Jannetje Gerrits

Citations

1. [S1344] Howard S. F. Randolph, "Tryntje Jacobs and Her Four Husbands", The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 56:3 (Jul 1925): p. 266. "Guert or Gerrit Gerritsen, came to this country from Zutphen, Holland. His sisters Jannetje and Geesje also emigrated, but it is not known if they all came together, and if their parents accompanied them, or not, though Jannetje seems to have come by herself in a ship of Judith Verleth’s."
2. [S666] Samuel S. Purple, editor, Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801 (New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1890), p. 16. 31 Mar 1652, Caspar Steynwits, wid. of Dorothea Aestens, and Janneken Gerrits, j. d. Van Zutphen.
3. [S1349] Mrs. Russel Hastings, contributor, "The Deposition of Judith Varlet", with additional material by William J Hoffman, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 71 (Apr 1940): "The following deposition [dated 19 Feb 1709/10] by Judith Varlet, the wife of Col. Nicholas Bayard, is taken from a manuscript owned by the New York Public Library, which has kindly given permission for publication.
   The diposition of Mrs Judy Varlet the wife of Coll°. Bayard, being deposed uppon the Holy Evangelist, Saith—-—
   That now about fifty nine yeares ago the said deponant came from holland to New York then called New Amsterdam, in a certaine Ship called the Fortune; she the Deponant being then about fifteen years of age ;-—-
   That at the same time in said ship likewise came over this deponants Brother Nicholas Varlet and Susanna his Wife who are both since dead;—-
   That some time in the month of December A.D. 1650, this deponant was present when the said Susanna the wife of hur depont said brother, was delivered in Child Bedd of a Son, on board of Shipp in a great storme, some few days before the Shipp arrived at or made a place called Martins Vinyard in New England, and that the mariners computed that said Shipp was within soundings of the Maine Land of said Martins Vinyard at the time of said Childs birth; That some few days after said Shipps departure from Martins Vinyard, they arrived at New York, then called New Amsterdam, where the said young born son was baptised by the dutch Minister Mr Megapolensis and named Abraham :--
   
   This would indicate that Judith was born about 1635. She married, 23 May 1666 in New York, Nicholas Bayard (Reformed Dutch Church NY Marriages 1639-1801, p. 32), and they had a son, Samuel, baptized 5 Sep 1669 (Reformed Dutch Church NY Baptisms 1639-1730, p. 95). The Varlet Family of Amsterdam (Cor Snabel and Elizabeth Johnson, www.varletfamily.pbworks.com) states that Judith was acually at least twenty-one years of age at the time of the voyage, citing her baptism on 8 Nov 1629 in Stadsarchief Amsterdam: doopregister, akte 6 p 256.
4. [S1347] Berthold Fernow, editor, The Records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674, seven volumes (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1897), I:55. "Casper Steenmets, pltf., v/s Judick Verleth, deft., demands a balance of 71 fl. 4 st. 8 p. according to account of wages earned by his wife as servant of deft., who produces an account, showing that pltf. has to claim only 75 fl. wages, and 15 fl. in wampum, also that as specifed she has received goods to the amount of 128 fl. 1 st. 8 p. including freight, so that pltf. still owes a balance of 39 fl. Burgomasters and Schepens decide, that the parties shall give each other copies of their accounts and that the wife of Casper Steenmets shall personally appear before the next Court.". Hereinafter cited as Records of New Amsterdam.
5. [S1349] Mrs. Russel Hastings, "Deposition of Judith Varlet", "The following deposition [dated 19 Feb 1709/10] by Judith Varlet, the wife of Col. Nicholas Bayard, is taken from a manuscript owned by the New York Public Library, which has kindly given permission for publication.
   The diposition of Mrs Judy Varlet the wife of Coll°. Bayard, being deposed uppon the Holy Evangelist, Saith—-—
   That now about fifty nine yeares ago the said deponant came from holland to New York then called New Amsterdam, in a certaine Ship called the Fortune; she the Deponant being then about fifteen years of age ;-—-
   That at the same time in said ship likewise came over this deponants Brother Nicholas Varlet and Susanna his Wife who are both since dead;—-
   That some time in the month of December A.D. 1650, this deponant was present when the said Susanna the wife of hur depont said brother, was delivered in Child Bedd of a Son, on board of Shipp in a great storme, some few days before the Shipp arrived at or made a place called Martins Vinyard in New England, and that the mariners computed that said Shipp was within soundings of the Maine Land of said Martins Vinyard at the time of said Childs birth; That some few days after said Shipps departure from Martins Vinyard, they arrived at New York, then called New Amsterdam, where the said young born son was baptised by the dutch Minister Mr Megapolensis and named Abraham :--
   This would indicate that Judith was born about 1635. She married, 23 May 1666 in New York, Nicholas Bayard (Reformed Dutch Church NY Marriages 1639-1801, p. 32), and they had a son, Samuel, baptized 5 Sep 1669 (Reformed Dutch Church NY Baptisms 1639-1730, p. 95). The Varlet Family of Amsterdam (Cor Snabel and Elizabeth Johnson, www.varletfamily.pbworks.com) states that Judith was actually at least twenty-one years of age at the time of the voyage, citing her baptism on 8 Nov 1629 in Stadsarchief Amsterdam: doopregister, akte 6 p 256.
6. [S1347] Berthold Fernow, Records of New Amsterdam, I:65. "Jannetie, wife of Casper Steenmets, pltf., v/s Judickie Verleth, deft., for wages. Burgomasters and Schepens finding, that parties have made no written agreement, and having carefully listened to the statements on both sides, decide, that the services of pltf. began, when she went aboard ship at Amsterdam, that according to the confession of pltf. the passage price from Holland was to be deducted from the wages and to settle the question of goods received, Jacob van Couwenhoven and Pieter Cornelissen van der Veen are hereby authorized to balance accounts."
   [Apparently all was finally decided amicably, as Judith (or her dau., also named Judith) was a sponsor at the baptism, in 1683, of Rachel Straatmaker, dau. of Gessie Gerrits, the sister of the plaintiff Jannetje].
7. [S1134] "Bergen Records (1st Book)", Year Book of the Holland Society, Holland Society of New York (1913): p. 21, 26 Dec 1666, baptism no. 8. Jannetje, dau. of Jan Straetmaker and Geesje Gerrits; sponsors Casperus Steynmets with his wife. This is the eighth baptism recorded in the records (the first was 1 Jan 1666).
8. [S1135] "Bergen Records (3rd Book)", Year Book of the Holland Society, Holland Society of New York (1915): p. 22, burial no. 20. Jannetje , wid. of Casper Steynmets, bur. at Bergen.
9. [S1344] Howard S. F. Randolph, "Tryntje Jacobs and Her Four Husbands", 257–258.