Christoffel Harmenzen Van Sandt

From the Notarial Archives of Amsterdam:

“1652 April 16. Abraham De Wijs, merchant in Amsterdam, in the name of Cornelis De Potter, his brother-in-law, who lives in the Manhattans in New Netherland. He takes into service for him: Christoffel Harmens and Trijinje Claes to work there for De Potter. Also their son Gerrit Christoffels, 8 years old, shall work with them. This is for a period of three years, at 200 Carolus guilders per year. Free board and room."
September 1655 New Amsterdam, New York. Christoffel (age 37) was killed in an Indian attack known as The Peach War.

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His son

emigrated from the Netherlands, probably from Zaandam in North Holland, or Zandberg in Drenthe, in or about the year 1651, and settled in New Utrecht, Long Island, on the records of which town he is frequently mentioned as Garrett STOFFELS. He was one of the fourteen patentees mentioned in the patent form Governor Thomas DONGAN, May 13, 1686, for the Commons of New Utrecht, "on behalf of themselves and their associates, the present freeholders and inhabitants of the said towne." His land was located at Yellow Hook, "under the jurisdiction of the town of New Utrecht." He was a magistrate of New Utrecht in 1681.

References

• http://www.vanzandtsociety.com/christoffel.html
• http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/vanzant.htm#CVanZandt
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154711833#clipboard