French, Goodwin, Schmitt, and Wetzel Families of OH/IN:Information about Phillippe Maton Wiltsee
Phillippe Maton Wiltsee (b. Abt. 1580, d. 1632)
Notes for Phillippe Maton Wiltsee:
While living in Amsterdam, Phillippe worked in the profession of
dyeing wool.Joined the Dutch West India Company, and sailed to
America with his family on the New Netherland.Phillippe helped build
Fort Orange, but eventually settled with his family at Waalbogt (now
the State of New York).In 1632, he travelled with two of his sons,
Pierre (age 12) and Hendrick (age 9) to Swaanendahl, Delaware, to
investigate the possibility of moving his family there.Phillippe
fell ill, and was being cared for, when the area was attacked by a
tribe of Indians.Everyone in the fort was killed, with the exception
of the two boys, who were abducted by the Indians.
More About Phillippe Maton Wiltsee and Philippette Caron:
Marriage: January 10, 1598/99
More About Phillippe Maton Wiltsee and Fytie (Sophia) Terr Bosch:
Marriage: 1616, Leyden.
Children of Phillippe Maton Wiltsee and Fytie (Sophia) Terr Bosch are:
- Lyntje (Lena) Wiltsee, b. 1618, Amsterdam.
- Pierre Wiltsee, b. 1620, Amsterdam,d., VA.
- +Hendrick Martesen Wiltsee, b. April 1623, at Sea, off the coast of Guiana, d. 1712, Newton, Long Island, N.Y..
- Machel Wiltsee, b. 1625.
- Marten Wiltsee, b. 1627.
- Maria Wiltsee, b. 1629.