Early New Netherlands Settlers


Evert <Hendrick> Pels

18 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Evert <Hendrick> Pels (Rn=43054), son of Hendrick <?> Pels and Sofia <?> Palmatier Pels, who was born June 1721. He married May 1765 Arriantje <William> Freer Pels (Rn=43053), who was born November 1733 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, a daughter of William <Abraham> Freer (Rn=66462) and Margareta <?> Van Kuykendaal Freer (Rn=66473). Baptized on 07 June 1721. Source [New Netherland Connections April 2002 Volume 7 Number 2 page 44] Source [The Freer Family by Ruth P Heidgerd 1968 929.273F877hr page 21] Children of Evert <Hendrick> Pels and Arriantje <William> Freer were as follows: 2. i. Sophia <Evert> Pels was born 1765). + 3. ii. Elizabeth <Evert> Pels Freer (Rn=43051), who was born 21 January 1768 and married Jacobus <Jacobus> Freer (Rn=43052). + 4. iii. John <Evert> Pels (Rn=43055), who was born 28 June 1772 and married Neeltje <Jacobus> Freer Pels (Rn=43056). 5. iv. Margrietje <Evert> Pels was born 1774). 6. v. Catherine <Evert> Pels was born 1778). Generation 2 3. Elizabeth <Evert> Pels Freer (Rn=43051), who was born 21 January 1768. She married Jacobus <Jacobus> Freer (Rn=43052), who was born 17 September 1773, a son of Jacobus <Simon> Freer (Rn=43030) and Antoinetta <Barent> Lewis Freer (Rn=16028). Baptized on 13 March 1768. Source [New Netherland Connections April 2002 Volume 7 Number 2 page 44] Children of Jacobus <Jacobus> Freer and Elizabeth <Evert> Pels were as follows: 7. i. Evert <Jacobus> Freer was born 27 September 1792). 8. ii. Jacobus <Jacobus> Freer was born 6 June 1795 and died 28 February 1843). 9. iii. Charles <Jacobus> Freer was born 11 December 1796). 10. iv. John <Jacobus> Freer was born 28 September 1798 and died 7 February 1839). 11. v. Maria <Jacobus> Freer was born 14 September 1800). 12. vi. William <Jacobus> Freer was born 15 May 1803 and died 7 November 1804). 13. vii. Ann Eliza <Jacobus> Freer was born 22 November 1805 and died 30 April 1843). 14. viii. Adrianna <Jacobus> Freer was born 10 November 1807). 4. John <Evert> Pels (Rn=43055), who was born 28 June 1772 and died about 1848 at 75 years of age. He married Neeltje <Jacobus> Freer Pels (Rn=43056), who was born 04 January 1778 at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York and died 03 March 1833 at 55 years of age, a daughter of Jacobus <Simon> Freer (Rn=43030) and Antoinetta <Barent> Lewis Freer (Rn=16028). Baptized on 12 June 1772. Source [New Netherland Connections April 2002 Volume 7 Number 2 page 45] Children of John <Evert> Pels and Neeltje <Jacobus> Freer were as follows: 15. i. Elizabeth <John> Pels was born October 1794 and died 29 March 1795). 16. ii. James F <John> Pels was born 27 January 1800 and died 27 October 1822 in West Indies). 17. iii. Cornelia <John> Pels was born 1808 and died 30 April 1844). 18. iv. Maria <John> Pels Smith (married 15 February 1826) {Morgan}.