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Descendants of Philippe Maton Wiltsee

Generation No. 1

1. PHILIPPE MATON¹ WILTSEE was born 1570 in Wiltz, Luxenberg, and died 1632 in Swanendahl, Delaware. He married (1) PHILLIPPETTE CARON. She was born 1582, and died 1613 in Holland. He married (2) SOPHIA TER BOSCH 1615 in Lyden, Holland. She was born 1595, and died 1646 in Holland.

Notes for PHILIPPE MATON WILTSEE:
Wiltsie Coat Of Arms - "Glory, Bravery, and Honor"

The coat of Arms consists of two wings on a red cap, resting on a "Vol" forming a crest, this being the winged Breast Of a Cambria. The wings rest on a Cap on a Moors head on the middle point of the shield.

This indicates the head Chieftain of the Wiltzi of Luxembourg people of their descent from the Armies of the Cambri Nation of Holland to have had some prowess in a conflict with the Saracen in the Crusade.

The shield is wreathed on each side from the Moor's head to below its lower center with a border of gold and red. A seal rests Conchant upon the dexter point on the wreath.

On the center point in red is a puffin with wings rising, its attitude indicates that it is preparing for flight.

The border in red is regaled in figures, partly birdlike, probably such as were used to adorn ships, the figure of the seal and the puffin as emblem of a nation, also indicates that the nation was familiar with the Habitat and habits of the sea gull, and that they frequented the same coast and sea as the birds.

The Wiltzi Nation of Holland is determined to have been Intrusive and from a country bordering on the sea.

Philippe Maton Wiltsee, was born about 1570 near Wiltze, Luxembourg and was killed by the Mohican Indians in Swanendahl, Delaware in 1632. He was married three times to an unknown first wife, Phillippette Caron (2), and Sophia Ter Bosch (3). His three children with Phillippette came to America with Philippe and Sophia and took the name Martensen as their surname.

After their marriage, Philippe and Sophia moved to Amsterdam, Holland, then in 1623 moved to America. Thereafter, Philippe was murdered by Mohican Indians, and his wife returned to Holland with their youngest daughter.

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Philippe Maton Wiltse, founder of the Wiltsee family of America, arrived in New Amsterdam, New York, in the year 1623, from Holland on the Dutch ship, New Netherland. He and his wife, Sophia Ter Bosch, with their five children and two servants, were in a group of 30 families that the Dutch West Indies Company fitted out for the trip.

Philippe used the name Maton, which is French for Martin, in some of his early travels. Others of the Wiltzi clan used other ways of spelling in those days such as Wils, Wilts, Wyltse, Wiltie, etc.

We find first the Wiltzi's along the shores of what is now the Baltic Sea, known as the Duchy of Mecklenburg in Prussia. These Wiltzi's constituted the Cambric and Teutonic tribes of which Philippe's ancestors were a part. They scattered over France, Germany, and some into England. The city of Wilton in England was named after them. King Edward of England indicated that, "north of the old Saxon are the Cherites and north east of them is the home of the Wyltie's who then were called the men of Havel."

As a young man, Philippe fought with the French in Price Maurice's army of Holland against the Spanish and Germans in 1597.

On arrival in America, Philippe and his family landed in New Amsterdam, now New York, and assisted in building Fort Orange and Fort Williams. After some years in that vicinity, he moved his family to Waalbogt, where it was a little safer from the Indians. There, he heard of a new settlement that was being opened up at Swanendahl. He thought it looked more promising that at Waalbogt, so he decided to go there and investigated the feasibility of moving his family. Taking his two sons, Pierre and Hendrick, and one servant, he left for Swanendahl in the summer of 1632, with the understanding that if things were as they had heard, they would return and move his family. On the way to Swanendahl, Philippe took sick. On arrival there, he was put to bed and given a nurse and a servant for his care in Commander Hassets quarters, who was the Dutch commander at the fort. After a few days, the Indians, who had become angered at Commander Hasset, attacked the Fort. Phillipe and his party, consisting of eight other men besides his immediate group, were killed as was everyone else there except the two small boys Pierre and Hendrick. They were taken captive and carried away to the Indian camp some distance up the Delaware River. A year later, they turned these boys over to another band of Indians that were going into Canada on a trip. These Indians offered to turn them over to the Jesuit Priests who wanted white children to keep in their missions for servants and to indoctrinate them with their religion. When the Mohawk Indians told the boys they were going to Quebec, Canada, and would be turned over to the Jesuit Priests, they were delighted. They thought now they would be given their freedom and would be helped to get back home. Instead, the Jesuit Priests listened to their stories of what had happened to their father, themselves and the other people at Swanendahl, expressed surprise, and stated that they would see what they could do for them. In the meantime, they wanted the boys to earn their keep by helping around the mission. After a time, they told the boys to get ready for a trip, as they wanted them to go along with them to other missions among the Indian tribes The boys carried bundles of articles to trade with the Indians. All the while the Jesuit Priests kept putting off the boys from year to year, until they had been with them for seven years. Then one day the boys decided that they would run away and attempt to make their way back home by themselves. They left late at night taking their packs with them, and traveled south with the Jesuit Priests in pursuit. They traveled long hours and made their way back to ground they were acquainted with. When the boys found they were no longer being pursued, they took it more easy until they finally arrived back in New York after a lapse of 10 years. They looked up their sister Helen, who brought them up to date on what had happened to the family. Their Mother had gone back to Holland on the ship Endrat in the year 1633 when they didn't hear anything from the boys, thinking they had also been massacred by the Indians. She had taken the youngest sister, Maria, with her and had stayed in Holland never to return to America.

The Wiltzi family of Holland is extinct; the last of the Wiltzi clan being a girl by the name of Garrett De Wiltzi, who married Jan Van Blyswick.

The names of the Jesuit Priests that held the two boys were Paul le Jeune S. J. and Anna De Noue S. J., LeJuene. One father listened to the boys story of their trip and was astonished at the story they told and their experiences, but stated he didn't know how he could help them as there was no intercourse with the French in Canada and the Dutch in New Amsterdam.

There was also a Father Davoste and Father Daniel in this party. The French records of these Priests show the two Wiltsee boys made their escape on November 29, 1640.

Children of PHILIPPE WILTSEE and SOPHIA BOSCH are:

2.	i.	HENDRICK MARTINSON² WILTSIE, b. April 1623, Abord Ship from Holland to America; d. 1712, Newton, Long Island, NY.
	ii.	LYNTJE B WILTSIE, b. 1618, Holland; d. 1646, Holland.
	iii.	PIERRE WILTSIE, b. 1620, New Amsterdam.
	iv.	MACHELTJE WILTSIE, b. 1625, Albany, New York.
	v.	MARTEN WILTSIE, b. 1627; d. 1627.
	vi.	MARTIN WILTSIE, b. 1628, Waalbogt.
3.	vii.	MARIA WILTSIE, b. 1629, Waalbogt, New York.

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