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From: "Dorothy A. Koenig" <>
Subject: Re: Abigel Uyten BOGAARDT
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:56:42 -0700 (PDT)


Bruce and all, Let me tell you what I have found, and maybe others on
this list can help us out! Let me suggest that in looking for your
Abigail you not neglect to look in indexes under the letter "U", as I have
most often seen her surname written as "Uytenbogert" with all the
permutations of the "Bogaardt" ending. The preposition "uiten" means
"outside of".

The Isaac Verplank who was baptized on 26 February 1651 was the son of
Abraham Verplank and his wife Maria Vigne (the daughter of Ghislain/Guleyn
Vigne and Adrienne Cuvellier/Ariaentje Cuvilje). Isaac's baptism took
place in New Amsterdam DRC, and the witnesses were Jan Vigne (Maria's
brother), Marten Cregier, and Emmetie Gosens (who was Jan Vigne's wife).
Jan Vigne and Emmerentia Gosens Van Nieuwersluys were married in Utrecht,
the Netherlands, on 14 September 1645. (An account of these families and
the discovery of Jan's marriage in the Netherlands is fully discussed in
volume 2:4 and volume 3:1 of "New Netherland Connections".)

I consulted Johnathan Pearson's "Genealogies of the First Settlers of
Albany" (1870) and found that he tells of your Isaac and Abigail. Isaac
moved to Albany, where he was a shoemaker. Pearson lists their children
as

1. Isaac
2. Jacob
3. Abigail (buried in 1729 in Albany)
4. Jacob, bap.21 June 1684
5. Dirkje19 Sep. 1686
6. Jacob28 Oct. 1688
7. Guleyn18 June 1693
8. David14 Apr. 1695
9. Catalyntje19 Jan. 1698
10.Rachel12 May1700

In the February 1985 issue of "De Halve Maen" there appears an article by
David M. Riker entitled, "New Netherland Ancestors of Aeltje Van Laer".
He lists the 9 children of Abraham Verplank and Maria Vigne. The Isaac
born in 1651 was their youngest child. Riker says that this Isaac married
Abigail Uytenbogart about 1680 and had the following children:

1. Isaac
2. Abigail
3. Jacab
4. Dirkje
5. Guleyn
6. David
7. Catalyntje
8. Rachel

Riker says that Isaac died about 1729, was a shoemaker in Albany, and a
progenitor of a Verplank family. The two lists of children are in
agreement when you take into account that the one (or two) earlier Jacobs
must have died young. It is of some interest that the name "Jacob" was of
such importance to this couple.

Extant baptism and marriage records for the Albany DRC begin in 1683; so
we can not confirm the exact date of the marriage of Isaac and Abigail.
We can also ignore Pearson's first-listed Jacob because we know he did not
live long enough to be your wife's ancestor. So we can assume that maybe
there was an Isaac and an Abigail born before 1684. For the rest of the
children listed above I find these baptismal records. I think that the
godparents chosen are often essential in establishing a family group, and
I also include their names to give you clues for further research.

In the 1932-1934 Yearbook of the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany (page
34) we have confirmed that "Isaac Verplank's daughter (Abigail) was buried
on the 26 February 1729".

1. Isaac VerplankJacobFather
Ariaantje Verplank 21 June 1684Jacob Ten Eyck

COMMENT: It is possible that Jacob's mother is Abigail Uytenbogert. She
may have assumed an English "equivalent" of her name as an adult.
Unfortuneately the church clerk followed English custom by listing her
with her married surname. This Jacob Ten Eyck is most likely the eldest
son of Coenraedt Ten Eyck and his first wife, Maria Boele. Jacob was born
in the Netherlands, lived in New Amsterdan while growing up, and then
moved to Albany where he operated a tannery. If there is no kinship
connection, I can see where a tanner of hides would be an important friend
for a shoemaker to have!

2. Isaac VerplankDirkjeDavid Schuyler
Geertje Ten Eyck19 Sep.1686

COMMENT: This one throws me for a loop! The name of Jacob Ten Eyck's
wife was Geertruy Coeymans. There is a possibility that she was present
at the baptism in the role of godmother and that the clerk was half asleep
and recorded her as the mother of little Dirkje.

3. Isaac VerplankJacobJacob Ten Eyck
Ariaantje Van der Poel28 Oct.1688Father

COMMENT: I suspect that the same thing has happened again! Arientje
Verplank was Isaac's older sister. She married Melgert Wynantse
Vanderpoel. She was probably present at the baptism of your Jacob in the
role of godmother. Notice that again the little baby is being named in
honor of Jacob Ten Eyck. Perhaps he and Isaac were business partners.

4. Isak VerplankGelynaHendrik Van Dyke
Abigail Uyten-bogaart18 Jun.1693Geertruy Kroesbeck

COMMENT: At last! The child "Gelyn" is being named in honor of Isaac's
maternal grandfather -- Geyln Vigne. One wonders if the child has become
female through mis-transcription of the original handwriting of if,
indeed, this was a daughter.

5. Isak VerplankDavidMeindert Schuyler
Abagael Uytenbogaardt14 Apr.1695Margriet Verplank

6. Isak VerplankCatelyntjeDavid Schuyler
Abigail Uytenbogaart19 Jan.1698Geertruy Schuyler

7. Isack VerplanckeRachelAbraam Schuyler
Abigail Uyt den Boogert12 May 1700Melchert Van der Poel
Racheltje Schuyler

Perhaps someone on the list knows what the SCHUYLER connection might be.
Maybe Abigail's mother was a Schuyler????

Dorothy

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