Hi Donna, From: "Donna Stark" <donnaStarkKy@fewpb.net> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Marretje Lamberts "uyt Nieuw Nederlandt" > Hi, Can you tell me what families were the four on Long Island? I know some > of my Montfort families went to and owned part of LI. I just don't know > which ones. You can see the Manatus map here: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm068.html Even the enlarged version is hard to read for me. >From Stokes' Iconography vol 2, pp201-3, the families I was referring to are: #36 "wolfert Geritsz" = Wolfert Gerritsz van Couwenhoven; had Indian deed in 1636. #37 "Gegoergesyn" = Joris Rapalje; Indian deed in 1637 #38 ditto #39 "Claes norman" = Claes Carstensen, the Norman #40 "Dieryck de Norman" = Dirck Volckertsen aka the Norman. Leased bouwery in 1639 As to the Monfoorts, from New York Historical Mss.:Dutch; Land Papers -- p. 12 in 1641 Jan Montfoort was given a patent by Kieft for a parcel of land next to Renegakonck. (Ie. next to land of Joris Rapalje; see p. 7) p. 12 in 1641 Pieter Montfoort was granted land next to that of Jan Montfoort. For their location, see: http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/ED.Plantation.html Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com
Thank you so much. I had read about these names in several books for years but had no idea how they were connected. These maps exactly where each family was. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Swain" <hswain@ix.netcom.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Early settlers on LI; Montfoorts > Hi Donna, > > From: "Donna Stark" <donnaStarkKy@fewpb.net> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Marretje Lamberts "uyt Nieuw Nederlandt" > >> Hi, Can you tell me what families were the four on Long Island? I know >> some >> of my Montfort families went to and owned part of LI. I just don't know >> which ones. > > You can see the Manatus map here: > http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm068.html > Even the enlarged version is hard to read for me. > >>From Stokes' Iconography vol 2, pp201-3, the families I was referring to >>are: > #36 "wolfert Geritsz" = Wolfert Gerritsz van Couwenhoven; had Indian > deed in 1636. > #37 "Gegoergesyn" = Joris Rapalje; Indian deed in 1637 > #38 ditto > #39 "Claes norman" = Claes Carstensen, the Norman > #40 "Dieryck de Norman" = Dirck Volckertsen aka the Norman. Leased > bouwery in 1639 > > As to the Monfoorts, from New York Historical Mss.:Dutch; Land Papers -- > p. 12 in 1641 Jan Montfoort was given a patent by Kieft for a parcel of > land next to Renegakonck. (Ie. next to land of Joris Rapalje; see p. 7) > p. 12 in 1641 Pieter Montfoort was granted land next to that of Jan > Montfoort. > > For their location, see: > http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Map/ED.Plantation.html > > Regards, > Howard > hswain@ix.netcom.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >