Born about in Beusichem, Gelderland, Nederland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Jan Verkerk
[uncertain]
and Geertgen Aertsd
[uncertain]
Brother of
Roelof Verkerk
Husband of
Mayke Gysberts
— married
1 Apr 1651 in Buren, Gelderland, Nederland [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Roelof (Verkerkken) VerKerk, Aerd Janse VerKerk, Hendrick Janse VerKerk, Berentjie Janse (Verkercken) Verkirk, Geertje Janse (van Kerk) Verkerken, Cornelis Janse VerKerk, Jan Janse Van Kirk Jr. and Barendt Janse Verkerk
Died after
after about age 62
in New Utrecht, Kings County, Province of New York
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Biography
Jan Jans Verkerk was born in "Beusecom" [sic, probably Beusichem, a town in the province of Gelderland] in the Netherlands around 1626. The record of his daughter's marriage states that he and his wife came from the town of Buurmalsen in Gelderland, on the river Linge near Buren.
Jan Jansen Verkerck married Maijke Gijsberts between 20 January 1651 and 20 April 1651 (perhaps on 20 January 1651) at Sint-Lambertuskerk (St. Lambert's) in Buren, Netherlands.[1]
They had eight children: Roelof; Aerd; Hendrick; Berentje (1658-Aft. 1700); Geertje; Cornelis; Jans; and Barendt.[2] A note accompanying an abstract of his will names his children as Roelof, baptized 1654; Aert, baptized 1655; Geertie, married (1) Hendrick Janse; married (2) Jan Dirckse Van Vliet; Barentje, married Nicholas Vander Grift; Cornelius, baptized 1661; Jan; Barent; and possibly Hendrick.[3]
Jan and Mayke emigrated to New Netherland in 1663, traveling to New Amsterdam on the ship “Rooseboom” ("Rose Tree" in English) with five children. They settled in Nieuw Uijtrecht (New Utrecht) on Long Island and remained there for the rest of their lives.
Jan owned large tracts of land in New Utrecht and was prominent in local affairs. He is named in a few court documents regarding neighbor’s property issues or changes. In 1775 he was owed money from the estate of Denyse Denyse’s estate. He was the local magistrate in 1679 and in 1684. In 1686 the new Governor, Thomas Dongon affirmed the land ownership of some of the farmers in New Utrecht, "Jon VanKirk" being one. He took the Oath of Allegiance to the English in 1687.
Jan Verkerck of New Utrecht made his will on 10 November 1688. It was also signed by his wife Mayke Verkerke. Witnesses were Jan P. Vandeventer and Lambert Janse. The will devised his estate to "his sunns" Barent Verkerck and Jan Verkerck Junior, who apparently were living in their father's house.[3][4]
He died after 10 November 1688 (one version of this profile said 1689) in New Utrecht, New York. Mayke is said to have also died that same year.
Property Records
April 18, 1695: There appeared before Joost Debaene, Clerk of the town of New Utrecht, Roeloff Verkerke of Midwout, Aert Verkerke of Lewis Co., South River (PA) (who signed by mark), Barent Verkerke, living at Salem, Bucks Co., PA, in the South River (who signed by mark), John Vander Vliett of New Lotts of Midwout and Nicholas Vandergrift of Bensalem, Bucks Co., South River (PA) all children of John and Marike Verkerke, and they deed John Verkerke another son of John and Marike, living in New Utrecht "house, land, etc., as it now stands and is in use of said John and Marike Verkerke". All sign as above. Wit: Jacob Hendrickse who signed by mark, Kryne Janse Van Meteran, Joost Debaene, Clk. [5][6][7]
Sources
- ↑ Regional Archives Rivierenland in Buren (Netherlands), Church records marriages; Nadere toegang op invnr 11 van archieftoegang 0760, Tiel, archive 760, inventory number 11, folio 25: Record image from www.archieven.nl. Also see https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/LT83-ZPB . The marriage entry does not have a date, so the date is assumed to be after the date of the previous record (or possibly that same day) and before the date of the next record.
- ↑ The children's names of Jan Janse Verkerken (VanKirk) are from pages 369 and 370 of the Bergen, Register of the Early Settlers of Kings Co., Long Island, NY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kings County, N.Y., Wills." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Vol. 47 (1916), page 232, citing Liber 10 of Conveyances, page 243. Text: Will of Jan Verkerck of New Utrecht. Also signed by Mayke Verkerke. Dated Nov. 10, 1688. Estate to Barent Verkerck and Jan Verkerck, Junior, "his sunns" living by the appearant inn his house. Executors not named. Witnesses: Jan P. Vandeventer, Lambert Janse.
- ↑ Kings Co., NY Wills, pg. 111
- ↑ Translated and Rec'd April 1, 1703 by Henry ffilkin, Reg.
- ↑ Notes by MG Pitts, 8/31/2013
- ↑ Long Island Source Records, Genealogy Gleanings from Book 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, pg. 68 P. 270.
- Bangs, Reminiscences of old New Utrecht and Gowanus (1912) Pg. 33, 27, 47, 61, 62, 68,
- 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.) Pg. 370
- Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." Jan Janszen Verkerk. Accessed May 23, 2016 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm
- Edwards, Olga Jones (Wear) and Ina Wear Roberts. Descendants of East Tennessee Pioneers" (2nd edition) page 271
- Families Genealogy http://www.ogs.on.ca
- Hoff, Long Island Source Records (2001) Pg. 111
- Rooseboom, Passenger Index 1663
- Lee, Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, (1907) Vol. 2, Pg. 704
- Genealogy Gleanings from Book 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, pg. 68 P. 270
- Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Kirk.pdf. Accessed 13 Jun 2016.
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Wendy Johnson for Kirk-30 creating Van Kirk-30 on 1 Nov 13.
- This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.
- WikiTree profile Verkercken-2 created through the import of My-Family-20-Dec-2012.ged on Dec 20, 2012 by Matt King.
- Verkerk-52 was created by Kevin Chappell through the import of march 7 2014.ged on Mar 7, 2014.
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He is currently set as Son of Jan Jelis Verkerk and Geertgen Aertsd. Geni also shows this same couple, as Jan Jelisz Verkerk (Verkerck), Husband of Geertgen Gijsberts (Aertsd), but without any issue.
Alternately, Geni connects Jan Janse Verkerk as Son of Jan Aertsz Verkerk and Bertie Verkerk (Hermen)
Point 1) There is no evident family connection between those two fathers. They are simply of the same name, from the same town, in the same era.
Point 2) Geni claims a family connection between those two mothers - Bertie is connected as sister of Geertgen Gijsberts (Aertsd). Although there is no explanation about why Bertie would have the apparent patronym "Hermen" instead of "Aertsd", if they are indeed sisters. But it explains how the two sets of parents became conflated in the historical genealogies.
Point 3) Jan Jelis seems to have indeed died early, about 1618, leaving no issue. So the premise of Jan Janse Verkerk b. 1626 being his son seems impossible.
Point 4) After death of Jan Jelis, his wife Geertjen re-married, and had at least one child by the later marriage, as Mother of Marijke Mary Verkerk (Gisberts), who is actually the wife of Jan Janse. So if her lineage is correct, Marikje certainly would not have married her own half-brother by Geertjen.
Point 5) WikiTree shows the wife of Jan Janse as Mayke Gysberts (abt. 1630 - aft. 1688, with no parents. So to help prove this, possibly we can find her birth record, as daughter of Geertjen?
Point 6) Jan Jelis shows another attached son in WikiTree, Roelof Verkerk, who is probably bogus, and without evidence. He can probably be disconnected, and merged into the son Roelof, of Jan Janse, just to clear the clutter.
edited by Steven Mix
http://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/LT83-ZPB
But no other info, so I am not going to create any profile.