Rachel Jansen de Lange

• findagrave... ; Rachel Jansen Pier was one of two unnamed childen (ages 1 1/2 and 4) who accompanied their parents on the ship "De St Jean Baptist" (passenger list dated May 9, 1661) from Holland to New Amsterdam. Her parents were Jan Theunissen (b. October 19, 1631 at Amsterdam) and Maritje Jans (b. at Amsterdam). On the ship also was her father's brother, Arent, and his wife Geesje plus their two children ages 7 and 4.
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Age: 45-46

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Rachel Jansen Pier was one of two unnamed childen (ages 1 1/2 and 4) who accompanied their parents on the ship "De St Jean Baptist" (passenger list dated May 9, 1661) from Holland to New Amsterdam. Her parents were Jan Theunissen (b. October 19, 1631 at Amsterdam) and Maritje Jans (b. at Amsterdam). On the ship also was her father's brother, Arent, and his wife Geesje plus their two children ages 7 and 4.

The two brothers, "sons of Theunis" adopted the surname PIER, also found as PYER. Jan's daughter, Rachel, the wife of Arie Fransen, is found as Rachel Jansen Pyer, Rachel Janse Pier, Rachel Jansen Pier, Rachel Pier, also simply by the patronymic Rachel Jans and Ragel (Dutch for Rachel) Jans.

1699 - The Kingston Dutch Reformed Church records (#143) show us that "Rachel Pier, widow of Aire Franssen" married again on April 17, 1699 to Allert Hendricksen Ploeg, who was born and resided at Kingston, New York. Rachel was shown as born in Amsterdam, Holland.

1703, 1707, 1711 - Likely she used her married surname as the Maritje Ploeg, sponsor at baptisms of four of her DeLong grandchildren.

1712 - A witness to baptism of child in Kingston.

1716 - Sponsor at birth of Neeltje, daughter of probable daughter Willemtje.

1720/1721 - Rachel and Hendrick Ploeg on Kingston tax list, perhaps the mother and son.

1723 - Sponsor in Kingston.

Children by husband Arie Fransen Langet:

1. FRANS bapt. Kindston 1681 to Arie & Rachel.
2. JANNETJE bapt. Kingston 1683.
3. MARITJE bapt. Kingston 1684.
4. RACHEL bapt. Kingston 1686.
5. ARIAANTJE born Rochester, Ulster Co., bapt. Kingston 1688.
6. JAN born Rochester, Ulster Co, ca 1690.
7. WYNTIE/WEYNTJEN bapt. Kingston 1693.
8. JONAS born Brabant, Ulster Co., bapt. Kingston 1696.
9. GEESJEN, prob. a dau. She was a sponsor 1713 at baptisms of sons of Frans and Jan above.

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Rachel was likely born 1657-59 & died after 1723.

Rachel Jansen Pier was one of two unnamed childen (ages 1 1/2 and 4) who accompanied their parents on the ship "De St Jean Baptist" (passenger list dated May 9, 1661) from Holland to New Amsterdam. Her parents were Jan Theunissen (b. October 19, 1631 at Amsterdam) and Maritje Jans (b. at Amsterdam). On the ship also was her father's brother, Arent, and his wife Geesje plus their two children ages 7 and 4.

The two brothers, "sons of Theunis" adopted the surname PIER, also found as PYER. Jan's daughter, Rachel, the wife of Arie Fransen, is found as Rachel Jansen Pyer, Rachel Janse Pier, Rachel Jansen Pier, Rachel Pier, also simply by the patronymic Rachel Jans and Ragel (Dutch for Rachel) Jans.

1699 - The Kingston Dutch Reformed Church records (#143) show us that "Rachel Pier, widow of Aire Franssen" married again on April 17, 1699 to Allert Hendricksen Ploeg, who was born and resided at Kingston, New York. Rachel was shown as born in Amsterdam, Holland.

1703, 1707, 1711 - Likely she used her married surname as the Maritje Ploeg, sponsor at baptisms of four of her DeLong grandchildren.

1712 - A witness to baptism of child in Kingston.

1716 - Sponsor at birth of Neeltje, daughter of probable daughter Willemtje.

1720/1721 - Rachel and Hendrick Ploeg on Kingston tax list, perhaps the mother and son.

1723 - Sponsor in Kingston.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Children by husband Arie Fransen Langet:

1. FRANS bapt. Kindston 1681 to Arie & Rachel. 2. JANNETJE bapt. Kingston 1683. 3. MARITJE bapt. Kingston 1684. 4. RACHEL bapt. Kingston 1686. 5. ARIAANTJE born Rochester, Ulster Co., bapt. Kingston 1688. 6. JAN born Rochester, Ulster Co, ca 1690. 7. WYNTIE/WEYNTJEN bapt. Kingston 1693. 8. JONAS born Brabant, Ulster Co., bapt. Kingston 1696. 9. GEESJEN, prob. a dau. She was a sponsor 1713 at baptisms of sons of Frans and Jan above.

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Birth surname has also been reported to be Pyer.

Given name has also been reported to be Rachel Jansen.

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Marriage
17 Apr 1699
Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SGV5-KKJ : accessed 2023-10-11), entry for Rachel Jansen /Pier/, cites sources; "PayneSurface.ged" file (2:2:2:MMS9-TJ5), submitted 2011-05-04.