Dirck Gorris Storm

Dirck Storm (1630 - 1716)

New Amsterdam Immigrant

• Dirck Storm - Wikipedia

Dirck Storm was born in Utrecht, Holland, in 1630. his family resided in Leyden, Holland, where they dealt in fine cloth. Historical records carry the Storm line back to Dederick Storm, who lived in Wyck, near Delft, in 1390. the family must have been of Viking stock since so many settled in the province of North Brabant when the Vikings overran the Low Countries before the year 1000.

At the age of eighteen, Dirck went to 's-Hertogenbosch to be a clerk in his uncle's commercial office. On 13 May 1656 he married, in the church of St. Gertrude in 's-Hertogenbosch, Maria van Montfoort, daughter of Pieter van Montfoort, an old family of Delft and Leyden. By 1660, Dirck was named Town Clerk of Ossch in the Mayorate of 's-Hertogencosch. When Protestant Holland was hit by a recession after the overthrow of Cromwell in england, Dirck set sail for the new world.

Dirck Storm (1630–1716) was an early colonial American famous for composing the history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow and beginning the community's records. His book "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is one of the nation's most valuable historical documents. Sometimes referred to as "Het Notite Boeck", the five-part book us a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.

Immigration: 31 Aug 1662 New Amsterdam, ship "De Vos" (translation: The Fox)

Alternate bitthplace, Utrecht, Holland

From Wikipedia:

Dirck Storm (1630–1716) is an early colonial American famous for composing the history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow and beginning the community's records. His book "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is one of the nation's most valuable historical documents. Sometimes referred to as "Het Notite Boeck", the five-part book us a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.

Dirck Storm was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1630. His family resided in Leyden, Holland, where they dealt in fine cloth. Historical records carry the Storm line back to Dederick Storm, who lived in Wyck, near Delft, in 1390. The family may have been of Viking stock since so many settled in the province of North Brabant when the Vikings overran the Low Countries before the year 1000.

At the age of eighteen Dirck went to Den Bosch to be clerk in his uncle's commercial office. On May 13, 1656 he married, in the church of St. Gertrude in 's-Hertogenbosch, Maria van Montfoord, daughter of Pieter van Montfoord, an old family of Delft and Leyden. By 1660, Dirck was named Town Clerk of Ossch in the Mayorate of 's-Hertogenbosch. Public service was part of the Storm family history, as Dirck's father was the City Clerk of Leyden and his grandfather was a lawyer in the Court of Justice of Holland, West Friesland and Zealand. When Protestant Holland was hit by a recession after the overthrow of Cromwell in England, Dirck set sail for the new world.

In the fall of 1662 he emigrated, with his wife Maria and three children, ages six, four and one from the Mayory of Den Bosch to New Amsterdam in New Netherland onboard De Vos, which translates to The Fox. During the voyage, Maria Storm gave birth to a daughter. The ship landed at the foot of Wall Street in mid-November 1662, in what is now Manhattan.

Apparently, Dirck was a very busy man, and a bit of an entrepreneur. He held real estate, owned a tavern on Beaver Street, and dabbled in inn-keeping. Later he was appointed Town Clerk in several communities in Breuckelen; New Utrecht, Bedford, and Flatbush. Many a land title and hundreds of genealogies are based on the clear, fine script of his records. Being a learned man, he also served as a teacher in some of these communities. He farmed land in Bedford and New Lots, and served as precantor to two of the Dutch churches in Breuckelen. In 1670, he was appointed Secretary of the Colony.

In 1691 he was sent to Tappan by the British, who were setting up new governments at the time. There, he became the first Secretary and Clerk of the Sessions for Orange County, New York. He was also the Voorleser of the Tappan Church. In 1693, he joined his old friend Frederick Philipse, and acted as tax collector for the vast manor held by Philipse. Dirck and his wife were recorded as members of the Old Dutch Church at Sleepy Hollow as early as 1697, soon after the church was constructed.

On November 3, 1715, the church members selected Dirck Storm to begin recording the history of the church retroactively from 1697. Historic records show that they decided that Dirck was "the best informed and most competent member be chosen to make up a statement of events that led to the founding of the church." Abraham de Revier, Sr.. was the first elder of the church and evidently kept a private memorandum book that is now lost to history, however, it was heavily drawn upon by Dirck Storm in composing "Het Notite Boeck."

Dirck was of the yeoman class and under Dutch law, was allowed to buy his farmland in Sleepy Hollow outright from the lord of the Manor, his friend, Frederick Philipse. His sons all were farmers but many of later generations were captains of their own boats on the Hudson River. One such descendant, Capt. Jacob Storm, lived in the Philipse Manor house which is now a museum. The old mill house was once his office.

Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh is a rare surviving record book of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Abraham de Revier, Sr. evidently kept a private memorandum book that is now lost to history, which was heavily drawn upon in 1715 by Dirck Storm to compose the church's history. The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow's book of records is one of the most important books in Early American history. "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.

The book is divided into five "books" or divisions.

First Division: Dirck Storm’s Brief History of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow.

Second Division: Members Registrar, 1697-1775

Third Division: List of Elders and Deacons, 1697-1776, 1790

Fourth Division: Baptisms, 1697- c.1778, 1791

Fifth Division: Marriages, 1697-1790

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family records and attached sources

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DIRCK STORM AND MARIA PETERS VAN MONTFOORT DIRCK STORM AND MARIA PETERS VAN MONTFOORT DIRCK STORM, born 1630, Utrecht, Utrecht, Neth., son of Dirck Storm and Alida van Cortenbosch. Died 1716. Married, 7 Aug 1655, Maria Peters van Montfoort. O

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Dirck Storm (Wikipedia) Dirck Storm (1630–1716) was an early colonial American notable for recording the first official history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow. His book Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes Kercke op d

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The Two Aeltje's, daughters of Dirck

Church recorded infant baptisms show two daughters of same given name to Dirck. Custom of time if a child died young or before mother reached end of child bearing years that the given name of the deceased child would be given to the next newborn in family of same gender. The first Aeltje infant baptized 10/1678 died by 10/31/1680 as that is date infant Aeltje was infant baptized, same parents, same witnesses ,same church and it is this Aeltje who lived to marry Jacob Van Tassel [+ many alternate spellings]. Jacob's brother, Cornelis VT married Aeltje's sister Antje.

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Hit Notite Boek

On November 3, 1715 the church members [Dutch Reformed Church of Sleepy Hollow] selected [Dirck] Storm to begin recording the history of the church retroactively from 1697. Historic records show that they decided that Storm was "the best informed and most competent member to be chosen that led to the founding of the church. Abraham DeRevier was the first elder of the church and evidently kept a private memorandum book that is now lost to history. However, it was heavily drawn upon by Storm in composint Het Notite Boek.

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The family immigrated to New Amsterdam

The family immigrated to New Amsterdam ( now New York City ) in 1662 on the ship " Fox ", which arrived Aug.31, 1662. On Feb. 14, 1668, Dirck was granted a license to keep a public house on the corner of Peal & Whitehall Streets. The next year they moved to Brooklyn and on Dec. 15, he succeeded Carl Beauvais as Town Clerk of Brooklyn. In 1667 the moved to Flatbush where he became the village school master, and from 1680 to 1683 he was Town Clerk of Flatbush. In 1691, he was appointed clerk of the newly created Orange County, and the same year moved with his family to " Col. Van Cortlandt's Patent " where he was lliving in June 1694 when he was appointed as Justice of the Peace for Westchester County. In 1696 he was the Tax Collector for Westchester County. Later, he settled in Tappan where he was Voorselaer of the church unti his removal to Philipsburg about 1704. The early records of the Philipsburg church down to May 1716 are in his hand writing. Ir is believed that he died later that year.

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!Descendants of Casper Springsteen and Geertje Jans AF MAR 1996 SEALING TO MARIA PIETERSE VAN MONFOORI SUBMITTED 1661 living in Osch in North Brabant Came to New Amsterdam on the ship Fox which arrived on 31 Aug 1662. 1669, moved Brooklyn, 1677, moved to Flatbush where he was village school master, from 1680 to 1683 he was town clerk. 1691, appointed clerk in newly created Orange County. 1694, living in Westchester County where he was appointed Justice Of The Peace, 1695 was a tax collector. Abt 1704 moved to Philpsburgh, records appear until May 1716, it is believed he died that year.

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Dirck Storm, a native of Utrecht, Hollan

Dirck Storm, a native of Utrecht, Holland, was the first American ancestor of that name. He came from the Maiery of Bosh, arrived Sept. 2, 1662, in ship "Fox." Lived on Long Island until 1672. He was of the Tappan Church from 1694 until 1704. In 1697 he removed to Tarrytown: married Maria Pieters (Pisters) Montfoort of Holland.

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Life Sketch

Dirck Storm (1630–1716) was a famous early colonial American (of uncertain parentage) in the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow, a village now in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. The village is located on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City. Dirck was famous for composing the history of Sleepy Hollow and beginning the community's records. His book "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes Kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is one of the nation's most valuable historical documents. Sometimes referred to as "Het Notite Boeck", the five-part book is a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.

Dirck Gorisz Storm Born: 1630 Married: 13 May 1655 Died: 1716 Cemetery The Old Dutch Church Burying Grounds 449-459 Sleepy Hollow CemeteryMount Pleasant, Westchester, New YorkUnited States EpitaphEpitaph In Memory Of - Married Maria Montfort - Their Son - Married Engellje VanDyckTranscriberTranscribertrishkovach September 17, 2011 Photographer

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Arrived in New Amsterdam, N.Y. August 16

Arrived in New Amsterdam, N.Y. August 1662 Came from Utrecht, Holland

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emigrated from Hertogrnbosch in th eprov

emigrated from Hertogrnbosch in th eprovince of North Brabant in Hollad. Dirck was first a tavern keeper in New Amsterdam, but later served as Town Clerk of Brooklyn, Schoolmaster in New Lots, Town Clerk of FLatbush, County Clerk of Orange County (which today consists of Rockland County), Justice of the Peace in Westchester County and compiler of the first records of the Sleepy Hollow Reformed Church.

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Birth also listed as 1636A 1D14 The Dens

Birth also listed as 1636A 1D14 The Denscendants of Jan Cornelisson Van Texel B2 F17 p 67-68 and 73. First name also spelled Dirk Birth year also noted as 1630 He came to America with wife on ship "D" Vos 1662.

Husband to Maria Montfort. Dirck was the 1st recorder of records for the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam. Ancestor of Jay Rutan

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