Early New Netherlands Settlers


Willem <?> Peers

03 June 2013

Generation 1 1. Willem <?> Peers (Rn=38328). He married 1690 Grietje <Kier> Kiersen Peers (Rn=38327), a daughter of Kier <Wolter> Kiersen (Rn=14943) and Jannetje <Jan> ? Kiersen (Rn=28733). Source [New Netherland Connections October 2000 Volume 5 Number 4 page 95] Children of Willem <?> Peers and Grietje <Kier> Kiersen were as follows: + 2. i. Hendrick <Willem> Peers (Rn=38330), who was born June 1695 and married Tanneke <Abraham> Bockee Peers (Rn=38329). + 3. ii. Rebecca <Willem> Peers Bockee (Rn=38333), who was born August 1692 and married Abraham <Abraham> Bockee (Rn=38332). + 4. iii. Johannes <Willem> Peers (Rn=51678), who was born December 1700 and married Helena <Simon> Breestede Peers (Rn=60121). Generation 2 2. Hendrick <Willem> Peers (Rn=38330), who was born June 1695. He married 27 September 1718 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City Tanneke <Abraham> Bockee Peers (Rn=38329), who was born April 1688, a daughter of Abraham <Jan> Bockee (Rn=383) and Tanneke <Jacob> Van Der Driessche Bockee (Rn=37077). Baptized on 15 June 1695. Religion 1 - - Reformed Dutch Church, New York City. Source [New Netherland Connections October 2000 Volume 5 Number 4 page 95] Children of Hendrick <Willem> Peers and Tanneke <Abraham> Bockee were as follows: 5. i. Willem <Willem> Peers was born 16 August 1719 and married 1741) [Anna Vandewater]. 6. ii. Tanneke <Willem> Peers Bogard was born 16 July 1721 and married 1741) {Petrus}. 3. Rebecca <Willem> Peers Bockee (Rn=38333), who was born August 1692 and died before July 1765 at New York City at 73 years of age. She married 06 May 1722 Abraham <Abraham> Bockee (Rn=38332), who was born about 1692 at Acquackanonck, Passaic County, New Jersey and died before July 1756 at New York City at 64 years of age, a son of Abraham <Jan> Bockee (Rn=383) and Tanneke <Jacob> Van Der Driessche Bockee (Rn=37077). Baptized on 07 August 1692. Religion 1 - - Reformed Dutch Church, New York City. First Residence - - New York City. Will - - Her will was dated 16 July 1756 and proved 19 July 1765. Source [New Netherland Connections October 2000 Volume 5 Number 4 page 96] Children of Abraham <Abraham> Bockee and Rebecca <Willem> Peers were as follows: 7. i. Margrietje <Abraham> Bockee was baptized 27 February 1723 and died young). + 8. ii. Abraham <Abraham> Bockee (Rn=67800), who was born 26 December 1724 and married Sarah <?> Worden Bockee (Rn=67801). 9. iii. Margrietje <Abraham> Bockee was born 1727 and died young). 10. iv. Tanneke <Abraham> Bockee was born 1728 and died before 1765). 11. v. Margrietje <Abraham> Bockee Andrews/Roorbach was born 1731 and married 28 December 1749) {John (died before April 1762)} (married 1764) {Frederick}. 12. vi. William <Abraham> Bockee was baptized 25 February 1733 and married 5 November 1756) [Jane Minthorn]. 13. vii. Johannes <Abraham> Bockee was born 1735). 14. viii. Rebecca <Abraham> Bockee was baptized 19 December 1736). 4. Johannes <Willem> Peers (Rn=51678), who was born December 1700 at New York City. He married 19 June 1725 at New York City Helena <Simon> Breestede Peers (Rn=60121), who was born December 1701 at New York City, a daughter of Simon <Jan> Van Breestede (Rn=15970) and Jannetje <Christoffel> Van Laer Van Breestede (Rn=51521). Baptized on 01 December 1700. First Residence - - New York City. Source [RootsWeb: WorldConnect: db=:3370058] Children of Johannes <Willem> Peers and Helena <Simon> Breestede were as follows: 15. i. Helena <Johannes> Peers was baptized 16 June 1728 in New York City). 16. ii. Helena <Johannes> Peers was baptized 16 June 1728 in New York City). Generation 3 8. Abraham <Abraham> Bockee (Rn=67800), who was born 26 December 1724 and died 1766 at New York City at 41 years of age. He married first, Sarah <?> Worden Bockee (Rn=67801) and married second, 03 November 1765 Martha <?> Van Sise. Occupation 1 - - Mariner. First Residence - - New York City. Will - - His will was dated 14 January 1766. Source [Baptiste - Bretagne Originale Navarre by ? 1984 929.273 A1 4536 page 2] Children of Abraham <Abraham> Bockee and Sarah <?> Worden were as follows: 17. i. Abigail <Abraham> Bockee Dobbs/ Thurston was baptized 1 July 1747) {Adam} {?}. 18. ii. Rebecca <Abraham> Bockee Wells was baptized 4 June 1749) {?}. + 19. iii. Sara <Abraham> Bockee Ryckman (Rn=67803), who was born 29 March 1754 and married Harmanus <Petrus> Ryckman (Rn=67802). Abraham <Abraham> Bockee and Martha <?> Van Sise did not have any children by this marriage. Generation 4 19. Sara <Abraham> Bockee Ryckman (Rn=67803), who was born 29 March 1754. She married 10 August 1773 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City Harmanus <Petrus> Ryckman (Rn=67802), who was born March 1742 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, a son of Petrus <Pieter> Rykman (Rn=29590) and Catharine <Hans> Kierstede Rykman/Van Den Bosch (Rn=24099). Source [Baptiste - Bretagne Originale Navarre by ? 1984 929.273 A1 4536 page 2] Children of Harmanus <Petrus> Ryckman and Sara <Abraham> Bockee were as follows: + 20. i. Sara <Abraham> Ryckman Baptiste (Rn=67805), who was born 23 October 1774 and married John <John> Baptiste (Rn=67804). 21. ii. Catherine <Harmanus> Ryckman Johnson was born 28 July 1776) {Peter}. 22. iii. Peter <Harmanus> Ryckman was baptized 5 February 1778) [Catherine ?]. 23. iv. Cornelia <Harmanus> Ryckman Russell was born 29 December 1781) {Peleg}. 24. v. Margaret <Harmanus> Ryckman Copp was born 23 February 1783) {?}. 25. vi. Jane <Harmanus> Ryckman Dunham was born 17 January 1786) {Silas}. 26. vii. Edward Hunting <Harmanus> Ryckman was born 22 October 1793 and died young). Generation 5 20. Sara <Abraham> Ryckman Baptiste (Rn=67805), who was born 23 October 1774 at New York City and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City and died 18 April 1857 at 82 years of age. She married 18 November 1795 at New York City John <John> Baptiste (Rn=67804), who was born 27 February 1767 at New York City and died 30 October 1835 at at home, New York City at 68 years of age, a son of John <Jean> Baptiste (Rn=67812) and Susannah <?> Dillineaux Baptiste (Rn=67813). Baptized on 04 July 1775. Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Religion 1 - - Reformed Dutch Church, New York City. First Residence - - New York City. Source [Baptiste - Bretagne Originale Navarre by ? 1984 929.273 A1 4536 page 4] Children of John <John> Baptiste and Sara <Abraham> Ryckman were as follows: 27. i. Sara <John> Baptiste Sarvis was born 4 November 1796) {James R}. 28. ii. Eliza Ann <John> Baptiste Sarvis was born 29 April 1798) {Joseph}. 29. iii. John <John> Baptiste was born 24 April 1802) [Mary Wright]. 30. iv. Catherine <John> Baptiste was born 24 July 1802). 31. v. Cornelia <John> Baptiste Mount was born 16 December 1804) {Mark}. 32. vi. Francis <John> Baptiste was born 24 December 1806) [Catherine Rose]. 33. vii. Harmon <John> Baptiste was born 15 May 1810 and died 14 October 1872). 34. viii. Edward <John> Baptiste was born 30 January 1813 and died 30 November 1887 at Catskill, New York) [Emma <John> Hague was born 18 March 1814 in England and died 8 April 1896 at Catskill, New York)]. 35. ix. Benjamin <John> Baptiste was born 30 January 1813) [Jane Mason (emigrant from England)]. 36. x. Margaret <John> Baptiste Seaman/McGee was born 20 July 1816) {S J} {Robert of Baltimore, Maryland }.