Gysbert (Thonisz) Verschuer (abt. 1620 - abt. 1688)

Born about 1620 in Garderen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Husband of Aeltgen Wouters — married 12 Sep 1641 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

Husband of Magdaleen Michiels Waele — married 1 Mar 1659 in New York

Descendants

Died about 1688 at about age 68 in Bushwick, New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Marriages

1. Marriage 12 September 1641 Stoutenburg, Utrecht. Gijbert Thonisz and Aeltgen Wouters, bruidegom van Garderen, bruid van Stoutenburg.^[1]
2. Husband: Gysbert Teuniszen Verschuer
   Wife: Maddalena Michaels Waele
   Marriage: Date: 01 MAR 1659^[2]

Church records

• 1659 01 Mar Gysbert Toemszen, Van Barnevelt, Wedr. Van Aeltje Wouters en Magdaleen Waele, Wede. Van Jochem Calker. ^[3]

Notes

The records known to be of this Gysbert from Stoutenburg, Utrecht:

• 1641 12 Sep Gijsbert Thonisz., jongman from Garderen, married to Aeltgen Wouters ^[1] Verschuer from Stoutenburg, daughter of Wouter Goertsz. Verschuer and Reyntgen Casijnsdr.

The baptismal record of Barneveld DRC featured more than one Gysbert Teunissen and wives were not mentioned at this point of these records, but these are the children that are believed to be of this Gysbert:

• 1642 28 Aug Willempie dr van Gysber Toenisse
  She is believed to have been the Willemtje who married (extremely young possibly due to her mother's death) in New Amsterdam the progenitor of the Comegys family of Maryland:
  • 1658 29 Mar Cornelis Corneliszen, Van Lexmond in 't landt Van Vianen, en Willemtje Gysberts, Van Barnevelt op de Veluwe. ^[3]

• 1644 18 Feb Wouter soone van Gysber Toenisse (well studied)

A third child thought to be of this Gysbert:

• (poss.) Jacob Gysbertsen that appeared alongside Wouter Gysbertsen in the 1663 Bushwick muster roll. A Jacob Gysbertszen also witnessed a baptism of Wouter Gysbertszen.

The fourth child, of the four mentioned in the orphan's court, is unknown. Possibilities:

• Elisabeth, that married Jan Gerrits van Oldenburg, as speculated in the New Netherland Connections Jan 2010.
• Hendrik Gijsbertse Verschuur from Amersfort of South Africa.

Content from User-Contributed Family Trees

Name

Gijsbert Teunissen ^[4]or Gysbert Toemszen. ^[5] or Gisbert Toemszen" van Barnevelt. or Gysbert Theuniszen Van der Schueren

Birth

ABT 1616. Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands.

ABT 1627. Voorthuizen ^[4]

Immigration

1649 New York.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1}
   • Marriage
   • Source: Het Utrechts Archief

   inschrijvingsdatum	12-09-1641	registration date
   naam bruidegom	Thonisz, Gijsbert	name bridegroom
   naam bruid	Wouters, Aeltgen	name bride
   bronverwijzing	DTB_Archief_Eemland_603.1960.5	source reference
   opmerkingen	Stoutenburg CIV trouwen 1638-1754	notes

2. ↑ Source: #S00257
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Samuel S. Purple. "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York" In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. I. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: S2251 Ancestry.com Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: R4 Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Source:S141Genealogical Research Library, comp New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: R1Ancestry.com

• Fernow, Berthold. The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1655 to 1663. New York: F.P. Harper, 1902. 79-80.
• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Gysbert Theuniszen van Barneveldt
• Macy, Jr., F.A.S.G., Harry. "The Verschuer Family of Bushwick: Its Roots in the Netherlands and Descendants Through Comegys, Fyn, Duryea, Cover, and Simonson." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 193-201. 4th ed. Vol. 124. New York, N.Y.: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1993.
• NJGS. "V." njgsbc.org. Accessed 09 Jun 2016. http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-V.pdf PDF
• Source: William A Brown

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Verschuer-1 created through the import of DurlingJamesO_AncWithDeathAft1600.ged on Feb 19, 2012 by Sue Durling. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sue and others.

Research Notes

LNAB is Thonisz, based on marriage record.