Jan (Focken) Heermans (1641 - 1725)

Born 1641 in Ruinen, Landschap Drenthe, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Mar 1725 at about age 84 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

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Biography

"At the baptisms of all his children, except the last one in 1696, his name appears as "Jan Focken". After 1696 he calls himself "Jan Heermans", and his children all took the name of "Heermans".^[1]

Marriage

1676 Aug 23. ^[2]

Husband : Jan Focken

Wife : Engeltie Breestede

Children :

1. Jan ^[3]
2. Focke ^[4]
3. Hendrick, baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam on 3 September 1681. ^[5]
4. Grietie ^[6]
5. Andries ^[7]
6. Philippus ^[8]
7. Pieter ^[9]

Church Records

1. 1681. Sept. 3. Jan Focken, Engeltie Breestede; Hendrick; Wouter Breedstede, Grietie Van Borsum

Research Notes

Merged profile had a date of May 1693 for the second marriage.

Ancestral File Number: MKLL-VM

Sources

1. ↑ Van Wagenen
2. ↑ NYGBS_I: p 42.

   1676 Aug 23. Husband: Jan Focken, single, van Ruynen in't Landschap Drenthe. Wife: Engeltje Breestee, single, van N. Yorke.

3. ↑ NYGBS_III: p 130.

   1677 Nov 10, baptism of Jan. Parents: Jan Focken, Engeltie Breestede. Witnesses: Egbert Focken, Marritie Jans.

4. ↑ Hoes: p 12, entry 191.

   1679 Jul 20, baptism of Focke. Parents: Jan Focke & Engeltie Brestee. Witnesses: Jochem Hendrixs, Barbar Andries.

5. ↑ NYGBS_III: p 148.

   1681 Sep 3, baptism of Hendrick. Parents: Jan Focken, Engeltie Breestede. Witnesses: Wouter Breedstede, Grietie Van Borsum.

6. ↑ Hoes: p 19, entry 310.

   1683 Apr 6, baptism of Grietie. Parents: Jan Focke & Engeltie Breestee. Witnesses: Lucas Andriez, Jannetie Breestee.

7. ↑ Hoes: p 24, entry 414.

   1685 Apr 12, baptism of Andries. Parents: Jan Focke & Engeltie Breestede. Witnesses: Wessel ten Brouck, Elsje Breestede.

8. ↑ Hoes: p 27, entry 500.

   1687 Jan 1, baptism of Philippus. Parents: Jan Focke & Engel Breestede. Witnesses: Philip Schuyler, Geertruyd Breestede.

9. ↑ Hoes: page 32, entry 601.

   1688 Dec 30, baptism of Pieter. Parents: Jan Focke & Engeltje Breedstee. Witnesses: Jacobs Rutsen, Marietje Rutsen.

• Albany New York Wills Jan Heerman, of New Kingston, Ulster. 3rd April 1725

• Van Wagenen, Gerrit H., Early Settlers of Ulster Co., N.Y. The Heermans Family, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1890) Vol. 21, Page 58
• Collections of the New-York Genalogical and Biographical Society, volume I: Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York New York, 1890.
  • RootsWeb: Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801, extract by Robert L Billard.
• Collections of the New-York Genalogical and Biographical Society, volume III: Baptisms of New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church 1639-1730 New York, 1902.
  • RootsWeb: Baptisms of New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church 1639-1730 extract by Robert L Billard.
• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, 1891)
  • Note: Marriage Records (1660-1809); Baptism Records (1660-1809); Burial Records (1696-1881). The Kingston Reformed Dutch Church was the central repository for all records of marriages and baptism conducted by circuit-rider Domines throughout Ulster and Orange counties of NY; Sussex County, NJ, and parts of Pike County, PA, until local churches were built and staffed. This occurred between 1735 and 1745 depending on the area.
  • RootsWeb: marriages 1660-1809 extract by Robert L Billard.
  • RootsWeb: baptisms 1660-1809 extract by Robert L Billard.
• Ancestry.com: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.