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Descendants of Jan Boeckhout

Generation No. 2

2. CAPT. MATTHYS JANSZEN² BOECKHOUT (JAN¹) was born Abt. 1654 in Holland ?. He married (1) LYSBETH ELSWAERT June 09, 1675 in New York, NY, United States ^3,⁴, daughter of THEOPHILUS ELSWAERT and AUNETJE JANS. She was born Abt. 1655 in New York, NY, United States, and died Bef. 1696. He married (2) MAGDELENA RUTGERS October 25, 1696 in New York, NY, United States ^5,⁶. She died November 1728 in New York, NY, United States.

Notes for CAPT. MATTHYS JANSZEN BOECKHOUT:
Matthys used the alias "Janszen" in many records (see New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol. 10, page 38). Matthys married twice and raised a large family from his first wife. They lived for many years on land included in the Philipse Manor, Philipsburgh, Westchester County.

From Stephen Jenkins, "Story of the Bronx," 1912, p. 81:

"...fifty acres on George's Point -- a bend in Tippett's Brook -- with one and one half acres of meadow and twenty-five acres of upland."

"...Hadden [likely Hadley], who, on February 22, 1670, sold George's Point to Mathias Buckhout, who subsequently, January 22, 1694, conveyed it to Frederick Philipse... The property above described became the nucleus of the Van Cortlandt estate, now included within the park of that name."

Further noted in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 64, 1933, p. 158-160:

"Matthys Janszen Buckhout was born in Leyden about 1649. He bought 50 acres at George Point in Yonkers on February 22, 1670 from Joseph Hadley, which he then sold to Frederick Philips in 1694. He married Elizabeth Elsworth on June 9, 1675, and lived for some years in New York. Matthys was living in Wysquaqua in 1688; he was elected constable and collector for Major Philips' "Upper Mills" on December 1, 1691. Some time later he returned to New York where he married, October 10 [or 25th?], 1696, Magdalena Rudgers widow of Joris Walgraf. He is recorded as a member of the Philipsburgh Church, June 18, 1717, residence: Philipsburgh, NY."

Matthias was one of the earliest settlers in the area first known as Wysquaqua, now Dobbs Ferry & Hastings, as evidenced by the following excerpt ("The settlement of Philipsburgh" by Grenville Mackenzie):

"The part of Philipsburgh included in the present villages of Dobbs Ferry and Hastings was first known as Wysquaqua from the stream of that name flowing thru Dobbs Ferry.* There were evidently some settlers here before 1693. Those I have been able to identify with certainty are Johannes Jurckse who moved to Haverstraw about 1693, Barent de Witt who moved from Westchester County shortly after 1708, Jacob Dekay and John Cornelius, collectors, in 1692, Matthys Buckhout who moved back to New York before 1696 and probably John Hyatt Sr.

*Under the terms of Frederick Philipse' will, Wysquaqua Creek, known also as William Portugese Creek (1700) and Dols Brook (1723), formed for half a century the boundary between the upper manor owned by Adolph Philipse with his manor house in Tarrytown, and the lower manor owned by Frederick Philipse 2nd with his manor house in Yonkers. On the death of Adolph in 1749, Frederick came into possession of the whole manor."

The Old Dutch Reformed Church of Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY does show the following entry in the Member Register (1697 - 1778):

"June 18, 1717
#115. Matys Boeckhout"

Later, in the same year, Matthy's daughter and husband also appear in the Member Register:

"Aug. 21, 1717
#117. Deleverins Cankely, and
#118. Engeltie, his wife"

This church is located in Philipsburgh on the Van Cortland Estate.

More About CAPT. MATTHYS JANSZEN BOECKHOUT:
Residence: 1696, New York, NY, United States⁶

More About LYSBETH ELSWAERT:
Baptism: January 10, 1654/55, New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church ⁷

Marriage Notes for MATTHYS BOECKHOUT and LYSBETH ELSWAERT:
The reference for Matthys and Elizabeth's marriage is from the NY Biographical and Genealogical Record Collection Vol. 1, pp 40 and 84:

"Mattys Janszen j.m. van Leyden en Lysbeth Elswaerts j.d. van N. Yorcke beyde womende alheir, getrowt den 9 June 1675, banns 15 May."

Transcription: Matthias Janszen, a young man, never before married, of Leyden, and Lysbeth Elsworth, a young woman, never before married, of New York.

The couple were married in the New Amsterdam (now New York City) Reformed Dutch Church. The transcription of the church record in 1675 is as follows:

"den 16 May, Matthys Janszen, j.m. Van Leyden, en Lysbeth Elsaerts, j.d. Van N. Yorke, beyde wonende alhier. 9 June"

More About MAGDELENA RUTGERS:
Burial: November 30, 1728, Dutch Church, New York, NY, United States ⁸
Residence: 1696, New York, NY, United States ⁹

Marriage Notes for MATTHYS BOECKHOUT and MAGDELENA RUTGERS:
From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Collection, Vol. 1, p. 40 and 84, also Vol. 5, p. 153:

"Mattys Boeckhouts j. wedr. v. Lysbeth Elswaert an Magdelena Rutges wede v. Joris Walgraef, beyde wonende to N. Yorck, 25 Oct. 1696."

The couple were married in the New Amsterdam (now New York City) Reformed Dutch Church. The transcription of the church record in 1696 is as follows:

"den 10 Oct., Matthys Boeckhout, wedr. van Lysbeth Elsaerts, en Magdalena Rutgers, wede van Joris Walgraff, beyde woonende tot N. Yorck. den 25 Oct."

Children of MATTHYS BOECKHOUT and LYSBETH ELSWAERT are:

5.	i.	ANTJE³ BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1676, New York, United States.
6.	ii.	ENGELTJE BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1679, New York, NY, United States.
	iii.	CAPT. JAN BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1679, New York, United States ¹⁰; d. Abt. 1679, New York, NY, United States.
	iv.	THEOPHILUS BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1681, New York, United States¹⁰; d. Abt. 1681, New York, United States¹⁰.

Notes for THEOPHILUS BUCKHOUT:
Theophilus' baptism appears in the records of the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church on April 2, 1681. The witnesses were: Joris Elsenwaert & Anna Maria [Elsenwaert].

More About THEOPHILUS BUCKHOUT:
Baptism: April 02, 1681, New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church ¹¹

7.	v.		CAPT. JOHANNES (JAN) BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1682, New York, United States; d. April 10, 1785, Tarrytown, Westchester Cty, NY, United States.
	vi.		ABRAHAM BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1685, New York, United States ¹²; d. Abt. 1685, New York, United States¹².

Notes for ABRAHAM BUCKHOUT:
Abraham and his twin sister, Sara, were baptised at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church on Sept. 20, 1685 in the presence of the following witnesses: Stoffel Elsenwaert, Heyltie Pieters, Johannes Clopper, Aeltie.

More About ABRAHAM BUCKHOUT:
Baptism: September 20, 1685, New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church ¹³

vii.

SARA BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1685, New York, NY, United States.

Notes for SARA BUCKHOUT:
Sara and her twin brother, Andrew, were baptised at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church on Sept. 20, 1685 in the presence of the following witnesses: Stoffel Elsenwaert, Heyltie Pieters, Johannes Clopper, Aeltie.

More About SARA BUCKHOUT:
Baptism: September 20, 1685, New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church¹³

viii.

BRIDGET BUCKHOUT, b. Abt. 1688, New York, NY, United States ¹⁴.

Notes for BRIDGET BUCKHOUT:
Brechtie (Bridget), daughter of Matthys Janszen Boeckholt, Lysbeth Elsenwaert, was baptised on June 1, 1688 at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church in the presence of these witnesses: Herman Janszen, Johannes Elsenwaert, Anneken Elsenwaert.

More About BRIDGET BUCKHOUT:
Baptism: June 01, 1688, New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church ¹⁵

3. MARRITJE (MARY)² BOECKHOUT (JAN¹) was born Abt. 1658 in Holland ?. She married ELIAS ANDRIESZEN, son of JOCHEM ANDRUS and EMMETJE JANS. He was born Abt. 1665 in New York, NY, United States ¹⁶.

Notes for ELIAS ANDRIESZEN:
Elias & Marritje had three children, Andries, Pieter & Jannetje, baptised on Aug. 26, 1696 at the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam (NY City). Witnesses to the event were Pieter & Aeltie Boeckholt, Johan Coevers & his wife, Jannetie, Tryntie Boeckholt.

More About ELIAS ANDRIESZEN:
Baptism: November 04, 1665, New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church¹⁶

Children of MARRITJE BOECKHOUT and ELIAS ANDRIESZEN are:

	i.		ANDRIES³ ANDRIESZEN, b. Abt. 1696.
	ii.		PIETER ANDRIESZEN, b. Abt. 1696.
	iii.		JANNETJE ANDRIESZEN, b. Abt. 1696.

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