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There are many books written of Anneke. One such book is titled Anneke Jans Bogrdus and Her New Amsterdam Estate Past and Present compiled in 1924 by Thomas
ikoff and reprinted by The Dutch Family  Heritage Society.  Vital Statistics -
Roeloff Jansen of Masterland arrived in New Amsterdam on the ship Eendracht on
May 24, 1630. With him were his wife, Annetje, and their three children, Sarah
Catrina and Fytje. As regards the tradition common among descendents of Annet
e and Roeloff Jans, that she had the right to claimdescent from the uppermost
family of Holland, namely, her grandfather being no less a person than the fou
der of the Dutch Republic, William of Nassua, Prince of Orange, after a carefu
search in Holland's archives, shows this tradition is without foundation. An
eke came from a respectable family of village folks, her mother being a profes
ional nurse or midwife, who sought and obtained employment in that capacity, f
om the Dutch West India Company. She either came to New Amsterdam with Annetje
or shortly afterward.  When Anneke's second husband, Domine Everadus Bogardus,
was drowned en route to England, she removed to Albany. She owned a lot there
n the north side of  Yonkers street which is now the site of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank. Her will is written in  Dutch and is dated January 29, 1663. It
s among the notarial papers in the Clerk's Office in Albany.  Her first husban
, Roeloff Jansen, had a three year contract with the Patroon, Killian Van Renn
alear, the wealthy director of the Dutch West India Company who had extensive
states up the Hudson River. Consequently when Anneke and Roeloff arrived in Ne
Netherland, they first located at Beverwyck, on the Hudson, and near Fort Or
nge, and which fort was named after the Prince of Orange.  Roeloff busied hims
lf upon the estates of Van Rennsalear, where he was employed at the rate of $7
a year. They remained there for 3 years, or during the period of his contract
soon removing to New Amsterdam in 1633. Around 1636 Roeloff received a 62 acr
s tract from Wouter Van Twiller that later became famous in history  as the Do
inie's Bowery.  Anneke did not remain long a widow and remarried in 1638. Domi
ie Bogardus was the first preacher sent to the new colony.