Thanks Pete. Adam was probably operating the Gowanus mill by 1656 when he sold his Manhattan property though I don't believe there are any records of exactly when he made the move from Manhattan to Long Island. Steve ---- "j. gonigam" <gonigam@gmail.com> wrote: > As I recall, one or more of the Brouwer children at the time of marriage > was/were listed as being "from" Gowanus. That doesn't pin down Adam > Brouwer's exact location but it seems to set > his domicile somewhat more precisely than "Long Island." > > --pete
Hi Steve and Pete, Adam's son Matthys was bp. in 1649 in NA RDC. His marriage int. filed 26 Jan 1673 (in NY) show he was "van N. Jorck" -- which usually means he was born in New York (New Amsterdam at the time). The next child that I could find a bp. and marr. record for is Maria. Bp. in 1653 at NA; marr. int. 20 Sept 1676 in NY show she was "van de Gauwanes". Three later children also were born in Gowanes. Also, I note that Adam is not shown in the 1655 New Amsterdam tax list. [RNA vol I, pp. 367 ff.] So, I would say he moved to Gowanes between 1649 and 1653. And was thus living on Long Island when he sold the Manhattan property in 1656. By the way, there is a good article on the first 3 generations of this Brouwer family in TAG beginning in vol 23, p. 193. The author, William Hoffman, doesn't appear to shed anymore info on the exact date of the move to LI. Regards, Howard hswain@ix.netcom.com From: "Steve Brewer" <slbrewer@fuse.net> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Help with Adam Brouwer reference > Thanks Pete. Adam was probably operating the Gowanus mill by 1656 when he sold his Manhattan property though I don't believe there are any records of exactly when he made the move from Manhattan to Long Island. > > Steve > > ---- "j. gonigam" <gonigam@gmail.com> wrote: >> As I recall, one or more of the Brouwer children at the time of marriage >> was/were listed as being "from" Gowanus. That doesn't pin down Adam >> Brouwer's exact location but it seems to set >> his domicile somewhat more precisely than "Long Island." >> >> --pete