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Abraham Smedes

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Son of Johannis Smedes and Machtelt Janse Van Iselsteyn
Husband of Elsje Decker
Brother of Jacob Smedes; Willem Smedes and Joshua Smedes
Half brother of Johannis Smedes; Rachel Janse Smedes; Abraham, (d.y.); Abraham Smedes, (d.y.) and Benjamin Smedes

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About Abraham Smedes

~• the son of Johannis Smedes and Machtelt Van Iselsteyn

Abraham Smedens (#3) bp. on Nov 06, 1678. Baptism was recorded at the Reformed Dutch Church of New York, New York
note: Johannis fathered two other sons named Abraham before he was born. One was:

baptism

1668 May 06; Johannes Smedes, Lysbeth Ver Schuur; Abraham; Jan Hendrickdszen Van Gunst, Jannetie Van Dyck

marriage to Elsje Dekker Ten Broeck at Esopus/Kingston

1707 29 Apr; Abraham Smedes; Elsje Dekker. (license date)

marriage of parents of Abraham DRC New Amsterdam

1665 03 Jan; Johannis Smeddis, jm van Harderwyck; Lysbeth Michiels, jd van Delf

~• Note: The < Schuur > spelling shows up in another instance in New Amsterdam: Willem van der Schueren

Johannes Smeedes aka Smelt, Smedes Born 30 Aug 1665

Son of Johannis Smeddes and Lysbeth Michielszen Van der Schuur

Brother of (needs verification)

  1. Rachel Janse Smedes, 1666 Dec 26; Johannes Mellens, Lysbeth Michiels; Rachel; Jacob Swart, Elsje Pieters
  2. Abraham Smeedes (1),
  3. Abraham Smeedes (2), 1669 Dec 12; Johannes Smedes, Lysbeth Michiels Van der Schuur; Abraham; Abraham de Lanoy, Maryken de Lanoy
  4. Benjamin Smedes,
  5. Jacob Smeedes [half],
  6. Abraham Smedes (3) [half],
  7. Jannetie Smeedes [half],
  8. Geertruyd (Smeddes) Smeedes [half],
  9. Willem Smeedes [half] and
  10. Josua Smeedes [half]

Johannis Smedes aka Smelt seems to have had a second wife as we read below: Machtelt Janse Van Iselsteyn

Abraham Smedes aka Smeedes, Smedis, Smedens
Born before 6 Nov 1678
Son of Johannis Smeddes and Machtelt Janse Van Iselsteyn

http://www.ancestralcurios.com/cgi-bin/VitalSearch.pl?stext=smedes&...
1665 Aug 30; Johannes Smelt, Lysbeth Verschuur; Johannes; Jan Hendrickszen Van Gunst, Grietie Heyms

1668 May 06; Johannes Smedes, Lysbeth Ver Schuur; Abraham; Jan Hendrickdszen Van Gunst, Jannetie Van Dyck[12]

1669 Dec 12; Johannes Smedes, Lysbeth Michiels Van der Schuur; Abraham; Abraham de Lanoy, Maryken de Lanoy[12]

references

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smedes-6

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Abraham Smedes's Timeline

1678
November 6, 1678
Dutch Ref. Church, New Amsterdam
1678

the third son Abraham born to Johannis...

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