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From: "Pamela J. Sears" <>
Subject: [D-Col] Catrina Van Duyne
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:55:19 -0500


Dear Dick et al,

My apologies for not picking up on this thread sooner, but you have
raised a very interesting question regarding the parents of Catrina, the
wife of Stephen Janszen Van Voorhees.

To answer your last question first:

> Without further information, I would speculate that Catrina's parents might have actually been William Huyken and Annetje Andreias Willjard, parents of Cornelis Van Duyn's wife. Was there a Catrina Huyken?

Yes, there most definitely was a Catrina Huyken.

Dorothy Koenig provided the following in an e-mail to D-C-L:

> This couple had 8 children all told, but 2 predeceased their father. Bergen says that Willem arrived in New Netherland in 1663 and that he was a tailor in Gowanus. Willem and Annetje must have been a newly married couple who came to begin their married life in the New World because the span of their children is from 1666 to 1688. I have verified the baptismal dates that are known:
> 1. Jacob, bap. 29 Sep 1666 in New York City; died before 1687
> 2. Machtel, m. Cornelis Gerritszen Van Duyn 3 Jan 1691 Brooklyn (banns)
> 3. Marretje/Mary, m. Denys (Brother of Cornelis) 4 Feb 1691 Flatbush DRC
> 4. Anna
> 5. Catharina
> 6. Jannetje, bap. 28 Jan 1683 Brooklyn; died before 1687
> 7. Elizabeth, bap. 29 Apr 1686 Brooklyn
> 8. Margaret/Grietje, bap. 29 Jul 1688 Brooklyn
> Their were several mentions of them in David Voorhees' records of Flatbush.
>
> I was able to find baptismal records for 4 of the children of Willem Huycken and Annetje Andries. Jacob was baptized in the New York Dutch church and the three girls in the Brooklyn Dutch church. I am placing 3 more daughters in the mix and suggest that they were born from 1668-1676 and are recorded in the Polhemus church register gathering dust somewhere in England!
> 29 Dec 1666 Jacob Wit: Jan Colijn, Tytie Davids
> Marritje, Machtelt, Annetje
> 28 Jan 1683 Jannitje Wit: Pieter Sinkam, Debra Sinkam
> 29 Apr 1686 Elisabeth Wit: Jan Darval, Elisabeth Hegemans
> 29 Jul 1688 Margriet Wit: Willem Leijnes,Andrei Tammessen, Marrij Leijnes, Marrij Tammes
> Dorothy Koenig

The abstracted wills (or testamentary depositions?) for Willem Huycken
are as follows:

> Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills, Vol XI, Prior to 1790, pages 171 & 172:
> (Written in Dutch language.) In the name of God, Amen. In the year after the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 1687, the 27 day of March, Appeared before me Jacobus Vandewater, Notary Public, admitted in the village of Breucklin, in Kings County. The worthy Mr. WILLAM HUYCKEN, and his wife, ANNATTIE WILLJOER, married people, known to me, and living at the Gowanus, both being in bodily health, going and standing. They leave their dead bodies to their heirs for a decent burial. They appoint as their universal heir the
> survivor or longest liver of the two, as to all real estate, cattle, goods, etc., without being obliged to give any account, and all personal estate, cattle, silver, gold, coined or uncoined. And after the death of both, then to their children, Machtel, Maria, Annettie, Gertruy, Catharina, and Elizabeth, and such further children as they may have. Excepting Gertruy, who is not in the possession of her senses, and she shall have a double portion. The real estate is not to be divided until all of the children are of age. Desiring no Courts to meddle with their estate, but thanking them for the trouble they may be willing to take. The party living the longest is to appoint guardians. This being plainly read to them, is their last will.
> Witnesses, Jan Jansen, Hendrick Sleght. At the house of the testators. (No Probate.)--See Volume I, page 231, of this series.

> Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707, pages 231 & 232:
> WILLIAM HUYKSEN. Recorded for Simon Aertsen, and Antie Aertsen. "In the Name of God, Amen. In the year 1687, this 27 day of March, appeared before me Jacobus Vandewater, Public Notary, admitted in the Town of Brookland, in Kings Co., and there residing, Mr. Wm. Huyksen, Anntie Andies Williard, his wife, inhabitants of Gowanus, being known to me, and both being in perfect health, goeing and standing, and of full understanding, and not willing to depart this life before they have disposed of their temporal estate." They made the survivor of the two the sole heir to all the estate, but if the survivor remarry, one half is to be given to the children, namely, Machtell, Mary, Anna, Gretie, Catharina and Elizabeth, and such other children as they may yet have. Written at the house of the testators in the presence of John Jansen, Hendrick Sleght, Jacobus Vandewater.
> Proved by the oath of above witnesses, and confirmed by Governor Benjamin Fletcher, January 25, 1693/4.
>
> Abstracts of Wills, Vol XVI, Corrections Vol I p 25
> PAGE 231.
> Will of William Huyksen read William [Huycken].
> Bottom line for Anntie Andies Williard read Annettje Andries Williard.

Finally, I have the following contributions from Teunis G. Bergen:

> From The Bergen Family, Teunis G. Bergen, page 275:
>
> ""Wyellem Heocken" or Huyken, on whose estate "Simon and Annetie Aertse" or Aesen, Jan. 25th, 1694, petitioned for letters of administration, had six children, as per his will, dated March 27th, 1687, on file in the New York surrogate's office, viz: "Machtelt, Maria, Annetie, Geertruy, Catharine, "and Elizabeth Huycken." Of these Matilda or Machtelt m. Jan. 4th 1691, Cornelius Gerretse Van Duyn; Maria or Marretje m. Feb. 4, 1691, Denys Gerretse Van Duyn; Annetie or Jannetje was bapt. Jan 28th 1683. He also appears....."
>
> Huyken's farm was sold, after his death, to Cornelis Gerrtse Van Duyn. This farm passed from Cornelis Gerretse to his son Cornelius."
>
> Register of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island New York p 151
> HUYCKEN or HEOCKEN, WILLEM, tailor, of Gowanus, emigrated in 1663; m. Annetje Andrieas Willjard, who after his death m. 2d Simon Aesen De Hart. Mem. of R. D. ch. of Brn in 1677, and of R. D. ch. of Flds in 1675, where he then resided; and took the oath of allegiance in Brn in 1687. Bought one half of Cornelis Lambertse Cool's patent at Gowanus of Paulus Vanderbeek, he selling the other one half to Cornelis Gerretse Van Duyn. (The Huycken part was afterwards owned by Anthony Hulst, and the Van Duyn part by Peter Wyckoff.) This patent passed from Cool to Bredenbent, and from the latter to Vanderbeek. Issue:--Jacob, bp. Dec. 29, 1666, in N. Y.; Jannetje, bp. Jan. 28, 1683, in Brn; Margaret, bp. July 29, 1688, in Brn; Marretje, m. Denyse Gerretse Van Duyn; Machtel or Matilda, m. Cors Gerretse Van Duyn; Annetje; Geertruy; Catharine; and Elizabeth. Signed his name "Wyellem Heocken."

Interesting to note that David Riker, on his New Netherlands Vital
Records Directory, p 783 (CD), has Catrina (Catherina) Huycken married
to Abraham Van Dyke. HOWEVER, this clearly is in error, for it was
ELIZABETH Huycken who married Abraham Van Dyke, as evidenced by the
following baptismal record found in the NY DRC on 21 Mar 1708:

> Abraham Van Dyk, Elizabeth Huyke; Wilhelmus; Cornelus Van Duyn, Annetje Huyke

I find the following baptism in the records of the Old Dutch Church,
Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, NY on 23 Oct 1716:

> Andres #330 Bapt. Date: 23 Oct 1716; Parents: Abraham Van Dyck / Eliezabet his wife
> Sponsors: Gerrit Van Weert / Catharina his wife

And, back to the NY DRC:

5 Apr 1719:
> Abraham Van Dyk, Elizabeth Huyke; Elizabeth; Oyem Cartey & wife Geesje

9 Apr 1721:
> Abraham Van Dyk, Elizabeth Huyken; Johannes; Denys Van Duyn & wife Marytje
> Huyken

Going back to your list of children (as presented by Albert L. Stokes'
"The Van Voorhees Family: The First Four Generations", 1984), I am
intrigued by the baptismal record for Willem Van Voorhees, the son of
Stephen Van Voorhess & wife Catrina (Van Duyn?).

You wrote:

> William. Baptized 1708, Brooklyn. Sponsors Cornelius Van Duyn, Annetje Aersen
>

I suggest that the sponsors are Cornelius Van Duyn (the husband of
Machteltje Huycken), and ANNETJE AERSEN, the maternal grandmother, the
widow of Willem Huycken and now the wife of Simon Aerszen (De Hart).
Annetje Andries Willjard was clearly using her husband's patrynomic when
she stood as sponsor for her grandson, Willem Van Voorhees, named in
honor of her deceased first husband.

> Willem Huycken probably died in 1690. On page 272 of David William Voorhees' new translation of the Flatbush church records we find the betrothal of Annetje Andries' second marriage. The intentions are dated 19 June 1691.
> "Symon Aerse Ter Haert, widower of Geertie Corneliszen, with Annetie Anderies Welijaerd, widow of Willm Huijke, both residing in Brooklyn".

I agree that the Van Duyn connection is strong, but I do not have the
Brooklyn or Jamaica baptismal records either. Perhaps someone who does
(Dorothy, Howard?) would be kind enough to verify the information as
presented by Albert Stokes, namely:

William. Baptized 1708, Brooklyn. Sponsors Cornelius Van Duyn, Annetje
Aersen

John. Baptized 1710, Brooklyn. Sponsors Jan Jans, Madalena Jans

Cornelius. Baptized 1715, Jamaica. Sponsors Gerret Van Duyn, Annetie Van
Duyn

Jacob. Baptized 1721, Jamaica. Sponsors Willem Van Duyn, Arrenyantie Van
Duyn

[PJS Note: I believe this "Arrenyantie" to be the wife of Willem Van
Duyn, the Ariantje/Ariaentje/Adriantje (Ditmars) currently under
discussion]

Lucas. Baptized 1723, Jamaica. Sponsors Lucas Van Voorhesen, Antie Van
Voorhesen

Elizabeth. Baptised 1729. No sponsors.

Of course, it's entirely possible that only Catrina's given name is used
in the baptismal records, which may be the source of all this confusion
:-).

It's also interesting to note the following de Hart baptismal record in
the NY DRC, representing the Huyken connection:

5 Sep 1705: Cornelis Joosten, Catharina de Hart; Catharina; Anthony Kaar
& wife Antje Huyke

At the baptism of Annatie Kaar 15 Jul 1705 in the NY DRC, the widow of
Willem Huyken appeared as follows:

> Anthony Caar, Annetje Huyke; Annetje; Cornelis Ver Duyn, Annetje Anderies wife of
> Symon Aartse

As always, I would welcome further comments.

Best regards,
Pam Sears

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