Theodorus Johannes
(Theodorus)
"Theodore"
Polhemius
aka Polhemus
Born in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil
Ancestors 
Brother of
Catrina Polhemius [half], Adrianna Polhemius, Lammetje (Polhemius) Williamse, Anna (Polhemius) Van Wyck, Margaret (Polhemus) Guiliamse, Snebering Polhemius, Maragrietje (Polhemius) Cornell, Elizabeth Polhemius and Daniel Polhemius
Husband of
Aertje Teunise Bogaert
— married
14 Oct 1677 in Flatbush, Province of New York
Descendants 
Father of
Theunis (Polhemus) Polhemius, Catalyntie (Polhemus) Snedeker, Sara Polhemius, Elisabeth (Polhemus) Duryea, Theodorus Polhemus, Johannes Polhemus, Neeltje Polhemus and Abraham Polhemus
Died
at about age 76
in Long Island, Province of New York
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Biography
Theodorus (son of Domine Johannes Polhemius), b. 1646 in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil; he married 14 Oct 1677 to Aertje dau. of Teunis Gysbertse Bogaert. He died 2 May 1722.
Theodorus was a brewer, wheelwright and cooper living in Flatbush, at 1683 he removed to Jamaica. He was involved in many land transactions as detailed in the story of the Polhemus Family by Heyward I. Peck, July 1959. In 1701 a Dutch Company consisting of 8-9 men including Theodorus Polhemus and Cornelius Wyckoff and Hendrick Lott bought a 12,000 acre tract of land in Millstone River, Somerset Co, NJ from John & Elizabeth Harrison of Elizabethtown NJ for 1,850 pounds. The land was also partly in Middlesex Co. He later sold some of his share to John Vliet. Note: a John Vliet's will dated 1 Dec 1772, proved 20 May 1754, mentions land bought from Theodorus Polhemus. [1]
One of these land transactions was Mar. 5, 1683, when he bought land of John Baylis in Jamaica, to which he removed from Flatbush prior to 1699. He was a member of Flatbush Church in 1677, and magistrate of said town in 1678 and '79. Issue: — Tunis; Sara, bp. Oct. 18, 1680, (sup.) m. Jores Remsen of Haverstraw; Theodorus; Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 20, 1681, in New Utrecht; Johannis, bp. July 20, 1685, in Brooklyn; Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 5, 1693, in Brooklyn, m. Abm Duryea; and Abraham, bp. Mar. 19, 1697, in Br". Signed his name "Theodorus Polhemius."[2]
Theodorus Polhemius, yeoman of Jamaica, Queens, Nassau Island, New York, will dated 14 Feb 1720/1, proved 22 May 1722, to son Theunis his silver beaker and whitewood chest, to sons Johannes and Abraham each a cup of eight ounces and half a plate or value thereof in money. To sons Johannes and Abraham to share his wheelwright and coopers implements. Also to each of them a twenty-second part of the brew house near the dwelling house of John Lambersen in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Remainder of his estate wife "Hertie." Other assets includes two negros, Rose and Eva who were to have their choice of which of his children they wanted to live with after Hertie's death. He names executors his brother Daniel Polhemius of Flatbush and brother-in-law Gysbert (or Gilbert) Boogaart of Brookland. Signed with his mark. Witnesses Peter Lott, Joris Blom, Peter Berrien. 22 May 1722 the three witnesses and Daniel Polhemius appeared in court...then 30 May 1722 Guysbert Bogart appeared in court as the one other of the sworn executors. Lib 9 page 304. [3]
Abstract of his will dated Feb. 14, 1721; pro. May 2, 1722; rec. p. 304, Lib. 9, N. Y. surr office. Theodorus Polhemius' will dated 14 Feb 1720/1, proved 22 May 1722, most of his estate wife "Hertie", assets incl two negroes, Rose and Eva who were to have their choice of which of his children they wanted to live with after Aertie's death, executor was his brother Daniel and brother-in-law Gilbert Bogert. He had an interest in a brew house within the Jamaica city limits which he gave to sons Johannes and Abraham. [4]
Issue:[5]
- Tunis b. 1678
- Sara, bp. April. 18, 1680, (sup.) m. Jores aka Joris Remsen of Haverstraw;
- Theodorus;
- Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 20, 1681, in N. U.;
- Johannis, bp. July 20, 1685, in Br;
- Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 5, 1693, in Br", m. Ab'" Duryea;
- Abraham, bp. Mar. 19, 1697, in Br".
Birth
- 1646 in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil
Death
- May 2, 1722 in Long Island, New York
Church Records
- Marriage
- 1677 Oct 14 Theodorus Polhemius, j.m. from Brazil, on the Island Tamarica, residing at Midwood (Flakbos), with Aartje Anthonis Boogaart (Bogart), j.d., born and residing within the jurisdiction of Brooklyn. [6][7]
- Children's baptisms
- 1680 Apr 18 Sara; Theodore Polhemius, Aartje Tunis Bogard; wit.: Jacob Rutgersz, Marritie Hans Bergen
- 1681 Nov 20 Elisabeth; Theodorus Polhemius, Aardje Boogaard; wits.: Jan Sebring, Elizabeth Polhemus. Flatbush, New York. [8]
- 20 July 1685 Johannes, son of Theadaus Polhemius and Aertje Teunis. sponsors Teunis Gysbertsen and Katryna Polhemius. [9]
Sources
- ↑ Heyward I. Peck, "The Rev. Johannes Theodorus Polhemus and Some of His Descendants", Genealogies of Long Island Families, vol. 1, Henry Hoff, ed., p. 625 accessed at Ancestry.com
- ↑ Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings Co, NY https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg/page/226/mode/2up?q=polhemus
- ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Probated Wills, 1671-1815; Series Number: J003892 full text of copy of his handwritten will https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60387/images/007623284_00709?usePUB=true&_phsrc=IzZ6789&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=62904 Abstract at: https://ia902704.us.archive.org/24/items/abstractswillso07kellgoog/abstractswillso07kellgoog.pdf
- ↑ New York Historical Society publications - Will Abstract (NY Abstracts of Wills Liber 9 page 304) page 249 https://ia902704.us.archive.org/24/items/abstractswillso07kellgoog/abstractswillso07kellgoog.pdf
- ↑ Teunis G Bergen's "Early Settlers of Kings Co, New York." https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg/page/226/mode/2up?q=polhemus
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72. Image 1 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_2421401696_0511-00163?pId=150081410
- ↑ Baptisms of the Holland Society of New York as indexed at www.ancestralcurios.com
- ↑ Holland Society of New York Reformed Dutch Church Brooklyn Book 72 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_2421401696_0511-00024?pId=81489
- Pelletreau, William S. [Pelletreau, William S. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York]. vol. II. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. p. 249.
- Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Theodorus Polhemus
- Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Polhemus.pdf. "Polhemus, Theodorus." Accessed 01 Jan 2017. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
- Riker, James, Jr., The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York (D. Fanshaw, New-York, 1852) Page 349
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Merges like this one often get rejected tor having inconsistent names, so I was pre-empting that by providing an explanation. When it is so clear that two profiles are the same person, they can be merged before resolving uncertainties about details.
I have a copy of this NYGBR from my research back in 2004, it only calls him Theodorus and makes no ref to his baptism that I can see in it. In his marriage and his will he is just Theodorus. Seems to me that being a son of Johannes, then that name Johannes should come after his given name of Theodorus in his proper given name.
Any pre-1700-certified member can add sources or write text to document the life of of this man, and also can edit the first name fields on this profile. For starters, it would be helpful if someone would translate the cryptic notations in the biography into readable English. I refer to the abbreviations (and possibly also some badly rendered OCR text) in passages like "he bought land of John Baylis in J^, to which he removed from Fl prior to 1699. Mem. of Fl ch. in 1677, and mag. of said town..."
The edit history of Polhemius-61 is at https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Polhemius-61 . See the edits at 28 Jun 2019 20:39 and 9 May 2020 04:39 to see the first-name change history on that profile.
Thanks as always for your insight...