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Cornelis (Stephensz) Mulder (abt. 1639 - aft. 1720)

Cornelis "Cornelius" Mulder formerly Stephensz aka Stephensen, Stevissen, Muller, Mueller, Muldor
Born about in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederlandmap [uncertain]
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1670 in New Yorkmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died after after about age 81 in Claverack, Albany County, Province of New Yorkmap
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Biography

Cornelis was born in the Netherlands, circa 1638 or 1639. WikiTree profile Muller-1226 stated that he was born in 1639 in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.

According to Schulze, Cornelis Stevense Mulder was in New Amsterdam as early as 6 June 1660 when he was asked by Jeremias Van Rensselaer to lease on his behalf the farm of Cornelis Antonissen Van Slyke aka Broer Cornelis.[1] However, Getty states that correspondence between Jeremias Van Rensselaer and his brother Jan Baptist indicates that he arrived in New Netherland in January 1661 on the ship De Hoop.[2] In an account written in August 1662, Jeremias Van Rensselaer mentioned Cornelis Mulder as his servant.[3]

Cornelis Stephense Muller was of ’t Greyn Bos (now Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York) as of 1663.[4][5]

He married Hilletje Pieterse Loockermans in New York in 1670.[4][5][2][6] Twelve children are attributed to their marriage.[2]

On 21 September 1671 a lawsuit was brought against him and Jacques Jennyn to establish the paternity of a child of Styntje Claes. The court could not decide which man was the father so they found both guilty and sentenced each to pay a weekly amount towards the child's support, and to provide the child with suitable clothing and equipment for three years.[1]

Cornelis Mulder settled in Claverack, New York. On 22 October 1718 he bought 1000 acres of farmland and woodland in Claverack from Hendrick Van Rensselaer (young Patroon of the Lower Manor).[2] He also owned a large lot on Broadway, Albany.[4] He was of Claverack in 1720,[4][5] so he apparently died after that date.

Name

This man's name is recorded under a variety of forms and spellings. His given name is recorded as Cornelis and Cornelius. His patronymic has been recorded in various records, genealogies, and internet family trees as Stephense, Stevense, Stephensz, Stephanse, and Stephanus. His surname is variously given as Mulder, Muller, Miller, and Mueller. The Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs states of his family that "This name written Muller and Miller interchangeably in the records is difficult to trace."[4]

Children

Children of Cornelis Mulder and his wife Hilletje were (order of birth uncertain):[2]

  1. Jeremias Muller, married Lysbeth Halenbeek 21 February 1705. [7]
  2. Stephen, married Marytje Witbeck about 1718.
  3. Jannetje, married Pieter Maase Hogeboom, 26 January 1698[8]
  4. Maria, married Stephanus Van Alen on July 2, 1702.
  5. Pieter, baptized 25 December 1683. Witnesses were Pieter Loockermans, Kilian and Anna Van Rensselaer.[9]
  6. Cornelis, baptized 28 October 1685. Witnesses were Gerrit and Maria Van Esch.[10]
  7. Jacob, married Agnietje Conine about 1718.
  8. Johannes, baptized 9 March 1690. Witnesses were the father, Hendrick Van Rensselaer, and Sophia Teller. Died before the birth of the next child, also named Johannes.
  9. Johannes, baptized 18 October 1691. Witnesses were Hendrick Van Rensselaer and Sophia Teller. [11]Joannes Muller married Elizabeth Halenbeek June 5, 1715,[12] and died March 24, 1727.[13]
  10. Christoffel, baptized 19 November 1693. Witnesses were Pieter Schuyler and Catrina Van Rensselaer.[14] Stoffel Muller married (Rachel) ..... Halenbeek Sept. 6, 1719.[15]
  11. Ariantje, baptized July 19, 1696. Witnesses were Wessel and Catrina Ten Broeck.[16] Married Tobias Van Deusen March 21, 1724, in Linlithgo.
  12. Kilian, baptized May 12, 1700. Witnesses were Pieter Van Brugg and Maritje Schuyler.[17] Married Anna Bradt Aug. 31, 1736.[18]

Church Records

Children's baptisms
  1. 1683, Dec. 25. Pieter, of Cornelis Stephensz Muller. Wit.: Pieter Lookerman, Chiliaan Van Renselaar. By Anna Van Renselaar. Albany RDC.[19]
  2. 1688 Jan 08 Jacob, of Cornelis Stephensz. Wit.: father, Jacob Lookerman. By Marie Lookerman. [19]
  3. 1690 Mar 09 Johannes, of Cornelis Stephensz. Wit.: father, Henderik Van Renselaar. By Sophia Teller. [19]
  4. 1691 Oct 18 Johannes, of Cornelis Stephensz and Hilletje Lookerman. Wit.: Henderik V. Renselaaar, Sophia Teller. [19]
  5. 1693 Nov 19 Christoffel, of Cornelis Stephensz and Hilletje Lookerman. Wit.: Pieter Schuyler, Catrina Van Renselaar. [19]
  6. 1696 Jul 19 Ariaantje, of Cornelis Stephensen and Hilletje Lookerman. Wit.: Wessel Ten Broek, Catrina Ten Broek. [19]
  7. 1700 May 12 Kiliaan, of Cornelis Stevissen and Hilletje Loockermans. Wit.: Pieter Van Brugg, Marritje Schuylers. [19]
Baptismal witness
  • 1704, Dec. 24. Catharina, of Jacobus Teunisse Van Woerd and Anna Lokermans. Wit.: Cornelis Teeuwisse Muller, Hilletje Muller. Albany RDC.[20]
  • 1706, Feb. 3. Cornelis, of Jeremias Muller and Lysbeth Halenbeek. Wit.: Cornelis Teeuwisse Muller, Hilletje Muller. Albany RDC.[21]
  • 1706, Dec. 29. Cornelis, of Stephanus Van Alen and Maria Muller. Wit.: Cornelis Teeuwisse Muller, Marrytje Van Alen. Albany RDC.[22]
  • 1709, Jan 9, Andries, of Jan Rees and Maria Goewey. Wit.: Cornelis Stevense Muller, Hilletje Muller. Albany RDC.[23]
  • [?] 1737. Sept. 24. Jan Witbeck, Arriaantje Witbeck. Gabriel. Witnesses: Cornelis Muller, Hillitje Muller.[24] Is this a different (younger) Cornelis Muller?

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schulze
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Getty, p. 15
  3. ↑ Vennema, p. 214
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Reynolds
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Frijhoff, p. 38
  6. ↑ Marriage date is from WikiTree profile Muller-1226
  7. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1905, page 5
  8. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, page 29
  9. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, p.32.
  10. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, p.37.
  11. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, p.54.
  12. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1905, page 11.
  13. ↑ Getty, citing Alb. Bur. recs.
  14. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, page 62.
  15. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1905, page p.14.
  16. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, page 72
  17. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1904, page 83.
  18. ↑ Getty, citing Holland Society Yearbook, 1906, page p.6.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 Secretary Henry L. Bogert. " Albany Records, Baptisms" in Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1904.
  20. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part 2, 1700–1734, Holland Society of New York (1905), https://web.archive.org/web/20130829063447/http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/albany/part2.html
  21. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part 2, 1700–1734, Holland Society of New York (1905), https://web.archive.org/web/20130829063447/http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/albany/part2.html
  22. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part 2, 1700–1734, Holland Society of New York (1905), https://web.archive.org/web/20130829063447/http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/albany/part2.html
  23. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part 2, 1700–1734, Holland Society of New York (1905), https://web.archive.org/web/20130829063447/http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/albany/part2.html
  24. ↑ "Baptisms of the Dutch Reformed Church of Claverack, Columbia County, New York." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 73 (1942), Issue 4, Page 224.
  • Frijhoff, Willem. Govert Loockermans (1617?-1671?) and His Relatives: How an Adolescent from Turnhout Worked His Way up in the New World. Translation of article "Govert Loockermans (1617?-1671?) en zijn verwanten: Hoe een Turnhoutenaar zich wist op te werken in de Nieuwe Wereld," published in Taxandria, Jaarboek van de Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring van de Antwerpse Kempen, LXXXII (2011), 5-68. Published at [1] by New Netherland Institute; retrieved 29 November 2014. 52 pages.
  • Getty, Innes (from manuscript by Harry Van Alen). "The Van Alen Family in America." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, January 1950, pp. 4-17 (first installment of publication).
  • NJGS. "Miller: Muller, Cornelis Stephensz" njgsbc.org. Accessed 07 Jan 2017. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
  • Reynolds, Cuyler, editor. Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911). Vol. III, pp. 1108-1109. Transcribed and published online by Schenectady Public Library.
  • Pearson, Jonathan, 1813-1887. [from old catalog]. Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, From 1630 to 1800. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t18k7g325&view=1up&seq=93
  • Schulze, Lorine McGinnis. "Re: HOGEBOOM", Dutch-Colonies-L Archives, 18 July 1998. Citing "The Mulder-Muller-Miller Family of Albany and Claverack, New York," contributed by Henry Waterman George in Oct. 1943 (apparently published in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record of that date).
  • Venema, Janny. A Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664. SUNY Press, 2010.

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Mueller-887 created through the import of ReevesFamilyMaster_2012_2012-09-25.ged on Sep 25, 2012 by Keith Reeves.
  • WikiTree profile Muller-1226 created through the import of ReevesFamilyMaster_2012_2012-09-25.ged on Sep 25, 2012 by Keith Reeves.
  • Thank you to Robert Haack for creating WikiTree profile Mueller-1201 through the import of romans.ged on Jul 24, 2013.

Research notes

LNAB

Stephensz is the patronymic that Cornelis used for a surname. He does not appear in church records with the name Mulder. Quackenbush-118 19:58, 7 January 2017 (EST)




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Mix-216 Steven Mix
Mueller-887 and Mulder-765 appear to represent the same person because: This is the oldest paternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge into the NNS PPP. No tree conflicts. But from this match we should keep all three previously established data points, Born 1639 in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherland, married 1670 in New York, USA, Died after 1720 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, USA. Thanks!
posted by Steven Mix
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Mueller-887 and Mulder-765 clearly represent the same person. However, I question the designation of Mueller as the preferred LNAB. If this person was born in Holland, it's unlikely that he was called by the German Mueller; Muller or Mulder seems more likely.

The only source cited here before now is Reynolds, who reportedly gives his name as "Cornelis Stephense Muller." Frijhoff (p. 38) gives his name as "Cornelis Stephensz Mulder or Muller." The Van Alen Family in America (p. 15) has his name as Cornelis Stephense Mulder.

Both the Muller and Mulder names appear in modern Dutch records. http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=muller and http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mulder leave me with the impression that Mulder is the more genuinely Dutch name.

posted by Ellen Smith
Mix-216 Steven Mix
Mueller-1201 and Mueller-887 appear to represent the same person because: This is the oldest paternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge. No tree conflicts. These matches have been reviewed by the New Netherland Settlers Merge Approval System, and the "Green" destination NNS profile is protected as PPP, and the "Merge Pending" profile is now ready and able to be merged into it. I saved the data to the bios. Thanks!
posted by Steven Mix

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