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THE VAN HOUTEN FAMILY
Originally published in 1900 |
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THE VAN HOUTEN FAMILY.-Boele Roelofsen Joncker, a native of
the Province of Gelderland, Holland, and his wife and four children, besides his wife's sister and a boy, came to America, in February, 1659, and
settled at New Amsterdam. His wife's surname was Tennis. The names
of the children he brought with him were Halmagh, Cornelis, Tennis, and
Matilda, and after his arrival in New York he had two more children baptized there: Henry, February 6, 1661, and Catharine, October 8, 1662.
Roelofsen's children after his death removed to and settled at Bergen, N. J.
Halmagh married, September 3, 1676, Jannetje Peters, a daughter of Peter
Merselis, of Beest, Holland. Cornelis married, November 14, 1677, Magdalena Rynese Van Giesen. Tennis married, January 8, 1678, Catharine
Claes Kuyper (Cooper). Matilda married, July 22, 1683, John Hendricks.
No further mention is made of the other two children. Halmagh's children,
baptized at Bergen, were ten: Roelof, Peter, Cornelius, Catelyntie, Jacob,
Dirck, Geertie, Elizabeth, John, and Jannetie. These all remained at Bergen, where their descendants are very numerous. Cornelius went to
Aquackanonck, where, on March 16, 1684, he and several others purchased
and settled on a large tract known as the Aquackanonck (Passaic) patent.
His children were Grietie, Roelof, Rynier, Drickie, John, and Cornelius. These remained at Passaic, and their descendants are numerous
in Passaic County and in the western and northern parts of Bergen County.
Tennis removed to Rockland County, N. Y. (then Orange County), where he
purchased lands and located, and where he became somewhat noted. In
1689 lie was a Justice for Orange County, and the same year he was a
member of the Committee of Safety to deal with the treason of Governor
Leisler at New York. He had thirteen children, some baptized at Bergen,
some at New York, and some at Tappan. Their names were Grietie, Rolof,
Ann, Claes, Jannetie, Vroutie, Cornelia, John, Vroutie, Elizabeth, Pietartie,
Grietie, and Anetie. Many of these married and their descendants spread
over Rockland County, N. Y., and southward into Bergen County, N. J.
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