Johannes Pieterse Van Brugh

Johannes Pieterse van Brugh (1624–1697) was one of the early settlers of New Netherland. He was prominently connected with the Dutch West India Company as a fur and timber trader in both Rensselaerswyck and New Amsterdam. [1]

Biography

Johannes Pieterse van Brugh was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Van Brugh prospered in New Netherland by exporting furs and timber consigned from upriver at Beverwijck. His estate was located on property between Wall and William Streets on the west side of Pearl Street in what is today the Financial District of Manhattan.[2]

Personal life

On March 29, 1658, Van Brugh was married at New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church to Catharine Roeloffe Jans (1629–1684), widow of Lucas Rodenburgh (1620-1655), late vice-director of Curaçao. She was the daughter of Roeloff Jansen (1602-1636) and Anneke Jans (later Anneke Jantz Bogardus) (1605-1663). [3] [4] [5]

They had several children together including:

References

Notes
  1. Pearson, Jonathan (1872). Genealogies of First Settlers of the Ancient Country Albany 1630-1800. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 142.
  2. Stanwood, James Rindge (1882). The direct ancestry of the late Jacob Wendell, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire:. David Clapp & Son. p. 24.
  3. Stefan Bielinski (December 14, 2014). "Anneke Jans". The People of Colonial Albany. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. "Curaçao Papers" (PDF). New Netherland Research Center -New Netherland Institute. July 30, 1984. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. "Anneke Jantz Bogardus". Times Union. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Bielinski, Stefan (2003). "Catharina Van Brugh Van Rensselaer". New York State Museum.
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