From The Vanguard December 1998 Pages 5,7, & 8.
article by Mark Alan Thomas
Cornelis Sijmonsz van Aersdalen was born about 1665 in New Amersfoort, on the island of Nassauw, the first son of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen and Pieterje Klaasz (van Schouw). His father was an immigrant from Amsterdam, Holland, and his mother was a native of New Amsterdam. There are numerous records of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen in New Netherland and in the province of New Yorke after 1664. However, records of his oldest son Cornelis are much more difficult to find.
The earliest record I have found of Cornelis is dated Oct. 1681, when "Cornelis Symons Van Arsdalen", then 16 years old, became a member of the Reformed Dutch Church of Amersfoort based "on profession of faith." This record was found in the 1915 Frost copy of the "Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," in a section titled, "Marriage Fees; Deaths; Members," page 57. On 16 March 1687, "Cornelis Symonsen from Alldael and Altie Willemse young dame, both residing Amersfort" were married in this same church. This record can be found in a section of these records titled, "Marriages from the records of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York", Volume 1, page 29. His first wife Altie was said to be born December 14, 1665 to Willem Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and his second wife Jennetje Pieterse Monfoort ("The Monfoort Family" by Teunis Bergen in Genealogies of Long Island Families, vol. l, p. 597, also James Riker's Annals of Newton, p 364).
In the year 1687, citizens of the five Dutch towns on Long Island of foreign birth or questionable loyalties were required to take the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown. "Cornelis Simonsen Van Aerts daalen" took this oath, declaring he was a native of the province. This was recorded in the "Documentary History of the State of New York," Quarto, Vol. l pp. 429-432.
In the year of 1688, Cornelis Simonse owned lots Nos. 1 and 29 in Gravesend Neck, as per Gravesend records, according to Teunis G. Bergen in his classic book titled, "Register In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long island, N. Y., From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Complied From Various Sources." New York, 1881 (reprinted 1973 by Polyanthos, Inc.), p. 262
Cornelis and Altie Van Arsdalen had one child, a daughter named Jannetje, named after Altie's mother. Jannetje Van Arsdalen was born about 1689-90, and her mother died shortly after her birth. I have found no primary record of the births of any of Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen's children. There is a strange absence of records of the Reformed Dutch Church during the period of his children's births. The dates we do have are approximations, or come from secondary sources such as family Bible records.
On 02 May 1691, "Cornelis Symonse widower of Aeltie Wellimse Kouwenhoven and Marytie Dirks young dame, both residing at New Amersfoort" were betrothed. Marytie Dirks was the daughter of Dirk Jansen Amerman and Aeltje Pauwelse Van der Beeck (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 20, p. 50; NY Co. Wills 9:438; and NYGBR vol. 67, p.227). This record was filed in "Marriages from the records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," Volume l, by Josephine C. Frost, 1915, p, 36. This record is often referred to as their marriage date, in error.
In 1695, a Cornelis Simonse was a grand-juryman at the Court of Sessions, and this was suspected by Teunis G. Bergen to be Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen of Flatlands, who signed his name as "Cornelis Symons" and "Cornelis Symonsen," in "Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 262.
In about 1698, a Census of kings County was taken, compiling a list of all the freeholders, their wives, children, apprentices, and slaves on Nassauw Island. Simontz Van Aersdaelen." his wife, six children, and one slave were listed on this document, living in the Town of Flatands, also New Amesfoort. I found a reprint of this record in the book titled "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Exerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New-York," by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, reprinted by Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, p. 178
On 15 April 1698, in a land conveyance from William Wilkins to Reyneer Vansycklyn in the town of Gravesend, "Cornelis Symonse" was listed owning [land] and [living] nearby. This record can be found in Book No. 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY., pp. 169-170.
On 07 May 1700, Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen bought of his father Symon Jansen Van Arsdalen a farm in Gravesend, which he sold to his younger brother John or Jan Simonse Van Aersdalen on 10 May 1700, as per Gravesend records ("Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 308).
On 03 April 1705, "Cornelis Van Arsdalen" was a witness to an agreement at a town meeting to divide the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: Flatlands Neck, an agreement which was not settled until 1718-19. This record comes from the book titled, "The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N, Y. From 1683 to 1884," by Henry R. Stiles, Volume l, New York, undated, p. 71.
On the 1715 list of officers and soldiers belonging to the regiment of Militia in Kings County, "Cornelius Simason" (he was about 50 years old) was listed in "The Troop." This record can be found on p. 181 of O'Callaghan's book, "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York".
On 26 December 1718, the Board of Supervisors for Kings Co., in the Province of New York, met and "Cornelius Vanarsdale" represented Flatlands. This record can be found in Stiles, p. 379.
On 25 December 1718, a division of the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: De Baye's Neck or Flatlands Neck, was advertised, and on 20 April 1719 the division was made at Amersfoordt naming "Cornelis Van Arsdalen." On 04 May 1719 "Cornelis Van Arsdalen was allotted 9-4/5 acres of Lot No. 23 at Fresh Kills Point, 40-7/10 acres of Lot No. 14 at the Great Division named the Neck, and 4-9/10 acres of Lot No. 16 at Kanasing" (op cit, p. 72).
In 1738, a list of all the Inhabitants of the Township of Flatt Lands, in Kings County was taken, giving whites and blacks, males and females. It listed "cornlvs van arsdalen" in a household with four white males above 10 years, and four white females above 10 years (O'Callaghan, p. 240).
All the records cited above suggest that Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen lived in Flatlands or Gravesend continously from 1681-1738. However, I have often seen it said that he may have also lived in Somerset County, East Jersey during this period. I can neither confirm or deny this claim, since I have not seen the proof.
On 25 April 1738, Cornelis Van Aersdalen" wrote his will living in Flatlands, Kings County on the Island of Nassauw, and this will was proved on 19 April 1745 in New York County, in the province of New York. His will was preserved in its recorded form in the Surrogate's office in the County of New York, Liber 15, page 380.
article by Mark Alan Thomas
Cornelis Sijmonsz van Aersdalen was born about 1665 in New Amersfoort, on the island of Nassauw, the first son of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen and Pieterje Klaasz (van Schouw). His father was an immigrant from Amsterdam, Holland, and his mother was a native of New Amsterdam. There are numerous records of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen in New Netherland and in the province of New Yorke after 1664. However, records of his oldest son Cornelis are much more difficult to find.
The earliest record I have found of Cornelis is dated Oct. 1681, when "Cornelis Symons Van Arsdalen", then 16 years old, became a member of the Reformed Dutch Church of Amersfoort based "on profession of faith." This record was found in the 1915 Frost copy of the "Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," in a section titled, "Marriage Fees; Deaths; Members," page 57. On 16 March 1687, "Cornelis Symonsen from Alldael and Altie Willemse young dame, both residing Amersfort" were married in this same church. This record can be found in a section of these records titled, "Marriages from the records of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York", Volume 1, page 29. His first wife Altie was said to be born December 14, 1665 to Willem Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and his second wife Jennetje Pieterse Monfoort ("The Monfoort Family" by Teunis Bergen in Genealogies of Long Island Families, vol. l, p. 597, also James Riker's Annals of Newton, p 364).
In the year 1687, citizens of the five Dutch towns on Long Island of foreign birth or questionable loyalties were required to take the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown. "Cornelis Simonsen Van Aerts daalen" took this oath, declaring he was a native of the province. This was recorded in the "Documentary History of the State of New York," Quarto, Vol. l pp. 429-432.
In the year of 1688, Cornelis Simonse owned lots Nos. 1 and 29 in Gravesend Neck, as per Gravesend records, according to Teunis G. Bergen in his classic book titled, "Register In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long island, N. Y., From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Complied From Various Sources." New York, 1881 (reprinted 1973 by Polyanthos, Inc.), p. 262
Cornelis and Altie Van Arsdalen had one child, a daughter named Jannetje, named after Altie's mother. Jannetje Van Arsdalen was born about 1689-90, and her mother died shortly after her birth. I have found no primary record of the births of any of Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen's children. There is a strange absence of records of the Reformed Dutch Church during the period of his children's births. The dates we do have are approximations, or come from secondary sources such as family Bible records.
On 02 May 1691, "Cornelis Symonse widower of Aeltie Wellimse Kouwenhoven and Marytie Dirks young dame, both residing at New Amersfoort" were betrothed. Marytie Dirks was the daughter of Dirk Jansen Amerman and Aeltje Pauwelse Van der Beeck (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 20, p. 50; NY Co. Wills 9:438; and NYGBR vol. 67, p.227). This record was filed in "Marriages from the records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," Volume l, by Josephine C. Frost, 1915, p, 36. This record is often referred to as their marriage date, in error.
In 1695, a Cornelis Simonse was a grand-juryman at the Court of Sessions, and this was suspected by Teunis G. Bergen to be Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen of Flatlands, who signed his name as "Cornelis Symons" and "Cornelis Symonsen," in "Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 262.
In about 1698, a Census of kings County was taken, compiling a list of all the freeholders, their wives, children, apprentices, and slaves on Nassauw Island. Simontz Van Aersdaelen." his wife, six children, and one slave were listed on this document, living in the Town of Flatands, also New Amesfoort. I found a reprint of this record in the book titled "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Exerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New-York," by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, reprinted by Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, p. 178
On 15 April 1698, in a land conveyance from William Wilkins to Reyneer Vansycklyn in the town of Gravesend, "Cornelis Symonse" was listed owning [land] and [living] nearby. This record can be found in Book No. 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY., pp. 169-170.
On 07 May 1700, Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen bought of his father Symon Jansen Van Arsdalen a farm in Gravesend, which he sold to his younger brother John or Jan Simonse Van Aersdalen on 10 May 1700, as per Gravesend records ("Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 308).
On 03 April 1705, "Cornelis Van Arsdalen" was a witness to an agreement at a town meeting to divide the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: Flatlands Neck, an agreement which was not settled until 1718-19. This record comes from the book titled, "The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N, Y. From 1683 to 1884," by Henry R. Stiles, Volume l, New York, undated, p. 71.
On the 1715 list of officers and soldiers belonging to the regiment of Militia in Kings County, "Cornelius Simason" (he was about 50 years old) was listed in "The Troop." This record can be found on p. 181 of O'Callaghan's book, "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York".
On 26 December 1718, the Board of Supervisors for Kings Co., in the Province of New York, met and "Cornelius Vanarsdale" represented Flatlands. This record can be found in Stiles, p. 379.
On 25 December 1718, a division of the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: De Baye's Neck or Flatlands Neck, was advertised, and on 20 April 1719 the division was made at Amersfoordt naming "Cornelis Van Arsdalen." On 04 May 1719 "Cornelis Van Arsdalen was allotted 9-4/5 acres of Lot No. 23 at Fresh Kills Point, 40-7/10 acres of Lot No. 14 at the Great Division named the Neck, and 4-9/10 acres of Lot No. 16 at Kanasing" (op cit, p. 72).
In 1738, a list of all the Inhabitants of the Township of Flatt Lands, in Kings County was taken, giving whites and blacks, males and females. It listed "cornlvs van arsdalen" in a household with four white males above 10 years, and four white females above 10 years (O'Callaghan, p. 240).
All the records cited above suggest that Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen lived in Flatlands or Gravesend continously from 1681-1738. However, I have often seen it said that he may have also lived in Somerset County, East Jersey during this period. I can neither confirm or deny this claim, since I have not seen the proof.
On 25 April 1738, Cornelis Van Aersdalen" wrote his will living in Flatlands, Kings County on the Island of Nassauw, and this will was proved on 19 April 1745 in New York County, in the province of New York. His will was preserved in its recorded form in the Surrogate's office in the County of New York, Liber 15, page 380.
From The Vanguard December 1998 Pages 5,7, & 8.
article by Mark Alan Thomas
Cornelis Sijmonsz van Aersdalen was born about 1665 in New Amersfoort, on the island of Nassauw, the first son of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen and Pieterje Klaasz (van Schouw). His father was an immigrant from Amsterdam, Holland, and his mother was a native of New Amsterdam. There are numerous records of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen in New Netherland and in the province of New Yorke after 1664. However, records of his oldest son Cornelis are much more difficult to find.
The earliest record I have found of Cornelis is dated Oct. 1681, when "Cornelis Symons Van Arsdalen", then 16 years old, became a member of the Reformed Dutch Church of Amersfoort based "on profession of faith." This record was found in the 1915 Frost copy of the "Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," in a section titled, "Marriage Fees; Deaths; Members," page 57. On 16 March 1687, "Cornelis Symonsen from Alldael and Altie Willemse young dame, both residing Amersfort" were married in this same church. This record can be found in a section of these records titled, "Marriages from the records of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York", Volume 1, page 29. His first wife Altie was said to be born December 14, 1665 to Willem Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and his second wife Jennetje Pieterse Monfoort ("The Monfoort Family" by Teunis Bergen in Genealogies of Long Island Families, vol. l, p. 597, also James Riker's Annals of Newton, p 364).
In the year 1687, citizens of the five Dutch towns on Long Island of foreign birth or questionable loyalties were required to take the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown. "Cornelis Simonsen Van Aerts daalen" took this oath, declaring he was a native of the province. This was recorded in the "Documentary History of the State of New York," Quarto, Vol. l pp. 429-432.
In the year of 1688, Cornelis Simonse owned lots Nos. 1 and 29 in Gravesend Neck, as per Gravesend records, according to Teunis G. Bergen in his classic book titled, "Register In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long island, N. Y., From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Complied From Various Sources." New York, 1881 (reprinted 1973 by Polyanthos, Inc.), p. 262
Cornelis and Altie Van Arsdalen had one child, a daughter named Jannetje, named after Altie's mother. Jannetje Van Arsdalen was born about 1689-90, and her mother died shortly after her birth. I have found no primary record of the births of any of Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen's children. There is a strange absence of records of the Reformed Dutch Church during the period of his children's births. The dates we do have are approximations, or come from secondary sources such as family Bible records.
On 02 May 1691, "Cornelis Symonse widower of Aeltie Wellimse Kouwenhoven and Marytie Dirks young dame, both residing at New Amersfoort" were betrothed. Marytie Dirks was the daughter of Dirk Jansen Amerman and Aeltje Pauwelse Van der Beeck (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 20, p. 50; NY Co. Wills 9:438; and NYGBR vol. 67, p.227). This record was filed in "Marriages from the records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," Volume l, by Josephine C. Frost, 1915, p, 36. This record is often referred to as their marriage date, in error.
In 1695, a Cornelis Simonse was a grand-juryman at the Court of Sessions, and this was suspected by Teunis G. Bergen to be Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen of Flatlands, who signed his name as "Cornelis Symons" and "Cornelis Symonsen," in "Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 262.
In about 1698, a Census of kings County was taken, compiling a list of all the freeholders, their wives, children, apprentices, and slaves on Nassauw Island. Simontz Van Aersdaelen." his wife, six children, and one slave were listed on this document, living in the Town of Flatands, also New Amesfoort. I found a reprint of this record in the book titled "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Exerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New-York," by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, reprinted by Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, p. 178
On 15 April 1698, in a land conveyance from William Wilkins to Reyneer Vansycklyn in the town of Gravesend, "Cornelis Symonse" was listed owning [land] and [living] nearby. This record can be found in Book No. 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY., pp. 169-170.
On 07 May 1700, Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen bought of his father Symon Jansen Van Arsdalen a farm in Gravesend, which he sold to his younger brother John or Jan Simonse Van Aersdalen on 10 May 1700, as per Gravesend records ("Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 308).
On 03 April 1705, "Cornelis Van Arsdalen" was a witness to an agreement at a town meeting to divide the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: Flatlands Neck, an agreement which was not settled until 1718-19. This record comes from the book titled, "The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N, Y. From 1683 to 1884," by Henry R. Stiles, Volume l, New York, undated, p. 71.
On the 1715 list of officers and soldiers belonging to the regiment of Militia in Kings County, "Cornelius Simason" (he was about 50 years old) was listed in "The Troop." This record can be found on p. 181 of O'Callaghan's book, "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York".
On 26 December 1718, the Board of Supervisors for Kings Co., in the Province of New York, met and "Cornelius Vanarsdale" represented Flatlands. This record can be found in Stiles, p. 379.
On 25 December 1718, a division of the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: De Baye's Neck or Flatlands Neck, was advertised, and on 20 April 1719 the division was made at Amersfoordt naming "Cornelis Van Arsdalen." On 04 May 1719 "Cornelis Van Arsdalen was allotted 9-4/5 acres of Lot No. 23 at Fresh Kills Point, 40-7/10 acres of Lot No. 14 at the Great Division named the Neck, and 4-9/10 acres of Lot No. 16 at Kanasing" (op cit, p. 72).
In 1738, a list of all the Inhabitants of the Township of Flatt Lands, in Kings County was taken, giving whites and blacks, males and females. It listed "cornlvs van arsdalen" in a household with four white males above 10 years, and four white females above 10 years (O'Callaghan, p. 240).
All the records cited above suggest that Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen lived in Flatlands or Gravesend continously from 1681-1738. However, I have often seen it said that he may have also lived in Somerset County, East Jersey during this period. I can neither confirm or deny this claim, since I have not seen the proof.
On 25 April 1738, Cornelis Van Aersdalen" wrote his will living in Flatlands, Kings County on the Island of Nassauw, and this will was proved on 19 April 1745 in New York County, in the province of New York. His will was preserved in its recorded form in the Surrogate's office in the County of New York, Liber 15, page 380.
article by Mark Alan Thomas
Cornelis Sijmonsz van Aersdalen was born about 1665 in New Amersfoort, on the island of Nassauw, the first son of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen and Pieterje Klaasz (van Schouw). His father was an immigrant from Amsterdam, Holland, and his mother was a native of New Amsterdam. There are numerous records of Sijmon Jansz van Arsdalen in New Netherland and in the province of New Yorke after 1664. However, records of his oldest son Cornelis are much more difficult to find.
The earliest record I have found of Cornelis is dated Oct. 1681, when "Cornelis Symons Van Arsdalen", then 16 years old, became a member of the Reformed Dutch Church of Amersfoort based "on profession of faith." This record was found in the 1915 Frost copy of the "Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," in a section titled, "Marriage Fees; Deaths; Members," page 57. On 16 March 1687, "Cornelis Symonsen from Alldael and Altie Willemse young dame, both residing Amersfort" were married in this same church. This record can be found in a section of these records titled, "Marriages from the records of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York", Volume 1, page 29. His first wife Altie was said to be born December 14, 1665 to Willem Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and his second wife Jennetje Pieterse Monfoort ("The Monfoort Family" by Teunis Bergen in Genealogies of Long Island Families, vol. l, p. 597, also James Riker's Annals of Newton, p 364).
In the year 1687, citizens of the five Dutch towns on Long Island of foreign birth or questionable loyalties were required to take the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown. "Cornelis Simonsen Van Aerts daalen" took this oath, declaring he was a native of the province. This was recorded in the "Documentary History of the State of New York," Quarto, Vol. l pp. 429-432.
In the year of 1688, Cornelis Simonse owned lots Nos. 1 and 29 in Gravesend Neck, as per Gravesend records, according to Teunis G. Bergen in his classic book titled, "Register In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long island, N. Y., From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Complied From Various Sources." New York, 1881 (reprinted 1973 by Polyanthos, Inc.), p. 262
Cornelis and Altie Van Arsdalen had one child, a daughter named Jannetje, named after Altie's mother. Jannetje Van Arsdalen was born about 1689-90, and her mother died shortly after her birth. I have found no primary record of the births of any of Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen's children. There is a strange absence of records of the Reformed Dutch Church during the period of his children's births. The dates we do have are approximations, or come from secondary sources such as family Bible records.
On 02 May 1691, "Cornelis Symonse widower of Aeltie Wellimse Kouwenhoven and Marytie Dirks young dame, both residing at New Amersfoort" were betrothed. Marytie Dirks was the daughter of Dirk Jansen Amerman and Aeltje Pauwelse Van der Beeck (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 20, p. 50; NY Co. Wills 9:438; and NYGBR vol. 67, p.227). This record was filed in "Marriages from the records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York," Volume l, by Josephine C. Frost, 1915, p, 36. This record is often referred to as their marriage date, in error.
In 1695, a Cornelis Simonse was a grand-juryman at the Court of Sessions, and this was suspected by Teunis G. Bergen to be Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen of Flatlands, who signed his name as "Cornelis Symons" and "Cornelis Symonsen," in "Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 262.
In about 1698, a Census of kings County was taken, compiling a list of all the freeholders, their wives, children, apprentices, and slaves on Nassauw Island. Simontz Van Aersdaelen." his wife, six children, and one slave were listed on this document, living in the Town of Flatands, also New Amesfoort. I found a reprint of this record in the book titled "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York Exerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New-York," by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, reprinted by Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, p. 178
On 15 April 1698, in a land conveyance from William Wilkins to Reyneer Vansycklyn in the town of Gravesend, "Cornelis Symonse" was listed owning [land] and [living] nearby. This record can be found in Book No. 2 of Conveyances, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY., pp. 169-170.
On 07 May 1700, Cornelis Simonse Van Arsdalen bought of his father Symon Jansen Van Arsdalen a farm in Gravesend, which he sold to his younger brother John or Jan Simonse Van Aersdalen on 10 May 1700, as per Gravesend records ("Early Settlers of Kings County," p. 308).
On 03 April 1705, "Cornelis Van Arsdalen" was a witness to an agreement at a town meeting to divide the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: Flatlands Neck, an agreement which was not settled until 1718-19. This record comes from the book titled, "The Civil, Political, Professional and Ecclesiastical History and Commercial and Industrial Record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N, Y. From 1683 to 1884," by Henry R. Stiles, Volume l, New York, undated, p. 71.
On the 1715 list of officers and soldiers belonging to the regiment of Militia in Kings County, "Cornelius Simason" (he was about 50 years old) was listed in "The Troop." This record can be found on p. 181 of O'Callaghan's book, "Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York".
On 26 December 1718, the Board of Supervisors for Kings Co., in the Province of New York, met and "Cornelius Vanarsdale" represented Flatlands. This record can be found in Stiles, p. 379.
On 25 December 1718, a division of the common woodlands at Canarsie, aka: De Baye's Neck or Flatlands Neck, was advertised, and on 20 April 1719 the division was made at Amersfoordt naming "Cornelis Van Arsdalen." On 04 May 1719 "Cornelis Van Arsdalen was allotted 9-4/5 acres of Lot No. 23 at Fresh Kills Point, 40-7/10 acres of Lot No. 14 at the Great Division named the Neck, and 4-9/10 acres of Lot No. 16 at Kanasing" (op cit, p. 72).
In 1738, a list of all the Inhabitants of the Township of Flatt Lands, in Kings County was taken, giving whites and blacks, males and females. It listed "cornlvs van arsdalen" in a household with four white males above 10 years, and four white females above 10 years (O'Callaghan, p. 240).
All the records cited above suggest that Cornelis Sijmonsen Van Aersdalen lived in Flatlands or Gravesend continously from 1681-1738. However, I have often seen it said that he may have also lived in Somerset County, East Jersey during this period. I can neither confirm or deny this claim, since I have not seen the proof.
On 25 April 1738, Cornelis Van Aersdalen" wrote his will living in Flatlands, Kings County on the Island of Nassauw, and this will was proved on 19 April 1745 in New York County, in the province of New York. His will was preserved in its recorded form in the Surrogate's office in the County of New York, Liber 15, page 380.
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