Van Derbeek Family

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DESCENDANTS OF REM JANSEN VAN DERBEEK

REM JANSEN VAN DERBEEK came to America before 1642 from either Ieveren in Westphalia or from Coevorden in Drenthe in the Netherlands. He married 21 Dec 1642 JANNETJE RAPALIE born 18 Aug 1629 at New Amsterdam, daughter of Jores Jansen Rapalie and Catalyntje Trico. Jannetje died after 1681. Rem was a blacksmith and resided for some time at Albany NY. He finally settled at New Amsterdam on a plantation on the Wallabout. He died in 1681.

SECOND GENERATION

Children of REM JANSEN VAN DERBEEK and JANNETJE RAPALIE:
Children used the surname of Remsen;
Named in will of Daniel No. 12 dated 2 Sep 1736; (*);

1. Annetje bp 12 Mar 1645 RDC New Amsterdam; died about 1647.

2. Hillitje/Belitje bp 20 Jan 1647 RDC New Amsterdam; died about 1648.

+3. JAN bp 9 Feb 1648/9; died 1696 NY; married 11 Dec 1681 MARTHA DAMEN bp 24 July 1661 Brooklyn NY; daughter of Jan Damon and Sophia/Fytie Martense. Left will dated 30 May 1696; recorded Liber 3; proved 28 Jan 1711.

+4. Joris born 2 Feb 1650 Flushing NY; married 1 Nov 1684 Femmetje Woertman born 6 Jan 1663 Brooklyn NY; died before 1707; daughter of Dirck Janse Woertman.

+5. Rem born 2 Dec 1652 Flatlands NY; married 1679 Marratie Vanderbilt born 1654; daughter of Jan Vanderbilt. Left will dated 9 Sep 1724; recorded Liber 14 NY; proved 7 Dec 1742.

6. Hillitje born 16 Sep 1653; died about 1715 Flatlands NY; married 21 Oct 1677 Aris Janse Vanderbilt bp 20 Apr 1651; died 1715; son of Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt and Anneken Hendricks.

7. Catalina born 4 Oct 1655 Albany NY; married (1) Cornelius Hooglandt; son of Adrian Hooglandt and Annetje Martense Schenck; married (2) 18 Apr 1689 Elbert Adrianse Reyers.

8. Femmetje born 1 Aug 1657 Albany NY; died about 1745; married 21 Oct 1677 Joseph Hegeman bp 15 Jan 1651 Netherlands; died about 1725 Brooklyn NY; son of Adriaen Hegeman and Catherine Margits.

9. Anna born 11 Apr 1660; married Jan Gerretsen Dorlandt born about 1627 Netherlands; died about 1711; son of Gerrit Jansen Dorlandt and Annetjen Dirkdocterr.

+10. Jacob born 11 Apr 1662; married 13 May 1687 Gertrude Vandervliet; daughter of Derick Vandervliet. Settled in Flatbush NY.

11. Jeronymus born 1664; died 1750; married 1688 Catalina Berryan; daughter of Cornelis Berryan.

12. Daniel born 1665; died 2 Sep 1736; married Jane Ditmars; daughter of John Ditmars. Daniel left will dated 2 Sep 1736; proved 5 Nov 1736.

+13. Abraham born 16 Sep 1667 Brooklyn NY; died 13 Dec 1752 Hempstead NY; married Ann Aertsen Middagh; settled in Newtown LI NY.

14. Sarah born 6 Dec 1670 Brooklyn NY; died 30 Apr 1723 Flatlands NY; married Martin Adrianse Reyers.

+15. (*) Isaac born 4 Sep 1673; died before 21 Mar 1758; married (1) 1699 Sarah Monfoort born 15 June 1679 NY; daughter of Pieter Monfoort and Marritje Luyster; married (2) Hendrickje (unknown). Left will dated 5 July 1752; probated 21 Mar 1758; recorded Liber 20 NY.

+16. (*) Jeremias born 10 Sep 1675 Brooklyn NY; died 3 July 1757; married (1) 26 Sep 1698 Heyltje Probasco born 1677; died 27 Sep 1727; married (2) after 1727 Jannetje Voorhees.

17. Jannetje; possibly married 20 Apr 1685 Gerret Hansen Van Nostrand bp 1665 Long Island; died 1741-42; son of Jans Van Nostrand and Janneten Van Liew.

THIRD GENERATION

Children of JAN REMSEN and MARTHA DAMEN:
Named in will of Jan dated 30 May 1696; (*);

1. Rem bp 6 Oct 1682 Flatlands NY; died young.

+2. (*) REM VANDERBEECK bp 21 Oct 1683 Brooklyn NY; died after 1760; married 9 Apr 1713 DEBORAH/DOROTHEA CORTELYOU born about 1692; daughter of Pieter Cortelyou and Diewertje DeWitt. Settled on Staten Island where he was justice of the peace 1738. Marriage record: "Rem Van der Beek, young man, born and residing at Midwoud (Flatbush), and Dorothe Corteljouw, young dame, born and residing at New Utrecht. Bans March 14, 1713. Married April 9, 1713, in the house of the minister, V. Antonides." He used the surname of Van Derbeek.

3. (*) Sophia bp 23 Jan 1685 Flatbush NY.

4. (*) John bp 17 Apr 1687 Flatbush NY.

5. (*) Janetie bp 1686 Flatbush NY.

6. (*) Martha born about 1696; died about 1704.

7. (*) Cornelius born about 1696; died about 1704.

8. Peter.

9. Elizabeth.

Children of Joris Remsen and Femmetje Woertman:

1. Mary born about 1685 Brooklyn NY; married 19 July 1707 Joost De Bevoise born about 1683 NY; died Apr 1773 Brooklyn NY; son of Jacobus De Bevoise and Maria Joost Carelsz .

2. Sarah born about 1687 Brooklyn NY; married Jacobus De Bevoise.

3. Elizabeth bp 5 Mar 1699; married George Rapalje.

4. Antje bp 28 July 1701 Brooklyn.

5. Femmetje born about 1689; married Peter Lott bp 31 Oct 1697; died about 1739; son of Abraham Lott.

6. Cataline bp 12 Apr 1704 NY; married Hendrick Remsen born 1708; died 7 July 1771; son of Rem Remsen and Dorothy (unknown).

+7. Rem Jorise; died Jan 1724; married 17 Aug 1707 Aeltie Bergen bp 15 Oct 1682; died about 1724; daughter of Joris Hansen Bergen and Sara Stryker.

8. Hilletje bp 12 Jan 1705 NY.

9. Possibly Tunis born 26 Oct 1716; married Margrietje Valentyn.

Children of Rem Remsen and Marratie Vanderbilt:
Named in will of Rem dated 9 Sep 1724; (*);

+1. (*) Jores/George born about 1680; died about 1748 Orange County NY; married (1) Lammetje Bergen; daughter of Jores Bergen; married (2) Sarah Polhemus bp 18 Oct 1680 Flatbush RDC NY; died about 1748 Orange County NY; daughter of Theodorus Polhemus and Aertje Bogaert. Left will dated 26 Mar 1744; probated 12 May 1748; recorded Liber 16 NY.

2. Annetje bp 21 May 1682 Flatbush NY.

3. Aris bp 13 Jan 1684 Flatbush NY; died young.

+4. (*) Rem born 8 May 1685; died 5 Mar 1752; married Dorothy (unknown). Left will dated 5 Dec 1750; proved 22 Apr 1752; recorded Liber 17 NY.

5. Jannetje bp 9 Sep 1688 Flatbush NY; married Johannes Ditmars.

+6. (*) Jacob married Maria Voorhees; daughter of Steven Coerten Van Voorhees. Left will dated 8 May 1756; proved 20 Dec 1757.

+7. (* decd) John/Jan; died before 1725; married Elizabeth (unknown).

8. Peter.

Children of Jacob Remsen and Gertrude Vandervliet:

1. Jannetje bp 27 July 1701; died 24 Aug 1747; possibly married 25 Jan 1737 Johannes Lucasse Voorhees bp 19 Feb 1675.

Children of Abraham Remsen and Ann Aertsen Middagh:

1. Rem bp 10 Oct 1694 NY; married Mary Letton.

+2. Aert bp 3 July 1698; married Geesje (unknown).

3. Jeromus born 1705; died 12 Oct 1781; married 12 Dec 1729 Jane Remsen bp 26 Jan 1711; died 6 Nov 1776; daughter of Jeremias Remsen and Heyltie Probasco. Left will dated 15 Dec 1777; proved 26 June 1782.

4. Abraham born 1705 Hempstead NY.

5. Bregie bp 7 Dec 1707; died 21 Aug 1750; married 19 Aug 1725 Abraham Ditmars died 7 Aug 1743; son of Douwe Jansen Van Ditmarsen and Catrina Lott.

Children of Isaac Remsen and Sarah Monfoort:
All baptized Brooklyn NY;
Named in will of Isaac dated 5 July 1752; (*);

1. (*) Rem bp 17 Sep 1699.

2. Marytje bp 25 Dec 1700.

3. (*) Jannetje bp 8 Sep 1706; married (*) John Van Nostrand.

Children of Isaac Remsen and Hendrickje (unknown):

4. (*) Isaac bp 15 Oct 1710 Brooklyn NY.

5. (*) John.

6. (*) Jacob bp 13 Feb 1719 New Utrecht NY; married Catharine Van Duyne.

7. (*) Jores married Cateline Ditmars.

8. (*) Hendrickje married 1753 Johannes Lott.

9. (*) Catrina married 1744 (*) John Boerum.

Children of Jeremias Remsen and Heyltje Probasco:

1. Rem bp 20 Nov 1700.

2. Ida bp 3 Jan 1703; died 30 Nov 1784; married (1) John Van Wickelen bp 26 Oct 1698 Flatlands NY; married (2) Nicholas Willemsen born 1689 New Utrecht NY; died 10 Sep 1779.

3. Christopher bp 2 Oct 1705; married Charity (unknown).

4. Jeremias bp 22 Aug 1708; died young.

5. Jane bp 26 Jan 1711; died 6 Nov 1776; married 12 Dec 1729 Jeromus Remsen born 1705; died 12 Oct 1781; son of Abraham Remsen and Anna Aerts Middagh.

6. Jeremiah bp 18 July 1714; died 4 Sep 1777 married Jane Schenck born 27 June 1715; died 1782;; daughter of Martin Schenck and Jannetje Lucasse Voorhees.

7. Sarah bp 11 Dec 1716; married Abraham Voorhees.

8. Abraham bp 15 Jan 1720; died 1 Mar 1799 married Matilda Van Duyne who died 31 Aug 1779.

9. Lammatie bp 20 May 1722; married Luke Schenck born 6 Sep 1721; died 1 Jan 1784 Amboy NJ; son of Marten Roelofse Schenck and Jannetje Lucasse Voorhees.

FOURTH GENERATION

Children of REM VANDERBEECK and DEBORAH/DOROTHEA CORTELYOU:
All baptised Port Richmond Staten Island RDC;

1. Hilletje bp 21 Oct 1713.

2. Jan bp 26 July 1719.

3. Rem bp 28 May 1721.

+4. JACQUES bp 2 June 1723 Port Richmond Staten Island NY; died 1762; married 17 Oct 1749 MARY TEN EYCK born 1725; daughter of Andries Ten Eyck and Ariantje Crispel.

5. Dorothea bp 21 Jan 1727/8; married 25 Apr 1749 Laurens DeMotte bp 25 Oct 1719 Jamaica NY; died before 14 May 1800 Mercer Co. KY; son of Dirck DeMotte and Christina (unknown).

6. Lena/Helena bp 3 June 1736.

Children of Rem Jorise Remsen and Aeltje Bergen:

1. Joris/George married Jane Nagel.

2. Jan/John.

3. Femmetje bp 24 May 1708 NY; possibly married Abraham Brinckerhoff.

4. Sarah.

5. Antie.

Children of Jores/George Remsen and Lammetje Bergen:

1. Marretje bp 21 Sep 1701 Brooklyn RDC; married Jacob Polhemus who died 23 May 1739; son of Daniel Polhemus and Neeltje Vanderveer.

2. Joris born 1706; died 1741 Haverstraw NY; married Elizabeth (unknown).

Children of Jores/George Remsen and Sarah Polhemus:

3. Rem bp 28 May 1711 RDC Jamaica NY; married (1) 2 June 1739 Rachel Durie bp 21 June 1719; married (2) Cathlyntje Remsen.

4. Theodorus bp 18 Nov 1716 RDC Jamaica NY.

5. Antje bp 25 Mar 1722 RDC Jamaica NY.

6. Lambertje bp 6 Dec 1724 RDC Jamaica NY; married Jacob Polhemus bp 23 Apr 1725 RDC Jamaica NY; son of Abraham Polhemus and Gertrude Remsen.

7. Ariantje.

Children of Rem Remsen and Dorothy (unknown):

1. Rem born 1706; married Sarah Rapalje.

2. Hendrick born 1708; died 7 July 1771; married Catalyntje/Catharine Remsen bp 12 Apr 1704 NY; daughter of Joris Remsen and Femmetje Woertman.

3. Marritje born 1710.

4. Aris born 1711; married Jannetje Rapalje.

5. Johannes born 1714; died 28 Aug 1763; married 11 Dec 1737 Elizabeth Brestede.

6. Catherine born 1716; possibly married John Cowenhoven.

7. Joris born 1717; married Geertie DeHart.

8. Jacob born 1719; died 1784; married Catharine Hendricksen.

9. Antie born 1721.

10. Peter born 1721; married Jane DeHart.

11. Dorothy born 1724; married John Ryke.

12. Sarah born 28 Dec 1726; died 25 Nov 1758.

Children of Jacob Remsen and Maria Voorhees:
All children named in will of Jacob dated 8 May 1756;

1. Rem.

2. Stephen married Catharine Ditmars.

3. John bp 9 Mar 1729.

4. Maria/Marretje bp 15 Aug 1731; married Abraham Montanye.

5. Eva possibly married Lewis Fongeres.

6. Anna bp 2 Oct 1737.

Children of John/Jan Remsen and Elizabeth (unknown):

1. Rem bp 10 Mar 1706.

2. Derick born 8 Feb 1709; married 1774 Catharine Lott born 20 Oct 1719; daughter of Johannes Lott and Annetje Rapalje as named in will of Johannes Lott. At time of will, she is deceased and legacies left to children, Johannes and Dirck.

3. George born 1710.

4. Aris born 1712.

5. Anna born 1715.

6. Elizabeth born 1715.

Children of Aert Remsen and Geesjie (unknown):

1. Abraham bp 23 Aug 1719 DC Jamaica NY; married Geertje Blauvelt.

2. Margaret born about 1722 Long Island NY; died 8 Oct 1797 Clarkstown Rockland Co. NY; married about 1741 Theodorus Polhemus bp 12 June 1718 Jamaica DC NY; died 26 Nov 1789 Clarkstown NY; son of Johannes Polhemus.

3. Anna/Helena born 1722.

FIFTH GENERATION

Children of JACQUES VAN DERBEEK and MARY TEN EYCK:

1. Rem bp 30 June 1751 Readington NJ.

2. ARIANTJE bp 12 Nov 1752; died 3 July 1840 NJ; married 24 Oct 1769 JAMES/JACOBUS WINTERSTEEN born 26 Jan 1739/40; died 28 Feb 1810 Bridgewater Twp NJ; son of Jacobus Christian Wintersteen and Anna Engle..

3. Darache born 6 Feb 1755; died 1843; married John Cock/Cox bp 22 June 1751.

4. Maria born 26 Dec 1757.

+5. Andries/Andrew born 9 June 1760 Readington NJ; died 29 Apr 1826 Lamington NJ; married 2 May 1780 Altha Barcalow born 1 June 1762 NJ; died 20 July 1844 Lamington NJ; daughter of Daniel Barcalow and Mary Miller.

SIXTH GENERATION

Children of Andries/Andrew Van Derbeek and Altha Barcalow:

1. Maria/Polly born 2 May 1784; married Joseph Craig.

2. Gertrude born 12 Aug 1785.

3. Elizabeth born 6 Apr 1788.

4. Jacques born March 1790; died 11 Mar 1818; married Mariah Miller.

+5. Cornelius born 28 Feb 1792; died 21 Nov 1861 NJ; married Elizabeth McDowell born 6 Aug 1791; died 13 Mar 1824; married (2) Eliza Dunham.

6. Andrew born 19 Jan 1794; died 12 Dec 1826; married 28 Oct 1821 Phoebe Ten Eyck born 14 Mar 1798 NJ; daughter of Andrew J. Ten Eyck and Sarah Berger.

7. Ann Boyd born 21 Feb 1796; died 11 Feb 1824 NJ.

+8. John Barcalow born 11 Oct 1797 Six Mile Run NJ; died 7 Apr 1879 Oldwick NJ; married 18 Feb 1825 Catherine Longstreet born 9 Mar 1808 Somerset Co. NJ; died 21 Jan 1892 Oldwick NJ.

9. Elizah born 1805; died July 1831 NJ.

10. William Boyd born 1807.

11. Elijah born 1810.

SEVENTH GENERATION

Children of Cornelius Van Derbeek and Elizabeth McDowell:

1. Martha Ann born Nov 1819.

2. John born 1820; died 1852; married 4 June 1846 Emeline Crater born 24 Jan 1824; daughter of John Crater and Charlotte Leek.

+3. Jacques born 12 Mar 1822; died 16 Nov 1870; married (1) Mary Ann Smith born 2 Feb 1821; died 18 May 1865; married (2) Susan Martha Smith born 1821; died 1899.

Children of John Barcalow Van Derbeek and Catherine Longstreet:

1. Elizabeth born 27 Nov 1825; died 3 Nov 1892; married 25 Nov 1847 Arthur Schenck Ten Eyck.

+2. Horace Augustus born 15 Dec 1828 Somerset Co. NJ; died 26 Oct 1908 Oldwick NJ; married 19 Dec 1860 Mary Duyckinck born 12 Oct 1842 Oldwick NJ; died 9 Apr 1912 Oldwick NJ; daughter of William Duyckinck and Margaret Fisher.

+3. John Newton born 18 Sep 1833; married 10 Oct 1866 Gertrude Blauvelt.

4. Emily Longstreet born 29 Mar 1838; died 31 Oct 1925; married 14 Oct 1863 William Somerville Potter born 31 Oct 1864; died 15 May 1870.

5. Anna M. born 3 Oct 1843; married 8 June 1864 Alvah A. Clark.

EIGHTH GENERATION

Children of Jacques Van Derbeek and Mary Ann Smith:

1. William McDowell born 1850; died 1917; married Minnie Schwartz born 1851; died 1910.

2. Lemuel Smith born 21 May 1853; died 2 Jan 1894; married (1) Sarah Langdon born 1855; died 1924; married (2) Bessie (unknown).

3. Jacques born 9 Sep 1855; died 16 Oct 1932; married Emma Wilson born 1863; died 1899.

Children of Jacques Van Derbeek and Susan Martha Smith:

4. Elizabeth born 26 Dec 1857; died 9 Mar 1924.

5. Maria born 14 Mar 1860; died 27 July 1926.

Children of Horace Augustus Van Derbeek and Mary Duyckinck:

1. Archibald Brown born 24 Jan 1863; died 15 July 1939; married 28 Apr 1897 Martha Hedden Paulison born 15 June 1860; died 27 Feb 1948.

2. William Duyckinck born 16 Mar 1865; died 21 July 1927 Somerset Co. NJ; married 27 Feb 1885 Eleanor Klein Van Doren born about 1863; died 30 Sep 1885 Somerset Co. NJ.

3. Katherine Longstreet born 3 Feb 1867; died Oldwick NJ; married David Brokaw.

4. Augusta A. born 10 Jan 1871; died 10 May 1892.

5. John Barcalow born 28 Apr 1878 Lamington NJ; died 27 Mar 1930 Annandale NJ; married 21 Mar 1906 Pluckemin NJ Eleanor Perrine Hoffman born 11 Mar 1888 Washington Valley NJ; died 14 Nov 1973 Flemington NJ; daughter of Eli Parker Hoffman and Anne Rebecca Mullen.

6. Lewis Loyd born 24 Apr 1880; died 6 May 1880 Oldwick NJ.

Children of John Newton Van Derbeek and Gertrude Blauvelt:

1. Laura born 6 Jan 1868.

2. William Warren born 18 Aug 1869; died 1946 Oldwick NJ; married Cora Hoerske.

3. Frank Holmes born 4 Nov 1876; married Bessie Lambert.