Born before in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Ancestors 
Son of Claes Jacobse Groesbeck
and Lijsbet Stevens
Brother of
Catrina Marietja (Claasz) van Woerdt, Willem Claasz (Groesbeek) Groesbeck, Barber Claasz Groesbeck, Stephanus Groesbeck, Johannes Claasse Groesbeck and Rebecca Groesbeeck
Husband of
Annetje Jacobse Vandergrift
— married
29 Sep 1674 in New Amsterdam Reformed Church, New York City (New Orange), New York Co., NY
Descendants 
Father of
Rebeckah (Groesbeck) Hendricks, Leah (Groesbeck) Van Sandt, Elizabeth Groesbeck, Johanna Groesbeck and Rachel (Groesbeck) Biddle
Died after
after age 55
in Bensalem, Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania
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Biography
Jacob was born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where he was baptized in the Oude Kerk (Old Church, Reformed) on 2 February 1649, recorded as the child of Claes Jacobsz and Lijsbet Stevens.[1]
As a child he immigrated to New Netherland with his parents, who were in Beverwijck (later to become Albany, New York) by 1660.[2]
He left Beverwijck (Albany) for the city of New Amsterdam, where, as Jacob Claeszen, he was married to Annetje van der Grist in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Orange on 29 September 1674. [3] They had registered banns on 26 August 1674.[4]
Now known as Jacob Groesbeck, he and Annetje (also called Anna) lived in Manhattan, New York City, for many years. In 1710, they moved with his wife's family and purchased land adjoining that of his brothers-in-law.
They were the parents of 5 daughters: Rebecca, Elizabeth, Leah, Rachel and Johanna.
Jacob is named in the will of his father, Claes Jacobs Groesbeck of Albany, New York, written in 1707 and proven at probate in 1713.[5]
Residence
- Removed to Bensalem, Pennsylvania [6]
Church Records
- Baptism
- Doop(Akte)datum: 02-02-1649 Plaats: Amsterdam
Soort akte: Doop
Bijzonderheden: Kerk: Oude Kerk
Kind Jacob
Vader Claes Jacobsz, Moeder Lijsbet Stevens [1]
- Marriage
- 1674. Ingeschreven den 26 Aug, Getrouwt den 29 Sept. Jacob Claeszen, j.m. Van Amsterd. en Annetje Van der Grist, j.d. Van N. Nederlt. [New York].[4]
Research Notes
Jacob's Dutch last name at birth was Claeszen, the patronymic last name recorded for him at his marriage. [7] Later, he took the surname Groesbeck, also used by his father, when Dutch-based patronymic naming lost popularity after Dutch-run Nieuw Amsterdam became the English colony of New York.
Wells & Scott Genealogy Tree says:
- •ID: I101012
- •Name: Jacob Classen Groesbeck
- •Sex: M
- •Birth: 2 FEB 1648/49 in Albany [Beverwijck], New York
- •Death: in Bensalem Township, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania
- Father: Nicholas Jacobse Groesbeck b: 1623 in Breda, Brabant, Netherlands
- Mother: Elizabeth Stevens b: 1624 in Germany
- Marriage#1 to: Rachel ________ UNK
- Marriage #2 to: Annetje Jacobse Vandergrift (abt.1653-aft.1685), born ca. 16 March 1653 in New York City 'New Amsterdam'.
- Married: 29 Sep. 1674 in New York City, New York
- Children:
- Rebecca Groesbeck b: 1675 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Leah Groesbeck b: 11 FEB 1679/80 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [8]
Davis-Garrigus Tree says:
- •ID: I1026
- •Name: Jacob Claessen Groesbeck
- •Sex: M
- •Birth: 02 FEB 1648 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA
- •Death: 1705 in Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
- Marriage to: Anna Jacobse Vandergrift b: 16 Feb. 1653 in New Amsterdam, [New York]
- Married: 29 Sep 1674 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York,
- Children
- Rebecca Groesbeck b: 23 JUN 1676 in New York, New York, New York
- Leah Groesbeck b: 11 FEB 1680 in New Amsterdam New York City, New York
- Rachel Groesbeck b: 21 NOV 1682 in New York, New York, New York
- Johannes Groesbeck b: 09 AUG 1685 in Chr Dutch Reformed Church, New York,
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amsterdams archief Baptism Jacob Claesz 2 February 1649 Bronvermelding DTB Dopen, archiefnummer 5001, inventarisnummer 8, blad p.199, aktenummer DTB 8 Gemeente: Amsterdam Periode: 1644-1651 Religie: Hervormd
- ↑ Bielinski, Stefan. Jacob Groesbeck. The People of Colonial Albany (online exhibition), New York State Museum, Albany, Posted 5 May 2007.
- ↑ The name "New Orange" was adopted in 1673 for the city previously called Nieuw Amsterdam. After November 1674 it was renamed New York.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Purple, Page 39.
- ↑ Will of Claes J. Groesbeck - 1707. The People of Colonial Albany (online exhibition), New York State Museum, Albany, , posted 30 March 2007.
- ↑ Source: #S00372
- ↑ Added by Smith-62120 21:49, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=daw744&id=I101012
- Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society (New York)
- Purple, Samuel S., editor. "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. 1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1890.
- Vandergrift Family - Long Island Genealogy - accessed 15 Jan 2004 at http://longislandgenealogy.com/vandegrift/fam00730.htm
- "Descendants of East Tennessee Pioneers", written by Olga Jones (Wear) Edwards and Ina Wear Roberts. (2nd edition) page 272
- S00372 Directory of Persons in the New Netherland Vital Records, 1600's, FTM CD #11. (Apparently this is Family Tree Maker CD#11.)
See also:
- https://www.ancestry.com/family tree/person/tree/14731011/person/454318841/facts. Requires paid subscription
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15026196/person/309815367/facts. Requires paid subscription
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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~0.39%
Virginia Hendricks
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For more information on reliable sources for WikiTree profiles like this one, see New Netherland Settlers Project Reliable Sources, the various pages linked from that page (such as Primary Sources for New Netherland) and other pages in Category:Reliable Sources for Pre-1700 Profiles.
I've observed that sometimes folks assume that a document that was created by hand is more authentic than one that appears in print, but that's not true. We always need to consider who created the document and where they got their information. Also is it sometimes assumed that something written in (say) 1881 about events in (say) 1681 is more reliable than something written today because it was closer in time to the actual events. That is not a good assumption -- any more than it would be reasonable to assume that simply because I am alive in 2023 I have good information about my own ancestral family's events in 1823. We need to consider where the information came from, and seek primary records, or at least reliable transcripts of primary records (transcripts are often the best sources we have for New Netherland).
BTW: The New York church marriage records cited are one of our best sources for New Netherland and early New York, and they are online at FREE websites. See this page and the Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society page for details on finding them and citing them.