Andries Willemszen (Hoppe) Hoppen (abt. 1627 - bef. 1658)

Born about 1627 in Netherlands

Husband of Geertje Hendricks — married 1650 in Netherlands

Descendants

Died before 18 Dec 1658 before about age 31 in New Netherland

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Biography

father -Willem Hoppe(n)

Andries Hoppen arrived in New Netherland by 1651 (when a child was baptized in New Amsterdam) as an officer employed by the Dutch West Indies Company in New Amsterdam as a Commissary of Wares. In 1655 he was transferred to the Dutch settlement north of the Delaware River, where he was appointed Secretary and Attorney General of that Colony. On 13 Apr 1657 he was granted the small burgher right of the City of New Amsterdam. ^[1] He was a merchant, a general trader and freighter who owned a sloop (‘yacht’) for trading along the North River (Hudson River) as far as Fort Orange (Albany) and other Dutch possessions to the north (New England). ^[2]

Having agreed with Jacob Stol for the purchase of Bronck's land and, having made a payment on it, ^[3] he and Stol both died before the deed passed. The two widows, Geertie Hendricks and Geertruyd Andries, completed the transfer. Geertie eventually acquired it then sold it the next day to Captain Richard Morris who named it Morrisania.

In view of her marriage with Van Tright which took place in May 1660, the widow Mrs Hopper secured to each of her four children the sum of 200 Gilders. These were Catharine, born 1652, who married Frederick Thomasz of New York; William, born 1654, who married Minne, daughter of Jurck Paulus; Henry, born 1656, who married Maria, daughter of John Van Blarkum; and Matthew-Adolphus who married Anna, daughter of Jurck Paulus. ^{[4] [5]}

Andries Willemszen Hoppe(n) was only about 36 years-old when he died, sometime after 03 Mar 1658 and before 18 Dec 1658. ^[2]

Ca 1650 Andries Willemszen married Geertje Hendricks,

Church Records

Children's baptisms

1. 1651. den 10 Sep Tryntie. Andries Willemszen Soppe. Wit.; Jan Van de Bildt, Wyntie Elberts, Arentje Gerrits. ^[6]
2. 1658. den 03 Mart. Andries Hoppe, Geertie Hendricks. Mattheus Abbertus. Witnesses: Lambert Huybertszen Mol, Arie Corneliszen. Christina Harmens, and Engeltje Wouters. ^[7]

Research Notes

Biographical Summary from Robert Gordon Clark's "Early New Netherland Settlers" website:

Andries <Willem> Hoppe (Rn=13931), who was born at Netherland? and died before Dec 1658 at New Amsterdam.

He married about 1650 at New Netherland Geertje Hendricks Rijcken Hoppe/Van Dien (Rn=7851) who was born at Norway, a daughter of Hendrick <?> Rijcken (Rn=26000) and Hendresken <?> Van Reemst Rijcken (Rn=57193).

Occupation 1 - - Merchant. Occupation 2 - - Burgher in New Amsterdam in 1657.

First Residence - - Netherland? Second Residence - - New Amsterdam.

Emigration: Emigrant before Sep 1651 from Netherland to New Amsterdam. ^{[8] [9]}

Andries Hopper bought a house-lot (Castillo Plan, Block C Lot #6) between 15 Oct 1653 and 21 Jan 1656. He died in it Dec 1658, leaving a widow and five children. On 25 Jan 1673, Geertie Hoppen and the trustees for her children conveyed their house to Siourt Olphertsen, a mason. ^[10] The Hopper farm consisted of 80 acres on the upper west side (48th to 55th Streets and from near Sixth Avenue to the Hudson River in a roughly northwest direction). It was acquired by the Hopper family in 1667, apparently by Andries’ widow, Geertje; she had married Van Tright in 1660, and her sons were still underage. Presumably, the money came from the sale of Bronck’s land. The farm served as home to numerous Hoppers until near the end of the 1800’s. ^[11]

In 1653 Andries served as a private in Captain Arent Van Hattem’s Company in New Amsterdam’s Burger Corps. ^[12]

Children of Andries <Willem> Hoppe and Geertje <Hendrick> Rijcken were as follows:

1. Tryntje <Andries> Hoppe Cadmus (Rn=25998), who was born Sep 1651 and married Frederick <Thomas> Cadmus (Rn=25999).
2. Willem <Andries> Hoppe (Rn=7853), who was born 28 Mar 1654 and married Meijou <Paulus> Jurcks Hoppe/DeVeaux (Rn=7852).
3. Hendrick <Andries> Hoppe (Rn=7854), who was born Jan 1656 and married Marritje <Jan> Van Blarcom Hoppe (Rn=18926).
4. Matthys <Andries> Hoppe (Rn=13932), who was born Mar 1658 and married Antje <Paulus> Jurcks Hoppe (Rn=13937).
5. Adolphus <Andries> Hoppe was baptized 03 Mar 1658 and died young).

Sources

1. ↑ De Lancey, Edward Floyd “Collections of the New York Historical Society” : New York Historical Society, New York 1886 p 20 [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wardell, Patricia A Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Hopper-A-G.pdf, p 22, "Hopper, Andries Willemszen." Accessed 06 Jul 2016.
3. ↑ Evjen, John Oluf “Scandinavian Immigrants in New York” : K C Holter Publishing Company, Minneapolis 1916 p 171 [2]
4. ↑ Riker, James “Harlem” : privately printed, New York 1881 p 432 [3]
5. ↑ Lee, Francis Bazley “Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey” : Lewis Publishing Company, New York 1910 Vol I pp 335, 336 [4]
6. ↑ Evans, Thomas Grier "Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society Vol II New York: Printed for the Society, 1890 p 30
7. ↑ Evans, Thomas Grier. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Baptisms from 25 Dec 1639 to 27 Dec 1730." Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society Vol II New York: Printed for the Society, 1901 p 48
8. ↑ Clarke cited: [Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Geertje Hendricks: Mother of the Hopper and Van Dien Families by G O Zabriskie p 953]
9. ↑ Clarke cited: ‘De Halve Maen’: Vol 43 Jul 1968 p 5], [New Netherland Connections Apr 2008 Vol XIII Number 2 p 54], [NYGB Record: Oct 2009 p 32
10. ↑ Phelps-Stokes, Isaac Newton; Victor Hugo Paltsits; Frederik Caspar Wieder “Iconography of Manhattan Island” : Robert H Dodd, New York 1915 Vol II p 233 [5] (Castillo Plan, Block C Lot #6)
11. ↑ Mott, Hopper Striker “Mott, Hopper, Striker” : The Historical Company, New York 1898 pp 5, 7 [6]
12. ↑ O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey “History of New Netherland 1797-1880” : Appleton, New York 1848 p 569 [7]

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• Reynolds, Cuyler “Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley” : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1914 Vol I p 997 [9]

• Reynolds, Cuyler “Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley” : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1914 Vol II p 591 [10]

• Wardell, Patricia A Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Hopper-A-G.pdf, "Hopper, Andries Willemszen." Accessed 06 Jul 2016.
• RootsWeb [11]
• "Early New Netherlands Settlers" website, by Robert Gordon Clark, updated Apr 2015, [12]