Aernoudt (Cornelissen) Viele (bef. 1640 - aft. 1704)

Born before 27 May 1640 in New Amsterdam (now New York City), New Netherland

Ancestors

Husband of Gerritje (Gerrits) Vermuelen — married 1663 in Beverwyck, Albany, New York

Descendants

Died after 1704 after age 63 in Province of New York

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Biography

Arnout VIELE. He lived in Albany, New York. For many years he was the provincial interpreter for the Mowhawk Indians, and attended their yearly gathering at Albany. He often visited them in the western wilderness. On account of their high esteem for him, and in recognition of his valuable services, in 1683 they gave him a parcel of land, called "Wachkeerhoha", located above Schenectady on the north side of the river. In 1687 he was taken prisoner by the French as he was on his way to Ottawa to trade. Espousing the cause of Leisler in opposition to Col. Ingoldsby, he was turned out of his office of interpretor, after which he retired to Long Island; but being held "in great esteem by the Indians" and being "a good and faithful interpreter" he was soon recalled to the office of Indian Interpreter. He married Geeritje GERITSE, of Amsterdam, in 1677.

AEROUDT CORNELISEN VIELE is credited with being the first white man to view the Ohio River in 1692^[1].

• FACT: In 1659, when only 19 years of age, we find him in Albany purchasing a "guide's woolen coat, " and "two pewter pans," as though getting ready for a trading trip to the northwest. ^[2]

• FACT: In 1660 he appears to have been an independent trader, as he joins with other traders in a petition that "no Dutch traders be allowed to roam through the woods." ^[2]

• FACT: Aug 23 1661 Arnout was given power of attorney by Gerret van Tricht. ^[2]

• PRPT: From 1663 Aernout seems to have purchased a house from Jan Costerse van Aechen on the corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane in Albany. He owned this property until 1672. ^[2]

• FACT: Sept 7 1663 Arnout witness to the will of Jan. Corn. van der Heyden. ^[2]

• FACT: 1664 - Power of attorney given Arnout by Sweer Teunise for management of affairs. ^[2]

• FACT: In 1666 at an auction he is extravagant enough to buy a little silver becker for 65fl. In this same year he hires a herder for his cattle-to take them out on the hills to pasture and deliver them at sundown at the church. ^[2]

• FACT: In 1667 Arnout applies to Orphan Masters in Amsterdam for money due his wife. ^[2]

• PRPT: 12 Aug 1672 Arnout bought a house and lot in Albany from P. M. van Benthuysen. ^[2]

• FACT: 3 Apr 1673 Answer to Arnout Viele and Storm van der Zee, innkeepers, to keep an ordinary and for monopoly to tap beer. ^[2]

• FACT: In 1676 Wm. Loveridge was fined in New York for slandering the Dutch and is given 6 months to make good his charges against Arnout Corn. Viele. ^[2]

• FACT: 18 May 1678 Arnout signs as juryman in the case of the shooting of an Indian squaw. ^[2]

• PRPT: In June 1680 he received an Indian grant for land south of Albany, "lying on the east side of Hudson's river, over against the Danskamer." ^[3]

• FACT: Arnout acquired a slave by lease. In 1682 he hired a young slave named Sara for 3 years. ^[3]

• Religion: 3 Aug 1683 Arnout contributes 2 pieces of eight to the salary of Do. Dellius, which entitles him to a seat in the new balcony of the Dutch church in Albany. ^[2]

• FACT: 4 Dec 1683 License to keep an Ordinary-Inn for travelers-granted to Arnout Corn. Viele and Storm van der Zee.

• FACT: During 1684 he journeyed as far as the Senecas. ^[3]

• FACT: 1685 Arnout was fined for taking Indian goods to Canada. ^[2]

• FACT: 13 Aug 1687 Kakarriel, a Christian Indian testifies that while being brought back from Canada where he had been held prisoner, on the Lake (Huron) he had seen a Brigentine on which Arnout the Interpreter was being taken a prisoner to Canada. ^[2]

• FACT: In 1689-90-91 Viele had been an agent of Gov. Jacob Leisler, interpreting for the province ^{[3] [2]}

• FACT: 9 Feb 1690 Arnout's daughter, Maria with her 2 children, the wife of his son Cornelis and his grandson Johannes Schermerhorn were all murdered by the French and Indians at Schenectady. His son Arnout was taken to Canada as prisoner.^[2]

• FACT: 25 Feb 1690 Arnout and Hille interpret the condolences of the loyal Indians for this fearful tragedy. "Wee are come from our castles with tears in our Eys to bemoan ye murder...we do esteem this evel as if done to ourselves." ^[2]

• FACT: 1691 During the short time Arnout was Provinicial agent Ft. Cadaraqui was taken from the French and the French agents were either destroyed or brought prisoners to the governor. ^[2]

• FACT: In 1692 Aeroudt is credited with being the first white man to travel on and explore the Upper Ohio Valley. The party was gone fifteen months, but Arnout was gone for 2 years. ^[2]

• PRPT: In 1704 he and Pieter Lansing applied for a patent on land on Hudson's river which he had received as a gift from the Indians 24 years

CORNELIS VOLKERTSZEN VIELE sailed for New Netherland on the ship "de Eendracht" which left Holland in May 1634. He returned on the same ship, which reached Amsterdam before 3 Dec 1635, having worked his way over on the boat. ^[4] Cornelis was a seaman, sail maker and tavern keeper.

Name

The younger children of Cornelis Volckertszen Viele were all baptized without a surname and Aernout signed his own name as "Aernout Cornlissen" in the court of Fort Orange. ^[5] It is therefore assumed that Aernout took his surname later in life.

Aernoudt Cornelise /Viele/^[6][7]

Arnout Cornelisse /Viele/^[8]

Birth

AEROUDT VIELE, b. bef May 27, 1640, New Amsterdam, New Netherland. He was baptised at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church on May 27, 1640.^[9].

Parents

• Father: Cornelis Volkertszen Viele b: 5 MAY 1574 in Hoorn, Netherlands
• Mother: Maria Du Trieux b: 1617 in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Married Abt. 1639 (Before 1642, when NARDC marriage records begin), at New Netherlands.

Siblings

CHILDREN of Cornelis Volkertszen VIELE [15996] and Maria Du TRIEUX [15997]:

1. Aernoudt Cornelisen Viele. Born in May 1640. He died after 1704.
2. [F7998]. Cornelis VIELE. Born in 1643. He married Suster Bouts. He died in 1690 in Schenectady, New York.
3. Jacqumyntie Volckertsen Viele. Born on 20 August 1645 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands. She died in 1646.
4. Pieter VIELE. Born on 5 February 1648. Settled in Schenectady, New York. In company with Elias Van Gyseling, he purchased Bastiaan De Winter's bouwery in 1670. He married (1) Jacomyntje SWART, dau. of Teunis SWART. His wife married (2) Benony Arentse VAN HOEK, who was killed by the French and Indians in 1690. She md. (3) Cornelis VINHOUT of Ulster county, where she was living in 1700.

CHILDREN of Jan Peeck and Maria Du TRIEUX:

1. Annetje Peeck. Born 15 October 1651. Died 19 December 1690.
2. (Cpt) Johannes Peeck. (Peeke). Born 12 October 1653.
3. Jacobus Peeck. (Peake). Born 16 January 1654.
4. Maria Peeck. Born in March 1658.

Occupations

Indian Trader, Explorer, Provincial Interpreter, Tavern Keeper Contributions to the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (1873) ^[2]

Marriage

Aernoudt Cornelise Viele married: 1) Gerritje Gerritse Vermeulen, ABT 1663.

Note: Certificate of Marriage dated 1667 to show fact, not date of.

Notes: On marriage. ^[10][11]

Children

Aernoudt Cornelise Viele and Gerritje Gerritse Vermeulen had the following known children:

1. Maria Arnoutse Viele, b. Abt 1666
2. Willemje Viele, b. Abt 1668, m. Symon Jacobse SCHERMERHOOREN.
3. Cornelis Arnoutsen Viele, b. Abt 1670; m. 28 Sep 1688; New York City, New York, New York, Maria ADOLFS.
4. Jacomyntje Viele, b. Abt 1670
5. Arnout Viele, b: Abt 1676
6. Gerrit Viele, b: Abt 1674; md: 24 May 1693; New York City, New York, New York, Jenneken Hendrix VAN FEURDEN.
7. Philippe Viele b: 17 JUN 1679 in Albany, Albany County, New York; m. 20 Jul 1601; Kingston, Ulster, New York, Antje LOU or LOUWEN
8. Susanna Viele,^[12] b: Abt 1680; m. 5 Jun 1708; , , New York, Johannes WENDELL
9. PIETER Viele, b: Abt 1682; m. Abt 1708; , Ulster, New York; Anna VAN DEN BOGART.

Death

In May of 1698 the Governor dispatched Colonel Wolfgang William Romer to the region of the Mohawk Valley to gather insight on the previous administrations adherents. Romer recommended Viele's talents as an interpreter as good and faithful and that he was living at The Bay, on Long Island, NY.

In 1704, Pieter Lansing and Arnout Viele filed an application for a patent of land, near Albany, NY, previously given to Arnout, which, in turn, he turned over to Pieter Lansing.

Arnout died sometime after 1704, most likely in New York, according to concensus of researchers. No specific location has been identified, although it is suspected that the death occurred at/near New York City. He was over 64 years of age. Quick-803 23:00, 14 February 2014 (EST). Does anyone have better information?

Church records

• 1686 Mar 21 Margriet, of Douwe Aukens. Wit.: Aarnout Vile, Symon Schermerhoorn. By Willemje Schermerhoorn.
• 1689 Dec 01 Folkert, of Cornelis Vile. Wit.: Aarnout Vile. By Aariaantje Wendel. ^[13]
• 1697 Apr 25 Aernout, Gerret Viele, Jannetje Van Foorden. Wit.: Aernout Vile, Sara Van Foorden. ^[14]

Notes

Note: #N6709

family name adapted from that of famous uncle provincial agent, Indian interpreter, fur trader; was in Albany by 1659 founding member of Dutch Reformed Church worked to keep the Five Nations loyal to the English

Sources

1. ↑ NY.GEN.&BIOG.REC v.57,p.216. Orville Corson, THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE CORSEN FAMILY, v.1,p.97-103
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20} Viele Records, 1613-1913, Kathlyne Knickerbacker Viele, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1913, 301 pgs.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Burke, Jr., Thomas F. Mohawk Frontier - The Dutch Community of Schenectady, New York, 1661-1710, Cornell University Press.
4. ↑ Minutes of the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company, 1635-36; see NY.GEN.BIO.REC., v.49,pp.224,228
5. ↑ A.J.F. van Laer, Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, 1657-1660
6. ↑ Source: #S100: Ancestry Family Trees, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7547870/person/-261741098/facts
7. ↑ Note: #N4672
8. ↑ Source: #S151: Database online. Place: New York, NY; Year: 1657; Page Number: 63. Record for Arnout Cornelisse Viele.
9. ↑ NADC Bapt Record: Page 10: 1640 May 27; (spouse absent), Marie du Trieux; Aernoudt; Isaac de Foreest, Teunis Cray (Schipper or Captain), Jan Cant
10. ↑ Book: Title: Viele Records, 1613-1913, Author: Kathlyne Knickerbacker Viele, Publication: New York: Tobias A. Wright, Date: 1913, 301 pgs.
11. ↑ Register: In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, NY., By Teunis G. Bergen, New York, S.W. Green's Son, Printer Electrotyper and Binder 1881 - documents the year as 1677
12. ↑ Stefan Bielinski's brief bio of Susanna Viele Wendell from the website "The People of Colonial Albany": http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov//albany/bios/v/suviele.html
13. ↑ Secretary Henry L. Bogert. "Albany Records, Baptisms" in Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1904
14. ↑ Thomas Grier Evans. "Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. II. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.

• Van Laer, Arnold J. F. Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, 1657-1660. Vol. II. Albany N. Y.: Univ. of the State of New York. 1920. p.255.

• 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 Aernoudt Corneliszen Viele

• Viele Records, 1613-1913, Author: Kathlyne Knickerbacker Viele, Publication: New York: Tobias A. Wright, Date: 1913, 301 pgs.

• Stefan Bielinski's brief biography of Aernout Cornelis Viele on the website "The People of Colonial Albany": http://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov//albany/bios/v/acviele6777.html

• RootsWeb: One Coulter's Family History - Arnout Cornelissen Viele

• Ancestery of James Alphonzo FORREST - Aernoudt Cornelise VIELE and Gerritje Gerritse VERMEULEN (website)

• #1 in K K Viele's "Viele 1659-1909" book genealogy

• Source S100: Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;: Repository: #R1:

• Source S151 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;: Repository: #R2. Original source: Filby, P. William, ed., Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009: Repository R2: Name: www.ancestry.com

• Source: S-2065115617 Repository: #R-2137934464. Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: R-2137934464 Name: Ancestry.ca Address: http://www.Ancestry.ca

• Source: Morris Clan--Cornelis Volkertszen VIELE

• Wikipedia: History of Kentucky: Arnout Viele, 1693

Acknowlwdgements

• This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.
• This person Viele-21 was created through the import of Reba Family Tree_2011-03-12.ged on 13 March 2011.
• Profile Viele-1 adopted by Tom Quick 12/22/13
• Profile Viele-21 merged into Viele-1, Feb 14,2014
• WikiTree profile Viele-33 created through the import of Smith_Wood Family Tree.ged on Feb 22, 2012 by Brock Smith.
• Viele-33 was merged into Viele-1, Quick-803 23:05, 14 February 2014 (EST)