The Van Den Berg Family of Albany
In his excellent blog post “Gysbert Cornelise Van den Bergh & Family, Introduction to the Armchair History of Gysbert Cornelisen Van den Berg”1 Isaac Horner reviews the research on this family and provides valuable additional information. This blog post will include additional information about five of the somewhat questionable children of Gysbert and other updates.
Children of Gysbert2 Cornelise Van Den Berg
Frederick3 (#8a) Gysbertsz
Mr. Horner uses four main sources in identifying the children of Gysbert2. Two of them include Frederick3 as one of his sons, but the other two do not. Horner says that one source, Stockman, says that Frederick was not a son of Gysbert, but my reading of Stockman does not show any mention of Frederick at all, as opposed to rejecting him as a son of Gysbert Cornelise.2 As Horner notes, Frederick was an adelborst (midshipman) or corporal in the West Indies Company at Fort Orange (Albany) in 1661. By 1663 he was a widower (of Pleuntie – Teuntje? Gysberts) when he married Mary Lubberts, widow of Abraham LaNoy, at the Reformed Dutch Church of New York City.3 Given those details, he was probably born by 1640, thus likely the eldest son of Gysbert, if he was his son.
He was a baptismal witness for the children of two of his step-children, and a niece of his second wife at the Reformed Dutch Church of New York City.4 He is listed twice in the membership lists of the Reformed Dutch Church of New York City, in 16785 and 1686.6 Given the number of times he appears in the church records, but not for any of his own descendants, it is likely he had none. In the 1686 membership list he is listed with his wife, Maria Lubberts, as living on Langs T’ Strand (Along the Shore). The description of the area includes “the west side of Whitehall Street between State Street and Pearl Streets, the North Side of Pearl Street and Hanover Square, between Whitehall and Wall Streets.”7 Frederick probably died before December 1695 as he is not listed in the New York City tax listings of that year.8 Parts of the area he lived in appears to be included in the West Ward. Huybert4 Gerrits Van Den Berg was living in the West Ward in the December 1695 Tax listing (see pg. 18). Frederick owned land in the same area in 1674.9 I have not been able to establish what happened to Frederick’s land after his death, but given Frederick had no known descendants, it is possible the property passed to Huybert4 Gerrits Van Den Berg, his presumed nephew, helping to explain his move to New York City.
Neeltje3 (#5) Gysbertsz
Most of Wouter Quackenbosch and Neetlje’s children were born before the surviving records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany begin. In those that exist, only one mentions her with her patronymic name, Neeltje Gysbertsz, in the baptism of her daughter, Marretje, on 13 Sep 1691.10 At the baptism of her cousin, Peter, son of Cornelis Claasse and Susanna Ouderkerk on 25 Apr 1703,11 she and her husband, Wouter Quakkenbosch, were the witnesses and her surname name was given as Neeltje Van den Berg.
Though she only appears in the records a few times, her husband appears as a baptismal witness for several of his wife’s nephews and nieces. Those include:
Gerrit, son of Gerrit Gysbertsz, on 15 Jul 1688.12
Cornelis, son of Cornelis Gysbertsz, on 2 Oct 1687.13
Geertje, daughter of William Gysbertsz on 10 Apr 1698.14
Barent, son of Andries Hansz and Grietje Gysbertsz, on 15 Oct 1693.15
Maria, daughter of Cornelis Van Esch and Marrytie Gerrits Van Den Berg, on 10 Mar 1706.16
Grietje3 (#7) Gysbertsz
Grietje Gysbertsz does not appear as such in the 1683 members list of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany. She first appears a witness in the baptism of her niece, Mary, daughter of Cornelis3 Gysbertsz and Cornelia Wynants on 8 Mar 1685.17 At the baptism of her eldest known child, Barent, on 15 Oct 1693, the father is named Andries Hansz, and the mother as Grietje Gysbertsz, with Wouter Quakelbosch appearing as one of the witnesses.18 As mentioned earlier, Wouter served as a baptismal witness for several of the children of his in-laws.
On 26 Feb 1696, Andries Hanszen and his wife, Grietje Gysbertsz, transferred their church membership from Albany to New York City.19 He is listed there as Andries Barheit in the December 1695 tax list of the North Ward, NYC, in the 1 Feb 1697 tax list of the Harlem Division of the Out Ward, and in the 7 Mar 1699 tax list of the Harlem Division.20 He does not appear in the 29 Nov 1699 tax lists or later for the Harlem Division. He does not appear in the 1703 census of NYC, which did not include the Out Ward (Bowery and Harlem), so it does not appear that he moved to NYC proper.
A few baptismal records confirm that Grietje Gysbertsz Van Den Berg married Andries Hans Barheit as his second wife. At the baptism on 4 Mar 1719 of Margaret, daughter of Andries Barheit and Rebecca Oothout, the witnesses were Barent Barheit and Margrietje van den Berg.21 They were Andries’ brother and his mother. At the baptism on 10 Feb 1723 of Gerrit, son of Andries and Rebecca Barheit, the witnesses were Huybert Van den Berg and Maria Van den Berg.22 They were Andries’ maternal cousin, and his wife, Maria Lansing. At the baptism on 21 May 1721 of Johannes, son of Teunis De Voor and Geertje Barheit [daughter of Andries Hans Barheit and his first wife, Geertje Teunis De Metselaer], Maria Van Den Berg was one of the witnesses.23 Maria was undoubtedly Maria Lansing, Geertje’s maternal step-cousin.
Most researchers do not recognize Grietje Gysbertsz as the second wife of Andries Hanse Barheit, including Johathan Pearson. Under Andries Hanse Barheit he states “Perhaps the same as 'Andries Hanse de Sweedt, dwelling at Kinderhook’ in 1675. His wife was Gerritje Teunis, daughter of Teunise Teunise de Metselaer. She was not living in 1699 when Egbert Teunise [her brother?] became guardian of her four children.”24 This shows the confusion around Andries Hanse Barheit as he was not “de Sweedt”, being listed separately from Andries Hanse in the 1683 members list mentioned earlier. Egbert Teunis was indeed the brother of Andries’ first wife, Gerritje Teunis de Metselaer. Pearson’s statement about the guardianship is probably from a court record I have not found, but given that Andries disappears from the tax records in 1699 while Margaret is still living in 1719, the guardianship is probably because of the death of Andries, not his wife. Another example of the confusion regarding Andries Hanse is the appearance of an Andries Hanse living in Albany in the 1697 census there.25 This would not be Andries Barheit.
Descendants of Andries Hans Barheit
Generation No. 1
1. ANDRIES HANS2 BARHEIT (HANS COENRAETS1) was born circa 1660 in NY. He married (1) GEERTJE TEUNISE DE METSELAER, daughter of TEUNIS DE METSELAER and EGBERTJE EGBERTS. She was born circa 1662. He married (2) GRIETJE3 GYSBERTZ VAN DEN BERG, daughter of GYSBERT2 VAN DEN BERG and UNKNOWN. She was born circa 1660.
Children of ANDRIES BARHEIT and GEERTJE DE METSELAER are:
i. JOHANNES3 BARHEIT, bap. 08 Feb 1684/85, near Albany, NY.
2. ii. DIRCKJE BARHEIT, b. circa 1687, NY.
3. iii. GEERTJE BARHEIT, bap. 13 Oct 1689, near Albany, NY; d. bef. 1732.
Children of ANDRIES BARHEIT and GRIETJE VAN DEN BERG are:
4. iv. BARENT3 BARHEIT, bap. 15 Oct 1693, near Albany, NY; d. Aft. 1847.
5. v. ANDRIES BARHEIT, b. circa 1695, NY.
Generation No. 2
2. DIRCKJE3 BARHEIT (ANDRIES HANS2, HANS COENRAETS1) was born circa 1687 in NY. She married NICHOLAS JACOBSE VAN WOERT 27 Nov 1708 in DRC of Albany, NY, son of JACOB TEUNISZ VAN WOERT. He was born circa 1685.
Children of DIRCKJE BARHEIT and NICHOLAS VAN WOERT are:
i. JACOB4 VAN WOERT, bap. 08 Jan 1709/10, near Albany, NY.
ii. GERRETJE VAN WOERT, bap. 20 Apr 1712, near Albany, NY. Note: her mother's name was listed as Gerretje
iii. CATHERINE VAN WOERT, bap. 11 May 1718, near Albany, NY.
iv. NICHOLAS VAN WOERT, bap. 11 May 1718, near Albany, NY.
v. JANNETJE VAN WOERT, bap. 01 Oct 1721, near Albany, NY.
vi. RACHEL VAN WOERT, bap. 15 Mar 1723/24, near Albany, NY.
3. GEERTJE3 BARHEIT (ANDRIES HANS2, HANS COENRAETS1) was born bef. 13 Oct 1689 in near Albany, NY, and died bef. 1732. She married TEUNIS DE VOOR 31 Jan 1719/20 in DRC of NYC, NY, son of JAN DE VOOR and JANNETJE ISELSTEYN. He was born bef. 12 Feb 1695/96 in near NYC, NY.
Children of GEERTJE BARHEIT and TEUNIS DE VOOR are:
i. JOHANNES4 DE VOOR, bap. 21 May 1721, near NYC, NY.
ii. TEUNIS DE VOOR, bap. 10 Apr 1728, near NYC, NY.
iii. JANNETJE DE VOOR, bap. 22 Nov 1730, near NYC, NY.
iv. MARGARET DE VOOR, bap. 29 Jan 1722/23, near NYC, NY.
4. BARENT3 BARHEIT (ANDRIES HANS2, HANS COENRAETS1) was born bef. 15 Oct 1693 in near Albany, NY, and died aft. 1847. He married (1) CORNELIA QUACKENBOS 07 Dec 1716 in DRC of Albany, NY. He married (2) REBECCA OOTHOUT 19 Nov 1718 in DRC of NYC, NY, daughter of JOHANNES OOTHOUT and AELTJE EVERTSZEN. She was born bef. 17 Nov 1695 in near Albany, NY.
Children of BARENT BARHEIT and REBECCA OOTHOUT are:
i. ANDRIES4 BARHEIT, bap. 27 Nov 1720, near NYC, NY; Stepchild.
ii. JOHANNES BARHEIT, bap. 23 Jun 1723, near NYC, NY; d. bef. 1730.
iii. ALIDA BARHEIT, bap. 19 Mar 1726/27, near NYC, NY.
iv. JOHANNES BARHEIT, bap. 05 Jul 1730, near NYC, NY.
5. ANDRIES3 BARHEIT (ANDRIES HANS2, HANS COENRAETS1) was born circa 1695 in NY. He married RACHEL HOLST 04 May 1718 in DRC of NYC, NY.
Children of ANDRIES BARHEIT and RACHEL HOLST are:
i. ANDRIES4 BARHEIT, bap. 20 Jul 1720, near NYC, NY.
ii. GERRIT BARHEIT, bap. 10 Feb 1722/23, near NYC, NY.
iii. BARENT BARHEIT, bap. 27 Jun 1725, near NYC, NY.
iv. CORNELIA BARHEIT, bap. 05 Nov 1727, near NYC, NY.
v. CORNELIUS BARHEIT, bap. 03 Aug 1729, near NYC, NY.
vi. GEERTJE BARHEIT, bap. 11 Apr 1731, near NYC, NY.
vii. RACHEL BARHEIT, bap. 03 Dec 1732, near NYC, NY.
viii. CATHERINE BARHEIT, bap. 25 Jan 1735/36, near NYC, NY.
ix. ANNA BARHEIT, bap. 07 Aug 1737, near NYC, NY.
Geertje3 (#8) Gysbertsz
Geertje appears to have been included as a daughter of Gysbert based, in part, because of the identification of her husband as Evert Van Esch by Talcott.26 However, she is identified as Geertje Gerritse Van den Berg in her marriage record on 27 Oct 1700,27 thus to be identified as the daughter of Gerrit3 Gysbertsz and Teuntje Van Den Berg, not Gysbert.
However, Gysbert probably did have a daughter named Geertje. She is probably the Geertje Gysbertsz in the membership list of 1683,28 thus born before 1670. She also appears as a baptismal witness for Geertje, daughter of Willem Gysbertsz and Catryn Wynandsz on 10 Apr 1698.29 Nothing further is known of her.
Mary3 (#7) Gysbertsz
Mary appears to have been included as a possible daughter of Gysbert based on of the identification of her husband as Cornelis Esch by Vandenburg.30 She was supposedly born 5 Jul 1685, which happens to be the baptismal date of Mary, daughter of Gysbert Cornelisz,31 who was not a Van Der Berg descendant. In the baptism of their daughter, Geertje, on 6 Jan 169732 (too early for her to have been born in 1685) she is named as Marritje Gerrits, and thus to be identified as the daughter of Gerrit3 Gysbertsz and Teuntje Van Den Berg. There appears to be no other evidence Gysbert had a daughter named Mary.
Other Updates
The surname of Teuntje, wife of Gerrit3 Gysbertsz Van DenBerg, was probably not Gerrits. That name was taken from the list of members at the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany in 1683. However, the wives in that list were usually listed with their married name (if their husband had a surname) or with their husband’s first name as their “surname”. So, for example, Neeltje3 Gysbertsz Van den berg was listed after her husband, Wouter Quakelbosch, as Neeltje Quakelbosch, while Catherine Wynants Van Der Poel was listed after her husband, Willem3 Gysbertsz, as Catryn Willemsz.33
Barent Staats, husband of Neeltje4 (#26) Gerrits Van Den Berg, was not baptized on 7 Jan 1685; his sister, Tryntje, was baptized that day.34 Given he was married on 12 Oct 1701, he was probably born no later than 1681.
Arriantje4 (#21) Gerrits Van Den Berg and Conrad Elmendorf had another son, Cornelis5, baptized on 31 Oct 1697.35
Geertje4 (#383) Hubertsz Van Den Berg was actually baptized as Gerretje,36 like her sister before her. No further records were found under either name.
The second marriage of Gerrit3 (#32) Gerrits Van Den Berg is probably incorrect. The child baptized on 4 Feb 1730 was Cornelis, son of G. and M. V.D. Berg; Wit: C. V. D. Bergh, Lydia V. Vegten.37 This is undoubtedly the eldest son of Gerrit5 (#412) (Cornelis4, Gerrit3, Gysbert2, Cornelis1) and Margaret Van Vechten, named after his paternal grandfather; the witness Lydia V. Vegten being the maternal grandmother. Gerrit and Margaret were married on 15 Jul 1729.38
Cornelis3 (#4) Gysbertsz Van Den Berg did not marry second Mary Van Buren, widow of Teuwisse Van Deusen, on 21 Nov 1702.39 In the marriage record he is named as Cornelis Gerrits Van Den Berg, previously unmarried, so is identified as Cornelis4 (#28) Gerrits and Teuntje Van Den Berg, who is said to have married the same woman on the same day.
Teuntje5 (#419) VanDen Berg (Gerrit4, Gerrit3, Gysbert2) was baptized on 20 Apr 1712, not 1686.
Gosen4 Cornelis Van Den Berg (#42) married Annetje Van Nest, daughter of Peter Van Nest and Catherine Roll. They had at least two children:
1) Cornelia, baptized 08 May 1726 at the Reformed Church of Raritan, NJ. She married first William Cock and second Jochem Gulick.
2) Gosen, baptized 11 Feb 1727/28 at the Reformed Church of Raritan, NJ. He married Jannetje Heryard.
Neeltje4 Quackenbosch (#51) and Simon Westfall had two other children:
1) Mary, baptized 18 Nov 1694 at the Reformed Church of Kingston, NY.
2) Wouter, born about 1704, married Jannetje Pier.
An Unrelated Van Den Berg Family
This family is only mentioned here to avoid a possible confusion with the Van Den Berg family of Albany. These are the children of Arent Jeuriaens Lantsman and Belitje Post. The father, Arent, appears to have only used his patronymic name of Jeuriaens or the surname Lantsman. However, their children never used the surname Lantsman, only Van Den Berg, nor did they have a son named after Arent. This family is not related to the family of Arent Van Den Berg of Albany, who also does not appear to be related to the family of Gysbert Cornelisz Van Den Berg.
Arent Lantsman was involved in several disputes in court and his wife, supported by her father, attempted to divorce him, but was denied.40 This contentiousness appears to be the reason for the adoption of a different surname, but their reason for this choice is unknown.
Descendants of Arie Jeurians Lansman
Generation No. 1
1. ARIE JEURIANS1 LANSMAN died bef. 1685. He married BELITJE POST 23 Apr 1660, daughter of LODEWYCK POST and AGNIETJE BOONEN. She was born bef. 28 May 1643 in near Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Children of ARIE LANSMAN and BELITJE POST are:
2. i. JANNETJE2 LANSMAN, bap. 30 Dec 1661, near New Amsterdam.
ii. JEURIAN LANSMAN, bap. 01 Feb 1663/64, near New Amsterdam; d. bef. 1665.
iii. JEURIAN LANSMAN, bap. 01 Feb 1663/64, near New Amsterdam; d. bef. 1670.
iv. MARIA LANSMAN, bap. 16 May 1666, near NYC, NY.
3. v. JEURIAN LANSMAN, bap. 08 Feb 1668/69, near NYC, NY; d. bef. 1703.
4. vi. LODEWYCK LANSMAN, bap. 12 Nov 1671, near NYC, NY.
Generation No. 2
2. JANNETJE2 LANSMAN (ARIE JEURIANS1) was born bef. 30 Dec 1661 in near New Amsterdam. She married WILLIAM FRANSZEN 02 Aug 1684 in NY1.
Children of JANNETJE LANSMAN and WILLIAM FRANSZEN are:
i. BELTJE3 FRANSZEN, bap. 31 May 1685, near NYC, NY.
ii. WILLIAM FRANSZEN, bap. 27 Jun 1688, near NYC, NY.
iii. JORIS FRANSZEN, bap. 17 Apr 1693, near NYC, NY.
iv. JANNETJE FRANSZEN, bap. 24 Apr 1695, near NYC, NY.
3. JEURIAN2 LANSMAN (ARIE JEURIANS1) was born bef. 08 Feb 1668/69 in near NYC, NY, and died bef. 1703. He married ADRIANTJE WYNANTS 04 Jun 1693 in DRC of NYC, NY, daughter of WYNANT VAN ECK and ANNETJE VAN NUYS. She was born bef. 1678.
Children of JEURIAN LANSMAN and ADRIANTJE WYNANTS are:
i. NEELTJE3 VAN DEN BERG, bap. 01 Mar 1694/95, near NYC, NY.
ii. WYNANT VAN DEN BERG, bap. 05 Dec 1697, near NYC, NY.
iii. ANNETJE VAN DEN BERG, bap. 10 Jul 1700, near NYC, NY.
4. LODEWYCK2 LANSMAN (ARIE JEURIANS1) was born bef. 12 Nov 1671 in near NYC, NY. He married ELSJE TEN BROECK 05 Aug 1699 in DRC of NYC, NY, daughter of HENDRICK TEN BROECK and JANNETJE VAN BREESTEDE. She was born bef. 27 Mar 1671 in near NYC, NY.
Children of LODEWYCK LANSMAN and ELSJE TEN BROECK are:
i. BELETJE3 VAN DEN BERG, bap. 31 May 1700, near NYC, NY.
ii. HENDRICK VAN DEN BERG, bap. 21 Dec 1701, near NYC, NY.
Endnotes
1. http://gysbertvandenbergh.blogspot.com/2008/07/gybert-cornelise-van-den-bergh-famliy.html
2. The Van den Bergs in America, compiled by D. Wade Stockman, Robert L. Grunwell, Betsy S. Grunwell, pg. 1.
3. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 1, Marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, pg. 28.
4. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 2, Baptisms from 1636 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York: Jacob de Peyster, 23 Dec 1663, pg. 71; Cornelis Groenendyck, 9 Jul 1673, pg. 110; Petrus Groenendyck, 16 Aug 1685, pg. 169.
5. Online at: https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcmem78.shtml
6. Year-Book of The Holland Society of New York, 1896, pp. 180.
7. Compare the description of the land he owned in 1674: On the present Bridge Street, and a small street between Bridge and Stone Streets, now closed, then known as the Marcktvelt Straat and Winkel Straat; see Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1896, List of the Owners, about 1674, pg. 177.
8. Collections of the New York State Historical Society, 1910, pg. 1ff.
9. David T. Valentine, History of the City of New York, List of Owners of Houses and Lots in the City, about the Year of 1674, pg. 330. On the present Bridge Street and a small street between Bridge and Stone Street, now closed, then known as The Marckvelt street and Winkle street: Frederide Gysberts
10. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 54.
11. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1905, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 28.
12. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 45.
13. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 43.
14. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 77.
15. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 62.
16. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1905, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 39.
17. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 36.
18. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 62.
19. Online at https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcmem94.shtml
20. Collections of the New York Historical Society, vol 43 & 44, 1910 & 1911, pg. 24, pg. 231, pg. 271.
21. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 2, Baptisms from 1636 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, pg. 410.
22. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 2, Baptisms from 1636 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, pg. 439.
23. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 2, Baptisms from 1636 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, pg. 427.
24. Jonathan Pearson, Contributions to the Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany, pg. 15.
25. See online: https://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/e/gerregb.html where the author names his wife as Gerritje Egberts [her father’s patronymic name]/Teunisse [her patronymic name] Hanse [her husband’s patronymic name] Scherp [the surname of a different Andries Hans in Albany at the time].
26. Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families, by Talcott, S. V., pg. 305.
27. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1905, Albany Records – Marriages, pg. 1.
28. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Members, pg. 4.
29. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 77.
30. Gysbert and Claes (Cornelisz) Van Den Bergh and one line of their descendants, by Edward C. Vandenburgh, pg. 36.
31. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 36.
32. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 73.
33. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Members, pg. 3.
34. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1904, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 35.
35. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, NY, Roswell Randall Hoes, pg. 51.
36. Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 2, Baptisms from 1636 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, pg. 255.
37. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1906, Albany Records – Baptisms, pg. 37.
38. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1906, Albany Records – Marriages, pg. 3.
39. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1905, Albany Records – Marriages, pg. 3.
40. Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Lodewyck Cornelis Post & His Wife Agnietje Bonen, pg. 59ff.
