 2015 FHL Film 121446 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Bunnik The earliest records are item 1 (Utrecht), Kerkelijke Registers, 1626- 1626! Marieken won’t be in Christening of 1872 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by these. Marieken Van Christening of the Genealogical Society of Utah, De Venter Marieken Van The only record before 1950, 1986). Searched for Marieken born in about De Venter born 1606 here are Van De Venter. 1606 in about 1606 Transportregisters (some type of court record). 11 Dec 2015 FHL Film 121446 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Bunnik No mention of a Cornelius Nil item 5 (Utrecht), Kerkelijke Registers, 1626- and Marieken. The earliest Marriage 1625 1872 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by record is 1627 and they in Bunnik, the Genealogical Society of Utah, were supposedly married in Netherlands 1950, 1986). Searched for marriage of 1625. Checked 1627-1630 Cornelius Van Cleave and Marieken just in case. Van De Venter. 11-12 Dec FHL Film 121446 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Bunnik No Cornelius Van Nil 2015 item 1 (1626- (Utrecht), Kerkelijke Registers, 1626- Cleave/Klefe were noted. 1811) 1872 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by Mother’s names were not Births/Baptism the Genealogical Society of Utah, yet mentioned as a general s of any FHL Film 1950, 1986). Searched for possible rule so we couldn’t children born 1438497 item 6 children of Cornelius Van Cleave and compare. to Marieken (1626-1872) Marieken Van De Venter. Van de Venter The two films were copies and Cornelius of each other. Van Cleave. 9 Dec 2015 Death records don’t start until 1730. Deaths? Death in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederlands. Checking their marriage just in case they happen to have been married there? 11 Dec 2015 FHL Film 114752 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. No mention of a Cornelius Nil Amsterdam (Noord-Holland), van Cleave in 1686. Cornelius d. FamilySearch.or Kerkelijke Registers, 1553-1870 (Salt 1686 in g (Amsterdam - There are many other

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Amsterdam Begraven 1611- Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the denominations that we can 1715) around Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950) check if that is deemed

image 486 FamilySearch.org useful. (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 December 2015). Searched for death/burial record of Cornelius. Death records for other denominations: https://familysearch.org/search/collec tion/2037985 16 Dec 2015 FHL Film 114621 Amsterdam (Noord-Holland) Searching these records Nil vol. 670-672, Burgerlijke Administratie, Registers was slow going from (a) the Marriage 114680 vol. 944 van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1578- sheer volume of people 1625-1635 1811 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by married at the time and (b) the Genealogical Society of Utah, having to spend enough 1950). Searched for Cornelius van time on each entry to make Cleave and Marieken van de Venter. sure of who it was referring to (deciphering the handwriting). Searched 114621 from 1625-1627 Searched 114680 from 1625-1631 (these were the actual marriage records) No sign of a Cornelius van Cleave

Objective 2 Verify the family of Laurens Pietersen de Norman (LCMK-2D6) and Annetje Pieters (LCMK-2SX) as listed on Family Tree.

Date Call Number Source Results Doc Searched Search for the 7 unverified children. Births and parents, marriage, death.  Church Records  Published family histories  Land and probate records New Amsterdam, New York, United States Searching for children of Laurens Pietersen and Annetje Pieters where Laurens supposedly was. (They were married in 1641). 21 Dec FHL Book 974.7 Thomas Grier Evans and Reformed Dutch Transcribed birth records 2a-2h 2015 B4ne v. 2 Church (New York City), Records of the Sÿtie – b. 1 June 1642 (p. Reformed Dutch Church in New (there is a digital 13), Parents: Laurens Amsterdam and New York: Baptisms version) Pieterszen Noormon, from 25 December, 1639, to 27

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December, 1730 (New York, New York: Witnesses: Hans Hanszen New York Genealogical and Biographical Noorman, Gÿsbert Society, 1901) FamilySearch.org Corneliszen, Cornelis (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed Willemszen, Christina 21 December 2015). Searched for Vÿnen children of Laurens Pietersen de Norman Engel – b. 15 July 1646 (p. and Annetje Pieters. 21), Parents: Laurens Pieterszen, Witnesses: Pieter Jansen Noorman, Adriaen Laurens de Noorman, Marÿken Thymens QUESTIONABLE Christina – b. 2 April 1851 (p. 29), Parents: Pieter Laurens, Witnesses: Lodovÿt Corneliszen, Egbert Wonterszen, Ann[i]tie Clae[?] Anneken – b. 4 Feb 1854 (p. 36), Parents: Pieter Laurentszen, Witnessed: Daniel Lisco, Lodowÿick Pos., Claes Bording Daniel – b. 4 Feb 1854 (p. 36), Parents: Pieter Laurentszen, Witnessed: Daniel Lisco, Lodowÿick Pos., Claes Bording Laurens – b. 26 Dec. 1855 (p. 41), Parents: Pieter Laurenszen and Marritje Pieters, No witnesses Pieter – b. 12 Dec. 1657 (p. 47), Parents: Pieter Laurenszen and Marritje Pieters, No witnesses Andries – b. 25 May 1664 (p. 73), Parents: Pieter Laurenszen and Marritie Pieters, Witnesses: Mr. Evert Pieterszen, Hillegond Joris 21 Dec FHL Book 974.7 Thomas Grier Evans and Reformed Dutch Other mentions of Laurens 3a-3f 2015 B4ne v. 2 Church (New York City), Records of the Pieterszen de Noorman, Reformed Dutch Church in New Laurens de Noorman, (digital copy) Amsterdam and New York: Baptisms Laurens Pieterszen Other mentions from 25 December, 1639, to 27 Laurens Pieterszen de

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of Laurens December, 1730 (New York, New York: Noorman – 1641 Pieterszen de New York Genealogical and Biographical Laurens PIeterszen - 1641 Noorman, Society, 1901) FamilySearch.org Laurens de (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed Laurens Pieterszen de Noorman, 21 December 2015). Searched for Noorman – 1646 Laurens children of Laurens Pietersen de Norman Laurens PIeterszen de Pieterszen and Annetje Pieters. Noorman – 1647

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21 Dec FHL Book 974.7 Samuel S. Purple and Reformed Dutch Search for marriage of 4, 5, 6 2015 B4ne v. 1 Church (New York City), Records of the Laurens Pietersen de Reformed Dutch Church in New Norman and Annetje (digital copy) Amsterdam and New York: Marriages Pieters from 11 December, 1639, to 26 August, Marriage of Laurens 1801 (New York, New York: New York Pieterszen and Annetje Genealogical and Biographical Society, Pieters, 18 August 1641, 1901) FamilySearch.org page 10 (Doc. 4) (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 December 2015). Searched for search for marriage of marriage of Laurens Pietersen de Pieter Laurenszen (and Norman and Annetje Pieters. Marritje Pieters) Marriage of Pieter Laurenszen, 10 Dec 1646, page 14 (Doc. 5) Marriage of Pieter Laurenszen van Yselsteÿn and Marritie Pieters van de Burg, op Tessel, 14 Feb 1649, page 15 (Doc. 6) 5 Jan 2016 Wikipedia.org “Tønsberg,” Wikipedia.org History of Tønsberg. (http://www.wikipedia.org: accessed 5 January 2016). 5 Jan 2016 FamilySearch.org John Oluf Evjen, Scandinavian Biographical sketch of 7a-7d Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 : Laurens Pieterszen de with appendices on Scandinavians in Noorman. Mexico and South America, 1532-1640; Scandinavians in Canada, 1619-1620; some Scandinavians in New York in the Eighteenth Century; German immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 (Minneapolis, Minnesota: K.C. Holter Publishing, 1916), digitized by FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 5 January 2016).

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Scandinavian Immigrants

. . IN NEW YORK 1630—1674

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SCANDINAVIANS IN MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA, 1532—1640 SCANDINAVIANS IN CANADA, 1619—1620 SOME SCANDINAVIANS IN NEW YORK IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GERMAN IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK, 1630—1674

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sin;., PIETERSEN. 129 was not granted. For the keeping of a tavern there "would tend to debauch soldiers and other inhabitants, and it was feared that strong liquor might be sold to savages."304 In 1674 he asked for permission to purchase land in Katskil, Albany.305 On April 13, 1676, he obtained a patent of land in Dela­ ware.306 In the same year he had a lawsuit with the Swedish pastor in Delaware, Laurentius Carolus (Lars Lock), regarding the "recovery of a mare." The pastor was the injured party.307 It would seem that Hans Pietersen must have been, by this time, quite an expert in defending himself before a court. We take leave of him where we found him: in court.

LAURENS PIETERSEN.

Laurens Pietersen, or Laurens Pietersen Noorman, from Tonsberg, in Norway, was in New Amsterdam as early as 1639. On June 16, of that year, he was declared sole heir to the real and personal property of a Roellof Roeloffsen, the witnesses being Pieter Jansen, likely the Norwegian by that name, and Hans Stein.30S In the Calendar of Wills, where this declaration is con­ tained, Laurens is called "Laurens Pietersen van Tonsback" (Tons­ berg). In the Church Records of New Amsterdam, containing the entry of his marriage with Anetie Pieters from "Brutsteen," Germany—August 18, 1641—, it is stated that he is from Tons­ berg.309 His name appears quite often in the church records as sponsor —August 8, 1641, for Rachel, daughter of Dirk Holgersen, the Norwegian; December 8, in the same year, for Rommetje, the child of Hans Hansen van Nordstrand in Holstein; May 21, 1646, for Nicholas, a son of Barent Janszen; April 14, 1647, for Aert, a child of Caesar Albertsz310; March 20, 1650, for Nicholas, a son

304 New York Colonial Documents, XTII, p. 389. 305 Ibid, XIII, p. 481. 306 Ibid., p. 543. 307 Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, I, p. 353f.; New York Colonial Documents, XII, p. 622. 308 Calendar of Wills. Compiled by B. Fernow, 1896, p. 334. 309 The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, VI, p. 33. 310 Ibid., V, pp. 30, 87, 89. 130 NORWEGIAN IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK, 1630-1674. of Barent Jansen; January 28, 1663, for Joost, the son of Barent Joosten and his own daughter Sytie.311 Laurens had his own child Sytie baptized June 1, 1642, one of the sponsors being Hans Hansen from Bergen. His child En- gel was baptized July 15, 1646, three Norwegians being sponsors: Pieter Jansen Noorman, Andries Laurensen Noorman, and Mary- ken Tymens (sister of Anneke Jans and wife of Tymen Jansen.312 On March 12, 1647, Laurens obtained a lot on Manhattan, between the lots of Peter Hilyaender and Evert Duyckingh's.313 Mr. J. H. Innes says: "He owned a house and lot on the south side of Prinse Straet, about fifty feet from Broad Street. The house is mentioned as standing there as early as 1647. It was the first house built on Prinse Straet, the second being built about the year 1652—on the south side of the street—by Albert Pietersen from Hamburg," whose wife was Danish.314 Under date of March 22, 1651, we have a declaration of Laurens Pietersen to the effect that Dirck Holgersen (Norwe­ gian) had purchased of Cornelis Willemsen a plantation on the west side of Mespath Kill, Long Island, opposite to Richard Brudenel.315 On March 10, 1660, Laurens petitioned "for the appointment of guardians and curators over his minor child," which petition was granted.316 It is probable that his request included also his other child. For under date of January 20, 1661, we have a pe­ tition from "the guardians of Laurens Petersen's children for in­ structions in regard to the division of the estate."317 G P Signatures of Laurens Pietersen.

On March 10, 1661, he gave his consent "to the payment of her portion of the estate to his daughter Engeltje, shortly after her

311 Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1897, p. 147. 312 The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, V, pp. 31. 88. 313 Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1901, p. 129. 314 J. H. Innes, New Amsterdam and Its People, p. 150f. 315 Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, I, p. 62. 316 Ibid, I, p. 208. 317 Ibid, I, p. 220. PIETERSEN. 13! marriage to Jan van Cleef."318 Engeltje was at the time only fif­ teen years old, her husband was thirty-three. Laurens' other daughter, Sytie (Fytie, Eyrie?), was married on December 12, 1658, to Barent Joosten from "Witmont in Emb- derlandt." They had a child baptized in 1659. Their other child, Joost, was baptized on January 28, 1663, in the Dutch Re­ formed church of Brooklyn. Laurens Pietersen himself was one of the sponsors. The other sponsors were Symon Hansen and Magdalentje Walingx.310

Pietersen is mentioned as selling land between the years 1654 and 1658. On February 18, 1656, he sold to Harck Syboutsen his "lot on the east side of the Graft, between the lots of Evert Dyckingh and Abraham Rycken, as broad and long, large and small as it belongs to said Lauren Pietersen Noorman by patent to him of 12 March, 1647." D. T. Valentine describes it as being on the east side of Broad Street, south of Beaver Street.320 In 1664, Laurens signed the resolution adopted by the com­ monalty of the Manhattans.321

MARCUS PIETERSEN.

Marcus Pietersen is enrolled among the soldiers who were to sail in the ship "de Moesman" for New Netherland on March 9, 1660. He was from Sleewyk (Sleviken, or Sletvik, in Nor­ way), and is presumably the brother of Andries Pietersen Noor­ man, who was from the same place and sailed in the same ship.322 He seems to have received employment from Jochim Beeck­ man, a shoemaker, immediately upon his arrival in New Nether­ land. For on November 8, 1661, Beeckman brought suit against Pieter Pietersen Smitt, complaining that he had been slandered about a year before by the defendant, "according to declaration of

818 Ibid, I, p. 222. 319 See note 311. 320 Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1902, p. 129. D. T. Valentine, Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, 1861, p. 583. 321 New York Colonial Documents, I, p. 193. 322 Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1902, p. 13.