Van Middlesworth-Van Middleswaert-Denyse-Nys
| Dutch Surnames In reference to the family of Teunis Nysz, I'd like to clarify several things that may be of interest to all.Nysz, or it's more or less English version, Nyssen, is a patronymic, and indicates that the person was a son of Nys, which is a shortened version of Denys (Dennis). Teunis surely used the Dutch naming custom for his eariler children (first child named for one of the father's parents, depending on gender, next child after one of the mother's parents, and so on until the names are all used).The first child was Jannetje, so this was likely Teunis' mother's name.The second child was Marritje, the known name of Phebe's stepmother.Her biological mother was Phillipa, who may have died when she was very young.The first son of Teunis and Phebe was named Denys, supporting what was said above.Thier second son was Jan, named for Phebe's father John.The name of Teunis' town of origin in the Netherlands surely was Binninck, located in Utrecht.Bunnick, for instance, can be considered a clerical interpretation.Phebe Sayles' family is discussed in the New York Genealogical & Biographical Register #123, pg. 65. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol V Page 192 DENISE (VAN MIDDLESWART) -- Teunis Nyssen came from near Utrecht, Holland, about 1638, and resided at New Amsterdam, Gowanus and Flatbush.The surname became De Nyse and then Denise.He m. Phebe Felix, of England, widow of Hendrick "the Boor."Sons were Denys, Jan, Cornelis, Joris and others.Joris took the name of Van Middleswart, and so did Jan, and both settled near Somerville.Cornelius and Denys also settled in Somerset, and their descendants retained De Nyse (or Denise). | Van Middlesworth-Van Middleswaert-Denyse-Nys Updated November 3, 2002 |
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