Individual Details
Marten Ryerson
(14 May 1637 - 1687)
Marten was the son of Reijer Reijersz and Marritje Francen. Marten arrived in this country with his brother Adriaen about 1646 and settled in Breuckelen, on the Island of Nassau, (Long Island), in what is now New York.
Marten was an early member of the 1st Church of Brooklyn becoming a member March 25, 1663.
He nearly always used the name Reijersen after he came to New Amsterdam. The Dutch did not have a letter for y in their alphabet but instead used ij . Record keepers in New Amsterdam, however, often failed to add the dots over those letters, an oversight which soon caused this Dutch name to look and be spelled as Reyersen.
Marten was an early member of the 1st Church of Brooklyn becoming a member March 25, 1663.
He nearly always used the name Reijersen after he came to New Amsterdam. The Dutch did not have a letter for y in their alphabet but instead used ij . Record keepers in New Amsterdam, however, often failed to add the dots over those letters, an oversight which soon caused this Dutch name to look and be spelled as Reyersen.
Events
| Birth | 14 May 1637 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Immigration | 1646 | New Amsterdam | |||
| Marriage | 14 May 1663 | Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen, New Netherland - Annetje Jorise "Rappelje" Rappalje |  | ||
| Death | 1687 | Bergen, New Jersey | |||
| Occupation | Farmer and town constable |
Families
| Spouse | Annetje Jorise "Rappelje" Rappalje ( - ) |
| Child | Joris Martinse "Ryersen" Ryerson (1666 - 1749) |
| Child | Reyer Martense Ryerson (1669 - 1751) |
| Child | Catalyntie Martense "Van der Beck" Ryerson (1671 - 1760) |
| Child | Jacobus Reyerson (1677 - 1749) |
| Child | Cornelius Ryerson (1683 - 1711) |
| Child | Frans Marten Reyerson (1685 - 1749) |
| Child | Sara "Sarah" Reyerson (1673 - ) |
| Child | Marritie Reyerson (1664 - ) |
| Child | Lyntje (Syntje) Reyerson ( - ) |
| Child | Geertje Reyerson (1675 - ) |
| Child | Helena Reyerson (1679 - ) |
| Father | Reijer Reijersz (1604 - 1646) |
| Mother | Marritje Francen (Barents) Van Swindrecht (1609 - 1643) |
| Sibling | Geertruid Reijersz (1639 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
The marriage was performed by Dominie Seljin. Witness was Catarina Jeronymus the mother of the bride. Dominie Seljin's careful accounting of the "wedding money" shows that Martin gave him 6 guilders for performing the ceremony. At the time of the marriage the congregation was meeting temporarily in a barn. The first building, an octagonal shaped building with a threaded roof was erected for this congregation in 1666 right in the middle of the road which then passed it by on either side...now it is Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY. Marten was active in the Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church all of his life and served as a deacon there for many years.Marten and Annetje had 11 children.