Teunis Nyssen or Nijssen , the common ancestor of the family, emigrated as early as 1638 from Bunnik in the Province of Utrecht,[1] residing first in New Amsterdam.
He married Phebea Felix of England, aka Femmetje Jans Seales, daughter of Jan Seales and Phillipa (unknown). They removed to Gowanus where he owned a farm and in 1655 purchased a farm in Flatbush. In Immigrant Ancestors; Leslie Bryan; his birth date is given as 1615 and died before 24 Aug 1663; and marriage to Femmetje 11 Feb 1640; also that Femmetje was buried 13 Dec 1666.
Theunis Nijssen (also Nyssen)[2]was born about 1615. Teunis Nyssen ... He passed away prior to Aug., 1663. [3] The average marrying age for Dutch men was 25 at the date the banns were published for Teunis in 1640. His died before Aug. 24, 1663 when his widow Phoebe (Femmetje) married a second time to Jan Corneliszen Buys.[4][5]
Note: The modern spelling is Bunnik, in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Another possibility is Bennekom, which is just a bit east of Bunnik, between Utrecht and Arnhem, in the province of Gelderland. There are sources for both locations.[8][9]
Children of Teunis and Femmetje All baptised in New Amsterdam:
Jannetje Teunisse bp 22 Dec 1641 Brooklyn NY; she was married to Titus Syrach. That she might have been the Jannetje Teunis that married Jans Hansen Bergen was a mistake created by bad record transcriptions and is easily disproven by witnesses as their children's baptisms.
Marretje Teunisse bp 3 Apr 1644 Brooklyn NY; died 1690; married 10 Apr 1661 Dirck Jans Wortman born about 1630; died after 1706..[17]
Aertje Teunisse bp 18 Feb 1645 Brooklyn NY; married Cornelis Klaessen Van der Linde .
Annetje Teunisse bp 18 Feb 1646; married 1663 Hieronemus Rapalje born 27 June 1643 New Netherlands; died after 1690; son of Joris Jansen Rapalje and Catalyntje Trico.[18]
Elsje, baptized 10 May 1648;[19] married 6 Dec 1669 Gerret Janse Snedeker bp 25 Mar 1660; son of Jan Snedeker. Left a will which was proved 9 May 1693.
Femmetje, baptized 3 April 1650; died aft 1715; married Michael Hansen Bergen bp 8 Oct 1646; died about 1732; son of Hans Hansen Bergen and Sarah Jorise Rapalje.[20]
Nijs (Denys) Teunisse bp 12 Apr 1654; died before 1707; married (1) 22 Oct 1682 Elizabeth Polhemus; daughter of Rev. Theodorus Johannes Polhemus and Catherine Van Werven; married (2) 12 Aug 1685 at New Utrecht (2) Helena Cortelyou; died after 1726; daughter of Jacques Cortelyou and widow of Claes or Nicholas Van Brunt. He was a master carpenter and bought land in Flatbush. After his second marriage he moved to the Nyack tract in the vicinity of the Narrows and also owned lands at Yellow Hoeck. He also owned land on Staten Island and resided there part of the time. In 1701, he purchased lands at Millstone NJ.[21]
Jan Teunisse bp 12 Apr 1654; married 16 Nov 1679 Cataline Bogaert bp 16 Dec 1657 widow of Hans Hansen Bergen; daughter of Tunis Gysbertse Bogaert and Sarah Jorise Rapalje. Resided at the Wallabout and then moved to Raritan NJ.
Cornelis Teunise born before 1668; died about 1727; married (1) 27 Aug 1687 Neeltje Bogaert bp 23 Aug 1665; daughter of Tunis Gysbertse Bogaert and Sarah Rapalje; married (2) Rebecca (unknown). Settled on the Raritan in NJ about 1683 in the vicinity of Somerville NJ.
Perhaps Teunis Teunise; married (1) Geertje Hendricks; married (2) Susanna (unknown). Supposedly settled on the Raritan NJ. Known as Teunis Van Middlewout.
Perhaps Joris Teunise (also known as James Teunis of the Raritan); married Femmetje (unknown); supposedly settled on the Raritan NJ. Adopted the name Van Middleswart.
Employment/Occupation
1658 - 1661 he was a magistrate of Breuckelen [22][12]
Residence
1. New Amsterdam, 2. Gowanus, 3. Flatbush
Note: Gowanus and Flatbush are both neighborhoods in Brooklyn today. [23][12]
Religion
He and his wife became members of the Breucklen Reformed Dutch Church in 1660, when the church was organized. [22][12]
Teunis and his wife participated in many church activities, including:
Land Patent dated 5 December 1643, Breuckelen, New Netherland
This patent was later sold to Cousin Gerritsen 13 December 1656. [26]
Land Patent dated 28 March 1647, New Netherland; "We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Tonis Nysen a certain lot located on the island of Manhattan formerly belonging to "Tall Tryn," extending west from the public wagon road, south of the aforesaid Tonis Nysen, north of Leendert Aertsen's lot and east of the Company's land; its breadth on the west side is 5 rods, 8 feet; its breadth on the east side is 5 rods, 8 feet; its length on the south side is 18 rods, 5½ feet; and its length on the north side is 18 rods, 5½ feet, with the express conditions etc...
Land Sale from Teunis Nyssen to Augustyn Heermans on 17 January 1651, Breucklen, New Netherland [29]
Land Purchase from Evert Duyckingh, 1655, Breukelen, New Netherland
In 1655 he bought a plantation in Flatbush, of Evert Duyckingh, for 660 carolus guilders. [30][22]
Land sale to Albert Cornelyson, 16 May 1656, Breuckelen, New Netherland "...March 7th, 1680-1, Cornelysen conveyed by endorsement on the back of both patents, to Michael Hansen Bergen, all his rights in both patents; also by a seperate conveyance the adjoining meadows, which he had bought from Theunis Nissen on the 6th of May, 1656 and which meadow was confirmed to Cornelysen by a patent from Gov. Nicholls, dated June 26th, 1668...." [31]
Land Sale to Coussin Gerritsen, 13 December 1656, Breucklen, New Netherland [32]
Court Cases
15 July 1638 - Tonis Nyssen vs. Gerrit Jansen of Oldenburgh, for delivery of a cow; judgment for plaintiff. [33]
01 Mar 1646 - 1 Mar 1646--Teunes Nysen, plaintiff, vs. Jeuriaen Fradell, for payment of the debt which his wife owed to Jan Celes, deceased. [34]
28 Jun 1646 - Joris Homs, plaintiff, vs. Tonis Nyssen, defendant, for payment of Florida. 40. The defendant acknowledges the debt and says that he must pay the child of the said Homs here first when a ship of the Company arrives, and this not in money, but in clothes. [35]
2 August 1646 - Ambrosius Lonnen, plaintiff, vs. Tonis Nysen, heir of Jan Celes, def. for payment of 14 gl. ordered that plaintiff shall prove witnesses or in writing Jan Celes owed him for 14 gl. [36]
18 Oct 1646 - Tonis Nyssen, plaintiff, vs. Mr. Stikley, defendant, in a case of appeal. Plaintiff demands his sow and the increase thereof. Parties having been heard in court, the plaintiff refuses to swear that the sow belonged to him and the defendant swears that the sow which Tonis claims belongs to him and that he bought her from Willem Washbandt. Willem Wasbandt likewise declares that he sold the sow to Mr. Stickli and that she was raised by him. Whereupon the plaintiff's demand is denied and he is ordered to pay the costs of the trial. Thus done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 18th of October 1646. [37]
Research Notes
Had 12-15 children. Sons Jan and Joris took the surname van Middleswart. Cornelius and Denys took the surname De Nyse/Denise.
records of land bought and sold on Manhattan between 1638 and 1651[38][39]
Teunis was born about 1615. He passed away in 1663.
Sources
↑ His place of birth is indicated by the record for his marriage in 1640
↑ Teunis is the diminutive of Anthonius/Antonis. Dutch patronymic naming system: Teunis Nijssen = Teunis son of Nijs (Dionijs)
↑ No birth record found in research by Yvette Hoitink during 2015 and all other historians and genealogists, plus research by various families who link to Teunis Nyssen, assume a birthdate of about 1615.
↑ Parents of Teunis information from "Utrecht Farmers in New Netherland": source John H. van Schaick, NYG&B Society record 127 (1996), 1-6, 92-98. The article cites four records at the Gemeente Archief Utrecht as its sources.
↑ 6.06.1 Source: S1588 GEDCOM g637 at Ancestry.com, wwhite1760 at aol.com
↑ Source: #S-550408936 Page: Source number: 21057.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #333291 Text: Birth date: 1615Birth place: NEMarriage date: 1640 Marriage place: NY
↑ Source: S191Type: Web Site : Author: Gwen F Epperson; Harry Macy, Jr. (NYG&BR) Oct 1993 : Title: The True Identity of John Sales alias Jan Celes of Manhattan URL: Rootsweb Dutch-Colonies-L Archives : Date: 12 Feb 1998
↑ Gebeurtenis: Doop Datum: zondag 3 april 1644 Child- Kind: Marritje Geslacht: Vrouw Vader: Theunis Nijssen Gebeurtenisplaats: NDG New Netherland
Source: wiewaswie: Documenttype: DTB Dopen Erfgoedinstelling: Nationaal Archief Plaats instelling: Den Haag Collectiegebied: Nieuw-Nederland Registratiedatum: 3 april 1644 Akteplaats: Nieuw Amsterdam-New York Collectie: Collegiate Church of New York Aktesoort: Doopboek Baptism 1644 child Marritje
↑ Gebeurtenis: Doop Datum: zondag 3 april 1650 Kind: Femmetje Geslacht: Vrouw Vader: Teunis Nijssen Gebeurtenisplaats: NDG New Netherland Documenttype: DTB Dopen Erfgoedinstelling: Nationaal Archief Plaats instelling: Den Haag Collectiegebied: Nieuw-Nederland Registratiedatum: 3 april 1650 Akteplaats: Nieuw Amsterdam-New York Collectie: Collegiate Church of New York Aktesoort: Doopboek
↑ Event -Gebeurtenis: Baptism-Doop Date-Datum: sunday-zondag 12 april 1654 Child-Kind: Nijs Geslacht: Man Father- Vader: Theunis Nijssen Witn.-Getuigen: Jan Evertszen Bout, Albert Cornelis Wantenaer, Willem Bredenbend, Paulus van der Beeck Remark-Opmerking: Witn.-Getuigen 5 en 6 are- zijn Aeltje Cornelis en Grietie Jans Place of Event- Gebeurtenisplaats: NDG- New Netherland
Source: Wie Was Wie: Documenttype: DTB Dopen Erfgoedinstelling: Nationaal Archief Plaats instelling: Den Haag Collectiegebied: Nieuw-Nederland Registratiedatum: 12 april 1654 Akteplaats: Nieuw Amsterdam-New York Collectie: Collegiate Church of New York Aktesoort: Baptism Nijs Doopboek 12 April, 1654
New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920. Ancestry.com.
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Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s : Author: Gale Research, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2006.
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Denyse-59 and Nijssen-6 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles represent the same man with duplicate 7th child Nijs (Denys) Teunisse as "Denys Denyse" who married Helena Cortelyou as his second wife.
Sorry little late response, but they are merged now, there were no differences that made postponing the merge needed, we integrated the info from the duplicate into the PPP one, so nothing was lost and it was really not telling us anything new or different.
I think now It's important to take a look at the children, their patronymics have to be corrected and of course we have to make sure the correct children are added to the correct parents here .
The duplicate had a lot of info for the children so that's great of course :)
Denyse-42 and Nijssen-6 appear to represent the same person because: This newly created duplicate is the oldest paternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge into the patronymic NNS PPP. No tree conflicts. Thanks!
I have found and added the baptism for 5 children at this (fathers) profile, Marritje , Annetje, Elsje , Femmetje and Nijs . So these we can add to the profiles of course and than the names can be corrected indeed.
And if you have sources and info for any of these children , you can just add the info and sources to their profiles if you like , it's much easier to decide what LNAB they had if we have records /sources added to the profiles of course :)
Children of Teunis Nijssen (Nyssen) need merge or ID correct father of Geertje and Aertje. Also, their surname would be Teunise or Teunisen, not Nyssen if patronymics followed. The 3rd generation is when the sons' surnames were established: Dionyse chose Denyse, Jan had VanMiddlesworth, and Cornelis' children were Tunison. If we follow a source, baptism, there will be 7, and Cornelis is mentioned in court record as a child of Phoebe Sales, son of Teunis, and stepson of Jacob Jansen Buys (along with the 4 other youngest) at the time of her death
You're correct, we still have to sort some of this out, maybe if you or some other members have some time and sources , you could add some to the profiles of the children ? If there are no sources or info already of course . If we have sources and info that shows what names they used or were born with added to the profiles , than we can start correct the names :)
It's also possible some children belong to the Denys Denyse and Teuntje van Brunt, so we need to make sure we got some good sources about and for the children.
The children on list with surname Nyssen should have been entered as surname Teunise, based on patronymic tradition (given name of father). It is my understanding that the children of his 3 boys' surnames were Teunise and their children started the 3 names we now have as descendents: Denyse, vanMiddlesworth and Tunison. The 3rd generation began in about 1680, so the 4th generation surname was firmly established. Misspellings/phonetics account for variations in all records.
they were from new Utrecht in the New Netherland, not Utrecht , the Netherlands
The previous parents had wrong dates added (the dates of the parents he has now) , so corrected this and added previous father to his correct parents as well .
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I think now It's important to take a look at the children, their patronymics have to be corrected and of course we have to make sure the correct children are added to the correct parents here .
The duplicate had a lot of info for the children so that's great of course :)
I have found and added the baptism for 5 children at this (fathers) profile, Marritje , Annetje, Elsje , Femmetje and Nijs . So these we can add to the profiles of course and than the names can be corrected indeed. And if you have sources and info for any of these children , you can just add the info and sources to their profiles if you like , it's much easier to decide what LNAB they had if we have records /sources added to the profiles of course :)
You're correct, we still have to sort some of this out, maybe if you or some other members have some time and sources , you could add some to the profiles of the children ? If there are no sources or info already of course . If we have sources and info that shows what names they used or were born with added to the profiles , than we can start correct the names :)
It's also possible some children belong to the Denys Denyse and Teuntje van Brunt, so we need to make sure we got some good sources about and for the children.
Greets and thanks , Bea
The previous parents had wrong dates added (the dates of the parents he has now) , so corrected this and added previous father to his correct parents as well .