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David Ackerman was born about 1615 in Oss, Noord Brabant, Holland. His surname is of Germanic origin, probably Flemish. His ancestors may have been from the Antwerp area and may have headed north to escape Spanish persecution of the Protestants. ( citations needed)
David Ackerman later moved to Den Bosch until 1646 or 1647, then moved to Geffen. He was probably involved in the military in some form, as his marriage in Den Bosch in 1642 to Elisbeth Bellier was listed in military records. He worked as a voorleser in Geffen, a county clerk.
In 1654 or 1655, he bought a farm in Berlicum with his mother and two brothers, Pieter and Henrick, and continued as a voorleser and teacher in Berlicum [1][2]. However, Protestants were not allowed to sell their produce because Catholics controlled the region. This was probably a factor in the Ackermans emigration to the United States, as he was otherwise a prominent citizen. He was probably recruited by the Dutch Reformed Church on behalf of the Amsterdam Chapter of the West India Company. There was a shortage of ministers in New Netherland, and thus a high demand for voorlesers.
It seems that he died shortly after arriving. He was certainly not living on January 6, 1683 when his eldest daughter Anneken joined the New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
There is quite a bit of information on David Ackerman(s) in the Brabant notarial records. He was a school teacher first in Geffen, later in nearby Berlicum. (He may have continued living in Geffen). In Geffen he was also the church sexton. On 28-10-1653 he was told to do with 200 guilders income, after he complained not receiving the customary yearly sack of rye. [7]
And in 1656: Catharina Herck weduwe wijlen sr. Johan Bellier ende Peter Vosch van Avesaet stadthouder in desen haren gecooren momber, hebben allen t’recht, actie ende pretensie haer competerende tot seeckere penningen, goederen, rentebrieven off anders soo ende gelijck haer bij testamente van joffr. Cornelia vander Hulst is gemaeckt ende onder sr. Johan Damour notaris tot Amstelredamme ende executeur desselve testament is berustende, opgedragen aan mr. David Ackermans custos et schoolmeester deser heerlicheijt van Geffen. Getuijgen waeren hier over de schepenen in Geffen Bernardt Gerrits president ende Reijnder Ghijsberts van Heumen. [1]
Reflextien op de attestatien bij Willem Peter Matthijssen van Vlijmen ten behoeve vanden officier, Ruth Hendrick Aerts ende Jacob Dircx van Grinsven gegeven. Eerstelijck staet te noteren dat den selven bij attestatie vanden 8-1-1659 ende daer op gevolghde recollectie opden 14-3 daer aen ten behoeven van Ruth Hendrick Aerts geschiet onder anderen verclaert is: dat hij gesien heeft dat Gerart Bernarts en mr. David Ackermans sijnde vande moetwillighe persoonen bijde attestatie vermelt, hebbende hij mr. David een bloot mesch inde hant daermede hij in de keucken wilde invallen. Twelcke bijden selven deponent oock mede is geconfirmeert inde attestatie bij hem opden 8-1-1659 ende daer op gevolghde recollectie vanden 2-2 daer aen ten behoeve vanden officier beleijt inde woorden, ende den voorn. mr. David Ackermans hebbende een mesch in sijn hant. Waerentegens wederom dient geleth dat den selven deponent onder eede ten behoeve van Jacob Dirckx van Grinsven pro intresse tegens den officier agerende opden 13-5-1659 verclaert heeft dese woorden in specie: sonder gesien dat mr. David gequest is off een mesch inde hant hadde. Dat oock den selven bij attestatie van Ruth Hendrick Aerts voors eerst hebbende genomineert Gijsbert en Rembout Jacobs Evert en Gijsbert Everts, Hendrick Ariaen Joris, Gerardt Bernarts en mr. David Ackermans daer op vervolgens gesien te hebben dat de voors genomineerde persoonen hen niet en ontsaegen questie te maecken tegens Willem Peter Willems. Bij attestatie vanden officier verclaert door Willem Peter Willems en Gijsbert Jacob Dircx eerst crackeel off eenich gekijff is gemoveert. Ende bij attestatie ten behoeve van Jacob Dircx van Grinsven datter questie is gemoveert tusschen Willem Peter Willems en Rembout Jacobs van Grinsven.
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His move to Berlicum is documented:" 11 maart 1659: Wisseling van de wacht van enige schoolmeesters nl. David Ackerman van Geffen naar Berlicum en Gillis Lauwijck van Berlicum naar Geffen." [9]
Datering: 29-9-1660 Mr. David Ackermans (tekent: David Ackerman) schoolmeester tot Beerlicum verclaert verhuijrt te hebben aen Peter Jan Janssen (tekent: Peter Ian Jansen) inwoonder van Geffen seeckere 3 parcelen ackerlants in Geffen opde heeght het hooghvelt als achter den elsthoff leggende, voor 3 jaren, jaerlicx om de somme van 20 carolus guldens. Aldus gedaen coram schabinis Adriaen Hendrickx van Creijl [tekent: Arian Handrickx van Crij] en Hendrick Dircx van Grinsven (tekent: Handick van Grinsven). [2]
In 1662 he sold his considerable real estate in Geffen (to leave for New A'dam).
Datering: 1662 Mr. David Ackermans schoolmr. tot Beerlicum wil openbaar verkopen nader gespecificeerde landerijen in Geffen, hem bij Jurriaen Hendricx van Malden poirter ende inwoonder tot s’Hartogenbossche overgegeven. Volgen de verkoopvoorwaarden. (1) een stuck ackerlants groot ontrent 3 vaetsaet wesende de gerechte helfte in de lenghte ende het eijnde noortwaerts gelegen van een meerder stuck van 6 vaetsaet, te Geffen ontrent de kercke ter plaetse genoemt op het hooghvelt, belendingen: Reijnder Gijsberts van Heumen ende Jacob Dircx van Grinsven ende een scheijtwallicken tusschen beijden oost; de weduwe Adriaen Hendricx van Amstel west; Jacob Hendricx van Creijl ende de tegenhelft zuid; Jan Balthasaers schoenmaecker; vercregen van Evert Willems van Ravesteijn. Belast met een obligatie van 100 gulden tegen 5 ten 100 ten behoeve van Michiel van Cleijnhoff tot s’Hartogenbossch. Gemijnt bij [niet verder ingevuld]. (2) een campken lants groot ontrent 2 loopense in Geffen, belendingen: oost Cornelis Jan Gijsberts west; de heere van Geffen; Rut Hendricx Aerts; noord de heer van Geffen; belast met 100 gudlen capitaels tegens 6 ten 100 ten behoeve vande weduwe van Cornelis van Wuermont. Gemijnt bij [niet verder ingevuld] (3) een stuxken ackerlants groot een sestersaet in Geffen ter plaetse gent. op de heeghden, belendingen: Jacob Gijselen oost en zuid; heere van Geffen met meer anderen west; noord een gemeijn straet. Gemijnt bij [niet verder ingevuld]. [10]
David Ackerman emigrated before 5 May 1662, because at this date Johannes Maens/Maeus is appointed as the new sexton, schoolteacher and reader after the departure of David Ackerman.
5 mei 1662: Rekest van Arent van Thienen als Heer van Berlicum die na het vertrek van David Ackerman gewezen koster, schoolmeester en voorlezer in de heerlijkheid Berlicum heeft benoemd Johannes Maens/Maeus en verzoekt hiertoe een bijbehorende akte. [11]
Parents: perhaps: Johannes Ackerman (1170), born 1582 Of Franckendael, Palatine. & Anneken A(n)drianse (1171), born about 1593.
Family lore: ackermans came from Holland in 1640 to New Amsterdam - they were religious dissenters. perhaps born at Berlicum.
"Eodem. Kier Wouters, Wedr. Van Jannetje Jans, en Lysbeth Davids Ackerman." found in 1668 marriage records in Olive Tree. Perhaps means Lysbet remarried? Yes, she remarried. She married Kier Wolthers, at age 52, on January 29, 1668. She and her boys, one being Abraham, now age 12, moved to Harlem, just north of New York City to Wolthers (Wouters) farm. She died a couple months later.
Hackensack, New Jersey: Married Antjen Hoppe, baptized February 28, 1714. Daughter of Jan Hoppe and Rachel Terhuyn (Terhune). Antjen joinEd Hackensack Reformed church from Paramus in 1739.
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Under RESEARCH NOTES you have the statement "Married Antjen Hoppe, baptized February 28, 1714. Daughter of Jan Hoppe and Rachel Terhuyn (Terhune)." This is unlikely since he was dead. Please specify whose marriage you are talking about.
Thank you for pointing out that discrepancy. I don't know who you thought you were addressing when you refer to "YOU," as this profile is currently managed primarily by "us" (that is, the Project), and all of "us" are entitled (and encouraged) to correct errors. (This profile is protected because of a history of conflicts over David's LNAB or family connections. Those aspects of the profile are the only elements that are affected by project protection. The body of the profile can be freely edited -- and the quality of project profiles will suffer if members don't edit them.)
You are welcome to check the sources cited, and correct the profile if you find errors (or revise the profile to point out that you have found unresolved discrepancies between different records).
In this instance, regarding the ship, there seems to be only one record of a sailing of De Vos in 1662. That sailing, with the whole Ackerman family on board, looks to me like the correct one to report in this profile. NO SOURCES are mentioned for the erroneous claim that the ship sailed on September 2, 1662 and arrived in New Amsterdam on November 14, 1662, so it looks like there's a good basis for deleting that claim. It turns out that the error was introduced to WikiTree in 2012 when the "fact" was imported as part of one of several duplicate profiles that were later merged to create this one. Please delete the bad information and give yourself a pat on the back for finding an error that was overlooked for 12 years!
As for the bad marriage, if I would you I would preface that research note with a statement like "The following text that was found in this profile appears to be about some other person."
edited by Ellen Gustafson