Individual Details
Tirck MATTHYSSEN
(16 Dec 1682 - 18 Jun 1742)
Biography
Tirck Matthysen (as it is spelled in the baptismal register) was born 16 December 1682 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York [1] and baptized there at the Reformed Dutch Church on 24 December. His parents' names were spelled as Mattys Matysz and Tajatie Wit. Jan Tyse, Magdaleen BlanJean and Cornelis Switz were his baptismal sponsors. [2]
He was named for his maternal grandfather, Tjerk Claesen DeWitt. Jan Tysen (also spelled as Jan Matthyssen) was his paternal uncle.
On 1 February 1702 (NS) Tjerk married Marytje ten Eyck at the Reformed Dutch Church in Kingston. Banns had been published but the dates are not given. The record states that he was born and was living in "Kingstouwn" and she was born and was living in "Horle", presumably Kingston and Hurley, respectively, in Ulster County, Province of New York.[3]
Tjerk appears on the 1709 tax list of Kingston. [4]
In 1711, he purchased from Hendrick Van Wye a home that still stands at 138 Green Street (the intersection of Green and John Streets). The house was and is a short walk from the church (although the church has been moved from its original location). His brother Matthys lived a few hundred feet away. The house was set afire by the British during the Battle of Kingston on 16 Oct 1776, but rebuilt by Tjerk's grandson Garret. [5]
1713 . . . (page 290). Capt. Mattys Mattysen of corporated Kingston, for 97 pounds, 12 schepels sells to Tjerck Mattysen of Town of Kingston, woodland in Corporation Kingston, south of Queen's highway, opposite to the other land of grantor. (Surve y) . . . bounded east, south and west by commons and north by queen's highway, cont. 20 acres. Likewise small piece of lowland on south side of Esopus Kill, on west end of land of grantor in Kingston . . . cont. 6 acres. Also 2 acres low lan d on south east side of last 6 acres (description). Signed 02 April 1713, Mattys Mattisen (mark). Wits: Teunis Tappen, W. Nottingham. Evert Wynkoop, Justice Peace. [6]
The shift to using the surname "Van Keuren" occurred about 1715 by agreement among Tjerk and his brothers. [7]
Tjerk, apparently, was a leader in the community. He served eleven terms as Town Trustee and/or Town Supervisor and was selected three times to perform "magisterial duties." When the church was chartered he was a member of the original board of deacons. [8] [9] Tjerk served in the Ulster Foot Regiment, first as an Ensign, then as a Captain. [10] [11] The militia would have dealt principally with disputes involving native American clashes with colonials.
In his will dated 27 May 1742, Dirck mentions his wife Maritie, son Matthew, son Benjamin, daughter Sarah wife of William Van Vliet, sons Abraham and Jacobus, daughter Janeke wife of Dirck Westbrook, daughter Katie wife of Joseph Du Bois, daughter Catharine wife of Arnold Vielen, daughter Maritie wife of Petrus Louw, daughter Rachel wife of Dirck Van Vliet, daughters Elisabeth and Lydia. The will was proved 22 Sep 1742. The home in Kingston, as well as the farm and orchard was bequeathed to son Abraham. The land in Dutchess County was left to sons Matthew and Benjamin, and daughter Sarah. [12]
Tjerck died in Kingston, 18 June 1742, survived by his wife. [13]
Tjerk and Marytje had thirteen children, verified by near-primary records:
1702 Aug 23 Sara - Tjerck Matthyssen, Marytje ten Eyck. Witnesses: Mathys du Boys, Sara du Boys. [14]
1704 Sep 03 Jenneke - Tjerk Matthysse, Marytje ten Eyck. Witnesses: Matthys ten Eyck, Janneke Rosa. [15]
1706 Jun 09 Mattheus - Tierk Mattyse, Marytie Ten Eyk. Witnesses: Mattys Mattyse, Tiatie Mattyse. [16]
1708 Jan 28 At Esopus. Tjaatje - of Tjerk Matthyse and Maria Ten Eyk. Witnesses: Cornelis Wynkoop, Barbara Matthysse. [17]
1711 Sep 23 Abraham - 'TJerk Matyssz, Marytjen Ten-Eyk. Witnesses: Mathys Mathysz, junior, Tryntjen Slegt. [18]
1713 Nov 15 Benjamin - TJerk Mathysz, Marytjen de Nyk. Witnesses: Thomas Mathysz, Zara de Nyk. [19]
1715 Dec 11 Maytjen - Tyerk Mathyssz, Marytjen Ten Eyk. Witnesses: Niclaas Mathyssz, Marytjen Laaken-man. [20]
1717 Jul 28 Maria - 't Jerk Van Keuren, Marytjen Ten-Eyk. Witnesses: Niclaas Mathysz Van Keuren, Marytjen Laaken-man. [21]
1719 May 17 Jacobus - 'Tyerk Van Keuren, Marytjen 'ten Eyk. Witnesses: Tyerk de Wit, Nenny Paaling. [22]
1720 Dec 18 Rachel - TJerk Van Keuren, Marytjen Ten Eyk. Witnesses: Abraham ten Eyk, Rachel ten Eyk. [23]
1722 Feb 18 Rachel - TJerk Van Keuren, Marytjen ten-Eyk. Witnesses: Abraham ten Eyk, Rachel ten-Eyk. [24]
1726 Jul 31 Elisabeth - TJerk Van Keuren, Marytjen ten Eyk. Witnesses: Johannes ten Broek, Rachel Roosa. [25]
1729 Apr 27 Lidea - Tjerk van Keuren, Marytjen ten Eyk. Witnesses: Pieter Tappen, Janneken Elvendorff. [26]
A secondary source lists a fourteenth child:
1709 Dec 26 Catharina.[27] (This date falls into an anomalous period in the church records where dozens of baptisms appear to have been entered months after the fact, all with the same date, raising the possibility that some could have been omitted.)
Notes
1. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 27; supplied by Van Curen, [address for private use], Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments.
2. Hoes: Page 18
3. Hoes: Page 518
4. "New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7831: viewed 2 February 2019), 1709, Tjerk Van Keuren; citing The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1932) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 199.
5. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
6. Included in previous version of biography. Source not known.
7. Van Curen, 2009, op. cit., p. 109.
8. Van Curen, 2009, op. cit., p. 109.
9. Helen Reed de Laporte, "Three Generations of Patriots," Olde Ulster: an historical and genealogical magazine, 7 (1911), online page images, InternetArchive (https://archive.org/details/oldeulsterhistor1911king : viewed 2 February 2019), pp. 262-3.
10. Van Curen, 2009, op. cit., p. 109.
11. Reed de Laporte, op. cit.
12. Collections NY Hist. Soc.: 1895, Vol. 27, Page 371-372
13. Van Curen, 2009, op. cit., p. 109.
14. Hoes: Page 66
15. Hoes: Page 73
16. Hoes: Page 76
17. Year Book Holland Soc. NY: 1905, Page 47
18. Hoes: Page 95
19. Hoes: Page 104
20. Hoes: Page 112
21. Hoes: Page 119
22. Hoes: Page 126
23. Hoes: Page 133
24. Hoes: Page 140
25. Hoes: Page 164
26. Hoes: Page 180
27. Van Curen, 2009, op. cit., p. 109.
Sources
* Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, 1891)
* Year Book of the Holland Society of New York
* Collections of the New-York Historical Society (New York) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Collections_of_the_New-York_Historical_Society
* VanKeurenHomesteadMarker http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=34028091-84be-481f-91ef-7d358fde1017&tid=21920874&pid=1021
* VanKeurenHomestead http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=99a8c783-3783-4fff-9198-ab911602a46a&tid=21920874&pid=1021
Events
| Birth | 16 Dec 1682 | Kingston, New York, British America |  | ||
| Baptism | 24 Dec 1682 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, New York, British America | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1701/02 | Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America - Maria TEN EYCK | | ||
| Residence | 1709 | in and appears on a tax list - Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Property | 1711 | purchased a home from Hendrick Van Wye - 138 Green Street (corner of Green and John), Kingston, New York, British America |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1715 | and his brothers adopted the surname Van Keuren | | ||
| Religion | 16 Nov 1719 | a deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church - Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Military | 16 Nov 1719 | was addressed as "Captain" - Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Election | Aft 1726 | Town Trustee serving eight terms - Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Property | 1729 | land along the north side (and later, land on the south side) of Spackenkill Run - Dutchess, New York, British America | | ||
| Military | 1738 | listed as Capt. in the 2nd company of foot - Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Will | 27 May 1742 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Death | 18 Jun 1742 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Probate | 22 Sep 1742 | Province of New York | | ||
| Civil | 20 Oct 1743 | 's executors obtained a judgment against debtor, William Harris - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, British America | | ||
| Alt name | Dirck VAN KEUREN | | | ||
| Alt name | Tjerk MATTHYSSEN van Keuren | ||||
| Miscellaneous | held leadership positions | | |||
| Military | rising to rank of Captain in the Ulster Foot regiment, participating in various campaigns, mostly involving disputes with local native American tribes | | |||
| Election | Town Supervisor eleven times - Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | |||
| Election | Colonial Magistrate for three terms - Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Maria TEN EYCK (1682 - 1760) |
| Child | Sara VAN KEUREN (1702 - 1768) |
| Child | Jenneke VAN KEUREN (1704 - 1757) |
| Child | Mattheus VAN KEUREN (1706 - 1781) |
| Child | Tjatje VAN KEUREN (1707 - 1791) |
| Child | Catharina VAN KEUREN (1709 - 1776) |
| Child | Abraham VAN KEUREN (1711 - 1776) |
| Child | Benjamin VAN KEUREN (1713 - 1788) |
| Child | Marytjen VAN KEUREN (1715 - 1716) |
| Child | Maria VAN KEUREN (1717 - 1748) |
| Child | Jacobus VAN KEUREN (1719 - 1803) |
| Child | Rachel VAN KEUREN (1720 - 1721) |
| Child | Rachel VAN KEUREN (1722 - 1787) |
| Child | Elisabeth VAN KEUREN (1726 - 1812) |
| Child | Lidea VAN KEUREN (1729 - 1795) |
| Child | Neeltje VAN KEUREN (1730 - 1770) |
| Father | Matthys MATTHYSSEN (1648 - 1730) |
| Mother | Taatje Claese DE WITT (1659 - 1724) |
| Sibling | Sara MATTYS (1678 - 1748) |
| Sibling | Lea MATTHYSSEN (1679 - ) |
| Sibling | Matthys MATTHYSSEN (1681 - 1740) |
| Sibling | Thomas MATTHYSSEN (1684 - 1689) |
| Sibling | Barbara MATTHYSSEN (1685 - 1761) |
| Sibling | Klaes MATTYSSEN (1687 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Thomas MATTHYSEN VAN KEUREN (1689 - 1758) |
| Sibling | Hasael MATHYSSEN (1691 - 1743) |
| Sibling | Cornelis MATTHYSSEN VAN KEUREN (1694 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin MATTHYSSEN VAN KEUREN (1696 - ) |
| Sibling | Gerardus MATTHYSSEN (1700 - 1700) |
Notes
Property
The home was just a few hundred feet from the home of brother Matthys and about two blocks from the Dutch Reformed Church. Later Charles Van Keuren purchased a home about one block away at the corner of Crown and John.Tjerk's house passed to son Abraham after Tjerk's death.
Shortly after Abraham's death, 12 Oct. 1776, the house and several neighboring ones had severe damage from a fire.
During the Battle of Kingston, 16 Oct. 1777, the house was set afire by the British. Abraham's son Garret restored the house.
Alt name
Name change due to family's adoption of a surname rather than using patronymics; also an anglicized spelling of Tjerk.Endnotes
1. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 27; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
2. Chester /Van Keuren/ Family Bible Records, 1682-1788, (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), "Tjerck ... born 1682 Dec 16 Kingston N.Y."; privately held by James W. Moore (JamesWMooreUNC69 AT gmail DOT com), , Potomac, MD 20854; image of transcription and translation of unknown origin, given to me by Fran Bates.
3. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 18, no. 295, Tirck, son of Mattys Matysz and Tajatie Wit; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 6 January 2019). "1682...295...[Parents] Mattys Matysz, Tjaatie Wit [Child and date] Tirck 24 Dec. [Witnesses and sponsors] Jan Tyse, Magdaleen Blan Jean, Cornelis Switz." A footnote from the transcriber reads as follows: This is "de Wit" in corresponding list in Vol. II.
4. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 27; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
5. Roswell Randall Hoes, compiler, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, or often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660||Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston (New York: De Vinne Press, 1891), p. 518; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 2 February 2019). "1702...1 Feb. [NS]...185...Tjerck Mathyssen, j. m., born and resid. in Kingstouwn, and Marytje ten Eyck, j. d., born and resid. in Horle [Hurley--brackets in source]. Banns published, but dates not given.".
6. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
7. Chester /Van Keuren/ Family Bible Records, 1682-1788, (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), "Married 1702 Feb 1 Kingston Marytje Ten Eyck Born 1682 Oct 16 Ulster Co N.Y. Died 1760 Apr 6 Kingston"; privately held by James W. Moore (JamesWMooreUNC69 AT gmail DOT com), , Potomac, MD 20854; image of transcription and translation of unknown origin, given to me by Fran Bates.
8. "New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920," database index, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7831: viewed 2 February 2019), 1709, Tjerk Van Keuren; citing The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1932) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 199.
9. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
10. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
11. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p. 76.
12. Marius Schoonmaker, The History of Kingston, New York: From Its Early Settlement to the Year 1820 (New York: Burr Printing House, 1888), pp. 210-211; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=mlsjMujhHIcC&dq : viewed 19 February 2019).
13. Marius Schoonmaker, The History of Kingston, New York: From Its Early Settlement to the Year 1820 (New York: Burr Printing House, 1888), pp. 210-211; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=mlsjMujhHIcC&dq : viewed 19 February 2019).
14. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 27; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
15. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 116; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
16. Elizabeth A. Stitt, Genealogy.com, My Genealogy Home Page (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/i/Elisabeth-A-Stitt-NY/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0027.html : viewed 8 July 2018), Captain Tjerck Matthysen VanKeuren; citing History of Ulster County, Sylvester, 1880, Part I, p. 287.
17. /New York Historical Society/, abstractor, Collections: Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800, on File in the Surrogates's Office, County of New York, 41 volumes (New York: New York Historical Society, 1892), vol. III (1730-1744), pp. 371-372, will of Dirck Van Keuren, referencing liber 14, page 300. Page images were sent as an email attachment on 6 July 2018 from Mariam Touba, reference librarian, at NYHS. The current holder stitched the page images into a single image..
18. Ulster, New York, Wills, Liber 14: 300-304, will of Dirck [Tjerke] Van Keuren, proved 22 Sep 1742; From microfilm on file at New York Historical Society, provided via email 6 July 2018.
19. D. G. Van Curen, Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen, RTF file on CD accompanying book, "Van Keulen/Van Keuren, Van Kuren/Van Curen," (Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1998), entry 27; supplied by D. G. Van Curen, , Boise, ID 83709, 1998 [presumably]. This is an extensive descendancy with informal citations to sources and brief proof arguments. The CD is informally labelled.
20. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
21. Chester /Van Keuren/ Family Bible Records, 1682-1788, (n.p.: n.p., n.d.), "The 18th of June, in the year 1742 my father died ..." and "Tjerck Van Keuren...Died 1742 Jun 18 Kingston"; privately held by James W. Moore (JamesWMooreUNC69 AT gmail DOT com), , Potomac, MD 20854; image of transcription and translation of unknown origin, given to me by Fran Bates.
22. /New York Historical Society/, abstractor, Collections: Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800, on File in the Surrogates's Office, County of New York, 41 volumes (New York: New York Historical Society, 1892), vol. III (1730-1744), pp. 371-372, will of Dirck Van Keuren, referencing liber 14, page 300.
23. Dutchess County, New York || Dutchess Co., NY, Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Sessions, 1721-1889 "Ancient Document 1666", Van Keuren agt William Harris, 1743, "Decl and Copy of Bond," 20 October 1743; digital images, Dutchess County (NY) Clerk, Dutchess County Government (https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/County-Clerk/Ancient-Document-Search.htm : downloaded, 9 November 2019).
24. /New York Historical Society/, abstractor, Collections: Abstracts of Wills 1665-1800, on File in the Surrogates's Office, County of New York, 41 volumes (New York: New York Historical Society, 1892), vol. III (1730-1744), pp. 371-372, will of Dirck Van Keuren, referencing liber 14, page 300.
25. Elizabeth A. Stitt, Genealogy.com, My Genealogy Home Page (https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/i/Elisabeth-A-Stitt-NY/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0027.html : viewed 8 July 2018), Captain Tjerck Matthysen VanKeuren; citing "Olde Ulster", vol. 7, p. 263.
26. Helen Reed de Laporte, "Three Generations of Patriots," Olde Ulster: an historical and genealogical magazine 7 (1911); online page images, InternetArchive (https://archive.org/details/oldeulsterhistor1911king : viewed 2 February 2019).
27. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
28. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.
29. D. G. Van Curen, The Descendants of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen: A history of the Van Steenberghs, Peersens, Jansens, Van Keurens and related families, from their beginnings in Kingston, Ulster County, New York (Chesterfield, MO: Mira Digital Publishing, 2016), p.109.