Susanna Jans Beekman

Seen as daughter of Jean Labatte without supporting evidence.

Origins

There is no source for her parents. Pearson refers to her with just a patronym. Arthur Q. says that her parents are unknown.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jans-18

On 01 Aug 1657, Susanna testified that she was 23 and was born in New England. Her husband Marten "Bierkaecker" testified that he was 30 years old and that he was born in Oldenborch. [1]

On 21 Jun 1677, Susanna Beekman petitioned the Albany courts to be free of the debts of Marte Heyndrixe Beekman. [2]

Children of Susanna Jans and Martin Beekman:

1. Hendrick m. Annetje Quackenbush, dau. of Pieter Quackenbush & Martje -?-.
2. Johannes m. (1) Machtel Schermerhorn, dau. of Jacob Jansen Schermerhorn; m. (2) 26 Oct 1692, Eva Vinhagen, dau. of John Vinhagen.
3. Martin m. 20 Sep 1692 Albany Ref Ch, Neeltje Slingerland
4. Metje m. (1) Cornelis Cornelis van der Hoven of Albany; m. (2) Jan Bebout, of Brooklyn.
5. Neeltje Beeckman, m. Jacob Bennet, of Brooklyn
6. Engeltje Beeckman, m. (prob) 28 Feb 1716, Teunis Egbertse Metselaer. [11]

References

• < Susanna Jans > in the US and Cañada Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Primary immigrant: Susanna Jans, arrival 1639-1640, sister Geeetje; brother-in-law
• Quackenbush, Jr., M.C., Arthur D. "The Family of Hendrick Beekman of Somerset County, New Jersey, Son of Marten Beekman of Albany." In The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 259. 4th ed. Vol. 133. New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2002.
• “Johannes Martense Beekman” by Stefan Bielinski. Parents: His name tells us he was the son of Martin. Perhaps, his mother was Susanna Jans! We seek information on the lives of his parents!
• Beverwyck (/ˈbɛvərwɪk/ BEV-ər-wik; Dutch: Beverwijck), often written using the pre-reform orthography Beverwyck, was a fur-trading community north of Fort Orange on the Hudson River in New Netherland that was renamed and developed as Albany, New York, after the English took control of the colony in 1664.
• < “Beverwyck, Rensselaerswyck, Fort Orange Research” >