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Descendants of Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk




Generation No. 1


      1. Laurens Andriessen1 Van Buskirk was born Unknown in Holstein, Denmark1, and died July 13, 1694 in Bergen Co., NJ. He married Jannetje Jans December 12, 1658 in Old Dutch Church, Staten Is., New Amsterdam, daughter of Tuman Jans and Neeltje Weber. She was born Unknown in Holland, and died March 19, 1691/92 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ.

Notes for Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk:
Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk, was the first of all Van Buskirks, he came to North America from Holstein, Denmark via Holland prior to 1654. His name was originally Andriessen or Andresen as it appears in several records. He could have come to New Amsterdam prior to 1642 as there are records of a Laurens Andriessen as early as 1642. Under the common practice at the time his name was Laurens, son of Andries. It is known that the first recorded use of the Van Buskirk name was June 29, 1656 when a lot was purchased on Broad St. in the name of Laurens Andriessen van Buskerk. It is a matter of conjecture that Laurens decided that if he was living with the Dutch he might as well be Dutch. The etymology of the Dutch name Van Buskirk, indicates a reference to a church (Kirche) in the bush or woods (Busch). It is possible that the name refers to a location in the then Danish Duchy of Holstein but it is probable that the name is derived from living on premises by a church near the woods. He seems to have obtained these premises in 1656, and added to them in 1659 and 1660 when he purchased land from a church in what was then known as the church yard between Morris and Rector Streets on the west side of what was to become Broadway in New York City. In 1660 he is listed at building 14, in Block A of New Amsterdam.
The surname is not known in Europe. His marriage is in the records of the Old Dutch Church, Staten Island, NY.
On Tuesday July 25, 1656 his name appears in the Court records of new Amsterdam as follows:
"Laurens And van Boskerk, turner here, appeared in Court complaining, that Frederick Andryaensen, his man, ran away from him last Sunday morning without either words or reason and he hired him in Amsterdam for three years and he is bound yet for more than a year; requests that he be constrained by order of the Court to serve out his time. The petitioner was ordered by the Court to cause the above named Aryaensen to be summoned before the Court by next Thursday, then to institute his action against him and exhibit his contract, when further disposition shall be made therein." A later record in November 1656 reflects that Laurens lost the case of complaint.
Official records show that he took an important part in the business life of New Amsterdam. He purchased property and took a leading part in government affairs under the Dutch and the English. He was the first coroner of Bergen Co. NJ, A justice of the peace for Bergen Co. and commissioned as a judge of the Court of Common Right. He was also selected as a member of Council by Governor Carteret. On February 21, 1664 he was on a committee that sent a petition requesting construction of a blockhouse at each gate to the village of Bergen. He took the oath of allegiance on November 2, 1665.
He was involved in business interests in New Amsterdam, later New York and still later in New Jersey.
The will of Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk and Jannetje Jans was prepared on August 29, 1679 in Bergen, NJ. In that will their four sons are named in addition to her three sons, Barent, Cornelis and Johannis by her previous marriage to Cristiaen Barents.
It should be noted that the location of events is sometimes misleading in New York and New Jersey. There were no counties prior to 1683 and the government of both States was under the Governor of New York until 1702. Until 1664 The records reflect the location as New Amsterdam. After 1664 and up to 1702 there was New York and East Jersey Province.
Most of the basic information on the VanBuskirk and Buskirk families down to the early 1800's has been obtained from the "Van Buskirk Genealogy", researched and prepared by Irene English Shoemaker, 1990. Information from the "Van Buskirk News" and other sources has been added when it is available. Many of the more recent dates and names have been obtained from other Buskirk and Van Buskirk family histories. There are references to sources of information on individuals under their names.

Notes for Jannetje Jans:
The records show that Christian Barentsen Van Hoorn died on July 26, 1658 and that approval on the settlement of his estate at South River, DE was requested on September 5, 1658 because of the desire of Jannetje Jans to return to New Amsterdam. Their three sons, Barent, Cornelis and Johnnis, are named in a will prepared August 29, 1679.
     
Children of Laurens Van Buskirk and Jannetje Jans are:
+ 2 i.   Andries Laurens2 Van Buskirk, born Bef. March 03, 1659/60 in NY; died April 01, 1732 in Constables Hook, NJ.
+ 3 ii.   Laurens Van Buskirk, born Abt. 1662 in New Amsterdam; died Bef. January 04, 1723/24 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ.
+ 4 iii.   Pieter Van Buskirk, born Bef. January 01, 1665/66 in Bergen Co., NJ; died July 31, 1738 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ.
+ 5 iv.   Thomas Van Buskirk, born 1668 in Bergen Co., NJ; died Bef. October 20, 1748 in Reading Township, Hunterdon Co., NJ.


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