Jan de Pré

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Name: Jan DE PRE Sex: M ALIA: Jean /Du Pre/ Birth: 1635 in Commines Death: UNKNOWN

Note:

   JAN DE PRE, born at Commines in 1635 - a Fleming, but of Walloon or French descent, judging from his surname was a cooper, and before coming to Harlem, lived several years as a "small burgher" in New Amsterdam, where he m. in 1655 a Scotch lassie, Margaret, dr. of John Cromartie. His present w. was Jannetie, dr. of Simon de Ruine, m. in 1659. De Pre finally went to New Utrecht, and thence to Staten Island. By his first w. he had Andries, b. 1656 (but one ch. called a dr. is referred to in his m. settle-

   ment of Dec. 31, 1659), and by his second w., Jannetie, b. 1662, Francina, 1665, Maria, 1667, John, 1671, Simon, 1676. Jannetie m. Cornelius Banta, of Hackensack, where her uncles, the Demarests, resided. She d., and Banta m. her cousin Magdalena Demarest. Banta was a son of Epke Jacobs Banta, farmer, from Harlingen, common anc. of the prolific family bearing that name, and who with his w. and 5 chn. emigrated in the same ship with Simon de Ruine. How often the acquaintance thus formed proved a link uniting the fortunes of the children!

Marriage 1 Margaret CROMARTIE

   Married: 28 MAY 1655 in New Amsterdam 1

Children

   Has No Children Andries DE PRE b: 1656

Marriage 2 Jannetie DE RUINE

   Married: 1659

Children

   Has Children Jannetje DE PRE b: BEF. 3 DEC 1662

   Has No Children Francina DE PRE b: 1665

   Has No Children Maria DE PRE b: 1667

   Has No Children John DE PRE b: 1671

   Has No Children Simon DE PRE b: 1676

Sources:

   Title: Marriage for Jan Du Pre and Margariet Jans

   Page: Rec. of Ref. Dutch Ch., New Amsterdam; http://olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcmarr1655.shtml

   Text: 28 dicto. Jean du Pre Van Coma, en Margariet Jans, Uyt Schotlandt