Symon Volkertszen Veeder (1624 - aft. 1697)

Born 1624 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland [uncertain]

Husband of Engeltje (Unknown) Veeder — married about 1644 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 10 Jan 1697 after age 73 in Schenectady County, New York

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Biography

Simon Volkertse was born in the Netherlands in 1624.^[1] Some accounts list his birthplace as Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Epperson cites a record that described Symon Volckerts (apparently Veeder) as a baker's apprentice from Esen, Holstein.^[2]

The first mention of him in America is of Simon Volkertse Veeder, born in 1624, as a sailor belonging to the ship "Prince Maurice " in 1644, which ship plied between Amsterdam, Holland, and New Amsterdam (New York).^[3] In 1652 he bought a lot of land and settled in New Amsterdam.^[4] He sold that property in 1654 for thirty beaver skins; removed to Beverwyck and from thence to Schenectady in 1662. Symon Volkertsen Veeder was one of the original proprietors of Schenectady,^[1] but later left the town to settle on land he owned on the Normals Kill (Normanskill Creek).^[5]

In Schenectady he owned a tract on the great flat, numbered 9, containing twenty-four morgens, and a village lot on the north corner of State and Ferry streets.

In 1679, his Albany property was taxed to help maintain the stockade.^[1]

In New Netherland he was known as a baker and was sometimes called "de bakker."

His wife was Engeltje. Some sources identify her as Engeltje Vrooman and state that they married in 1644 in New Amsterdam.

Baptisms of several children of "Simon Volkertse Veeder alias de Bakker" were recorded in Schenectady during the 1680s (specific dates not recorded):^[3]

1. Volkert
2. Pieter
3. Gerrit
4. Volkie (married Barent Janse Wemp)
5. Johannes

Birth

Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands

Esen, Holstein

Death

Simon died January 10, 1697 in Albany County, New York.^[6]

Will

Simon Volkertse Veeder filed a will on January 8, 1696/97 (1697).^[7] It mentioned his wife, Engeltie, and eight living children. The will also mentions land "on Normans Kil, called Tawassathaa, do. same in Sninnechtady". ^[8] The will passed probate in April 1713.^[9] His children were:^[6][10]

1. Pieter or Peter, born 1676.
2. Gerrit, born 1664.
3. Johannes, born 1674.
4. Volkert, born 1679.
5. Volkie (possibly also called Volkiemae?); born 1662; married Barent Janse Wemp.
6. Geesie (possibly also called Geesie Mae?); born 1660; married Jan Hendrickse Vrooman.
7. Magdalena (possibly also called Magdalena Mae?); born 1667; married William Appel.
8. Maria, born 1675.

An image of the will is found online in Family Search New York Probate records.^[11]

Research Notes

Church records for Schenectady do not exist for events before 1694. Baptisms for Simon and Engeltje's children have not been found in Albany, where the earliest existing records begin in 1683. Vader names Martine (Symons) Evertsen (abt.1676-1728) as Maria.^[12] Maria, unlike her sisters, who are named with their husbands, is simply called Maria Symons. The marriage of Martine Simonsz wasn't recorded until November of 1797, almost 10 months after the will was written.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Bielinski, Simon Volkertse Veeder
2. ↑ Epperson, Gwenn F. New Netherland Roots. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994. p. 10
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pearson, Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, Veeder
4. ↑ Deed of Ariaen Vincent to Symon Folckertsen for a house and lot in New Amsterdam, New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial land deeds, 1652-1653. Series A1882. Volume HH., https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51333 , accessed 06 Apr 2021.
5. ↑ Burke and Starna, p. 66.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vader
7. ↑ Calendar of Wills on File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, of the County Clerk at Albany, and of the Secretary of State, 1626-1836. Knickerbocker Press, 1896. [1]p. 447
8. ↑ See comment below
9. ↑ Pearson, History of the Schenectady Patent
10. ↑ Pearson, Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers
11. ↑ "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YC9-RYB?cc=1920234&wc=Q7P7-W38%3A213301001%2C215021601 : 28 May 2014), Albany > Wills 1629-1802 vol AV > image 12 of 716; county courthouses, New York. Images 12 to 23 depict the will and associated documents.
12. ↑ Vader, Elgin. Descendants of Simon Volkertse Veeder, Vader Genealogy website.
13. ↑ Will, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YC9-R5B?i=14&wc=Q7P7-W38%3A213301001%2C215021601&cc=1920234

• Bielinski, Stefan. Simon Volkertse Veeder, The People of Colonial Albany, New York State Museum. Posted 4/20/06.
• Burke, Thomas E., and William A. Starna. Mohawk Frontier: The Dutch Community of Schenectady, New York, 1661-1710. SUNY Press, 1991.
• Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800. Albany, N.Y: J. Munsell, 1873. Veeder to Vreeland sections, Schenectady Public Library.
• Pearson, Jonathan, et al. A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times. Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, Printers, 1883. Excerpt: 7: Adult Freeholders — Symon Volckertse Veeder alias de Bakker, pp. 202-203, Schenectady Public Library.
• Vader, Elgin. Descendants of Simon Volkertse Veeder, Vader Genealogy website.
• Collections on the History of Albany, Volume 4 by Joel Munsell, 1871. Symon Veeder pg 25.
• Actions of debt; Rem Jansen vs. Symon Volckertsen; William Hoffmeyer vs. Jochem Wesselsen; Thomas Jansen Mingael vs. Jan Roeloffsen; Michiel Rombouts vs. Idoneus Jurcksen, New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial ordinances, 1647-1658. Series A1875. Volume 16., http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/54124, accessed 13 Feb 2021
• Deed of Ariaen Vincent to Symon Folckertsen for a house and lot in New Amsterdam, New York State Archives. New Netherland. Council. Dutch colonial land deeds, 1652-1653. Series A1882. Volume HH., https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51333 , accessed 06 Apr 2021.
• Susan Staffa, Schenectady Genesis, Space:Schenectady_Genesis_How_a_Dutch_Colonial_Village_Became_an_American_City, Many mentions, see index.
• Janny Venema. Beverwijck a Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664. Hilversum, the Netherlands: Verloren ;, 2003. Many mentions, see index.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 January 2021), memorial page for Simon Volkertse De Bakker Veeder (1624–10 Jan 1697), Find a Grave Memorial no. 92900192, ; Maintained by Theron & Helen Smith (contributor 46935364) Non-Cemetery Burial, who reports a not sure of burial location. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92900192/simon-volkertse_de_bakker-veeder

See also:

• Guide to the Veeder Documents Collection, Grems-Doolittle Library, Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady, NY 12305, (518) 374-0263, https://schenectadyhistorical.org/admin/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Veeder-Document-Collection.pdf ,accessed 15 Mar 2021.
• https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2021/03/vedder-family-in-new-york-rome-and-yokohama/?awt_a=eey.&awt_l=F.uRZ&awt_m=iLrE_GTQVJ8Sqy.
• http://www.windhorst.org/genealogy/Veeder.pdf

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Al Adams for creating WikiTree profile Vedder-58 through the import of 3206623.ged on Dec 6, 2013.
• Harriet Grady's research via Pamela Miller