DESCENDANTS OF MICHIEL JANSEN VREELAND



Generation No. 1

MICHIEL JANSEN VREELAND was born 1610 in Broeckhuysen, North Brabant, Netherlands, and died Jun 1663 in Gamoenepa, NJ. He married FITJE HARTMANS WESSELS before leaving the Netherlands. She was born 1611 in Cologne, Rheinland, Germany(?) and was buried in Bergen, NJ on Oct 17, 1697, 78th person to be buried with the pall (RDC Bergen record # 147).

Children of MICHIEL VREELAND and FITJE WESSELS are:

  1. JANNETJE MICHIELSEN VREELAND, b. Abt. 1643 in Rensselaerswyck, NY; d. Sep 11, 1714 in Albany, NY (Van Vechten Bible records).
  2. ELIAS MICHIELSEN VREELAND, b. Abt. 1645 in Rensselaerswyck, NY; d. bef. Jun 24, 1711.
  3. ENOCH MICHIELSEN VREELAND, bap. Jan 20, 1646/47 (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Jacob Stoffleszen, Adriaen Dirckszen, Brechtie Maryns); bd. Aug 1724, Bergen, NJ (RDC Bergen record #232).
  4. PRYNTJE MICHIELSEN VREELAND, bap. Oct 24, 1649, Bergen, NJ (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Thomas Hall, Catalina Beeckmans, Gritie Backers); bd. Apr 21, 1711, 139th w/ the pall, in Bergen, NJ (RDC Bergen record #221).
  5. HARTMAN MICHIELSEN VREELAND, bap. Oct 01, 1651 (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Thomas Hall, Lysbeth Thyssen); bd. Jan 18, 1706/07, 118th w/ the pall, Bergen, NJ (RDC Bergen record #198).
  6. ARIAENTJE MICHELSEN VREELAND, bap. Mar 08, 1653/54 (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Nicolaes Backer & Annetje Hartmans); buried Sep. 22 1697, Bergen, NJ (77th person buried with the pall). Note: less than 1 month later, her mother was buried, the 78th with the pall.
  7. JOHANNIS MICHIELSEN VREELAND, bap. Oct 01, 1656 (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Nicholaes Backer, Samuel Etsal, Anna Wessels, Anna Elisabeth Maskop); d. Jun 26, bd. Jun 29, 1713, Communipaw, NJ (RDC Bergen record #226).
  8. CORNELIS MICHIELSEN VREELAND, bap. Jun 25, 1658 (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Samuel Edzal, Jannetie Wessels); d. in infancy.
  9. CORNELIS MICHIELSEN VREELAND, bap. Jun 03, 1660 (RDC New Amsterdam record; witnesses: Warnar Wesselszen, Hendrickje Wessels); d. ?May 02, 1727, Bergen, NJ.

Sources:

  1. Nelson, Charles. HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC, NJ, 1901.
  2. RDC New Amsterdam Baptismal records (available on-line @ http://www.altlaw.com/edball/dutchbap.htm)
  3. RDC Bergen records (available on-line @ familytreemaker online library)
  4. Van Vechten Family Bible records
  5. Vreeland, Louis Beach. ANNALS OF THE VREELAND FAMILY, 1956.
  6. Vreeland, Nicholas Garretson. THE VREELANDS THEIR BOOK, 1909.
  7. Winfield, Charles H. HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF HUDSON, NJ, 1874.