Sarah Jans Roeloffsen 
Sarah Jans was born on December 3rd, 1626 in Maesterland, Bohusland, Netherlands. Sarah Jans' father was Jans Roeloffsen and her mother was Anneke Jans Webber. Her paternal grandfather was Roeloff Jansen; her maternal grandparents were Wolfert Webber and Catherine Tryntje Jonas. She had two brothers and two sisters, named Fytje (Fritzie), Jan, Catrina and Annetje. She had four half-brothers named Cornelius, Jonas, Pieter (Petrus) and William. She died after August 7th, 1693 in New Amsterdam, NY.General Notes
Notes for SARAH ROELOFFSON:
At the time of Sara's death (1693) she had a house in New Amsterdam at the corner of Pearl and Whitehall streets. She married first Mr Hans Kierstede, surgeon, from Maegdenburg (Madgeburg, Prussian Saxony) Source NY Gen and Biog Record vol 56 p 210
Sara became greatly proficient in the Indian language. In 1664 she acted as an interpreter in negotiating the treaty made by Pieter Stuyvesant with the Hudson River Indians. On account of her excellant services as interpreter, a patent was granted to her second husband Cornelius Van Borsum 14 Oct 1673, " of a lot on Manhatten Island, north of the Windmill
on the west side of the road that runs to Klatchhook." Sara and Hans had 10 children. Source NY Gen and Biog Record Vol 56 p211GEN: At the time of Sara's death (1693) she had a house in New Amsterdam at the corner of Pearl and Whitehall streets. She married first Mr Hans Kierstede, surgeon, from Maegdenburg (Madgeburg, Prussian Saxony) Source NY Gen and Biog Record vol 56 p 210 Sara became greatly proficient in the Indian language. In 1664 she acted as an interpreter in negotiating the treaty made by Pieter Stuyvesant with the Hudson River Indians. On account of her excellant services as interpreter, a patenet was granted to her second husband Cornelius Van Borsum 14 Oct 1673, " of a lot on
Manhatten Island, north of the Windmill on the west side of the road that runs to Klatchhook." Sara and Hans had 10 children. Source NY Gen and Biog Record Vol 56 p211 At the time of Sara's death (1693) she had a house in New Amsterdam at the corner of Pearl and Whitehall streets. She married first Mr Hans Kierstede, surgeon, from Maegdenburg (Madgeburg, Prussian Saxony) Source NY Gen and Biog Record vol 56 p 210 Sara became greatly proficient in the Indian language. In 1664 she acted as an interpreter in negotiating the treaty made by Pieter Stuyvesant with the Hudson River Indians. On account of her excellant services as interpreter, a patenet was granted to her second husband Cornelius Van Borsum 14 Oct 1673, " of a lot on Manhatten Island, north of the Windmill on the west side of the road that runs to Klatchhook." Sara and Hans had 10 children. Source NY Gen and Biog Record Vol 56 p211
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- b.1595 in Amsterdam, Nord-Holland, Netherlands d.1637 in Reciff, Brazil
- b.03 Dec 1626 in Maesterland, Bohusland, Netherlands d.>07 Aug 1693 in New Amsterdam, NY
- b.1455 d.1516
- b.1489 in Dillenbourg, Netherlands d.1555
- b.1466 d.1523
- b.16 Apr 1533 in Dutch Republic d.1584
- b.1506 d.1580
- b.1582 in Maesterland, Bohusland, Netherlands d.1630 in Amsterdam, Nord-Holland, Netherlands
- b.15 JAN 1604/05 in Amsterdam, Nord-Holland, Netherlands d.27 FEB 1662/63 in Albany, Albany, NY
- b.~ 1585 in Maesterland, Bohusland, Netherlands d.1648
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