Early New Netherlands Settlers


Willem <?> Rittenhuysen

16 July 2013

Generation 1 1. Willem <?> Rittenhuysen (Rn=16224). He married ? <?> ? Rittenhuysen (Rn=63564). Child of Willem <?> Rittenhuysen and ? <?> ? was as follows: + 2. i. Nicholas <Willem> Rittenhuysen (Rn=16222), who was born 15 June 1666 and married Willemyntje <Gerrit> De Wees Rittenhuysen (Rn=16223). Generation 2 2. Nicholas <Willem> Rittenhuysen (Rn=16222), who was born 15 June 1666 at Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherland. He married 29 May 1689 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City Willemyntje <Gerrit> De Wees Rittenhuysen (Rn=16223), who was born November 1664 at Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherland and died 1737 at Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania at 73 years of age, a daughter of Gerrit <Hendrick> De Wees (Rn=16221) and Sytje <?> Lieuwes De Wees (Rn=51531). First Residence - - Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherland. Second Residence - - New York City. Emigration - - Emigrant before May 1689 from Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherland to New York City. Source [A De Wees Family Genealogy by Joyce Lane 1993 929.273 D513l page 4] Children of Nicholas <Willem> Rittenhuysen and Willemyntje <Gerrit> De Wees were as follows: 3. i. Susanna <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen Heilig was born 1688 and died 13 December 1769) {Henry (died 14 May 1775). 4. ii. William <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen was born 1691). 5. iii. Henry <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen was born 1 April 1700 and married 27 August 1720) [Susanna Wool]. 6. iv. Matthias <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen was born 1702 and married 1727) [Elizabeth Williams was born at Wales, England)]. 7. v. Psyche <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen Gorgas {John}. 8. vi. Mary <Nicholas> Rittenhuysen Johnson {John}.