Dirck Janszen Woertman, of Brooklyn Ferry

In church records the patronymic pattern was followed almost completely so that John's son, Richard (?), is recorded as Dirck Jansen very frequently.

New Amsterdam - Immigrants

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He came to America in 1647. Dirck Jans assumed the surname Woertman after immigrating to America. They were admitted to the Brooklyn Dutch Church on 10 April 1660/61. Some call him Richard Jans or Dirck Jansen.

He first married Marrietje Teunis(en) DENYSE, daughter of Teunice NYSSEN &

Femmetje (Phoebe) SEALS, 10 Apr 1661 in Brooklyn Dutch Church. Born 3 Apr

1644 in Brooklyn, NY. Died 1690 in Brooklyn, New York

http://workmanfamily.org/histories/AndersonBook/Americana.html

•Sex: M •Birth: Abt 1630 in Amsterdam, Holland •Death: Aft 1708 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York •
Emigrated from Amsterdam in 1647. Dirck operated the Brooklyn Ferry. He assumed the surname Woertman in 1680.

1. Richard John Workman (Dirk Jan Woertman) Born about 1630 in Amsterdam Died after 1694 in Brooklyn, NY Marrietje Teunis Denyse - Chr. 4/3/1644 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY Died 1690 in Brooklyn, NY Married about 1660 CHILDREN: 1. Haramita Woertman - Chr. 6/6/1661 2. Femmetje (Phoebe) Woertman - Chr. 1/6/1663 3. John Derick Workman (Jan Derick Woertman) Chr. 1665 4. Geertruy (Woertman) Sprong - Chr. 1667 5. Teunis Derick Woertman - Chr. 12/28/1669 6. Paulis (Paul) Woertman - Chr. 4/2/1672 7. Catherine Woertman - Chr. 1667 8. Denyse (Dennis) Woertman - Chr. 7/27/1678 9. Lysbeth (Elizabeth)(Woertman) Van Zutphen - Chr. 4/4/1681 10. Annetje (Woertman) Riemer - Chr. 6/15/1684 11. Marretje Woertman - Chr. 11/21/1686 12. Peter Derick Woertman - Chr. 1688 13. Lorewyck Derick Woertman - Chr. 1690

Richard John Workman emigrated to America in 1647. He was known simply as "Dirk (or Derick) Jan until 1680 when he resumed the surname of Woertman. In 1661, Richard and his wife were admitted to the Brooklyn Dutch Church. He owned property in Brooklyn and operated the Brooklyn ferry. The property was sold in 1687. Richard was made town officer in Brooklyn in 1673. After his wife's death, he married Annetje Aukes, a widow.

http://workmanfamily.org/histories/AndersonBook/Americana.html

DIRCK JANS WOERTMAN, son of John William Workman1; born about 1630 Amsterdam, Holland; immigrated to America in 1647 (the date fixed when in 1687 he took the oath of allegiance at Brooklyn and stated that he had been in the country 40 years). Although known during this period simply as Dirck (Derick) Jans, in 1680 he resumed the surname of Woertman and was known by it from then on. Just where he lived from 1647 to 1661 is not certain, but on 10 April 1661 he and his wife, MARRIETJE TEUNIS DENYSE (born 3 April 1644,'Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died 1690 Brooklyn, N.Y.; dau of Teunice Nyssen and Femmetje (Phoebe) Seals) were admitted to the Brooklyn Dutch Church. Just when the couple was married is not known, but it was probably in 1660. At this time and subsequently Dirck, (Derick) owned property in Brooklyn and operated the Brooklyn Ferry. The sale of this took place in 1687., Dirck was made a town officer in 1673 in Brooklyn

Records

Baptism Twin, Dirk and Anneken Woertman, 7 December 1631, Amsterdam kind: Dirk en Anneken kerk: Evangelisch Luthers: boek 139; vader: Jan Woertman [11]

Comments: See the witnesses and the name Harman, which could indicate Harman maybe was the grandfather...which could mean Harmtje was daughter of Harman and the above found marriage is indeed correct and Harmtje maybe after the death of her husband and emigration just adopted her husbands first name as her patronymic -last name , but it could also mean these just all are totally different people or maybe Jan later married Harmtie Jans ?

• “The Family of Dirck Janszen Woertman of Brooklyn Ferry,” New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 132: 34.
• Source: Long Island Source Records: From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record by Henry Bainbridge Hoff Genealogical Publishing Com, 1987 - 737 pagina's pg.99 <GoogleBooks>
• https://rollwindmill.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I5384&tree=Roll
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182822945/dirck-jansz-woertman