Jan Frederickse Blauw

Jan was born about 1649 in Brazil, son of Frederick Jansen and Greitjan Jans. He relocated to New Netherland with his mother as a child. There he married Aeltje Janss and raised 8 or 9 children. He was an early settler at what is now Blawenburg, Somerset, New Jersey, probably moving there after the death of his wife in 1703. He passed away there after 1708.

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Baptism Jan and Aeltgen, 1 August 1649 Recife, Brazil

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JAN FREDERICKSE (BLAUW) (bp.1649), m. AELTJE JANS (b.ca. 1655).

Jan was baptised at Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Aeltje Jans is believed to be the daughter of Jan Jansen de JONG, based on the 20 Nov 1662 New Amsterdam DRC baptism record for her sister, Dina. This family first appears in New Netherlands in the records of the Old First DESCENDANTS OF JOHN BLAW (BLUE), d.1757 SOMERSET CO., NJ 1939

EXTENDED FAMILY

Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn NY with the confirmation of "Aeltjen Jans, wife of Jan Frederiksen", on 11 June 1677. Since their first child was baptised on 9 December 1677, it is safe to assume that their marriage took place in early 1677 and that Aeltje was from a family not active in the church or one living away from the Brooklyn church. All of their children were baptised in the Brooklyn Church. In Holland and in the early Dutch settlements in North America, very few people adopted surnames, as we know them. They used what is called the patronymic naming style, i.e. a person was given a first name and adopted a second name which means "son (or daughter) of (father's first name)". This second name is characterized by the suffix, "se" or "sen". The only records pertaining to this couple, known to this compilor, use the patronymic form, with the possible exception of a 7 Sept 1698 baptismal record in the NY Reformed Dutch Church in which Jan Fredrikse BLAU and Aaltje SPLINTER, wife of Laurens WESSELS, witnessed the baptism of Annetje, daughter of Jacob KONINGK and Margreta PIETERS. No other records use the surname BLAUW, or any of its forms. However, many secondary references attribute the surname BLAUW to them. Also, later records indicate that many of their children adopted BLAUW as a surname. Based on the patronymic style of their names, the father of Jan Frederickse was Frederick, which is confirmed in his baptism record. In September 1687 Jan Frederickse signed an oath of allegiance in Kings County, Province of New York, which stated that he had been in the province for 35 years (meaning that he was not a native). This establishes the date of his arrival as 1652, indicating that he came as an infant, probably with his parents. The first record of Jan Frederickse, known to this compilor, is one dated 29 June 1674, in which he and Elsje Jans witnessed the baptism in the New York Reformed Dutch Church of Grietie, daughter of Jacob Corneliszen and Aeltie Fredricz (Jan's sister). The next is a tax assessment dated 20 Aug 1675 in "Breucklen". He is taxed for one poll (person), two cows and one morgan (two acres) of valley; valued at #30. By 1676 he had two horses, two cows and seven morgan of land; valued at #66. Seven years later, in 1683, he owned three horses, nine cows and 14 morgen of land; valued at #118.10. Clearly, Jan Frederickse was successful as a farmer and was rapidly accumulating wealth in the New World. It is interesting to note that one of his close neighbors, judging from the order of names on the 1676 tax list, was Jurian BLANCKE. Jurian BLANCK Jr. was a silversmith and was the maker of the Blue Silver Cup (see 1st Generation Family, page 1). The inscription, "IF", on the bottom of the cup probably identifies Jan Frederickse as the first owner of the cup. (Note that a capital J in those days was nearly identical to our I). The children of Jan Frederickse and Aeltje Jans, in general, moved west, into New Jersey. It is probable that their eldest son, Jan (John), lived for a while in Jamaica, Queens Co., before moving west.

Children

• 1 Jan BLAUW (bap.1677-1757), m. Grietje _____. This is John BLAW, the subject of this book, see page 1.
• 2 Margriet BLAUW (bap.1680). Possibly died young, since her name was repeated (4).
• 3* Abraham BLAUW (bap.1682), m1.1708 Grietje VAN BOERE, m2.1733 Elizabeth KRIGIER.
• 4 Grietje BLAUW (bap.1685).
• 5* Dinah BLAUW (bp.1687), m.1711 Michael DeMOTT II (bp.1686/7).
• 6* Elsje BLAUW (bap.1689), m.1707 Anthony DEMOTT.
• 7* Hendrick BLAUW (bap.1694), m.1719 Aeltje STAATS.
• 8 Elisabeth BLAUW (bap.1696). No further record.

Source: William H. Blue, Seattle, WA http://www.eldacur.com/~burrowses/Genealogy/index.html

GEDCOM Note

JAN FREDERICKSE (BLAUW) (bp.1649), m. AELTJE JANS (b.ca. 1655). Jan was baptised at Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Aeltje Jans is believed to be the daughter of Jan Jansen de JONG, based on the 20 Nov 1662 New Amsterdam DRC baptism record for her sister, Dina. This family first appears in New Netherlands in the records of the Old First DESCENDANTS OF JOHN BLAW (BLUE), d.1757 SOMERSET CO., NJ 1939

Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn NY with the confirmation of "Aeltjen Jans, wife of Jan Frederiksen", on 11 June 1677. Since their first child was baptised on 9 December 1677, it is safe to assume that their marriage took place in early 1677 and that Aeltje was from a family not active in the church or one living away from the Brooklyn church. All of their children were baptised in the Brooklyn Church. In Holland and in the early Dutch settlements in North America, very few people adopted surnames, as we know them. They used what is called the patronymic naming style, i.e. a person was given a first name and adopted a second name which means "son (or daughter) of (father's first name)". This second name is characterized by the suffix, "se" or "sen". The only records pertaining to this couple, known to this compilor, use the patronymic form, with the possible exception of a 7 Sept 1698 baptismal record in the NY Reformed Dutch Church in which Jan Fredrikse BLAU and Aaltje SPLINTER, wife of Laurens WESSELS, witnessed the baptism of Annetje, daughter of Jacob KONINGK and Margreta PIETERS. No other records use the surname BLAUW, or any of its forms. However, many secondary references attribute the surname BLAUW to them. Also, later records indicate that many of their children adopted BLAUW as a surname. Based on the patronymic style of their names, the father of Jan Frederickse was Frederick, which is confirmed in his baptism record. In September 1687 Jan Frederickse signed an oath of allegiance in Kings County, Province of New York, which stated that he had been in the province for 35 years (meaning that he was not a native). This establishes the date of his arrival as 1652, indicating that he came as an infant, probably with his parents. The first record of Jan Frederickse, known to this compilor, is one dated 29 June 1674, in which he and Elsje Jans witnessed the baptism in the New York Reformed Dutch Church of Grietie, daughter of Jacob Corneliszen and Aeltie Fredricz (Jan's sister). The next is a tax assessment dated 20 Aug 1675 in "Breucklen". He is taxed for one poll (person), two cows and one morgan (two acres) of valley; valued at #30. By 1676 he had two horses, two cows and seven morgan of land; valued at #66. Seven years later, in 1683, he owned three horses, nine cows and 14 morgen of land; valued at #118.10. Clearly, Jan Frederickse was successful as a farmer and was rapidly accumulating wealth in the New World. It is interesting to note that one of his close neighbors, judging from the order of names on the 1676 tax list, was Jurian BLANCKE. Jurian BLANCK Jr. was a silversmith and was the maker of the Blue Silver Cup (see 1st Generation Family, page 1). The inscription, "IF", on the bottom of the cup probably identifies Jan Frederickse as the first owner of the cup. (Note that a capital J in those days was nearly identical to our I). The children of Jan Frederickse and Aeltje Jans, in general, moved west, into New Jersey. It is probable that their eldest son, Jan (John), lived for a while in Jamaica, Queens Co., before moving west.