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Caspar Johannes Steynmets (abt. 1609 - 1702)

Caspar Johannes (Caspar) "Casper, Casparus, Kaspar" Steynmets
Born about in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlandsmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married before 1645 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 31 Mar 1652 in Old Dutch Church in New Amsterdammap
Husband of — married 15 Mar 1671 in Bergen County, New Jerseymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 92 in Bergen Co. now Jersey City, New jerseymap
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Biography

Caspar Steynmets was probably born before 1610 at Schiedam, The Netherlands. He married first before 1645 Dorothea Aestans , he married second at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, on 31 March 1652 Jannetje Gerritse, daughter of Gerrit, . Caspar Steynmets married fourth before October 1693 Ariaentje Gerrits van Huysen. Caspar Steynmets died circa 1702 at Ahaismus, Bergen Co., New Jersey

Origins

Various sources disagree on Caspar's origin. He was either from Schiedam in the Netherlands, [1] or he was from the area now known as Germany, possibly Berlin. [2][3]
Caspar did belong to the Lutheran community in New Amsterdam and signed a petition along with other representatives of the "Augsburg Congregation" concerning non-contributing members of the congregation and the promised preacher. [4] Further supporting the idea that Caspar was German are that he had a surname and that at least three out of the four of his wives appear to have been somewhat German as well: Janneken came from Zutphen, which was located in Westfalia in 1570; Tryntje Jacobs, whose origins are unknown but whom had at least two other German husbands; and Ariaentje van Huysen - Huysen, Denmark at the time, now in northern Germany.

Birth

11 Jan 1609/10. Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [5][6] Needs citation.

Emigration

1631 New Amsterdam [7]

Marriages

  1. Dorothea Aestens b 1630 (?) they married before 1645, so her estimated birthdate probably is more like 1612 (?), d. 1651
  2. 1652, 31 Mar; Caspar Steynwits, wid Dorothea Aestens; Janneken Gerrits, jd van Zutphen Jannetje Gerritse b 1637, d. Jan 1670[8]
  3. he married third at Bergen, New Jersey, on 15 March 1671 Tryntje Jacobs (banns 26 Feb, 1671) She was born around 1621, and died in early May 1677, around the age of 56
  4. before October 1693 Ariaentje Gerrits van Huysen

Children

Children from the first marriage:
  1. Mary Steynmets1 b. b 1645
  2. Casparus Steynmets1 b. 24 Jul 1650, d. b Sep 1663
Children from the second marriage:
  1. Johannes Steynmets10 b. 5 Oct 1653, d. 20 Mar 1709
  2. Altje Steynmets10 b. 21 Feb 1655, d. b 1688
  3. Gerrit Steynmets+10 b. 27 Aug 1656, d. 19 Nov 1730
  4. Annetje Steynmets+10 b. 30 Oct 1658
  5. Christoffel Steynmets+11 b. 19 Dec 1660, d. bt 1 Jun 1732 - 17 Jun 1735
  6. Caspar Steynmets10 b. 5 Sep 1663, d. b 1688
  7. Urselina Steynmets+10 b. 14 May 1665, d. b 15 May 1731
  8. Joanna Steynmets+12 b. 29 Dec 1667, d. 18 Sep 1702
  9. 1670 Jan 16; Caspar Steynmets, Jannetje Gerrits; Benjamin; Iden Corn, Van Vorst, Hilletje Jans [9]

Death

1702 Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. [10][11][12]

Burial

Old Burying Ground of the 1st Dutch Church of Bergen/ Jersey City, New Jersey

Church records

  1. 1650 Jul 24 Casparus - Casper Steymetz. Witnesses: Breijne Nuijting, Adriaen Keyser, Annetje Mats, Grietie Joris. [13]
  • 1652 Mar 31 Caspar Steijnwits, Wedr. Van Dorothea Aestens, en Janneken Gerrits, j.d. Van Zutphen. [14]

Sources

  1. ↑ Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database", source unknown?
  2. ↑ Evjen: Page 430
  3. ↑ Otto Lohr. "German Individuals and Families in New Netherland (German individual immigrants and families in New Netherland) ." rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni. Accessed 30 Aug 2017. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/nnlanc73.html
  4. ↑ New York (State): Vol. 1, Page 664
  5. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
  6. ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
  7. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Place: New York, New York; Year: 1631; Page Number: 276
  8. ↑ Ancestral Curios :1927 marriages - 981 baptisms found in 26 of 26 files. 81766 lines searched in 1 secondssecond marriage March 31, 1652
  9. ↑ New Amsterdam Baptisms from 1639-1730 Long Island genealogy baptism son Benjamin Jan 16, 1670
  10. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
  11. ↑ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
  12. ↑ Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
  13. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 27
  14. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1890, Vol. 1, Page 16
  • An outline of Caspar's life appears in the Holland Society Yearbook for 1915 at p. 15.
  • A sustained account of his life by P. H. Hoffman appears in the Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, New Series v. 1 (1916) p. 13-29, 77-88, 164-176.Archive org
  • A re-examined account of Caspar and his descendants forms part of H.S.F. Randolph's "Tryntje Jacobs and her four husbands...." NYGBR v. 56 (1925) at pp. 255 - 60.
  • Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, Volume 1
  • Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Ancestry.com
  • Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
  • Genealogical Research Library, comp New York City, Marriages, 1600s-1800s Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R1
  • Ancestry.com Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R4 Repository: R4 Ancestry.com
  • Ancestry.com U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
  • Ancestry.com Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1

Acknowledgments

  • Steynmets-9 was created by Glenn Major through the import of Gedcom 2015.GED on Dec 11, 2015.




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John Balow
Answering my own question, the will of Guert Gerritszen Van Steenwyck, quoted in the profile here: http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Steenwyck.pdf

makes a very compelling counter argument in favor of his sister being Caspar's wife.

posted by John Balow
John Balow
Is the wife Jannetje here the wife 'van Zutphen' in the New Amsterdam marriage record?
posted by John Balow
Timmerman-225 Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Hi Glenn,

Steynmets-8 and Steynmets-7 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate import. Birthdate about 1611 Thanks for your help :)

posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
Mix-216 Steven Mix
Steynmets-9 and Steynmets-7 appear to represent the same person because: Triplicate import.
posted by Steven Mix
Mix-216 Steven Mix
Steynmets-8 and Steynmets-7 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate import.
posted by Steven Mix

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