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Willem Jansz Damen (1579 - 1651)

Willem Jansz "Willem" Damen
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Died at about age 72 in Beverwijck, New Netherlandmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Name

Willem Jans /Damen/[1]

Marriage

Willem Jansz married Adriaentgen Saris , (pre) daughter of Saris Aertsz , they are mentioned as husband and wife in this notarial deed :
Date- Datering: 27-12-1633 Notary- Notaris: G. van Waey Uitkoop -Buyout - in settlement of paternal inheritance (in satisfaction of patrimony) - ter voldoening van vaderlyk erfdeel.
People-Personen:
Uitkoper: Geertgen Cornelis Wife - Echtgenoot: wid.-wed. Saris Aertsz Residence- Woonplaats: buyten de Wittevrouwen
Second Party- Tweede Partij: Aert Sarisz, pre son of - voorzoon van + Saris Aertsz
Tweede Partij: Cornelis Jansz Damen Husband- Echtgenoot: x Elysabeth Saris, pre daughter of - voordochter van + Saris Aertsz
Tweede Partij: Willem Jansz Damen Husband - Echtgenoot: x Adriaentgen Saris, pre daughter of - voordochter van + Saris Aertsz
Tweede Partij: Gerrichgen Saris, pre daughter of- voordochter van + Saris Aertsz Husband- Echtgenoot: wid.- wed. Antonis Ghysbertsz
Tweede Partij: Antonis Christiaensz Husband Echtgenoot: x Maeychgen Saris, pre daughter of - voordochter van + Saris Aertsz
Tweede Partij: Aert Dirxsz Husband - Echtgenoot: x Ruysgen Saren, daughter of dochter van Saris Aertsz en Geertgen Cornelis
Tweede Partij: Aeltgen Saris, daughter of - dochter van Saris Aertsz en Geertgen Cornelis
Tweede partij: Thomas Cornelisz, uncle- oom
Tweede partij: Antonis Cornelisz, uncle- oom
Tweede partij: Cornelis Aertsz, uncle- oom[2]

Notarial deed

Date-Datering: 29-10-1658 Notary-Notaris: T. Masius akte: Separation - of proceeds from sales of tobacco and action in the WIC and f 100-0-0 , Peter Dirckss and Neeltgen Jans payable to the estate - Scheiding - van opbrengst van tabak en verkoop van actie in de WIC en van f 100-0-0, door Peter Dirckss en Neeltgen Jans verschuldigd aan de boedel.
People - Personen: Heirs - Erven Jan Janss Damen:
First Party-Eerste Partij: Cornelis Janss Damen, brother-broer
First Party-Eerste Partij: Willem Janss Damen, brother- broer
First Party-Eerste Partij: Neeltgen Jans Damen, sister- zuster
First Party- Eerste Partij: Ryck Aertss Husband-Echtgenoot: x N.N., daughter of - dochter van Henrickgen Jans Damen (= Henrickgen Jans Damen also sister of Jan Jansz Damen, so Rijck Aertss is her son in law)
First Party- Eerste Partij: Cornelis Peterss Husband- Echtgenoot: x N.N.,daughter of- dochter van Henrickgen Jans Damen (= Henrickgen Jans Damen also sister of Jan Jansz Damen, Cornelis Peterss is her son in law)
First Party-First Party-Eerste Partij: Maygen Cornelis Wife- Echtgenoot: wid. -wed. Cornelis Janss Damen (Her patronymic probably was Gerrits, and mentioned here with patronymic Cornelis , which was the first name of her deceased husband Cornelis Janss Damen, who also was a brother of Jan Janss Damen)
Role in deed- Rol in akte: Children of - Kinderen van Cornelis Janss Damen:
First Party-First Party-Eerste Partij: Wouter Corneliss
First Party- Eerste Partij: Cornelis Corneliss
First Party-Eerste Partij: Willemtgen Cornelis Husband-Echtgenoot: marr. with- geh. met Jan de Cruyff
First Party- Eerste Partij: Neeltgen Cornelis Husband- Echtgenoot: marr. to- geh. met Huybert Danielss van Schayck[3]

Sources

  1. Source: #S88 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  2. Source: Utrechts Archief: Toegangsnummer: 34-4 Notarissen in de stad Utrecht 1560-1905 Inventarisnummer: U019a005 Aktenummer: 209 Datum: 27-12-1633 Soort akte: Uitkoop Notaris: G. VAN WAEY Samenvatting: ter voldoening van vaderlyk erfdeel
  3. Source: Het Utrechts archief: Aktenummer: 420 Datum: 29-10-1658 Soort akte: Scheiding Notaris: T. MASIUS Samenvatting: van opbrengst van tabak en verkoop van actie in de WIC en van f 100-0-0, door Peter Dirckss en Neeltgen Jans verschuldigd aan de boedel Aktedatum: 29-10-1658
  • Source: S88 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
  • Clarke, Robert Gordon. Early New Netherland Settlers website. Page Cornelis Damen. Updated 26 August 2013.
  • Koenig, Dorothy A., and Pim Nieuwenhuis. "The Nephews of Jan Jansz Damen." New Netherland Connections, v. 4 (1999), pages 36-39.
  • van Schaick, John H., translator. Utrecht Farmers in New Netherland," part 2. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 127 (1996), pages 30-36. Translated and excerpted from "Krommerijners in de nieuwe wereld", by M. S. F. Kemp, De Neederlandsche Leeuw 109:10-11 (Oct.-Nov. 1992).

Acknowledgments

  • This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
  • Thank you to Sandy Minder for creating WikiTree profile Damen-63 through the import of Delong gedcom.ged on Apr 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandy and others.




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Found an Adriaentgen Sanders mentioned in the Utrecht archive, in 1644 she is mentioned as : Adriaentgen Sanders, widow of-weduwe van Matheus Gerritsz... so not sure if these women are one and the same or two totally different persons who somehow got mixed up  ?
posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Well the leap is explained easy . I couldn't find zip about a marriage of Willem or Cornelis , or a Adriaentgen Sanders /Sanders (still looking though) Found the notarial deed already a while ago, where Willem and Cornelis are mentioned as husbands of the Saris sisters. So it seemed logic maybe and somehow the patronymic Saris was changed to Sanders (the records are quite hard to decipher..Saris or Sanders ? (was and still am looking for the deeds mentioned by Koenig & Nieuwenhuis , but can't find them...)

Did find a Sander Willemsz Damen mentioned from about 1694 , he was a court messenger (can't find a translation for gerechtsbode) at the Sterckenburgh court and indeed living in Sterckenburgh as well , so he is mentioned in a few deeds because of this occupation.

posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Koenig & Nieuwenhuis have this about him, based on various sources:

Willem Jansz Damen, marr. Adriaentgen Zanders who died as a widow (shortly) before 1676. He lived in 1652 in the jurisdiction of Sterkenburg. Children:

1. Zander. Lived in 1676 in Sterkenburg. (On 23 November 1704 a Cornelis Sandersz Damen, young man from Sterkenburg, married Emerentie Meese van Jaarsveld, young daughter from Driebergen)

2. Neeltgen, married Tonis Cornelis. Lived in 1676 in Sterkenburg

3. Aeltgen, marr. Joris Jacobsz. Lived in 1676 in Driebergen

4. and 5. Two other children

My question: How did we make the leap to Adriaentgen Saris from Adriaentgen Zanders as the name of his wife?


Also note: I find no evidence that this man ever emigrated. The death in Albany may be imaginary.

posted by Ellen Smith
Probably his brother Cornelis was married to the Elijsabeth Saris mentioned as (pre marriage) daughter of Saris Aertsz and as mentioned in this deed ?

Than very likely Willem was first married to her sister Adriaentgen Saris (also pre (marriage) daughter of Saris Aertsz) ? Wait looking again...Willem was married to Adriaentgen Saris... Her patronymic here is just wrong I guess...it should be Saris instead of Zanders ! :D

posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma

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