Historical records matching Dirck Derrick Volkertszen
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About Dirck Derrick Volkertszen
Dirck VOLKERTSON and Maria DE WITT
(4th Generation)
Dirck was born in Bushwick. Records about him begin in 1689 when he was appointed ensign of the town militia. He loaned money to his uncle Jacob Dircksen, on 17 July 1689, signing his name 'Derck Folckerse.' His marriage to Maria DE WITT [b. 1671, d. of Peter DE WITT and Sarah ALBERTS], a widow, took place on 25 Sep 1691 in the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush. His name was listed as 'Derck' when he served as a grand-juryman at the court of sessions in 1692. The 1698 census showed he had a wife, three children and two slaves.
About 1700 he moved his family to Somerset County, New Jersey -- some 35 miles southwest of Manhattan Island. How did he and the other migrating Fulkerson families accomplish that? Probably by boat: from Noorman's Kill sailing west across the East River, then southwest around the southern ends of Manhattan Island and Staten Island, and finally west on the Raritan River to the Millstone River.
Dirck purchased land on the Millstone River from John Royce in 1701 (click here to read the 1701 sale document). By its description, the land was possibly at the current location of the Royce Brook Golf Club near Millstone, NJ. On August 1st, 1704, he was listed as "Derck Volckers" when he witnessed a baptism for 'Willem LAENSSEN' at the Raritan Dutch Reformed Church. His wife Maria died a few years later. On 27 Sep 1710 at the DRC in New York City he married (2nd) Jenneke SCHOUIWTEN, with whom he had no known children. Beginning in that same year he and brother Nicholas and their mother Anna acquired land in the Harlingen Tract west of Millstone. Anna, in the most northerly part, had land adjacent to Wood's Tavern, on the east side of the intersection of Hwy 206 and Amwell Road. The Tract was roughly bounded by Willow Road and Hwy 206 on the east, the Harlingen-Dutchtown Road on the south and Neshanic Mountain on the west. The two lots purchased by Dirck and one of brother Nicholas were slightly southwest of the intersection of 206 and 601.
Also beginning about 1710, Dirck operated a mill business with brothers Philip and Nicholas at Bound Brook on the lower Millstone River. (Bound Brook was surrounded or "bound" by brooks: the Raritan and Millstone rivers met there on the south side, and Green Brook was on the east side.) On 25 Apr 1711, "Derck Volkers and wife" witnessed the baptism of Marya, daught of Willem POST.
In the 1720's he had four more children by his (3rd) wife, Geertje ZYNIELTSE, or ZYNIELTSEN (b. 1685), the last of whom was a son named Dirck, baptized on 19 Nov 1727. Dirck wrote his WILL in November 1752. It named his children, including his daughters' spouses and two of his daughters' children. He died on 22 Jun 1754 at Millstone River, Somerset, NJ and was interred at the Weston Burying Grounds. Dirck's will was proved on 5 Aug 1754 (Lib. F, p. 199; Vol. III, p. 342, Calendar of NJ Wills). The inventory of his estate included Negro slaves. The executors were his wife Geertjie, son-in-law Peter SCHENCK and John BROKAW of Somerset County. The witnesses were Hendrick SCHENCK, Joseph FOLKERSEN and Sarah FOLKERSON. Geertjie survived him until 12 Dec 1759, at age 74 according to her headstone. Their seven known children were:
Dirck Volckertszen 1667 - 1754 Birth: 1667 Bushwick
Marriage: Marriage to: Gessje (zynielse?) Volckertszen New Jersey Marriage: Marriage to: Maria Volckertszen (born De Witt) Sep 27 1691 Bushwick Marriage: Marriage to: Jenneken Volckertszen (born Schouwen) Sep 27 1710 New York Dutch C Death: July 22 1754 Millstone, New Jersey
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Dirck Derrick Volkertszen's Timeline
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1667
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Bushwick, Long Island, United States
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November 19, 1692
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Raritan
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1692
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Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York
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August 21, 1695
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New York
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1700
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New York
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November 14, 1705
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Brooklyn, Kings, NY, United States
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November 19, 1722
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