Epke Banta - generation II (son of Jacob Epkesz Te Bonta) He came to America in 1659.
Owner of a windmill near Minnertsga, Friesland, the Netherlands or Holland. He was a miller in Oosterbierum and Minnertsga. In 1652, he and his wife bought a house in the village of Oosterbeirum, but sold it at a loss in 1655, returning to Minnertsga.
Records show that he was arrested on October 8, 1656 and fined for permitting a Roman Catholic priest into his house to baptise his child (probably Hendrick). The state religion was the Reformed Protestant Church. Regardless, Epke and his descendants were staunch supporters of the Dutch Reformed Church.
It is not known why Epke and his family left the Netherlands for America, but he is known to have had financial problems. He and his family left the Netherlands in late 1658 or early 1659 from Harlingen on the ship "DeTrouw" for New Amsterdam. The ship sailed to the Canary Islands, then the West Indies and then north along Virginia to New Amsterdam (later renamed New York by the British), arriving on 12 Feb 1659.
Pennsylvania Historical Digital Archives
Captain of the ship was Jan Jansen Bestevaer who received 259 florins for Jacob's family passage. By 12 Feb 1660 Stuyvescant had bought all of the land from the Esopus Indians but had to force them out of the area with the help of the Mohawk Indians. Some Indians were shipped to the West Indies. In 1664 the English invaded New Amsterdam and Stuyvescant surrendered. Taxes increased.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Epke and family settled in Vlissingen (now Flushing), Long Island. He became an Innkeeper, an important person. There he spent the next 16 years. In 1671 he bought a new mill in Jamaica, Long Island. Milling had been his occupation in the Netherlandst. The mill was built on the river between Old Town Neck and Long Neck. In 1675 he sold the mill to Joseph Carpenter and Caleb Carmen and he moved to Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey (now Jersey City).
Epke was an upstanding and respected citizen, and on February 18, 1679 he was appointed as a Magistrates Assistant to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, under Captain John Berry. The Court, on which Epke served, met semiannually and had jurisdiction of all indictable crimes.
Berks County Genealogical Society
In 1681 Jacob purchased 183 acres at Hackensack among the earliest settlers there. In 1686 Jacob purchased another 240 acres North of what is now Cherry Hill encompassing what was previously called Sluckup. A stone farmhouse he built was still standing in 1985 but was converted to a garage at 1184 Edgewater Ave. on the bank of Overpeck Cr.
Epke Jacob was arrested in 1686 by the Sheriff of Bergen Co., with other land owners for rioting and for refusing to obey the King's authority.
He died some place in Northern NJ between the years of 1686-1690
Owner of a windmill near Minnertsga, Friesland, the Netherlands or Holland. He was a miller in Oosterbierum and Minnertsga. In 1652, he and his wife bought a house in the village of Oosterbeirum, but sold it at a loss in 1655, returning to Minnertsga.
Records show that he was arrested on October 8, 1656 and fined for permitting a Roman Catholic priest into his house to baptise his child (probably Hendrick). The state religion was the Reformed Protestant Church. Regardless, Epke and his descendants were staunch supporters of the Dutch Reformed Church.
It is not known why Epke and his family left the Netherlands for America, but he is known to have had financial problems. He and his family left the Netherlands in late 1658 or early 1659 from Harlingen on the ship "DeTrouw" for New Amsterdam. The ship sailed to the Canary Islands, then the West Indies and then north along Virginia to New Amsterdam (later renamed New York by the British), arriving on 12 Feb 1659.
Pennsylvania Historical Digital Archives
Captain of the ship was Jan Jansen Bestevaer who received 259 florins for Jacob's family passage. By 12 Feb 1660 Stuyvescant had bought all of the land from the Esopus Indians but had to force them out of the area with the help of the Mohawk Indians. Some Indians were shipped to the West Indies. In 1664 the English invaded New Amsterdam and Stuyvescant surrendered. Taxes increased.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Epke and family settled in Vlissingen (now Flushing), Long Island. He became an Innkeeper, an important person. There he spent the next 16 years. In 1671 he bought a new mill in Jamaica, Long Island. Milling had been his occupation in the Netherlandst. The mill was built on the river between Old Town Neck and Long Neck. In 1675 he sold the mill to Joseph Carpenter and Caleb Carmen and he moved to Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey (now Jersey City).
Epke was an upstanding and respected citizen, and on February 18, 1679 he was appointed as a Magistrates Assistant to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, under Captain John Berry. The Court, on which Epke served, met semiannually and had jurisdiction of all indictable crimes.
Berks County Genealogical Society
In 1681 Jacob purchased 183 acres at Hackensack among the earliest settlers there. In 1686 Jacob purchased another 240 acres North of what is now Cherry Hill encompassing what was previously called Sluckup. A stone farmhouse he built was still standing in 1985 but was converted to a garage at 1184 Edgewater Ave. on the bank of Overpeck Cr.
Epke Jacob was arrested in 1686 by the Sheriff of Bergen Co., with other land owners for rioting and for refusing to obey the King's authority.
He died some place in Northern NJ between the years of 1686-1690
Epke Banta - generation II (son of Jacob Epkesz Te Bonta) He came to America in 1659.
Owner of a windmill near Minnertsga, Friesland, the Netherlands or Holland. He was a miller in Oosterbierum and Minnertsga. In 1652, he and his wife bought a house in the village of Oosterbeirum, but sold it at a loss in 1655, returning to Minnertsga.
Records show that he was arrested on October 8, 1656 and fined for permitting a Roman Catholic priest into his house to baptise his child (probably Hendrick). The state religion was the Reformed Protestant Church. Regardless, Epke and his descendants were staunch supporters of the Dutch Reformed Church.
It is not known why Epke and his family left the Netherlands for America, but he is known to have had financial problems. He and his family left the Netherlands in late 1658 or early 1659 from Harlingen on the ship "DeTrouw" for New Amsterdam. The ship sailed to the Canary Islands, then the West Indies and then north along Virginia to New Amsterdam (later renamed New York by the British), arriving on 12 Feb 1659.
Pennsylvania Historical Digital Archives
Captain of the ship was Jan Jansen Bestevaer who received 259 florins for Jacob's family passage. By 12 Feb 1660 Stuyvescant had bought all of the land from the Esopus Indians but had to force them out of the area with the help of the Mohawk Indians. Some Indians were shipped to the West Indies. In 1664 the English invaded New Amsterdam and Stuyvescant surrendered. Taxes increased.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Epke and family settled in Vlissingen (now Flushing), Long Island. He became an Innkeeper, an important person. There he spent the next 16 years. In 1671 he bought a new mill in Jamaica, Long Island. Milling had been his occupation in the Netherlandst. The mill was built on the river between Old Town Neck and Long Neck. In 1675 he sold the mill to Joseph Carpenter and Caleb Carmen and he moved to Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey (now Jersey City).
Epke was an upstanding and respected citizen, and on February 18, 1679 he was appointed as a Magistrates Assistant to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, under Captain John Berry. The Court, on which Epke served, met semiannually and had jurisdiction of all indictable crimes.
Berks County Genealogical Society
In 1681 Jacob purchased 183 acres at Hackensack among the earliest settlers there. In 1686 Jacob purchased another 240 acres North of what is now Cherry Hill encompassing what was previously called Sluckup. A stone farmhouse he built was still standing in 1985 but was converted to a garage at 1184 Edgewater Ave. on the bank of Overpeck Cr.
Epke Jacob was arrested in 1686 by the Sheriff of Bergen Co., with other land owners for rioting and for refusing to obey the King's authority.
He died some place in Northern NJ between the years of 1686-1690
Owner of a windmill near Minnertsga, Friesland, the Netherlands or Holland. He was a miller in Oosterbierum and Minnertsga. In 1652, he and his wife bought a house in the village of Oosterbeirum, but sold it at a loss in 1655, returning to Minnertsga.
Records show that he was arrested on October 8, 1656 and fined for permitting a Roman Catholic priest into his house to baptise his child (probably Hendrick). The state religion was the Reformed Protestant Church. Regardless, Epke and his descendants were staunch supporters of the Dutch Reformed Church.
It is not known why Epke and his family left the Netherlands for America, but he is known to have had financial problems. He and his family left the Netherlands in late 1658 or early 1659 from Harlingen on the ship "DeTrouw" for New Amsterdam. The ship sailed to the Canary Islands, then the West Indies and then north along Virginia to New Amsterdam (later renamed New York by the British), arriving on 12 Feb 1659.
Pennsylvania Historical Digital Archives
Captain of the ship was Jan Jansen Bestevaer who received 259 florins for Jacob's family passage. By 12 Feb 1660 Stuyvescant had bought all of the land from the Esopus Indians but had to force them out of the area with the help of the Mohawk Indians. Some Indians were shipped to the West Indies. In 1664 the English invaded New Amsterdam and Stuyvescant surrendered. Taxes increased.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Epke and family settled in Vlissingen (now Flushing), Long Island. He became an Innkeeper, an important person. There he spent the next 16 years. In 1671 he bought a new mill in Jamaica, Long Island. Milling had been his occupation in the Netherlandst. The mill was built on the river between Old Town Neck and Long Neck. In 1675 he sold the mill to Joseph Carpenter and Caleb Carmen and he moved to Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey (now Jersey City).
Epke was an upstanding and respected citizen, and on February 18, 1679 he was appointed as a Magistrates Assistant to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, under Captain John Berry. The Court, on which Epke served, met semiannually and had jurisdiction of all indictable crimes.
Berks County Genealogical Society
In 1681 Jacob purchased 183 acres at Hackensack among the earliest settlers there. In 1686 Jacob purchased another 240 acres North of what is now Cherry Hill encompassing what was previously called Sluckup. A stone farmhouse he built was still standing in 1985 but was converted to a garage at 1184 Edgewater Ave. on the bank of Overpeck Cr.
Epke Jacob was arrested in 1686 by the Sheriff of Bergen Co., with other land owners for rioting and for refusing to obey the King's authority.
He died some place in Northern NJ between the years of 1686-1690
