General Notes

1  NOTE Lineage   ; blonde, blue-eyed; many spellings of the name.
Perhaps born about 1584; was a baker as of 1612 in Amersfoort,Netherland
s; purchased a house on the Langegraft in Amersfoort1617, and did a l
ot of mortgaging of it to finance hisbleachcamp(s) (part of the baking bus
iness); was appointedguardian for the 5 under-age children of brother Will
em;emigrated to New Amsterdam, Long Island, NY 1625 in the"Mackeral" wi
th wife and 3 sons, where he was head farmer forthe Dutch West India C
o. on Bouwerie #3; supposedly returned toHolland 1629 and sold his esta
te at Schoonhoven to nephewHienrick Jans, plus deeded the family cemete
ry at Schoonhoven tothe city, which was then called "Kouwenhoven Memori
al Gardens",but this is unlikely (DMVD); in 1630 he was considered fromAme
rsfoort.
Returned in May1630 on the ship "de Eendracht" to New Amsterdamas overse
er of farms for 2 years for Patroon Kiliaen vanRensselaer at Rensselaerwic
k, near the future Albany NY(patroonships having been established in 1629
); on a list oflivestock on Manhattan 1 May 1630, he had 4 mares, 1 stalli
on, 9cows, 2 bulls and 20 sheep; he rented Boweries #3 and #6 onManhatt
an island to 1636, where he actually lived; in 1637 hepurchased ÒKeskateu
wÓ on Long Island from the Indians and calledit "Achterveldt", the 1st whi
te settlement on Long Isand (farm#36), named New Amersfoort and by 1636 w
as called Flatlands;member of the 1st house of representatives of the prov
ince in1647; the Dutch Reformed church of New Amersfoort was built onhis l
and in 1654; was a Schepen of New Amsterdam in 1654;admitted to the rig
ht of Small Burgher 18 Apr1657; established astore on their homestead at t
he crossroads between Gravesend,Flatbush, and Brueckelen; died  83; perha
ps died in 1661; madehis mark to documents.
(Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, a Dutch jeweler (Amsterdam) obtained aland gra
nt by the Dutch West India Co. near the future Albany,and without setti
ng foot in the New World, established athriving settlement. He was grant
ed the title of Patroon(Patron) for settling a group of 50 or more adul
ts there - mostbeing indentured servants (tennants)); other reference.
Note: See Booth for a description of some customs of the DutchReformed chu
rch. See Furman for descriptions of some of the foodand furniture us
ed by the Dutch.
Note: Witnessed the baptism of granddaughter Neeltje in 1641 andgranddaugh
ter Marritje in 1644, and other baptisms at the NewAmsterdam Dutch chur
ch (1645, 1651); became a member there about1655.
Note: A different ancestry is given, which the author notedshould await do
cumentation.
2  SOUR S467
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2  SOUR S674
2  SOUR S626
3  TEXT vol.2, p.506
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2  SOUR S467
2  SOUR S467
2  SOUR S674
2  SOUR S551
2  SOUR S551
2  SOUR S738
2  SOUR S674
2  SOUR S467
2  SOUR S735
2  SOUR S674
2  SOUR S660
2  SOUR S624
2  SOUR S735
2  SOUR S737
2  SOUR S64
2  SOUR S480
2  SOUR S626
3  TEXT vol.2, p.507
1  NOTE Lineage   ; blonde, blue-eyed; many spellings of the name.
Perhaps born about 1584; was a baker as of 1612 in Amersfoort,Netherland
s; purchased a house on the Langegraft in Amersfoort1617, and did a l
ot of mortgaging of it to finance hisbleachcamp(s) (part of the baking bus
iness); was appointedguardian for the 5 under-age children of brother Will
em;emigrated to New Amsterdam, Long Island, NY 1625 in the"Mackeral" wi
th wife and 3 sons, where he was head farmer forthe Dutch West India C
o. on Bouwerie #3; supposedly returned toHolland 1629 and sold his esta
te at Schoonhoven to nephewHienrick Jans, plus deeded the family cemete
ry at Schoonhoven tothe city, which was then called "Kouwenhoven Memori
al Gardens",but this is unlikely (DMVD); in 1630 he was considered fromAme
rsfoort.
Returned in May1630 on the ship "de Eendracht" to New Amsterdamas overse
er of farms for 2 years for Patroon Kiliaen vanRensselaer at Rensselaerwic
k, near the future Albany N