Hendrick was born about 1635, however the exact date is not known. He died between May 5th and June 6th 1704.
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Hendrick Jacobsson was a soldier on his arrival in New Sweden in 1654. He soon married Gertrude and was one of the original 1663 patentees of Calcon Hook.
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"The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware"
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Hendrick Jacobsson (Brandywine Creek, Christiana hundred, 238 acres) arrived in New Sweden as a soldier in 1654 and was stationed at Fort Christiana in 1655. He married about this time and settled at Calcon Hook, where he was named one of the owners in a 1663 Dutch patent, later confirmed by the English. About 1676 Hendrick also acquired a half-interest in 100 acres on Crum Creek owned by Nils Mattsson and was living at that location in February 1683/4 when he and his son Jacob Hendricksson posted bond for his wife Gertrude's good behavior. Like Nils' wife, she had been accused of witchcraft. Hendrick Jacobsson soon moved with his family to New Castle County where, on 20 March 1686, he acquired 100 acres on the south side of Brandywine Creek from Timen Stiddem's five sons...On 25 June 1701, Hendrick Jacobsson, 'now very ancient,' testified...Hendrick's will, drafted and witnessed by his son-in-law Charles Springer, was dated 5 May 1704 and proved 6 June 1704. His will. His family in 1671 included sons named Jacob, Hendrick, and Johan Hendricksson and daughters Catharina and Maria Hendricksdotter
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Hendrick Jacobsson was a soldier on his arrival in New Sweden in 1654. He soon married Gertrude and was one of the original 1663 patentees of Calcon Hook.
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"The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware"
Page 111
Hendrick Jacobsson (Brandywine Creek, Christiana hundred, 238 acres) arrived in New Sweden as a soldier in 1654 and was stationed at Fort Christiana in 1655. He married about this time and settled at Calcon Hook, where he was named one of the owners in a 1663 Dutch patent, later confirmed by the English. About 1676 Hendrick also acquired a half-interest in 100 acres on Crum Creek owned by Nils Mattsson and was living at that location in February 1683/4 when he and his son Jacob Hendricksson posted bond for his wife Gertrude's good behavior. Like Nils' wife, she had been accused of witchcraft. Hendrick Jacobsson soon moved with his family to New Castle County where, on 20 March 1686, he acquired 100 acres on the south side of Brandywine Creek from Timen Stiddem's five sons...On 25 June 1701, Hendrick Jacobsson, 'now very ancient,' testified...Hendrick's will, drafted and witnessed by his son-in-law Charles Springer, was dated 5 May 1704 and proved 6 June 1704. His will. His family in 1671 included sons named Jacob, Hendrick, and Johan Hendricksson and daughters Catharina and Maria Hendricksdotter
Hendrick was born about 1635, however the exact date is not known. He died between May 5th and June 6th 1704.
*****
Hendrick Jacobsson was a soldier on his arrival in New Sweden in 1654. He soon married Gertrude and was one of the original 1663 patentees of Calcon Hook.
*****
"The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware"
Page 111
Hendrick Jacobsson (Brandywine Creek, Christiana hundred, 238 acres) arrived in New Sweden as a soldier in 1654 and was stationed at Fort Christiana in 1655. He married about this time and settled at Calcon Hook, where he was named one of the owners in a 1663 Dutch patent, later confirmed by the English. About 1676 Hendrick also acquired a half-interest in 100 acres on Crum Creek owned by Nils Mattsson and was living at that location in February 1683/4 when he and his son Jacob Hendricksson posted bond for his wife Gertrude's good behavior. Like Nils' wife, she had been accused of witchcraft. Hendrick Jacobsson soon moved with his family to New Castle County where, on 20 March 1686, he acquired 100 acres on the south side of Brandywine Creek from Timen Stiddem's five sons...On 25 June 1701, Hendrick Jacobsson, 'now very ancient,' testified...Hendrick's will, drafted and witnessed by his son-in-law Charles Springer, was dated 5 May 1704 and proved 6 June 1704. His will. His family in 1671 included sons named Jacob, Hendrick, and Johan Hendricksson and daughters Catharina and Maria Hendricksdotter
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Hendrick Jacobsson was a soldier on his arrival in New Sweden in 1654. He soon married Gertrude and was one of the original 1663 patentees of Calcon Hook.
*****
"The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware"
Page 111
Hendrick Jacobsson (Brandywine Creek, Christiana hundred, 238 acres) arrived in New Sweden as a soldier in 1654 and was stationed at Fort Christiana in 1655. He married about this time and settled at Calcon Hook, where he was named one of the owners in a 1663 Dutch patent, later confirmed by the English. About 1676 Hendrick also acquired a half-interest in 100 acres on Crum Creek owned by Nils Mattsson and was living at that location in February 1683/4 when he and his son Jacob Hendricksson posted bond for his wife Gertrude's good behavior. Like Nils' wife, she had been accused of witchcraft. Hendrick Jacobsson soon moved with his family to New Castle County where, on 20 March 1686, he acquired 100 acres on the south side of Brandywine Creek from Timen Stiddem's five sons...On 25 June 1701, Hendrick Jacobsson, 'now very ancient,' testified...Hendrick's will, drafted and witnessed by his son-in-law Charles Springer, was dated 5 May 1704 and proved 6 June 1704. His will. His family in 1671 included sons named Jacob, Hendrick, and Johan Hendricksson and daughters Catharina and Maria Hendricksdotter
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