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Johannes Nevius (bef. 1627 - abt. 1672)

Johannes "Joannes" Nevius aka Neeffius, Neeffis
Born before in Zoelen, Gelderland, Netherlandsmap
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Husband of — married 18 Nov 1653 in Breuckelen, New Netherlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about after about age 45 in Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, Province of New Yorkmap
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Biography

Joannes Nevius (circa 1627 - circa June 1672) was an immigrant settler in New Netherland who held prominent positions in New Amsterdam and later the city of New York. He was the son of Johannes Nevius and Maria Becx. He arrived 1651-1652 at New Amsterdam.

He was the third secretary (schepen) of New Amsterdam under the Director-General of New Netherland. In 1654, Joannes Nevius was named a city Schepen, as one of five. He eventually became the first secretary of New York City under the English in 1664.

He first owned a lot at what is now 80 Broadway and may have had his early home there, but that land was taken from him by the city on May 3, 1657, for a parade ground. In 1655, Nevius purchased a house on the north side of Pearl St. (present nos. 35 & 37). In 1656 he bought land in Brooklyn, at "The Ferry," probably from his father-in-law. By about 1670, Joannes Nevius and family were settled on the other side of the East River in Brooklyn, leasing and living in the ferry house there. He ran the ferry system and a tavern in the ferry house. After his death, his wife signed a petition to hold the ferry house as "widow." His grave was probably unmarked and its location is now unknown.

Name

Joannes Nevius
Johannes Nevius, Schepen[1][2][3]

Birth

before 14 March 1626 Zoelen, Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands[3]

Christening

Baptism of Johannes Neeffis, 14-03-1626 in Zoelen, The Netherlands, as son of Johannes Neefig, predicant. Witnesses: De spouse of Bertram Bernardina instead of Sara Neeff, the predicants mother living in Ffort(? Frankfurt?), Cornelis Massen instead of Paulo Leonardo, predicant from Campen and Abraham Ramakers.[4]

Marriage

after 18 Nov 1653

Johannes Nevius, van Solen in de Vetuwe, and Ariaentje Bleyck, van Batavia in Oostindien, posted marriage banns at the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, NN[5]
Husband: Joannes Nevius
Wife: Adriaentje Bleijck
18 NOV 1653 New York

Children

Johannes Nevius, and Ariaentje Bleyck had the following children:

  1. Johannes Nevius was bp. on Nov 08, 1654 at New Amsterdam, NN.[6]
  2. Sara Nevius was bp. on Aug 27, 1656 at New Amsterdam, NN.[7]
  3. Cornelis Nevius (1) was bp. on Sep 02, 1657. [8]. Died young, before Jan 19, 1661.
  4. Marie Nevius was bp. on Dec 1658.[9]
  5. Cornelis Nevius (2) was bp. on Jan 19, 1661.[10]; m. Agatha Joris; d. betw. April & Oct 1711.
  6. Petrus Nevius was bp. on Feb 04, 1663. [11]
  7. Sarah Catharina Nevius was bp. on Feb 16, 1665[12]
  8. Johanna Nevius was bp on 11 Mar 1668 [13]

Death

JUN 1672 Flatbush, Long Island, New York

Burial

Manhattan, New York, Ny

Church Records

Marriage
  • 1653. den 18 Novemb. Johannes Nevius, Van Solen, in de Betuwe, en Ariaentje Bleyck, Van Batvia in Oostindien. [14]
Children's baptisms[15]
  1. 1654 08 Nov Johannes, Johannes Nevius. Wit.: David Jaspyn, met zyn huis vr., Cornelius de Potter, met zyn huis vr.
  2. 1657 02 Sep Cornelis, Johannes Nevius. Wit.: Adriaen Blommert, Tryntie Crougers, Sara Roelofs.
  3. 1658 22 Dec Marie, Johannes Nevius, Secretaris. Wit.: Johannes de Peyster, Dirck Van Scheluynen, en syn huysvr.
  4. 1661 19 Jan Cornelis, Johannes Nevius. Wit.: Nicasius de Sille, Swaentie de Potter.
  5. 1663 04 Feb Petrus, Johannes Nevius. Wit.: Isacq Bedlo, Frans Barentszen Verveelen.
  6. 1665 16 Feb Sarah Catharina, Johannes Nevius. Wit.: Matthias Nevius, predt tot Montfoort, Elizabeth de Potter. Note: the record does not suggest that this baptism is for twins. There are only two witnesses where there are normally at least four for twins.
  7. 1668 11 Mar Johanna, Johannes Nevius, Adriana a'Braeckel. Wit.: Wilhelmus a'Braeckel, Swaentie de Potter.

Sources

  1. Honeyman, A. Van Doren. Joannes Nevius, Schepen and third secretary of New Amsterdam under the Dutch, first secretary of New York City under the English and his descendants. Accessed on Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genealogy-glh16142828&h=100
  2. Schermerhorn, Richard J. "Representative Pioneer Settlers of New Netherland and Their Original Home Places." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 65 (1934), Issue 1, page 5. Included in Tepper, Immigrants to the Middle Colonies. Accessed at Ancestry Record flhg-immigrantsmiddlecolonies #195775
  3. 3.0 3.1 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Ancestry Record agbi #806193 Data: Joannes Nevius. Birth Date: 1627. Birthplace: Hol, New York, trader, clerk of the Burgo-masters. Volume: 124. Page number: 158. Reference: Three hundred years with the Corson fams. in Amer. By Orville Corson. Middletown, Oh. 1939. (2v.).v.1:118 93
  4. Baptism1626-RegionaalArchiefRivierenland Hervormd Doop-, Trouw-, Lidmaten-, kerk- en dorpsboek Zoelen: dopen 1619-1642 ; trouwen 1619-1642 ; begraven 1619-1633 ; lidmaten 1619-1634 ; Kerkenraadshandelingen (acta) 1619-1636 ; naamlijsten van buurmeesters 1619-1638 ; naamlijsten van predikanten sinds 1576 ; ontvangsten en uitgaven van de diaconie 1621-1624, 1619-1642, blz.81, Image 42 of 133.
  5. NARDC Marriage Record: 1653 18 Nov; Johannes Nevius, van Solen in de Vetuwe; Ariaentje Bleyck, van Batavia in Oostindien
  6. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1654 Nov 08; Johannes Nevius; Johannes; David Jaspyn & wife, Cornelis de Potter and his wife
  7. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1656 Aug 27; Johannes Neevius, Adriana; Sara; Adriaen Blommaerts, Sara Roelofs
  8. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1657 Sep 02; Johannes Nevius; Cornelis; Adriaen Blommert, Tryntie Crougers, Sara Roelofs
  9. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1658 Dec 22; Johannes Nevius; Marie; Johannes de Peyster, Dirck Van Scheluynen and his wife
  10. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1661 Jan 19; Johannes Nevius; Cornelis; Nicasius de Sille, Swaentie de Potter
  11. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1663 Feb 04; Johannes Nevius; Petrus; Isaacq Bedlo, Frans Barentszen Verveelen
  12. NARDC Bapt. Record: 1665 Feb 16; Johannes Nevius; Sarah Catharina; Matthias Nevius, predt tot Montfoort, Elizabeth de Potter
  13. Honeyman, A. Van Doren. Joannes Nevius, Schepen and third secretary of New Amsterdam under the Dutch, first secretary of New York City under the English and his descendants. p 157
  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. Page 18.
  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.
See also:

Acknowledgments

  • Erik Rasmussen, May 7, 2011.
  • WikiTree profile Nevius-59 created through the import of Luyster Family.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann.
  • WikiTree profile Nevius-22 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.
  • WikiTree profile Nevius-46 created through the import of Mary Lee Morris.GED on Aug 18, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann.
  • WikiTree profile Nevius-49 created through the import of Hilliard Morris.ged on Aug 18, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann.
  • WikiTree profile Nevius-41 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.
  • Kerena Hyler, Saturday, May 10, 2014.
  • Nevius-158 was created by Robert Tomasko through the import of Tomasko Family Tree.ged on Jun 1, 2014.




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LNAB = Last name at birth. If there is no birth certificate available the B in LNAB stands for LNABaptism.

I added the link to the original document of the baptism of this Johannes (Nevius-12). Now the transcription is bad and wrong. The names of the witnesses are wrong. Obvious the transcriber was not able to read the notes. And I must admit it is hard to read. At first sight, I saw a "g" as last letter of the Last Name of father Johannes "Neeffig". But in comparence with the name of the witness Rademakers the s at the end of that last name looks like a g too. But writing RademakerG is not possible in Dutch.

So in my humble opinion the LNABaptism of this Johannis (Nevius-12) = Neeffis and need to be adjusted.

Kind regards, A.

Even we know the last name of father Johannes (Nevius-19) was probably Neeff but latinized as it was fashionable in The Netherlands those time, done by scholars, he started writing his name as Neeffius. So his LN After Studying is Neeffius. Others wrote his name also in other variations as people wrote phonetically.

As long as we do not have the birth or baptism doc of this Johannes'father: Johannes, we go with the oldest documented name we have.

Good find, Astrid.

I uploaded the record image to this profile so we all can see it -- and other folks who valiantly try to read 17th-century Dutch records may want to offer opinions on the name.

posted by Ellen Smith
Thank you Ellen.

It was just accidentally I researched the Neeffius's. We got a request about info about the Becx family and saw the Gedcom uploads of the Neeffiusses. without reliable sources.

I also came today across this research in PDF. Which seems to be trustworthy.

This surname appears to have several different spellings in subsequent generations. Sources can also differ. My understanding is that there were two major divisions of the family in subsequent generations, depending on their location: Nevius (Neefies, etc) and Nafus. How are all of these different surname spellings handled? Merges are needed but the merge function requires one authoritative spelling in order to do this. It looks like a nightmare, and help is needed here.
posted by Anonymous Davis
Nevius-158 and Nevius-12 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. Add nickname Joannes. Thanks!
posted by Steven Mix
Nevius-156 and Nevius-12 appear to represent the same person because: Same Nevius. Though Schepen is not a first name but a function / title ... old Dutch name for Member of the Local Council"

See: Een schepen (meervoud schepenen; Frans: échevin, Duits: Schöffe) is een openbaar bestuurder op plaatselijk niveau. Actueel wordt de term officieel alleen gebruikt voor bestuurders binnen een Belgische gemeente of een Luxemburgse gemeente. Alle verhoudingen in acht genomen is de functie te vergelijken met de functie van minister in de federale of... Gevonden op http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schepen

Johannes Nevius (Nevius-156) b. 1627-00-00 d. 1672-00-00 is the other Father Profile of the duplicate profiles of Cornelius Nevius-155 and Nevius-16 being merged.

posted by Philip van der Walt
Johannes attended the University of Leyden for 2 or 3 years starting in 1646. In 1650 or 1651 when he was 23 or 24 he emigrated to the new world. He probably began business as a plain merchant. The first record of him in Manhattoes was on March 3, 1652 at the baptism of Hendrick, the son of William Beakman. On November 18, 1653, he married Adriaentje Bleijck in the Dutch Church, probably by Domine Megapolensis. At this time he purchased a home on Broadway. He was appointed to the post of Schepens, which he held for a number of years in addition to carrying out his job of a merchant. In October of 1657 he was selected to be secretary to the city of New Amsterdam serving under Governor Stuyvesant. He also served as a deacon in the New Amsterdam Church. In April of 1665 the English took over the city and Governor Nicollo replaced Governor Stuyvesant. An English form of government was established. On June 19, 1665 Johannes resigned his position as secretary, primarily because he was unable to write English. Around 1670 Johannes moved with his family to the Long Island side of the East River where he leased the ferry house and tavern and was in charge of the ferry sailing from that point over to New York. This ferry had been in operation since 1638. He died sometime in the month of May or June, 1672. His widow continued to run the ferry after his death. She married Jan Aersen in 1674 and together they ran the ferry for over 15 years. Adriaentje died sometime about 1686-1689.
posted by Susan Wyckoff

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