Adriaen Vincent (abt. 1605 - aft. 1667)

Born about 1605 in Gent, Belgium

Descendants

Died after 1667 after about age 62 in Manhattan, New York County, New York

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Biography

Adriaen Vincent, occasionally transcribed as “Van Sant”, was the first immigrant from Gent, Belgium to settle in New Netherland, later known as New York. Born about 1605 “at Aecken near Gent”, he, like many other Protestant Flemings at the time, left Flanders for England. The specific circumstances that caused him to emmigrate to the New World are unknown. In 1634 Adriaen Vincent arrived from London on the English ship the “Mary & John”.^[1][2] Unlike many other immigrants, Vincent appears to have remained in New Amsterdam (Manhattan).

Vincent served as a soldier. By 1646 he was listed as ‘an old burgher’. This was quite a climb in social status since the reputation of soldiers was poor and the attainment of ‘burgher’ meant an appearance at least of propriety, some recognized financial success, and a say in local affairs.

In 1654 Vincent received a license to sell brandy, which may later have been a source of trouble. He sued and was sued in the late 1650s. In 1659 he successfully sued for slander, when a former adversary began spreading gossip that he was a bigamist. The importance of family in slander litigation was illustrated with the suit of Annetje Felle against Lysbet Willems, who had called Felle a slanderous word in the presence of her father Adriaen Vincent. Adriaen and his son-in-law, Simon Felle, demanded reprisal. Lysbet was found guilty and ordered to "remain quiet for the future and to utter no more such infamous words, and keep herself still.”^[3]

After the English conquered New Netherland, Governor Nichols, in 1667, granted land to Vincent on Prince Street in Manhattan. His wife Madaleen may have also been Flemish. The specific date of Vincent's death is unknown, but circumstantial evidence suggests the late 1660s or early 1670s. Vincents' children remained in and prospered in New York City.

Adriaen Vincent married before 1640, possibly 1636, Madaleen, whose last name was possibly Eloy.

Children of Adriaen Vincent and Madaleen

1. Annetje Vincent, also called Anna and Anniken, b. abt 1640 at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; m. Simon Fell from Diepen in Vranctyck, France; 09 Sep 1656 (registration of banns);^[4][5] m. second, Johannes Casjou, 1680^[6][7]
2. Hester Vincent, bapt. 16 Jul 1645 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam;^[8] m. Jan Gerdyn and had a child Johannes baptised 8 Aug 1668^[9]
3. Johannes Vincent, also called Jan, Jean, John, bapt. 15 Jan 1651 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam;^[10] m. 23 May 1673 Annetje Jans (Staats), daughter of Elsje;^[11] m. second, Suzanne Nuquerque bef. 1 Sep 1689
4. Francois Vincent, also called Francis, sail maker; b. 1640-1655; will 10 Apr 1733; m. Anne Guerry^[12][13]
5. Madelaine Vincent; m. Jean Pelletreau bef. 1689; Madelaine d. 1702; her name occurs in the first baptismal record of the French Church and often afterwards^[12]

Research Notes

On 2 Apr 1657, Adriaen Vincent was a passenger on the ship Draetvat (Wire Cask); on 4 Nov 1659, Marcus de Sousoy and his wife accused Adriaen of having another wife and four children in Holland. Adriaen Vincent brought a slander suit against Marcus de Sousoy and his wife. Having no evidence, the bigamy charge was dropped. However, 2 1/2 years later, 8 Apr 1662, Adriaen Vincent was recorded to have been a passenger on De Hoop (The Hope), a farmer from Tournay with a wife and three children, aged 16, 12, and 5 years. It is possible that there were two Adriaen Vincents travelling back and forth between the Netherlands and New Amsterdam.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Gardner Card Collection; Records of New Amsterdam Vols I-VII (1897); 55 Geneal. Mag. of NJ 65-70 (1980).
2. ↑ Ship's Passenger List Mary & John : accessed 5 Sep 2018.
3. ↑ Berthold Fernow, ed. “Minutes of the Court of Burgomasters and Schepens, 1653-1655,” Records of New Amsterdam, From 1664-1674, 7 vols. (New York, 1857; rpt., Baltimore, 1976), 1: 273, [hereafter cited as RNA], in which a case concerning Isaak Greveraet mentioned reference to “the Custom and written law of the Fatherland.”
4. ↑ NARDC Marr. Record: Page 21 -- 1656 09 Sep; Simon Fell, van Diepen in Vranckryck; Anneken Vincent, van Amsterdam.
5. ↑ Long Island Genealogy Marriages
6. ↑ NARDC Marr. Record: Page 46 -- 1680 15 Feb; Johannes Casjou, wid Magdaleen de Tuljerar; Annetje Vincent, wid Simon Tel, beyde woonende tot N. Yorke
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Sheridan E. Vincent, Sr. Editor Valerie (Vincent) McKenzie Roger G. Melin Gerald R. Vincent Robert J. Vincent Dr. Thomas B. Vincent Dr. William F. Vincent Clifford M. Buck, Editor Emeritus. The Vincent Family, Descendants of Charles Vincent of Yonkers and Descendants of Adriaen Vincent of New Amsterdam, Third Edition. 1998. See Appendix : Adriaen Vincent and family.
8. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record: Page 19 -- 1645 Jul 16; Adriaen Vincent; Hester; Isaac de Foreest, Hester Simons.
9. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record: Page 92 -- 1668 Aug 08; Jan Gerdyn, Hester Vincent; Johannes; Adriaen Vincent, Isaac Bedlo, Elisabeth de Potter.
10. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record: Page 28 -- 1651 Jan 15; Adriaen Vincent; Johannes; Jacquis Thyssen, Jan Gerards, Hester Simons
11. ↑ NARDC Marr. Record: Page 36 -- 1673 23 May; Jan Vincent, jm van N. Jorck; Annetje Jans, jd als voren.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of America: October 10, 1894, to April 13, 1896. Volume III—Part I. New York. June, 1896. pp. 246-7
13. ↑ The Flemish America : The Gentenaars of Nieuw Nedeland - Charles Gehring (1970s) New Netherlands Project. Posted Saturday, 18 Jul 2009 by David Baeckelandt.

• Source Webpage: Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam and New York, Baptism Records
• Source Webpage: Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam and New York, Marriage Records : note banns registration, not marriage date
• Baeckelandt, Dave. The Flemish American : Saturday, July 18, 2009. The Gentenaars of Nieuw Nederland Adriaen Vincent/Van Sant : accessed 5 Sep 2018.

See also:

• New Netherland Institute New Netherland Project Translations

Acknowledgments

• Researched by Sara V Mosher and Susan McDermott
• Thank you to D C for creating WikiTree profile Vincent-1123 through the import of Crumpgedcom.ged on May 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by D and others.