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From: "Laurie Lightfoot" <>
Subject: Re: William Hendricksen--?R/T Van Ekelen family?
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 14:14:30 -0400
References: <Pine.OSF.4.10.10004021552010.3013-100000@library.berkeley.edu>


Thanks so much Dorothy---I was sure that there had to be some close
relationship between the two families.
I appreciate your inclusion of a reference article on the NJ
Hendrickson family also.
Laurie
----- Original Message -----
From: Dorothy Koenig <>
To: Laurie Lightfoot <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: William Hendricksen--?R/T Van Ekelen family?


> Dear Laurie, I plugged away at your Hendrikszen/Van Ecklen puzzle
and
> came up with a tentative answer only to discover that Henry Hoff had
> already published the same answer in January 1975! His article,
"Origins
> of the Hendrickson Family of Monmouth County, NJ" is published on
pages
> 1-3 of NYG&BR (Volume 106, number 1).
>
> Henry B. Hoff says, "There is good evidence that William and Daniel
> Hendrickson were the sons of Hendrick Willemsz of Albany and his
wife
> Gisseltje/Geesje [Alberts] Bradt.
>
> Gisseltje Bradt was the daughter of the immigrant Albert Andriessen
Bradt
> by his first wife, Annetje Barents. Gissletje's first husband was
Jan
> Jansen van Eckelen who was in Beverwyck between 1657 and 1667. The
> "widow of Jan van Eewen" paid for the use of the large burial pall
on 23
> Narch 1668.
>
> Gissletje Alberts Bradt m. 2) Hendrick Willemsz.
>
> So the sponsors you found at the baptisms of William Hendrickson and
> Willemptje Lane -- the van Ecklens of various spellings -- were
William
> Hendrickson's half sisters.
>
> You may have noted but not included in your question that Antie Van
Eckele
> was also a sponsor at the baptism on 23 May 1703 in New York of
little
> "Mayke", the daughter of Daniel Hendrickse (William's brother) and
Tryntje
> Van Dyk.
>
> Henry Hoff is of the opinion that Daniel and William Hendrickson
were
> brought to Flatbush by their older half-brother -- Johannes Van
Eckelen --
> when he came to be schoolmaster and sexton of the Dutch Church at
> Flatbush. In 1693 Johannes was also clerk of New Utrecht.
>
> "On 12 August 1683 Johannes van Eekkelen from New Albany married
Tryntje
> Titus from Brooklyn. They resided at Midwood and were married at
New
> Utrecht."
>
> It goes to show what interesting information comes to light when one
> ponders the relationships of recurring baptismal witnesses :-).
>
> Dorothy
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *
> Dorothy A. Koenig
> <
>
> On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Laurie Lightfoot wrote:
>
> > William HENDRICKSEN of Middletown, Monmouth Co, NJ
> > ---died Apr 1711 naming brother Daniel, also of Middletown
executor
> > He & wife, Willemptje LANE had five children:
> > Daniel---placement in sibling group unknown
> > Geesje---placement in sibling group unknown.
> > Jannetje, bp 13 Sep 1699, NY
> > ---sponsors: Johannies Karos & wife Anna VAN EKELE
> > Guisbert, bp 1 Sep 1703, NY
> > ---sponsors: Cornelis Lanen & Tryntie VAN EKELEN
> > Johannes, bp 29 May 1705, Brooklyn
> > --sponsors: Stoffel Schar, Geesje VAN HEKEL
> >
> > Does anyone know of a familial relationship between William
HENDRICKSEN or his wife Willemptje LANEN-VAN PELT and the VAN EKELEN
family?
> >
> > Laurie
> > mailto:
> >
> >
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