Brooks/Shipley Genealogy
Generation 12
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Includes Denyse, Seals/Seales, Arentsen/Arendsz, Van Nuyse, Vonk/Vonck, 
Hendricks, Rapalje, Trico, Bogaert, Bastiaens , Covert, Van Kessell, Spronck/Sprungh, 
Sedelaers/ Sodelaers, Woertman, Teunissen/DeNyse, Brouccard, LeFevre, Vigne(s), Langelan,                Volckertszen/Volkertse/DeNoorman.
                                     

Nys Denyse—G 12
b. 1580 Netherlands.

Family 1:  ?.

1.  Teunis DeNyse/Nyssen, m. Phaebea Seals.
John Seals (Seales)—G 12
b. ~1590 Devonshire, England.
d. New Amsterdam.

“Gwenn F. Epperson, in an article written in 1992, writes that JOHN SEALES was from Little Waldingfield Suffolk England. His marriage is recorded there in the parish register; on 11 Aug 1625 he married PHILLIPA (unknown). He appears in the records of Charlestown MA in 1630. In 1632 he was punished for stealing corn from his neighbors during a time of "great want". In 1633 he was convicted for stealing corn, fish and clapboards; and was whipped and bound as a servant for 3 years. His daughter, Phoebe, was bound for 14 years until she was 21 years of age. In 1637, Mr. Cogshall freed Phoebe because "said girle hath proved over burthensome to him." She was then bound to John Levins of Roxbury MA. After this date, John and his daughter no longer appear in the records of Massachusetts.  By 1638, John appears in the records of New Netherlands. He married as his second wife Mary Roberts. He left a will dated 17 Apr 1645.”

Family 1:  Phillipa ?, m. 8/11/1625 Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, England.

1.  Phaebea (Femmetje) Seals, m. (1) Hendrick Fallix, (2) Teunis DeNyse/Nyssen, (3) Jan Cornissen Buys.
2.  Sarah Seals, b. 7/27/1628.

Family 2:  Maria Roberts(on).

Reynier Arentsen (Reinier Arendsz) —G 12, son of Arent Theunissen Van Hengel, AKA Arent Thennissen Van Heuglen, and Tryntie Reynders.
b. ~1641 Hengel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
d. 9/17/1721 NY.

Family 1:  Jennetje Aukes Van Nuyse, daughter of Aucke Janse Van Nuyse and Magdalena Pieterse, b. 12/10/1648 New Amsterdam, NY, m. 4/28/1666 NY.

1.  Tryntie Reyniersen, b. ~1667 Flatbush, NY, d. 1691 NY, m. Nicholas Van Dyke 4/20/1689 Brooklyn, NY.
2.  Helena Reyniersen, b. ~1669 Six Mile Run, Somerset, NY, m. Charles Fonteyn 8/29/1691 Flatbush, NY.
3.  Myrtie Reyniersen, b. ~1672 Flatbush, NY, m. Joris Van Nest 1698 Brooklyn, NY.
4.  Hendrick Reyniersen, b. ~1675 Flatbush, NY, d. 10/14/1739, m. Margaret Reyniersen.
5.  Auke Reyniersen, m. Ida Vonk.
6.  Barbara Reyniersen, b. 12/26/1679 Flatbush, NY.
7.  Adriantje Reyniersen, b. 3/12/1681/82 Flatbush, NY, m. Jan Probasco 1700 NY.
8.  Gertruyd Reyniersen, b. 6/27/1684 Flatbush, NY.
9.  Barbara Reyniersen, b. 9/6/1685 NY, m. Isaac Van Dyck 1704 NY.
10.Tunis Reyniersen, b. 8/8/1689 Flatbush, NY, d. 1690.
11.Teunis Reyniersen, b. 3/29/1696 Brooklyn, NY, m. Margrietje Valentyne 10/26/1716.

Family 2:  Annetje Hermans.

Cornelius Vonk/Vonck—G 12
b. ~1645.
d. 1681 NY.

Family 1:  Magdalena Hendricks, b. ~1747.

1.  Alida Vonk, b. 8/27/1668 Southampton, NY.
2.  Catherine Vonk, b. 3/9/1669/70 Southampton, NY.
3.  John Vonk, b. 11/15/1671 Southampton, NY.
4.  Magdalena Vonk, b. 5/2/1675 Southampton, NY.
5.  Ida Vonk, m. Auke Reyniersen.
6.  Barbara Vonk, b. 4/16/1679 Southampton, NY.
7.  Hendrick Vonk, b. 1/7/1680/81 Southampton, NY.

Jores/Joris Janszn Rapalje—G 12, son of Gaspard Colet de Rapalje and ? Janssen.
b. 1572 Leyden, Holland or 4/28/1604 Valenciennes, France.
d. 2/21 or 23/1662/63 Brooklyn, NY.

According to one source, the marriage intention of Joris Janszen Rapalje was recorded in Amsterdam on 13 Jan 1623/24 and Joris and Catalyntie  were married in the Walloon Church in Amsterdam on 1/21/1623/24, then the couple departed for America shortly after on the Eendracht, arriving in the spring of 1624  Another source stated Joris and his future wife came to New Amsterdam in 1623 with the first Dutch settlers on the “Unity”, a ship commanded by Arien Jorise.  They sailed under charter of the Dutch West India Company.  After the ship arrived in New York, they were divided into 4 groups of people: one stayed at NY; the others went  to “Harford River”, the Delaware River, and “Fort Orange” (Albany).  Bans were posted in the New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church on 1/13/1964 for a marriage between Joris “from Valenciennes boart-worker (weaver of a certain type of cloth) age 19 residing on Vaelpadt and Catherine Triko from Pris in Walslant accompanied by her sister Mary Fla(m)engh her sister residing in the Flask age 18 years”.  Joris and Catayntie lived in Albany where Sarah was born in 1925, the first white female of European parentage born in New Netherlands (now New York, New Jersey and part of Connecticut).  In 1626, they moved to New Amsterdam (New York).  They lived there for 22 years on the north side of the present Pearl Street near the fort.  Joris was an innkeeper, farmer and seaman.  About 1655, the Rapaljes moved to Long Island in the Walleoght or Wallabout Cove, now Brooklyn.  The land included Fort Greene Park and City Park.  A creek ran through his property and emptied into Wallabout Bay. As a child, Sarah was ferried in a tub between Governor’s Island and Brooklyn.  Joris was a magistrate of Brooklyn and a deacon in the church.  He died at an election of church officers on 2/21/1663.

Family 1:  Catalyntie Trico, daughter of Jeronimus Trico and Michele Sauvagie, b. ~1605 Pri or Pry, Namur, Belgium or Spanish Netherlands, d. 9/11/1689, m. 1/21/1623/24.

1.  Sarah Joris Rapalje, m. (1) Hans Hansen Bergen, (2) Tunis Gysberts Bogaert.
2.  Judith Joris Rapalje, b. 7/5/1624 or 25 New Amsterdam, NY, d. bef. 6/6/1726 Somerset Co., NY, m. Pieter Pietersen Van Nesten.
3.  Marritje Joris Rapalje, b. 3/11 or 16/1626/27 New Amsterdam, NY, m. Michael Paulus Vanderwoort 11/18/1640.
4.  Jannetje Joris Rapalje, b. 8/18/1629 New Amsterdam, NY, d. 1681, m. Rem Jansen Vanderbeck or Vanderbeek 12/21/1642.
5.  Jan Joris Rapalje, b. 8/28/1637 New Amsterdam, NY, d. 1/25/1663, m. Maria Frederickse Lubbertsen or Maer 4/16/1660.
6.  Jacob Joris Rapalje, b. 5/28/1639 New Amsterdam, NY, d. 1643 killed by Indians.
7.  Catalyntje Joris Rapalje, b. 3/28/1641 New Amsterdam, NY, m. Jeremias Jansen Van Westerhout 8/16/1664.
8.  Jeronemus Jorise Rapalje, b. 1/17/1643 or 6/27/1643 New Amsterdam, NY, m. Annetje Teunissen (Denyse) 1663.
9.  Annetje Joris Rapalje, b. 2/8/1645/46 New Amsterdam, NY, m. (1) Marten Ryerse 5/14/1663, (2) Joost Franz/France 1/30/1692.
10.Elizabeth Joris Rapalje, b. 3/26/1648 New Amsterdam, NY, m. Dirck Cornelius Hooglandt.
11.Daniel Joris Rapalje, b. 12/29/1650 New Amsterdam, NY, d. 12/26/1725, m. Sarah Klock 5/27/1674.

Gijsbert Theuniszn Bogaert—G 12, son of Teunis Gijsbertszn InDenBoogaertman and Neeltje Lauren.
b. Schoonrewoerd, Netherlands.
d.  ~12/10/1646 Heykoop, Netherlands.

Family 1:  Aertjien Bastiaens, d. bef. 12/10/1646 Heykoop, Netherlands.

1.  Aalkien Gijsbertse Bogaert, m. Cornelius Stevens.
2.  Neeltjien Gijsbertse Bogaert, m. Gijsbert Teuniszn Middaugh.
3.  Abraham Gijsbertszn Bogaert.
4.  Tunis Gysberts Bogaert, m. (1) Sarah Joris Rapalje, (2) Geertje Janse Langendyck.

Teunis Jans (Janszen) Covert—G 12
b. ~1620-25 Heemstede, Holland, or Lommel, Brabandt, Holland.
d. ~1693 Brooklyn, NY.
First Covert in America. This entry was found in the Book of Marriages of Heemstede: "Teunis Janszen, young man from Lommel, living at Heemstede with Barbara Lucas van Kessel, young dame from Hoorn, living at Amsterdam. These persons were married at Swaegh, a village outide of Hoorn". This entry was made about December 1645. Teunis immigrated with Barbara in 1651 from Heemstede and settled in New Amsterdam.  About 10 years later, he began using the surname “Coevors”, which became “Covert”.  Moved to Bedford in Brooklyn before 1660. Was a magistrate at Bedford, Long Island.   Lived on Markier Plantation. A search was made in the church records of Heemstede and the baptismal records of the first four known children of Teunis were found there.

Family 1:  Barbara Lucas (Jans) Van Kessel, daughter of Lucas Van Kessel, b. ~1625 Hoorn, N. Holland, d. aft. 4/29/1700 Brooklyn, NY, m. ~12/1645 Swaegh, Noordt Holland.

1.  Aechtje Teunise (Agatha) Covert, b. 9/19/1649 Heemstede, Holland, d. 1680-1684 Jamaica, NY, m. Dirk Paulus (Paulszen) Hoff ~1673 or 1678.
2.  Sarah Teunise Covert, b. 4/20/1653 New Amsterdam, d. ~1689, m. Arent Frederickson Blom 4/7/1680 or 3/14/1679/80.
3.  Marretje Teunise Covert, b. 12/20/1654 New Amsterdam, m. Jean Messerole, Jr., 11/26/1682. 4.  Annetje Teunise Covert, b. 8/28/1661 Brooklyn, NY, d. ~1698, m. Garrett Sprong 4/16/1687 Flatbush, NY.
5.  Mauritsz Teunise Covert, b. 12/5/1663 New Amsterdam, d. ~1689 or 1698 Bushwick, NY, m. Antie Fontyn 4/1/1690.
6.  Lucas Teunise Covert, m. Barbara Sprong.
7.  Jannette Teunise Covert, b. 3/29/1647/48 Heemstede, m. Titus Syrach De Vries 3/7/1660 or ~1662 or Jan Hansen Bergen.  There is controversy about this marriage to Bergen or whether she married Syrach DeVries (See Jannetje Teunise, daughter of Teunis DeNyse).
8.  Aeltje Teunise (Alida) Covert, b. ~1652 or 1658 Brooklyn, NY, m. William Post 5/18/1679 Flatlands, NY.
9.  Hans Teunise (John) Covert, m. Jannitze Brokaw--G 11.

Johannes Spronck (Johannis Sprungh)—G 12
b. ~1630-40 Holland.
d. bef. 9/15/1694 Bushwick, Long Island, NY.
Came to New Amsterdam aboard De Bonte Koe in 1660 from Bonn, Drenthe, Northern Holland.  He came over as a soldier to partly pay for his passage because on the books of the East India Company, he still owed 16 guilders. Jan was a blacksmith residing in Flushing, Flatbush and finally settled in Bushwick, NY.

Family 1:  Annetie Sedelaers (Anna/Johanna Sodelaers), b. ~1625 Bergen, Norway, m. (1) Johannes Spronck 10/23/1660 New York, (2) Claes Tunisse Clear 9/15/1694.

1.  Barbara Sprong, m. Lucas Teunise Covert.
2.  Coert (Couvert) Sprongh, b. ~1665.
3.  Gabriel Sprongh, b. ~1665 Brooklyn, NY, d. ~9/4/1726, m. Gertrude Dircksen Woertman 5/28/1692.
4.  Catherine Sprongh, b. 1676, m. Tunis Dircksen Woertman 12/28/1694.
5.  John (Johannes) Sprongh, b. ~2/16/1667, m. Annetje ?.
6.  David Sprongh, b. ~ 1674 Flushing, Long Island, NY, d. ~5/15/1739, m. Rachel Lequier 11/17/1694 or 12/13/1694 Flushing, NY.
7.  Abraham Sprongh, b. ~7/18/1668 NY.
8.  Lucas Sprongh, b. 1678.
9.  Garrett Sprong, b. 4/8/1663, m. Annetje Teunise Covert 4/16/1687 RDC Flatbush, NY.
10. Antje Sprongh, b. ~1672.

Dirck Jansen Woertman—G 12.
b. ~1630 Amsterdam, Holland.
d. aft. 4/10/1694 Brooklyn, NY or aft. 1708.
Emigrated 1647.  Took name of “Woertman” in 1680. Settled in Brooklyn where he owned land and operated the Brooklyn Ferry.  Will dated 4/10/1694.

Family 1:  Marietje Teunissen (Marretje Teunise DeNyse), daughter of Teunis DeNyse/Nyssen and Phaebea (Femmetje) Seals, b. 4/3/1644 New Amsterdam, NY, d. 1690, m. 4/10/1661.

1.  Jan Dickerson Wortman, m. Ann Maria (Andreas) Andries.
2.  Harmtje Dircksen Woertman, b. 6/6/1661 Brooklyn NY, d. ~1705, m. (1) Thomas Willensen Koeck 9/5/1680, (2) Isaac Arentzen Van Hoeck 9/13/1691, (3) Abraham Messler 6/17/1694.
3.  Femmetje Dircksen Woertman, b. 1/6/1663/64 Brooklyn NY, d. bef.1707, m. Jores Remsen 11/1/1684.
4.  Geertruy Dircksen Woertman, b. 1667 Brooklyn, NY, m. Gabriel Janse Sprong 5/28/1692.
5.  Tunis Dircksen Woertman,  b. 12/28/1669 Brooklyn, NY, m. Catherine Sprong 12/28/1694.
6.  Paulus Dircksen Woertman, b. 4/2/1672 Brooklyn, NY; unmarried.
7.  Denys Dircksen Woertman, b. 7/27/1678 Brooklyn, NY, m. Margaret Beekman 5/24/1702.
8.  Lysbeth Dircksen Woertman, b. 4/4/1681 Brooklyn, NY, m. Dirck Van Zutphen.
9.  Annetje Dircksen Woertman, b. 6/15/1684 Brooklyn, NY, m. Isaac De Riemer 4/27/1705.
10. Marretje Dircksen Woertman, b. 11/21/1686 Brooklyn, NY, m. Teunis Bergen.
11. Peter Dircksen Woertman, b.1688 Brooklyn, NY.
12. Lodewick Dircksen Woertman, b. 1690 Brooklyn, NY.
13. Barentje Dircksen Woertman.
14. Andrias Dicksen Woertman.
15. Catherine Woertman, b. 1677 Brooklyn, NY, died young.

Family 2:  Annetje Aukes, widow of Winant Pieterse, daughter of Auke Janse Van Nuyse, m. ~4/9/1691.

Jurian Andriessen/Andries Juriaensen—G 12

Family 1:  Annetje Praa.

1.  Ann Marie Andries, m. Jan Dirckse Woertman.

Daniel Waldron—G 12, son of Jopseph Waldron and Annetje Daniels.
b. 1650 Amsterdam, Holland.
d. ~1691 New Amsterdam.
Daniel lived on the west side of Broad St. between Wall and Beaver St. in NYC.  He was a gunstock maker.  While serving in the city guards, he lost an eye and was seriously wounded by a premature gun discharge on 3/21/1691.

Family 1:  Sarah Rutgers, daughter of Rutger Williamsen Van Landgndyck and Gysbertie Martyns, b. 1643, d. 1/7/1737/38, m. 9/24/1673 New Amsterdam.

1.  Joseph Waldron.
2.  Rutger Waldron.
3.  Annetje Waldron.
4.  Sara Waldron.
5.  Jan Waldron.
6.  Maria Waldron.
7.  Cornelia Waldron.
8.  Catherine Waldron.
9.  Judith Waldron, m. Isaac Selover.

Bourgon Brouccard—G 12
b. 3/1644/45 Bungery, La Rouchelle, France.
d. aft. 1702 Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ.

Family 1:  Catherine LeFevre, m. ~1667 Manheim, Germany.

1.  Jannitze Brokaw, m. Hans Teunise (John) Covert.
2.  Maria Brokaw, b. 1670 Manheim, Germany.
3.  Catherine Brokaw, b. 1672 Manheim, Germany.
4.  Isaac Brokaw, b. 1675 Amsterdam, Holland.
5.  Isaac Brokaw, b. 1676 Brooklyn, NY.
6.  Jacob Brokaw, b. 1678 Brooklyn, NY.
7.  Jan (John) Brokaw, b. 1680 Flatbush, NY.
8.  Peter Brokaw, b. 1682 NY.
9.  Abraham Brokaw, b. 1684 NY.
10. Cathina Brokaw, b. 1686 NY.

Dircks “De Noorman” Volckertszen, AKA Dirck Volkertse, Dirck Holgerson Norman, Dirck Volkerson the Norman, Dirck DeNoorman—G 12
b. ~1595-1600 Norway. 
d. ~1678-1680.

First came to America on a trading voyage with his brother about 1620.  Returned in 1625 from Hoorn, North Holland.  Dirck was a carpenter and eventually became the city carpenter. He and Christina married in New Netherland and lived with her mother and stepfather until “Old Jan” Jan Jansen Damen, her stepfather, made them leave. They moved to Green Point (Bushwick), Long Island until the Indian Wars of 1643-44, then returned to Manhattan and settled on what is now Pearl St., near north Wall St.

There are deeds recorded showing that Dirck owned properties on what is now Wall Street in New York City. In 1638 Dirck leased a bowery and stock from the colony's Governor, Willem Kieft.  Dirck's first farm was northeast of the city wall that later became Wall Street. In 1638 the Indians deeded Brooklyn to the Dutch, and Dirck received a grant of 400 acres with frontage on the East River.  He also had frontage on the two tidal streams or kills that bounded his land, Norman Kill and Mespath Kill. Norman Kill later became Bushwick Creek, and was eventually filled in and the land used to create McCarren Park and industrial properties. Dirck began a stone farm house about 1645, along the East River and facing Norman's Kill where he kept his boats. The house remained occupied for 200 years. In the 1850's the house was torn down, and the knoll believed to contain the family burial plots was leveled to provide sand for construction in Manhattan.