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Helmigh Roelofse van Houten

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rensselaerswyck, Albany County, New York, Colonial America
Death: October 07, 1729 (81)
Slotterdam (Saddle River), Bergen County, New Jersey, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Roelof Cornelissen Van Houten; Roelof Cornelissen Helmick and Gerritje Cornelise van Ness
Husband of Janneken P Merselise; Aegtje Cornelise van Houten and Jannetje Pieterse van Merselise
Father of Jacob Helmick; Roelof van Houten; Pieter Helmeghse van Houten; Cornelius Helmighse van Houten; Catlyntje Helmighse van Houten and 6 others
Brother of Theunis Van Houten (Roelofszen)
Half brother of Geesie Roelofse; Cornelis Roelofse van Houten; Henry Van Houten; Catherine Van Houten and Mechteltje Roelofse Van Houten

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About Helmigh Roelofse van Houten

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Helmigh Roelofse VAN HOUTEN was christened on 25 Jun 1648 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, New Jersey. He died on 7 Oct 1729 in Slotterdam, Bergen, New Jersey and was buried on 9 Oct 1729 in Patterson, Essex, New Jersey. Helmigh married Jannetje Pieterse MERSELISE on 20 Oct 1676 in Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey.

Jannetje Pieterse MERSELISE was born in 1655 in Beest, Gelderland, Netherlands. She married Helmigh Roelofse VAN HOUTEN on 20 Oct 1676 in Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey.

They had the following children:

     		M 	i 	Roelof VAN HOUTEN

M ii Pieter Helmighse VAN HOUTEN
M iii Cornelis VAN HOUTEN
F iv Catelyntje VAN HOUTEN
M v Jacob VAN HOUTEN
M vi Dirk VAN HOUTEN
F vii Gerritje VAN HOUTEN
F viii Elisabeth Helmegs VAN HOUTEN
M ix Johannis VAN HOUTEN
F x Jannetje VAN HOUTEN



History of Paterson and its environs (the silk city): historical ..., Volume 2 By William Nelson, Charles Anthony Shriner

Hellemeg or Helmigh, eldest child and son of Roelof Cornelissen and Gerritje Van Nes, was baptized June 25, 1648. He married, Oct. 27, 1674, Jannetje Pieterse, from Gelderland. Late in the seventeenth century he bought land at Slooterdam, which remained in the hands of his descendants for many generations. He was known as "Hellemeg Roelofse," the first name being from a German root; Wilhelm in that language is an intensive form of the same name. It has the meaning of "much" or "great," shield or protection, and amongst Jersey Dutch was contracted to "Ham" or "Hap." Helmigh and Jannetje (Pieterse) Van Houten had six sons and four daughters; the latter were: Catelyntje, married Johannis Gerritsen; Gerritje, married Arie Sip; Lysbet, became the wife of Johannis Post; and Jannetje, married Michael Cornelisse Vreeland. The eldest son of the twelve children was Roelof, baptized June 11,1677. He and his father were the first of the Acquackanonk community to buy land north of the Passaic river, they purchasing a third interest in Totowa from Major Anthony Brockholls. This purchase was in the neighborhood of Laurel Grove Cemetery, or southwest of the road to Singac. Roelof followed the trade of carpenter and wheelwright in the intervals of his farming. He married (first) Aagtje Cornelisse Vreeland, April 21, 1701; of their three children, Tryntje married Hendrick Van Nes; Eachje, married Jacob Spier. His second wife, Feitje Sickels, was mother of seven children, the daughters being Jannetje; Geertruy, married Hermanus Van Wagenen; Feytje, married Johannis Cadmus; and Catalyntje, married Frans Post. Helmigh, only son of Roelof and Aagtje (Vreeland) Van Houten, born March 11, 1704, married Nov. 6, 1730, Catharina Van Geisen. He lived at Preakness, and was the father of nine children, six of whom were daughters, namely: Echje, married Hendrick Doremus; Feytje, married Benjamin Yeomans; Yannetje (Jennie), died Oct. 1, 1796; Printye, married Doyle; Catlinye, died unmarried; and Geertruy, married Matthew Klankhite. Johannis, the youngest son, probably died young; he is not mentioned in his father's will.

Name: Helmigh Roelofse Van Houten 1 Sex: M Birth: BEF 25 JUN 1648 Christening: 25 JUN 1648 New Amsterdam Ref. Ch., New Amsterdam (New York, NY) 2 Death: 7 OCT 1729 in Slooterdam, NJ 3 Burial: 9 OCT 1729 Bergen, New Jersey Religion: joined Bergen DRC 27 Mar 1674 2

Father: Roelof Cornelise b: 25 JUN 1628 in Netherlands Mother: Gerritje Van Nes b: c. 1627 in Emberland, Netherlands

Marriage 1 Jannetje P. Merselis b: 1655 in Beest, Gelderland, Netherlands Married: 2 OCT 1676 in Bergen, New Jersey 3 4 Children

Roelof Helmigse Van Houten b: BEF 11 JUN 1677 in Bergen, NJ c: 11 JUN 1677 in Bergen, New Jersey
Pieter Helmighse Van Houten b: 23 JAN 1680 c: 8 FEB 1680 in New York DRC, New York, New York Co., NY
Cornelis Helmigse Van Houten b: 21 MAR 1682 c: 18 APR 1682 in Bergen RDC, Bergen (Jersey City), Bergen (Hudson) Co., NJ
Catelyntje Helmigsen Van Houten b: 17 FEB 1685 in Gemonepa (Jersey City), NJ c: 28 FEB 1685 in New Amsterdam RDC, New York, New York Co., NY
Jacob Helmigse Van Houten b: 6 OCT 1687 c: 11 DEC 1687 in Bergen RDC, Bergen (Jersey City), Bergen (Hudson) Co., NJ
Dirck Helmigse Van Houten b: BEF 11 OCT 1687 in Bergen, NJ c: 11 DEC 1687 in Bergen, NJ
Gerritje Helmigse Van Houten b: 7 JAN 1691 in Bergen, New Jersey c: 20 FEB 1691 in New York DRC, New York, New York Co., NY
Lysbet Helmigse Van Houten b: 16 OCT 1693 in Communipaw, Bergen Co., NJ c: 16 OCT 1693 in Bergen RDC, Bergen (Jersey City), Bergen (Hudson) Co., NJ
Johannis Helmigse Van Houten b: 27 OCT 1696 c: 27 OCT 1696 in Bergen RDC, Bergen (Jersey City), Bergen (Hudson) Co., NJ
Jannetje or Jenneke Van Houten b: 1 NOV 1699 c: 8 NOV 1699 in Bergen RDC, Bergen (Jersey City), Bergen (Hudson) Co., NJ
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Helmigh Roelofse van Houten's Timeline

1648
June 25, 1648
Rensselaerswyck, Albany County, New York, Colonial America
June 25, 1648
New Amsterdam Dutch Reform Church, New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, Colonial America
June 25, 1648
Ny Rf Pro Dth Ch, New York, New York
1677
June 11, 1677
New Jersey, United States
1680
January 23, 1680
Pompton Plains, Passiac, New Jersey, United States
1682
March 21, 1682
Bergen, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
1685
February 17, 1685
Patterson, Bergen, N. J.
1687
October 6, 1687
Bergen, New Jersey, United States
October 6, 1687
Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
October 11, 1687
Bergen, New Jersey, United States