Hendrick Janszen Westercamp (abt. 1615 - 1654)

Husband of Femmetje Albertse — married before 1647 (to about 30 Sep 1654) in New Netherland

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1654 at about age 39 in Albany, New Netherland [uncertain]

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Biography

"Hendrick Jansz Westerkamp (Westercamp); received permission on April 2, 1648, to see a living in the colony by day labor or otherwise and soon seems to have established himself as a baker. In accordance with a resolution of April 1, 1650, he was granted the garden between the first and second creeks formerly occupied by Capitaijn [Willem Juriaensz, the baker]. Westerkamp died before Jan. 17, 1655. His widow's name was Femmetje Alberts." ^[1]

Origins

Netherlands Needs citation.

Birth

abt 1613-15 Netherlands ^[2][3]

Occupation

Hendrick Westercamp was a baker (backer)

Source

Rensselaerswyck, New York Settlers, 1630-58 Name Hendrick Jansz Westerkamp (Westercamp) Date 1648 Comments: Received permission on April 2, 1648, to seek a living in the colony by day labor or otherwise and soon seems to have established himself as a baker. In accordance with a resolution of April 1, 1650, he was granted the garden between the first and second creeks formerly occupied by Capitaijn [Willem Juriaensz, the baker]. Westerkamp died before Jan. 17, 1655. His widow's name was Femmetje Alberts.

Marriage

New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s Name Hendrick Westercamp Marriage Date 1646 Marriage Place New York City, New York, New York Other Comments On microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1884, selected extracts Publisher New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Publication Place New York, NY Page 76

Hendrick Westercamp married: Femmetje Alberts, sometime bef. 1647 Dec 26^[4], probably before 1642 when daughter Margarite was born. His wife Femmentje was the widow of Hildebrand Pietersen who d, ca. 1639. Of interest is that Pieter Hillebrantsen was a sponsor at Margarite's baptism.

Children

• Margaret Hendrickse Westercamp was bp. on Oct 19, 1642 in New Amsterdam, NN ^[5]; m. Jan Gerretsen, jm, of Heerden,^[6]...However, in 1662, Margarite as Grietjen Hendricks Westercam baptized a illegitimate child by Pieter Jacobsen. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Saertje Staets, Willempje Jacobs, Pieter Hillebrantsen^[7]

Other Church Events

• KRDC Bapt. Record: 1644 Feb 28; Jan Dirckszen Van Bremen; Tietje; Harmen Arentszen, Claes Cooren, Hendrick Westercamp backer, Annetje Gerrits

• KRDC Bapt. Record: 1644 May 16; Hendrick Van Dusenburg; Evert; Abraham Pieterszen Molenaer, Hendrick Westercamp Backer, Tryntie Abrahams

• KRDC Bapt. Record: 1647 Dec 26; Cornelis Theuniszen; Grietie (twin); Jan Evertszen Bout, Joost Theuniszen, Hendrick Westercamp, Femmetje Alberts, Grietie Harmens

• KRDC Bapt. Record: 1647 Dec 26; Cornelis Theuniszen; Geertie (twin); Jan Evertszen Bout, Joost Theuniszen, Hendrick Westercamp, Femmetje Alberts, Grietie Harmens

Court Proceedings

November 24, 1639 Hendrick owed for a contract with Jan Schepmoes and was ordered to pay.^[8]

0n August 20, 1652, Henriickse Westercamp was ordered to pay Eight beavers to the Tavern owner Phillip Gerary owed since August 16 of last year.^[9]

Death

Died September 30, 1654, in Prob Albany, Dutch Colony Of New Netherlands

Source

U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name Hendrick Janse Westercamp Birth Date 1615 Birth Place Netherlands Death Date 1654 Death Place Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA Has Bio?Y Father Campbell Caldwell Gross Spouse William L. Young (??)

BEF 30 SEP 1654 prob. Albany, Dutch Colony, New Netherlands ^[10]

17 Jan 1652-54 Albany, NY ^[11][12]

Sources

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name Hendrick Jansz Westercamp Arrival Year 1648 Arrival Place New York, New York Primary Immigrant Westercamp, Hendrick Jansz Source Publication Code 9365 Source Bibliography VAN LAER, A.J.F., editor. "Settlers of Rensselaerswyck, 1630-1658." In Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts, Being the Letters of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 1630-1643 [1657], and Other Documents Relating to the Colony of Rensselaerswyck. Albany, [N.Y.]: University of the State of New York, 1908, pp. 805-846. Reprinted, with 8-page index to Biographical Notices, by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1965. 54p.

1. ↑ Van Rensselaer Bowier: Page 839
2. ↑ Hug ancestors
3. ↑ Ancestry.com
4. ↑ KRDC records
5. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record: 1642 Oct 19; Hendrick Westercamp Backer; Margariet; Jillis Pieterszen, Mr. Timmer, Philip Gerritszen, Engel Mans, Tryntie Pieters
6. ↑ KRDC Marriage Record: 1664 23 Mar; Jan Gerretsen, jm, of Heerden; Grietjen Hendricks Westercamp, of New Amsterdam, both liv Kingston
7. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Records: 1662 Oct 01; Pieter Jacobsen, Grietjen Hendricks Westercam; Pieter; Saertje Staets, Willempje Jacobs, Pieter Hillebrantsen
8. ↑ New Netherland Council Dutch Colonial Council Minutes - Held by the New York State Archives box 1 volumne 4 pages 53-54
9. ↑ Ft. Orange Court Minutes 1652 - 1660
10. ↑ Family Search Ancestral File
11. ↑ Hug ancestors
12. ↑ Ancestry.com

• New York State Library, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, Arnold J. F. Van Laer, Nicolaas de Roever, and Susan De Lancey Van Rennselaer Strong. Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts (Albany, University of the state of New York, 1908)

• NJGS. "W." njgsbc.org. Accessed 13 Jun 2016. http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-W.pdf PDF

• Abbreviation: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) June 1998: Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998: Repository: #R2: Repository R2: Name: Family History Library: Address: 35 N West Temple Street: Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA: 35 N West Temple Street,: Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA: Address 1: 35 N West Temple Street: Address 2: Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA: City: 35 N West Temple Street: Country: Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA Ancestral File Number: 3552-X2 FSFTID L7GL-Q3D

• Title: Family Search Ancestral File V4.19

• Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/1231806/family

• Text: Hug ancestors, Ancestry.com, <jamesdhug@yahoo.com>

• Ancestry.com Text: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1118147&id=I53333717

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of small2.ged on 30 November 2010.

• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.

• WikiTree profile Westercamp-6 created through the import of wikitree.ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Abby Brown.

• WikiTree profile Westercamp-14 created through the import of perry and plumb tree.ged on Aug 18, 2012 by Merry Kennedy.

• WikiTree profile Westercamp-9 created through the import of Callahan, Wiley, Plotner, Powell Family Tree - 2009.ged on Dec 2, 2011 by Ron Callahan.

• Morgan Powell, firsthand knowledge.

• Westercamp-16 created through the import of LJM Family File 10.1.ged on Oct 28, 2012 by Vivian Kahn.