Biography
B. 1625 in Heikop, Netherlands
M. (1) 19 Aug 1654 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands
Wife: Sarah Rapalje
M. (2) 11 Nov 1687 in New York
Wife: Geertje Jans Langdendyck
D. 1699 in (probably) Brooklyn, New York
Emigrated: about 1652
Teunis Gysbertse Bogaert was born in 1625 in Heikop (Hei-en Boeicop), Netherlands. His father was said to be Gijsbert Theuniszn Bogeart and his mother has been named as different women in various research. Teunis migrated to New Amsterdam in about 1652.
Teunis first turns up in records in the Dutch colony on August 19, 1654 when he married Sarah Rapalje in New Amsterdam. Sarah had the distinction of being the first European child born in the New Netherlands colony in 1625. She was 29 and widowed when she married Teunis, and had eight children from her first marriage to Hans Bergen. With Teunis, she had seven more, of which one died as an infant; they were born between 1655 and 1668.
On October 24, 1654, Teunis was granted 100 acres of land by Governor Stuyvesant. The tract of land was at Bedford (in present-day Bedford-Stuyvesant) and he shared the grant with another settler, Aert T. Middagh. In 1661, he sold a part of the original Bergen tract to another prominent Dutch pioneer, Rem Janse Vanderbeek, his neighbor who married Jannetje, sister of Sarah Rapalje. On April 5, 1667, he obtained a patent in his own name of Hans Bergen's patent of 420 acres in Wallabout.
Teunis held many offices in the Dutch colony. On April 24, 1660, he was appointed a magistrate of Amersvoort and Midwout by Governor Stuyvesant. In 1662, Teunis was a member of the Bushwick Militia, and he served under Captain Ryck Lydecker for several years. On Mar 19, 1663, he was appointed a magistrate in Brooklyn, succeeding his father-in-law, Joris Rapalje, serving in that capacity until 1673. He was on Governor Nicolls' patent of Brooklyn in 1664. He served as a magistrate of Bushwick in 1664 and 1665, and was a representative of Brooklyn in the Hempstead Convention of 1665.
By 1673, Teunis was one of the most prosperous farmers on Long Island, and as a result, one of the largest taxpayers. In September 1676, he was taxed £331 by Brueckelen (Brooklyn) for 3 males, 5 horses, 5 oxen, 23 cows, 9 hogs, and about 80 acres of land.
Teunis' wife Sarah died in 1685 and he married Geertje Jans Langdendyck on November 11, 1687. Teunis died in 1699; no will for him has been found in records of the colony.
Famous descendants of Teunis include Humphrey Bogart.
Children (all by Sarah Rapalje):
1. Aertje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1655, New Netherlands; M. Theodore Polhemius, 24 Oct 1677, New York
2. Catalyntje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. 16 Dec 1657, Wallabout, New Netherlands; M. Jan Teunise Van Middleswart (~1654-?), 16 Nov 1679
3. Neeltje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1660, New Netherlands; D. young
4. Aaltje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1661, New Netherlands; M. Charles Claasz, 11 Dec 1681
5. Antje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1665, New York; M. Joris Abrahamse Brinckerhoff
6. Neeltje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1665, New York; M. Cornelis Teunise Denyse, 22 Aug 1687, New York
7. Gysbert Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1668, New York; M. Jannetje Van Arsdalen (~1667-1731), 16 Apr 1689, New York
Sources:
Early Settlers of Kings County, Teunis C. Bergen, 1881
The New Netherland Register, Vol. 1, 1911
The Andros Papers, 1674-1676, Peter R. Christoph, Florence A. Christoph and Sir Edmund Andros, 1989
GeneaStar: Famous Family Tree and Genealogy [website]
- Indentured Servant At Age 7 ? Phoebe Sayles
B. 1625 in Little Waldingtonfield, England M. (1) about 1639 in New Netherlands Husband: Hendrick de Boer Fallix M. (2) 11 Feb 1640 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Husband: Teunis Nyssen Denyse M. (3) 24 Aug 1663 in Flatbush, New Netherlands Husband:...
- Lived On Three Continents ? Juriaen Probasco
B. (probably) in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) M. before 1647, location unknown Wife: Heyltie Aertss D. about 1664 in New York Emigrated: (to New Netherlands) June 1654 on the ship Peartree Juriaen Probasco is believed to have been born with...
- The Beginning Of New York ? Joris Jansen Rapelje
B. 28 Apr 1604 in Valenciennes, Spanish Netherlands (now France) M. 21 Jan 1624 in Amsterdam, Netherlands Wife: Catalyntje Jeronimus Trico D. 21 Feb 1663 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Emigrated: 1624 on the ship Eondracht In 1624, Joris Jansen Rapelje...
- Adopting A New Name ? Jan Teunise Van Middleswart
B. about 1654 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands M. 16 Nov 1679 in New York Wife: Catlyntje Tunisen Bogaert D. after 1742 Jan Teunise (or Tunisen) was born in about 1654 and baptized in New Amsterdam on April 12th of that year. His parents were Teunis...
- A Teacher And Leader In Early Flatbush ? Adrian Hegeman
B. about 1624 in Elburg, Holland M. 7 Mar 1649 in Amsterdam, Holland Wife: Catherina Margetts D. 1672 in Flatbush, New York Emigrated: about 1650 Adrian Hegeman was born in Elburg, Holland in about 1624, the son of Reverend Hendrick Hegeman. By 1649,...
Biography
An Early Brooklynite ? Teunis Gysbertse Bogaert
B. 1625 in Heikop, Netherlands
M. (1) 19 Aug 1654 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands
Wife: Sarah Rapalje
M. (2) 11 Nov 1687 in New York
Wife: Geertje Jans Langdendyck
D. 1699 in (probably) Brooklyn, New York
Emigrated: about 1652
Teunis Gysbertse Bogaert was born in 1625 in Heikop (Hei-en Boeicop), Netherlands. His father was said to be Gijsbert Theuniszn Bogeart and his mother has been named as different women in various research. Teunis migrated to New Amsterdam in about 1652.
Where Teunis was born
Teunis first turns up in records in the Dutch colony on August 19, 1654 when he married Sarah Rapalje in New Amsterdam. Sarah had the distinction of being the first European child born in the New Netherlands colony in 1625. She was 29 and widowed when she married Teunis, and had eight children from her first marriage to Hans Bergen. With Teunis, she had seven more, of which one died as an infant; they were born between 1655 and 1668.
On October 24, 1654, Teunis was granted 100 acres of land by Governor Stuyvesant. The tract of land was at Bedford (in present-day Bedford-Stuyvesant) and he shared the grant with another settler, Aert T. Middagh. In 1661, he sold a part of the original Bergen tract to another prominent Dutch pioneer, Rem Janse Vanderbeek, his neighbor who married Jannetje, sister of Sarah Rapalje. On April 5, 1667, he obtained a patent in his own name of Hans Bergen's patent of 420 acres in Wallabout.
Teunis held many offices in the Dutch colony. On April 24, 1660, he was appointed a magistrate of Amersvoort and Midwout by Governor Stuyvesant. In 1662, Teunis was a member of the Bushwick Militia, and he served under Captain Ryck Lydecker for several years. On Mar 19, 1663, he was appointed a magistrate in Brooklyn, succeeding his father-in-law, Joris Rapalje, serving in that capacity until 1673. He was on Governor Nicolls' patent of Brooklyn in 1664. He served as a magistrate of Bushwick in 1664 and 1665, and was a representative of Brooklyn in the Hempstead Convention of 1665.
Teunis' signature in 1664
By 1673, Teunis was one of the most prosperous farmers on Long Island, and as a result, one of the largest taxpayers. In September 1676, he was taxed £331 by Brueckelen (Brooklyn) for 3 males, 5 horses, 5 oxen, 23 cows, 9 hogs, and about 80 acres of land.
Teunis' wife Sarah died in 1685 and he married Geertje Jans Langdendyck on November 11, 1687. Teunis died in 1699; no will for him has been found in records of the colony.
Famous descendants of Teunis include Humphrey Bogart.
Children (all by Sarah Rapalje):
1. Aertje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1655, New Netherlands; M. Theodore Polhemius, 24 Oct 1677, New York
2. Catalyntje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. 16 Dec 1657, Wallabout, New Netherlands; M. Jan Teunise Van Middleswart (~1654-?), 16 Nov 1679
3. Neeltje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1660, New Netherlands; D. young
4. Aaltje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1661, New Netherlands; M. Charles Claasz, 11 Dec 1681
5. Antje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1665, New York; M. Joris Abrahamse Brinckerhoff
6. Neeltje Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1665, New York; M. Cornelis Teunise Denyse, 22 Aug 1687, New York
7. Gysbert Tunisen Bogaert ? B. about 1668, New York; M. Jannetje Van Arsdalen (~1667-1731), 16 Apr 1689, New York
Sources:
Early Settlers of Kings County, Teunis C. Bergen, 1881
The New Netherland Register, Vol. 1, 1911
The Andros Papers, 1674-1676, Peter R. Christoph, Florence A. Christoph and Sir Edmund Andros, 1989
GeneaStar: Famous Family Tree and Genealogy [website]
- Indentured Servant At Age 7 ? Phoebe Sayles
B. 1625 in Little Waldingtonfield, England M. (1) about 1639 in New Netherlands Husband: Hendrick de Boer Fallix M. (2) 11 Feb 1640 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Husband: Teunis Nyssen Denyse M. (3) 24 Aug 1663 in Flatbush, New Netherlands Husband:...
- Lived On Three Continents ? Juriaen Probasco
B. (probably) in Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland) M. before 1647, location unknown Wife: Heyltie Aertss D. about 1664 in New York Emigrated: (to New Netherlands) June 1654 on the ship Peartree Juriaen Probasco is believed to have been born with...
- The Beginning Of New York ? Joris Jansen Rapelje
B. 28 Apr 1604 in Valenciennes, Spanish Netherlands (now France) M. 21 Jan 1624 in Amsterdam, Netherlands Wife: Catalyntje Jeronimus Trico D. 21 Feb 1663 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Emigrated: 1624 on the ship Eondracht In 1624, Joris Jansen Rapelje...
- Adopting A New Name ? Jan Teunise Van Middleswart
B. about 1654 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands M. 16 Nov 1679 in New York Wife: Catlyntje Tunisen Bogaert D. after 1742 Jan Teunise (or Tunisen) was born in about 1654 and baptized in New Amsterdam on April 12th of that year. His parents were Teunis...
- A Teacher And Leader In Early Flatbush ? Adrian Hegeman
B. about 1624 in Elburg, Holland M. 7 Mar 1649 in Amsterdam, Holland Wife: Catherina Margetts D. 1672 in Flatbush, New York Emigrated: about 1650 Adrian Hegeman was born in Elburg, Holland in about 1624, the son of Reverend Hendrick Hegeman. By 1649,...