Mattys Mattysen Van Keuren

Captain Mattys was taken captive by Native Americans

Matthys should have been named Hendrick, in honor of his maternal grandmother. When his father, Mathijs, died in Oct, 1648, Matthys had not yet been born, so following a Dutch tradition, he was named for his dead father instead.

“Van Keuren” has no direct Dutch/German meaning, as it is a corruption of the original name, meaning “Of Cologne”. The family left Cologne in the 1540s, and added the van suffix at that time. Mathijs’ children all used the patronymic “Matthyssen”, but in 1715, his grandsons decided to abandon the patronymic and begin using the “Van” name, adopting the spelling “Van Keuren”. It is thought that the long time period between the death of Mathijs Jansen van Ceulen in 1648 and the attempt to revive the name in 1715 is likely the cause of the spelling variation. Virtually all Van Curens, Van Kurens, Van Kurins, Van Kurans, Van Curons, and Van Keurens in America are direct descendants of Mathijs van Ceulen

After Matthys Jansen's death, the surname was not used by the family for 68 years. It was revived when his grandsons through his son Matthys Matthysen attempted to reclaim the name of nobility in 1716, they were unsure of the spelling. Van Keuren is what they ended up with. There are several different spellings of the name, including “Keulen”, “Kuren”, and “Curen”, but all people that we have found are descended from Matthys Matthysen Van Keuren.

Children Gerardus and Lydia not supported by baptism records

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SURNAME: His brother, Jan Mattysen took the patrynomic Jansen and his descendants use that name today. Mattys Mattysen's sons, however, kept the name "van Keulen", changing the "l" to an "r" for unknown reasons; all Van Keurens in America today that we know of are descended from Mattys Mattysen and his father Matthys Jansen van Keulen. There are several different spellings of the name, including "Keulen", "Kuren", and "Curen", but all people that we have found are descended from Matthys Matthysen Van Keuren.

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history Mclaughlin- Van Steenburgh connections Ae written by Sharon McLaughlin Sherrod 2021

Mathijs Jansen Van Keulen (Keuren ) was born in 1602 during a family trip to London, England where he was baptized

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Life Sketch

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Matthys Matthyssen Van Keuren (1648-1730) aka Matthys Matthyssen Van Keulen (b. 1648, Fort Orange, (now Albany), Albany County, New York, USA - d. 1730, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA)

Marriage:
He married Tjatte Charity DeWitt (1659-c1724) in 1677 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. Children: Sarah Matthyssen Van Keuren (1678-?) who married Matheus DuBois (1678-1748); Lea Matthyssen Van Keuren (1679-?) who married Joseph Berry; Matthys Matthyssen Van Keuren II (1681-c1740) who married Tryntje Sleght (1683-1812); Tjerck Matthyssen Van Keuren (1682-1742) who married Maria TenEyck (1682-1760); Thomas Matthyssen Van Keuren I (1684-c1689) who married Mary Pawling (1692-?); Barbara Matthyssen Van Keuren (1685-1761) who married Kornelis Wynkoop (1689-before1782); Klaes Niclass Matthyssen Van Keuren (1687-c1730) who married Maritje Lookerman; Thomas Matthyssen Van Keuren II (1689-c1758); Hasael Matthyssen Van Keuren (1691/92-1743) who married Mary Recher (1696-?); Cornelis Matthyssen Van Keuren (1694-c1755) who married Kezia Hooghteeling (1689-?); Benjamin Matthyssen Van Keuren (1696-?); and Gerardus Matthyssen Van Keuren (c1700)

Ulster Co., N.Y., Probate F127 .U4A5 p.34 ii. Mattys Mattysen (s. of Matty Janse Van Keulen), a Captain in 1685, and later on serving against the French on the norther frontier, married Tjatje, dau. of Tjerek Claease De Witt (q.v.), and had issue. a. Sara, b. Hurley, bt. kApr. 16, 1678, married Jan. 17, 1697, Matthew Du Bois b. Lea, bt. Hurley, May 11, 1679 c. Mattys, bt. Apr. 24, 1681; married March 5, 1704, Tryntje Sleght (see Hendrickus Van Keuren) d. Tierck, bt. Dec. 24, 1682, married Febr. 1, 1702, Marytje Ten Eyck of Hurley (see Tyrck Van Keuren, of Kingston) e. Thomas, bt, Nov. 1, 1684, d. y. f. Barbara, bt. Oct. 11, 1685, married (2) Nov. 5, 1727, Peter Tappen g. Klaes, bt. Dec. 4, 1687 h. Thomas, bt. Oct. 13, 1689, married Apr. 11, 1730, Mary Paling i. Hasuel, bt. Jan. 28, 1692, married Mary, dau. of Abr. Riker j. Cornelis, bt. June 3, 1694, married Dec. 29, 1718, Kezia Hoogteeling, d. of Willem Jansse H. and Aridentie Samuels (see Jan Willemse Hooghtyling) k. Benjamin, bt. Oct.18, 1696 L. Nicholas; married Gerardus All surnamed Van Keuren