Jan (Ottenszen) Otten (abt. 1636 - bef. 1696)

Born about 1636 in Gameren, Gelderland, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Geertruijd (Jans) Van Lent — married about 1662 in Netherlands

Descendants

Died before 6 Aug 1696 before about age 60 in Province of New York

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Biography

"Jan Otten's ancestors belonged to the low country nobility in the Tielerwaard, where they had been lords of Est for several generations. His great grandfather Sander Reyersz settled in Brakel, after which his grandfather Jan Sandersz moved to Gameren through his marriage. Jan Sandersz was among the wealthier farmers there, but his son, Jan's father, Otto Jansz ran into problems and when he died in 1666, his entire property was burdened with debts. It was not the only disaster." ^[1]

"On January 23, 1662, Jan Otten, with his brother Geerlof and four other villagers, visited Hellouw on the other side of the Waal. In the inn two of their friends had an argument that night, in which Jan Otten got involved. Knives were drawn and in the ensuing battle Jan Otten injured his fellow villager Wouter Mertensz de Graeff. The help of two warned surgeons was in vain and Wouter Mertensz bled to death from injuries in his arm and shoulder." ^[1]

"Jan Otten must have fled immediately, because he is no longer present at the further course of justice. The court acted quickly, because the next morning already the fugitive's belongings were seized.
On June 3, 1662, the sentence was pronounced on him in Zaltbommel. The statement was "that those accused in the hands of the judiciary, coming up to the end of the day, remaining fugitive that fine goods were recognized as fisque wimps." This death sentence was never executed because Jan Otten managed to stay out of the hands of the judiciary. It is not known how he succeeded and where he stayed in the year between the manslaughter and his departure from Amsterdam to America where he, his wife and their two year old son Otto arrived on April 16, 1663, with the ship De Bonte Koe ^[2]. But the violent events in the Tieler and Bommelerwaard unintentionally resulted in subsequent generations of Van Tuyl growing up in the North American colonies." ^[1]

"Jan Ottens young wife Geertruijt Jans van Lent must have experienced the crossing with mixed feelings. For a granddaughter of the steward Mathijs van 's Gravenweert from a family of gold and silversmiths, the flight must have been a humiliation. It is remarkable that she is mentioned in church registers in New York as Geertruyt Jans van 's Gravenweert and not as Geertruijt Jans van Lent. In New Amsterdam - from 1664 New York - Jan Otten became skipper; he lived in what is now Wallstreet from about 1685. On his death he left eight children; the two youngest Abraham and Isaac (twins) have descendants in the straight line to this day. Geertruijt remarried on August 6, 1696 to Teunis Jansen Lanen van Pelt."^[1]

Immigration

Jan Otto van Tuyl, and Wife and child 2 yrs sailed with ship De Bonte Koe (The Spotted Cow) from Amsterdam 16 April 1663, and arrived in New Amsterdam between 11 May 1663 and 17 August 1663. Captain was Jan Bergen ^[2]

Church Records

Children's baptisms

1. 1664. Nov 16. Neeltie, Jan Ottenszen, Geertruijd Jans. Wit.: Huijg Barentszen, Maria Verplancken. ^[3]
2. 1667 Jan 30 Lijsbeth, Jan Otten, Geertruijd Jans. Wit.: Daniel Verveelen, Alida Schaets. ^[3]
3. 1672 Apr 07 Annetie, Jan Otten, Trijntie. Wit.: Huijbert Hendrickszen, Marritie Hendricks. ^[3]
4. 1675 Jan 27 Aert, Jan Otten, Geertruijd. Wit.: Claertie Leijdecker. ^[3]
5. 1677 Aug 22 Alexander, Jan Otten, Geertruijd Jans. Wit.: Lijsbeth Lubberts. ^[3]
6. 1681 Jan 05 Abraham, Issac, tweeling Jan Otten, Geertruijd Jans. Wit.: Jan Pieterszen, Gerrit Leijdecker, Lijsbeth Lubberts, Claertie Leijdeckers. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Biografisch woordenboek Gelderland Biography Otto van Tuyl (oldest son) from/Uit: Biografisch Woordenboek Gelderland, deel 2, Bekende en onbekende mannen en vrouwen uit de Gelderse geschiedenis. Redactie: dr J.A.E. Kuys (eindredactie), drs R.M. Kemperink, E. Pelzers en drs P.W. van Wissing. Verloren Hilversum, 2000, pagina's 101-103. cites literature and sources: Literatuur
   • H. Alma Cramer, Notes on the Van Tuyl family, Washington D.C. 1959
   • Ch. Grey, Pirates of the Eastern Seas, 1618-1723, Londen 1933
   • J.G. Lydon, ‘Castel del Rey, an early New York Privateer’, in: The American Neptune, 17 (oktober 1957), 292-297
   • R.C. Ritchie, Captain Kidd and the war against the pirates, Cambridge Mass., Londen 1986
   • R.L. van Tuyl en J.N.A. Groenendijk, A Van Tuyl Chronicle, 650 years in the History of a Dutch-American Family, Los Altos (Californië), Gameren 1996
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   • Rijksarchief Gelderland, ORA Tuil, inv.nrs. 10, 16
   • Streekarchief Bommelerwaard, ORA Zuilichem, inv.nrs. 10, 677
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Olivetree genealogy; Ships to New Netherland De Bonte Koe (The Spotted Cow) Sailed from Amsterdam 16 April 1663
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} 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.

• Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File:BCFam-VanTuyl.pdf: "Van Tuyl, Jan Ottenzen". Accessed 21 Dec 2016. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/
• RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rgclarke&id=I22338
• Ancestry Notes on the Van Tuyl Family