Gerrit Claesz
(Gerrit Claes)
Van Vranken
aka Classe
Born in Schenectady, New Netherland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ariaantje Uldricks (Kleyn) Van Vranken
— married
about 1679 (to 1690) in Albany [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Margrieta Gerrisse Van Vranken, Klaes Geritsen Van Vranken, Geertruy Gerrisse (Van Vranken) Clute, Uldrick Gerritse Van Vranken and Marretje (Gerrits) Bovy
Died
at about age 40
in Schenectady, Albany County, Province of New York
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Biography
Genealogy Trails of Schenectady Co New York by Foxie Hagerty show the marriage of Gerrit and Ariaantje as occurring in 1679 or 1680 in Albany. It also shows his middle name as "Claase"
Sources
- Bielinski, Stefan. Van Vranken, The People of Colonial Albany, New York State Museum. 12/20/2006.
- Reynolds, Cuyler. Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Pub., 1911. p. 695.
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Ellen Smith
Ellen Smith
Note: The cited source http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov//albany/bios/vv/vvranken.html says he arrived in New Netherland; it does not suggest that he was born there. Also, if he was born there, it wouldn't have been in Schenectady (not as early as 1650).
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by Ellen Smith
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