Early New Netherlands Settlers


William <Robert> Berret

17 June 2013

Generation 1 1. William <Robert> Berret (Rn=71676), son of Robert <?> Berret and Wyntje <Jan> ? Berret, who was born 1699 at Albany, Albany County, New York. He married Catalyntje <Dirck> Bradt Berret (Rn=69813), who was born 27 June 1695, a daughter of Dirck <Arent> Bradt (Rn=15264) and Marritje <Johannes> Van Eps Bradt (Rn=15592). First Residence - - Albany, Albany County, New York. Children of William <Robert> Berret and Catalyntje <Dirck> Bradt were as follows: + 2. i. Annatje <William> Berret Van Vorst (Rn=71677), who was born 1736 and married Jellis <Jacobus> Van Vorst (Rn=71678). 3. ii. William <William> Berret [Elizabeth Hoffman] [Maria Babcock]. Generation 2 2. Annatje <William> Berret Van Vorst (Rn=71677), who was born 1736. She married Jellis <Jacobus> Van Vorst (Rn=71678), who was born February 1735 at Albany, Albany County, New York and died 04 September 1823 at 88 years of age, a son of Jacobus <Jellis> Van Vorst (Rn=46870) and Anna <Caleb> Beck Van Vorst (Rn=46871). First Residence - - Albany, Albany County, New York. Source [RootsWeb: WorldConnect: db=moon00] Children of Jellis <Jacobus> Van Vorst and Annatje <William> Berret were as follows: 4. i. Anne <Jellis> Van Vorst Powley was born 10 December 1758 at Schenectady) {Jacob was born 14 October 1744 and died 21 June 1814 at Cataraqui, Ontario, Canada). 5. ii. Catalyntje <Jellis> Van Vorst Clute was born 1760) {Jan Baptiste}. + 6. iii. Jacobus <Jellis> Van Vorst (Rn=15746), who was born 14 February 1762 and married Willemtje <Peter> Truax Van Vorst (Rn=15748). Generation 3 6. Jacobus <Jellis> Van Vorst (Rn=15746), who was born 14 February 1762 at Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York and died 26 January 1838 at Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York at 75 years of age. He married 02 June 1788 at Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Willemtje <Peter> Truax Van Vorst (Rn=15748), who was born March 1767 at Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York and died September 1855 at Glenville, Schenectady County, New York at 88 years of age, a daughter of Peter <Isaac> Truax (Rn=12782) and Jacoba <Cornelius> Van Santvoord Truax (Rn=12783). Baptized on 14 February 1762. First Residence - - Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. Second Residence - - Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York. Source [The Truax/Truex Genealogy Project by Jennifer Smith and Anita B Bradford 929.273 T761sj page 22, 34] Source [The Van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin S Van Benthuysen 1953 929.273 V272va page 38] Children of Jacobus <Jellis> Van Vorst and Willemtje <Peter> Truax were as follows: 7. i. Jellis <Jacobus> Van Vorst was born 9 October 1789). 8. ii. Peter <Jacobus> Van Vorst was born 1 February 1792). 9. iii. Jacobus <Jacobus> Van Vorst was born 5 September 1795). 10. iv. Annatje <Jacobus> Van Vorst was born 9 December 1797). 11. v. Sophia <Jacobus> Van Vorst Clute was born 14 February 1800 and died 7 December 1891 and married 9 September 1820) {Walter <Frederick P>}. 12. vi. Catlyntje <Jacobus> Van Vorst was born 17 April 1803). 13. vii. Elizabeth <Jacobus> Van Vorst was born 6 November 1805).