JORIS JANSEN RAPELJE bp 28 Apr 1604 St. Nicholas Church Valenciennes France; came to New Amsterdam with his bride sailing on the ship Endracht arriving in the spring of 1624. He married CATALYNTJE TRICO about 13 Jan 1623 when banns were published in Amsterdam Holland; daughter of Joris Trico. Joris died 23 Feb 1663 Brooklyn NY. Catalyntje was born 1605 Pris Belgium; died 11 Sep 1689 Brooklyn NY. They settled first at what is now Albany NY and then moved to New Amsterdam; and finally settled on his plantation in Brooklyn.

SECOND GENERATION:

Children of JORIS JANSEN RAPELJE and CATALYNTJE TRICO:

1. Sarah born 9 June 1625 (Fort Orange) Albany NY; died 1685 Brooklyn NY; married 1639 (1) Hans Hansen Bergen born Bergen Norway; married (2) 1654 Tunis Gysbertse Bogart. Sarah was the first white female born in the New Netherlands.

2. Marretje born 16 Mar 1627; married 18 Nov 1640 Michael Paulus Vandervoort.

3. JANNETJE born 18 Aug 1629; died 1681; married 21 Dec 1642 REM JANSEN VAN DERBEEK born about 1620; died 1681.

4. Judith born 5 July 1635; died prior to 6 June 1726 Somerset Co. NY; married Pieter Pietersen Van Nest.

5. Jan born 28 Aug 1637; died 25 Jan 1663; married 16 Apr 1660 Maria Frederick Maer; daughter of Frederick Maer.

6. Jacob bp 28 May 1639; died 1643; killed by Indians.

7. Catelyntje bp 28 Mar 1641; married 16 Aug 1664 Jeremias Jansen Van Westerhout.

8. Jeronemus bp 17 Jan 1643; married 1663 Annetje Denyse bp 18 Feb 1646; daughter of Tunis Denyse.

9. Annetje bp 8 Feb 1646; married (1) 14 May 1663 Marten Reyerse; married (2) 30 Jan 1692 Joost France.

10. Elizabeth bp 26 Mar 1648; married Dirck Cornelise Hoogland.

11. Daniel bp 29 Dec 1650; died 26 Dec 1725; married 27 May 1674 Sarah Clock; daughter of Abraham Clock. He left will dated 29 Sep 1722; proved 10 May 1728.