Jan Jansen1

#6907, (say 1600 - before 1 September 1641)

Family

Engeltje Jans b. s 1602
Children 1.Elsje Janse+1 (c 1622 - )
 2.Jan Jansen Jr.+4 (s 1624 - )
 3.Tryntje Janse4 (s 1626 - )
 4.Dorothea Janse4 (s 1628 - )
Jan Jansen was also known as Jan Jansen Brestede.2 
Birth*say 1600He was born say 1600 at Breestede, Denmark (now Germany).1 
Marriage*say 1622He married Engeltje Jans say 1622 at Breestede, Denmark (now Germany).1 
Death*before 1 September 1641He died before 1 September 1641.3 

Citations

  1. [S716] John O. Evjen, Scandanavian Immigrants in New York 1630--1674 (Minneapolis: K. C. Holter Publishing Company, 1916), p. 218-9: "Jan Jansen, from "Breestede," (Bredstedt), came over to New Netherland with his parents, Jan Jansen and Engeltje Jans, and his three sisters, Elsje, Dorothea and Tryntie Jans, in 1636.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [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. 11, 1 Sep 1641. Egbert Wouters, j. m. from Yselsteyn, and Engel Jan from Breestede, wid. of Jan Janszen.
  4. [S1138] Edwin R. Purple, Contributions to the History of Ancient Families of New Amsterdam and New York (New York: privately printed, 1881), p. 21. Engel Jan Van Breestede, widow of Jan Janszen, "appears" to have "had by her first husband the following named children, who are described in a deed dated May 20, 1683, as the children and co-heirs of Egbert Wouterse, late of the city of New York, deceased," citing New York Conveyances. Liber 12, p.126: 1. Jan Janszen Van Breestede, 2. Tryntje Janszen Van Breestede, 3. Dorothea Jans Van Breestede and 4. Elsje Jans Van Breestede.