Jan Andriessen

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography. Jan DeWitt, baptized in Kingston in 1666, had baptismal sponsors named as "Marten Hoffman and Jan Andrieese (Hoes page 5)." It is presumed that Jan Andriese was the brother of Barbara Andries, mother of Jan DeWitt.

Baptismal record transcription #95 from Kingston church records by Hoes lists Jan, Luykas and Martie Andriesse as baptismal sponsors for Geertruy DeWitt in 1668. Geertruy was the daughter of Barbara Andriessen and Tjerk DeWitt.

1662 Jul 09; Johannes Lucaszen, Saertie Jans; Jannetie; Dirck Theuniszen Sieken, Fytie Hertmans

• Biography. Jan Andriessen of Dublin buys liquor excise from William Frederickse Bout for 150 guilders.
This Geertruyd Andriessen marries Aert Martensen Doorn in Kingston 18 Dec 1661; she dies before 1682. Other Geertruyd Andriessen married Jan Thomase von Witbeck 10 June 1648 in Manhattan; registers will 21 Oct 1679, with Jan Andries a witness; see Pearson III:483-5.)
Jan Andriese: witnesses a power of attorney in Albany, and sells Joachim Ketelheun a mare in Albany for 13 beavers. Pearson III:378-9
3 June 1672 Jan Conneel sells Martin Hoffman house and lot bought from Jacob Joosten (van Covelens). Pearson I:495-6Jan Thomasz from Witbeck (or Ostenfeld), ailing, and Geertruydt "Andries's daughter," born at New York (m. New Amsterdam 10 Jne 1648), both dwelling at Paepsackane, about an hour's journey from New Albany, make a will.
Jan Andriesen witnesses.
See other Geertruyd Andriessen 15 Aug 1661, Pearson I:377
Harme Gansevoort sets up sale of farm to Jan Conell (not executed).
Farm, at Catskill, was originally deeded to Pieter Teunise van Bronswyk, 25 Oct and 16 Nov 1653, in two parcels. Jan Andriessen the "Yersman" (Irishman) married the widow of Pieter Teunise van Bronswyk. Gansevoort and Elbert Gerbertse Cruyff bought farm from him in 1660; Gansevoort bought out Cruyff's half; Richard Nicolls confirmed his ownership 16 May 1667. See also Pearson I:180-1 for other transaction between Gansevoort and Conell, 20 April 1678.
Note: J.A. died between 12 Mar and 28 Nov 1684.

• Occupation. Jan was a sealer of weights and measures and a gauger.

• Court, Tuesday, June 16, 1654. ⁷⁷³ Jan Adriaensen, plaintiff, against Evert Pels, defendant, for the sum of forty-four beavers and six otters, amounting together to the sum of four hundred guilders, in part payment of which the plaintiff, or his agent has accepted an account against the honoraboe company for wages earned by the defendant, according to a power of attorney given to Jan Jansz from Gottenborg in favor of Willem houttum. The aforesaid account amounts to two hudred and eighty-five guilders and four stivers, so that there is still due to the plaintiff on acount of his master, Willem Houttum, or whoever it may concern, the sum of one hundred and fourteen guilders, sixtgeen stivers.

• Court. Teunis Cray, Plaintiff versus Jan andriessen, defendant. Plaintiff demands from defendant sixteen guilders. Defendants says, he paid him eight guilders n stone and sent him eight guilders more to his house, but that they would not receive it. Plaintiff replies and says, the stone were to be taken for board on condition, that he should give him a dog, which he did, but the boys have killed the dog. The Court ordered the plaintiff to prove, that he agreed for the stone for board.

Anonymous The records of New Amsterdam from 1653 to 1674 anno Domini
New York: Published under the authority of the city by the Knickerbocker Press, 1897, 2765 pgs

Jan married Margaret Dorn in New Amsterdam.