Without benefit of the marriage record recently shared by Liz which may identify Styntje Jans as a native of Ferwerd/Ferwert in the Netherlands (http://goo.gl/maps/a7bnJ), multiple parties have already identified the birthplace of Styntje Jans as Ferwerd: Steentje Jansen was born in 1602 in Ferwerd, Friesls, Netherlands. She married Frederick Lubbertsen about 1630. http://www.anusha.com/pafg392.htm Spouse: Steentje Jansen b. 1602 Ferwerd, Friesls, Netherlands http://family.hodank.com/blue/group11/f_182.html Name: Styntje JANSEN Given Name: Styntje Surname: Jansen 1 Sex: F Birth: Abt 1600 in Ferwerd, Friesland, Netherlands 2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pbanks&id=I22719 Are there other primary records of New Netherland that identify Styntje Jans as a native of Ferwerd/Ferwert? Perry