Pieter Janse Strycker

From "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey" by Francis Bazley Lee:

"Pieter Strycker took the oath of allegiance as a 'native' in Flatbush in 1687 and Dec. 27, 1689 we find him Captain of foot Militia. His Flatbush residence was a stately building of Holland brick in the quaint Dutch Style, with the letters 'P.S. 1686' over the doorway"

From "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record" Volume 82, page 196:

"Pieter Strycker was baptised in Flatbush, L.I. and like his father was a man of great prominence in the early Colony. He was a Patentee (land owner) of Flatbush and High Sheriff of Kings County in 1683 and Captain of the Militia in 1689; also Judge of the Court from 1720-1722.

     Pieter Janse Stryker was born on Nov 1, 1653 at Flatbush, Kings County, New York. Pieter married Aertje Teunise Bogaert; 1st marriage Pieter. Pieter married Annetje Barends on May 29, 1681 at Dutch Reformed Church, Midwout, Kings County, New York. Pieter Janse Stryker died on Jun 11, 1741 at Flatbush, Kings County, New York, at age 87.

    He was also known as Pieter Stryker. Children of Pieter Janse Stryker and Annetje Barends Jan Pieterse Stryker+ b. Aug 8, 1684, d. Aug 18, 1770 Barent Stryker+ b. Sep 14, 1690, d. Oct 27, 1746 Lammetje Stryker b. Dec 21, 1700, d. Sep 14, 1763 Annetje Barends F, #81436, b. Nov 2, 1659, d. Jun 17, 1717

    Annetje Barends was baptized on Nov 2, 1659 at Long Island, New York. Annetje married Pieter Janse Stryker on May 29, 1681 at Dutch Reformed Church, Midwout, Kings County, New York. Annetje Barends died on Jun 17, 1717 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York, at age 57. Children of Annetje Barends and Pieter Janse Stryker Jan Pieterse Stryker+ b. Aug 8, 1684, d. Aug 18, 1770 Barent Stryker+ b. Sep 14, 1690, d. Oct 27, 1746 Lammetje Stryker b. Dec 21, 1700, d. Sep 14, 1763

Aertje Teunise Bogaert F, #92539, b. Dec 19, 1655

     Aertje Teunise Bogaert was born in 1655 at Wallabout, Kings County, New York. She was baptized on Aug 19, 1655. She was baptized on Dec 19, 1655 at New Amsterdam, New York County, New York. Aertje married Pieter Janse Stryker; 1st marriage Pieter. Aertje married Theodorus Polhemus on Oct 14, 1677 at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush, Kings County, New York.

    Aertje Teunise Bogaert was also known as Aertje Bogart. Children of Aertje Teunise Bogaert and Theodorus Polhemus Elizabeth Polhemus+ b. Nov 5, 1693, d. circa 1776 Abraham Polhemus b. Mar 19, 1696

1. David M. Ricker, Genealogical and Biographical Directory to Persons in New Netherlands From 1613 to 1674 Volumes I, II, III, IV, 2000, CD #11 V011_01V1, Familty Tree Maker's Family Archives, pg. 1370. COMMENTS: Har.= Ricker's History of Harlem; KCo = Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings County, L.I.; CFSev = Seversmith's Colonial Families of Long Island; PA = Pearson's First Settler's of Albany; PS = Pearson's First Settlers of Schnectady; PAT = Nelson's History of The City of Paterson and County of Passaic, N.J.; HHHC = Winfield's History of Hudson County; SCL = Evjen's Scandnavian Immigrants in New York 1660 - 1674 : AnN = Ricker's Annals of Newtown; WP = Davis' Winchester Patriarchs; GNYF = Talcott's Genealogical Notes of New York Families; WNYHS = The New York Abstract of Wills by the New York Historical Society; REC = The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record; NNC = New Netherland Connections

. "Family Name: Strycker, Strycker. Immigrant: Jan Gerritszen Strycker. Ethnic orgin: Dutch; born 1615; Native town: Ruinen, Drenthe Patronymic: Gerritszen. Approx Arrival: 1652; Settled: New Amsterdam, Flatbush,, L.I.; died 3/3/1697 at Flatbush L.I.. He was a gunsmith or armorer.; married: 1st Lambertje d/o Roelof Seubering and sister of Jan Suebering (Sebring) m 2nd 4/30/1679 Flat. Swanentje Janses wid of C. Bleeijck T. Clouck, J. Felton, Cornelis DePotter m 3rd 4/22/1687 Flat. Tuentje Teunis wid of Jacob Hellekrs. Patron: Janszen. Children: GERRIT b. c. 16652 at Ruinen, Drenthe m. 12/23/1683 at Amersfoort, Flat. Styntie d/o Gerrit Dorland they lived in Flatbush, L.I. Ch: Lammitje, Jan, Aulche, Gaertje;

PIETER b. 11/1/1653 Flatbush, L.I. d. 6/11/1741 m. 5/29/1681 Flat. Annetje d/o Barent Joosten m 2nd c. 1717 Aertje Bogart wid. of T. Polhemus they lived at Flatbush, L.I.. Ch'.: Jan, Jacobus, Barent, Sytie, Pieter, Hendrick, Lammetje;

HENDRICK b. _ 1/23/1688 m. 2/16/1687 NYDC Catrina Kip they lived Brooklyn L.I. no known children:

JANNETJE b. _ m. 1st 1652 Cornelius Janszen Berrian m. 2nd 16899 Samuel Edsall;

AGNIETJE b.__ m. Jan Corneliszen Bogaert (Bogaert);

AELTJE b. __ m. 5/20/1660 Flat. Abraham Joorise Brinckerhoff; EYTIE b. _ m. Christoffel s/o Juriaen Probasco;

SARA b.. - m. 8/11/1678 Flat. Joris s/o Hans Hansen (Bergen).

Reference: KCo pg. 287-90; NYDC; Flat; EGNNJ pg. 110-11; The Stryker Family in America by W. N. Strycker Vol. I, II, III; PRDH pg. 79; Rec. Vol. 38 pg 1-9 Vol. 59 pg. 4-16 Vol. 72 pg. 269,, Vol. 74 pg. 62 Vol. 82 pg 196 Vol. 121 pg. 17 Vol. 129 pg. 166; DHMM Vol. XXXVIII No 2 July 1963 pg. 12, 14 & Vol. LLXI;

His house in Flatbush (torn down about 1847) was a stately Holland brick building in olden Dutch style. It had a design of blue and red glazed bricks over the doorway. The home also had a 'Great Southern Room and a well' as described in his will. This land was handed down many generations in his family.