Early New Netherlands Settlers


Jan <Jan> Fijn

26 May 2013

Generation 1 1. Jan <Jan> Fijn (Rn=16218). He married Hester <Jan> ? Fijn (Rn=50993). First Residence - - Flatbush, Kings County, New York. Second Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Child of Jan <Jan> Fijn and Hester <Jan> ? was as follows: + 2. i. Johannes <Jan> Fijn (Rn=13715) and married Anna <Wouter> Verschuer Fijn (Rn=16212). Generation 2 2. Johannes <Jan> Fijn (Rn=13715) and died before December 1715. He married Anna <Wouter> Verschuer Fijn (Rn=16212), who was born January 1676 at Bushwick, Kings County, New York, a daughter of Wouter <Gysbert> Teunissen (Verschuer) (Rn=15480) and Dorothea <Jochem> Caljer Teunissen (Verschuer) (Rn=15481). Occupation 1 - - Blacksmith. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Will - - His will was dated 23 December 1714 and proved 21 December 1715. Source [The Dorland Enigma Solved by Barbara A Barth 2007 page 49] Children of Johannes <Jan> Fijn and Anna <Wouter> Verschuer were as follows: 3. i. Hester <Johannes> Fijn was born about 1697). + 4. ii. Jan <Johannes> Fijn (Rn=13716), who was born May 1698 and married Mercy <Thomas> Skillman Fijn (Rn=13714). + 5. iii. Dorothy <Johannes> Fijn Vanderbilt/Suydam (Rn=16216), who was born about 1701 and married Derick <Jacob> Vanderbilt (Rn=16217). 6. iv. Hannatje <Johannes> Fijn was born 1704). 7. v. Wouter <Johannes> Fijn was born about 1706 and died December 1728 and married November 1728) [Mary Fish]. 8. vi. Susannah <Johannes> Fijn. + 9. vii. Hendrick <Johannes> Fijn (Rn=3364) and married Elizabeth <Jacobus> Lefferts Fijn (Rn=3350). 10. viii. Lena <Johannes> Fijn was born 1713). + 11. ix. Margaret <Johannes> Fijn Skillman (Rn=13726) and married Abraham <Thomas> Skillman (Rn=13723). Generation 3 4. Jan <Johannes> Fijn (Rn=13716), who was born May 1698. He married 03 June 1721 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York Mercy <Thomas> Skillman Fijn (Rn=13714), who was born February 1701 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, a daughter of Thomas <Thomas> Skillman (Rn=6950) and Annetje <Adriaen> Auten Skillman (Rn=13709). Baptized on 18 May 1698. First Residence - - Jamaica, Queens County, New York. Child of Jan <Johannes> Fijn and Mercy <Thomas> Skillman was as follows: 12. i. En <Jan> Fijn was born 1723). 5. Dorothy <Johannes> Fijn Vanderbilt/Suydam (Rn=16216), who was born about 1701. She married first, Derick <Jacob> Vanderbilt (Rn=16217), who was born April 1696 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, a son of Jacob <Jan> Vanderbilt (Rn=6815) and Maria <Dirck> Vandervliet Onderdonck/Vanderbilt (Rn=6771); and married second, before August 1738 Rycken <Hendrick> Suydam (Rn=3402), who was born 10 October 1675 at New York City and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City and died February 1741 at 65 years of age, a son of Hendrick <Rijck> Suydam (Rn=3400) and Eytje <Jacob> ? Suydam (Rn=3399). First Residence - - Jamaica, Queens County, New York. Source [The Dorland Enigma Solved by Barbara A Barth 2007 page 49] Children of Derick <Jacob> Vanderbilt and Dorothy <Johannes> Fijn were as follows: 13. i. Jacob <Derick> Vanderbilt was born 1717). 14. ii. Annetje <Derick> Vanderbilt was baptized 4 March 1722 at Reformed Dutch Church, Jamaica, Queens County, New York). Rycken <Hendrick> Suydam and Dorothy <Johannes> Fijn did not have any children by this marriage. 9. Hendrick <Johannes> Fijn (Rn=3364). He married Elizabeth <Jacobus> Lefferts Fijn (Rn=3350), who was born 08 March 1721 and died before 1768 at 46 years of age, a daughter of Jacobus <Leffert> Lefferts (Rn=3328) and Jannetje <Nicholas> Bloem Lefferts/Luyster (Rn=3340). Occupation 1 - - Blacksmith. First Residence - - Bedford, Kings County, New York. Second Residence - - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Source [Genealogy of the Lefferts Family by Teunis G Bergen 1878 page 54] Children of Hendrick <Johannes> Fijn and Elizabeth <Jacobus> Lefferts were as follows: 15. i. Johannes <Hendrick> Fine. 16. ii. Jacobus Lefferts <Hendrick> Fine. 17. iii. Elsie <Hendrick> Fine. 11. Margaret <Johannes> Fijn Skillman (Rn=13726). She married 01 February 1733 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York Abraham <Thomas> Skillman (Rn=13723), who was born April 1704, a son of Thomas <Thomas> Skillman (Rn=6950) and Annetje <Adriaen> Auten Skillman (Rn=13709). Source [Record: October 2008 page 264] Children of Abraham <Thomas> Skillman and Margaret <Johannes> Fijn were as follows: 18. i. Thomas <Abraham> Skillman was born about 1730). + 19. ii. Hester <Abraham> Skillman Paynter (Rn=13787), who was born 1745 and married William <?> Paynter (Rn=30019). 20. iii. Elizabeth <Abraham> Skillman Morrell was born 9 July 1737) {John}. + 21. iv. Catharine <Abraham> Skillman Messerole (Rn=13734) and married Isaac <Jean> Messerole (Rn=13735). + 22. v. Ann <Abraham> Skillman Skillman (Rn=13788) and married John <Jacob> Skillman (Rn=13786). Generation 4 19. Hester <Abraham> Skillman Paynter (Rn=13787), who was born 1745 and died 03 July 1827 at 82 years of age. She married 20 March 1764 William <?> Paynter (Rn=30019), who was born 1735 and died 01 April 1823 at 88 years of age. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 14] Children of William <?> Paynter and Hester <Abraham> Skillman were as follows: 23. i. William <William> Paynter (married 9 October 1792) [Catherine Miller]. + 24. ii. Abraham <William> Paynter (Rn=54977) and married Elizabeth <Derick> Brinckerhoff Paynter (Rn=26844). 25. iii. Thomas <William> Paynter (married 1802) [Sarah Greenock]. + 26. iv. Elizabeth <William> Paynter Bragaw (Rn=28473), who was born 22 June 1769 and married Derick (Richard) <Isaac> Bragaw (Rn=9212). 27. v. Richard <William> Paynter. 28. vi. Margaret <William> Paynter Brevoort/Stockholm (Rn=72060). She married first, 09 February 1797 Elias <Hendrick> Brevoort (Rn=15372), who was born August 1772 and died 26 March 1809 at 37 years of age, a son of Henry <Elias> Brevoort (Rn=15370) and Hilletje <Isaac> Bragaw Brevoort (Rn=15371) and married second, Aaron <?> Stockholm. 21. Catharine <Abraham> Skillman Messerole (Rn=13734). She married Isaac <Jean> Messerole (Rn=13735) and died after 1756, a son of Jean <Jean> Messerole 3rd (Rn=6946) and Elisabeth <Pieter> Praa Messerole (Rn=8509). First Residence - - Bushwick, Kings County, New York. Source [Record: October 2008 page 262] Children of Isaac <Jean> Messerole and Catharine <Abraham> Skillman were as follows: 29. i. Elizabeth <Isaac> Messerole was born 1760). 30. ii. Catrina <Isaac> Messerole was born 1762). 31. iii. Isaac <Isaac> Messerole was born 1765). 22. Ann <Abraham> Skillman Skillman (Rn=13788). She married 15 June 1753 John <Jacob> Skillman (Rn=13786), who was born 15 February 1733, a son of Jacob <Thomas> Skillman (Rn=7371) and Jannetje <Johannes> Van Alst Skillman (Rn=7372). Source [Record: October 2008 page 264] Children of John <Jacob> Skillman and Ann <Abraham> Skillman were as follows: 32. i. Margaret <John> Skillman Skillman (Rn=13789), who was born 10 December 1753 at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. She married Samuel <Samuel> Skillman (Rn=13790), who was born 1753, a son of Samuel <Benjamin> Skillman (Rn=13744) and ? <?> ? Skillman (Rn=63550). Baptized on 27 January 1754. First Residence - - New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. 33. ii. Jacob <John> Skillman was born 26 August 1756 and died 29 April 1835) (married about 1790) [Elizabeth Van Duyn]. 34. iii. Abraham <John> Skillman was born 13 March 1757 and died before September 1760). 35. iv. Abraham <John> Skillman was born 13 September 1760) (married about 1781) [Mary Sunderland]. 36. v. John <John> Skillman was born 26 April 1762 and died after 1817). 37. vi. Thomas <John> Skillman was born 13 December 1765) [? ?]. 38. vii. Jane <John> Skillman was born 14 October 1768). 39. viii. Isaac <John> Skillman was born 27 August 1770) (married 16 November 1795) [Susanna Sandbury] (married 15 October 1807) [Catherine Clendenning]. 40. ix. Samuel <John> Skillman was born 6 April 1773 and died 12 March 1851) (married about 1802) [Rebecca ? was born about 1779 and died 6 March 1854)]. 41. x. Elizabeth <John> Skillman was born 31 August 1776). Generation 5 24. Abraham <William> Paynter (Rn=54977), who was born at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died 22 January 1847. He married 26 April 1798 at New York City Elizabeth <Derick> Brinckerhoff Paynter (Rn=26844), who was born 01 September 1772 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died 11 June 1861 at 88 years of age, a daughter of Derick <Jacob> Brinckerhoff (Rn=11748) and Catherine <Aaron> Van Vleck Brinckerhoff (Rn=50843). First Residence - - Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Source [Early Settlers of Bushwick by Andrew J Provost Junior page 138] Children of Abraham <William> Paynter and Elizabeth <Derick> Brinckerhoff were as follows: 42. i. William <Abraham> Painter. 43. ii. Catherine <Abraham> Paynter. 44. iii. Hester Ann <Abraham> Paynter. 26. Elizabeth <William> Paynter Bragaw (Rn=28473), who was born 22 June 1769 and died 12 December 1851 at Newtown, Queens County, New York at 82 years of age. She married 01 June 1786 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York Derick (Richard) <Isaac> Bragaw (Rn=9212), who was born March 1748 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and died 27 May 1818 at Newtown, Queens County, New York at 70 years of age, a son of Isaac <Isaac> Bragaw (Rn=2092) and ? <?> ? Bragaw (Rn=28244). Buried at Reformed Dutch Church churchyard cemetery, Newtown, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Will - - Letters of Administration were granted to William Bragaw on 18 February 1852. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 20] Source [Record: October 2008 page 262] Children of Derick (Richard) <Isaac> Bragaw and Elizabeth <William> Paynter were as follows: + 45. i. Ann <Derick> Bragaw West (Rn=19906), who was born about 1787 and married Joel <?> West (Rn=49001). + 46. ii. Hester <Derick> Bragaw Bush (Rn=19907), who was born about 1788 and married Ira <?> Bush (Rn=49002). + 47. iii. William <Derick> Bragaw (Rn=19908), who was born 19 March 1790 and married Ann L <Daniel> Townsend Bragaw (Rn=70387). 48. iv. John <Derick> Bragaw [Elizabeth B ?]. 49. v. child <Derick> Bragaw was born 1792 and died young). + 50. vi. Richard Painter <Derick> Bragaw (Rn=19909), who was born 15 December 1794 and married Martha <?> Gilbreth Bragaw (died 29 October 1824). + 51. vii. Margaret <Derick> Bragaw Gasman (Rn=19910), who was born October 1797 and married William <?> Gasman (Rn=49003). + 52. viii. Elias <Derick> Bragaw (Rn=19911), who was born June 1800 and married Althea <?> Williams Bragaw (Rn=53012). + 53. ix. Elizabeth <Derick> Bragaw Burnet (Rn=19912), who was born January 1803 and married Aaron L <?> Burnet (Rn=49004). 54. x. Althea <Derick> Bragaw Burnet (Rn=19913), who was born July 1806 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York and died after 1874 at 68 years of age. She married 13 August 1827 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York Aaron L <?> Burnet (Rn=49004). Baptized on 28 July 1806. Religion 1 - - Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 29] 55. xi. Catharine <Derick> Bragaw (died 1874). Generation 6 45. Ann <Derick> Bragaw West (Rn=19906), who was born about 1787. She married 16 December 1820 at Newtown, Queens County, New York Joel <?> West (Rn=49001) and died 19 January 1826. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 25] Children of Joel <?> West and Ann <Derick> Bragaw were as follows: 56. i. Thomas <Joel> West. 57. ii. Margaret <Joel> West Davison {Benjamin} (of Nyack, New York). 46. Hester <Derick> Bragaw Bush (Rn=19907), who was born about 1788. She married 04 May 1810 Ira <?> Bush (Rn=49002). Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 25] Child of Ira <?> Bush and Hester <Derick> Bragaw was as follows: 58. i. Elizabeth <Ira> Bush Meeks was born about 1811) {John}. 47. William <Derick> Bragaw (Rn=19908), who was born 19 March 1790 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York and died 18 January 1879 at 88 years of age. He married 06 January 1820 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York Ann L <Daniel> Townsend Bragaw (Rn=70387), who was born 29 July 1796 and died 14 January 1880 at 83 years of age, a daughter of Daniel <?> Townsend was born 5 October 1753) (will dated 16 April 1829 and died 16 March 1850) and Sarah <?> Letten Townsend was born 22 March 1762 and died 4 October 1828). Baptized on 27 June 1790. Religion 1 - - Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York. Military 1 - - War 1812: New York State Militia: Second Lieutenant. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Will - - His will was proved 25 February 1879. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 26] Children of William <Derick> Bragaw and Ann L <Daniel> Townsend were as follows: 59. i. Daniel Townsend <William> Bragaw was born 23 April 1822). 60. ii. Richard <William> Bragaw was born 10 July 1826). 61. iii. Thomas Ludlam <William> Bragaw was born 28 December 1828). 62. iv. William Edward <William> Bragaw was born December 1830). 63. v. Sarah Townsend <William> Bragaw was born 15 August 1833). 64. vi. Elias Townsend <William> Bragaw was born 8 January 1836). 65. vii. John Goldsmith <William> Bragaw was born 22 June 1838). 66. viii. Elias Townsend <William> Bragaw was born 8 January 1836). 50. Richard Painter <Derick> Bragaw (Rn=19909), who was born 15 December 1794 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York and died 08 April 1871 at Alabama at 76 years of age. He married first, 05 February 1824 at Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia Martha <?> Gilbreth Bragaw (died 29 October 1824) and married second, 23 March 1831 Sarah <?> Turner Dawson/Bragaw (Rn=54943), who was born 12 December 1812 and died 23 May 1901 at Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas at 88 years of age. Baptized on 19 February 1795. Religion 1 - - Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York. Occupation 1 - - Saddle and Harness Maker. Military 1 - - War 1812: New York Volunteer Militia: Captain. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Second Residence - - Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Third Residence - - Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 27] Richard Painter <Derick> Bragaw and Martha <?> Gilbreth Bragaw (died 29 October 1824) did not have any children by this marriage. Children of Richard Painter <Derick> Bragaw and Sarah <?> Turner were as follows: 67. i. Jane Elizabeth <Richard> Bragaw was born 6 July 1832 at Oglethorpe County, Georgia). 68. ii. Richard Henry <Richard> Bragaw was born 25 March 1834 at Oglethorpe County, Georgia). 69. iii. John Hale <Richard> Bragaw was born 28 August 1836 at Oglethorpe County, Georgia). 70. iv. William Neal <Richard> Bragaw was born 14 August 1849 at Chambers County, Alabama). 51. Margaret <Derick> Bragaw Gasman (Rn=19910), who was born October 1797 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York and died before 1874 at 77 years of age. She married 27 May 1820 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York William <?> Gasman (Rn=49003). Baptized on 15 October 1797. Religion 1 - - Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 28] Children of William <?> Gasman and Margaret <Derick> Bragaw were as follows: 71. i. Elizabeth <William> Gasman. 72. ii. Jeanette <William> Gasman Bragaw {Richard}. 73. iii. Richard B <William> Gosman (Rn=70388). He married Catherine E <Aaron> Burnet Gasman (Rn=70389), a daughter of Aaron L <?> Burnet (Rn=49004) and Elizabeth <Derick> Bragaw Burnet (Rn=19912). Source [www.Bragaw.org page 28, 29] 74. iv. George McA <William> Gasman. 75. v. Joanna M <William> Gasman Van Alst {James}. 76. vi. Mary L <William> Gasman Vandeven {Adrian}. 77. vii. Henrietta <William> Gasman Schoonmaker {William}. 78. viii. Hester <William> Gasman DeBevoise {John M}. 52. Elias <Derick> Bragaw (Rn=19911), who was born June 1800 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York and died about 1864 at 64 years of age. He married 28 December 1825 at Lodi, Seneca County, New York Althea <?> Williams Bragaw (Rn=53012), who was born about 1806 at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey and died about 1876 at 70 years of age. Baptized on 15 June 1800. Religion 1 - - Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Will - - Letters of Administration were granted to his wife Althea Bragaw on 28 December 1825. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 28] Children of Elias <Derick> Bragaw and Althea <?> Williams were as follows: 79. i. Elizabeth <Elias> Bragaw Jones {Edward E}. 80. ii. Charlotte <Elias> Bragaw Durand was born about 1834) {Henry}. 81. iii. Frank S <Elias> Bragaw was born January 1841). 53. Elizabeth <Derick> Bragaw Burnet (Rn=19912), who was born January 1803 at Newtown, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York and died before 1828 at 25 years of age. She married 25 March 1823 at Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York Aaron L <?> Burnet (Rn=49004). Baptized on 09 January 1803. Religion 1 - - Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - Newtown, Queens County, New York. Source [www.Bragaw.org page 19, 28] Child of Aaron L <?> Burnet and Elizabeth <Derick> Bragaw was as follows: 82. i. Catherine E <Aaron> Burnet Gasman (Rn=70389). She married Richard B <William> Gosman (Rn=70388), a son of William <?> Gasman (Rn=49003) and Margaret <Derick> Bragaw Gasman (Rn=19910). Source [www.Bragaw.org page 29]