Andries Teller (1642 - bef. 1702)

Born 1642 in Albany, New Netherland

Ancestors

Husband of Fijtie Van Cortlandt — married 6 May 1671 in New York

Descendants

Died before 16 Dec 1702 before age 60 in New York, Province of New York

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Biography

Andrew or Andries (son of Willem), was born in 1642. He married on May 6, 1671, in New York, Fijtie aka Sophia, daughter of Oloff Stevense Van Cortlandt.

For many years he was a merchant and magistrate of Albany. About 1671 he removed to New York. He owned a farm in Gd which his father bought in 1659. Will dated Dec. 16, 1702.

Issue

His known children were:

1. Andries, (sup.) married Sept. 15, 1722, in N. Y, Catharine Vandewater.
2. Margarita.
3. Oliver (Olivier) Stephen, (sup.) baptism Albany, NY. 1685 Nov 29; Andries Teller. Olivier Stephen. Witnesses: Willem Teller, Arent Schuyler, Maria Van Renselaar.

Children of his grandson Andries and wife Catharine Vandewaater were: Andries baptised 1726 Nov 25; Andries Teller, Catharina Van de Water; Olevier Teller, Anneke Van de Water; Catharina baptised 1728 Dec 04; Andries Teller, Catharina van der Water; Oliver Teller, Anneke van der Water jd.

Son Olivier married Oct. 12, 1712, in N. Y., Cornelia De Peyster. Their children: Margareta baptised 1713 Mar 18; Olivier Teller, Cornelia de Peister; Isaac de Peister, Sophia Teller; Cornelia baptised 1719 Mar 29; Olivier Teller, Cornelia de Peyster; Gualtheurs Du Bois, Cornelia Schuyler, 1722 Oct 21 Isaac; Olevier Teller, Cornelia de Peyster; Andries Teller, Maria de Peyster, 1724 Feb 21 Andries; Olevier Teller, Cornelia de Peyster; Cornelus de Peyster, Catharina Teller, 1725 Feb 17 Maria; Olevier Teller, Cornelia de Peyster; Philippus Van Cortlant, Rachel Wylman, 1726 Apr 06 Johannaes; Olivier Teller, Cornelia de Peyster; Johannes Schuyler, Geertruy Van Cortlant, 1729 Aug 20 Sophia; Olivier Teller, Cornelia De Peyster; Isaac De Peyster, Andries Teller, Maria De Peyster. ^[1]

Church Records

Marriage

• 1671 06 May Andries Teller, j.m. Van N. Albania, en Sophia Van Courtlant, j.d. Van N. Jorck. ^[2]

Children's baptisms

1. 1685 Nov 29 Olivier Stephen; Andries Teller; Wits.: Willem Teller, Arent Schuyler, Maria Van Renselaar. ^[3]

Will & Death

Probate admitted Dec. 16, 1702. Andries Teller, NY, merchant, to eldest son Andries 25 pounds NY money and the property where testator now lives which is next to that of Robert Livingston, and that testator's wife and mother of son Andries, Sophia Teller, shall remain in full possession of testator's estate both real and personal however if she re-marries...He then is concerned that some of his children are underage...He mentions his own inheritance from his own father...names wife as sole exe. Names brother-in-law Jacobus van Cortland and brother (given name blotted) Teller as guardians of his children (unnamed except for eldest son Andries. Signed 18 May 1700. ^[4][5]

Research Notes

The Andries who married Catherine Vandewater is his grandson. His son Andreis. married Anna Verplanke, had a son Andries in 1701 and died in 1702.

Sources

1. ↑ RDC NY Indexed Baptism Records
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ RDC NY Indexed Baptism Records
4. ↑ Liber 7 page 55 NY Wills, from New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Court of Probates [and pre-1778, Prerogative Court]. Probated Wills, 1665–1787. Series J0038-92. Images accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60387/007623283_00479?pid=61003; transcript at https://web.archive.org/web/20050228090710/http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Court/NYCWills.1665.html
5. ↑ Also: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822025845744&view=1up&seq=372

• Bielinski, Stefan. [1]. "The People of Colonial Albany." New York State Museum, Albany. Accessed July 09, 2015. - Note: This data is unsourced, does not give birth dates of children.
• Pelletreau, William S. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. 352-353.
• Pearson, Jonathan. Teller of Albany and New York, "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record" (New York City, 1871) Vol. 2, Page 139
• Ancestry Family Trees: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6601291/person/362169151/facts

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• This person was created through the import of Sheppard_Duncan_Bickham_Stroud.ged on 01 February 2011.