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Descendants of Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt




Generation No. 1


      1. Jan Aertsen2 Vanderbilt (Aert1) (Source: (1) Singleton, Esther, "Dutch New York".., (2) Rand, Jean M., "Some Descendants of Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt".., (3) Bergen, Teunis G. "Register of The Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island" New York, 1881.., (4) Hazelton, Henry Isham "The Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, Counties of Nassau, and Suffolk, Long Island 1609-1924" Volumes 1-V.., (5) Philby, and Carol Meyers "Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1538-1940" Family Tree Maker's "Family Archives, 1999 update, CD#354.., (6) Croffet, W. A. "The Vanderbilts and The Story of Their Fortune", 1886.., (7) De Jung, Gerald F. "The Dutch in America, 1619-1874", Boston, 1878.., (8) O'Callaghan, Edmund B., "Calender of Historical Manuscripts in the office of the secretary of state, Albany, N.Y., Part 1, Dutch, 1630-1664".., (9) Rand, Jean M. "Some Descendants of Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt"..) was born Abt. 1625 in Bilt, Utrecht, Holland, and died February 03, 1704/05 in Bergen Dutch Reformed church Cemetery, Bergen, New Jersey. He married (1) Annetje Hendricks February 06, 1649/50 in New York Dutch Reformed church, New York city. She was born Abt. 1629 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, and died Abt. October 1655 in New Amsterdam. He married (2) Divertje Cornelis Abt. 1657 in New Amsterdam, daughter of Pieter Cornelisz and Divertje. She was born Abt. 1609 in Debeemster, Noord, Holland, and died Bef. December 11, 1681 in Bergen County, New Jersey. He married (3) Madeleentje Hanse December 10, 1681 in Bergen Dutch Reformed church, Bergen, New Jersey.

Notes for Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt:
Jan was witness to a baptism in the Brooklyn Dutch Reformed church on 29 August, 1686. He was also a witness, along with Joris Rappalje to a baptism in the NYDRC on 20 December, 1643. Jan Van de Bildt was witness to a baptism in the NYDRC on 10 Sept., 1651. On 02 July, 1670 he was once again a witness to a baptism in the NYDRC. He was a witness to a baptism in the Bergen Dutch Reformed church on 02 April, 1683. He was also a witness in this church on 05 October, 1685. In his last marriage record in the Bergen DRC he, and his wife Maddeleentje Hanse were listed as widowers. At first Jan only used the last name of Aertsen, However, after 1680 or so he started to be identified with the last name of Vanderbilt. Jan was probably the ancestral beginning of the Vanderbilt family of America, even though there may have been some with this surname who are not related. Little did he know that his ancestors would become American Icons in the 1800's, and early 1900's. The date of Jan's arrival in New Amsterdam is not known, but records show that he was indentured on 12 October, 1640 to Pieter Wholfertsen Van Cowenhoven for 3 years. After the 3 years Jan was able to acquire his own land in Brooklyn. In 1643 Jan Aertsen participated in the Esopus wars with the Indians. By 1663 he was living in New Amsterdam, and on 16 Dec., 1666 he was a witness to the guardianship of the late Jan Claesz's children. On 05 Feb., 1667 he mortgaged a Bouwery (Farm) in Flushing, Long Island to Nicholas de Meyer. In 1683 he was the overseer of roads in Flatbush, Brooklyn. In 1694 he owned land in Bergen, New Jersey. He was a hard worker, and he prospered in his new homeland. He died in Bergen, but he still owned land in Brooklyn. A review of New Amsterdam court records shows that "Jan Van der Bil, with his wife Anneke Hendricx" appeared on 10 March, a1653 in a court case as a defendant against Matewis Vos, the city Curator. It was in regards to a debt owed Matewis of 54 florins. On 11 August, 1653 Joris Stevenson went to court with Jan Vanderbilt. He wanted the 54 florins stated above, claiming that the moneys were due to him, but Jan stated that he was away on business up the great river (Hudson) in Fort Orange (Albany), and did not have time to pay. Also on 18 August, 1653 both Teunis Kraey, and Addriaen Reysen stated that Jan owed them money also. On 13 April, 1660 Jan Vanderbilt collected money for rent on a property in New Amsterdam. On 13 June, 1662 Jan was a defendant against Pieter Jacobzen Marius. Pieter stated that he paid Jan to clean up his estate, but that he did not do so. By 1682 Jan moved to Bergen, New Jersey, and he joined the Bergen Dutch Reformed church at this time. Jan married three times, and it is not entirely clear which of the later children belong to which wife.

Notes for Divertje Cornelis:
At the time of her second marriage to Jan Aertsen Vanderbilt, she was listed as the widow of Lubbert Gysbertsen. She came to New Amsterdam in 1634. Her age is in some disagreement, for she was probably too old to have given birth to some of these children.

Notes for Madeleentje Hanse:
There also exists a marriage record in the Flatbush DRC in Brooklyn for this couple on 10 Dec., 1681. Between the years of 1657-1660 she, and her first husband Hendrick Spier went back to Holland. They returned to the colony, and on 07 July, 1674 Hendrick, and his family were living in Bergen, New Jersey.
     
Children of Jan Vanderbilt and Annetje Hendricks are:
  2 i.   Gerritje Janse3 Vanderbilt, born December 04, 1650 in New York Dutch Reformed church.. She married (1) Jan Spigelaer Abt. 1677 in Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York. She married (2) Pieter Billyou January 19, 1695/96 in Brooklyn, New York.
+ 3 ii.   Aris Janse Vanderbilt, born April 20, 1651 in New York Dutch Reformed church; died Abt. 1715.
  4 iii.   Marritie Janse Vanderbilt, born December 03, 1651 in New York Dutch Reformed church.. She married Rem Remsen Van der Beeck Abt. 1679.
  Notes for Marritie Janse Vanderbilt:
Witness to the baptism were Keppe Sebage, and Wyntie Elberts.

  5 iv.   Aert Vanderbilt, born April 20, 1653 in New York Dutch Reformed church..
  Notes for Aert Vanderbilt:
Witness to his baptism were Albert Janszen, and Cornelis Zen Coely, and Belitje Cornelis.

+ 6 v.   Jan Janse Vanderbilt, born Abt. 1654 in New Amsterdam; died Aft. 1735 in New Utrecht, Long Island, New York.
+ 7 vi.   Jacob Janse Vanderbilt, born Abt. 1655 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York; died Aft. 1721 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.


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