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Descendants of Willem Adrianse Bennet

Generation No. 1

      1. Willem Adrianse² Bennet (Adrien¹ Benet)^1,^2,^3,^4,^5,^6,^7,^8,^9,^10,^11,^12,^13,^14,¹⁵ was born Abt. 1604 in France, or Holland, and died Abt. 1644 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York. He married Maria Baddie Abt. 1636 in New Amsterdam, daughter of Thomas Badie and Aeltie Braconie. She was born Abt. 1608 in Utrecht, Holland, and died Aft. 1690 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York.

Notes for Willem Adrianse Bennet:
Willem Adrianense Bennet was probably born in either France, or Holland. The surname was probably originally written as Benet, or Binet. He was probably a French Huguenot, for his religion was Reformed. Willem, along with Jacques Bentyn were among the first white settlers to acquire land on Long Island. He was found there ca. 1636, so this means he came over just before that date no doubt, first making home in New Amsterdam, just across the river. By trade he was a Cooper, wheel and barrel maker, and he was killed by local Leni Lanapi Indians in one of their raids on the New Amsterdam villages. The date of his death is given as 1644. Some records, without proof state that he lived in Denmark for a short while before going to Holland, and then New Amsterdam. In 1636 he purchased a large farm of 936 acres of land in Gowanus. Jacques Bentyn lived next to him, and they were good friends, and helped each other clear much of the acreage. But on 26 Dec., 1639 Jacques sold his land to Willem. Willem's lands were patented on 09 Sept., 1644 by Governor Kieft, with Mary Thomas Badie's signature on the document. The land was located on the present day site between 28th, and 41st streets in downtown Brooklyn, New York. It included part of the present day Greenwood Cemetery. Willem died between 09 march, 1644, and 09 Sept., 1644 when his house was burned down by the Indians, he was killed while standing on his porch defending his homestead.       His wife Maritye Thomas was the widow of Jacob Verdon, and she married a second time to Willem. After Willem's death she remarried a third time to Paulus Van Der Beeck. Her properties included a Bouwery (farm) in the Gowanus valley. By her third marriage she had issue of Catherine Van Der Beeck, Coenradt Van Der Beeck, Aeltje Van Der Beeck, Paulus Van Der Beeck, Hester Van Der Beeck, and Isaac Van Der Beeck. On 15 Feby., 1663 Maritye Thomas, widow of Willem made a deposition in Gowanus. It is as follows "Today, the 15th of Feby., 1663, appeared before me, Walewyn Van Der Veen, notary public, etc., Maritie Tomas, formerly widow of Jacob Verdon, then of Willem Ariensen Bennet, and now the wife of Poulus Van Der Beeck, who at the request of her sons, Tomas Jacobsen Verdon, and Willem Willemsen Bennet, by her aforesaid first, and second husbands, declared that after the death of her said second husband, Wilem Ariensen Bennet, she and her first child's guardians have found, as there had never been a partition of their property in common, which she brought to her present husband Mr. Paulus Van Der Beeck, that after her house had been burned, and destroyed in the war with the savages about 19 years ago first of a Bouwery, and valley in Gouwanes according to the patent thereof, then a lot with a house on the Beaver's graft in this city, upon which there were still to be paid 100 florins, further a hand mill with belongings, sold by her present husband Van Der Beeck to Albert Pietersen Molenaer, also a press with belongings to set up a corn stack, four iron hoops for a stack, a plough share, and what else belongs to a plough, a cow with her first calf, two goats, 70 skepels of wheat, a hogshead of spun tobacco, delivered At 14 St. the pound, and cash paid for it and received, half an aem of brandy; besides the aforesaid her said second husband's cooper's tools with furniture, and household goods. Said estate was, however, indebted for 600 florins to be paid to Jacob Stoffelssen for a mare, which having been paid said Jacob Stoffelsen gave her, the affiance, for the prompt payment, a cow with her first calf. Herewith she closed her deposition promising, if necessary and she be asked, to confirm it under oath. Thus done and signed in the presence of Jacob Sam, and Willem Bogardt as witnesses, who; signed this record with me, the Notary, on the day as above." Willem was the son of Adrien Bennet (see pedigree Charts).

Notes for Maria Baddie:
She was a witness to a baptism in the NYDRC on 20 April, 1690. Marie Badie came to New Amsterdam in 1636 with her daughter Magdalena, and she was pregnant at this time with her son Thomas Jacobs Verdon. The children's father probably did not come to the new world. Marie made her home in New Amsterdam, and then moved to Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York.

Children of Willem Bennet and Maria Baddie are:

+	2	i.	Adriaen Willemse³ Bennet, born Abt. 1636 in Gowanus, brooklyn, new york.
+	3	ii.	Willem Willemse Bennet, born Abt. 1638 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York; died Abt. 1698 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York.
	4	iii.	Christian Bennet, born June 06, 1641 in New Amsterdam.
	5	iv.	Christian Bennet, born March 30, 1642 in New York Dutch Reformed church..
+	6	v.	Marritye Jacobs Willemse Bennet, born March 09, 1643/44 in New York Dutch Reformed church.

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