JAN or JOHANNES SPRONG, the common ancestor of the Sprongs in
America, signed his name "Johannis Sprungh". He was born about
1640 and came to New Amsterdam aboard DE BONTE KOE in 1660. He came
from the Town of Bonn, Drenthe, in Northern Holland. He came over as a
soldier to partly pay for his passage because on the books of the East
India Company, he still owed 16 guilders. He married 23 Oct 1660
NY Dutch Church ANNA/JOHANNA SODELAERS born about 1625 from Connex in
Bergen Norway; she married (2) Claes Tunisen Clear on 15 Sep 1694. Jan
was a blacksmith residing in Flushing, Flatbush and finally settled in
Bushwick. He died before 15 Sep 1694.
SECOND GENERATION
Children of JOHANNES SPRONG and ANNA/JOHANNA SODELAERS:
1. BARBARA bp 27 July 1661 RDC Flatbush NY; died after
1737; married 27 Aug 1682 Flatbush LUCAS TEUNISE COVERT bp 24
Feb 1647 Heemesteede Holland; died between 9 Apr 1699 and 15 Aug 1704;
son of Teunis Jans Covert and Barbara Lucas Van Kessel.
+2. Gerret bp 8 Apr 1663 NY RDC; married 16 Apr 1687 Flatbush
Annetje Covert bp 28 Aug 1661 Brooklyn NY; died about 1698; daughter of
Teunis Jans Covert and Barbara Lucas Van Kessel.
3. Coert born about 1665.
4. Johannes bp 16 Feb 1667 NY RDC; married Annetje (unknown).
5. Abraham bp 18 July 1668 NY RDC.
+6. Gabriel born about 1665 Brooklyn NY; died 4 Sep 1726; married
28 May 1692 Geertruy Woertman bp 1667 Brooklyn NY; daughter of Dirck
Janse Woertman and Marretje Teunis Denyse. Left will dated 10 Mar
1721/2; proved 14 Sep 1726.
7. Antje born about 1672.
+8. David born about 1674; died before 15 May 1739; married 17
Nov 1694 Rachel Lequier bp
14 Dec 1679 NY; daughter of Jan Lequier and Rachel Dirkse
Volkertsen. Left will dated 23 Oct 1731; proved 16 May 1739.
9. Catherine born about 1676; married 28 Dec 1694 Tunis Woertman
bp 28 Dec 1669 Brooklyn NY; son of Dirck Janse Woertman and Marretje
Teunise Denyse.
10. Lucas born about 1678.
THIRD GENERATION
Children of Gerret Sprong and Annetje Covert:
All baptized Brooklyn NY RDC;
1. Barbara bp 11 Oct 1689.
2. Jan bp 27 Nov 1692; possibly married 22 July 1722
Elizabeth Dyckman born 7 July 1701 Bloomingdale NY; daughter of
Cornelis Dyckman and Janetje Claessen.
3. Teunis bp 29 July 1695.
4. Morris bp 25 Dec 1698.
5. Echje bp 8 June 1701; married John Brouwer born 2 Sep 1692
Brooklyn NY; died 7 Nov 1732 Raritan NJ; son of Jacobus Brouwer and
Annetje Bogardus.
Children of Gabriel Sprong and Geertruy Woertman:
All baptized Brooklyn NY RDC;
Named in will of Gabriel dated 10 Mar 1721; (*);
1. (*) Annetje bp 5 May 1695; married 20 May 1715 Simon Duryea bp
20 Nov 1693 Brooklyn NY; son of Joost Duryea and Magdalena Lefebre.
2. Eightje bp 13 Dec 1696.
3. Jan bp 27 Nov 1698; married Sarah Hansen.
4. Lucas bp 27 June 1701.
5. (*) Ade bp 1702.
6. (*) Marytje bp 7 Aug 1705; married John Gerretse Couwenhoven;
son of Gerret Couwenhoven.
7. (*) Gabriel bp 1707.
8. (*) Catherine bp 1709.
9. (*) Derrick.
Children of David Sprong and Rachel Lequier:
All born Bushwick NY;
Named in will of David Sprong dated 23 Oct 1731; (*);
1. (*) Johanna/Annetke bp 29 Mar 1696; died 1739; married 11 Mar
1719/20 Cornelius Van Cott. Named wife of Daniel Bodget in
father's will.
2. (*) John/Johannes born 6 Feb 1697; possibly married Elizabeth
Dyckman above in children of Gerret Sprong and Annetje Covert.
3. David Jr. born 29 Oct 1700; married 10 Nov 1742 Sytie Van
Deventer born 15 Aug 1725; daughter of Jacobus Van Deventer.
4. (*) Rachel born 12 Dec 1702; married 18 May 1724 David Van
Cott bp 21 Aug 1680 Bushwick NY; died 30 July 1760; son of Claes
Cornelisen Van Cott and Catalyn Jans.
5. Gerret bp 9 May 1705; died 1758; married Sarah
(unknown). Migrated to NJ; left will dated 23 Oct 1765.
6. Crystine bp 26 Oct 1707.
7. (*) Gabriel born 21 Aug 1711; married Antje Concelyea.
Left will proved 15 May 1739 Bushwick LI.
8. (*) Catherine born 15 Oct 1713 (twin); married Johannes Van
Cott.
9. (*) Marya born 15 Oct 1713 (twin); married Charles Duryea.
10. (*) Volkert bp 18 Jan 1718; died 25 Oct 1807; married about
1740 Janettje Schenk born 17 Sep 1714 Flatlands NY; died 19 Mar 1778;
daughter of Stephen Janse Schenck and Antie Wyckoff. Settled in
Flatlands NY where he was a farmer. When the Revolutionary War
began, Volkert and his son Volkert Jr. were loyal to the British and
fled to Canada probably about 1783 when Loyalists were evacuated from
New York City. He returned to NY after the war and is buried in
the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church cemetery.
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