General Notes

The present "Van Wart" family in USA desends from: Jochem (Jacob) Wouters from
Amsterdam in the  Netherlands, to New Amsterdam (New York City) in the ship
"Faith" arriving in March 1661.  Moved to Philipse Manor in Tarrytown,
Westchester Co. New York. about 1690.  In the first book of membership of the
"Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow"  Joachim and his wife Styntie Jans, are
registered number 6 and 7. One authority (ref. N.Y. Gen.& Biog. record, 1928) claims that Jacob's father, Walter, came from Gouda, in the United Netherlands and settled  in the Long
Island, N.Y. area and assumed, when surnames became popular, the name of " van
Gouda " (from Gouda) and then later " van Weert"  Weert signifies a low lying
marshy country which could describe the country in Holland or on Long Island.
However, the son of Jacob (Gerrit)  was to have been born in Gouda, Netherlands.
In the year 1699 Joachim Wouters was made an Elder  and opposite his name is
the notation that his full name is : Joachim Wouters van Weert.  Aug. 6, 1701, he retired as an elder and under this entry his name is written : Joachim van Weert.  (ref.-S.C.H. & H.S. - vol.9) (Ref. Coc. Hist. of N.Y.-vol. 3,p.52 - 63)
Jochem and his Wife were members of the Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, June 1,
1676. (Ref: Membership list under this date, Gen. Sec. N.Y. Public Library.

Note: Armorial D'Artois Et De Picardie, Generalite D'Amiens, 1696-1710, Pub. 1866, On page: 466
a note on the family of "Wouters". Jacob (Jochem) Wouters was from this area.  France and Amsterdam were very close to one another and those fleeing Rel. Per. would travel to Amsterdam to avoid death. " Wouters" - cette famille est issue Jean Wouters, seigneur de Hallebast et de Van den Brouck, president de la chambre des comptes a Lille, mort en 1516. Deux de ses rejetons ont ets crees chevaliers, lun par Phillippe II le 7 aout 1559, lautre par Philippe IV le 15 juillet 1626. Son dernier rejeton male fut Philippe - Francois Wouters, seigneur de Vinderhoute,Meerendre, Belseele, etc...decede a Gand en 1708. Alliances: Alegambe, Bette, Colins, Gomiecourt, Nieulant, le Poyvre..Etc. Armes: d'or, au chevron de gueules, charge de cinq fleurs de lis argent et accompagne de trois perroquets essorants de sinople, becques et membres de gueules.

I feel that given the time we should be able to use this information to track the family line in France and Holland.

The present "Van Wart" family in USA desends from: Jochem (Jacob) Wouters from
Amsterdam in the  Netherlands, to New Amsterdam (New York City) in the ship
"Faith" arriving in March 1661.  Moved to Philipse Manor in Tarrytown,
Westchester Co. New York. about 1690.  In the first book of membership of the
"Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow"  Joachim and his wife Styntie Jans, are
registered number 6 and 7. One authority (ref. N.Y. Gen.& Biog. record, 1928) claims that Jacob's father, Walter, came from Gouda, in the United Netherlands and settled  in the Long
Island, N.Y. area and assumed, when surnames became popular, the name of " van
Gouda " (from Gouda) and then later " van Weert"  Weert signifies a low lying
marshy country which could describe the country in Holland or on Long Island.
However, the son of Jacob (Gerrit)  was to have been born in Gouda, Netherlands.
In the year 1699 Joachim Wouters was made an Elder  and opposite his name is
the notation that his full name is : Joachim Wouters van Weert.  Aug. 6, 1701, he retired as an elder and under this entry his name is written : Joachim van Weert.  (ref.-S.C.H. & H.S. - vol.9) (Ref. Coc. Hist. of N.Y.-vol. 3,p.52 - 63)
Jochem and his Wife were members of the Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, June 1,
1676. (Ref: Membership list under this date, Gen. Sec. N.Y. Public Library.

Note: Armorial D'Artois Et De Picardie, Generalite D'Amiens, 1696-1710, Pub. 1866, On page: 466
a note on the family of "Wouters". Jacob (Jochem) Wouters was from this area.  France and Amsterdam were very close to one another and those fleeing Rel. Per. would travel to Amsterdam to avoid death. " Wouters" - cette famille est issue Jean Wouters, seigneur de Hallebast et de Van den Brouck, president de la chambre des comptes a Lille, mort en 1516. Deux de ses rejetons ont ets crees chevaliers, lun par Phillippe II le 7 aout 1559, lautre par Philippe IV le 15 juillet 1626. Son dernier rejeton male fut Philippe - Francois Wouters, seigneur de Vinderhoute,Meerendre, Belseele, etc...decede a Gand en 1708. Alliances: Alegambe, Bette, Colins, Gomiecourt, Nieulant, le Poyvre..Etc. Armes: d'or, au chevron de gueules, charge de cinq fleurs de lis argent et accompagne de trois perroquets essorants de sinople, becques et membres de gueules.
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Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburg, by Grenville Mackenzie, Westport, Connecticut, 1966, bound by Sleepy Hollow Restorations
Tarrytown, New York, 1976, THE SETTLEMENT OF PHILIPSBURGH,By MacKenzie, entered by Lisa Shea

Jochem Woutersz was born about 1637 but whether in the Netherlands or in one of the Dutch settlements on Long Island is not certain. He married Christina Jans. They lived in Flatbush until they settled in Tarrytown before 1688, probably about 1683. He and his wife were both living in 1716. His son Gerret born in Flatbush about 1668 married Catherine sister of Deliverance Conklin and lived on the west side of Broadway about opposite Sheldon Avenue. Jochem's son Jacob, a few years younger than Gerret, married Belitje Hoppe a step-daughter of Abraham Devoe, and lived on a farm just below Prospect Avenue, probably part of his father's original leasehold.