Pieter Cornelise Luyster (abt. 1639 - bef. 1695)

Born about 1639 in Cologne, Rheinland

Husband of Aeltje Tyssen — married 1656 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Descendants

Died before 12 Dec 1695 before about age 56 in Newtown, Queens County, Long Island, Province of New York

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Biography

Peter Cornelis Luyster was born in 1639 in Cologne, Rheinland, Germany. He married Aeltje Tyssen in 1656 in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. They had six children in 29 years. He died on December 12, 1695, in Queens, New York, at the age of 56, and was buried there.

The progenitor of all in this country bearing the name Luyster, was Pieter Cornelisz Luyster, who emigrated hither in 1656.

Name

• Pieter Cornelis Luyster ^[1]
• Pieter Cornelise Luyster

Birth

• Peter Cornelis Luyster was born in 1639 in Cologne, Rheinland, Germany.
• See Research Note 1.
• ca. 1639 in Holland, Cologne, Rheinland, Germany. This appears to be a mixup

Marriage

• Peter Cornelis Luyster married Aeltje Tyssen in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1656 when he was 17 years old.^[2][3]
• CONFLICT Jannetje Snedeker ca. 1670 at (prob) Kings County, New York. She was the second wife of Pieter Cornelisz. Luyster. Teunis G. Bergen in his "Register of the Early Settlers of Kings County" (page 197) cites James Riker and says, "Peter Cornelise Luyster, carpenter, the ancestor of the Luyster family, emigrated in 1656 and married 1) Aeltje Tyssen; then about 1670 he married Jannetje, the daughter of Jan Snediker and widow of Reynier Wizzelpennenk. Peter died in 1695."^[3][4]
• See Research Note #2.

Children

Children of Pieter Cornelisz Luyster & (1) Aeltie Tyssen: (6 children):

1. Mathys Pieters Luyster (Tys), m. Cornelia Kip (bp. Jun 12 1661 at NYRDC)^[5].
2. Geertien Pieters Luyster, m. (poss?) Jacob Webs; m. Roelof Janse Terhune, born circa 1686, in Flatlands, Kings Co., New York.
3. Marretje Pieters [Luyster], m. Pieter Pietersz Monfort, ca. 1676 in Flatlands, Long Island, New York
4. Cornelius Pieterse Luyster, m. (1) Aaltje Willems; m. (2) 2 May 1686 Brooklyn Ref Ch, Sara Katrijna Neefies. Peter (s. of Cornelis Pieterse and Aaltje), b. Mar. 10, 1687; m. Apl. 30, 1712-13, Sarah dau. of Danl Rapalje; d. Dec. 17, 1759. Left Flh and settled at the Poor Bouwery, Newtown. Issue: Sarah, b. Jan. 31, 1714, m. Isaac Lent; Catharine, b. Aug. 7, 1716, m. Johannes De Witt; Adrianna, b. Mar, 11, 1718, m. Garret Van Nostrand; Cornelius of Fishkill, b. Aug. 26, 1720; Daniel, b. Sept. 26, 1722; Peter, b. May 6, 1724; and John, b. Jan. 14, 1730. Sarah Rapalye was mentioned in the will dated 29 Sep 1722 (proved 10 May 1728) of her father, Daniel Rapalye of Brookland in Kings County...” [my children]...Sarah, wife of Peter Luyster.”
5. Willemptje Pieters Luyster, m. (poss 1) 26 April 1685 Flatbush Ref Ch, Gerrit Coerten [Van Voorhees]; m. (2) (license 21 Sep 1704) Peter Rose. She passed away on 1744.
6. Jan Pieter Luyster, m.Wyntje Harcks

Arrival

• Peter arrived at New Netherland in 1656.^{[1][3] [4]}

Occupation

• Peter was a Carpenter by trade.^[3].

Flatbush Church Membership

• Pieter Cornelisz Luyster and Jannetje Jans Snedeker, and Jannetje's daughter, Marretje Pieters {Luyster]) and husband (Pieter Monfoort and Marretje Pieters {Luyster]) were listed as members of the Dutch Reformed Church at Flabush/Midwout, Kings County, New York, between 167?-168?^[6].

Death

• Peter Cornelis Luyster died on December 12, 1695, in Newtown, Queens, New York, when he was 56 years old.^[4]
• Peter Cornelisz. Luyster's death date is confirmed by the published abstract of a record that appears in Liber 5/6 (page 105) of New York wills, "Whereas Peter Cornelisse Luyster lately died intestate, Letters of Administration are granted to his son, Cornelis Luyster. 12 Dec. 1695." The estate settlement of 1681 supports that Jannetje Snediker was indeed married to Pieter Cornelis Luyster. ^[7]

Estate Settlement of husband Pieter Luyster

1 April 1696 Articles of Agreement "Jonica" widow of Peter Luyster of "poor bowery" in Newtown and Cornelius and John Luyster, she releases her right to property formerly occupied by the Deacons and Officers of the Dutch Church and later in her husband's possession. They are to support her...after her death property to be divided. Persons named Hendrick Claasen, John Luyster, Stephen Johnson, Stephen Alberts and his sisters. ^[8]

...to son of Jan Stevense, a negro boy. ^[9]

Research Notes

1. CONFLICT Place of Birth: Some researchers and publications show Peter's birth as Netherland or Holland, while others show Rhineland, Germany or Holland, Cologne, Rhineland, Germany and others Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1639, Germany did not exist. Prior to 1874 all this area was part of the Holy Roman Empire in individual states. Parts of the Netherlands, Belgium. France and Luxemburgh were in an area called the Rhineland. This could be reason for the name "Holland, Cologne, Rhineland, Germany". The family did originally come from the Cologne area of the Rhineland. I prefer to use "Cologne, Rheinland"as shown on this profile.[Van Riper=81|Arthur Van Riper Jr]^[10]
2. CONFLICT Marriage: Jannetje Snedeker ca. 1670 at (prob) Kings County, New York. She was the second wife of Pieter Cornelisz. Luyster. Peter died in 1695, so his marriage in 1670 is very improbable, unless everyone has the DoD incorrect.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Bergen, Teunis G., Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y.: From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700 ; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. New York: S. W. Green's Son, Printer, Electrotyper and Binder, 1861. Page 197.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Riker, James, Jr. The Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York, containing its History from its first Settlement together with Many Interesting Facts Concerning the Adjacent Towns D. Fanshaw; New York; 1852, Pge 358-59.
5. ↑ NYRDC Bapt. Record, p. 61: 1661 Jun 12; Hendrick Kip, Anna de Silla; Cornelia; Nicasius de Silla-fiscael en Raet, Hendrick Kip, Walburg de Silla
6. ↑ Flatbush RDC Membership
7. ↑ Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office: City of New ..., Volume 25 https://books.google.ca/books?id=8LAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA259&lpg=PA259&dq=Liber+5/6+(page+105)+of+New+York+wills&source=bl&ots=dQxWIAFbIK&sig=i3w6Zul51nHwIHf5xlQHYoMF83M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNrri7wsDSAhUK1WMKHUkiCqYQ6AEIIjAC#v=onepage&q=Liber%205%2F6%20(page%20105)%20of%20New%20York%20wills&f=false
8. ↑ Long Island Sources Conveyances Book 2 Brooklyn: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48331/LongIslandSrcRec-002555-700/296299
9. ↑ Pelletreau,William S., Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York, Liber 5/6 (page 105) of NY wills and http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Luyster.pdf
10. ↑ WikiPedia Encyclopedia, Germany

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• Pelletreau, William S., Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York, pub. as Collections of the New York Historical Society, Vol I 1665-1707, p. 259 (estate of Peter Cornelisse Luyster). Vol II 1708-1728, p. 33 (will of Jarminaye Sieurs).

• Church Records: van der Linde, A.P.G. Jos., Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York. First Book of Records, 1660-1752, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983.

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