Tjerck Claesen DeWitt

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    - # ID: I6376
      # Name: Tjerck Claessen DeWitt
      # Surname: DeWitt
      # Given Name: Tjerck Claessen
      # Sex: M
      # Birth: 1619/1620 in Emberland, Netherlands 1 2 3 4
      # Christening: 3 4
      # Death: 17 Feb 1699/1700 in Kingston, Ulster, New York 5 2 3 4
      # Burial: 17 Feb 1699/1700 Kingston, New York 3 4
      # _UID: 6242E80BE314D5118CA9444553540000D9E0
      # Immigration: 1650 Arrived Into Usa 1650
      # Occupation: Navigator, Trader, Farmer, co-Owner Of Sloop "St. Barbara"
      # Note:
      
          The first mention in this country, of Tjerck Claessen DeWitt is found in the "Trouw Boeck" or Register of Marriages of the Reformed (Collegiate) Dutch Church, of New York City, where it is recorded that on the 24th day of April, 1656, "Tjerck Claessen DeWitt van Grootholdt' en Zunderlandt," married "Barbara Andriessen van Amsterdam." Zunderlandt has not been definately located, but is possibly Saterland, a district of Westphalia, on the southern border of East Friesland. There is also a possibility that it is Emderlandt, in West Friesland. For a short time after his marriage he lived in New York (his first child, Andries, was born there), but in the spring of 1657 he moved to Albany, where he had purchased a house and lot. In accordance with Dutch custom, the first son was named Andries, for Barbara's father; the second son was Klaes, for Tjerck's father; a younger son Lucas, for her brother. In September, 1660, he exchanged his Albany property with Madame de Hutter, for land in Wiltwyck (now Kingston), "possession to be given May 1, 1661." He probably took possession at that time, as in September, 1661, he appears as plaintiff in an action at law before the Schepens Court of Wiltwyck, and on October 11th the same court ordered the Sheriff (Roeleff Swartwout) to pay him three and a half schepels of wheat in eight days and seven more in one month. From this time until his death, he resided in Kingston and Hurley, and some of the land which he purchased is still in the hands of his descendants. In 1667, when the British sent Capt. Broadhead and 13 soldiers to take possession of Kingston, he was one of those who opposed British occupation and among the complaints made afterward by the burghers was the following: "Capt. Braodhead has beaten Tjerck Claezen DeWitt without reason and brought him to prison. Ye reason why Capy. Broadhead abused Tjerick DeWitt was because he would keep Christmas day on ye day according to the Dutch and not on ye day according to ye English observation." He refused to take the Oath of Allegiance required of heads of families by the English in 1668. He appears to have been well to do; he brought servants to Kingston. The records of Ulster Co., NY, show that he owned negro slaves and possessed two sloops which sailed the Hudson and along the Atlantic coast, carrying on trade at various places, and that he left about $8,000 in personal property. On 8 Apr 1669 he was given permission to build a house, barn and stables on land between Kingston and Hurley. June 25, 1672, Governor Lovelace deeded him "a parcel of bush-land, together with a house, lot, orchard, and calves' pasture, lying near Kingston, in Esopus."
          October 8, 1677, Governor Andros deeded him a piece of woodland, containing about fifty acres, at Kingston in Esopus, "to y' west of y' towne." February 11, 1679, he was one of the signers of a renewal of the Nichols treaty with the Esopus Indians. In 1684 he signed "the humble petition of the inhabitants of Esopus in the County of Ulster," praying that there might be "liberty by charter to this county to choose our owne officers to every towne court by the major vote of the freeholders." This petition was addressed to Col. Thomas Dongan, Governor-General. It greatly offended the authorities, and the signers were arrested and fined. February 13, 1685, one hundred and eighty-nine acres of land were conveyed to DeWitt by the Trustees of Kingston. June 6, 1685, he claimed two hundred and ninety acres of land lying upon the north side of Rondout Kill, and known by the name of "Momboccus" (in the town of Rochester) in Ulster County. This was laid out for him by Phillip Welles, a surveyor, and was granted to him by patent, May 14, 1694. March 4, 1689, he was chosen one of the magistrates of Ulster County, having previously held other offices. Tjerck Claessen DeWitt died at Kingston, February 17, 1700. By his will, which bears date the 4th day of March, 1698, and which is written in the Dutch language, he leaves his property to his wife for life; at her death one-half to go to his oldest son, Andries, and one-half to his youngest son, Tjerck, in trust, "provided that the same shall be appraised by impartial persons on oath," and divided into twelve equal shares, one share to be given to each of his children, their heirs or assigns. In addition to the equal share he gave to Andries some lands at Koksinck and Kleine Esopus, to Jan and Jacob each five hundred bushels of wheat, and to Lucas the one-half of a sloop which he had built the year previous. The legacy to his daughter Rachel is subject to the condition "that my said daughter's share shall be decreased one hundred pounds for the benefit of my heirs, which is what my daughter's husband, Cornelious Bogardus, owes me for the one-eighth of a brigantine, desiring, however, that the child of the said Bogardus, named Barbara, shall receive, out of the foresaid hundred pounds, fifty pieces of eight." The legacy to his daughter Jannetje, the wife of Cornelius Swits, is "with these conditions, that if my aforesaid daughter shall die without leaving any children, then all the said part shall be the property of my heirs, to be equally divided between them." A copy of his will appears in Volume 8 (1912), pg 18 of "Olde Ulster" (10 volumes) in library of Holland Society, 90 Wall Street, New York, NY. Also Ulster Co. Wills, Bk AA of Deeds p.252 Kingston - Lib 7, p60, NY Wills.
          According to Chambers' "Early Germans of NJ", Tjerck has a sister Emmerentje who was the 2nd wife of Martin Hoffman of South Jersey (m. 1664). According to Perry's "DeWitt Family", Tjerck had a brother Jan Claessen who died unmarried.
      
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          In 1661 he had one brother - in - law, Jan Albertse (Bratt?) inBeverwyck, and another named Pieter Janse in Oosterbemus in EastFriesland, Holland. He had land there in herited from his father fromwhich he was receicing rents , He owned land
          in Esopus where he became a permanent resident about 1660. 1663 he wasordered to be punished at Esopus for opposing authority. He sold hishouse and lot in ALbany in 1666.
      
          See pg. 56-58 of Probate Records by Anjou for will and other details . Additionl children listed in Probate Records. His sister, Petronella DeWitt, married H
          ndrick Ten Eyck. From the book Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany by
          eerson, page 42-43 : Tjerck Claese DeWitt, from Zunderland, Holland. In 1661h
          had one brother-in-law, Jan Albertse [Bratt?] in Beverwyck, and another named
          Pieter Janse, in Oosterbemus, in East Friesland, Holland. In 1661 he inherited
          land in Holland from his father of which he was receiving rents from. He owned
          land in Esopus where he became a permanent resident in 1660. In 1663 he was or
          ered to be punished at Esopus for opposing authority. He sold his house and lo
          in Albany in 1666. ------------------------ Source : History of Ulster County
          by Sylvester, page 169 : De Witt is one of the very few Dutch-American names w
          ich were illustrious in the Fatherland. The grand pensionary, John DeWitt, adm
          nistered the government of Holland from 1652-1672. He and his brother,Corneli
          s, who also held an important positions in civil and military life, were kille
          by a mob at The Hague after years of faithful services to their country. Tjer
          was their kinsman. He came to this country from Zunderland, Hollandprevious
          o April 24, 1656, when he married Barbara Andriese in New Amsterdam.He was se
          tled at Beverwyck, where he owned a house and lot, which he exchanged with Mad
          me de Hutter for 2 parcels of land in Esopus, containing 140 acreson Sept. 1,
          1660. In 1661 he was still possessed of a portion of his patrimonial estate in
          Holland, from which he received rents. Tjerk was the ancestor ofseveral promi
          ent Americans. Among his descendents were the Hon. Simeon De Witt, surveyor-ge
          eral of the State of N.Y. 1784-1835. Tjerk seems to have disposed of all his p
          operty in Albany, and taken up residence in Esopus in 1660. He was there in th
          Indian War of 1663 and bought one of Goosen Gerrit's horsesfrom the soldiers
          at the beat of a drum. Little is known of his character, butit is fair to inf
          r from what little is known of him that he was a true republican. It is relate
          of him that in 1663 at Esopus he resisted what he believedto be some unjust
          nd oppresive requirements on the part of the military officers, and was subseq
          ently arrested and imprisoned. * page 298 : Natives of Dordrecht, one of the o
          dest burgher towns of Holland, the "Geslachten von Dondrecht" in the Royal Lib
          ary at the Hague gives the descent of the De Witt Family in an unbroken line f
          om the year 1295 to Sept. 8, 1639. Some of the name -which was variously spel
          ed Die Witte, De Witte, De With, De Wit, de Witt andfinally De Witt, served u
          der William the Silent, and were zealous supportersof the revolted provinces
          gainst Spanish oppression. The family emigration tothe colony of Nieu Amsterd
          m began about 1639. THe first of the name to penetrate the wild regions that l
          y along the shores of the Hudson were two brothers, Andries and Tjerk Claus de
          Witt, who left their native land about the year1648 and settled on the banks
          f the Twaalskill, now Roundout Creek, within the limits of the present city of
          Kingston. Machackemack (Deerpark), Orange Co.,NY by Worden RDC, page 204 : Th
          marriage was recorded in the "Trouw Book" ofthe Collegiate Dutch Church of N
          w York. Tjerk removed from New York to Albanyin 1657, Kingston 1661, was a la
          ge landowner in Ulster County and prominentin public affairs. * From The Hist
          ry of Ulster County, New York by N. Sylvester Marbletown (page186) : Arian Ger
          etsen Van Vliet, Tjerck Classen Dewitt, Thomas Quick, Jan Oosterhout, ventured
          further into the wilderness, and took grants in the vicinity of the Rochester
          hurch.
      
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      # Change Date: 4 May 2005 at 01:00:00
      
      Father: Claes Nicholas DeWitt b: 15 Sep 1595 in Zieri Zee, Zeeland
      Mother: Taatje VanLeuven b: 1596 in Of Grootholdt, Zunderland, East Friesland, Holland
      
      Marriage 1 Barbara Andriessen b: 24 Apr 1656 in Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
      
          * Married: 24 Apr 1656 in Reformed Collegiate Dutch Church, New Amsterdam 7 2 3 4 8
      
      Children
      
         1. Has Children Andries DeWitt b: ABT 1657 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands
         2. Has No Children Taatje DeWitt b: ABT 1659
         3. Has Children Johanna DeWitt b: Feb 1662 in Dordrecht, Netherlands
         4. Has No Children Klaes DeWitt b: ABT 1664
         5. Has Children Jan DeWitt b: BEF 14 Feb 1665/1666 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
         6. Has Children Geertruy DeWitt b: BEF 15 Oct 1668 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
         7. Has Children Jacob DeWitt b: 1669 in prob. Kingston, Ulster, New York
         8. Has Children Rachel Sjircke DeWitt b: ABT 1672 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
         9. Has Children Lucas DeWitt b: ABT 1670 in Prob Kingston, Ulster, New York
      10. Has Children Peeck DeWitt b: ABT 1677 in of Ulster, New York
      11. Has No Children Tjerck DeWitt b: ABT 1678 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      12. Has Children Marritje DeWitt b: ABT 1680 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      13. Has No Children Aagje DeWitt b: Jan 1684 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      14. Has Children Tjatje Charity DeWitt b: 1659 in Albany, Albany, New York
      15. Has No Children Nicholas DeWitt b: Feb 1664 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      16. Has No Children Claes DeWitt b: BEF 17 Feb 1663/1664 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      17. Has Children Aefje DeWitt b: BEF 14 Jan 1683/1684 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      18. Has Children Bastian DeWitt b: ABT 1680 in Long Island, New York
      
      Sources:
      
         1. Title: DeWitt Genealogy Home Page provided by Dick Rose
         2. Repository:
      
            Title: little_line.ftw
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            Source Media Type: Other
            Text: Date of Import: Oct 7, 2002
         3. Title: daveanthes.FTW
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            ABBR daveanthes.FTW
         4. Repository:
      
            Title: Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED
         5. Title: DeWitt Genealogy Home Page provided by Dick Rose
            Page: LDS, www.familysearch.org (Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disk #1)
         6. Title: LDS, Family Search Internet Search Site, www.familysearch.org
            Page: Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disk #1
         7. Title: Tjerck Claessen DeWitt Genealogy Home Page provided by Dick Rose
            Page: LDS, www.familysearch.org (Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disk #1)
         8. Title: Register of Marriages, Reformed (Collegiate) Dutch Church, New York City.

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    - # ID: I2981
      # Name: Tjerck Claasen DEWITT 1 2 3
      # Name: Nicholas George DEWITT
      # Sex: M
      # Change Date: 25 FEB 2005
      # Birth: 1620 in Von Groovelt or Grootholdt, Zunderland, Westphalia, Netherlands 4
      # Death: 17 FEB 1700 in Kingston Wiltwyck, Ulster, New York
      # Note: Also have date of death as 17Feb 1699 5 6
      # Occupation: He was Magistrate of the court 03 MAY 1662 Wildwyck Court, Ulster, New York, America 7
      # Burial: 1700 Kingston, Ulster, New YOrk
      # Religion: Dutch Reformed Church 1660
      # Immigration: BEF 1648 Netherlands
      # Note: Tjerck immigrated with two brothers, Jan and Andreis. He does not appear on records until he married.
      # Will: 04 MAR 1698 Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
      # Note: His will is on file at Ulster County clerk's office at Kingston (book AA of deeds p 252) He signed the will on this date. His will is written in the Dutch language. He left his property to his wife, for life, and at ther death one half went to his oldest son Andries and one half to his youngest son Tjerck, in trust. the will is also recorde in the New york Surrogate's office, Liber 7 of Wills, p 601. His wife Barbara was the executor 8 9
      # Residence: 1660 Wiltwyck, Ulster, New York
      # Note: This year, he exchanged land in New York for land at Wiltwyck which later was known as Kingston.
      # Event: Lived at: 01 SEP 1689 Ulster, New York, America
      # Note: He signed a roll of the names and surnames of them thta have takin the oath of allegiance in ye county of Ulster, by order of this Exclely: Ye Governor; ye ffirst day of September, 1689. 10
      # Event: Anecdote
      # Note:
      
          From 1667 until 1677, Harman ROSENCRANS and his wife Magdalena were involved in a number of petty arguments and lawsuits involving their neighbors Thomas CHAMBERS, Henry PAWLING, Hendrick SCHOONMAKER, and Jan JANSEN of Amersfoort and his wife.
      
          In March of 1677, Henry PAWLING charged Magdalena (DIRCKS) ROSECRANS and her son-in-law, Leendert COOL, with slandering him by referring to him as a "Knave" in the course of their gossiping. There followed a bitter court fight in which there were many accusations and recriminations on both sides, involving PAWLING, the ROSECRANS, Tjerck De WITT, Louys DuBOIS, Sarah ROELOFFS, and others.
      
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      Father: Nicholas Claessen DEWITT b: 1594 in Netherlands
      Mother: Taatje Claessen b: BET 1594 AND 1596 in Netherlands
      
      Marriage 1 Barbara Von Amsterdam ANDRIESSEN b: 1630 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
      
          * Married: 24 APR 1656 in Reformed Dutch Church, New York (New Amsterdam), Queens, New York, America
          * Note: This was a Thursday. 5 12 13
          * Event: Event-Misc 1661 in Wiltwick, Dutchess, New York, USA
          * Note: He was one of 5 members serving on the court at Wiltwyck before it's capture by the British. The court was responsible for laws pertaining to the upkeep of the roads. Each farmer was required to work 3 days or longer when necessary to repair the roads. He was taxed 125 quilders in this year which is about $50, and indicates he was a man of considerable means. the tax was used to pay for building a church in Esopus. 9
          * Event: Lived at: 1657 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA
          * Note: They moved to Albany just one year afer they arrived in America.
      
      Children
      
         1. Has Children Andries DEWITT b: 1657 in New Amsterdam, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, America
         2. Has No Children Taatje DEWITT b: 1659 in Albany, New York, USA
         3. Has No Children Jannetje DEWITT
         4. Has No Children Nicholas Klaus DEWITT
         5. Has Children Jan Tjerkse DEWITT
         6. Has No Children Gertrude DEWITT
         7. Has No Children Jacob DEWITT b: 1670 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
         8. Has Children Rachel Sjirckse DEWITT b: 1672 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, America
         9. Has No Children Lucas DEWITT b: ABT 1674 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
      10. Has No Children Peek DEWITT b: 1676 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
      11. Has No Children Tjerck DEWITT b: 1678 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, America
      12. Has No Children Marritje DEWITT b: 1680 in Kingston, Ulster, New York
      13. Has No Children Maratje DEWITT b: 1680 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, America
      14. Has No Children Angilla DEWITT
      15. Has Children Aagje DEWITT
      
      Sources:
      
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         9. Title: Pawling Genealogy
            Abbrev: Pawling Genealogy
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            Abbrev: www or e mail
            Page: printout of the names of the male inhabittants of Ulster County in 1689, The documentary history of the state of New York, Albany NY Unknown 1849-1851 Transscribed by Coralynn Brown. A Roll of the names and surnames of them that have takin the oath of allegiance in ye county of Ulster, by order of His Excely: Ye Governor; ye ffirst day of September 1689
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            Page: 4/99 Genealogy of Walter Gilbert Web page
            www.otal.umd.edu/~walt/gen/htmfile/1950.htm
            confirms date of marriage and place

Tjerck Claesen DeWitt

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