Frederick Janss

Frederick JANSS is the grandfather of John of Descendants of John BLAW (BLUE), d.1757 Somerset Co., NJ. In the early days of New Netherlands many of the settlers did not have surnames, but used the patronymic naming system. Thus, FrederickJANSS was "Frederick, son of Jan". After the British took over the colony, they required that everyone adopt a surname. In this compilation, when a person has no surname, patronymic names are italicized (e.g. Frederick JANSS)

Frederick JANSS (d.ca1653 or 1663), m. Grietien JANSS . The first record of this family, known to the compiler, comes from the Dutch colony of Pernambuco (now Recife) on the coast of Brazil. The first child of Frederick and Grietien, Anna FREDERICKSE, was baptised at the Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco on 16 Dec 1646. Two more children, Jan and Aeltje, were baptised there in Aug 1649. It is not known if Jan and Aeltje were twins, but they probably were not, since twins do not appear in Jan’s family. The Dutch ruled Pernambuco until 1654. Two years earlier, Frederick’s family moved to New Amsterdam, for later records indicate that Jan FREDERICKSE (John son of Frederick) arrived in the colony in 1652. Frederick Janss died before 1653 (or 1663), for in that year his widow married Jan Pieterse STAATS in New Amsterdam (per Ref. B1544). Ref. B1 indicates that this marriage took place in 1663, so Frederick may be the Frederick JANSZEN who was a sponsor at the baptisn of a child of Abraham PIETERSZEN and Elsje GERRITS at the New York Dutch Reformed Church on 22 Dec 1661.

Family

Children of Frederick Janss and Grieten Unknown are:

1. Frederick bp. 10 Feb 1646, Dutch Reformed Church, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
2. Anna Blauw, born 1646 in Pernambuco, Brazil; died Unknown. More About Anna Blauw: Baptised: December 16, 1646, Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco, Brazil. Kind: Anna Ouders:Frederick Janss en Grietien Janss; get.: Cornelis Janss, Coenraet Schaep, Aeltien Janss, Grietie Reynìerss.
3. Aeltje Blauw, born Bef. August 1649 in Pernambuco, Brazil; died Unknown. More About Aeltje Blauw: Baptised: August 1649, Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco, Brazil
4. Jan Frederickse Blauw, born Bef. August 1649 in Pernambuco, Brazil; died Unknown; married Aeltje Jans 1677.

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The Expansion of Tolerance: Religion in Dutch Brazil (1624-1654). Jonathan Israel and Stuart B. Schwartz. (2007) < pdf > page 8.

Land was plentiful and Frederick received a land grant in 1652 on a wide street near Fort Amsterdam at the tip of Manhattan. Today, that section of the Manhattan is called The Battery. Unfortunately, Frederick died just a year later.

http://longislandgenealogy.com/2Docs.html

Frederick Jansen and Grietje Jans van Groeningen , Recife Brazil and New Amsterdam, article by H.J. Blue; appending document

Item #2 Bill of Sale , 23 June 1656 , Jan Pietersen and Grietje Jans, a lot and house on Broad Way, Manhattan ,to Hans Steyn .

This lot is identified as being the Lot 9 of the Block A , Manhattan, the original land of Frederick Jansen, deceased husband of Grietje Jans van Groeningen, who is then married to the widower, Jan Pietersen van Husum.

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Disputed Origins

"The compiler had originally concluded that this Frederick was the Frederick Jansen who appears in the New Amsterdam records of the Dutch West India Co. on 30 May 1641. On that date he sued Claes Sybrantsen Veringh forwages earned in making a canoe which had been delivered to Veringh. Other records confirm that this Frederick was a 'ship carpenter' and that he was from 'Flensborch'. Flensburg is a seaport in northern Germany, just south of the Danish border. In the 17th century Flensburg was located in Denmark. In 2001, Susannah Noe of Issaquah WA brought to the compiler's attention a website called 'The Olive Tree Genealogy', created by Lorine McGinnis Schulze. This site includes her 'reconstructed list of names of some of the survivors and dead on the Princes Amelia voyage from New Netherlands to Netherlands in 1647'. This ship sank off the coast of Wales on 27 Sep 1647. Among the dead were: 'Frederik Jansz from Flensburgh drowned' and 'Metgen Barents drowned. Wife of Frederik Jansz from Flensburgh.' Therefore there were at least two Frederick Janss in New Netherlands and ours was not the one from Flensburg." [6]

Research Notes

Contrary to some GEDCom imports and FamilySearch.org connections, Frederick Jans is not likely the son of Joan Willemsz Blaeu whose children are all well documented, and whose eldest son, Willem, named for Joan's father, was born in 1635.

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bluefamily/genealogy/genealogies/ear...

Frederick JANSS (d.ca1653 or 1663), m. Grietien JANSS . The first record of this family, known to the compiler, comes from the Dutch colony of Pernambuco (now Recife) on the coast of Brazil. The first child of Frederick and Grietien, Anna FREDERICKSE, was baptised at the Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco on 16 Dec 1646. Two more children, Jan and Aeltje, were baptised there in Aug 1649. It is not known if Jan and Aeltje were twins, but they probably were not, since twins do not appear in Jan’s family. The Dutch ruled Pernambuco until 1654. Two years earlier, Frederick’s family moved to New Amsterdam, for later records indicate that Jan FREDERICKSE (John son of Frederick) arrived in the colony in 1652. Frederick Janss died before 1653 (or 1663), for in that year his widow married Jan Pieterse STAATS in New Amsterdam (per Ref. B1544). Ref. B1 indicates that this marriage took place in 1663, so Frederick may be the Frederick JANSZEN who was a sponsor at the baptisn of a child of Abraham PIETERSZEN and Elsje GERRITS at the New York Dutch Reformed Church on 22 Dec 1661. The compiler had originally concluded that this Frederick was the Frederick JANSEN who appears in the New Amsterdam records of the Dutch West India Co. on 30 May 1641. On that date he sued Claes Sybrantsen VERINGH forwages earned in making a canoe which had been delivered to VERINGH. Other records confirm that this Frederick was a "ship carpenter" and that he was from "Flensborch". Flensburg is a seaport in northern Germany, just south of the Danish border. In the 17th century Flensburg was located in Denmark. In 2001, Susannah NOE of Issaquah WA brought to the compiler's attention a website called "The Olive Tree Genealogy", created by Lorine McGinnis Schulze. This site includes her "reconstructed list of names of some of the survivors and dead on the Princes Amelia voyage from New Netherlands to Netherlands in 1647". This ship sank off the coast of Wales on 27 Sep 1647. Among the dead were: "Frederik JANSZ from Flensburgh drowned" and "Metgen BARENTS drowned. Wife of Frederik JANSZ from Flensburgh." Therefore there were at least two Frederick JANSS' in New Netherlands and ours was not the one from Flensburg.

GEDCOM Note

Frederick JANSS (d.ca1653 or 1663), m. Grietien JANSS . The first record of this family, known to the compiler, comes from the Dutch colony of Pernambuco (now Recife) on the coast of Brazil. The firstchild of Frederick and Grietien, Anna FREDERICKSE, was baptised at the Dutch Reformed Church of Pernambuco on 16 Dec 1646. Two more children, Jan and Aeltje, were baptised there in Aug 1649. It is not known if Jan and Aeltje were twins, but they probably were not, since twins do not appear in Jan’s family. The Dutch ruled Pernambuco until 1654. Two years earlier, Frederick’s family moved to New Amsterdam, for later records indicate that Jan FREDERICKSE (John son of Frederick) arrived in the colony in 1652. Frederick Janss died before 1653 (or 1663), for in that year his widow married Jan Pieterse STAATS in New Amsterdam (per Ref. B1544). Ref. B1 indicates that this marriage took place in 1663, so Frederick may be the Frederick JANSZEN who was a sponsor at the baptisn of a child of Abraham PIETERSZEN and Elsje GERRITS at the New York Dutch Reformed Church on 22 Dec 1661. The compiler had originally concluded that this Frederick was the Frederick JANSEN who appears in the New Amsterdam records of the Dutch West India Co. on 30 May 1641. On that date he sued Claes Sybrantsen VERINGH forwages earned in making a canoe which had been delivered to VERINGH. Other records confirm that this Frederick was a "ship carpenter" and that he was from "Flensborch". Flensburg is a seaport in northern Germany, just south of the Danish border. In the 17th century Flensburg was located in Denmark. In 2001, Susannah NOE of Issaquah WA brought to the compiler's attention a website called "The Olive Tree Genealogy", created by Lorine McGinnis Schulze. This site includes her "reconstructed listof names of some of the survivors and dead on the Princes Amelia voyage from New Netherlands to Netherlands in 1647". This ship sank off the coast of Wales on 27 Sep 1647. Among the dead were: "Frederik JANSZ from Flensburgh drowned" and "Metgen BARENTS drowned. Wife of Frederik JANSZ from Flensburgh." Therefore there were at least two Frederick JANSS' in New Netherlands and ours was not the one from Flensburg.ltje Blauw: 660

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jansen-896