Willem Hendricksz Brouwer (abt. 1622 - 1668)

Born about 1622 in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland

Husband of Lysbeth Aertsen (Drinckvelt) Rinkhout — married 22 Dec 1648 in Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, Nederland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1668 at about age 46 in Beverwijck, Province of New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Marriage

Plaats huwelijk Dinteloord Datum ondertrouw 02-11-1648
Religie Nederduits Gereformeerd
Bruidegom Willem Brouwer van Nikerck
Bruid Lisebeth Aertsen Drinckveld
Attestatie om te trouwen in ? ^[1]

Children

1. kind: Hendrick doopdatum: 09-05-1652; kerk: Amsterdam Gereformeerd: Oude Kerk; boek 9; godsdienst: Hervormd; vader: Willem Brouwer; moeder: Elisabet Drinckvelt; ^[2][3]
2. Kind Lambrecht Brouwer Datum doop 08-10-1653 Plaats doop Roosendaal
   Vader Willem Brouwer Moeder Lijsebeth Drinckvelt ^[4]

Burial

3 AUG 1668 Beverwyck, Albany County, New York

Occupation

Shoemaker

Williem was born about 1620. He passed away about 1668.

Research Notes

Dna research

https://sites.google.com/site/janbrouwerdna/origins/frisian-archives-search

Notes by Betty

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:19:54 EDT

From: Betty

I am attaching a bio of Willem Brouwer. I firmly believe he was not related to Philip Hendrickse "Brouwer". I have found NO early record or reference to him as Willem Hendrickse Brouwer. I believe this appellation is an invention of Professor Jonathan Pearson who wrote in 1876, an assumption he made because of the fact that both men lived in the small colonial village of Beverwyck. Philip Hendrickse was a "brewer". Willem Brouwer bought a brewery & sold it but he was a master shoemaker.

Note this early Netherlands record as a Shoemaker & Citizen of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederlands dated 21 Apr 1643:

Willem Brouwer

Citizen, burger on Tuesday, April 21, 1643 Niekerck

Datum inschrijving poorter: 1643/04/21

Naam poorter: Brouwer

Voornaam poorter: Willem

Beroep poorter: schoenmaecker

Herkomst poorter: Niekerck

Source: "Poorterboeken 1632-1684 Oud Administratief Archief Stad Breda, I-1a inventarisnummer 2112"

Willem Brouwer [possibly son of Johan according to land records ??] was born in Nijkerk [Niekerck], Gelderland, Nederlands circa 1622. He was a citizen, burger [possibly aged 18 - 21 yrs] in Nijkerk Tuesday, April 21, 1643; his occupation was shoemaker. His marriage record lists his birthplace as Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederlands.

Willem Brouwer married Elisabeth Aertsen Drinckvelt 2 November 1648 (day is recorded in the second source) in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederlands. Elisabeth/ Lisebet/ Lijsebeth was from Prinselant, Noord-Brabant, Nederlands near to Dinteloord and not far from Breda.

"DTB Dinteloord en Prinsenland inventarisnummer register 5 __ Retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand Dinteloord NG trouwen, 1614-1659"

Note:

This is a record of the marriage of Willem Brouwer, born in Nijkerk [Niekerck], Gelderland, Nederlands and Elisabeth Drinckvelt from Prinselant, Noord-Brabant, Nederlands: Lisebeth Aertsen Drinckveld

Bruid op maandag 2 november 1648 Dinteloord/ plaats: Dinteloord

ondertrouw: nh 02-11-1648/ trouwdatum: --

bruidegom: Willem Brouwer van Nikerck/ bruid: Lisebeth Aertsen Drinckveld

bijzonderheden: --Retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand

Bron: Dinteloord NG trouwen, 1614-1659 (5)

The first source above also shows that Elisabeth Aertsen Drinckvelt was the widow of Cornelis van Hal when she married Willem Brouwer. Sources indicate that Willem Brouwer was her third husband. Elisabeth was married previously on 30 November 1641 in Dinteloord to Adriaens van Breda most likely her first marriage on or about age 20 yrs.

On 20 October 1649 Willem Brouwer and Elisabeth Aertsen Drinckvelt had baptized, in Breda, their twins: Eva and Arnoldus. I have not found Eva and Arnoldus are mentioned again. 


On 9 May 1652 Willem Brouwer and Elisabeth Aertsen Drinckvelt had baptized, in

The Reformed Church, their son Hendrick. I believe he was one of the three children who immigrated with his parents in 1655.

On 8 October 1653 Willem Brouwer and Elisabeth Aertsen Drinckvelt had baptized, in Roosendaal, their son Lambrecht Willem.

Willem Brouwer came to New Netherlands from Amsterdam aboard the Ship “De Waegh” in August 1655 with his wife Elisabeth Aertsen Drinckvelt and three children, most likely Hendrick [born abt. 9 May 1652 in Nederlands], probably Willem [birth records not found as of 9-2008], and a third child, possibly Maria [birth records not found as of 9-2008]. The “De Waegh” sailed June 7, 1655 and arrived in New Amsterdam August 13, 1655. Sources indicate Willem and

his family were provided passage by the Dutch West India company in return for his acting as a comforter of the sick [reading the Bible as comfort to the afflicted and sitting with them], which reveals his literacy and his strong religious bent. [Sources cited on following]

Willem Brouwer is well documented as a shoemaker, possible brewer and citizen of Beverwyck and member of the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany. In 1655 he owned property in Beverwyck [Albany], New Netherlands. He was active in the Reformed Church as a church member as documented in the Deacon’s Account, 1652-1674: Ist Dutch Reformed Church of Beverwyck-Albany New York, translated, edited and published by Janny Venema c. 2003 . By 1664 Willem may have been ill or impoverished because these records indicate he and his family received food, clothing, money etc. from the church from March 1664 until his death in 1668. [I have two books by Janny Venema, the Deacon’s Account Book and Beverwijck both of which have several references to Willem Brouwer and Elisabeth Drinckvelt.]

Willem died on or before 3 August 1668. [Considering it was August & hot, I believe he was more than likely buried no more than a day after his death.] His widow Elisabeth Drinckvelt Brouwer petitioned the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany on 3 August 1668 for assistance in paying for the burial of her husband. The following entry is found in the Deacon's book of the church at Albany [Sourced above]: "Tot die begraevenisse van Willem brouwer 40 guilders, 15 [stuivers]." granting her request on August 3, 1668. The Widow Brouwer & her children continued to receive Church assistance until October 1668. This information is from the Deacon’s Account Book. Perhaps the reason the entries end October 1668 is that she then married Jan Rinckout, since the Dutch were few in number and very practical about encouraging remarriage in order to provide for children & widows. Jan Rinckout was one who was named as having directly contributed bread, etc. to the Brouwer family before and after Willem’s death.

Willem Brouwer’s two sons Hendrick [born in the Netherlands as sited above] and Willem both settled in Schenectady. His daughter Maria married Isaac Truax and his other daughter Elisabeth married Claas Andries De Graaf who also settled in the Schenectady area in 1664. Willem’s widow Elisabeth married Jan Rinckhout in Albany after October 1688 following Willem’s death and had a daughter Gertruy in 1670. The last reference for Elizabeth Rinckout seems to be 1672 as a baptismal sponsor.

• https://brouwergenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/04/family-of-elizabeth-brouwer-and-claas.html

Sources

1. ↑ BHIC (int) Marriage Willem Brouwer and Lisebeth Aertsen Drinckveld 2 November 1648 Bron Nederduits Gereformeerd trouwboek 1614-1659 Plaats Dinteloord Toegangsnr. 8027 Inv.nr. 5
2. ↑ "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-31144-1675-52?cc=2037985 : 21 August 2014), Nederlands Hervormde > Amsterdam > Dopen 1634-1667 > image 383 of 607; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague). Dopen bk. 7, 1634-1643 Dopen bk. 8 1644-1651 Dopen bk. 9 1651-1667 right page, eighth entry
3. ↑ OpenArch Amsterdam City Archives (Netherlands) - Church records baptisms DTB 9, p.27, Amsterdam, archive NL-SAA-908089
4. ↑ BHIC Baptism Lambrecht Brouwer 8 October 1653 Deel Nederduits Gereformeerd doopboek 1610-1810 Plaats Roosendaal Toegangsnr. 8100 Inv.nr. 16

• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." Accessed May 23, 2016. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p175.htm#i35233 Willem Brouwer

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Robert Haack for creating WikiTree profile Brouwer-508 through the import of romans.ged on Jul 24, 2013.