Identifier: scandinavianimmi01evje (find matches)
Title: Scandinavian immigrants in New York, 1630-1674; with appendices on Scandinavians in Mexico and South America, 1532-1640, Scandinavians in Canada, 1619-1620, Some Scandinavians in New York in the eighteenth century, German immigrants in New York, 1630-1674
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Evjen, John O. (John Oluf), 1874-1942
Subjects: Scandinavians -- New York (State) Scandinavians -- America Germans -- New York (State)
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn., K. C. Holter
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ector of NewNetherland. It begins The bearer of this letter, my cousin Arentvan Corler, sailing to my colony as assistant, is recommended toyou to accomodate him as much as your honors situation willallow. I should also be much pleased, inasmuch as he is stillyoung and inexperienced, if you had a little instruction given tohim in the process of ships bookkeeping as well as in the keepingof land accounts, as his master Jacob Planck, with whom he willbe, is not too expert in these matters himself. The conclusion,of which the fac-simile is given, reads, as translated in BowierManuscripts: With him go the following young men engaged for my colonyto wit: Arent van Corler, assistant, 18 years old.Elbert albertsen, 18 years oldClaes Jansen, 17 years oldGerrit hend, 15 years oldGijsb Arentsen, 22 years old Loaded also one barrel of pitch, well hooped fl8 2 barrels of tar, together f 5On Saturday, with the goods went:Jacob Arentsen, 25 years old * Calendar of Council Minutes, 1668-1783, p. 18.
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230 DANISH IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YOEK, 1630-1674. Together six persons, who are recommended to your honorand whom, with my goods, you will please cause to reach themanatans at the earliest opportunity that circumstances will allow.From there I hope they will get further. I wish your honor goodluck on the voyage. X MARRITJE JEURIANS. Marritje Jeurians was from Copenhagen, Denmark. She wasmarried on June 2, 1657, in New Amsterdam, to Pieter JanszenRomeyn (Van de Lange straet), a widower. Jansens first wifewas Dirckie Jansz Van Mefifelen, daughter of Jan Ruthers. Byher, Jansen had a son who was born about 1651, and who at hisfathers second marriage received Jan Ruthers and Jan de Jonghas guardians.^^^ By Marritje, Jansen had several children: Jeurian, who wasbaptized November 15, 1662; Dirck, baptized July 25, 1666 ;Belitje, baptized July 25, 1666; twins who were baptized on Octo-ber 26, 1668. Jansen was a tavern keeper. His partner was a Dane, Seve-ryn Laurenszen, from Roskilde. (See articl

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