Dina Jans (1662 - 1740)

Born 20 Nov 1662 in Jamaica, New Netherland

Wife of Frederick Hendrickse van Leeuwen — married 2 Oct 1681 in Midwood, Province of New York

Descendants

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Biography

Church records

• 1662 Nov 20 Dina, Jan Janszen de Jong, Catharina de Brul. Wit.: Arent Van Corlaer, Dina de Jong. ^[1]

• 1681 Oct 02 The 4th Sept. bethrothed: Frederijk Hendriksz van Leeuwen, young man from Utrecht in the Netherlands, with Dina Jans, young lady fromN. York; both at Jamaica; and married the 2nd Oct. in Midwood. ^[2]

1. 1681 Dec 26 Johannes; parents: frederik van Leeuwen, Dina Jans (Jamaica); op Midwoud; witnesses: Willem Jacobsz, Aaltje Jans.
2. 1683 Oct 14 Hendrick; parents: frederik van Leeuwen, Dina Jans; op Midwoud; witnesses: Jan Vrederiksz, & Huijsvr. Aaltje Jans. ^[3]
3. 1685 Apr 29 Anna Marij; parents: Frederick van Leeuwen, Dina Jans. Wit.: Geertreut Willem, Gerrit Lubbertsen.
4. 1694 Dec 09 Dina; parents: Frederick van Leeuwen, Dina Jans. Wit.: Hendrikes Hegeman, Ariaentje Hegemans. ^[4]
5. 1704 Oct 27 Aeltie; parents: Frederick Hendrickse, Dina Hendrickse. Wit.: Jan Blauw, Maria Van Leeuwe. ^[5]

Will, Abstract of

Dinah's will was dated on 4 June 1736 proved 30 Dec 1740. Dinah Hendricksen Van Leow, of Jamaica, Queens County, widoe of Frederick Hendricksen Van Leow. I leave all my estate to my children, Johannes, Mary, wife of Jacob Probasco, of New York, Henry, Geritie, wife of John Striker, of New York, Dinah, wife of Volkert Dircksen, Fematie, Elizabeth, wife of Evert Van Wicklen, and Altie, wife of John Dorland. And whereas by the will of my husband dated November 19, 1712, my daughter Altie, wife of John Dorland, may have some difficulty in having her share, as she has no children, my other children are to secure her 1/6 of the estate. My two old negroes are to choose which of my children they will live with. I make my son Hendrick and my sons-in-law John Dorland and John Striker, executors. Witnesses: Abraham Lott, Benjamin Hinchman, Isaac Lott. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
3. ↑ David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
4. ↑ A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
5. ↑ Kenn Stryker-Rodda, "Records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Jamaica, Long Island", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols. 105-111 (1974-1980): 105:16. via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
6. ↑ Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. III 1730-1744).

• 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 Dina Jans

• NJGS. "VanLiew: Dinah Jans De Jongh (Dina)." njgsbc.org. Accessed 02 Oct 2016. http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-VanLiew.pdf PDF

• S33 Abbreviation: Somerset County Historical Quarterly Title: Somerset County Historical Quarterly

• S86 Abbreviation: Van Liew Geneaology Title: Genealogy and Annals of the Van Liew Family Author: Thomas L. Van Liew Van Liew Publication: N.p.: n.p., 1910.

• Ancestry member trees.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of rsturley20100927.ged on 16 November 2010.

Research notes

LNAB

Jans, Dina's patronymic, is the "surname" that first appears in records for her, at her marriage to Frederijk. Quackenbush-118 20:24, 26 March 2017 (EDT)