Cornelia Janse (Damen) Uzille (1666 - 1724)

Born 20 Sep 1666 in Brooklyn, Province of New York

Ancestors

Wife of Pieter D Uzille — married 6 Apr 1686 in Staten Island, NY

Descendants

Died 1724 at about age 57 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York

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Biography

Cornelia Janse Damen was a daughter of Jan Cornelisz Damen and Sophia (Fytie) Martens. She was born about 1666 [uncertain] in Brooklyn, NY

She was married to Pieter Uzille on 6 April 1686 in Staten Island, New York. ^[1]

Cornelia is named in a deed of April 9, 1707, executed by her sister Neeltje and brother-in-law Michael Parmentier. The deed named Martha Sympson of Flatbush, Peter Uziell and Cornelia his wife of Dutchess Co, Samuell Phillips and Aelkie his wife of New York, Lucas Skermorhorne and Elizabeth wife of Dutchess Co, Frans Konin and Selia his wife of Dutchess Co, Philip Cazier of Richmond Co heir to his mother Lyshie, and Russia Damon of Flatbush, stating "said Neltye, Martha, Cornelia, Aelkie, Elizabeth, Selia, Lyshie, and Russia being daughters and co-heirs of John Damon late of Flatbush, deceased." ^[2]

She was living as of 24 December 1710, when she witnessed a baptism at Kingston for the child of her younger sister Risjen.^[3]

Church Records

Marriage

• 1686 Mar 17 Pieter Uzie, j.m. Van Manheijm, en Cornelia Damen, j.d. Van Midwouter, d' Eerste woonende op State Eijlt, en twede in de Walenbocht. Getrouwt den 6 Apr. ^[4]

Baptismal witness

• 1710. 24 Dec. Pieter Van Aaken, Risjen Damen. Jan. Wit.: Pieter Usile, Cornelia Usile.^[3]

Family Deed dated 9 April 1707

Deed by Michael and his wife Neltye of Dutchess Co, NY. Martha Sympson of Flatbush, Pieter Uziell and Cornelia his wife of Dutchess Co, Samuel Phillips and his wife Aelkie of New York, Lucas Sckermorehorn and Elizabeth his wife of Dutchess Co, Frans Konin and Selia his wife of Dutchess Co, Phillip Cazier of Richmond Co., heir to his mother Lyshie, Russia Damon of Flatbush. Deeded to Daniel Remsen. The said Neltye, Martha, Cornelia, Aelkie, Elizabeth, Selia, Lyshie, and Russia all being the daughters and co-heirs of John Damon, late of Flatbush, deceased. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Riker, James. Revised History of Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals. New York: New Harlem Publishing Company. 1904. page 200
2. ↑ The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 47, p. 165
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Hoes, page 92, #1896.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ Kings County, N.Y., Wills https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48331/LongIslandSrcRec-001955-100/295699

• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York. New York: De Vinne Press, 1891.
• Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. "Zeliff, Uzille, Ceilo: Cornelia Janse Damen". Accessed 09 Jan 2017. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15298671/person/255481163/facts

Acknowledgments

• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• WikiTree profile Damen-45 created through the import of Ancestor's that we lost, the Decendants they left behind_2011-08-28_01 (2).ged on Sep 12, 2011 by Willette Bryant.
• Damen-81 was created by Jada Breegle through the import of Breegle Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2014.
• Full text of the 1707 deed inserted by Meehan-411 21 April 2019.