Wilhelmus Beeckman (1623 - 1707)

Born 28 Apr 1623 in Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Catalina (De Boog) de Boogh — married 5 Sep 1649 in New Amsterdam

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1707 at age 84 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland

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Biography

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Wilhelmus Hendrickse Beekman

Birth

1622

Arrival

He came to New Amsterdam from Holland in the ship Princess on May 27, 1647^[1]

Marriage

1649 05 Sep Wilhelmus Beeckman, j.m. Van Zutphen, en Catalina de Boots, j.d. Van Amsterd. ^[2]

Wilhelmiis Beeckman, j. m. Van Zutphen, en Catalina de Boots, j. d. Van Amsterd. RDC Records of Samuel Purple. ^[3]

Death

21 SEP 1707 New Amsterdam, NY

Will

Beekman, Wilhelmus, modestly calls himself a brewer, 10 pages of documents dated from 13 Dec 1701 NY, mentions four sons Henry, Garrad, Johannes and William. Plus a granddaughter Magdalena Van Baird, who was wife of Alexander Baird. Probate Date: 8 Nov 1708. Liber 7, page 386. J0038-92: Probated Wills, 1662-1827 Wills, 0181-0420, (1662-1761) ^[4]\

Abstract of this will: Abstract of wills page 14. ^[5]

Appointments

• Appointed one of the five Schepens of New Netherland, 1653, 54, 56, 57.^[6]
• Appointed Burgomaster of New Amsterdam 17 Aug 1673,^[7]

Wilhelmus Hendrickse Beekman was born in Hasselt, Overyssel, Netherlands on April 28, 1623. He married Catalina DeBoogh on September 5, 1649, in Albany, New York. He died on September 21, 1707, in Manhattan, New York, having lived a long life of 84 years.

Birth

• Wilhelmus Hendrickse Beekman was born in Hasselt, Overyssel, Netherlands on April 28, 1623.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Arrival

• William arrived in New Amsterdam on 27 May 1647 aboard the ship "Princess Amelia".^{[8][9][10][11]}

Marriage

• William married Catalina DeBoogh in Albany, New York, on September 5, 1649, when he was 26 years old.^[9][10][11]

Property

• William purchased in 1652 some land from Jacob Corlaer ay Corlaer's Hook, between Fulton Street and Corlear's Hook, was salt meadow, scarcely fit for grazing, excepting along the lines of the little ponds and streams which dotted the place. He purchased other lands, including the land now bounded by Nassau, Ann, Gold, Pearl, Fulton, and Frankfort streets, and also the swamp below Pearl Street, which from that time on was known as "Beekman's Swamp." Here tanneries were established, and a trade in leather developed.^[9][10]

Offices/Positions Held

• 1653 and 1656 - appointed one of five Schepens of New Amsterdam.^[8][9][11]
• Oct 1658 - appointed as Vice Governor of the South River Colony (Delaware) in and was promoted to Governor when the Dutch West India Company sold the colony to New Amsterdam.^[8][10][11]
• 1673-1674 - Burgomaster of New Amsterdam.^[10][11]
• 1678 to 1682 and again in 1685 - Alderman in New Amsterdam. ^[8]
• 1681-1683 - Deputy Mayor (Acting Mayor in 1683) of New York City.^[9]
• 1691-1696 - Alderman of the East Ward.^[8][10]

Oath of Allegiance

• William took the Oath of Allegiance to King Charles on 18 October 1664 in New Amsterdam.

Death

• Wilhelmus "William" Hendrickse Beekman died on September 21, 1707, in Manhattan, New York, when he was 84 years old.^[9][10]

Children

List of children given in "Some Records of the Beekman Family" ^[13]

• William and Catalina had the following issue:^[12]
  1. Maria Beekman (1650–1679), who married Nicholas William Stuyvesant, son of Governor Peter Stuyvesant, on January 5, 1672
  2. Hendrick "Henry" Beekman (1652–1716), a Judge who married Johanna de Loper Davidson, daughter of Captain Jacob de Loper and Cornelia Melyn. Johanna, who was a widow of Joris Davidson, was the granddaughter of Cornelius Melyn, Patroon of Staten Island.[63] Henry Beekman served as a Justice of the Peace for Ulster County.[64]
  3. Gerardus Beekman (1653–1723), who was elected president of the council and acting governor of the Province of New York in 1710.[65]
  4. Cornelia Beekman (1655–1679), who married Isaac Van Vleck on September 19, 1674
  5. Johannes Beekman (1656–1751), who married Aeltje Thomas Popinga. He is the progenitor of the numerous Beekmans of Kingston
  6. Jacobus Beekman (1658–1679)
  7. Wilhelmus Beekman (1661–1702), who died unmarried
  8. Martin Beekman (b. 1663)
  9. Catherine Beekman (1668–1707)

Church Records

Marriage

1. 1649 Sep 05 Wilhelmus Beeckman, j.m. Van Zutphen, en Catalina de Boots, j.d. Van Amsterd. ^[14]

Children's baptisms

1. 1650 Jun 26; Willem Beeckman, Catalina de Boog; Marie; sponsors Arie Blommart, Anthony Slagbooms.
2. 1652 03 Mar Hendrick, Willem Beeckman. Wit.: Gerard Beeckman, Arent Van Curlaer, Johannes Neevius, Anna en Geetruyd, Bondassius. ^[15]
3. 1653 Aug 17; Willem Beeckman, Catalina de Boog; Gerardus; Martinus Beeckman, Fredrick de Boog, Hester Boudatius
4. 1655 Apr 11; Willem Beeckman, Catalina de Boog; Cornelia; Johannes Beeckman, Hendrick Van Dyck, Metje Jeuriaens
5. 1656 Nov 22; Willem Beeckman, Catalina de Boog; Johannes; Isaac de Foreest, Andries Beeckman
6. 1658 Aug 21; Willem Beeckman, Catalina de Boog; Jacobus; Gerrit Fredrickszen de Boog Poock, Susanna de Boog Poock ^[16]
7. 1664 20 Jul; Willem Beeckman, Caterina de Boogh; Wilhelmus "Three years old"; Gysbert van Imbroeck, Rachel van Imbroeck^[17]
8. 1665 19 Jul; Willem Beeckman, Caterina Beeckman; Martinus; Anna Broeckhuysen, Thomes Chambers, Jan Willemsen Hoochteylingh^[18]
9. 1668 25 Mar; Wilhelmus Beeckman, Caterina Beeckmans; Caterina; (No witnesses named)^[19]

Baptism sponsors

• 1699 Jun 18; Pieter Rykman, Cornelia Keteltas; Wilhelmus; Willem Beekman Sr. & wife Catharina Boog ^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ "Distinguished families in America, descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke" compiled by William B. Aitken, publ 1912 p 3 http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_5684818_000/index.html
2. ↑ "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York" In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. I. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.
3. ↑ Page 15 https://ia600200.us.archive.org/11/items/indextomarriager00purp/indextomarriager00purp.pdf
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60387/007623283_00192?pid=60716&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60387%26h%3D60716%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DkNR10257%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=kNR10257&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=007623283_00193
5. ↑ https://ia902704.us.archive.org/24/items/abstractswillso07kellgoog/abstractswillso07kellgoog.pdf
6. ↑ O’Callaghan, E. B. The Register of New Netherland 1626-1674 J Munsell and Sons: Albany, NY. 1865. Page 61-62
7. ↑ O’Callaghan, E. B. The Register of New Netherland 1626-1674 J Munsell and Sons: Albany, NY. 1865. Page 60
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5} Holgate, Jerome B., A. M., American Genealogy, Being A History of Some of the Early Settlers of North America and Their Descendants, from their First Emigration to the Present Time, with Their Intermarriages and Collateral Branches, including Notices of Prominent Families and Distinguished Individuals, page 68, George P. Putnam; New York; 1851
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6} Aitkin, William B. A.M., PhD, Distinguished Families in America Descended from Wilhemus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, page 3. The Knickerbocker Press (G P Putnam and Sons); London and New York; 1912 https://archive.org/details/ldpd_5684818_000/page/n7/mode/2up
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7} Hamm, Margherita Arlina. Famous families of New York : historical and biographical sketches of families which in successive generations have been identified with the Developement of the Nation, page 23-28. G, P, Putnam's Sons; New York; 1902. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/175958?availability=Family%20History%20Library
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5} Pelletreau, William S., Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York, Vol II, page 78. The Lewis Publishing Company; New York, Chicago; 1907; Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, Md; 1998 (Multiple volumes)
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Wilhelmus Beekman," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilhelmus_Beekman&oldid=1037892669 (accessed November 6, 2021).
13. ↑ Gibson, James R., Jr. "Some Records of the Beekman Family," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 19 (1888), page 42. page image, uploaded by member at Ancestry.com
14. ↑ Samuel S. Purple. "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York" In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. I. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.
15. ↑ Thomas Grier Evans. "Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. II. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.
16. ↑ http://longislandgenealogy.com/baptisms/baps.html
17. ↑ Hoes #41 page 4
18. ↑ Hoes #57 page 4
19. ↑ Hoes #93 page 6
20. ↑ http://longislandgenealogy.com/baptisms/baps.html

• Aitken, William Benford. Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1912.
• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, NY, for One Hundred and Fifty Years. New York: De Vinne Press, 1891.
• Honeyman, Johannes Nevius: Schepen and Third Secretary of New Amsterdam Under the Dutch..., p 69
• O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey. The Register of New Netherland, 1626 to 1674. J. Munsell; Albany, NY; 1865. https://archive.org/details/registerofnewnet00ocal Pages 60-62.
• Riker, James. Revised history of Harlem (city of New York): prefaced by home scenes in the fatherlands, or, notices of its founders before emigration: also, sketches of numerous families and the recovered history of the land-titles. Page 161. New Harlem Pub. Co.; New York: 1904. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/251301-redirection
• Smith-Noah, Phyllis. History of the Beekman Family, http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~beekman/genealogy/index.html
• White, Philip L. The Beekmans of New York: In Politics and Commerce, 1647-1877. New York: New-York Historical Society, 1956.
• Wardell, Patricia A. "Beekman: Beekman, William" njgsbc.org. Accessed 22 Dec 2016. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
• Wikipedia:Wilhelmus Beekman

Acknowledgements

• Beekman-180 was created by Ron Alexander through the import of The Alexander Scala Family Tree_2014-12-02.ged on Dec 2, 2014.