Christina Wessels (bef. 1662 - abt. 1698)

Born before 5 Mar 1662 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland

Ancestors

Wife of Jacobus Willemse Teller — married 24 Oct 1683 in New York, New York

Died about Sep 1698 after about age 36 in New York, Province of New York

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Biography

Christina Wessels

Meehan-411 created this profile for Chriistina Wessels Wessels-1456 on 5 May 2019, further this profile was merged with Christina Ashfield (abt.1660-) Ashfield-5 by Weinheimer-29 on 25 Mar 2023, then NNS Leader, Smith-62120 took control of this new profile Wessels-1456 on 6 Apr 2023. The change log records all this editing.

The now former profile for a Christina Ashfield (abt.1660-) Ashfield-5 was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged A merge changing the identity was made by Weinheimer-29 on 25 Mar 2023. The change log records this.

Church Records

Baptism

• 1662 Mar 05 Christina, Warnar Wessels, Anna Elizabeth Massop. Wit.: Pieter Nyssen, Thomas Hall, Metje Wessels. ^{[1] [2][3][4]}

Marriage

• 1683. den 29 Aug. (ingeschreven), getrouwt den 24 Oct. Jacob Teller, j. m. Van N. Albanien, en Christina Wessels, j. d. Van N. Yorke, d' Eerste woonende tot N. Albanien, en de tweede alhier. New York church.^[5]

Children`s baptisms

1. 1689 Dec 22 Willem; Jacob Teller, Christina Wessels; Wits.: Francoys Rombout, Helena Teller. ^[6]
2. 1694 Aug 01 Anna Margareta; Jacob Teller, Christina Wessels; Wits.: Willem Teller Sr, Maria Wessels. ^[7]

Will

Christina Wessels' will 17 Sep 1698 names daughter Anna Margaret Teller, brother Gerardus Wessels, sister, Gertruyd Wessels, widow of ____ Munster, sister Mariah Wessels, wife of Richard Ashfield, and sister Aeltje Wessels, wife of Isaac De Reimer. She named Mr. Samuel Staats, Chirugen, and Mr. Leonard Lewis Executors and said her daughter was to board with Mr. Geestie Dethys or at my brother De Reimer's. The will was proved in 1698. ^[8][9]

Her husband Jacob Teller's will also mentions brother-in-law Isaac De Riemer.

Research Notes

at 29 May 2018 maybe for another couple

1683 24 Oct; Jacob Teller, jm van N. Albanien; Christina Wessels, jd van N. Yorke, d' Eerste woonende tot N. Albanien, en de tweede alhier. ^[10]

The First New York Directory Jacob Teller and wife Christina Wessels living on Whitehall St. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York, Vol. I ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 Image 220 by subscription https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2568774:6961?tid=&pid=&queryId=b0bb5c98ef780f017a991a5ec5f78f8f&_phsrc=Ufy7&_phstart=successSource
2. ↑ New Amsterdam Church Records Baptisms of New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church 1639-1730. https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rbillard/na_baptisms_1639-1730.htm
3. ↑ New Amsterdam (New York City) New York Reformed Dutch Church Baptisms 1661 - 1665 http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcbapt5.shtml
4. ↑ New York Bio Record 1875 https://ia803204.us.archive.org/3/items/newyorkgenealogi1875gree/newyorkgenealogi1875gree.pdf
5. ↑ 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. Page 54.
6. ↑ page 139 Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/commodorehullcon00wils/commodorehullcon00wils.pdf
7. ↑ New York Church Records of the Holland Society
8. ↑ New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County), John Keller, William S. (William Smith) Pelletreau, and New York (State). Prerogative court. Abstracts of Wills On File In the Surrogate's Office: City of New York. [New York: Printed for the Society, 18931913. Vol. I, pg. 301, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822025845744&view=1up&seq=321
9. ↑ De Riemer, Rev. W. E.. The De Riemer Family. New York: Tobias Wright, 1905. page 17
10. ↑ http://longislandgenealogy.com/Marriage/MARR.HTM citing From Samuel S. Purple's 'Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801.'
11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48316/FHNYI-000271-39/288341

See also:

• Ancestry Family Tree profile: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28258696/person/140082808192/facts

History / Acknowledgements

• Meehan-411 created this profile for Christina Wessels Wessels-1456 on 5 May 2019, further this profile was merged with Christina Ashfield (abt.1660-) Ashfield-5 by Weinheimer-29 on 25 Mar 2023, then NNS Leader, Smith-62120 took control of this revised profile Wessels-1456 on 6 Apr 2023. The change log records this.

• The former Christina Ashfield (abt.1660-) Ashfield-5 was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged A merge changing the identity was made by Weinheimer-29 on 25 Mar 2023. The change log records this.