Dear David, Dorothy and Cynthia, I'm puzzled by the fact that in some records Stijntje is recorded as "Stijntje Jans" and in others, "Stijntje Hendricks." Rebecca Fredericks was baptized in Amsterdam on 15 Aug 1628 at the Nieuwe kerk: Vader: Frerick Lubbertsz Moeder: Stijntje Jans Kind: Rebecka Baptized 15 Aug 1628 in the Nieuwe kerk; DTB 40/465 Her widower called her Stijntje Jans in his marriage record to Trijntje Hendricks in 1657 in the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church. Sonder datum; Fredrick Lubbertszen, Wed'r Van Styntje Jans, en Tryntje Hendricks, Wed'e Van Cors. Pieterszen. The marriage did not take place until _after_ 19 Sep 1657, according to the Minutes of the Orphanmasters, where she is indeed called Styntje Hendrickse: > [Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1655-1663; edited by > Berthold Fernow; Vol. I, pp 37-41] Dated 16 Sep 1657; Tryntje > Hendrickse, widow of Cors Pieterszen, intends to become the wife of > Frederick Lubbertszen, widower of Styntje Hendrickse, and wishes > before remarriage to settle upon said children their paternal > inheritance <snip>. Therefore the orphanmasters commission as > guardians Pieter Stoutenburgh and Jurriaen Blanck, Burghers and > inhabitants here, to inventory or appraise the estate, in order to > satisfy the inheritance of the children. On the 19 Sep 1657, the > settlement of the paternal estate was presented by Tryntje > Hendrickse, widow of Cors Pieterson, assisted by Frederick > Lubbertszen, her present fiance and chosen guardian, parties of the > first part, and Sieur Pieter Stoutenburgh and Jurriaen Blanck, > guardians of the three children, to wit: Cornelius Corssen, 12 > years old, Pieter 6 years and Hendrick, 3 years. She promised to > bring up her 3 children as best she could, to teach them reading > and writing and a good trade or occupation, and to settle upon them > 600 florins each; as well as clothing and other goods; the house > is then described as being at the North side of Pearl Street, > bounded on the south by said street, on the west by Isaac > Grevenaad, on the north by Fort Amsterdam, and on the east by > Pieter van Couwenhoven. Signed by Tryntje Hendricks, Frederick > Lubbertsen, Pieter Stoutenburg, Jurriaan Blanck; witnesses by Carel > van Brugge, testis, and Hans Kierstede; notary public Dirck van > Schelluyne Teunis Bergen played it safe in his "Early Settlers:" Register of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island NY p 194 Frederick, (or "Frerick Lubbertsen," as written by himself,) b. 1609; m. 1st Styntje (???); m. 2d, Aug. 17, 1657, Tryntje Hendricks wid. of Cornelis Pietersen (Vroom). - Orville Corson, THREE HUNDRED YEARS WITH THE CORSON FAMILIES IN AMERICA (1939), v.1, pp.33-34. Frederick LUBBERTSEN and his first wife, Styntje HENDRICKSE <snip> It would appear that J. H. Innis was noncommittal as well: According to New Amsterdam and Its People by J. H. Innes, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902, "Frederick was born in circa 1603 and came from Amsterdam, NL, with his wife Styntje and a daughter Rebecca." Regards, Pam Sears

Pamela J. Sears wrote: > Dear David, Dorothy and Cynthia, > > I'm puzzled by the fact that in some records Stijntje is recorded as > "Stijntje Jans" and in others, "Stijntje Hendricks." > > Rebecca Fredericks was baptized in Amsterdam on 15 Aug 1628 at the > Nieuwe kerk: > > Vader: Frerick Lubbertsz Moeder: Stijntje Jans Kind: Rebecka > Baptized 15 Aug 1628 in the Nieuwe kerk; DTB 40/465 Nieuwe Kerk is Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Obvious this family isn't Dutch or Walloon.