Cornelis Nevius (1661 - 1711)

Born 19 Jan 1661 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland

Ancestors

Husband of Aefie (Joris) Bouman — married 15 Apr 1683 in Flatbush, Long Island, New York

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1711 at age 50 in Staten Island, Richmond County, Province of New York

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Biography

Cornelis Nevius was a son of Johannes Nevius, baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam on 19 January 1661.^[1] He died 23 October 1711 in the city of New York at 50 years of age. ^[2]

Residence

First Residence- New Amsterdam.

Second Residence- Brooklyn Ferry, Kings County, New York.

Third Residence- Flatlands, Kings County, New York. ^[3]

Marriage

Cornelis Nevius married Agatha Joris (Bowman) in the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush (Kings County, New York). The record names them as Cors. Nevius and Agatha Joris. The date of the record is 15 April 1683;^[4] this probably is the date of their banns, with the actual marriage occurring later.

Agatha was a daughter of Joris Bowman and Tryntje Claes Van Schouwen. She was born January 1661 and died 1725 at 64 years of age.

Children

Children of Cornelius Nevius and Agatha Bowman were as follows:^[5]

1. Johannes Neffius|Nevius was born Feb 17, 1684 and died before 1688. Died young.
2. Joris Nevius was born about 1686 at Brooklyn and married Willemtje Barkeloo dau. of Jan Harmensen Barkelo & Margrietje -?-; d. 17 April 1744 Bucks Co., PA.
3. Johannes Nevius, who was born about 1686 and married 9 Oct 1710 at Bergen Ref Ch, Antje Van Wagenen; d. after 1748.
4. Ariaantje Nevius Croesen, who was born 1690 and married Gerrit <Dirck> Croesen.
5. Tryntje Nevius Metselaer, who was born about 1692 and married Johannes Metselaer. See Katharine Nevius.
6. Metje Nevius Metselaer, who was born June 1700 and married Pieter <Abraham> Metselaer.
7. Sarah Nevius Ellisen, who was born about 1703 and married Bastiaen <Gerrit> Ellisen.
8. Cornelius Nevius was born 1707) (married about 20 January 1739) [Sara Sleght was born about 1712 in Rahway, New Jersey).

Will

In his will, he wrote: ...I, Cornelius Neffe, of Staten Island, yeoman, being very sick. I leave to my wife Aichte, the sole use and benefit of all estate during her life. I leave to my eldest son, Joras Neffe, a cow, before any division is made; I leave to my three youngest daughters, Katharine, Maritze, and Sarah, each at the time of their marriage, a good bed and furniture, equal with my other children that are married, and a good suit of apparell answerable to them already married, and each a good cow. After my wife's decease all estate is left to my children Joras, Johan, Ariantie, Katharine, Maritie, and Sarah, equally. My eldest son is to have the refusal of my lands if he wishes to buy them. I make my wife executor. Dated April 27, 1711. Witnesses Joseph Arrowsmith, Dirck Kruga, Oswald Foord. Proved May 1, 1712.^[6] ---children of Cornelius Neafie & Agatha Joris Bowman:

Death

23 OCT 1711 at Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond County, Province of New York Province. Burial was on Staten Island.

Research Notes

Baptism of son: ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Evans, page 59: 1661 Jan 19. Johannes Nevius. Cornelis. Witnesses: Nicasius de Sille, Swaentie de Potter
2. ↑ Biographical Summary from Robert Gordon Clark's "Early New Netherland Settlers" website
3. ↑ Honeyman, A. V. D. Joannes Nevius and His Descendants, 1900. page 8, 144
4. ↑ Flatbush Dutch Church Records, Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1898, page 90.
5. ↑ List is from Clarke, Early New Netherland Settlers
6. ↑ Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York, pub. as Collections of the New York Historical Society, Vol II 1708-1728, p. 87 (will of Cornelius Neffe)
7. ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72. Baptism of Johannes, child of Cornelis Neefjes and Echtje Joris, 17 February 1684. Ancestry Record 6961 #150081464

• Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol 2. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901.

• Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Nevius.pdf.

• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

• Ancestral File (R). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.

• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/26867133/family

• Source: "Early New Netherlands Settlers" website by Robert Gordon Clark, revised April 2015, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rclarke/page1/neeff.htm

Acknowledgements

• Nevius-16 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.
• Nevius-57 created through the import of Luyster Family.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann.
• Nevius-44 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.