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From: Jerry Vandiver <>
Subject: Grietje Reyniers and Anthony Jansen
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 16:45:49 -0700 (PDT)


I cannot get at the full text until the 13th of April,
so could not look to see if there were any comments
about the ship Grietje Reyniers and Anthony Jansen
arrived aboard. However, I did make copies of many
pages from the NYHM Vol. 1-4, translated by Van Laer,
which concerned the various Hendrick Jansen's in the
colony. The following are a couple pages that
happened to include references to Grietje and/or
Anthony:

On page 11 of Vol. 1 (I believe)is the statement of
Remmer Jansen van Jeveren as follows:

"Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretatry of New
Netherland, appeared Remmer Jansen from Jewerden, and
by true Christian words, instead and with promise of
an oath if necessary, declared that on the 28th of
April ao. 1638 Hendrick Jansen, tailor, abused Anthony
Jansen from Zalee (at whose request he, the deponent,
gives evidence) as a Turk, a rascal and horned beast.
All of which he, the deponent, declares to be true.
This done at Fort Amsterdam, this 29th of April Ao.
1638."

On page 67 of Vol. 1 is the statement of Lysbet Dircks
as follows:

"Grietje Reyniers asked the midwife whom did the child
resemble, was it like Andries Hudde, or her husband,
Anthony Jansen? Whereupon the midwife answered: "If
you do not know who the father is, how should I know?
However, the child is somewhat brown." All of which
the deponent declares to be true and that this is done
only to bear testimony to the truth, to no one's
prejudice or injury. Thus done in Fort Amsterdam,
this 6th of Octoer Ao, 1638."

When I have the opportunity to look at the books, I
will send whatever I find.

Jerry

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