Hi Listers, It wasn't my intent but it seems that I left the "best" of the Flatlands documents that I culled a year ago for last. This document gives us the first direct proof of something that has been long suspected by Terhune and Ammerman researchers: that there was a familial relationship between the early Terhune family and the Ammerman family. Here is the list of baptisms that has had people looking at this for years, trying to find something that might prove it. Flatbush DRC: 1681 Dec 18; Klaas Jansz Romeyn, Styntjen Alberts; Gesbrechtje; Albert Albertz Terhunen, Hendrikje Stevens van Voorhees. (Vorhees transcription omits the surnames "Terhunen" and "van Vorhees" from the entry. on p. 413) 1682 Aug 13; Albert Albertz, Hendrikje Stevens; Germichje; Jan Martensz Schenk, Jannetie Stevens van Voorhees (Flatbush) 1685 Apr 03; Dirk Jansz Amerman, Altie van derbeek; Gerbrect; Jan Aardsz, Adriantje w. (Flatbush) No baptism has been found but Jan Alberts also named a daughter Jerobreg, per the will of her brother, Roelof: "my poer Sester Jeroebrec". You can view a 19th century copy of his will at the following URL. It is from NY Wills, Liber 23, p.3 as found on FHL #875154 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28621-31156-37?cc=1920234&wc=M9S9-1LR:n912779115 Another document which has long perplexed this writer is the following baptism: Brooklyn DRC: 1686. August 1. Albert; parents: Klaes Jansen Romijnk, Stijntjen Alberts; witnesses: Dirck Jansen, Aeltje van der Beeck [Source:Jos van der Linde, translator and editor, under the direction of the Scholarship Committee of The Holland Society, "Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York. First Book of Records, 1660-1752", New York Historical Manuscripts:Dutch (The Genealogical Publishing Company , Baltimore, MD, 1983), p. 125: In this baptims Aeltje van der Beeck is the half-sister of Maria Williams Bennet who was married to Claes Jansen's half-brother, Johannes Cristofellsen. The question that I had was that it seems like a rather distant relationship to be asking someone to be the witnesses (god-parents) for your son whom you are naming after your own father Why not pick a brother? Unless, of course, the husband in this case was the mother's (Styntie's) half-brother. That is what this document now proves. In this document Dirck Jansen Ammerman is buying land from both Lucas Stevensen (Van Voorhees) and Jan Albertsen (Terhune). Jan specifically states that he is selling his land to "my brother Dirck Jansen Ammerman". Now the usage of the name Gerrebrechtje begins to make sense and the presence of Ammermans at Terhune and Romine baptisms and vice versa is explained. It also explains why there is no Dirck Alberts Terhune and why the second son of the marriage of Albert and Geertje was named Jan, probably for the deceased first husband. It still leaves us with many questions. We still don't know where or when Albert Albertsen and Geertje Dircks married. Dirck Jansen Ammerman did take the 1687 Oath of Allegiance and stated that he had been in the province for 37 years, making 1650 the year of his arrival as well as the probable arrival of his mother. We don't know if she came with her first or second husband or even as widow with just her child. But it does seem to imply that the following baptism is probably that of the oldest son of Albert and Geertje Terhune: NY DRC 1651 Aug 13; Albert Albertszen; Albert; Wolfert Gerritszen van Couwenhoven, Grietie Van Nes I hope all will enjoy this document, not just Terhune and Ammerman researchers. I have not been a consistent Ammerman researcher so any and all comments are welcome. Here is the URL for the new document: http://notmyfamily.pbworks.com/w/page/65472844/Terhune%20Ammerman%20Deed%201702 Renee L. Dauven