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Jacob Stoffelszen (1604 - bef. 1668)

Jacob Stoffelszen aka Stoffelsen
Born in Zurichsee, Schweizmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1638 in New Netherlandmap
Husband of — married after 17 Aug 1657 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlandmap
[children unknown]
Died before before age 64 in Ahasymus farm, Pavonia, New Netherlandmap
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Biography

Jacob Stoffelsen was notable among The Council of Twelve Men, a group of 12 men, chosen on 29 August 1641 by the residents of New Netherland to advise the Director of New Netherland, Willem Kieft, on relations with the Native Americans due to the murder of Claes Swits. Although the council was not permanent, it was the first representational form of democracy in the Dutch colony. The next two councils created were known as the Eight Men and the Nine Men.

On 16 October 1657 widow Tryntje Jacobse [Van Winkle] petitioned for appointment of guardians for her minor children as was required before she could remarry. Michiel Jansen and P. L. Vandergift were appointed as guardians for the children. Widow Tryntje Jacobse married second to Jacob Stoffelsen on 17 August 1657 and they settled at the Ahasymus, Pavonia property he had inherited from his first wife, Vrouwtje Idese (died 1641) who was the widow of Cornelis Hendricksen Van Voorst. Tryntje Jacobse and Jacob Stoffelsen had 2 children and both of them died very young. They were granted 8-10 morgens of woodland at Ahasymus on 21 January 1664. Tryntje Jacobse was one of the first members of the Bergen Dutch Reformed Church in 1664. Tryntje Jacobse appeared in court for Jacob Stoffelsen on 06 June 1666 as he was too ill to attend. Jacob Stoffelsen's and Tryntje Jacobse's 01 Jan 1667 lease on the Ahasymus farm (called "Duke's Farm" by the English) was confirmed to Tryntje Jacobse on 31 March 1668 after Jacob Stoffelsen's death and this confirmation listed the farm as "between Communipaw and Kill van Kil".

Origins

Various sources disagree on Jacob's origin. He was either from Zierikzee, Zeeland, [1] or he was from Zürichsee, Switzerland. [2]
Supporting the idea that Jacob was from what we now know as Switzerland, "Jacob had a brother, Reyer, who is mentioned by the pastors of New Amsterdam as singing 'German songs on shipboard'. [3]
"Nevertheless they [the Lutherans] have sought, for five or six years, to call a Lutheran preacher, as Paulus Schrick once said to Heyer Stoffels, whom he took to be a Lutheran, because he sang German songs on shipboard on the way to Holland."[4]
Additionally, Trijntje Jacobs, Jacob's second wife, appears to have had at least two husbands that were somewhat German.

Church records

  • 1657 Aug 17 Jacob Stoffelszen, Wedr. Van Vrouwtje Ides, en Trijntje Jacobs, Wede. Van Jacob Walingen. [5]
  1. 1660 Dec 29 Stoffel, Jacob Stoffelszen, Trijntie Walings. Wit.: Ide Corneliszen, Claes Janszen, Annetje Cornelis. [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database" Citing:
    Howard S.F. Randolph, "Tryntje Jacobs and Her Four Husbands: Van Winkle, Stoffelsen, Tades and Steynmets", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record vol.56 (1925): 56:252.
  2. ↑ Evjen: Page 431
  3. ↑ Evjen: Page 431
  4. ↑ Evjen: Page 88
  5. ↑ Samuel S. Purple. "Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York" In Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Vol. I. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.
  6. ↑ Thomas Grier Evans. "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.




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Weinheimer-29 Mark Weinheimer
Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared the owners of the frigate La Garce, namely, Willem Albertsen Blauvelt, captain of the same, Antoni Crol, Symon Joosten, Abraham Jansz, Hendrick Arentseb, Jan Jansz, Jacob Stoffelsen, Hendrick Jacobsen and Philip Jansen, who jointly and severally, in the presence of the hereinafter mentioned witnesses, acknowledged that they had publicly sold in Fort Amsterdam the above mentioned frigate to Cristian Pitersen and his co-partners and acknowledged that they were fully satisfied and paid therefor before the execution hereof. They therefore promise that they will nevermore trouble the aforesaid Cristiaen Pitersz or his co-partners in regard to the above mentioned frigate and declare that they have no further claim whatever to the said frigate. In witness whereof this is signed by the owners in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website. https://nahc-mapping.org/mappingNY/encyclopedia/document/bill-sale-owners-frigate-la-garce-christiaen-pietersen-and-his-partners
posted by Mark Weinheimer
Timmerman-225 Bea (Timmerman) Wijma
His father probably might have been a man named Christoffel or Christoph , Stoffel almost always was used or short for that name.
posted by Bea (Timmerman) Wijma

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