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28 Apr 1604 St. Nicholas Church Valenciennes France   ( some referencesgive DOB as June 28, 1604)
According to Somerset Co  notes on common ancestors Part III  he is thecommon ancestor of the Rapelye family
     Joris and Catalyn left Texel in the ship for "New Netherlands" (Endracht)  in March  1623 arriving in May of 1624.   Said to be the firstship to New Netherlands.  (?1/25/1624)     Settled Albany and Flatbush.
     Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New Englandshowing three generations of those who came before May 1692  on the basisof Farmer's register  by James Savage  Vol III  p 72  KnickerbockerFamilies
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    According to data in Huguenot Ancestors represented in the membershipof the Huguenot Society of New Jersey, Clayton Library, Gen 974.9K underNew Jersey      Catalyntie Trico arrived in the U S on the ship   UNITY,lived on Fort Orange (Albany)  N Y and died at the Waalabout, Brooklyn, NY
     In this same publication Catalyntie's husband, Joris Jansen DeRapalie was born about 1600 in Rochelle, France.  This article goes on tostate that the founder of the De Rapalie family was Gaspard Colet deRapella, born in 1605 in Chatillon sur Loire, France.  Joris was also thenephew of the famous   Admiral Coligny.
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JORIS JANSEN RAPELJE bp 28 Apr 1604 St. Nicholas Church ValenciennesFrance; came to New Amsterdam with his bride sailing on the ship Endrachtarriving in the spring of 1624. He married CATALYNTJE TRICO about 13 Jan1623 when banns were published in Amsterdam Holland; daughter of JorisTrico. Joris died 23 Feb 1663 Brooklyn NY. Catalyntje was born 1605 PrisBelgium; died 11 Sep 1689 Brooklyn NY. They settled first at what is nowAlbany NY and then moved to New Amsterdam; and finally settled on hisplantation in Brooklyn.
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Joris = George The name of Joris appears as Georges, illegitimate son ofJean on the baptismal record. It was not  unusual for Walloon andHuguenot parents to take their children to Roman Catholic priests to bebaptized in the absence of Protestant clergy or to escape persecution.Similarly, it was not uncommon for the priests to refuse to recognize thevalidity of Protestant marriages, recording the children of suchmarriages as "illegitimate".
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Owned bottom land in Brooklyn N Y in the year 1677
*Joris Jansen de Rapalie was a French Huguenot from Rochelle in Francewho emigrated to America in   1623 in the ship Unity, a ship of the WestIndia Company, and settled at Fort Orange (now Albany,          NewYork), where he lived for 3 years. In 1626 he removed to New Amsterdamlocated on          Manhattan Island, New York, until after the birth ofhis youngest child. He obtained from the West           India Company ahouse and lot on Pearl Street where he lived for many years. The PearlStreet lot           grant was confirmed to him with a deed dated March13, 1647. On June 22, 1654 he sold his Pearl           Street lot withits house that he had built-up to Hendrick Hendrickson.  On June 16, 1637he bought           from the Indians a tract of 335 acres of land, hecalled Rennegaconock (now included within the town       of Brooklyn, L.I., New York. In 1655 he became a Long Island resident for the rest ofhis life. He was       a leading citizen, acted a prominent part ofpublic affairs of the colony and served in the magistracy of    Brooklyn.In 1641 he was elected by the people as one of 12 men to advise theCouncil regarding Indian policy. He died soon after the close of theDutch administration. His widow, Catalyentie, daughter of Joris Trico,surviving him many years. She was born in Paris, France and died inWallabout, New York, on September 11, 1689 at age 84.
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he is a reference to "Simon De Rapello Rapelje"
He is also listed as Joris Jansen (Rapaleje) Rapelie
*Jorge (George) Jansen de Rappelje, Teunis Guysbert Bogaert, and JeremiahRemse Vanderbeeck,       farmers from Waael in the Netherlands were thefirst men who began farming in the New Netherlands,   at Wallabout, in1625.
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They had a total of 11 children
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Joris Janszen Repalje, Huguenot, son of Jean, was baptized April 26, 1604at Valenciennes. He was       one of six children of Jean Rapareillet andhis unnamed wife. He was baptized April 28, 1604, as           entered inthe Register of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church of Valenciennes. Since1668           Valenciennes has been in the Department du Nord of France.Previously it had been in Haincut, a           province in the part ofSpanish Netherlands.
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1625 Den 9th Juny   Geboren de Eerste Dochter Van Joris - Janse Rappeljegnaamt Sara
believe to translate to  "on the 9th day of June 1625 was born the firstdaughter of Joris Janse Rappelje named Sara"
" Colonial History of the State of New Jersey First Series Vol 32"
     "The Story of New Netheland"  by  William Eliott Griffis
Sarah deRapello (Rapelje) was born at Ft Orange (Albany)
      Her Father Left with 31 other families and they spoke French.  Theyentered New York Bay.  18 families were left at Albany under the commandof Adrian Joris, a Lieut to Capt. May  {ship's name The Mackeral}   Herfathers name, as he wrote it in Walloon French was Simon deRapello butthe Dutch of it is Simon Rapelye.  Her mothers name was duTrieux inmodern form Truax.
     "Memorial History of the City of New York"  Vol I page 2
""The ship "New Netherland" and 30 Walloon families were placed on herand it was planned in advance how these were to be distributed intovarious settlements. .....A certain SIMON JANSEN DE RAPALLO or Rapalje,according to the Dutch spelling, having first settled on Stated Island,removed to the Walloon Bay, in the spring of 1625.  When but a few monthsin this new home, on June 6, 1625, he became the father of the firstfemale child of European parents born within the bounds of NewNetherland. "
     ???? ship "The Unity" ????
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From "Family Tree Maker"  World Family Tree  Vol 3, pre-1600 to present
Joris (George) Jansen Rapalie, the father of Sarah, and the commonancestor of the Rapalies of this country, is said by some writers to be aproscribed Huguenot, from Rochelle in in France, and emigrant in 1623 inthe ship "Unity" with Catalyntie Trico, whom he probably married beforethe voyage (although the ceremony may have been performed after hisarrival, having no date of the same).  appears to have resided for threeyears, until 1626 in Albany, then removed to New Amsterdam, where heremained for more than 22 years (occupying and owning a house and ot onthe north side of present Pearl Street (lower Manhattan-East Side nearWall Street), and butting against the south wall of the fort, for whichhe received a pAtert on the 18 of March, 1647, and until after the birthof his youngest child in 1650.  According to Riker's work "NEWTOWN",Joris Rapalie sold his house and lot on 22 June 1654 to HendrickHenderson, a drummer for 800 Guilders.  During at least a period of thistime he kept a tavern or tap-house, as then styled, his name appearing aslate as March 16, 1648, on the records in the book of the burgomasterscourt of said city, among the inn keepers and tapsters, inhabitants whopromised to observe the proclamation of Gov. Stuyvesant for March 10,1648, in relation to the regulation of such houses.  He probably removedto his Long Island Farm as early as 1655, which he probably partiallycultivated previously. for April 13th of that year he was appointed oneof the magistrates of Brooklyn, in the place of Peter Cornellisse.Rapalie figured frequently in numerous suits on the records of theburgomaster's and schepen's court of New Amsterdam up to 1656. on the28th of April, of which year a return was made in a suit of CorneliaSchellinger against "Jorsey Rapalje" of Rapalje's having departed beyondthe jurisdiction of the court, and the same return was  made on the 25thof the following November, in a suit of Jacob Schellinger against "CatalyJorsey", Rapalje's wife.
On the 16th of June, 1637, Rapalie bought a track of land of the Indians,"Kakapeynor, and Pewichaas", called "Rinnegakonck" situate "on LongIsland, south of the island of Manhattans, extending from a certain Kiltill into the woods south and eastward to certain Kipplebush (swamp), toa place where the waters rund over the stones"  On the 17th of June 1643,his indian purchase was pAterted to him by the governor,m and isdescribed "as a piece of land called Rinnegakonck
     From Lois Payne, lpayne@city.guelph.on.ca
     My information is that the Rapelje family originated inValenciennes, France. The original name was Raparlier. It was changed toRapelje by a phonetic rendering by the Dutch. Joris was born inValenciennes in 1605. He was 19 and his bride, Catherine (Catalynje)Tricot (variously Tricaud or Trico) was 18 when they set out for America.They (like many Huguenots) emigrated first to Holland (hence the namechange) and then to New Netherland.They had ten children, of whom theyoungest Daniel was born in Brooklyn on Dec.29,1650. He married SarahKlock. He is my ancestor. One of his descendants, Daniel, is credited asbeing the first citizen of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. I hope thisinformation is helpful.
     From Broderbund's Family Tree Maker WFT:1
     Joris Jansen de Rapalje, a descendent of very prominent Frenchfamily, emigrated with his wife- Catalina Trico de Rapalje to NewNetherland, one of the first West India Company Colonies, in ye shipUNITY IN 1623. They are the only ones known today, that were among thefounders of Fort Orange in 1623. Fort Orange (Albany) was the firstpermanent settlement in New Netherland; colonized by some 16 families ofFrench Huguenots, descendents of Protestant refugees from France andBelgium. Perhaps 14 other family settled at Manhattan and Long Island(New Amsterdam). The Rapaljes removed to New Amsterdam in 1626, had houseand lot on Pearl Street, Breucklen, in 1647, where he kept a tavern. Hepurchased with "some merchandise" 335 acres at Wallabout or Walloon'sBay, Long Island from the Indians on 16 June 1637; this confirmed by deedfrom Governor Kieft -1643. This famous Rapalje farm, was called"Rinnegackonck", because it was located at a stream named such by theIndians. It was long maintained by tradition and historians that thisfarm, at one time being the location of the U.S. Marine Hospital, was thefirst purchase of land by Europeans on Long Island or at least Brooklyn.Joris Rapalje was a member of the "Famous Board of Twelve Men" -1641-until abolished in 1642; this board was the first board of government inNew York and New Jersey (New Netherland). He also served as the Schepenor Magistrate of Breucklen -1656-1660.
     Catalina Trico, born in Paris, was described as a most vigorous andenergetic woman, who was very well educated. She once was described as,"an old Walloon from Valenciennes,seventy years old." "She is worldlyminded, and has some 150 progeny, but never the less lives alone, tendinga little garden." She died some ten years later; it is wondered how manygrandchildren she had then? Catalina is the mother of Sara, the firstEuropean female child born in New Netherlands -1625, Brooklyn, for whicha town lot was given to commemorate, which is today near the Wallabout inBrooklyn. The original family record has been preserved for decades inthe Library of the New York Historical Society. Catalina Trico was theonly eye witness participant of the early New Netherlands to provide thehistory and give accurate testimony; her facts being regarded as accuratefor historical purposes. [Very lengthy accounts may be studied byresearching the book: THE ANCESTRY OF LEANDER HOWARD CRALL; N.Y LIBRARY]by B.J. Benefiel - 10th Generation Great-Grandson
     RELATIONSHIP: Film No. 1035615.8, "Howell Family", pp. 335-337. In1623, he and his future wife Catalyntie Trico, emigrated to New Amsterdamwith the first Dutch settlers. They sailed under charter of the DutchWest India Company, in the ship "Unity", commanded by Arien Jorise.
      In a deposition by Catalyntie, she said that as soon as the "Unity"arrived at "Mannatans", now called New York, two families and six menwere sent to "Harford River", two families and six men to Delaware River,eight men were left at NY, and the rest of the passengers stayed with theship as far as Albany, then called "Fort Orange."
     Bans were posted in the New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church 13January 1624 for a marriage between Joris "from Valenciennes boart-workerage 19 residing on ' Vaelepadt and Catherine Trico from pris in Walslantaccompanied by Mary Fla(m)engh her sister residing in the Flask age 18years." It is believed that "boartworker" means weaver of a certain kindof cloth. After their marriage, Joris and Catalylntie remained in Albany,the center of the New Netherlands fur trade. Their daughter, Sarah, wasborn in 1625, and was the first white child of European parentage born inNew Netherlands, which then covered the present states of New York, NewJersey, and part of Connecticut.
     In 1626, the Rapalje family moved to New Amsterdam, now New York.They remained there for 22 years, owning and occupying a house on thenorth side of the present Pearl Street, abutting against the fort. Theyremained there until after the birth of their youngest child in 1650.
     In August 1641, Joris was one of the famous Council of Twelve Menrepresenting Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Pavonia, elected to confer withGovernor Kieft to suggest means to punish the Indians for a murder theyhad committed.
     Joris was an innkeeper, a farmer, and a seaman during his 22 yearsin Albany. He was called a "chief boatswain" in Colonial records of 1647.His name appears as late as 16 March 1648 on records of persons who kepttaverns or taphouses. Up until 1656, he figures frequently in courtrecords of numerous suits.
     In about 1655, Joris and Catalyntie removed to a tract of land onLong Island, south of the Island of Manhattans in the Walleboght orWallabout Cove (now Brooklyn). He had purchased the land, called"Rinnegacknock" from the Indians on 16 June 1637, and received a pAtertfor it from Governor Kieft on 17 June 1643. His farm of about 335 acreswas described as "on Long Island, extending from a certain 'kripplebush'(swamp) to a place where the water runs over the stones". His woodlot wason a hill where Fort Greene Park now is located, and his meadowland onthe level City Park. A creek ran through his property and emptied intoWallabout Bay. It is said that when a child, Sarah was ferried in a tubbetween Governor's Island and Brooklyn.
      Joris was a magistrate of Brooklyn in 1655, 56, 57, and 1660. Hewas elected to the office of deacon in the Reformed Dutch Church there in1661. He died at an election of church officers, 21 Feb., 1663.
Born   Valenciennes, Hainaut, France
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Joris, living in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1623, with his prospectivebride, Catalina Trico, had been      recruited with a number of otherfamilies, probably mostly Walloon s, to go as colonists for the WestIndia Company's venture in America. Their acceptance was subject totheir being married before the        ship's departure. To meet thisrequirement necessitated the publication of the intent to marry and theactual marriage, a process which then usually required at least 3weeks. The banns for Joris and          Catalina were published onSaturday, January 11, 1624, and their marriage took place on Sunday,January 21, 1624 at the Walloon Church in Amsterdam. Joris was aweaver or textile worker, and          Catalina was probably born in Pry,Belgium, not too far from Valencientes. Four days later, on January
25, 1624, the couple sailed on the Unity, Adrian Foriszen Tienpont,skipper. Few of their fellow          passengers are known by name;though Sebastian Janszen Krol, John Monfort and his wife, JacquelineMoreau, and about a dozen other families with marriageable daughters andsons , with 30          unaccompanied men, were aboard. Some wereundoubtedly Walloons. The ship arrived in New          Netherlands inlate March or early April of 1624; and after a stay of just a few days,sailed up the          Hudson River to Fort Orange (Albany), New York.These emigrants were the advance party for the
colonization planned by the West India Company. Soon after the harvest of1626, the Company          resettled the 8 families living at FortOrange, in Manhattan, which then became the center of operations   forNew Netherland. This included the Rapalje household which now includedtheir first daughter,          Sarah.
          There were only 270 white inhabitants of Manhattan at thattime, and sufficient land so that the families brought down river couldsupport themselves and have sufficient left over for victualling theships which  would put into the port of trade. Since Joris could not plyhis trade of weaving under the regulations of the West India Company, hefound it expedient to support his family in other ways. He opened thefirst tavern shortly after arriving in Manhattan. He was a tavern keeperas late as March 16, 1648 when he and 11 other tavern keepers promised astrue men to live up to the newly imposed rules in every way and as bestthey could. The extensive rules were designed to control "unreasonableand intemperate drinking" at night and on Sundays, and the owners oftaverns were required to have some other legitimate occupation. Jorischose farming at first and went in for cattle breeding. In June 1637Joris bought from the Indians a plantation at the cove which the Dutchnamed Wallabought. Many year later it became the site of the brewery.Until the farm was well established and showing a good profit, and untilhe had satisfactory buildings on it, Joris and his family continued tolive on Pearl Street which
extended to Bridge Street where the Manhattan tavern flourished. In 1655Joris moved his family to the   farm, and remained living there until hisdeath.[Woolley G. W. Family Tree.FBK.FTW.lnk.FTW-3.FTW]

Also known as George Rapalje.

His daughter Sarah was the first girl born atNew Netherlands, 1625.

These people were Huguenots. As they moved through the Netherlandstheir French names changed, Tricaud to Trico, Raparlier to Rapalje.They arrived in New Amsterdam in the spring of 1624 on the ship Endracht. Theylived in what is now Albany before settling on the family plantation in Brooklyn.