Cornelis Gerretse: The first Newkirk born in America.
Cornelis Gerretse Van Nieuwkirk was born in Long Island about 1662. [1][2]
In 1686-87 he was a private in the Kingston Troop of Horse under Capt Hendrickus Beckman. [3]
There was a survey of 86 acres of land laid out for him on April 5, 1686, on the north side of the Esopus Kill in Ulster County, New York.
He died at Hurley, Ulster Co., NY between February 7 and March 4 1696.
Church Records
Marriage
1684 Cornelis Gerritz, j.m., born in N. Jorck and resid. in Horley, and Jannetie Jansz Kunst, j.d., born in Kingston, and resid. in Horley. First publication of Banns, 5 Oct.
1694 08 Jun Jacomyntje, Cornelis Gerritsen, Jannetje Kunst. Wit.: Jacob du Bois, Jacomyntje Slegt.
1696 30 Aug Cornelis, Cornlis Gerritsen, Jannetje Cunst. Wit.: Cornelis Kool, Ari Gerritsen, Nelltje Gerritsen. [4]
Notes
"Some Descendants of Gerrett Cornelisse & Mattheus Cornelisse Van Nieukirk" p 7 Cornelis Gerretse Van Nieuwkirk was born Long Island about 1662. In 1686-87 he was a private in the Kingston Troop of Horse under Capt Hendrickus Beckman. (ref: Report of the State Historian of NY, Colonial Series, Vol ii, p 448) He died at Hurley, Ulster Co., NY between Feb 7 to Mar 4 1696. [5]
Sources
↑ Cornelis was born about 1662. Cornelis Nieukirk ... Entered by Don Schultze, Oct 2, 2011
↑ Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Special No. The Van Nieukirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk Family, Philadelphia, Pa., 1934-- "Some Descendants of Gerrett Cornelisse & Mattheus Cornelisse Van Nieukirk"
↑ Report of the State Historian of NY, Colonial Series, Vol ii, p 448
↑ Roswell Randall Hoes. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York: (formerly Named Wiltwyck, and Often Familiarly Called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from Their Commencement in 1660. New York: De Vinne Press, 1891.
↑ Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Special No. The Van Nieukirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk Family, Philadelphia, Pa., 1934
Hurley, W. N. Neikirk-Newkirk-Nikirk and related families: being an account of the descendants of Matheuse Cornelissen van Nieuwkercke, born c. 1600 in Holland & Johann Heinrick Neukirk, born c. 1674 in Germany. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books. 1996.
They lived for a while in Pittsgrove, Salem Co., NJ, as did my DuBois Ancestors; all related, I believe. I have a photo I took at a cemetery in Pittsgrove which is a monument to Cornelius; not a gravestone. Noland 588.
Thanks for telling a about this, Linda. Would you be willing to share this photo bu uploading it to this profile? (As a pre-1700 certified member, you have all the permissions you need to do that.)
The will footnotes may be hard to read. His children are listed with baptism dates: Gerrit 28 Jul 1684, Jan 29 Nov 1685, Adrian 27 Feb 1687, Barent 13 Oct 1689, Gilles 5 Nov 1691, Jacomyntje 8 Jun 1694, and Cornelis 30 Aug 1696. These dates can be found also in the following source: Hoes, Roswell Randall. 1891. Baptismal and marriage registers of the old Dutch church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809. https://archive.org
The will says six children. Son Cornelis was apparently born after the will was signed.
Hi everyone, this week's error report for Gerritsz-32 has error 210 Father was dead before birth. His child Yonika was born 1728 but the father died 1696. Shouldn't Yonika be removed as the child of Cornelis Gerretse Van Nieuwkirk?
I'm the one that added the church records; it was 1684 https://archive.org/stream/baptismalmarriag00king#page/506/mode/2up It specifically says [Date of marriage not given]. You're welcome to add a note to the biography that the wedding was likely in October but the Dutch were a lot more flexible about premarital sex as long as a wedding eventually occurred so there's no reason to assume that it would have to be 9 months before the birth of the first child.
This profile states marriage was in 1683, again in 1684. Can anyone review the church record to verify it says 1684, because 1683 seems more likely. Perhaps we could be specific that marriage was Oct 1683, since the banns were posted on Oct 5, and Oct 28 was 9 months prior to birth of first child.
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The will says six children. Son Cornelis was apparently born after the will was signed.
Echoing Carrie: I recently looked up a Kingston marriage record of a couple who had their child with them when they posted banns.
This profile states marriage was in 1683, again in 1684. Can anyone review the church record to verify it says 1684, because 1683 seems more likely. Perhaps we could be specific that marriage was Oct 1683, since the banns were posted on Oct 5, and Oct 28 was 9 months prior to birth of first child.
Thanks.
Weldon Smith
I am proposing addition of a link to Cornelis and Jannetse's youngest son, Cornelius Newkirk [Newkirk-58]. Can the project accommodate me on this?
Thanks,
Weldon Smith
update now removed only this and all is fine again eeh :)