General Notes

Event: Appointed Guardians 16 MAR 1659/60 for her children Peter, Otto, and Johannes, proof that their father was dead by this time.
Event: Engaged 10 MAR 1659/60 to Lourens Petersen

I emailed the HOLLAND SOCIETY and inquired about the identity of Louris Jansen's wife's family affiliation and they informed me that her name was Stijntje PIETERS according to the "Settlers of Rensselaerwyck" by A. J. F. Van Laer (41). They said that this info was discovered while investigating the lineage of John Updike the American author, who was applying for membership in that organization (he is also descended from Louris Jansen). They told me that PIETERS just meant 'the daughter of Peter somebody', so we still don't know who her family was - all we know is his first name.

'PIETERS' is simply the patronymic, meaning 'of Peter'; it is not a surname as such, as surnames were not used by the Dutch until they were imposed upon them after the English took control of New Netherland. 'JANSEN' (son of Jan) as used by her husband Louris is also the patronymic; 'op Dijk' was simply a geographical reference used to distinguish him from any other Louris Jansens.
After her marriage she was referred to as Stijntje LORAS (LOURIS), the first name of her husband.

After Louris Jansen died about 1659 she married LOURENS Petersen, who was from Norway. He had the same first name as her first husband LOURIS Jansen Opdyck (regardless of the spelling variant), so her 'last name' remained the same during that marriage too.
- Dale A. Updike