Jan Janszen (van Dijck) van Dyck (abt. 1651 - 1736)

Born about 1651 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Theuntje (Thijs) Tijssen — married 9 May 1673 in Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York

Descendants

Died 1736 at about age 85 in New Utrecht, Kings County, Long Island, New York colony

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Biography

Captain Jan Janse Van Dyke Born: abt 1651- Died: 1736. Captain Jan Janse Van Dyke emigrated in 1652.

On 29 Sep 1676 in New Utrecht Jan Jansen Van Deyck was assessed: 1 pol, 2 horses, 2 cows of 3 years 1 ditto of 2 years…£52.10; 16 morgens of land…£32 ^[1]

Circa 1679 Jan resided in New Utrecht, (an area in the vicinity of what is now known as Fort Hamilton) where he was magistrate in 1679. Governor Leisler, commissioned him in December 1689, a Lieutenant in Jan Hanse's company of New Utrecht militia, of which Joost Van Brunt was Ensign of Foot. In 1700, he was commissioned Captain by Richard (Coote) Earl of Bellomont. In September, 1726, he sold for £1676 to his son-in-law, Capt. Rutgent Van Brunt, who had married his daughter Jannetji, his homestead in New Utrecht with sixty acres of land and also a large tract of land at Canarsie, N. Y.

Jan at seventy-four, thinking his days of work were over, Jan sold his farm to his son-in-law, Captian Rutgers Van Brunt, for £1676, circa 1724.

Origins

As stated at his marriage, Jan was from Amsterdam, ^[2] currently part of North Holland, the Netherlands.

Amstelredam, Hollandia c. 1570

Arrival

1652 in New Amsterdam, Kings Co., N.Y.

Marriage

Jan, married Teuntje Thyssen Lanen Van Pelt, daughter of Matthys Van Pelt, on 9 May 1673 at New York City, New York.

Children

The known children of Jan and Teuntji were:

1. Catherine Van Dyke Spouse: Daniel Hendrickson
2. Mayke Van Dyke Died: aft 1694 Married: Apr 21, 1694 Spouse: Johannes Daniels Richon Died: aft 1694
3. Jan Van Dyke (6)
4. Captain Mattys Van Dyke Bapt: Nov 4, 1683 Died: May 4, 1749 Spouse: Angenietje (Van Dyke)
5. Angennetj Van Dyke Bapt: Apr 29, 1686 Spouse: Seymon de Hart
6. Jennetje Van Dyke Spouse: Captain Rutgers Van Brunt
7. Catleyntje Van Dyke Spouse: Garret Keteltas Bapt: Aug 27, 1680
8. Eva Van Dyke Spouse: Steven Coerte Voorhees

Will

Captain Jan Janse Van Dyke left a Will on 16 May 1735. The Will, which was admitted to probate in New York County, November 9, 1736, and is recorded in the Surrogate's office in Liber 13 of Wills, page 35.^[3] The witnesses to the will were Cornelius Van Brunt, Joost Van Brunt, Theodore Ellsworth, and Christopher Codwise. The preamble to the Will is as follows:

".. In the Name of God, Amen. I, John Van Dyck of New Utrecht, in Kings County, on the Island Nassau, in ye Province of New York, Yeoman, being of perfect health, both in body and mind, and knowing the certainty of death and uncertainty of the time of its approach, Do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following First I bequeath my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth from whence it came to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, in certain hopes of Resurrection and the Union of my body and soul at the last day and of Eternal Life through the sole merits of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ and as to what worldly estate God hath pleased to Bestow upon me and that shall belong to me at the time of my Dec'se after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid and satisfied, I give, devise and bequeath of the same in manner and form following ..."

By his will he gave to his children "John Van Dyck, Mattys Van Dyck, Catherine, widow of Daniel Hendrickson, Jannetji, wife to Capt. Rutgers Van Brunt, Angennetj, wife to Simon De Hart" all his personal estate after paying legacies; to his grandson John Stephens, five shillings; to his granddaughter, Teuntji, widow of John Sleigh, £25; to his grandchildren Ii the children of my daughter Catleyntje deceased which was the wife of Garret Kette1tas in number 3 sons and 3 daughters each 5 shillings"; to his "great grandson John Van Buren, son of my granddaughter Teuntji Richon deceased which was wife of Dr. John Van Buren, Jr., £25. to be paid when he comes of age." He appointed as executors his "sons John Van Dyck. Mattys Van Dyck, Rutgers Van Brunt, and Simon De Hart.

The will was signed by mark.

Death

Bet 1735 and 1736 ^[4] Age: About 83-84

Church Records

Marriage

• 1673 May 09 Jan Janszen Van dijck, j.m. Van Amsterd., en Theuntje Thijs, j.d. Van Buuren in Gelderlt. ^[5]

Children's baptisms

1. 1681 Nov 13 Catalijntje - parents: Jan Janszvan Dijk, Teuntje Tijssen van Pelt; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Gijsbrecht Tijsz, Adriaantje van Pelt. ^[6]
2. 1683 Nov 04 Thijs - parents: Jan Van Dijk, Tuentje Thijssen; op Utrecht; witnesses: Hendrik Thijssen, Annetje Tilemans. ^[6]
3. 1686 Apr 29 Angenietje - parents: Jan Jansen, Teuntje Tijssen. Wit.: Arien Bennet, Anenietje Jans. ^[7]

Baptismal witness

• 1680 Jul 25 Agneta - parents: Pieter Jansz, Annatje Jans. Witnesses: Agnietje Jans, Jan Jansz Van Dijk. ^[6]
• 1682 Jun 30 Isaak - parents: Pieter Jansz, Annetje van Dijk; op Midwoud; witnesses: Jan van Dijk, Agneta Bennet. ^[6]
• 1682 Dec 14 Barbar - parents: Achijas Jansen, Jannitje Lammers. Witnesses: Jan Janse Van Dyck, Aneltje Jans. ^[7]
• 1683 Mar 30 Thijs - parents: Gijsbrecht Thijsz, Jannetje Ariens; Den 30 Martii, zijnde Voorberijding, op Amersfoort (The 30 March, being Preperation Day, at Amersfoort); witnesses: Jan van Dijk, Teuntje Thijs. ^[6]
• 1688 May 06 Aert - parents: Carel Jansen van Dijck, Lijsbeth Aersen van Hert. Witnesses: Jan Jansen van Dijck, Teunje Tijssen. ^[7]
• 1696 Apr 25 Jan - parents: Johannis Richou, Maijke van Dijk. Witnesses: Jan van Dijk, Theuntje van Dijk. ^[7]

Research Notes

LNAB

Van dijck is the first name recorded for Jan in church records. The capitalization goes against the naming conventions of the project and has been reversed, the preposition being changed to lower case. Quackenbush-118 08:16, 7 January 2017 (EST)

Name: Captain Jan Janszen van Dyck (van Dijck van Dyke, VanDyke). Given Name: Captain Jan Janszen. Surname: van Dyck (van Dijck van Dyke, VanDyke). Taking van Dyck (van Dijck van Dyke as the last name from van Dyck (van Dijck van Dyke, VanDyke). A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Sources

1. ↑ O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey : Weed, Parsons & Company, Albany 1850 Vol II p 282
2. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1890, Vol. 1, Page 36
3. ↑ New York County, NY Wills, Volume 13, page 37: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99P-BQYR?i=49&wc=Q75Z-7MQ%3A213306101%2C226361501&cc=1920234
4. ↑ Giles1.ftw: Text: Date of Import: Jan 30, 1999
5. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1890, Vol. 1, Page 36
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".

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• Van Dycks by Richard W. Cook, Trustee of the Genealogical Association of New Jersey; 1954 using the Flatbush Church Records from the Frost Collection housed at the Long Island Historical Society

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• Leisler commission is recorded in the "Documentary History of New York", vol. xxxvi., at page 142

• A. M., Ph.D. William B. Aitken, compiler, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke (London and New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1912), Page 187 - Page 197.

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• Thomas J. Ryan, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #3936, Date of Import: May 26, 1999., "Electronic," note: has name Jan Jansz Van Dyck.

• Gail Anne Schlachter Carpenter, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #0617, Date of Import: Jul 10, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 27, 1999 note: has name Jan Janse VanDyke.

• David Marion Brenner, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #0617, Date of Import: Jul 10, 1999., "Electronic," Date of Import: Jul 10, 1999 note: has name Jan Janse VanDyke.

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Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Samuel Giles- The Deacon.ged on 13 April 2011.
• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
• This person was created on 22 September 2010 through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged.
• Van Dyke-316 was created by Kevin Chappell through the import of march 7 2014.ged on Mar 7, 2014.
• Thank you to Dave Lewis for creating WikiTree profile VanDyke-88 through the import of Lewis Jr Family Tree (1).ged on Jan 22, 2013.