Phebea (Femmetje) Jans was baptized on Aug 11, 1626 in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk County, England, according to the parish register there, and died in Flatbush, Kings County, Long Island, New York on Dec 13, 1666 at the age of 40. In the Dutch tradition, her surname was her father's given name.

She came from Jarleston, England, according to her marriage record. Her first husband was Teunis Nyssen/DeNyse, whom she married on Feb 11, 1640 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, New York. The marriage record shows her as a single woman. At this marriage, she was only 13 years, 9 months and 10 days old. He died in 1663. Her second husband was Jan Cornelissen Buys. She was his second wife.

When her father was convicted of theft and bound as a servant for three years to a Mr. Coxeshall, she was also bound to him for 14 years (until 1647), and she was to receive a calf at the end of the period. She was only about seven years old at the time.

On Jun 6, 1637, there is an account entitled, "Phebe Seales free from Jn. Cogshall." "John Coggesall of Boston" stated that "said girle hath proved over burthensome to him." He gave her to John Levins of Roxberry to be kept. The courts then set down an order for "disposing of the said Phebe."

Contrary to family lore, Phoebe did not marry "Hendrick the Boor." At her 1st marriage to Theunis Nyssen, she was 13 years 9 months & 10 days old. And, there was no marriage to Hendrick the Boor after Teunis because Phoebe [who married 2nd as Femmetje Jans] is listed on the marriage register as widow of Theunis Nysse 8/24/1663 per First Dutch Church of Brooklyn NY. This marriage was to Jan Cornelisen Buys, widower of Eybe Lubberts.

She was buried in the Flatbush Church cemetery according to Frost, Burials, p. 16.∼Daughter of John Sales and Phillip Soales.
Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, online at www.americanancestors.org, 1995), John Sales. Retrieved August 2010.

Baptized on 1 May 1626 at Little Waldingfield, co. Suffolk, England.
Ibid.

Married 2nd at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, on 11 February 1640 Theunis Nyssen, son of Nijs Cornelisz and Jannegen Geerloffsdr.
Samuel S. Purple, Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York; Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, reprint 2003, original 1890 NYG&BS), p.10. Theunis Nyssen, j.m. Van Bunninck, in't sticht Van Uytr, en Phaebea Faelix, j.d. Van Jarlston, in Engelt.

She was a member of the at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 12 September 1660.
A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 13.

Children by Theunis Nyssen b. before 1618, d. 1663:
Jannetje Teunis Nyssen b. 22 Dec 1641
Marritje Teunis Nyssen b. 3 Apr 1644, d. before 4 Apr 1691
Annetje Teunis Nyssen b. 18 Feb 1646
Elsje Teunis Nyssen b. 10 May 1648
Femmetje Teunis Nyssen b. 3 Apr 1650
Denyse Theuniszen b. 12 Apr 1654, d. before 1707
Jan Theuniszen b. 12 Apr 1654
Cornelis Theuniszen b. ca. 1657
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.5- (1874-): 5:30.
Ibid., 5:84.
Ibid., 5:87.
Ibid., 5:91.
Ibid., 5:94.
Patricia Law Hatcher, Henry B. Hoff and Robert W. Hull, "Reymerigh - An Unusual Given Name Ties Together the Norstrand Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.139, page 32 (Jan 2008): 139:41.
The Editor, "Notes on Various Old Somerset Families, Tunison Families - Line of Dr. Garret, of Somerville", Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol. 7, pages 225-228 (1918): 7:225.

Married 3rd Jan Corneliszen Buys, son of Cornelis Buys and Hendrickje Jans Damen, at Midwout, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 24 August 1663.
A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 213. "married in Middelwout," Jan Corneliszen Buys, widower of Ybe Lubberts, to Femmetje Jans, widow of Teunis Nysse, with certificate from Breuckelen.

Witnessed the baptism of Tryntje Titus , daughter of Titus Syrachs De Vries and Jannetje Teunis Nyssen, on 23 December 1663 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (sponsors Jan Buys, Femmetie Jans).
Ibid., page 114. Trijntie; parents: Tijte Siericks, Jannetie Teunis (from Breuckelen).

Child by Jan Corneliszen Buys b. c 1629, d. between Sep 1687 and 28 Jan 1690:
Jacob Janse Buys b. ca. 1664
Frank J. Doherty, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York (Pleasant Valley, New York: Frank J. Doherty, 1990), 3:64.

Phebe Sales was buried on 13 December 1666.
Barbara A. Barth, "The Family of Dirck Janszen Woertman of Brooklyn Ferry", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols. 132-133 (2001-2002): 132:32.

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