Arie (Corneliszen) van Schaick (bef. 1642 - 1699)

Born before 9 Jul 1642 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Idens) van Schaick — married 27 Feb 1662 in Brooklyn, New Netherland

Descendants

Died Dec 1699 after age 57 in New York, Province of New York

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Biography

Arie Cornelissen Van Schaick, son of Cornelis Aertsen and Belitje Hendricks, was baptized 9 July 1642 at New Amsterdam.^[1]

“Captain Arie (Adrian) Cornelissen Van Schaick, a native of New Amsterdam, married Rebecca Idens in Brooklyn Church on 27 February 1662. She was a daughter of Ide Thonise of Noordigen, Holland.”^[1] It seems possible that “Thonise” or Teunis was not the patronym of Rebecca’s father (who apparently never came to America), because it was the patronym of her mother, Teuntje Teunis. Teuntje Teunis “married first a man named Ide ----, as his children were known as Idens or Idensen. The son of his son adopted the surname van Huyse, so it is easier to think of him as Ide van Huyse. He probably died in Holland, and after his death his widow and her three children came to New York. She married second Jacob Hellakers, or Jacob Swart, probably in New York…”^[2]

“Arie was a farmer, magistrate, soldier and in later years an innkeeper. He received a Commission as Captain of Foot from Governor Leisler on 16 December 1689. The first military experience of Arie took place in 1683 when the militia of Harlem was organized with Nicholas William Stuyvesant (son of the former Governor) as Captain. Arie was appointed Ensign.

“Arie was appointed Magistrate for the ‘Outside People’ beginning 2 October 1674 by the Dutch Governor, Anthony Colve. New Amsterdam had been renamed New York by the British who had invaded and captured the Dutch colony in 1664. The Dutch upon retaking the Colony from the English in 1673 renamed it New Orange. This effort became a nullity by virtue of the Treaty of 19 February 1674 which gave total possession to the English.

“On 28 October 1689 Arie and others joined Governor Leisler in sending a letter to the Magistrates in Albany requesting permission to quarter a detachment of the militia in Albany as protection against attack by the Indians. Among his other official positions, Arie was one of the twenty-four member Committee of Freemen and Council of War. Arie was Assistant Alderman for the Outward in 1684, 1687 and 1692.

“Because of repeated attacks in 1660 by the Indians in the vicinity of Bourie Lane the residents of outlying areas of New Amsterdam were warned to move within the city gates. To counter this warning the residents requested that a village be established on the Stuyvesant Bouwrie which could be more readily defended. The request was granted. The village developed at that location included a church, a blacksmith shop and an Inn. The Inn or Tavern was called the ‘Plow and Harrow,’ and was located at the two-mile stone. The Inn, located on 15 acres, was occupied by Captain Arie for many years.

“Captain Arie purchased a farm at Bloomingdale consisting of about 100 acres. The land lay above the Great Kill. It was bounded on the northwest by the Hudson River, lying west of what is now Tenth Avenue between West 70th and West 71th Streets.”^[1]

“On August 5, 1694, ‘Adrian van Schaak’ made his will, which was probated on January 1, 1700. In it he mentions his ‘dear wife Rebecca, and his children, Belitie, married to Peter de Groot; Ide, married to Ibel Gootbloot; Cornelia, married to Johannes Pluvier; Elizabeth, married to Garrett Oncleboo; and Dina, who is unmarried.’” ^[3]

“Rebecca Van Schaick, widow, was pound keeper in the Bourie Division of New York in 1703. In the census of the same year Rebecca was listed as having in her household one grown boy, and one grown girl. In addition, she had two male and one female negroes.”^[1]

Church Records

Baptism

• 1642. Jul 9. Arie - Cornelis Aertszen. Witnesses: Huijck Aertszen, Marie Hans, Anneken Loockermans. ^[4]

Marriage

• 1662. Sep 17. Arie Corneliszen, "from N(ieuw) Nederl(an)t", to Rebecca Idens, "from Nordingen"; witnesses: Cornelis Aertsen, father of the bridegroom, Teunis Teunissen. ^[5]

Children's baptisms

1. 1663. Oct 1. Beletje - Arie Corneliszen, Rebecca Yrens. Wit.: Cornelis Aertszens, Guiliam d'honneur, Christina Steentiens. ^[6]

Research Notes

LNAB

Corneliszen, Arie's patronymic, is the surname that first appears in church records for him, at his marriage to Rebecca. Quackenbush-118 11:47, 1 July 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Van Sloyoc, Melwood Wertz. Descendants of Cornelis Aertsen Van Schaick (1982) Vol. 1, pp. 44-5.
2. ↑ “Teuntje Teunis and Her Descendants,” by Howard S.F. Randolph, in New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol. 59 (1928), p. 5.
3. ↑ “Teuntje Teunis and Her Descendants,” p. 9, referring to Abstracts of Wills, New York, vol. 1, p. 474 (N.Y. Hist. Soc. Coll., 1892-1908).
4. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 14
5. ↑ 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"
6. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 77

See also:

• Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society (New York)

• Chester, Chris. The Brouwer Genealogy Database.

• Westervelt family tree

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to John Schmeeckle for Schaick-79 creating Van Schaick-79 on 10 Dec 13.
• This person was created through the import of The Sandrock and our Extended_2011-03-09_2011-03-16.ged on 17 March 2011.
• WikiTree profile VanSCHAICK-6 created through the import of Smith_Wood Family Tree.ged on Feb 22, 2012 by Brock Smith.
• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.