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Descendants of Montgatchsee
Generation No. 1
1. MONTGATCHSEE1.
Children of MONTGATCHSEE are:
2. i. WYANDANCH2, b. 1571, NY; d. 1659.
ii. NOWEDONAH, d. Bef. 1667.
Notes for NOWEDONAH:
Nowedonah , brother of Wyandanch, was chief fo Shinnecock tribe of Long Island , NY After his death , His sister Quashawan, became chief.....abour 1667
"Indian Tribes Of North America "
" The Shinnecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter...a decendent of Nowedonah
iii. QUASHAWAN, m. COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND.
Notes for QUASHAWAN:
Quashawan, succeeded to chieftaincy of Shinnecock tribe after death of brother, Nowedonah.
"Indian Tribes of North America" and " Shimmecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter, a decendent of Nowedonah.
Notes for COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND:
One of Long Island's outstanding Indians fo the earliest era was the Montauk Cockenoe. Captured by the Pequots of New England as a youth and sold to Richard Calicott of Dorchester, Ct. , he there became acquainted with the Rev.John Eliot who was engaged in reanslating the Bible into the simple language used commonly by the tribes in this part of the country . Wrote Eliotof Cockenoe :"HE was the first I made use of to teach me words, and to be my interpreter."At the same time , it seems, the young Indian becane adept in English and upon reurning to Long Island in 1646 used his knowledge to assist WYANDANCE of the Montawks and sachems in their land dealings with the colonists. Cockenoe also learned to survey land and assisted botth the settlers and the Indians in establishing boundaries. In one boundry dispute on Shelter Island he journeyed to Hartford and obtained he backing of the provincial authorities in behalf of Manhansets' interests.His name appears as Cockenoe, Checkenoo, Chickeno , Chekkonnow and even as Cuckoo on manu old deeds of Hempstead, Huntington and other Long Island towns. He dwelt on Montauk and married a sister of WYANDANCE ( Quashawan.. who became sachem of the Sinnecock tribe at the death of her other brother , Nowedonah )
Although best known in his day for his part in defending the rights of Indians, Cockenoe also gave much time to messionary work among the various tribes.
He became a close friend of the Rev. Thomas James of East Hampton and assisted him in translating vaarious religious works. He died prior to 1702 and was, it is velieved ,buried somewhere in Montauk.
" The Thirteen Tribes of Long Island "
by Paul Baily
County Historian , SuffolkCounty, N.Y.
1959Cockenoe was once a prisoner of Paquet indians as a youth....Later , was raised by Rev. John Elliot , Rhe rest of his life he was a teacher ...to the Indians ,
Cockenoe spoke many languagesand dialects and was used by the white settlers as an interpreter.
iv. POGGATACUT, d. 1653.
Notes for POGGATACUT:
Sachem of Manhansett Indian Tribe..... And Great sachem of all Long Island . Elder brother of Wyandanch . He resided on Shelter Island.
v. MONOWETA.
Notes for MONOWETA:
sachem of Corehoke (Corchauge ) Tribe
Generation No. 2
2. WYANDANCH2 (MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1571 in NY, and died 1659. He married WUCH-I-KIT-BUT.
Notes for WYANDANCH:
This info from........http://www. itsnet.com/home/snorton/public_html/mln/d630.htm
Wyandanch(several spellings ) "wise speaker"
WYANDANCH (sometimes spelled this way ) was grand shaman of the Montauk tribe...in the 1650s......His brother , Nowedonah, was chief of the Shinnecock tribe , part of the Montauk....
Date of death listed as 1662 in "The Shinnecock Indians " by Lois Marie Hunter,
(a decendent of Sachem Nowedonah.)" (but all other places show 1659 )
also listed as friend of Captain Lion Gardiner, Early Englishman.
More About WYANDANCH:
Fact 11: Also listed at LDS fam. hist.cen.
Notes for WUCH-I-KIT-BUT:
info from Scott Norton
Children of WYANDANCH and WUCH-I-KIT-BUT are:
3. i. CATONERAS3, b. 1603, Eaton's Neck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY; d. Aft. 1659.
ii. WEON-COME-BONE, d. 1662.
Notes for WEON-COME-BONE:
May have died in the plague of 1662
Generation No. 3
3. CATONERAS3 (WYANDANCH2, MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1603 in Eaton's Neck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY, and died Aft. 1659. She married CORNELIS JAN VAN TASSEL, son of JAN VAN TASSEL.
Notes for CATONERAS:
Cateronas was believed to be a full blooded Matinecock Indian , a tribe which made its home at the base of Eatons's Neck in what is now Huntington, Long Island NY .
Notes for CORNELIS JAN VAN TASSEL:
The name Van Tassel is also sometimes called Van Taxel.....Taxel is an area in the north of Holland.
He emigrated to this country about the year 1630
An early immigrant to New Amaterdam.....Married Catonerus, daughter of Wyandanch, Grand Sachem of Montauk tribes of Long Island, NY
cource : Danial Van Tassel & LDS
Child of CATONERAS and CORNELIS VAN TASSEL is:
4. i. JAN CORNELIUS4 VAN TASSEL, b. 1625, Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY; d. 1704, Tarrytown, Westchester, NY.
Generation No. 4
4. JAN CORNELIUS4 VAN TASSEL (CATONERAS3, WYANDANCH2, MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1625 in Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY, and died 1704 in Tarrytown, Westchester, NY. He married ANNETJE ALBERTS KONING (OR TERHUME) May 01, 1657 in Midwont, Flatbush, NY, daughter of ALBERT TERHUME and GEERTJE.
Notes for JAN CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL:
The name Van Tassel was sometimes called Van Texel......Texel is an Island area in the north of Holland
On Aug. 3rd 1639, Jan's father , Cornelis Jansen V.T. binds his son to Hendrick Harmensen for the term of seven years....in Ft Amsterdam, New Netherlands.
...............had 9 children
Almost all of his children were baptized in the Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow at Tarrytown
Children of JAN VAN TASSEL and ANNETJE TERHUME) are:
i. CATRINA5 VAN TASSEL, b. 1665; m. HENDRICK ABRAHAMSEN LENT.
ii. CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL, b. Abt. 1667; m. ANTJE STORM.
iii. SARAH VAN TASSEL, b. 1670, Midwont, Flatbush, NY; m. (1) BARNET DEWITT; m. (2) BARENT DEWITT, 1694.
Notes for SARAH VAN TASSEL:
source : LDS
Notes for BARENT DEWITT:
Born in Holland in1666...emigrated to New York, 1686-1688, setteled in Tarrytown,,,,1694 to 1709...moved to Raritan River...Somerset Co. NJ
married Sarah Van Tassel ( Van Texal ) Grandaughter of Jan Van Tassel , one of the earliest settlers of New Netherlands..whose wife, Catoneras was the daughter of Wyandanch ., Grand Sachem of the Montauk tribe of east Long Island.
In 1710, mo;ved his family to Hunterdon Co.NJ... became senior deacon of Dutch Reformed Church called Six Mile Run.
In Tarrytown they were members of the Sleepy Hollow Dutch Reformed Church-
also known as Phillipsburgh Church. Records of the baptism of some of their children are found there. (Publications of the Yonkers, NY Historical Society 1901.]
The records of the Church at Sleepy Hollow show Barent and Sara as sponsors at several baptisms in 1704 and 1706.
He was a Tax Collector for Westchester Co, NY. (New York Colonial Documents, Vol.III, p. 659.
Barent's name last appears in Tarrytown in 1709. By 1710 they had settled on the Raritan River in Hunterdon, {now Somerset Co} New Jersey. A Dutch Reformed Church was established there in 1710, Baerent de Wit was elected Senior Deacon.{Presbyterian Historical Society Publications, Vol.I, pp 120-121} The church was originally called Six Mile Run and located near Somerville. On Oct. 13, 1711 Baerent De Wit was named Senior Elder. {Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1912, pp. 36,31,36; 1914, pp. 175-177}
Barent DeWitt was still living in 1723 when he was again a ruling elder of Six Mile Run Church.
It is not known when or where Barent and his wife Sara died, but it was probably at their old home near Somerville. There are no gravestones nor is there any will. Born in Holland in1666...emigrated to New York, 1686-1688, setteled in Tarrytown,,,,1694 to 1709...moved to Raritan River...Somerset Co. NJ
married Sarah Van Tassel ( Van Texal ) Grandaughter of Jan Van Tassel , one of the earliest settlers of New Netherlands..whose wife, Catoneras was the daughter of Wyandanch ., early Indian Chief.
In 1710, mo;ved his family to Hunterdon Co.NJ... became senior deacon of Dutch Reformed Church called Six Mile Run
iv. MARGARET VAN TASSEL, b. Abt. 1672; m. PETER STORM.
Notes for MARGARET VAN TASSEL:
Margaret (Grietaje) DeWitt
v. JACOB VAN TASSEL, b. July 23, 1676; m. AELTJE STORM.
vi. JAN CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL, b. May 01, 1678; m. CATHERINA SPRINGSTEEN.
vii. WILLIAM VAN TASSEL, b. October 06, 1681; m. WEYNTJE KRAUKHEYT.
viii. ANNETJE VAN TASSEL, b. October 09, 1683.[DeWitt 5-99.FTW]
Descendants of Montgatchsee
Generation No. 1
1. MONTGATCHSEE1.
Children of MONTGATCHSEE are:
2. i. WYANDANCH2, b. 1571, NY; d. 1659.
ii. NOWEDONAH, d. Bef. 1667.
Notes for NOWEDONAH:
Nowedonah , brother of Wyandanch, was chief fo Shinnecock tribe of Long Island , NY After his death , His sister Quashawan, became chief.....abour 1667
"Indian Tribes Of North America "
" The Shinnecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter...a decendent of Nowedonah
iii. QUASHAWAN, m. COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND.
Notes for QUASHAWAN:
Quashawan, succeeded to chieftaincy of Shinnecock tribe after death of brother, Nowedonah.
"Indian Tribes of North America" and " Shimmecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter, a decendent of Nowedonah.
Notes for COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND:
One of Long Island's outstanding Indians fo the earliest era was the Montauk Cockenoe. Captured by the Pequots of New England as a youth and sold to Richard Calicott of Dorchester, Ct. , he there became acquainted with the Rev.John Eliot who was engaged in reanslating the Bible into the simple language used commonly by the tribes in this part of the country . Wrote Eliotof Cockenoe :"HE was the first I made use of to teach me words, and to be my interpreter."At the same time , it seems, the young Indian becane adept in English and upon reurning to Long Island in 1646 used his knowledge to assist WYANDANCE of the Montawks and sachems in their land dealings with the colonists. Cockenoe also learned to survey land and assisted botth the settlers and the Indians in establishing boundaries. In one boundry dispute on Shelter Island he journeyed to Hartford and obtained he backing of the provincial authorities in behalf of Manhansets' interests.His name appears as Cockenoe, Checkenoo, Chickeno , Chekkonnow and even as Cuckoo on manu old deeds of Hempstead, Huntington and other Long Island towns. He dwelt on Montauk and married a sister of WYANDANCE ( Quashawan.. who became sachem of the Sinnecock tribe at the death of her other brother , Nowedonah )
Although best known in his day for his part in defending the rights of Indians, Cockenoe also gave much time to messionary work among the various tribes.
He became a close friend of the Rev. Thomas James of East Hampton and assisted him in translating vaarious religious works. He died prior to 1702 and was, it is velieved ,buried somewhere in Montauk.
" The Thirteen Tribes of Long Island "
by Paul Baily
County Historian , SuffolkCounty, N.Y.
1959Cockenoe was once a prisoner of Paquet indians as a youth....Later , was raised by Rev. John Elliot , Rhe rest of his life he was a teacher ...to the Indians ,
Cockenoe spoke many languagesand dialects and was used by the white settlers as an interpreter.
iv. POGGATACUT, d. 1653.
Notes for POGGATACUT:
Sachem of Manhansett Indian Tribe..... And Great sachem of all Long Island . Elder brother of Wyandanch . He resided on Shelter Island.
v. MONOWETA.
Notes for MONOWETA:
sachem of Corehoke (Corchauge ) Tribe
Generation No. 2
2. WYANDANCH2 (MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1571 in NY, and died 1659. He married WUCH-I-KIT-BUT.
Notes for WYANDANCH:
This info from........http://www. itsnet.com/home/snorton/public_html/mln/d630.htm
Wyandanch(several spellings ) "wise speaker"
WYANDANCH (sometimes spelled this way ) was grand shaman of the Montauk tribe...in the 1650s......His brother , Nowedonah, was chief of the Shinnecock tribe , part of the Montauk....
Date of death listed as 1662 in "The Shinnecock Indians " by Lois Marie Hunter,
(a decendent of Sachem Nowedonah.)" (but all other places show 1659 )
also listed as friend of Captain Lion Gardiner, Early Englishman.
More About WYANDANCH:
Fact 11: Also listed at LDS fam. hist.cen.
Notes for WUCH-I-KIT-BUT:
info from Scott Norton
Children of WYANDANCH and WUCH-I-KIT-BUT are:
3. i. CATONERAS3, b. 1603, Eaton's Neck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY; d. Aft. 1659.
ii. WEON-COME-BONE, d. 1662.
Notes for WEON-COME-BONE:
May have died in the plague of 1662
Generation No. 3
3. CATONERAS3 (WYANDANCH2, MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1603 in Eaton's Neck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY, and died Aft. 1659. She married CORNELIS JAN VAN TASSEL, son of JAN VAN TASSEL.
Notes for CATONERAS:
Cateronas was believed to be a full blooded Matinecock Indian , a tribe which made its home at the base of Eatons's Neck in what is now Huntington, Long Island NY .
Notes for CORNELIS JAN VAN TASSEL:
The name Van Tassel is also sometimes called Van Taxel.....Taxel is an area in the north of Holland.
He emigrated to this country about the year 1630
An early immigrant to New Amaterdam.....Married Catonerus, daughter of Wyandanch, Grand Sachem of Montauk tribes of Long Island, NY
cource : Danial Van Tassel & LDS
Child of CATONERAS and CORNELIS VAN TASSEL is:
4. i. JAN CORNELIUS4 VAN TASSEL, b. 1625, Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY; d. 1704, Tarrytown, Westchester, NY.
Generation No. 4
4. JAN CORNELIUS4 VAN TASSEL (CATONERAS3, WYANDANCH2, MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1625 in Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY, and died 1704 in Tarrytown, Westchester, NY. He married ANNETJE ALBERTS KONING (OR TERHUME) May 01, 1657 in Midwont, Flatbush, NY, daughter of ALBERT TERHUME and GEERTJE.
Notes for JAN CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL:
The name Van Tassel was sometimes called Van Texel......Texel is an Island area in the north of Holland
On Aug. 3rd 1639, Jan's father , Cornelis Jansen V.T. binds his son to Hendrick Harmensen for the term of seven years....in Ft Amsterdam, New Netherlands.
...............had 9 children
Almost all of his children were baptized in the Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow at Tarrytown
Children of JAN VAN TASSEL and ANNETJE TERHUME) are:
i. CATRINA5 VAN TASSEL, b. 1665; m. HENDRICK ABRAHAMSEN LENT.
ii. CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL, b. Abt. 1667; m. ANTJE STORM.
iii. SARAH VAN TASSEL, b. 1670, Midwont, Flatbush, NY; m. (1) BARNET DEWITT; m. (2) BARENT DEWITT, 1694.
Notes for SARAH VAN TASSEL:
source : LDS
Notes for BARENT DEWITT:
Born in Holland in1666...emigrated to New York, 1686-1688, setteled in Tarrytown,,,,1694 to 1709...moved to Raritan River...Somerset Co. NJ
married Sarah Van Tassel ( Van Texal ) Grandaughter of Jan Van Tassel , one of the earliest settlers of New Netherlands..whose wife, Catoneras was the daughter of Wyandanch ., Grand Sachem of the Montauk tribe of east Long Island.
In 1710, mo;ved his family to Hunterdon Co.NJ... became senior deacon of Dutch Reformed Church called Six Mile Run.
In Tarrytown they were members of the Sleepy Hollow Dutch Reformed Church-
also known as Phillipsburgh Church. Records of the baptism of some of their children are found there. (Publications of the Yonkers, NY Historical Society 1901.]
The records of the Church at Sleepy Hollow show Barent and Sara as sponsors at several baptisms in 1704 and 1706.
He was a Tax Collector for Westchester Co, NY. (New York Colonial Documents, Vol.III, p. 659.
Barent's name last appears in Tarrytown in 1709. By 1710 they had settled on the Raritan River in Hunterdon, {now Somerset Co} New Jersey. A Dutch Reformed Church was established there in 1710, Baerent de Wit was elected Senior Deacon.{Presbyterian Historical Society Publications, Vol.I, pp 120-121} The church was originally called Six Mile Run and located near Somerville. On Oct. 13, 1711 Baerent De Wit was named Senior Elder. {Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1912, pp. 36,31,36; 1914, pp. 175-177}
Barent DeWitt was still living in 1723 when he was again a ruling elder of Six Mile Run Church.
It is not known when or where Barent and his wife Sara died, but it was probably at their old home near Somerville. There are no gravestones nor is there any will. Born in Holland in1666...emigrated to New York, 1686-1688, setteled in Tarrytown,,,,1694 to 1709...moved to Raritan River...Somerset Co. NJ
married Sarah Van Tassel ( Van Texal ) Grandaughter of Jan Van Tassel , one of the earliest settlers of New Netherlands..whose wife, Catoneras was the daughter of Wyandanch ., early Indian Chief.
In 1710, mo;ved his family to Hunterdon Co.NJ... became senior deacon of Dutch Reformed Church called Six Mile Run
iv. MARGARET VAN TASSEL, b. Abt. 1672; m. PETER STORM.
Notes for MARGARET VAN TASSEL:
Margaret (Grietaje) DeWitt
v. JACOB VAN TASSEL, b. July 23, 1676; m. AELTJE STORM.
vi. JAN CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL, b. May 01, 1678; m. CATHERINA SPRINGSTEEN.
vii. WILLIAM VAN TASSEL, b. October 06, 1681; m. WEYNTJE KRAUKHEYT.
viii. ANNETJE VAN TASSEL, b. October 09, 1683.[Terry ancestors.FTW]
Descendants of Montgatchsee
Generation No. 1
1. MONTGATCHSEE1.
Children of MONTGATCHSEE are:
2. i. WYANDANCH2, b. 1571, NY; d. 1659.
ii. NOWEDONAH, d. Bef. 1667.
Notes for NOWEDONAH:
Nowedonah , brother of Wyandanch, was chief fo Shinnecock tribe of Long Island , NY After his death , His sister Quashawan, became chief.....abour 1667
"Indian Tribes Of North America "
" The Shinnecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter...a decendent of Nowedonah
iii. QUASHAWAN, m. COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND.
Notes for QUASHAWAN:
Quashawan, succeeded to chieftaincy of Shinnecock tribe after death of brother, Nowedonah.
"Indian Tribes of North America" and " Shimmecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter, a decendent of Nowedonah.
Notes for COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND:
One of Long Island's outstanding Indians fo the earliest era was the Montauk Cockenoe. Captured by the Pequots of New England as a youth and sold to Richard Calicott of Dorchester, Ct. , he there became acquainted with the Rev.John Eliot who was engaged in reanslating the Bible into the simple language used commonly by the tribes in this part of the country . Wrote Eliotof Cockenoe :"HE was the first I made use of to teach me words, and to be my interpreter."At the same time , it seems, the young Indian becane adept in English and upon reurning to Long Island in 1646 used his knowledge to assist WYANDANCE of the Montawks and sachems in their land dealings with the colonists. Cockenoe also learned to survey land and assisted botth the settlers and the Indians in establishing boundaries. In one boundry dispute on Shelter Island he journeyed to Hartford and obtained he backing of the provincial authorities in behalf of Manhansets' interests.His name appears as Cockenoe, Checkenoo, Chickeno , Chekkonnow and even as Cuckoo on manu old deeds of Hempstead, Huntington and other Long Island towns. He dwelt on Montauk and married a sister of WYANDANCE ( Quashawan.. who became sachem of the Sinnecock tribe at the death of her other brother , Nowedonah )
Although best known in his day for his part in defending the rights of Indians, Cockenoe also gave much time to messionary work among the various tribes.
He became a close friend of the Rev. Thomas James of East Hampton and assisted him in translating vaarious religious works. He died prior to 1702 and was, it is velieved ,buried somewhere in Montauk.
" The Thirteen Tribes of Long Island "
by Paul Baily
County Historian , SuffolkCounty, N.Y.
1959Cockenoe was once a prisoner of Paquet indians as a youth....Later , was raised by Rev. John Elliot , Rhe rest of his life he was a teacher ...to the Indians ,
Cockenoe spoke many languagesand dialects and was used by the white settlers as an interpreter.
iv. POGGATACUT, d. 1653.
Notes for POGGATACUT:
Sachem of Manhansett Indian Tribe..... And Great sachem of all Long Island . Elder brother of Wyandanch . He resided on Shelter Island.
v. MONOWETA.
Notes for MONOWETA:
sachem of Corehoke (Corchauge ) Tribe
Generation No. 2
2. WYANDANCH2 (MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1571 in NY, and died 1659. He married WUCH-I-KIT-BUT.
Notes for WYANDANCH:
This info from........http://www. itsnet.com/home/snorton/public_html/mln/d630.htm
Wyandanch(several spellings ) "wise speaker"
WYANDANCH (sometimes spelled this way ) was grand shaman of the Montauk tribe...in the 1650s......His brother , Nowedonah, was chief of the Shinnecock tribe , part of the Montauk....
Date of death listed as 1662 in "The Shinnecock Indians " by Lois Marie Hunter,
(a decendent of Sachem Nowedonah.)" (but all other places show 1659 )
also listed as friend of Captain Lion Gardiner, Early Englishman.
More About WYANDANCH:
Fact 11: Also listed at LDS fam. hist.cen.
Notes for WUCH-I-KIT-BUT:
info from Scott Norton
Children of WYANDANCH and WUCH-I-KIT-BUT are:
3. i. CATONERAS3, b. 1603, Eaton's Neck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY; d. Aft. 1659.
ii. WEON-COME-BONE, d. 1662.
Notes for WEON-COME-BONE:
May have died in the plague of 1662
Generation No. 3
3. CATONERAS3 (WYANDANCH2, MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1603 in Eaton's Neck, Suffolk, Long Island, NY, and died Aft. 1659. She married CORNELIS JAN VAN TASSEL, son of JAN VAN TASSEL.
Notes for CATONERAS:
Cateronas was believed to be a full blooded Matinecock Indian , a tribe which made its home at the base of Eatons's Neck in what is now Huntington, Long Island NY .
Notes for CORNELIS JAN VAN TASSEL:
The name Van Tassel is also sometimes called Van Taxel.....Taxel is an area in the north of Holland.
He emigrated to this country about the year 1630
An early immigrant to New Amaterdam.....Married Catonerus, daughter of Wyandanch, Grand Sachem of Montauk tribes of Long Island, NY
cource : Danial Van Tassel & LDS
Child of CATONERAS and CORNELIS VAN TASSEL is:
4. i. JAN CORNELIUS4 VAN TASSEL, b. 1625, Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY; d. 1704, Tarrytown, Westchester, NY.
Generation No. 4
4. JAN CORNELIUS4 VAN TASSEL (CATONERAS3, WYANDANCH2, MONTGATCHSEE1) was born 1625 in Fort Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY, and died 1704 in Tarrytown, Westchester, NY. He married ANNETJE ALBERTS KONING (OR TERHUME) May 01, 1657 in Midwont, Flatbush, NY, daughter of ALBERT TERHUME and GEERTJE.
Notes for JAN CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL:
The name Van Tassel was sometimes called Van Texel......Texel is an Island area in the north of Holland
On Aug. 3rd 1639, Jan's father , Cornelis Jansen V.T. binds his son to Hendrick Harmensen for the term of seven years....in Ft Amsterdam, New Netherlands.
...............had 9 children
Almost all of his children were baptized in the Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow at Tarrytown
Children of JAN VAN TASSEL and ANNETJE TERHUME) are:
i. CATRINA5 VAN TASSEL, b. 1665; m. HENDRICK ABRAHAMSEN LENT.
ii. CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL, b. Abt. 1667; m. ANTJE STORM.
iii. SARAH VAN TASSEL, b. 1670, Midwont, Flatbush, NY; m. (1) BARNET DEWITT; m. (2) BARENT DEWITT, 1694.
Notes for SARAH VAN TASSEL:
source : LDS
Notes for BARENT DEWITT:
Born in Holland in1666...emigrated to New York, 1686-1688, setteled in Tarrytown,,,,1694 to 1709...moved to Raritan River...Somerset Co. NJ
married Sarah Van Tassel ( Van Texal ) Grandaughter of Jan Van Tassel , one of the earliest settlers of New Netherlands..whose wife, Catoneras was the daughter of Wyandanch ., Grand Sachem of the Montauk tribe of east Long Island.
In 1710, mo;ved his family to Hunterdon Co.NJ... became senior deacon of Dutch Reformed Church called Six Mile Run.
In Tarrytown they were members of the Sleepy Hollow Dutch Reformed Church-
also known as Phillipsburgh Church. Records of the baptism of some of their children are found there. (Publications of the Yonkers, NY Historical Society 1901.]
The records of the Church at Sleepy Hollow show Barent and Sara as sponsors at several baptisms in 1704 and 1706.
He was a Tax Collector for Westchester Co, NY. (New York Colonial Documents, Vol.III, p. 659.
Barent's name last appears in Tarrytown in 1709. By 1710 they had settled on the Raritan River in Hunterdon, {now Somerset Co} New Jersey. A Dutch Reformed Church was established there in 1710, Baerent de Wit was elected Senior Deacon.{Presbyterian Historical Society Publications, Vol.I, pp 120-121} The church was originally called Six Mile Run and located near Somerville. On Oct. 13, 1711 Baerent De Wit was named Senior Elder. {Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1912, pp. 36,31,36; 1914, pp. 175-177}
Barent DeWitt was still living in 1723 when he was again a ruling elder of Six Mile Run Church.
It is not known when or where Barent and his wife Sara died, but it was probably at their old home near Somerville. There are no gravestones nor is there any will. Born in Holland in1666...emigrated to New York, 1686-1688, setteled in Tarrytown,,,,1694 to 1709...moved to Raritan River...Somerset Co. NJ
married Sarah Van Tassel ( Van Texal ) Grandaughter of Jan Van Tassel , one of the earliest settlers of New Netherlands..whose wife, Catoneras was the daughter of Wyandanch ., early Indian Chief.
In 1710, mo;ved his family to Hunterdon Co.NJ... became senior deacon of Dutch Reformed Church called Six Mile Run
iv. MARGARET VAN TASSEL, b. Abt. 1672; m. PETER STORM.
Notes for MARGARET VAN TASSEL:
Margaret (Grietaje) DeWitt
v. JACOB VAN TASSEL, b. July 23, 1676; m. AELTJE STORM.
vi. JAN CORNELIUS VAN TASSEL, b. May 01, 1678; m. CATHERINA SPRINGSTEEN.
vii. WILLIAM VAN TASSEL, b. October 06, 1681; m. WEYNTJE KRAUKHEYT.
viii. ANNETJE VAN TASSEL, b. October 09, 1683.[DeWitt 5-99.FTW]
Descendants of Montgatchsee
Generation No. 1
1. MONTGATCHSEE1.
Children of MONTGATCHSEE are:
2. i. WYANDANCH2, b. 1571, NY; d. 1659.
ii. NOWEDONAH, d. Bef. 1667.
Notes for NOWEDONAH:
Nowedonah , brother of Wyandanch, was chief fo Shinnecock tribe of Long Island , NY After his death , His sister Quashawan, became chief.....abour 1667
"Indian Tribes Of North America "
" The Shinnecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter...a decendent of Nowedonah
iii. QUASHAWAN, m. COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND.
Notes for QUASHAWAN:
Quashawan, succeeded to chieftaincy of Shinnecock tribe after death of brother, Nowedonah.
"Indian Tribes of North America" and " Shimmecock Indians" by Lois Marie Hunter, a decendent of Nowedonah.
Notes for COCKENOE - DE LONG ISLAND:
One of Long Island's outstanding Indians fo the earliest era was the Montauk Cockenoe. Captured by the Pequots of New England as a youth and sold to Richard Calicott of Dorchester, Ct. , he there became acquainted with the Rev.John Eliot who was engaged in reanslating the Bible into the simple language used commonly by the tribes in this part of the country . Wrote Eliotof Cockenoe :"HE was the first I made use of to teach me words, and to be my interpreter."At the same time , it seems, the young Indian becane adept in English and upon reurning to Long Island in 1646 used his knowledge to assist WYANDANCE of the Montawks and sachems in their land dealings with the colonists. Cockenoe also learned to survey land and assisted botth the settlers and the Indians in establishing boundaries. In one boundry dispute on Shelter Island he journeyed to Hartford and obtained he backing of the provincial authorities in behalf of Manhansets' interests.His name appears as Cockenoe, Checkenoo, Chickeno , Chekkonnow and even as Cuckoo on manu old deeds of Hempstead, Huntington and other Long Island towns. He dwelt on Montauk and married a sister of WYANDANCE ( Quashawan.. who became sachem of the Sinnecock tribe at the death of her other brother , Nowedonah )
Although best known in his day for his part in defending the rights of Indians, Cockenoe also gave much time to messionary work among the various tribes.
He became a close friend of the Rev. Thomas James of East Hampton and assisted him in translating vaarious religious works. He died prior to 1702 and was, it is velieved ,buried somewhere in Montauk.
" The Thirteen Tribes of Long Island "
by Paul Baily
County Historian , SuffolkCounty, N.Y.
1959Cockenoe was once a prisoner of Paquet indians as a youth....Later , was raised by Rev. John Elliot , Rhe rest of his life he was a teacher ...to the Indians ,
Cockenoe spoke many languagesand dialects and was used by the white settlers as an interpreter.
iv. POGGATACUT, d. 1653.
Notes for POGGATACUT:
Sachem of Manhansett Indian Tribe..... And Great sachem of all Long Island . Elder brother of Wyandanch . He resided on Shelter Island.
v. MONOWETA.
Notes for MONOWETA:
sachem of Corehoke (Corchauge ) Tribe
Generation No
He had four biological sons and a biological daughter, named Wyandanch, Nowedonah, Monoweta, Poggatacut and Quashawan.
1 Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED
Further sources/citations:
DeWitt 5-99.FTW, Terry ancestors.FTW, daveanthes.FTW
Further sources/citations:
DeWitt 5-99.FTW, Terry ancestors.FTW, daveanthes.FTW
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