Individual Details
Tjerck CLAESEN de Witt
(Say 1620 - 17 Feb 1700)
"The surname DeWitt is a variation of the name Witt or White...The title "De" is a title of honor, as was the custom in ancint days. The lineage dates back to 1204, John and Cornelius DeWitt, the greatest statesman in the history of Holland, also their father Jacob DeWitt." [History of the town of Catherine..., p. 492]
Events
| Birth | Say 1620 |  | |||
| Birth | Grootholt, Sunderlandt, Netherlands | |  | ||
| Birth | 1629 | Grootgolt, Zunderland, Holland | | ||
| Arrival | Abt 1650 | on his own sloop - New Netherland | | ||
| Religion | 1656 | fined for "being in the company of Lutherans, performing a divine service" | | | |
| Arrival | Bef 24 Apr 1656 | from Zunderland, Holland | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Apr 1656 | Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, New Netherland - Barbara ANDRIESSEN | | ||
| Removed | Bef 1 May 1657 | Beverwijck, New Netherland | | | |
| Property | Say 1660 | granted a permit to erect house and barn - Esopus, New Netherland | | | |
| Removed | 1 Sep 1660 | Wiltwyck, New Netherland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1661 | was apparently well-to-do because he was taxed 125 guilders to build a church in Esopus | | ||
| Election | 27 Apr 1662 | schepen - Wiltwyck, New Netherland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 7 Jun 1663 | lost property in an Indian attack and his daughter Taatje was taken prisoner, but later recovered. - Wiltwyck, New Netherland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 23 Oct 1664 | was one of four described as having a "double farm" - Wiltwyck, New Netherland | | ||
| Military | 1665 | as a sergeant in the local militia - Wiltwyck, New York, British America | | ||
| Election | 1668 | schepen - Wiltwyck, New Netherland | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 11 Feb 1679 | was one of the signers of the renewal of the Nichols Treaty with the Esopus Indians - Kingston, New York, British America | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1684 | joined a petition to Gov. Dongan for freedom to choose local officers by election - Esopus, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Election | 4 Mar 1689 | one of the county magistrates - Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Will | 4 Mar 1698 | mentions wife Barbara, son Andries, son Tjerk, son Jan, son Luycias, son Dieck, daughters Tjatje (wife of Mattys Mattysen), Jannette (wife of Cornelius Swett), Gertruy, Rachel (wife of Cornelis Bogardus), Marite, and Aegie - Ulster, New York, British America | | | |
| Death | 17 Feb 1700 | Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America | | ||
| Alt name | Tierck CLAESSEN de With | | |||
| Alt name | Tjerk DEWITT | ||||
| Alt name | Tjerck CLAESSEN De Witt | | |||
| Occupation | navigator, owning his own 50 ft sloop | | |||
| Description | requiring more court time than any other settler | | |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara ANDRIESSEN (1635 - 1714) |
| Child | Andries DE WITT (1657 - 1710) |
| Child | Taatje Claese DE WITT (1659 - 1724) |
| Child | Jannetje DE WITT (1662 - 1744) |
| Child | Klaes DE WITT (1664 - 1698) |
| Child | Jan DE WITT (1666 - 1715) |
| Child | Geertruy DE WITT (1668 - ) |
| Child | Jacob DE WITT (1670 - ) |
| Child | Rachel DE WITT (1672 - 1738) |
| Child | Lucas DE WITT (1674 - 1703) |
| Child | Peek CLAESEN (1676 - ) |
| Child | Tjerck DE WITT (1678 - ) |
| Child | Marritje DE WITT (1683 - ) |
| Child | Aagje DE WITT (1684 - ) |
| Father | Nicholas Claass JANSSEN de Witt (1594 - 1663) |
| Mother | Tiata Tjarks BREMER (1596 - 1647) |
Notes
Birth
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Witt-43 contains a discussion of possible birth dates and locationsBirth
in the southern portion of the Duchy of WestphaliaReligion
It was not a crime to be a Lutheran but conducting public services was.[Brink, p. 110] refused to pay assessments for the Dutch Church rector's salary.
Removed
inferred from date of marriageProperty
The house is still standing and in use. It's on the Hurley Road on the outskirts of Kingston. [Van Curen p 76]Removed
Banta reports first mention in records in 1661.Cleaver says 1661.
Will
1/2 of land to Andries1/2 of land to Tjerck
Rest divided in 12 parts for sons and daughters.
[Brink]
Description
Including court cases regarding violence, p. 107-108.There is a good account of one on p. 108
Endnotes
1. 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.
2. Mary Louise Catlin Cleaver, The History of the Town of Catherine, Schuyler County, N. Y. (Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1945), p. 492; online page images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=12079 : viewed 2 March 2019). The description seems a bit hyperbolic. Preface states that family histories were provided by the families themselves.
3. 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.
4. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 100; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).
5. Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, History of Ulster County, New York: with illustration and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1880), part 1, p. 169; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=ruI_AQAAMAAJ : viewed 19 February 2019).
6. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 98; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).
7. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
8. Marius Schoonmaker, The History of Kingston, New York: From Its Early Settlement to the Year 1820 (New York: Burr Printing House, 1888), p. 477; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=mlsjMujhHIcC&dq : viewed 19 February 2019).
9. Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, History of Ulster County, New York: with illustration and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1880), part 1, p. 169; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=ruI_AQAAMAAJ : viewed 19 February 2019).
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. 76.
11. Mary Louise Catlin Cleaver, The History of the Town of Catherine, Schuyler County, N. Y. (Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1945), p. 492; online page images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=12079 : viewed 2 March 2019). The description seems a bit hyperbolic. Preface states that family histories were provided by the families themselves.
12. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 98; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).
13. Sutherland De Witt, "Lineage of the De Witt Family ," Olde Ulster 1 (Jan-Dec 1905); online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=cn5FAQAAMAAJ : viewed 8 March 2019).
14. Samuel S. Purple, editor, Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. I (New York: printed for the Society, 1890), p. 20, 1656, 24 April, Tjerck Claeszen and Barber Andrieszen; online page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB473/i/0/1/0 (also available at https://archive.org/details/recordsofreforme01coll ) : viewed 18 March 2019.
15. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 10 July 2019).
16. Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, History of Ulster County, New York: with illustration and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1880), part 1, p. 169; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=ruI_AQAAMAAJ : viewed 19 February 2019).
17. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 98; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).
18. 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.
19. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
20. Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester, History of Ulster County, New York: with illustration and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1880), part 1, p. 169; indexed online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=ruI_AQAAMAAJ : viewed 19 February 2019).
21. Theodore M. Banta, "Names of Dutch Settlers in Esopus," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1897 [but imaged outside cover says "1906"]); online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=nbwTAAAAYAAJ : viewed 1 March 2019).
22. Mary Louise Catlin Cleaver, The History of the Town of Catherine, Schuyler County, N. Y. (Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1945), p. 492; online page images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=12079 : viewed 2 March 2019). The description seems a bit hyperbolic. Preface states that family histories were provided by the families themselves.
23. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
24. Theodore M. Banta, "Names of Dutch Settlers in Esopus," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1897 [but imaged outside cover says "1906"]); online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=nbwTAAAAYAAJ : viewed 1 March 2019).
25. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 98; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).
26. WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Witt-43 : viewed 12 December 2018), note 5; citing Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 by Andrew Brink Tjerck Claes(z)(en) (de Witt) and Barbara Andries, Chapter five, pg 98-111.
27. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
28. Theodore M. Banta, "Names of Dutch Settlers in Esopus," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1897 [but imaged outside cover says "1906"]); online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=nbwTAAAAYAAJ : viewed 1 March 2019).
29. Theodore M. Banta, "Names of Dutch Settlers in Esopus," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1897 [but imaged outside cover says "1906"]); online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=nbwTAAAAYAAJ : viewed 1 March 2019).
30. Theodore M. Banta, "Names of Dutch Settlers in Esopus," Year Book of the Holland Society of New York (1897 [but imaged outside cover says "1906"]); online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=nbwTAAAAYAAJ : viewed 1 March 2019).
31. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
32. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 10 July 2019).
33. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
34. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 10 July 2019).
35. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 101; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).
36. WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Witt-43 : viewed 12 December 2018), "Death".
37. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 16 February 2019).
38. Mary Louise Catlin Cleaver, The History of the Town of Catherine, Schuyler County, N. Y. (Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1945), p. 492; online page images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=12079 : viewed 2 March 2019). The description seems a bit hyperbolic. Preface states that family histories were provided by the families themselves.
39. 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. 3, no. 35, Claes, dau. of Tierck Claessen de With and Barber Andriessen; digital images of pages, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/baptismalmarriag00king : viewed 6 January 2019).
40. Thomas G. Evans, "The De Witt Family, of Ulster County, New York," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 17:251-259 (Oct. 1886); online page images, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924061993378 : viewed 10 July 2019).
41. 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.
42. Andrew Brink, Invading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 (XLibrus US, 2003), p. 103; online page images, Google Books (https://books.google.nl/books?id=2q-YrjHBBWAC : viewed 6 March 2019).