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Note: http://books.google.com/books?id=Cy88CpankH8C&pg=PA149&dq=%22james+dey%22+%22Margaret+Perrine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JzwqUu6uHfPCyAH0vYHgBA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22james%20dey%22%20%22Margaret%20Perrine%22&f=false This Old Monmouth of Ours By William S. Hornor Laurens Duyksen, or, Dey, (2), son of Richard (1), was born in 1610, and died 1-14-1668. His wife was Gritjie (Gertrude) Jansen. Their children are given as: Jan Laurens (3); Janetjie (4); Cornelius (5), and Margaret (6), born 1637. http://www.uh.edu/~jbutler/gean/laurens.html Laurens Duyts Laurens Duyts (or Laurens Jans Duytszen) was born about 1610 in Holstein, Denmark. Denmark was part of Viking kingdoms during the 8th through 10th centuries. The Danish Empire was formed under Canute in the 11th century and joined with Sweden and Norway under Queen Margrethe of Denmark in 1389. Sweden separated from the union in the 16th century, followed by Norway in 1814. Schleswig-Holstein was lost to Germany in 1864 and North Schleswig was returned after a 1920 plebiscite. The country was occupied by Germany during World War II. He married Ytie Jansen (or Utje) (some say her name was Lysbeth Hendricks) before 1639. She was born ca 1610 in Olderberg, Germany. Laurens and his wife arrived in New Netherland in July of 1639 on the ship "The Fire of Troy". This was a private armed vessel, engaged by Captain Jochem Kuyter, also from Holstein, a man of wealth and distinction who sailed from Hoorn, bringing with him farmers, herdsmen and laborers to start a new Colony, located in present Harlem. [Dyane Dye Wood, 1986] Arnold J. F. Van Laer, New York Historical Manuscripts Dutch Vol I; 1638-1642 ; Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., Baltimore, MD. 1974 ; pp 196-197 ; Morris Library, University of DE, Newark : Lease from Jonas Bronck (a confererate of Captain Kuyter), to Pieter Andriessen and Lourens Duyts. "They shall be at liberty to plant tobacco and maize, on the express condition that every two years they shall clear new pieces of land.... furthermore, Pieter Andriesz and Lourens Duyts bind and pledge their persons and properties for the payment of what Mr. Bronck has disbersed for them on board the ship De Brant van Troyen, 120 guilders, 16 stivers, of which Pieter Andriessen must pay fl. 81:4 and Lourens Duyts fl. 49:12. Done in Fort Amsterdam, 21st of July 1639." Bronck's farm became the center of the Bronx. Within four months of their arrival a daughter was born (Margaret) and baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam as there was no church at that time in Harlem. Laurens was called "the Great Dane" and also "the Great Shoe" becuase of his great size. He devoted his time wholly to farming and his name does not appear in connection with any civic or church activities. The children of Laurens Duyts and Ytie Jansen are listed as: 1.Margaret Duyts, born about December 23, 1639 in New Amsterdam 2.Jan Laurens Duyts was born about March 31, 1641 3.Hans Duyts was born about September 23, 1644 in New Amsterdam and died after 1708, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. Hans Laurens was banned from New Amsterdam for 50 years for selling his wife (Ytie Jansen). He died 1668 in Bergen (red dot on the map to the right), New Jersey, and was buried 16 Jan 1668 in Bergen, Bergen Co., New Jersey. [John O. Evjen, Scandinavian Immigrants in New York; 1630-1674; K. C. Holter Publishing Co. Minneapolis, MN. 1916 ; pp 193-94 ; Morris Library, University of DE, Newark DE.]. The Court Minutes of Harlem relate that Laurens Duyts of Holstein received sentancing from Stuyvesant on November 25, 1658, for selling his wife, Ytie Jansen, and forcing her to live in adultery with another man, and for living himself in adultery, he was to have a rope tied around his neck, and then to be severly flogged and have his right ear cut off, and to be banished for fifty years. He went across the Hudson River to Bergen (now Jersey City where he died and was buried on January 16, 1668. Ytie Jansen's parents are not known. Ytie died after 1658 in New York. She was living at date of lawsuit. [Calender of Historical Manuscripts. Vol. 1, pg. 203. ] Her name has also been proposed as Lysbeth Hendricks. She lived some time after the divorce, opening a tavern eventually. If her name was Lysbeth Hendricks, she re-married in NY 19 July 1659 Jan Gervon van Beaumont; as Lysbeth Hendricks, widow of Laurens Jansen from Denmark. The two sons of Lurens were Jan Laurens and Han Laurens. Jan was baptized in the Dutch reformed Church at new York on March 23, 1642. Jans died before June 11, 1679. Hans was baptized at the same church on September 28, 1644. Hans married Grietje Jans in 1666. 1.Catreyn Duyts was born about April 14, 1667 in Bergen, New Jersey. http://books.google.com/books?id=IbMLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA203&dq=Jan+Laurens+Duyts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lI8rUt36BM6AygGZ1IBo&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Jan%20Laurens%20Duyts&f=false Dutch manuscripts, 1630-64 By New York (State). Secretary's Office 1639 July 21. Lease. Jonas Bronck to Peter Andriessen and Lourens Duyts, passengers in the ship Fire of Troy, of a plantation on the , , mainland, opposite the flatland of Manhate, to raise tobacco and 141 1643 Nov. Declaration. Jan van Ditmars and Cornells Jacobsen, respecting leather lost by Lawrence Duits, 91 1658. Nov. 18. Order. That August yn Heerman be admitted a common creditor for his claim against Laurens Duyts,- 1038 Nov. 18. Order. For the examination of Geesje (Jansen), accused of having had illicit intercourse with Laurens Duyts (see pott, p. 'Oslo... . 1038 Nov. 16. Petition. Jacob Hendrix, surgeon, to be allowed to engage Peter Jansen van den Berch as assistant; granted, 1039 Nov. 21. Petition. Surgeon Hendricks for leave to take back a yoke of oxen he sold to Laurens Duyts; he is to come in as a common creditor, 1042 Nov. 28. Order. On a petition of Matheus de Vos, for an attachment against all the property belonging to Laurens Duyts on Hog island,.... 1045 Nov. 25. Sentence. Laurens Duyts, of Holstein, for selling his wife, Ytie Jansen, and forcing her to live in adultery with another man, and for living himself also in adultery, to have a rope tied around his neck, and then to be severely flogged, to have his right ear cat off, and to be banished for 50 years, '. 1051 Nov. 25. Sentence. Geesje Jansen,-for living in adultery with Laurens Duyts, to be conducted to the whipping post, and fastened thereto, the upper part of her body being stripped naked, and two rods placed in her hand, to be afterwards conducted, in that wise, outside the city gates, and banished the province for the term of 30 years, with costs, 1055 http://books.google.com/books?id=R4LC30bTHFAC&pg=PA527&dq=Jan+Laurens+Duyts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lI8rUt36BM6AygGZ1IBo&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Jan%20Laurens%20Duyts&f=false Cadet: the Adventures of a New World Pioneer in the 17th Century - A True Story By Walt C. Snedeker 64 "Take My Wife�" October 4, 1663 Laurens Duyts was very possibly the laziest farmer in New Netherland, by Jan's estimation. It wasn't that he had a fence which need(ed) mending, all his fences needed mending. The really annoying part was that during the entire time Duyts had a single cow, it had been allowed essentially free reign to go where it would. The cow had always seemed to wind up in Jan's grain fields. What it didn't eat, it squashed with its great clumsy feet. Jan would rope the cow, and grimly bring it back to the Duyts farm. Most of the time, Lauren Duyts could be found half-insensible with drink, lying on a makeshift bed in his cold house. He never cut more firewood than absolutely necessary to keep from freezing to death. Since he was too lazy to tend his crops well--those he managed to plant at all-he lived in a continual state of hand-to-mouth. He finally sold the cow to Jan, who penned it properly. Duyts' wife, Katrina, was trapped. An attack by the wilden two years past had left her with a broken arm which had never seen the attention of a chirurgeon. As a consequence, she could no longer swing an ax to cut firewood as she had done in the past. Even now, she accounted for most of whatever work was accomplished on the farm. She was reduced to picking up deadfalls in the forest for cooking firewood. Laurens Duyts had survived this long by grudgingly selling all his possessions one-by-one. Now that the cow was sold, he had literally only the clothes on his back. His farm was mortgaged, and in arrears. Since he had planted no crops to speak of this season, the mortgage was sure to be foreclosed. This did not stop him from hanging out at the tavern by Jasper Danckaerts' ferry at Gowanus Bay, trying to cadge a drink from the "Allsorts" barrel. Most tavernkeepers looked as being unseemly the practice of recycling leftovers dregs by pouring the last few drops of any glass down into a funnel perched at the top of the barrel labeled "Allsorts". The barrel naturally contained an unappetizing mix of whiskey, beer, wine, brandy, and possibly even some tobacco spit. A customer could place his mouth on the bung, and the tavernkeeper would open the bung to deliver a mouthful of the mix. No tumblers were worth dirtying with the contents of this barrel-it had to be imbibed straight from the bung. Laurens Duyts had mastered the trick of allowing the liquid to pour down his throat without swallowing. For some time, this had fooled the tavernkeeper into thinking his mouth was not yet full, allowing more to flow. But greed had gotten the better of Duyts one day, as he had just allowed the fluid to keep pouring until it was obvious what was going on. Since that time, the tavernkeeper would swing the handle, count to three, and close it. It cost one stiver for this operation. Laurens Duyts did not have a stiver. All the patrons at the tavern had seen his trick, and were no longer willing to pay a few strivers to see how much he could pour down his throat without choking. Lastly, even the secret joke of putting a few tumblersful of tobacco spit down the funnel had grown stale. Duyts was out of options. But he needed a drink. It never occurred to him to offer his services at some form of labor. This was just as well, for no one would have hired him anyway, since his fame had preceded him. His need for a drink of the revolting mix in the barrel spurred him to a decision he thought quite clever�(end of preview)�. https://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=Jan+Laurens+Duyts&tbm=bks The Laurens Duyts-Dye Family History Judith Elaine Burns - 1987 - ?No preview (Not available in digital format). http://books.google.com/books?id=Eah4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA193&dq=Jan+Laurens+Duyts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MKIrUrjJG-LsyQGs44HYCA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Jan%20Laurens%20Duyts&f=false Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674: With Appendices on ... By John Oluf Evjen LAURENS DUYTS. Laurens Duyts came over to New Netherland in 1639 in the ship "de Brant van Trogen." Among his fellow passengers were the Danes Captain Jochem Pietersen Kuyter, Jonas Bronck (?), and Pieter Andriesen. Duyts and Andriesen were to work for Jonas Bronck: to clear a tract of five hundred acres, which Bronck had purchased from the Indians. Duyts thus became one of the pioneers of the present Borough of Bronx. He was commonly known as Laurens Grootschoe (Big Shoe). He was born in Holstein in 1610. He married Ytie Jansen. By her he had three children: a daughter, Margariet, who was baptized on December 23, 1639, the sponsors being Gerrit Jansen of Oldenburg (perhaps he was Ytie's brother), Teuntje Joris and Tyntje Martens; a son, Jan, who was baptized on March 23, 1641; another son, Hans, who was baptized in 1644. Jochem Pietersen Kuyter was sponsor at the baptism of the boys.458 Duyts appears to have been farming in different places, leasing the lands he tilled. In March, 1654, he had a land dispute with Francoys Fyn. Fyn had a certain parcel of land lying on Long Island over against Hog Island (now Blackwell's Island). Duyts had sold this without Fyn's knowing it, claiming it was his own land.457 Duyts leased for some time the bowery of the Norwegian woman from Marstrand, Anneke Jans. He was to pay her two hogs in rent. As he had paid only one, he was sued, in May, 1658, by Anneke's son-in-law, Johannes Pietersen Verbrugge, later mayor of New York, and was condemned to deliver the hog to the plaintiff.458 Duyts's moral life does not deserve mention. But in order to show hos Laurens "Big Shoe" trampled upon the laws of decency and how such a lawbreaker was punished, we relate that Laurens Duyts of Holstein received a most severe sentence from Stuyvesant on November 25, 1658. For selling his wife, Ytie Jansen, and forcing her to live in adultery with another man and for living himself also in adultery, he was to have a "rope tied around his neck, and then to be severely flogged, to have his right ear cut off, and to be banished for fifty years."459 Laurens died at Bergen, New Jersey, about 1668. His son, Hans, lived at Harlem in 1667. Also the other son, Jan, lived there. "He bore a good name at Harlem, and did not deserve the taunt uttered one day by Jeanne de Ruine, in presence of Mons Pietersen, a Swede or Finn: You villain, run to your father Dane." Pietersen claimed that Jan had said nothing to provoke it. Jan married in 1667, again in 1673. Hans had a daughter, Cathrine, who at the age of fourteen (1688) was married to Joost Paulding from Holland. Paulding went to Westchester. He was the ancestor of John Paulding, one of Major Andre's captors.480 https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&tab=default_tab&dstmp=1378585296535&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=%22The%20Dutcher%20family%22&fn=search&vid=FHD_PUBLIC The Dutcher family Griffin, Walter Kenneth, d. 1912 [New York, The Society] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=DUY&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=33&GScntry=4&GSsr=1&GRid=23568125& Laurens Duyts Birth: 1610, Denmark Death: Jan. 14, 1668 New Jersey, USA Came to America 1639 on the ship "The Fire of Troy". Settled in New Amsterdam/New Netherlands, New York. Also known as Lourus Duyts (Duytszen) Buried @ Old Bergen Church-Jersey City, New Jersey. Church has death record. No marker. Location of grave at church site is unknown. Wife 1: Ytie Jansen/Jans Children: Margaret, Jan Laurens, Hans Laurens Wife 2: Grietje Jansen/Jans Children: Catreyn, Jentjie?, Cornelius?. Burial: Old Bergen Churchyard Jersey City Hudson County New Jersey, USA https://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=Jan+Laurens+Duyts&start=10&tbm=bks Genealogical History of Our Ancestors - Volume 1 - Page 73 books.google.com/books?id=dSBPAAAAMAAJ 1989 - ?Snippet view - ?More editions 1 Laurens Duyts, b. in 1610, Holstein, Denmark; d. 14 January 1668, Bergen, New Jersey. Ytie Jansen, b. about 1620, probably in Oldenburg, Germany; m. Laurens Duyts, about 1638. 2 Margariet Laurens, bap. 23 Dec. 1639 3 Jan ... http://books.google.com/books?id=p7gLgmpnowAC&pg=RA1-PA57&dq=Jan+Laurens+Duyts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MKIrUrjJG-LsyQGs44HYCA&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=Jan%20Laurens%20Duyts&f=false Bergen Records: Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen in ... By Bergen Reformed Church (Jersey City, N.J.) Marriages in the Village of Bergen in New Jersey Beginning 1665 1 December 3. (1665) Laurens Duyts and Grietje Jans. On the date as in margin their bans were proclaimed for the first time. As no objections have been raised, after three proclamations, their marriage has been concluded on January 1, 1666, by the minister or preacher. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2HY-LFL Children's baptisms: Hans Duijtsen, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962" Name: Hans Duijtsen Gender: Male Christening Date: 28 Sep 1644 Christening Place: REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Laurens Duijtsen Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50561-1 System Origin: New_York-ODM GS Film number: 17503 Reference ID: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2HY-Y6X Margariet Duijtszen, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962" Name: Margariet Duijtszen Gender: Female Christening Date: 23 Dec 1639 Christening Place: REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Laurens Duijtszen Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50561-1 System Origin: New_York-ODM GS Film number: 17503 Reference ID: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2HB-JGZ Jan Duijtschen, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962" Name: Jan Duijtschen Gender: Male Christening Date: 23 Mar 1642 Christening Place: REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Laurens Duijtschen Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50561-1 System Origin: New_York-ODM GS Film number: 17503 Reference ID: http://books.google.com/books?id=PThZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA835&dq=%22james+dey%22+and+dianah+Tillyer&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N8IrUomvBonlyQGb8YHQDA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22james%20dey%22%20and%20dianah%20Tillyer&f=false The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America ..., Volume 1 By Ebenezer Mack Treman DEY HISTORY. LAWRENCE DEY OF NEW YORK CITY. (1639.) FIRST GENERATION. 85000. LAURENS DUYTSZEN. He was born in 1610 in Holland. He came to America on the ship "Fire of Troy," arriving at New Amsterdam in July, 1639. He married (1st), Gritje Jansen; (and), Ytie Jansen (sister of first wife). (See Riker's History of Harlem.) He died Jan. 14, 1668, in Bergen, N. J. Children: 85001. Margariet. Bap. Dec. 23, 1639. 85002. Jan Laurens. Bap. March 23, 1642. Died in or before Sept., 1644. 85003. Jan Laurens. Bap. Sept. 28, 1644. 85020. 85004. Jannetie. Witness Feb. 19, 1675, to a baptism. 85005. Cornelius. Witness Dec. 19, 1677. to baptism of Peter Clopper.
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