Early New Netherlands Settlers


Thomas <?> Coningh

20 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Thomas <?> Coningh (Rn=27525). He married 22 September 1639 at New Amsterdam Marritje <Frans> ? Coningh (Rn=50240), who was born at Beets, Friesland, Netherland. Occupation 1- - Tenant Farmer on the farm of Gysbert Cornelissen Van der Berch {Van den Hoogeberch) at Bethlehem, New Netherland. Military 1 - - Soldier. First Residence - - Brochdorp, Hanover, Germany. Second Residence - - Amsterdam. Third Residence - - New Amsterdam. Emigration - - Emigrant 25 September 1638 from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam on the De Liefde. Source [New Netherland Connections April 1998 Volume 3 Number 2] Source [Settlers of Rensselaerwyck by A J F Van Laer 1908 page 37] Children of Thomas <?> Coningh and Marritje <Frans> ? were as follows: + 2. i. Catalina <Thomas> Coningh Post (Rn=27524) and married Elias <Lodewyck> Post (Rn=15469). + 3. ii. Harmanus <Thomas> Coningh (Rn=27526) and married Mary <?> Green Coningh (Rn=56079). Generation 2 2. Catalina <Thomas> Coningh Post (Rn=27524), who was born at New Albany, Albany County, New York and died before 1674. She married 06 May 1671 Elias <Lodewyck> Post (Rn=15469), who was born at Amsterdam, a son of Lodewyck <Cornelius> Post (Rn=15470) and Agnietje <?> Bonen Post (Rn=47027). First Residence - - New Albany, Albany County, New York. Source [New Netherland Connections April 1998 Volume 3 Number 2] Child of Elias <Lodewyck> Post and Catalina <Thomas> Coningh was as follows: 4. i. Dirck <Elias> Post was born 1672). 3. Harmanus <Thomas> Coningh (Rn=27526), who was born at New Albany, Albany County, New York and died before March 1728 at Nottingham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. He married 14 May 1676 at New York City Mary <?> Green Coningh (Rn=56079). Occupation 1- - Cordwainer. First Residence - - New Albany, Albany County, New York. Second Residence - - New York City. Third Residence - - Flushing, Queens County, New York. Fourth Residence - - Monmouth County, New Jersey. Fifth Residence Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey in 1699. Sixth Residence - - Nottingham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. Will - - His will was dated 1 September 1726 and proved 14 March 1728. Source [New Netherland Connections April 1998 Volume 3 Number 2] Children of Harmanus <Thomas> Coningh and Mary <?> Green were as follows: 5. i. John <Harmanus> Coningh was born 1677 and married 1706) [Elizabeth Woodward] (of Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey). 6. ii. Mary <Harmanus> Coningh French was born 1679 and married 1701) {Richard} (of Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey). 7. iii. Joseph <Harmanus> Coningh. 8. iv. Thomas <Harmanus> Coningh. 9. v. Francis <Harmanus> Coningh (died before November 1735 and married 1728) [Catherine Thorne]. 10. vi. Benjamin <Harmanus> Coningh (died before 1726).