Willem Jacobse van Boerum

New Amsterdam Immigrant

• Willem VanBoerum left Amsterdam with his family in 1649 and settled in Flatbush, Long Island, Nieuw Netherland. He took the Oath of Allegience to the English in Kings county, the Province of New York between September 26-30, 1687. Source: Documentary History of New York, Vol. I, p. 659.
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• William Jacobse Van Boerum (son of Jacobus Van Boerum)829 was born 1617 in Burum, Friesland, Netherlands, and died 03 Apr 1688 in Brooklyn, Kings Co. L.I., N.Y.. He married Geertje Hendrickse VAN GOCH on 1636.
• Includes NotesNotes for William Jacobse Van Boerum:
• He was identified as "Actuel Schepen" or Over Seer, and reported the invasion of the town by the British to Peter Stuyvesant in 1664 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York.
• Date born 2: 1617, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, USA.829
• Died 2: 1698, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.829
• Immigration: 07 Sep 1649, New Amsterdam, New York.
• Occupation 1: 1662, Magistrate in New York (also 1662 and 1657).
• Occupation 2: Identified as "'Acuel Schepen"' or Over Seer.
• More About William Jacobse Van Boerum and Geertje Hendrickse VAN GOCH:
• Marriage : 1636*
• Children - of William Jacobse Van Boerum and Geertje Hendrickse VAN GOCH are:

• +Hendrick Willemse BOERUM, b. 23 Oct 1644, Amsterdam, Netherlands, d. 09 Feb 1715, Flatbush, Kings Co., New York, Usa.
  

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Willem Jacobs young man from Burum living in Amsterdam marr. Geertje Hendricks young woman from Gogh 3 April 1643. The witness named Stynje Jacobs wife of Roelof Jans is a possible sister to Willem Jacobsz.
There is no documentation that Geertje's father was Heyndrick Gerets van Gogh widower van Wees who marr. 22 July 1627 in Haarlem Gritge Jans widow from Gogh. Gritge Jans was not Geertje's mother, because Geerte was clearly born before 1628. Baptismal sponsor is Giertje Heindrix in 1644 and 1645. There is no documentation that she was Geertje's stepmother, Grietje Henricx could be a possible sister to Geertje Hendricks. Marriage and baptisms rec. in Amsterdam stadtsarchief and Henry Macy, Jr. NYGBS record v. 123,#3 1992)

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Information from Linda Booram: Rec'd the following from Judy Tooman and one of her many books 6/14/99 >From Long Island Source Records, excerpts from the NYGB RECORD, 1987: Will of William Jacobse Van Boerum of New Lotts. Dated Oct. 1, 1687. Entire estate to his wie Geertie Hendrickse and at her death to be equally divided among his four children, namely: Hendrick, Geertruy, Jacob and Hillsbout. "And further is his will that his sunn Hendrick in consideration that he is his elist sunn, shall receive out the said estate bbeffore the saime shall bee divyded one hundred gildens in money wampum values, and his daughters daffther Gerrittie Gerritse three hundred gildens in money wampum value." Remainder to be divided among children above named. Exec. not named. Wits: Garrit Dorlant, John Barentse Blom. Pro. 3 Oct 1688. (NOTE: William Jacobse Van Boerum emigrated in 1649; he married Geertje Hendrickse.) also from Judy Tooman from Flatbush RDC records: Under van Boeren/Boerum: Willem Jacobsen van Boerum, elected Elder at Midwood Church, Nov. 1677, to fill term of another. Re-elected, and confirmed at Midwood 30 Jan 1681. 21 Mar 1680/81, listed at a "business" meeting of the church of Midwood. As elder, made judgement re unbecoming conduct by member at Midwood, 16 Jun 1682. Signed minutes at business meeting, Midwood, 1 May 1683. Flatbush Membership Register, 1679-1685: N. Utrecht, Willem Jacobsz van Boerum and wife Geertje. "Compendium of American Genealogy" pg 888: "Van Boerum (Booraem), Willem Jacobse (1617-1698; son of Jacobse, b. 1570); came from Groningen, via Amsterdam, 1649; at Flatbush, L.I.; magistrate, 1657, 62, 63; on assessment roll, 1675; took oath of allegiance, 1687; rep. Dutch Convention, 1664; m. Geertje Hendrickse." Jack Cole's More About Willem Jacobse Van Boerum: Emigration: 1649, Came from Amsterdam to New Netherland Goverment: 1657, Was one of the Magistrates of Flatbush Residence: Settled in New Lotts which at the time was part of Brooklyn Der ick Hartshorn's More Abt: Arrived in New Amsterdam, about 1649. He was a Magistrate in 1657, 1662 and 1663. In 1664, he was identified as "Actual Schepen" (Overseer) of the town of Flatbush, now Brooklyn. At that time he reported to Peter Stuyvesant of the invasion of the town by the British. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 123, number 3, July 1992 Origins of Some New Netherland Families By Harry Macy Jr (continued from The Record 123:96) BOERUM The Long Island Boerum family descends from Willem Jacobsz Van Boerum of Flatbush, who stated in 1687 that he hd been in this country 38 years, placing his date of arrival circa 1649 (DHNY 1:659). It has been stated, without proof, that the name was ôalmost certainly derived from the town of Burum in Frieslandö (Hendrick Booraem Jr, ôBoerum Family Genealogy,ö typescript, 1983 the Holland Society of New York Library). In his will drawn in 1687, Willem Jacobse Van Boerum named his wife Geertie Hendrickse and four children: Hendrick, Geertruy, Jacob, and Hillegont (Kings co. Deeds 1:110, abstracted Rec. 47:230). When Jacob was married in 1684 he was called ôvan Amsterdamö (Flat. Fr. Marr. 1:21), and the archives of that city confirm that the family had lived there. Using the Amsterdam DTB indexes, the following marriage intention was found (DTB 459:120, FHL 113202, 3 April 1643): Willem Jacobss van Burum snydergezel, out 26 jaer woonende in de St Jacobstraet is opgeteeck[en]t op de acte van Joannis Crucius pre[dikan]t met Geertie Heyndrix van Goch tot Haerlem (Willem Jacobss from Burum, journeyman tailor, age 26 years, living in St Jacobstraet, is registered on the attestation of Joannis Crucius minister, with Geertie Heyndrix from Goch, at Haarlem) In the margin of this entry is the word ôExtraordinaris,ö meaning that at least one of the parties was not a resident of Amsterdam. The Rev. Joannes Crucius was at this time minister at the nearby city of Haarlem (Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woorden boek, 1974 ed., 4:480), and the marriage register of the Reformed Church of Haarlem (FHL 115554) shows that the first banns were recorded on 5 April 1643 for: Willem Jacops j.g. van Burum woon[ende] toe Amsterdam met Geertje Heyndricx j.d. van Gogh woon[ende] inde Schachestraet testes Jan Janssz woon[ende] inde Schachestraet Styntje Jacops huys[vrouw] van Roelof Janss woon[ende] inde Hoochstraet (Willem Jacops young man from Burum, living in Amsterdam, and Geertje Heyndricx, young woman from Gogh, living in the Schachestraet [in Haarlem], witnesses Jan Janssz in the Schachestraet, Stynje Jacops wife of Roelof Jans, living in the Hoochstraet). A marginal notation indicates the couple were married 26 April 1643. One may wonder whether Stynje Jacops (Jacobs) was possibly a sister of Willem. Willem and Geertje had three children baptized in Amsterdam, in the same order as named in WillemÆs will: 1. Hendrick, 23 Oct 1644 in the Nieuwekerk, [of] Willem Jacobsz {&} Gitrje Henrix [wit.] Grietje Henricx (DTB 42:431, FHL 113145) 2. Gertruyt, 26 Dec 1645 in the Oudekerk, [of] Willem Jacobss [&] Giertje Henrix [wi.] Giertje Heindrix en Lysbet Davets (DTB 8:75, FHL 113133) 3. Jacob, 5 Feb 1647 in the Oudekerk, [of] Willem Jacobsz [&] Giert Heindrix [wit.] Abram Claes [&] Willem Rutjes (DTB 8:117, FHL 113133) On Long Island, Hendrick married Maria Adriaens Smit (See Rec. 109:138-46 for descendants); Gertruyt married Gerrit Lubbertsen (Rec. 116:154-63,202-210); and Jacob married Gertruyt de Beauvois (Kco. 39-40). Hillegont, the fourth and last child named in WillemÆs will, was apparently born after the familyÆs 1649 migration to New Netherland, in which case her baptismal record is lost; she married Jn Aldertsen Roosa of Kingston (Rec. 119:204-206). Nothing found to date has shed further light on the family in ôBurum.ö Church records for the Friesland village of the name do not begin until 1680. Geertje Hendricks van Goch was probably the daughter of the Heyndreck Gerets van Goch weduwaenar van Wees, who married in a civil ceremony at Haarlem 22 July 1627 Gritgen Jans weduwe van Goch (Haarlem DTB 151:7, FHL 115584). No other record of him has been found, but Grietje Jans might be the Grietje Henricx [i.e., wife of Hendrick] who appears as a baptismal witness above. Hendrick may also have been the father of a Cornelis Hendricx van Goch who was buried at Haarlem 23 November 1657 (Haarlem DTB 72:15). His previous wife remains unidentified. Goch (Gogh) is a town in Germany next to the Dutch border, and Weeze (Wees) lies about five kilometers to the south. However, this area was part of the Netherlands province of Gelderland until 1715. Mr Otto Schutte states that the painter Vincent Van GoghÆs surname derives from the same place. While church records for Goch and Weeze begin too late to be of help in this case, there are other extant records for the area which may prove useful. Footnote: It is not at all clear whether ôvan Gochö (or ôVan Goghö) should be read merely as ôfrom Gochö or as a surname. The marriage record for GeertjeÆs father cited here suggests the use of ôvan Gochö as a surname, since he is also called ôwidower from Wees.ö *********************** From: John Hagaman <hagaman@pluto.njcc.com> To: <Dutch-Colonies-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 9:19 PM Subject: Re: Capt. John & Jeckomiah Scott The above quote is from the New York Colonial Documents, p. 480. I have scanned the text below for list members. Note that the residents of Midwout did not understand the English of Mr. Scott, but they DID understand his body language and swagger. My ancestor, Adriaen Hegeman, was there and had to put up with the nasty English behavior. Just imagine taking your hat off IN PUBLIC! How boorish! John Hagaman 480 NEW-YORK -COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Remonstrance of Delegates from the Dutch Towns on Long Island, viz.: Amesfoort, Breuckelen, Utrecht and-Boswyck, to the Director-General and Council. Omitted, being dupli cate of Document,supra p. 374. Divers Declarations respecting the violent conduct of John Scot. Before me, Pelgrom Klock, by the Right Honorable the Director-General and Council admitted a Notary Public,, residing in the village of Midwout, in New Netherland, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Willem Jacobsen, actual Schepen, aged 47 years, and Jan Hansen, aged about 27 years, both neighbors and inhabitants of the village of Midwout, both known to me, who hereby depose and testify by their manly troth in favor and for the sake of justice, on the requisition and request of Mr. Adriaen Hegeman, Sheriff, dwelling in the village of Midwout, by and in the presence of Jan Snedecker and Hendrick Jorissen, Schepens here, that it is true and truthful that on Friday, the 11th January last past, they, the deponents, have seen Captain John Schot, an Englishman, come into their, the deponents' village abovenamed, with a troop of English horse and foot, making a great uproar, with colors flying, drums beating and trumpets sounding, so that they, the attestants, looked on in wonder, not knowing what it meant. And afterwards the deponents have seen the abovenamed John Schot standing in front of the abovenamed Sheriff's door with uncovered head and hat in hand, who stood and blew out about the English like a mountebank. Not having been able to understand him thoroughly, further the deponents say not ; but will, if necessary and required confirm all that precedes by oath. Thus done and executed in the village of Midwout, in New Netherland, in presence of Jan Snedecker and Hendrick Jorissen, Schepens aforesaid, witnesses, on the 15th January, 1664, who both have signed the original minute remaining with me, besides this copy. (Signed), WILLEM JACOBSEN VAN BOERUM, JAN HANSEN, Louis JANSEN 0 his mark, JAN SNEDECKER, HENDRICK JOORISSEN. Lower stood Agrees, quod attestor. (Signed), P. CLOCQ, Not. Pub. (Schepen is Dutch for alderman a lderman \Al"der*man\

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Information from Linda Booram: Rec'd the

Information from Linda Booram: Rec'd the following from Judy Tooman and one of her many books 6/14/99 >From Long Island Source Records, excerpts from the NYGB RECORD, 1987: Will of William Jacobse Van Boerum of New Lotts. Dated Oct. 1, 1687. Entire estate to his wie Geertie Hendrickse and at her death to be equally divided among his four children, namely: Hendrick, Geertruy, Jacob and Hillsbout. "And further is his will that his sunn Hendrick in consideration that he is his elist sunn, shall receive out the said estate bbeffore the saime shall bee divyded one hundred gildens in money wampum values, and his daughters daffther Gerrittie Gerritse three hundred gildens in money wampum value." Remainder to be divided among children above named. Exec. not named. Wits: Garrit Dorlant, John Barentse Blom. Pro. 3 Oct 1688. (NOTE: William Jacobse Van Boerum emigrated in 1649; he married Geertje Hendrickse.) also from Judy Tooman from Flatbush RDC records: Under van Boeren/Boerum: Willem Jacobsen van Boerum, elected Elder at Midwood Church, Nov. 1677, to fill term of another. Re-elected, and confirmed at Midwood 30 Jan 1681. 21 Mar 1680/81, listed at a "business" meeting of the church of Midwood. As elder, made judgement re unbecoming conduct by member at Midwood, 16 Jun 1682. Signed minutes at business meeting, Midwood, 1 May 1683. Flatbush Membership Register, 1679-1685: N. Utrecht, Willem Jacobsz van Boerum and wife Geertje. "Compendium of American Genealogy" pg 888: "Van Boerum (Booraem), Willem Jacobse (1617-1698; son of Jacobse, b. 1570); came from Groningen, via Amsterdam, 1649; at Flatbush, L.I.; magistrate, 1657, 62, 63; on assessment roll, 1675; took oath of allegiance, 1687; rep. Dutch Convention, 1664; m. Geertje Hendrickse." Jack Cole's More About Willem Jacobse Van Boerum: Emigration: 1649, Came from Amsterdam to New Netherland Goverment: 1657, Was one of the Magistrates of Flatbush Residence: Settled in New Lotts which at the time was part of Brooklyn Der ick Hartshorn's More Abt: Arrived in New Amsterdam, about 1649. He was a Magistrate in 1657, 1662 and 1663. In 1664, he was identified as "Actual Schepen" (Overseer) of the town of Flatbush, now Brooklyn. At that time he reported to Peter Stuyvesant of the invasion of the town by the British. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 123, number 3, July 1992 Origins of Some New Netherland Families By Harry Macy Jr (continued from The Record 123:96) BOERUM The Long Island Boerum family descends from Willem Jacobsz Van Boerum of Flatbush, who stated in 1687 that he hd been in this country 38 years, placing his date of arrival circa 1649 (DHNY 1:659). It has been stated, without proof, that the name was ôalmost certainly derived from the town of Burum in Frieslandö (Hendrick Booraem Jr, ôBoerum Family Genealogy,ö typescript, 1983 the Holland Society of New York Library). In his will drawn in 1687, Willem Jacobse Van Boerum named his wife Geertie Hendrickse and four children: Hendrick, Geertruy, Jacob, and Hillegont (Kings co. Deeds 1:110, abstracted Rec. 47:230). When Jacob was married in 1684 he was called ôvan Amsterdamö (Flat. Fr. Marr. 1:21), and the archives of that city confirm that the family had lived there. Using the Amsterdam DTB indexes, the following marriage intention was found (DTB 459:120, FHL 113202, 3 April 1643): Willem Jacobss van Burum snydergezel, out 26 jaer woonende in de St Jacobstraet is opgeteeck[en]t op de acte van Joannis Crucius pre[dikan]t met Geertie Heyndrix van Goch tot Haerlem (Willem Jacobss from Burum, journeyman tailor, age 26 years, living in St Jacobstraet, is registered on the attestation of Joannis Crucius minister, with Geertie Heyndrix from Goch, at Haarlem) In the margin of this entry is the word ôExtraordinaris,ö meaning that at least one of the parties was not a resident of Amsterdam. The Rev. Joannes Crucius was at this time minister at the nearby city of Haarlem (Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woorden boek, 1974 ed., 4:480), and the marriage register of the Reformed Church of Haarlem (FHL 115554) shows that the first banns were recorded on 5 April 1643 for: Willem Jacops j.g. van Burum woon[ende] toe Amsterdam met Geertje Heyndricx j.d. van Gogh woon[ende] inde Schachestraet testes Jan Janssz woon[ende] inde Schachestraet Styntje Jacops huys[vrouw] van Roelof Janss woon[ende] inde Hoochstraet (Willem Jacops young man from Burum, living in Amsterdam, and Geertje Heyndricx, young woman from Gogh, living in the Schachestraet [in Haarlem], witnesses Jan Janssz in the Schachestraet, Stynje Jacops wife of Roelof Jans, living in the Hoochstraet). A marginal notation indicates the couple were married 26 April 1643. One may wonder whether Stynje Jacops (Jacobs) was possibly a sister of Willem. Willem and Geertje had three children baptized in Amsterdam, in the same order as named in WillemÆs will: 1. Hendrick, 23 Oct 1644 in the Nieuwekerk, [of] Willem Jacobsz {&} Gitrje Henrix [wit.] Grietje Henricx (DTB 42:431, FHL 113145) 2. Gertruyt, 26 Dec 1645 in the Oudekerk, [of] Willem Jacobss [&] Giertje Henrix [wi.] Giertje Heindrix en Lysbet Davets (DTB 8:75, FHL 113133) 3. Jacob, 5 Feb 1647 in the Oudekerk, [of] Willem Jacobsz [&] Giert Heindrix [wit.] Abram Claes [&] Willem Rutjes (DTB 8:117, FHL 113133) On Long Island, Hendrick married Maria Adriaens Smit (See Rec. 109:138-46 for descendants); Gertruyt married Gerrit Lubbertsen (Rec. 116:154-63,202-210); and Jacob married Gertruyt de Beauvois (Kco. 39-40). Hillegont, the fourth and last child named in WillemÆs will, was apparently born after the familyÆs 1649 migration to New Netherland, in which case her baptismal record is lost; she married Jn Aldertsen Roosa of Kingston (Rec. 119:204-206). Nothing found to date has shed further light on the family in ôBurum.ö Church records for the Friesland village of the name do not begin until 1680. Geertje Hendricks van Goch was probably the daughter of the Heyndreck Gerets van Goch weduwaenar van Wees, who married in a civil ceremony at Haarlem 22 July 1627 Gritgen Jans weduwe van Goch (Haarlem DTB 151:7, FHL 115584). No other record of him has been found, but Grietje Jans might be the Grietje Henricx [i.e., wife of Hendrick] who appears as a baptismal witness above. Hendrick may also have been the father of a Cornelis Hendricx van Goch who was buried at Haarlem 23 November 1657 (Haarlem DTB 72:15). His previous wife remains unidentified. Goch (Gogh) is a town in Germany next to the Dutch border, and Weeze (Wees) lies about five kilometers to the south. However, this area was part of the Netherlands province of Gelderland until 1715. Mr Otto Schutte states that the painter Vincent Van GoghÆs surname derives from the same place. While church records for Goch and Weeze begin too late to be of help in this case, there are other extant records for the area which may prove useful. Footnote: It is not at all clear whether ôvan Gochö (or ôVan Gogh¨o) should be read merely as ôfrom Gochö or as a surname. The marriage record for GeertjeÆs father cited here suggests the use of ôvan Gochö as a surname, since he is also called ôwidower from Wees.ö *********************** From: John Hagaman <hagaman@pluto.njcc.com> To: <Dutch-Colonies-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 9:19 PM Subject: Re: Capt. John & Jeckomiah Scott The above quote is from the New York Colonial Documents, p. 480. I have scanned the text below for list members. Note that the residents of Midwout did not understand the English of Mr. Scott, but they DID understand his body language and swagger. My ancestor, Adriaen Hegeman, was there and had to put up with the nasty English behavior. Just imagine taking your hat off IN PUBLIC! How boorish! John Hagaman 480 NEW-YORK -COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Remonstrance of Delegates from the Dutch Towns on Long Island, viz.: Amesfoort, Breuckelen, Utrecht and-Boswyck, to the Director-General and Council. Omitted, being du plicate of Document,supra p. 374. Divers Declarations respecting the violent conduct of John Scot. Before me, Pelgrom Klock, by the Right Honorable the Director-General and Council admitted a Notary Public,, residing in the village of Midwout, in New Netherland, and the undernamed witnesses, appeared Willem Jacobsen, actual Schepen, aged 47 years, and Jan Hansen, aged about 27 years, both neighbors and inhabitants of the village of Midwout, both known to me, who hereby depose and testify by their manly troth in favor and for the sake of justice, on the requisition and request of Mr. Adriaen Hegeman, Sheriff, dwelling in the village of Midwout, by and in the presence of Jan Snedecker and Hendrick Jorissen, Schepens here, that it is true and truthful that on Friday, the 11th January last past, they, the deponents, have seen Captain John Schot, an Englishman, come into their, the deponents' village abovenamed, with a troop of English horse and foot, making a great uproar, with colors flying, drums beating and trumpets sounding, so that they, the attestants, looked on in wonder, not knowing what it meant. And afterwards the deponents have seen the abovenamed John Schot standing in front of the abovenamed Sheriff's door with uncovered head and hat in hand, who stood and blew out about the English like a mountebank. Not having been able to understand him thoroughly, further the deponents say not ; but will, if necessary and required confirm all that precedes by oath. Thus done and executed in the village of Midwout, in New Netherland, in presence of Jan Snedecker and Hendrick Jorissen, Schepens aforesaid, witnesses, on the 15th January, 1664, who both have signed the original minute remaining with me, besides this copy. (Signed), WILLEM JACOBSEN VAN BOERUM, JAN HANSEN, Louis JANSEN 0 his mark, JAN SNEDECKER, HENDRICK JOORISSEN. Lower stood Agrees, quod attestor. (Signed), P. CLOCQ, Not. Pub. (Schepen is Dutch for alderma n alderman \Al"der*m

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Francois Dupuis Francois Dupuis was married in Brooklyn, on September 26, 1661, to Geertje Willems, daughter of Willem Jacobs Van Boerum, and of this marriage there were several children, some of whom settled and mar