Matheus (Pieterson) Brink (abt. 1695 - abt. 1765)

Born about 9 Jun 1695 in Ulster County, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Bell) Brink — married 1738 in Deerpark, Orange, New York

Descendants

Died about 28 Jul 1765 at about age 70 in Minisink, Orange, New York Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Mattheus Brink was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, on 9 June 1695.^[1]Biographical Account. Newkirk, Adamson Bentley. 1934. The Van Nieuwkirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk Family. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Pages 18-19. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust here. He was the son of Pieter Lambertsen Brink and Geertruy Teunisen.^[1] His baptismal sponsors were Gerrit Cornelisen, Matheus Cornelisen and Gilly Cornelisen.^[1]

He married Abigail Bell, and they resided in the Minisink area, probably near what later would be Deerpark, in the western part of Orange County, New York, along the Delaware River, on the border of Pennsylvania.^[2]

Marriage

Mattheus Brink married Abigail Bell.^[3]

They had 9 children.

Church Records

Baptism

• 1695. 9 June. Pieter Lambertsen, Geertruy Matheussen. Matheus. Witnesses: Gerrit Cornelisen, Matheus Cornelisen, Gilly Cornelisen.^[4]

Children's baptisms, at Minisink^[5]

1. 1739. May 29. Matheus Brink, Abigail Bel. Petrus. Witnesses: Andries Dekker, Divertje Maul. ^[6]
2. 1741. June 7. Mattheus Brinck, Ebbegken Bel. Jan. Witnesses: William Kortregt, Margrit Janson.^[7]
3. 3 Oct. 1742 ; Mattheus Brinck ; Abigail Bell ; Jacobus ; (no witnesses listed).^[8]
4. 6 Jan. 1745 ; Mattheus Brinck ; Abigail Bell ; Samuel ; Johannes Casparus Freyenmuth, V.D.M., Magdalena van Etten, his wife
5. 5 July 1747 ; Mattheus Brinck ; Abibail Bel ; Jan ; Willem Kortrecht, Margriet Jansen, his wife
6. 5 July 1747 ; Mattheus Brinck ; Abibail Bel ; Jacobus ; Thomas Quick, Marya de Witt, his wife
7. 3 Jan. 1748 ; Mattheus Brinck ; Abibail Bel ; Lisabeth ; Petrus Brinck, Hannah Johns
8. 27 May 1750 ; Matteus Brinck ; Abigail Bell ; Geertje ; Mattheus Brinck, Lisabeth Brinck
9. 27 March 1752 ; Matteus Brinck ; Abigail Bell ; Mary ; Benjamin Quick and wife, Hannah Joons.^[9]
10. 24 Feb. 1754 ; Mattheus Brinck ; Abigail Bell ; Hester ; Salomon Westbroeck, Hester Bevier, his wife.
11. 14 April 1756 ; Mattheus Brink ; Abigail Bell ; Gerrett ; John Michel Henry, Grietje Quick

Baptismal witness^[5]

• 10 Dec.1749 ; Benajmin Quick ; Hanna Joons ; Mattheus ; Mattheus Brinck, Abigail Bell
• 14 April 1754 ; Francis M'Gee ; Catharina Quick ; Mary ; Mattheus Brinck, Ann Quick

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Sources: (1) Baptism Record: "Matheus," son of "Pieter Lambertsen" and "Geertruy Matheussen," baptized 9 Jun 1695 before witnesses "Gerrit Cornelisen," "Matheus Cornelisen," and "Gilly Cornelisen." Roswell, Randall Hoes. 1891. Baptismal And Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York. New York: De Vinne Press. Page 45. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust here. (2) Biographical Record: Children of "Pieter Lambertse" and "Geertruy Mattyssen Teunissen (Newkirk)" include "Matheus," baptized 9 Jun 1695. Brink, Benjamin Myer. "Lineage of the Brink Family." Old Vlster: An Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Kingston, N.Y.: B.M. Brink. April 1906. Vol. II, No 4. Page 121. Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive here.
2. ↑ Biographical Account. Newkirk, Adamson Bentley. 1934. The Van Nieuwkirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk Family. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Pages 18-19. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust here.
3. ↑ Sources: (1) Biographical Account: "Mattheus Brink ... married Abigail Bell." Newkirk, Adamson Bentley. 1934. The Van Nieuwkirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk Family. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Pages 18-19. Available online without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust here. (2) See various baptism records of their children, all identifying Mattheus and Abigail as the parents.
4. ↑ Hoes, page 45, #856.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, ed. Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, 1716-1830. Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. V. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1913.
6. ↑ Vosburgh, page 100.
7. ↑ Vosburgh, page 103.
8. ↑ Vosburgh, page 107. Note: This is one of the baptisms that was determined to be unlawful because it was performed by Domine Freyenmuth before his ordination was accepted by the church authorities.
9. ↑ Vosburgh, page 125. Record of Baptism At Machackemeck (Deerpark): Daughter: Mary Parents: Mattheus Brinck and Abigail Bell. Witnesses: Benjamin Quick and Wife, Hannah Joons Date of Baptism: 27 March 1752 Place of Baptism: Minisink Dutch Reformed Church at Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange Co., New York. See Page Upload

• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, New York, 1891)
• Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, ed. Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, 1716-1830. Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. V. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1913.