Pieter Janzen Meyer

PIETER MEYER Pieter Meyer married Batje Jans on January 16, 1678. went by various names: Denys Isaacszen van Hartevelt, van Wyck te Duurstede might have confused her name. This leads us now to think that Batje, following the customs of the days, should really have been known as Batje Isaacs).

She joined the Dutch Church in New York on February 26, 1673.

Their children were all baptized in the Dutch Church in New York on the dates following their names. They were:

1. Catharine, November 8, 1678.
2. Marritie, January 20, 1680, died young.
3. Cornelia, October 6, 1681, died young. baptized: "1681 Oct 06; Pieter Meyer, Baetje Jans; Cornelia; Thymen Van Borsum (witness)"
4. Cornelia, December 10, 1682. (married "Cornelius Timmer". Cornelia witnessed the baptism of Maryken's son Pieter.. source is list of baptisms) => ""1709 Sep 18; Jan Van Beuren, Marytje Myers; Pieter(child); Cornelius Timmer & wife Cornelia [Meyer] (witnesses)"
5. Maryken (117), February 13, 1687. (aka Maria who married the immigrant Dr. Johannes van Beuren) baptized: "1687 Feb 13; Pieter Meyer, Baetje Jans; Maryken; Jan Meyer, Marritie Jans (witnesses)"
6. Lysbeth, September 28, 1690. baptized: "1690 Sep 28; Pieter Meyer, Baetje Jans; Lysbeth; Gerrit Hellaken, Susanna Thomas (witnesses)"
7. Barentje, October 26, 1692. baptized: "1692 Oct 26; Pieter Meyer, Baetje Jans; Barentje; Susanna de Puy (witness)"
8. Johannes, February 4, 1694. baptized: "1694 Feb 04; Pieter Meyer, Baetje Jans; Johannes; Aert Elbertszen, Vrouwtje Meyers (witnesses)
   

Records show that Peter and Baetje were either married in Holland or married in Kings County (Breukelen). A listing of their congregation by Rev. Henricus Selyns has them living on "Marckvelt Straat" in 1686.

Marketfield Street

Until 1830 or so, Marketfield Street extended west to the Hudson River, but the section west of Bowling Green was renamed Battery Place.
In the past it has been named Exchange Street, Field Street, Fieldmarket Street and Oblique Road.

see map: Kamper Map This is interactive: If you place the cursor over the lot off the lower left point of the fort, you will see Jan Meyer's (Pieter's father) four contiguous lots.