Pieter came to Fort Orange (now Albany, NY), Province of New Netherlands, April 7, 1637 on the ship Rensselaerwick.
He was 13 years old. The log of this ship contains the following: "This ship sailed from Amsterdam, Holland, 25 Sept. 1636, anchored off the seaport, The Texel, on 8 Oct. 1636, reached New Amsterdam, New Netherland, 4 March 1637, and Tuesday, 7 April 1637, about three o'clock in the morning we came to anchor before foort aeranien [Fort Orange], the end of our journey upward." [Source: ijan tiepks Schellinger Log of the Ship Rensselaerswyck... Sept.25, 1636 -- Nov 7, 1637 in VAN RENSSELAER BOWIER MANUSCRIPTS, ed. by A. J.F. van Laer; 1908; p 369].
Pieter married Grietje Corneli VanNess (1627-1689) in 1645 at Renssalaer, New York, United States. He was 20 years old and Grietje was 18. She was the daughter of Cornelius Hendrick VanNess (1602-1684) and Maycke Hendrieux VanDerBurchgraeff (1602-1664).
Pieter was a prominent figure in Dutch and later English colonial Kings County, New York. All persons surnamed Wyckoff in North America, including many variations in spelling, can be traced to his family. He acquired land and became a local judge (justice of the peace). He was influential in establishing the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church at the juncture of Flatbush Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn, NY. There is a bronze placque in the church honoring him and it is said he was buried in an area where a portion of the church stands.. According to "The Wyckoff Family in America - A Genealogy" by William F. Wyckoff, Pieter was said to have been "a man of over six feet tall and large in proportion, that he had blue eyes and tawny yellow hair, high and prominent cheek-bones, a broad face and a firm square chin." When the British took over the Dutch colony in 1664, Pieter Claesen adopted the fixed surname of Wyckoff.
These are the 11 children of Pieter and Grietje Wyckoff:
1.Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff (1646–1714) m. Sara Monfoort (1656–1704)
2.Margrietje Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1648–?) m. Matthys Brouwer
3.Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff (1650–1688) m. Roelof Martensen Schenck, Captain (1619–1704)
4.Mayken Pieterse Wyckoff (1653–1721) m. Willem Willemsen (c. 1637- c. 1722), son of Willem Gerritsen and Mary
5.Willemptje Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1654 – c. 1693) m. Adrian Pieterse Kenne
6.Cornelius Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1656–1746) m. Gertje Charity Van Arsedalen
7.Hendrick Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1658–?)
8.Geertje Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1660 – c. 1711) m. Christoffel Janse Romeyn (c. 1641- c. 1748)
9.Garret Pieterse Wyckoff (1662–1701) m. Catherine Johanna Nevius
10.Marten Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1663 – c. 1699) m. Hanna Willemse (c. 1660- c.1724), dau. of Willem Gerritsen and Mary -----
11.Jan Pieterse Wyckoff (1665 – c. 1730) m. Neeltje Williamse Couwenhoven
More about Pieter Wyckoff at this Internet link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Claesen_Wyckoff
More about the Wycliff house located in the middle of Brooklyn, NY at these 2 websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyckoff_House
http://www.wyckoffassociation.org/association/history.html
Pieter came to Fort Orange (now Albany, NY), Province of New Netherlands, April 7, 1637 on the ship Rensselaerwick.
He was 13 years old. The log of this ship contains the following: "This ship sailed from Amsterdam, Holland, 25 Sept. 1636, anchored off the seaport, The Texel, on 8 Oct. 1636, reached New Amsterdam, New Netherland, 4 March 1637, and Tuesday, 7 April 1637, about three o'clock in the morning we came to anchor before foort aeranien [Fort Orange], the end of our journey upward." [Source: ijan tiepks Schellinger Log of the Ship Rensselaerswyck... Sept.25, 1636 -- Nov 7, 1637 in VAN RENSSELAER BOWIER MANUSCRIPTS, ed. by A. J.F. van Laer; 1908; p 369].
Pieter married Grietje Corneli VanNess (1627-1689) in 1645 at Renssalaer, New York, United States. He was 20 years old and Grietje was 18. She was the daughter of Cornelius Hendrick VanNess (1602-1684) and Maycke Hendrieux VanDerBurchgraeff (1602-1664).
Pieter was a prominent figure in Dutch and later English colonial Kings County, New York. All persons surnamed Wyckoff in North America, including many variations in spelling, can be traced to his family. He acquired land and became a local judge (justice of the peace). He was influential in establishing the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church at the juncture of Flatbush Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn, NY. There is a bronze placque in the church honoring him and it is said he was buried in an area where a portion of the church stands.. According to "The Wyckoff Family in America - A Genealogy" by William F. Wyckoff, Pieter was said to have been "a man of over six feet tall and large in proportion, that he had blue eyes and tawny yellow hair, high and prominent cheek-bones, a broad face and a firm square chin." When the British took over the Dutch colony in 1664, Pieter Claesen adopted the fixed surname of Wyckoff.
These are the 11 children of Pieter and Grietje Wyckoff:
1.Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff (1646–1714) m. Sara Monfoort (1656–1704)
2.Margrietje Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1648–?) m. Matthys Brouwer
3.Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff (1650–1688) m. Roelof Martensen Schenck, Captain (1619–1704)
4.Mayken Pieterse Wyckoff (1653–1721) m. Willem Willemsen (c. 1637- c. 1722), son of Willem Gerritsen and Mary
5.Willemptje Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1654 – c. 1693) m. Adrian Pieterse Kenne
6.Cornelius Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1656–1746) m. Gertje Charity Van Arsedalen
7.Hendrick Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1658–?)
8.Geertje Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1660 – c. 1711) m. Christoffel Janse Romeyn (c. 1641- c. 1748)
9.Garret Pieterse Wyckoff (1662–1701) m. Catherine Johanna Nevius
10.Marten Pieterse Wyckoff (c. 1663 – c. 1699) m. Hanna Willemse (c. 1660- c.1724), dau. of Willem Gerritsen and Mary -----
11.Jan Pieterse Wyckoff (1665 – c. 1730) m. Neeltje Williamse Couwenhoven
More about Pieter Wyckoff at this Internet link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Claesen_Wyckoff
More about the Wycliff house located in the middle of Brooklyn, NY at these 2 websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyckoff_House
http://www.wyckoffassociation.org/association/history.html
Bio by: Stella
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF
PIETER CLAESEN WYCKOFF
AND HIS DESCENDANTS
EARLY MEMBERS
OF THIS CHURCH
THIS TREE IS DEDICATED
MAY 22, 1938
THE WYCKOFF ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA
Family Members
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Nicholas Claesen Pieterse Wyckoff
1646–1714
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Margrietje Pieterse Wyckoff Brouwer
1648–1726
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Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff Schenck
1650–1688
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Mayken Pieterse Wyckoff Willemsen
1653–1721
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Willempje Pieterse Wyckoff Kinne
1654–1693
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Cornelius Pieterse Wyckoff
1656–1746
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Geertje Pieterse Wyckoff Romeyn
1660 – unknown
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Garret Pieterse Wyckoff
1662–1707
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Marten Claesen Wyckoff
1663–1707
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Jan Pietersen Wyckoff
1665–1746
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