Cathelyn Calawaert

Cathelyn married Laurens de Zierikzee Guijter in 1604/1634. Laurens was born about 1585; died in 1605/1676. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maijken married Barent Baltus on 29 Jan 1635/36 in Haarlem, Noord Holland, Netherlands. Barent was born about 1610 in Lippstadt, Westphalia, Germany; was buried on 19 Nov 1659 in Flatbush, Kings County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: The van Kleeck Family, Albert van Kleeck, 1909
Source: An Account of Barent Baltus, the Progenitor of the van Kleeck
Family in the U.S. and Canada, van Kleeck and van Benthuysen, 1958, in
NEHGS Library
Source: D.A.R. Patriot Index, p.701

Baltus first wife, Maritje Ten Eyck, was buried in 1676 in Flatbush as
"wife of Baltus Barentszen".

Baltus moved first to Albany then to Bergen, New Jersey, and in 1687 was
in Poughkeepsie where he built the first stone house and became one of
the largest holder of real estate in Dutchess County, New York. Baltus
was one of the first settlers of Poughkeepsie. His house was near what is
now the corner of Mill and Vassar Streets. It had very thick walls which
were pierced near the eves and gables with loop-holes for muskets to ward
off any Indian attacks. It stood until 1835 when it was torn down.
Adjoining the house was a family burial plot which remained until the
house was demolished. During the Revolution the house was the scene of
may patriotic meetings and the New York Legislature met there in 1788.

Baltus represented Dutchess in the 16th Colonial Assembly, which sat from
May 3 to July 21, 1715. He was elected to the 17th New York Colonial
Assemblies, which sat, at intervals, for eleven years, 1716-1726, but
served only from its beginning, June 5, 1716 to the spring of 1717, when
he died. He was succeeded May 4, 1717, by Johannes Terbosch. About 1776
some of the descendants of Baltus emigrated to Canada and formed a
settlement in Prescott County, Ontario, and named it van Kleeck's Hill,
but the great majority remained in Dutchess County and were loyal to the
cause of freedom.

Dutchess County
from: " The Concise History of Dutchess County"
Hope Farm Press & Bookshop 252 Main Street Saugerties NY 12477
914-246-3522

Although Dutchess was mapped out as a county in 1683, first legal
residence in the county was not established until four years later under
a land purchase from the Indians with confirmation of title by the
Colonial Governor. Robert Sanders, an Englishman, who was an interpreter
between the Indians and Europeans, and Myndert Harmense van Den Bogaerdt,
a Dutchman, purchased land embracing the present city of Poughkeepsie,
which is the county seat of Dutchess. As of June 9, 1687, Sanders and
Harmense ( for so the latter was known, rather than van Den Bogaerdt)
leased a large part of their holdings to Baltus Barents van Kleeck and
Hendrick Jans Ostrom.

This leasehold also marked the beginning of permanent legal residence
within the entire county, according to contemporary historians.

Dutchess County was not named after the Dutch, but as a compliment to the
Duchess of York. Her title was derived from the French word, duchesse,
and was spelled with a "t" until 1755, in which year Dr. Johnson, the
English lexicographer, dropped the "t," and also the final "e."

Lands upon which Messrs. van Kleeck and Ostrom agreed to settle were
described by the Dutch as "lying in the Lange rack" and "called
Minnisingh and Pochkeepsin." "Lange rack" was the broad expense of the
Hudson River extending north and south of the approximate center of the
shoreline of Poughkeepsie, a total distance of about ten miles. This
straight section of the river was called "the Long Reach" by Robert
Juett, mate of Henry Hudson's "Half Moon,"when Hudson sailed up the
river, in 1609. "Minnisingh" was believed to refer to high ground in the
Dutchess Turnpike east of the present Poughkeepsie, while "Pochkeepsin"
was one of the numerous spellings of the county seat.

This same colorful "Long Reach" of the Hudson contains the present
four-mile course for the Poughkeepsie Intercollegiate Regatta, annual
rowing event, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to
Poughkeepsie's shores and Dutchess County. The course begins at Crum
Elbow, not far from the river estate of President Roosevelt; it extends
south to a point below the mid-Hudson vehicular bridge at Poughkeepsie.

One now widely accepted explanation of the meaning of the name
"Poughkeepsie" evolves from a story surrounding the first legal
settlement in the community. Johannes van Kleeck and Myndert van Den
Bogaerdt, sons of the original settlers, frequented a spot close to the
present New York-Albany Post Road, less than two miles south of the
present courthouse at Poughkeepsie. The Indians followed a trail to this
same point, known by the two boys as Rust Plaetz, and meaning Resting
Place. The Indians had another name for the spot, which was marked by a
spring, and, so the story goes, surrounded by cat-tail reeds, a small
stream issuing from the spring. They used three words to describe it:
uppuqui-meaning lodge covering, the name of the cat-tail reed;
ipis-little water; ing-meaning place; and freely translated, "The
Reed-covered Lodge by the Little Water Place."

The Dutch and the English settlers spelled the name phonetically, and it
appeared in various combinations of letters. In the van Kleeck-Ostrom
lease it was "Pockkeepsin." A more familiar later form of the word was
"Apokeepsing," resembling uppiquiipis-ing, until the "A" was dropped; and
out of Poughkeepsing there came the accepted name, "Poughkeepsie."

So much for the name of the principal city of Dutchess County. The date,
June 9, 1687, is now recognized as not only marking the beginnings of
permanent legal residence of white men in Poughkeepsie, but in the county
as well. Prior to that time there were undoubtedly transient residents in
the county, but there is no documentary evidence pointing to an earlier
legal white residence than that at Poughkeepsie. Early local historians
set forth that the first settler may have been Nicholas Emigh, or
Eighmie, presumed to have arrived at Fishkill, southern Dutchess, at an
early date. These historians conceded that authorities differed as to the
exact date of settlement, although one writer placed Eighmie in the
county as early as 1682. It remained for the late Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds, careful historian of the modern period, to lay before the
public the complete story of the van Kleeck-Ostrom lease and its
significance as fixing the time of the first legal white residence at
Poughkeepsie.

To be sure, early settlements in both Fishkill, to the south of
Poughkeepsie, and Rhinebeck, to the north, were contemporaneous with that
in the present county seat. Peter Pieterse Lassen, an ancestor of the
late historian, Benson J. Lossing, is known to have been living at the
mouth of Jan Casper's kill in 1688. In 1700, Hendrick Kip built a house
in Rhinecliff (town of Rhinebeck). All of the early settlers lived close
to the river; it was not until the early part of the eighteenth century
that the thickly wooded interior of the county was opened to home sites.

birth:
1. D-221:
2. D-236: Abstracts of Wills Filed in New York City, 1708-1728

other:
1. "of Dutchess Co.," executor of sister's (Mayken) will dated 23 Apr
1722,
proved 7 Feb 1723/5; D-236, ibid.

Baltus married Maritje ten Eyck before 1676 in New York. Maritje was born in Flatbush, Kings County, NY; died about 1676 in Flatbush, Kings County, NY; was buried in 1676 in Flatbush, Kings County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Baltus married Catrintije Jans Buys in Sep 1676 in Flatbush, Kings County, NY. Catrintije was born in 1654 in Long Island, NY; died in 1725 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie married Robert Sanders about 1665 in New York. Robert (son of Thomas Sanders and Sarah Cornelise Van Gorcum) was christened on 10 Nov 1641 in New York City, New York, New York, USA; was buried on 1 May 1703 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Index: Selected Areas of NY, 1639-1916

Provoost, Benjamin (from Hertfort in N. Engelant) M : 11 Jun 1670
Sp : Barents, Sara (young maid not previously married from Haerlem)
County : New York Co.
Sex : M
Location : New Amsterdam Reformed Church, New York City
State : NY

Saertie married Benjamin Provoost on 11 Jun 1670 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Benjamin was born on 17 Jul 1646 in Fort Good Hope, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Jul 1720 in Peenpack, Orange County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The first reference to Catelyntje is in 1660, when she witnessed the
baptism of her sister Jannetie's son John, and the next in 1668 in the
same connection for her nephew Assudius Harberding.

Source: Mention in will of John Harberdinck, Abstracts of Wills, Liber 9,
p.440

Cartelijntie married Paulus Martense Van Benthuysen in 1660 in Flatbush, Kings County, NY. Paulus was born in 1624/25 in Benthuizen, South Netherlands, Netherlands; died in 1717 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA; was buried in 1717 in Greenbush, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Prior to her marriage, but two references to Mayken Barents' appear; the
first, April 25, 1662, when she was plaintiff in a suit vs. a servant of
Egbert van Borsum in NY (Court Records of New Amsterdam, Vol. 4, pg. 67),
and the second September 29, 1662, when she witnessed the baptism in NY
of a child of Hendrick Jansen Ruyter and Tryntje Willems. In 1674, "John
Harberding" is on a list of the substantial citizens of New York City,
with an estate rated at $800 (see "Mem. History, City NY," Vol. 1, pg.
362.) In 1686 "Jan Harberdinck" and his wife Mayken Barents were living
on High Street, New York City. (Memorial History, City of NY, Vol. 1, pg.
450).
birth:
1. D-221: The van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward van Benthuysen &
Edith
M. McIntosh Hall
2. D-236: Abstracts of Wills on File in New York City, 1708-1728

marriage:
1. D-221, ibid.
2. D-236, ibid.

death:
1. D-236, ibid.

Maijken married Jan Harberdinck Van Brockholst on 25 Dec 1667 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Jan was born in 1622/1642; died before 7 Feb 1723/24 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: Mention in will of John Harberdinck, Abstracts of Wills, Liber 9,
p.440

In Dutch church records she was called "van Haerlem". Sometime during
1660 Jannettje made a voyage to Europe, for what purpose, and whether
accompanied by her husband or not, is not known, but January 11, 1661,
"Jannetje Barents, widow of Jan Guisthout" is entered on the passenger
list of the ship "Golden Eagle" sailing for America. Her husband's death
apparently left her without resources, for August 16, 1663, she filed a
Petition for a writ empowering her to surrender all claim to her late
husband's estate in favor of his creditors, mention being also made of
her infant child, (Dutch MSS., Albany, Vol. 10, pg. 274) but September 6,
1663, the creditors waived all claims against her. Shortly after the
settlement of this matter she married her second husband, Jan Petersen
Bosch. In 1686 Jan Petersen Bosch and Jannetje Barents, his wife, were
living on Smith Street, New York City, New York. (Memorial History, City
of NY, Vol. 1, pg. 451)
birth:
1. D-221: The van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward van Benthuysen &
Edith
M. McIntosh Hall

marriage:
1. D-221, ibid.

Jannettje married Johannes Guisthout Van der Linden on 22 Feb 1658/59 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Johannes was born about 1638 in New York; was christened on 18 Jan 1659/60 in New York; died in 1644/1733. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jannettje married Jan Pieterse Bosch on 20 Oct 1663 in Gulickerlant, Netherlands. Jan was born in 1618/1655 in Goestorp, Netherlands; died in 1644/1733. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Benjamin Provoost. Benjamin was born on 17 Jul 1646 in Fort Good Hope, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Jul 1720 in Peenpack, Orange County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: History of Duchess County

No sponsors recorded for the baptism (it would seem to imply that she was
an adult at baptism).

Johannes and Elizabeth marriage banns were published 28 September 1703 in
the Kingston Church.

Lysbet married Johannes Kip on 28 Sep 1703 in Rdc, Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Johannes was born before 31 Mar 1678 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; was christened on 31 Mar 1678 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died before 7 Aug 1747 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This child of Baltus Barents van Kleeck was buried at Bergen, NJ, June
21, 1683. The church record states that hers was the 6th body buried in
the church (a privilege to be paid for) - the 18th with "the" pall, -
(which was owned by the church and rented), - and first with bell ringing,
apparently, also, the last, for the records do not mention it again.

Notes:

Witnesses at baptism Jan Petersen Bosch, Jan vanHerberdingh, Mayken
Barens VanCleeck.

Probably died young.

Notes:

Peter was buried at Bergen, NJ, July 8, 1688, was the "37th with pall."

Notes:

Witnesses at baptism Jan Berberno and Jannetje Barents, wife of Jan
Petersen Bos.

Peter was a private in his brothers Barent's company of Dutchess Co.
Militia (Rep. State Historian 1897, pg. 552)

Source: The van Kleeck Family, Albert van Kleeck, 1909
Source: An Account of Barent Baltus, the Progenitor of the van Kleeck
Family in
the U.S. and Canada, van Kleeck and van Benthuysen, 1958, in NEHGS Library
Source: D.A.R. Patriot Index, p.701
Source: History of Duchess County
Source: The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, p.622

Pieter married Catrina Lewis on 21 Nov 1722 in New York. Catrina was born on 20 Sep 1702 in New York; was christened on 20 Sep 1702; died in 1705/1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Witnesses at baptism Jan Herperdinck, Mayken Barents vanClyck.

21 December 1737 Lawrence was a Lieutenant in the Dutchess Co. Militia
Regiment and in 1739 was promoted to Captain (2nd Rep. of State
Historian, pg. 493 & 500).

His will in which he calls himself "esquire" is dated 30 April 1760 and
proved 23 August 1769 (Col. of Albany Wills, pg. 420)

Source: History of Duchess County
Source: The Compendium of American Genealogy, p.246

Lauwrens married Jacoba LewisNew York. Jacoba was born before 26 Apr 1691 in New York; was christened on 26 Apr 1691; died in 1707/1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Poughkeepsie, NY. Served in Dutchess County Militia during the
French and Indian Wars as Captain 1715, Major 1725, Lt. Col. 1737, and
Col. 1740. Justice of the Peace 1718. Representative to the Provincial
Assembly.

Source: History of Duchess County
Source: The Compendium of American Genealogy, p.115

Barent married Antoinette Parmentier on 27 Apr 1701 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Antoinette (daughter of Michael Pieterse Palmentier and Neeltje Jans Damen) was born before 27 Jul 1684 in New Utrecht, Long Island, NY; was christened on 27 Jul 1684 in Bushwick, Long Island, NY; died after 1749. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Index: Selected Areas of NY, 1639-1916

Parmentier, Pieter M : 18 Oct 1702
Sp : van Cleeck, Sara
County : Ulster Co.
Sex : M
Location : Kingston Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston
State : NY

Sara married Pieter Michaelse Parmentier on 18 Oct 1702 in Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Pieter (son of Michael Pieterse Palmentier and Neeltje Jans Damen) was born on 13 Jun 1680 in New Utrecht, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; died in 1770 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1715 Johannes was sergeant of the Dutchess County militia company (see State Historian's Rep. 1897, pg. 552), but his chief public service was a member of the 18th, 19th and 20th Colonial Assemblies, which sat through the twelve years of 1726-1737. (See State Red Book).

Johannes van Kleeck's will is dated January 6, 1746/47, and proved October 7, 1754. It names his wife, Catherine, and all of his children, except Alida, calling Elizabeth "deceased" and referring to her sons Frans and Johannes. Myndert was probably the only child of the second wife.

Johannes married Catherine Van den Bogart about 1743 in New York. Catherine (daughter of Jacobus Van den Bogart and Grietje Dumont) was born on 1 Jun 1718 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA; died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johannes married Aeltje ter Bosch in 1708 in New York. Aeltje (daughter of Johannes ter Bosch) was christened on 13 Nov 1692 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY; died before 1744. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: The Lansing Family, Claude G. Munsell, 1916

MARRIAGE: Albany FDRC, IGI 7410511, 84

Helena married Johannes Gerrits Lansing on 20 Sep 1704 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. Johannes (son of Gerrit Gerritse Lansing and Elsie Van Wythorst) was born on 1 Jan 1675/76; died on 10 Aug 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: IGI 7803118, 99
Named in Sanders Bible, but no birth date given.

Notes:

Marriage Index: Selected Areas of NY, 1639-1916

Sanders, Barent M : 1704
Sp : Wendell, Maria
County : Albany Co.
Sex : U
Location : Albany Reformed Church, Albany
State : NY

Barent married Maria Wendell on 19 Sep 1704 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Index: Selected Areas of NY, 1639-1916

Santvoort, Aeltie M : 26 Feb 1696
Sp : Sanderszen, Thomas
County : New York Co.
Sex : F
Location : New Amsterdam Reformed Church, New York City
State : NY

Thomas married Aeltje Santvoort on 26 Feb 1695/96 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage Index: Selected Areas of NY, 1639-1916

Sanders, Sara M : 5 May 1686
Sp : Grevenraedt, Hendrick
County : New York Co.
Sex : F
Location : New Amsterdam Reformed Church, New York City
State : NY

Saertije married Hendrik Greefraadt on 5 May 1686 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maria married Gerrit Hendricks Roseboom on 24 Nov 1689 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. Gerrit (son of Hendrick Jans Roseboom and Gijsbertje Gerritse Lansing) was christened in 1664 in New York City, New York, New York, USA; was buried on 21 Dec 1739 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Jr. Everet Wendell about 1680 in New York. Everet was born in 1660; died in 1702. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Frederick Harmense Visscher on 15 Dec 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Named in Sanders Bible, but no birth date given.

Notes:

Named in Sanders bible, but no birth date given.

Notes:

Marriage Index: Selected Areas of NY, 1639-1916
Truax, Isaac Marriage date : 1719
Spouse : van Benthuysen, Catlintje
County of record : Schenectady Co.
Sex : U
Location : Schenectady Reformed Church, Schenectady
State : NY

The following additional information is known about Isaac Truax: Isaac
Truax may have also been known as Isaac Ter Weks.

The following additional information is known about Catlintje van
Benthuysen: Catlintje van Benthuysen may have also been known as
Catlintje van Bunschoten or Catlintje Benthuysen.

Location: This marriage is recorded and/or took place at Schenectady
Reformed Church, Schenectady, NY.

Source information: Kelly, Arthur. "Marriage Records of Schenectady
Reformed Church". 1988. Contains the following information: 2531
marriages spanning 1694-1852.

Kinship publication code: 083

This marriage is Kinship item number/page number 46 in the above Kinship
publication.

Catrina married Isaac Truax in 1719 in Schenectady Reformed Church, Schenectady, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catrina married Jacobus Turk in 1681 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. Jacobus was born before 4 Dec 1661 in New York City, New York, New York, USA; was christened on 4 Dec 1661 in New Amsterdam, NY; died on 24 Mar 1710/11 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

birth:
1. D-221: The van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward van Benthuysen &
Edith
M. McIntosh Hall

marriage:
1. D-221, ibid.

other:
1. one of first settlers in Schenectady, returned to Albany, D-221, ibid.
2. will dated 5 Nov 1720, probated 31 Mar 1725, D-221, ibid.

Baltus married Lydia Dally on 15 Feb 1706/07 in New York City, New York, New York, USA. Lydia was born about 8 Mar 1682/83 in New York; was christened on 8 Mar 1682/83 in New York City, New York, New York, USA; died after 28 Feb 1748/49. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1. The van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward van Benthuysen & Edith
M. McIntosh Hall p pg 15 - Served as a Captain in Harmon van Slyck's
Second Foot Company.

Marten married Feitje Boorsboom on 2 Jun 1696 in Albany, Albany County, New York, USA. Feitje was born in 1658/1680; died after 22 Apr 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

birth:
1. D-221: The van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward van Benthuysen &
Edith M. McIntosh Hall

marriage:
1. D-221, ibid.

Gertruuy married Robert Teunise Van Deusen in 1665 in Claverack, NY. Robert was born in 1670/1690; died in 1704/1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertruuy married Becker in 1678/1711. was born in 1647/1667; died in 1681/1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertruuy married James Parker in 1701/1734. James was born in 1670/1690; died in 1704/1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

birth:
1. D-221: The van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward van Benthuysen &
Edith
M. McIntosh Hall

marriage:
1. D-221, ibid.

Maritje married Thomas HookNew York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maritje married John Careny in 1689/1722. John was born in 1658/1678; died in 1692/1764. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

birth:
1. D-221: The van Benthuysen Genealogy by van Benthuysen & Hall

other:
1. named in his uncle's, Peter, will dated 17 Jun 1775 at Rhinebeck,
probated
7 Sep 1784; D-221, ibid.

Family/Spouse: Aeltje Elting. Aeltje was born in 1673/1693; died before 21 Apr 1701. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barent married Jannetie Aertson Van Wagenen on 21 Apr 1701 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Jannetie was born before 25 Jun 1682; was christened on 25 Jun 1682 in of Kingston, Ulster, NY; died in 1706/1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barent married Margaret Leg on 7 Apr 1728 in Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Margaret was born in 1673/1693; died in 1694/1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism were Jan Harberding and Mayken Barents.

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism were William Abrahamsen and Saertie Barents.

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism were Balthus Barentsen and Maritje TenEyck.

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism Robert Sanderson and Elsie Barents.

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism were Jan Harberding and Mayken Barents.

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism Peter de Riemer and Sara Webbers.