Gerret Jansen (Van Campen) van Campen (1631 - abt. 1670)

Born Aug 1631 in Nederland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Machtelt Stoffels — married 29 Jan 1659 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland

Descendants

Died about 1670 at about age 38 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

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Biography

Gerret Jansen Van Campen aka Van Campen, Van Camp, VanCamp, Vancampen

Origin

Gerret was born in August 1631 at Netherlands. He was a son of Jan (Van Kampen) Van Campen and Geesgen Hendricks.

Alt birth c. 1612 at Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Family

Gerret married 29 January 1659 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York to Machtelt Stoffels.Banns were registered 17 Jan 1659.

Children:

1. Jan Gerretsen Van Campen
2. Jacob (Van Kampen) Van Campen Remove
3. Elizabeth VanHuysen Van Campen
4. Jan (VanCampen) Van Campen

Note: Three of the sons settled in the Delaware Valley Area.

Immigrated

Machtelt sailed from Amsterdam on June 19, 1658 aboard the Brownfish (Bruynvis), Captain Cornelis Maertsen, Factoor.^[1] The entry for Machtelt, or Machteld Stoffelsen (Machelt Stoffelse) describes her as a widow who is acquainted with agriculture. Her fare was paid by Gerrit Jansen Van Campen, her husband, a soldier who lives in Esopus.

Occupation

Gerret was a farmer and a soldier. He appears in the Kingston court records in 1661. Gerret was a Professional Soldier in the Peter Stuyvesant Regiment.

Flatbush, New York

Gerret purchased a house and lot at Flatbush, Brooklyn (NY).

Death and Legacy

Gerret died c. 1670 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York.

Note: profile carried death information: 1745 in Somerset, New Jersey. This is probably an error, as it would make him 114 years old at his death.

Sources

1. ↑ New Netherland and Beyond, Immigrants to New Netherland: 1658 In the Brownfish. RootsWeb, Archive.org saved 28 Mar 2013 Retrieved 4 Jan 2015.

See also:

• Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: Filby, P. William, ed., Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010
• New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005. Marriage: Date: 29 JAN 1659
• Public Member Trees, Public Member Trees, Public Member Trees,
• Kathleen Olsen, Public Member Trees Terry Olsen, Viewed 4 May 2006
• Gerrit Jansen VanCampen Descendant Report, Nancy J. Van Camp et. at. April 2005 -- Is this the webpage at https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/h/i/Jen-Whit/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0237.html ?
• "New Amsterdam DRC Marriages 1639-1801" accessed January 4, 2015
• name="Hopewell">Hopewell, Lynn, Matthews Current Research, June 25, 2008, accessed January 4, 2015
  1. S111 (?) Stovall-395 14:43, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Notes

Gerrit, probably the son of John, was from Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands. Machtelt was the widow of Anthony Lodewyck. She left Amsterdam, Holland on 19 Jun 1658 on the ship "Brownfish" and came to New Amsterdam. She was described on the passenger list as being familiar with agriculture. Gerrit is first mentioned on 26 Aug 1658 as a soldier. He was stationed in Kingston (Wiltwyck, Esopus) NY for the protection of the town. His brother Jacob was in the same company. Gerrit and Machtelt were in same company. Gerrit and Machtelt were in Kingston in 1661 when their only child was born. During the same year Gerrit was granted a lot in town, paid a church tax of 10 florint, paid an excise tax on wine and beer and was on the militia muster rolls. About 35 families were living in Kingston that year. Gerrit and Machtelt were in court a number of times in 1661. On 13 Sept 1661 Gerrit defaulted on an action brought by his wife to court. On 16 Nov 1661 he was sued by Femmetjen Alberts for 12 guilders and ordered to pay. He was sued by Getruyt Andrissen at the same time. On 6 Dec 1661 Machtelt was in court demanding a petticoat that she had loaned Altjen Constapel when she fled from her husband. By Mar 1662 Gerrit had moved from Kingston to Manhattan. He was still a soldier. He was involved in a dispute with Immetje Framsen over repairs to a house that he rented from her. He was in Manhattan on 11 Jun 1667 and again on 14 Jan 1668 when he was sued by Jan Smedes and Bartholomus Van der Schel. Gerrit moved to Flatbush, Brooklyn next. On 27 Dec 1668 he bought a house and lot there from Pieter Schoel for 975 florin. He was to take possession by 1 May 1669. On 5 Feb 1670 he sold this property to Jan Hermensen for 400 florin. In 1670 he was being sued in court again. On 12 Jan 1670 Tjtus Siericks and Julie Jans sued Gerrit for an unpaid saddle. Gerrit said that the quality was poor but he was ordered to pay. On 3 Mar 1670 Louys Jansen sued him for nonpayment on a horse. Gerrit had paid to tobacco but Louys Jansen said it was unusable. Gerrit was ordered to pay. Gerrit isn't found on any records after this. He may have gone back tu Ulster Co., NY where his son, Jan, was living but there isn't any record of this. On 6 Jun 1676 Machtelt was a baptismal witness in NYC. On 19 Aug 1688 she witnessed the baptism of her first granddaughter Elizabeth, in Kingston.