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Most of my dates are from "A Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey" and The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey"

Two family histories of this family have been compiled, one, by William Nelson, appears in his History of Paterson, NJ and the other by Kathryn K. Viele, in typewritten form, is in the New York Public Library. Both of these have been used in preparing the records of the early generation

• Father - Johannes Ackerman b. 1582, d. bt 1630 - 1635
• Mother- Annaken Adrianse

DAVID ACKERMAN(Johannes) was born 1615 in Berlicum near a'Hertogenbosch in North Brabant. He married (2) ELIZABETH VILLIER. daughter of Lewis Villier. They came on the ship "Fox" which landed in New Amsterdam Aug. 31, 1662. He was accompanied by his wife and six children, aged 20,18,12 and 8.The roster states the family was from Mayory of Bosch. Marriage records of the children show that the Ackermans were from the small town of Berlicum in the Mayorate of den Bosch or 's Hertogebosch (Bois le Duc) in North Brabant, Holland.

CHILDREN OF DAVID ACKERMAN-1615 ARE

**DAVID ACKERMAN b. Sept. 1646/50 (ref. Genealogical Dictionary
     of New Jersey), near Den Bosch, North
     Brabant, Netherlands. bpt. June 12, 1650 same place, married 
     1679/1680 New York City,(A Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey).
     His death occurred before May 17, 1714.     
     Hillegon Ver Planck daughter of Abraham Isaacszen Ver Planck was
     baptized at NY Nov 1, 1648.She died after 1714. David Acarman 
     of Hackensack was deeded 420 acres of land there Oct. 29, 1695. 
     At the organzation of the DutchChurch at Hackensack, David 
     and Hillegonde are listed among the orginal members.   
     
**Ann(Anneken) Ackerman b. 1642, died Jan. 9, 1729 in NY,
     married Nathaniel Pieters Hennion, June 28, 1664 Dutch Reform
     church, NY
        children of Ann 1642 and Nathaniel
     **David Hennion
     **Hester Hennion
     **Lysbeth Akkermans Hennion
     **Daniel Hennion
     **Catharina Akkermans Hennion
     **Rachel Hennion
     **Annetje Hennion
     **Pieter Hennion
     **Rachel, 1681
     **Johannes Akkermans Hennion
     **Aaltje Akkermans Hennion
     **Abraham Hennion

**Johannes Ackerman Bapt. 1645 in Den Bosch, Dutch Republic
     died young in Old County.
        

**Laurents Ackerman Abt. 1650-Den Bosch, Nord Brabant,
     Dutch Republic, died Bef. 1770 marr. Greertje Egberts Aug. 3, 1679 in
     Dutch Reform Church, Bergen, New Jersey.
       Children of Johannes 1650 and Grfeertje:
     **Lysbeth Ackerman, 1680
     **Jannetje Ackerman 1682
     **Egbert Ackerman, 1684
     **Catryn Ackerman March 1685/86
     **David Ackerman 1689 Hackensack, NJ
     **Elizabeth Ackerman 1691
     **Johannes Ackerman 1694
     **Jacobus Ackerman April 1696

     
**Lodewyck Ackermanb. abt. 1654 m.Dec. 24, 1681,Kingston Dutch
     Reformed Church, Ulster Co.,NY Jannetie Bleyck(Black)
     April18, 1699 New York Dutch Reformed Church, NY 

**Abraham Ackerman b. abt. 1656(Bergen Records)Berlicum,North Brabant,
     Netherlands May 1659, same place.sponsors were Lodewyck Ackerman,
     Hilgont Verplack wife of David Ackerman. Marr. May 28, 1683 
     Flatbush,LongIsland, NY Aaltje  Van Laer(marriage recorded at NY 
     Dutch Reform church. Died after 1704.
     children:

     **David,  born in NY May 11, 1684 bapt.May, 1684, Bergen, NJ marr.
       Sept. 20, 1707Margaret Jurcks*Yerkes or Yorks) a native of  
       Phillipsburgh NJ. He was a farmer and settled in Paramus. 
       (ref. The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey)

     ***Gerritt, bapt.April 3, 1685, New York city m. Jannetje Van Voorhees
        marr. Oct. 4, 1712, resided in Saddle River, Bergen Co. He died
        1762.
         children of Gerritt and Jannetje, 1685:
           Abram
           Albert
           Thellitje
           Statitie
           Lena
           Elizabeth

     **Abrigal, bapt.1687 in New York city m. Andreas H. Hoppe
     **Lysbeth, bapt.1689 in New York city m. Johannes Doremus
     **Johannes,  died 1690 in New York city
     **Anneken bapt.Dec. 1691 in New York city m. Thomas Doremus
     **Anna Maria  died 1693 in New York city
     **Adrian bapt.1695 Bergen, NJ 
     **Johannes bapt.Nov. 1696 Hackensack, Bergen, NJ
            m. 1720 Maria Wickvelt; 1728 Elizabeth Stagg
     **Guilian, bapt.1697 Hackensack, NJ 
            m.1702 Rachel Alberts Van Voohees       
     **Louwerense bapt. 1699 Hackensack, NJ
     **Anna Maria bapt.1701 Hackensack, NJ m. Albert T. Terhune
     **Abraham bapt.1702 Hackensack, NJ m. 1727 Henrica Hoppe
     **Sarah bapt.1704 Hackensack, NJ 
            m. 1725 Cornelia Boers; 1733 Hendrick Van Sicklean

-------------------- The Akerman family was in the earliest group of the Dutch settlers who arrived in the New World. The first immigrant to America of the Akerman family was David Akerman, who after sailing fron Amsterdam, Holland, in the Netherlands, disembarked on 8 April, 1662, from the vessel "D'VOS" in New Amsterdam with six children. "D'VOS" was a Dutch name, which when translated means "The Fox."

DAVID ACKERMAN (the immigrant, b.unknown, in Oss, in Nord Brabant, of the Dutch Republic); md. 16 Sep 1641 to Elisabeth BELLIER. --------------------

He was probably the son of Johannes Ackerman and his wife Maria Liesfelt, and was born in Berlicum, near s'Hertogenbosch in North Brabant.

He came with his wife to America on the ship "Fox" which landed in New Amsterdam 2 Sept 1662.

He died before 26th April, 1663

Reference for him and his immediate family:

The notes of Grenville Mackenzie in the Westchester County Historical Society. --------------------

1. A1.1 (?) in David Ackerman Descendants - 1662 ancestry

not known if David came to America -- however 4 sons and 1 daughter did come to America. Our family descends from son Abraham.