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Cors Jansen Berrien (abt. 1625 - abt. 1688)

Cors Jansen (Cornelis) "Cornelius" Berrien aka Berrian
Born about in Bretagne, Francemap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1664 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died about at about age 63 in Flatbush, Long Island, Province of New Yorkmap
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Biography

Berrien or Berryen, Cornelis Janse, m. 1st Jannetje dau of Jan Strycker of Flatlands; Signed his name Cornelis Berrien' in 1684. (Note: Bergen listed a 2nd marriage to Hendrickjc Verplanken but it must be an error as it is supposedly Jannetje who re-married!)

Issue:

  1. Jan Cornelise;
  2. Jacob Cornelise, bp. Aug. 17, 1678, in Brooklyn;
  3. Claus Cornelise, bp. Mar. 13, 1681, in Flatlands;
  4. Catharine, b. abt. 1683 m. Jeremiah Remsen;
  5. Cornelis Cornelise, bp. July 15, 1683, in New Utrecht;
  6. Pieter Cornelise;
  7. Agnes or Angenietje, who m. Joris Rapalje. [1]

Church Records

Children's baptisms
  1. 1678 18 Aug, Jacob, child of Cors Jansen Berrien, Janetie Stryker, Witnesses: Christofel Probasco, Peter Stryker, Heyltje Kloper, of N. Y., Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church [Note: Witness Christofel Probasco was the husband of Janetie's sister Eytie, Peter Stryker was Janetie's brother][2]
  2. 1681 13 Mar, Claas, child of Cors Janz Berrien, Janetje Stryker, Witnesses: Jan Gortier (Cjortier?), Swantje Strykker, Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church [Note: Witness Swantje Strykker was the wife of Janetje's father][3]
  3. 1682 9 July, Jacob, Parents: Stoffel Probasco, Ida Stryckers, Wit: Jacob Striker, Cors (Jansen) Berrien, Swantje Strycker (Jofwer? Peters), Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church. [Note: Ida Stryckers was Cors' wife's sister][4]
  4. 1683 15 Jul Cornelis, child of Cors Janse Berrien, Janatie Stryker. Witnesses: Jacob, Gerrit, and Ida Stryker. [5][6]

Death

18 December 1688; his will acknowledged Jan 1689; his widow remarried in August 1689. [7]

Will, Abstract of

Cornelius (abstract reads middle given name as Johnson) Berrien of Newtown will 12 December 1687. Half estate to wife Johannah; residue to my children (not named in the will) equally, except that son John shall have £10 more than the others. Youngest child to be maintained till of age. Overseers: brothers-in-law, Abram of Newtown and Peter Strickland of Flatbush. Witnesses: Jonathan Hazard, Theophilus Phillips, Wouter Verschuer. Signatures acknowledged 29 Jan 1688/89, proved 21 May 1691. Long Island Sources database.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Teunis G Bergen Early Settlers of Kings Co, NY p34-35 https://ia902607.us.archive.org/32/items/registerinalphab00berg/registerinalphab00berg.pdf
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72 Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2021.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72 Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2021.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72 Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2021.
  5. ↑ Theodore M. Banta. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1898.
  6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00233/82203
  7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=berrien&GSfn=cornelius&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=175702691&df=all&
  8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48331/LongIslandSrcRec-001985-130/295729




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Quackenbush-118 Carrie Quackenbush
Cornelius was supposedly a Huguenot and a deacon of the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church.
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