Early New Netherlands Settlers


Adriaen <Hendricxz> De Wees

07 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Adriaen <Hendricxz> De Wees (Rn=55010), who was born about 1595 at Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherland and died before 04 April 1674 at 79 years of age. He married 28 March 1615 Hillegond <?> Goverts Claes/De Wees (Rn=54989), who was born at Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherland and died about January 1656. Buried at 07 April 1674. Buried at Oude Kercke churchyard cemetery, Amsterdam. Occupation 1 - - Shoe Maker in Amsterdam. Occupation 2 - - Book Seller. First Residence - - Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherland. Second Residence Oudemanhuispoort, Amsterdam. Will - - His will was dated 30 December 1657 and a second will dated 21 May 1670 and estate inventoried 4 April 1674. Source [Record: October 2004 page 282] Children of Adriaen <Hendricxz> De Wees and Hillegond <?> Goverts were as follows: + 2. i. Hendrick <Adriaen> De Wees (Rn=55012) and married Adriantje <Jans> ? De Wees (Rn=55011). + 3. ii. Isaac <Adriaen> De Wees (Rn=55014), who was born about 1620 and married Tryntje <Jans> Van Vollenhoven Peters/De Wees (Rn=55013). + 4. iii. Catharina <Hendrick> De Wees De Visscher (Rn=55015), who was born about 1629 and married Jan <?> De Visscher (Rn=55016). 5. iv. Gerrit <Adriaen> De Wees was baptized 22 April 1625 at Nieuw Kercke, Amsterdam and died before 1657). Generation 2 2. Hendrick <Adriaen> De Wees (Rn=55012). He married Adriantje <Jans> ? De Wees (Rn=55011). Source [Record: October 2004 page 283] Children of Hendrick <Adriaen> De Wees and Adriantje <Jans> ? were as follows: + 6. i. Gerrit <Hendrick> De Wees (Rn=16221), who was born about 1640 and married Sytje <?> Lieuwes De Wees (Rn=51531). 7. ii. Jan <Hendrick> De Wees was born about 1641 and died after April 1674). 8. iii. Willem <Hendrick> De Wees was born about 1643 and died before May 1670). 9. iv. Nelletge <Hendrick> De Wees was born about 1649 and died before 21 May 1670). 3. Isaac <Adriaen> De Wees (Rn=55014), who was born about 1620 at Amsterdam. He married 05 May 1646 at Slooterdijk-de Vrije Geer, Amsterdam Tryntje <Jans> Van Vollenhoven Peters/De Wees (Rn=55013), who was born about 1623 at Utrecht, Netherland. Source [Record: October 2004 page 283] Child of Isaac <Adriaen> De Wees and Tryntje <Jans> Van Vollenhoven was as follows: 10. i. Govert <Isaac> De Wees was born after April 1674). 4. Catharina <Hendrick> De Wees De Visscher (Rn=55015), who was born about 1629. She married 30 March 1657 at Amsterdam Jan <?> De Visscher (Rn=55016), who was born at Haarlem, North Holland, Netherland. Source [Record: October 2004 page 283] Child of Jan <?> De Visscher and Catharina <Hendrick> De Wees was as follows: 11. i. Pieternella <Jan> De Visscher was baptized 18 December 1657 and died 5 February 1678). Generation 3 6. Gerrit <Hendrick> De Wees (Rn=16221), who was born about 1640 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland and died before December 1701 at Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania at 61 years of age. He married 28 September 1662 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland Sytje <?> Lieuwes De Wees (Rn=51531), who was born at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland. Occupation 1 - - Butcher. First Residence - - Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland. Second Residence - - Amsterdam. Third Residence - - New Amsterdam. Fourth Residence - - Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Emigration - - Emigrant about 1665 from Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland to New York City with wife and child. Source [Record: January 1994 page 1] Source [A De Wees Family Genealogy by Joyce Lane 1993 929.273 D513l page 4] Children of Gerrit <Hendrick> De Wees and Sytje <?> Lieuwes were as follows: + 12. i. Willemyntje <Gerrit> De Wees Rittenhuysen (Rn=16223), who was born November 1664 and married Nicholas <Willem> Rittenhuysen (Rn=16222). 13. ii. Dievertje <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 7 November 1666 at New York Colony). 14. iii. Lambert <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 5 May 1672 and died before 3 October 1675). 15. iv. Arriantje <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 24 September 1673). 16. v. Lambert <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 3 October 1675 and died after 12 November 1694). 17. vi. Hendrick <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 13 October 1677 and died 30 June 1694). 18. vii. Willem <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 30 March 1680 and died 3 March 1745 and married about 1704) [Anna Christina Mehls]. 19. viii. Lysbeth <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 2 April 1681). 20. ix. Cornelis <Gerrit> De Wees was baptized 20 December 1682 and died after 1735 and married about 1704) [Margaret Kuster]. 21. x. Lewis <Gerrit> De Wees [Mary Wheeler]. 22. xi. Johannes <Gerrit> De Wees. 23. xii. ?Sarah <Gerrit> De Wees. Generation 4 12. Willemyntje <Gerrit> De Wees Rittenhuysen (Rn=16223), who was born November 1664 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland and died 1737 at Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania at 73 years of age. She married 29 May 1689 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City Nicholas <Willem> Rittenhuysen (Rn=16222), who was born 15 June 1666 at Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherland, a son of Willem <?> Rittenhuysen (Rn=16224) and ? <?> ? Rittenhuysen (Rn=63564). Baptized on 09 November 1664. First Residence - - Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland. Second Residence - - New York City. Emigration - - Emigrant about 1665 from Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland to New York City with parents. Source [A De Wees Family Genealogy by Joyce Lane 1993 929.273 D513l page 4] Children of Nicholas <Willem> Rittenhuysen and Willemyntje <Gerrit> De Wees were as follows: 24. i. Susanna <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen Heilig was born 1688 and died 13 December 1769) {Henry (died 14 May 1775). 25. ii. William <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen was born 1691). 26. iii. Henry <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen was born 1 April 1700 and married 27 August 1720) [Susanna Wool]. 27. iv. Matthias <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen was born 1702 and married 1727) [Elizabeth Williams was born at Wales, England)]. 28. v. Psyche <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen Gorgas {John}. 29. vi. Mary <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen Johnson {John}.