Heijltje Alberts (bef. 1650 - abt. 1701)

Born before 12 Jun 1650 in Vlacke Bos, Nieuw-Nederland (Flatbush, Kings County, New York)

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Willett — married 1668 in Flushing, LI, Kings, NY

Descendants

Died about Nov 1701 after about age 51 in Flushing, Long Island, New York

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Biography

Helena|Heiltje Stoothoff

Baptism

12 June 1650 New Amsterdam, New Netherland^[1]

Death

13 OCT 1731 Midwout, Flatbush, New York

Birth

Helena|Heiltje Stoothoff was born ca. 1646, Flatlands, NY

Parents

• Father: Capt. Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff
• Mother: Altje Cornelise Cool

Marriage

Helena Stoothoff married Thomas Willett of Flushing, bp. 26 Nov 1645 at Dutch Reformed Church, New Amsterdam, d. 1722, Flushing, NY; aged 76. She was his first wife. They were married ca.1668 New York, NY .

Marriage: 1667, New York^[2]

Death

Heiltie Elbertse Stoothoff resided at Brooklyn, NY. She was also known as Helena. She died by Nov 1701. #S15732

d. 1704, Flatlands, NY, aged 58 years.

Children

Known children of Col. Thomas Willett and Heiltie Elbertse Stoothoff were:

1. William Willett, b. 1668; m. Anna Field; m. Mary Hinchman.
2. Sarah Willett; b. 4 dec 1676; m. Jacob DeKey on 9 May 1694.
3. Lt. Col. Thomas Willett; b. 1672; m. Sarah Hinchman, daughter of John Hinchman and Sarah Harrison; 1st wife; m. Keziah Thorne 20 Jul 1723 at Grace Church, Jamaica, NY; 2nd wife; d. 30 Nov 1724. He resided at Queens Co., NY. He resided at Newton, Gloucester Co., NJ. Sarah Hinchman was b. 1672, d. 30 Nov 1724.
4. Mary Willett; b. 1674; m. Richard Willett 22 Dec 1697.
5. Elbert Willett; b. 1676; m. Joanna Varick.
6. Charles Willett; b. circa 1678.
7. Helena Willett, b. 22 Dec 1680, bp. May 27, 1681, in Flds; m. William Hartshorne.
8. Cornelius Willett; b. 1683; d. before 1722.
9. Abraham Willett, b. 1685; m. Susanna Stevens.
10. John Willett; b. 1690; m. Mary Rodman, daughter of Dr. John Rodman and Mary Scammon, 14 Sep 1714; d. circa Feb 1737. He resided at Flushing, New York.
11. Elizabeth Willett; b. 1692; m. Daniel Stevenson, son of Thomas Stevenson and Ann, 24 May 1711.

There may have been more children, see notes below.

Church Records

Baptism

• 1650 Jun 12. Heijltje, Albert Albertszen. Wit.: Aert Willemszen en zijn huijs v. ^[1]

Notes on Thomas Willett

Bergen, Teunis G. Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y., from Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700: With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. (New York: S. W. Green's Son, 1881.)

WILLETT, THOMAS, of Flushing, (sup. English,) m. Helen or Heiltie dau. of Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff of Fld". He appears to have been on the Delaware in 1669, as per p. 469 of Vol. XII. of Doc. of Col. His. of N. Y.

In 1688 a Thomas Willet was high sheriff of Queens County. His name appears in 1695 as a grantor on several deeds disposing of his father- in-law's property; as per p. 32 of Lib. 2 of Con.; also as the owner of several tracts of land in Gd, as per town rec.

Issue:- Helena, bp. May 27, 1681, in Flatlands; William; Thomas; Charles; Cornelis; Abraham; John; Sarah; Elizabeth; Elbert. (sup.)

Signed his name "Thomas Willeft." Wil or William. Mar. 28, 1670, Anthony Jansen Westerbrook) conveyed to him and Maj. Thomas Willett a farm of 18 morgens, with plain and meadow land, in Flh, as per p. 109 of Lib. A of Flh rec.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol 2. New York: Printed for the Society, 1901. Page 27.
2. ↑ Source: #S15732

• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." Accessed May 23, 2016. https://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Heyltje Albertse
• Source: Willett Family
• Bergen, Teunis G. Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y., from Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700: With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. (New York: S. W. Green's Son, 1881.)
• Thomas Willets.ged.FTW
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). Ancestral File Number JXZZ-1M. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Terhune-63 created through the import of Mimi.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.
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• Stoothoff-15 was created by Tom Quick on 17 Oct 13.