Individual Details
Aret Klincken
(1645 - Feb 1708)
came from Holland with William Penn in his first voyage in 1682. Klinken had seen and known Penn in Holland. He built the first /a'6'-story house ever raised in Germantow^n ; and Penn was present and partook of the raising dinner. He died at the age of eighty. Another source says he arrived in 1687, passenger list from Dalem, Netherlands.
Came to America with William Penn, having known him in Holland.
The Tunis family name was a patronymic, in the sense that Arendt's father's given name was Tunis, so Arendt was on occasions called Arendt Tunes, in the fashion of the Dutch and low Germany communities of the time. In addition, the family actually had a surname, namely, Klincken. For this reason the two brothers' descendants confusingly have different family names today-- Tunes and Klincken. Tunis = "tone" Klinken = "sound" - (Dutch-German) identical Abraham Tennis and Arent Klinken and Jan Williams (all of whom were our ancestors) were naturalized as British subjects in Germantown, on March 7, 1691/92. [13] The first tax list of Phila. Co., 26 Sept. 1693, lists, in Germantown, both Aert Klinken and Abraham Tunes, assessed respectively with real and personal property valued at £80 and £50. [6: vol. 8, p82ff] Aret Klincken signed his will 12m, 10, 1707/08, and it was proved ten days later. He names his wife Niske; son Anthony; daughters Ellin Williams and Eunike, wife of Kunrad Kunders. Executors were his nephew Dirck Jansen, and Francis Daniel Pastorious. Witnesses were Dennis Kunders, Abraham Teunis, et al. [10] A lot is known about Aret Klincken, a few items which I mention. Due to his religious principles, he declined to be burgess in Germantown in 1695. On Dec. 30, 1701 he was appointed overseer to collect subscriptions and arrange with a school teacher to start the first school in Germantown. [6: vol. 4, p 26ff]
The name of Aert Klinken is on the List of Taxables for Germantown,
1693. Also, that of Abraham Tunes.
1696 "Lot Nineteen, Frankfurt Company" [Gtn. Germantown] "31d 1m (Mar)
Accounts Concerning The Building Of The Stone Meeting House At Germantown, A.D. 1705.—
This Meeting House stood in the East corner of the Burying Ground on the Southwest side of the Germantown Main street, about 125 feet Northwest of the present Coulter Street. The following abstracts are made from the "Account," in the custody of Germantown Preparative Meeting of Friends, written on Rittenhouse Mill paper, in the handwriting of Francis Daniel Pastorius.
"Anno 1705 the 20th of 4th month, Friends of Germantown bo't of Heivert Papen a Lott or fifty acres of land for the sum of Sixty Pounds Curr't silver money of Pensilvania."
"subscription of Friends belonging to Germantown Meeting and paid as followeth," by Aret Klincken, John Luken, William Strepers, Denis Kunders, Lenert Arets, Peter Shoemaker, Paul Wolff, Thomas Potte, Sen'r, James Delaplaine, Isaac Shoemaker, Jacob Shoemaker, Matthew Milan, William Wilkinsen, Abraham Tunes, Francis Daniel Pastorius, Peter Clever, Johanes Kuder, Dirk Jansen, Wolter Simens, Simon Andrew, John Griffith, Paul Kastner, Andrew Kramer, Elias Burley, Mary Doeden, Anthony Loof, Cnnrad Cunders (in all £48. 1 ."••?. in cash and £70. 5s. 2d. in work and materials).
1796 Transaction No. 3 Deed of Confirmation: Frantz Daniel Pastorius, attorney for and co-partner of the Frankfurt Co., to Arnold Cassell, for same 50A., where he modifies the ground rent set in the 1686 contract to 4 pieces of 8 or 24s Pa. money.Witnesses: Aret Klincken, Johannes Umstäät Acknowledged in open Court of Record held at Germantown on the 19d 8m 1697. Recorded in the Grund und Lager Buch, p. 253. 1697 2d 2m (April) Transaction No. 4 Deed: Arnold Cassell, of Gtn., husbandman, with the consent of his wife Susanna, to Hans Millan (signed by mark), of Germantown for the same 50A. Subject to ground rent to Frankfurt Co. Witnesses: Aret Klincken, Johannes (Umstatt?) [? Part of article] Acknowledged in open Court of Record held at Germantown on the 19d 8m 1697. Recorded in [Phila. Co.] Deed Book G, No. 2, p.396" ("Germantown Crier", Volume 42, #4, Fall 1994)
Came to America with William Penn, having known him in Holland.
The Tunis family name was a patronymic, in the sense that Arendt's father's given name was Tunis, so Arendt was on occasions called Arendt Tunes, in the fashion of the Dutch and low Germany communities of the time. In addition, the family actually had a surname, namely, Klincken. For this reason the two brothers' descendants confusingly have different family names today-- Tunes and Klincken. Tunis = "tone" Klinken = "sound" - (Dutch-German) identical Abraham Tennis and Arent Klinken and Jan Williams (all of whom were our ancestors) were naturalized as British subjects in Germantown, on March 7, 1691/92. [13] The first tax list of Phila. Co., 26 Sept. 1693, lists, in Germantown, both Aert Klinken and Abraham Tunes, assessed respectively with real and personal property valued at £80 and £50. [6: vol. 8, p82ff] Aret Klincken signed his will 12m, 10, 1707/08, and it was proved ten days later. He names his wife Niske; son Anthony; daughters Ellin Williams and Eunike, wife of Kunrad Kunders. Executors were his nephew Dirck Jansen, and Francis Daniel Pastorious. Witnesses were Dennis Kunders, Abraham Teunis, et al. [10] A lot is known about Aret Klincken, a few items which I mention. Due to his religious principles, he declined to be burgess in Germantown in 1695. On Dec. 30, 1701 he was appointed overseer to collect subscriptions and arrange with a school teacher to start the first school in Germantown. [6: vol. 4, p 26ff]
The name of Aert Klinken is on the List of Taxables for Germantown,
1693. Also, that of Abraham Tunes.
1696 "Lot Nineteen, Frankfurt Company" [Gtn. Germantown] "31d 1m (Mar)
Accounts Concerning The Building Of The Stone Meeting House At Germantown, A.D. 1705.—
This Meeting House stood in the East corner of the Burying Ground on the Southwest side of the Germantown Main street, about 125 feet Northwest of the present Coulter Street. The following abstracts are made from the "Account," in the custody of Germantown Preparative Meeting of Friends, written on Rittenhouse Mill paper, in the handwriting of Francis Daniel Pastorius.
"Anno 1705 the 20th of 4th month, Friends of Germantown bo't of Heivert Papen a Lott or fifty acres of land for the sum of Sixty Pounds Curr't silver money of Pensilvania."
"subscription of Friends belonging to Germantown Meeting and paid as followeth," by Aret Klincken, John Luken, William Strepers, Denis Kunders, Lenert Arets, Peter Shoemaker, Paul Wolff, Thomas Potte, Sen'r, James Delaplaine, Isaac Shoemaker, Jacob Shoemaker, Matthew Milan, William Wilkinsen, Abraham Tunes, Francis Daniel Pastorius, Peter Clever, Johanes Kuder, Dirk Jansen, Wolter Simens, Simon Andrew, John Griffith, Paul Kastner, Andrew Kramer, Elias Burley, Mary Doeden, Anthony Loof, Cnnrad Cunders (in all £48. 1 ."••?. in cash and £70. 5s. 2d. in work and materials).
1796 Transaction No. 3 Deed of Confirmation: Frantz Daniel Pastorius, attorney for and co-partner of the Frankfurt Co., to Arnold Cassell, for same 50A., where he modifies the ground rent set in the 1686 contract to 4 pieces of 8 or 24s Pa. money.Witnesses: Aret Klincken, Johannes Umstäät Acknowledged in open Court of Record held at Germantown on the 19d 8m 1697. Recorded in the Grund und Lager Buch, p. 253. 1697 2d 2m (April) Transaction No. 4 Deed: Arnold Cassell, of Gtn., husbandman, with the consent of his wife Susanna, to Hans Millan (signed by mark), of Germantown for the same 50A. Subject to ground rent to Frankfurt Co. Witnesses: Aret Klincken, Johannes (Umstatt?) [? Part of article] Acknowledged in open Court of Record held at Germantown on the 19d 8m 1697. Recorded in [Phila. Co.] Deed Book G, No. 2, p.396" ("Germantown Crier", Volume 42, #4, Fall 1994)
Events
| Birth | 1645 | Munchen-Gladbach, Pfalz |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1666 | Niske Agnes Jensen | | ||
| Emmigrated | 1682 | ||||
| Immigration | 1687 |  | |||
| Death | Feb 1708 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Will Written | 10 Feb 1708 | ||||
| Will Proved | 23 Feb 1708 | ||||
| Alt name | Arents Klincken | ||||
| Alt name | Aret Klinkens |
Families
| Spouse | Niske Agnes Jensen (1645 - 1707) |
| Child | Anne Klincken (1683 - 1712) |
| Child | Eleanor Klincken (1670 - 1736) |
| Child | Anthony Klincken (1688 - 1770) |
| Father | Thonis Klincken (1619 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham Tonis Klincken (1660 - 1710) |
Notes
Immigration
arrives in Germantown by ship from Dalem, NetherlandsEndnotes
1. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Release date: August 23, 1996, Tree #3551.
2. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Release date: August 23, 1996, Tree #3551.
3. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Release date: August 23, 1996, Tree #3551.