Born about in Aalsmeer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Leendert Arentsen de Grauw
and Leuntje Alberts Lydecker
Sister of
Arent Leendertszen (De Grauw) De Graw
Wife of
Barent (Jacobsen) Kool
— married
1637 in Holland
Descendants 
Mother of
Jacob Barentsen Kool, Aeltje Barents (Kool) Coel, Dievertje Barents Kool, Apollonia (Barents) van Vredenburgh, Leendert Barentsen Kool, Arent Barents Kool, Theunis Barents Kool, Arent Barents Kool and Pieter Barentsen Kool
Died after
after about age 48
in Kingston, Ulster, New York [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Marretje Leenderts de Grauw was born probably in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Marretje died after 4 November 1668 in New York. [1] She was the daughter of Leendert Arentsen de Gra(e)uw, who was probably born in Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, and of Leuntje Alberts L(e)ydecker, born in Amsterdam.[2] Marretje was married to Barent Jacobsen Kool about 1637, probably near Amsterdam. [2] After Leendert Arentsen died, his land was conferred to Barent Jacobsen, "one daughter being the wife of Barent Jacobsen." [3]
The De Graeuw family immigrated to America in 1638 in the ship Dolphin. All the children of Barent Kool and Marretje Leendertse De Graeuw were born in New Amsterdam (New York City). Marretje and Barent had at least nine children;[2] some sources name ten children.[4] The baptisms of eight of Barent and Marretje's children from 1640 through 1657 were recorded at the New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church, the records of which date only from 1639.[2] [5] Children born to the marriage were:
- Jacob Barentsen Kool or Cool, born about 1638 (before the baptismal register was started);
- Aeltje (Aaeltje) Kool or Cool, baptised 23 September 1640;
- Dievertje or Divertje (Deborah) Cool, baptised 1 February 1643;
- Apollonia Barentsen Cool (or Apollonia Jacobszen Barentsen Kool), baptised 29 January 1645;
- Leendert Barentsen Kool or Cool, baptised 1 December 1647;
- Arent Barents Kool or Cool, baptised 9 Oct 1650; died young;
- Theunis Barents Kool or Cool, baptised 17 Aug 1653;
- Arent Barents Kool or Cool, baptised 10 Oct 1655;
- Pieter Barentsen Kool/Cool, baptised 29 Aug 1657.
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America lists a tenth child, Barent Jacobsen Kool.[6] Clarke lists an additional child, Tryntje, born about 1648; no other information given.[7]
Marretje died some time after 4 November 1668, when she and Barent were sponsors at the baptism in New York City of their grandson, Barent, son of Jacob Barentszen and Marritje Simons. [2][5]
Birth
- 1609 Amsterdam
Death
- 1670 Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA, Age: 49-50
Church records
- 1640 Sep 23 Aeltje - Barent Jacobsz. Witnesses: Jan Hermanszen, Leuntie Alberts. [8]
- 1643 Feb 01 Dievertje - Barent Jacobszen. Witnesses: Hendrick Sibout, Gysbert corneliszen, Christina Vijnen. [9]
- 1645 Jan 29 Apollonia - Barent Jacobszen. Witnesses: Thijs Claeszen, Lijntie Jochems. [10]
- 1647 Dec 01 Leendert - Barent Jacobszen. Witnesses: Albert Leendertszen. [11]
- 1650 Oct 09 Arent - Barent Jacobzen. Witnesses: Jan Helmszen, Cornelisje Leender(t)s. [12]
- 1653 Aug 17 Theunis - Barent Jacobszen. Witnesses: Arent Leendertszen, Engeltje Jans. [13]
- 1655 Oct 10 Arent - Barent Jacobszen Cool, Marritje Leenderts. Witnesses: Jan Prie, Aechtje Leenderts. [14]
- 1657 Aug 29 Pieter - Barent Jacobszen, Marritie Leenderts. Witnesses: Jan Corneliszen, Adriaentie Trommels. [15]
Sources
- ↑ Richard H. Benson. "Barent and Marretje were sponsors at a baptism in New York on 4 November 1668, the last record of Marretje."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Richard H. Benson
- ↑ Patents Albany
- ↑ The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America (subtitled, A Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States) - (Genealogical Publishing Company. Baltimore: 1987)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New York
- ↑ Barent Jacobsen Kool looks like a mistaken attribution to the wrong parents. The patronym is wrong for a son of Barent, and this name does not appear on most lists of this family's children. A child of this name was born to Jacob Barentsen Kool (son of Marretje Leenderts and Barent Jacobsen Kool) and baptized in 1661; it is possible that this child has been mistakenly attributed to his grandparents.
- ↑ Clarke, person #13.
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 11
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 14
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 18
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 23
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 28
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 35
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 40
- ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 46
- Richard H. Benson, The Barent Jacobsen Cool Family, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001, pp. 7, 14, 16, 17.
- Clarke, Robert Gordon. Jacob <Arent> Kool, Early New Netherland Settlers website, 29 March 2013.
- Cole, David. Isaac Kool, Cool or Cole, and Catharine Serven : married Oct. 15, 1764, at Tappan, Rockland, then part of Orange Co, N.Y. their descendants complete to May 1, 1876. New York: J.F. Trow & Son, Printers. 1876.
- Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society (New York)
- Patents Albany, III:35; cited by I.N. Phelps Stokes in Iconography of Manhattan Island, 6 vols., New York, 1915-1928, and by Richard H. Benson in The Barent Jacobsen Cool Family, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001, p. 7.
- 'Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York', New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (which Richard H. Benson cites as "Record")
- Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Degrauw-2 created through the import of My Family File.ged on Nov 16, 2011 by Lance Foster.
- WikiTree profile De Graw-2 created through the import of wolfefamily.ged on Jun 26, 2011 by Herbert Wolfe.
- WikiTree profile Leenderts-4 created through the import of wolfefamily.ged on Jun 26, 2011 by Herbert Wolfe.
- WikiTree profile DeGraw-29 created through the import of davisfamilytree-1.ged on Sep 1, 2012 by Rich Davis.
- Thanks to Albertus for creating WikiTree profile De_Grauw-7 on 17 Feb 2015.
- De Graw-7 was created by David McConaughy through the import of My-Perine-families_2015-01-24.ged on Jan 24, 2015.
- DeGraw-138 was created by Jenea Mascho through the import of Mascho Family Tree.ged on Aug 31, 2015.
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These are the same and can be merged as well , no conflicts . Thanks ! :)
These are the same and can be merged as well , no conflicts . Thanks ! :)
Also, the "after 4 Nov 1668" entry gives the death location as Amsterdam, which seems very unlikely. Does the Benson book really say that? (New Amsterdam is more likely, and Kingston may be more credible, seeing that the last child was born there.)
i give in easiliy on mere spelling issues! In this case it is not at all about spelling, but rather, regards the paternity of the children involved. The patronymic is based on the name of the father. Therefore , if the father's name was Barent, no child of his can have the patronymic Jacobsen. That is the problem in the list of children in the first biography. The second biography, (from the profile created by me), has the accepted and known list of nine children based on church records. The list of children with impossible patronymics comes from an gedcom generated file with ancestrycom trees as its source. It is, alas, a serious issue of paternity, and of probable mistaken identity of persons, not one of spelling. :(
People enter profiles unaware of patronymics and Dutch names. Most just spelled names the way they heard it. As You know New Netherland Settlers have numerous issues with what the correct spelling is. There are a huge amount of duplicates that we are trying to narrow down with numerous spelling variations making the process difficult and time consuming.
So Jacobsen Barentsen is indeed possible, and may be the explanation of what you are seeing there. So I would not jump to the immediate conclusion that it is worng.
The way it works is that Apollonia Jacobszen Barentsen Kool for example is daughter of Barent, who was son of Jacob.
The Dutch Roots Naming Convention sub-page goes into some detail about this double patronym form, as I recall.
So when something like this is well-sourced, it is important that we give the source its due weight and consideration, rather than just make an assumption from our modern perspective and limited ability to assess it that it must be wrong, based on what we think we know. that is contrary.