From ROOTSWEB WORLD CONNECT: "The Roosa Family in Holland" compiled by Lorraine Duke.*
"4. Aeldert (Aldert/Albert) Heijmans Roosa (Rosa). He was born about 1621 in Herwijnen. He married Wyntje (Wilhelmina) Ariens de Jongh of the same village. She was daughter of Arien Meertensen de Jongh and Maijken. They both left their village in Holland with their eight children in 1660 and sailed for New Amsterdam."
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OVERALL REPORT OF ROOSA, DEJONGH & related familes: "Aldert Heijmanszn Rosa with his wife, Wijntje de Jongh, with eight children immigrated on ship "Bonetekoe" in spring of 1660 to New Amsterdam".
"On Feb 28, 1660, prior to departure, Alert Heymans, yeoman of Herwijnen, gives Adriaen Adriaens de Jonghm (Alert's brother-in-law) power of attorney to handle his affairs. Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, issued Quarterly, Vol LVIII, 1927, 226 West 58th St, NY."
From: 'Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York" by Edmund Bailey O'Callahan Chapter entitled Early Immigrants to New Netherland 1657-1664. On DE BONTE KOE (The Sportted Cow) April 1660 voyage, Captain Pieter Lucasz: "Albert Heymans [Roosa] farmer, from Gelderland, wife and 8 children: 17, 15, 14, 9, 8, 7, 4, 2 yrs old.
From: "Jacobus Jansen Van Etten" by Eva Alice Scott, 1930. Starting page 133 entitled "Miscellanea".
ROOSA: The ROOSA family of Ulster and Dutchers Co. NY.
I. ROOSA, Albert Heymans: (1), Burger, with his wife and children came from Gelderland, in 1660 on the ship called "Spotted Cow" from Holland. He was born Gelderland, died Hurley, NY, 2-27-1679. He was appointed "Schepan" (Alderman) of Wiltwick, (Esopus), now Kingston, NY by Peter Stuyvesant in 1669. He served in the Military forces of the Colony as mustering officer and in other capacities and on April 5, 1670 recruited at Hurley and Marbletown. (see 2nd annual report of State Historian, NY, pp 378, 379, 384. Also same vol. pp 185, 191, 201, 204, 207, 266, 276, 285, 287, 290, 294, 427. Accounts of Albert and his son Arie. Vol. 31 pp 235-236 NY Historical Magazine.) Wife Wyntje Allard (Wyntie Arrens) Ariens
DIRECT LINE of EVA. A. SCOTT from ALBERT ROOSA: (1) Page 134 EAS "Jacob Jansen Van Etten):
I. Albert Roosa and wife Wyntie Ariens; II. Capt ARIE ROOSA and wife Marie Pels; III. Jennetje Roosa and husband Jan Van Etten; IV. Jacobus Van Etten b 1696 d 1779 and wife Antjen Westbrock; V. Jan Van Etten b 1720 and wife Mary Westfall; VI. Daniel Van Etten b 1742 and wife(2nd) Mary Brink; VII. John Van Etten b 1772 and wife Ann LaBar; VIII. Sally Van Etten and John McKenzie; IX. Harriet McKenziand Alexander Scott; X. Alexander Scott and Rosa Bell Lewis; XI. Eva Alice Scott.
The ROOSA Bible record is published in OLD ULSTER Volume 7, p.28, 239. Jennetje Roosa, her Bible-1744 was in the possion of Mr. John P. Roosa of Hurley, N.Y. in 1911.THE ROOSA FAMILY OF ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES, NEW YORK. by HOLDRIDGE OZRO COLLINS, of LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. (Some summarizing of this presentation is made by RAJ).
Governor Francis Lovelace restored Roosa to favor, and in 1669 appointed him and Louis Du Bois two of the Overseers for Hurley, called New Dorp, or New Village. "In 1673 he was confirmed as one of the officers at Esopus by Gov Anthony Colve, and described as "Captain Albert Heymans, who had been prominent in the riot of 1667."
The records state that in 1669, "Albert Heymansen peticond to sett up a Brewhouse and tanfatts in Hurley," and an order was made granting permission.
His name appears with that of his son Arien Albertson Roosa and those of Jacob Jansen Van Etten, Jan Jansen Van Etten, Tho. Quick, Roeloff Swarthout, Mattys Blanchan, Louys Du Bois and others, to the petition to Sir Edmund Andros, Gov of NY, praying that he would assist them in procuring a minister for Esopus "that he can preache bothe Inglish and Dutche, wch. will bee most fitting for this place, it being in its Minority."
Documents, etc pp 543-4. Doc Hist, NY, Vol 3, p 965. Albert Heymans Roosa served in the military forces of the Colony as mustering officer and in other capacities, and on April 5, 1670, at the military rendezvous held at Marbletown, he was present as Sgt of Capt Henry Pawling's Co at which also appeared his son Arie Roosa as private, and in 1673 Albert was Capt of a company recruited from Hurley and Marbletown. See Second Annual Report of State Historian of New York, pp 378-9, 384. See also, same vol., pp 185, 191, 198, 201, 204-7, 266, 276, 285, 287, 290, 294, 298 and 497 for accounts of Albert and his son Capt Arie Roosa.
Albert Heymans Roosa died at Hurley on Feb 27, 1679. In 1685 his widow, Wyntie Allard secured a grant of 320 acres at Hurley. He had the following children, viz: i. Arie or Aria, b in Holland; married at Kingston, Maria Pels, dau of the Schepin Evert Pels. The proofs of this marriage are found in records of old Dutch Ch of Kingston. Translated by Rev Roswell Randall Hoes, etc. P12, of that Vol, #196, Ary Heymansse Rosa and Marya Pels appear at bpt of their child Evert; p16, #264, Ary Rosa & Maria Pels, bpt of child Weyntie; p 24, #426, Ary Rosa and Maria Pels at bpt child Engeltie: p 30, #544, Arian Rose Albertson & Maria Ever Pels at bpt of Annetje; p 42, #785, Arien Roos and wife Maria Pels at bpt of Arien; p 54, #1056, Ariaan Roosa & Mary Pels at bpt Mary. In the records Arie Roosa is spelled Aria, Ariaan, Arien, Roosa, Roos, Rose, etc. The mother of Maria Pels was Jannetje Symens, and record of her marr to Evert Pels appears p 2, #10 and p 4 #55 of Hoes' Register.
ii. Heyman, marr Margriet Rosevelt. iii. Jan, marr Hellegond Williams. iv. Ikee, marr Roeloff Kierstede. v. Maritje, marr ....Jansen. vi. Neeltien, marr Hendric Paeldin, 1676. Banns, Nov 3. vii. Jannetje, marr Matys Ten Eyck, Nov 16, 1679.
viii. Aert. ix. Annetje. x. Guert, d Jun 15, 1664. The record reads: "hic filius obiit ante baptismum."
Arie Roosa came from Holland with father Albert Heymans Roosa and motherf Wyntie Allard on the "Spotted Cow".
His name, spelled Arrie Roos, is found on "A Rool of the Names and Surnames of them that haue takin the oath of allegiance in ye County of Vlstr. by ordr. of His Excely; Ye Governor; ye ffirst day of Septembr Anno Qe: Domini 1689" and also upon "A List of ffreeholders ithin the County of Ulster, 1728. The ffreeholders for the Town of Kiungston, Vizt." In the former list appear also the names of Abraham Du Bois, Thomas Quick, Cornelius Slecht, Jan Elting, Jan Van Vliet, Jacob Van Etten, Jan Van Etten his son, Benjamin Provoost, Louis Du Bois, Johannes Westbroeck, Jan Broersen Dekker and Evert Pels.
The "New York Army List for 1700" embraces the following, viz:
"Province of New York. List of ye present officers of ye Militia in his Matys. Province of New York in America Commissionated by his Excel. Richd. Earle of Bellmont. Capt. Generall & Govr. in Chief in & over his Matys. said Province &c. vizt.."
"Of the Regiment of Militia in ye Counties of Ulster & Dutchess. Jacob Rutsen Lieut. Col.
Of another Foot Compa. in ye said Countys: Aria Rose, Captain; John Rose, Lieut.; Aria Gerrutse, Ensigne; Doc Hist, NY Vol1, pp 357, 363.
Second Annual Report NY Historian, pp 419, 427.
In 1686, Arie Roosa, Jan Eltinge, Gerrit Aartsen, Hendrik Kip and Jacob Kip were granted a large tract of land in Dutchess County. This grant is called the "Arie Roosa Patent," and it embraced about one thousand and five hundred acres, opposite Roundout Creek, near Kingston and extending along the bank of the Hudson River.
Arie Roosa settled upon this grant and lived there his remaining life, and many of his descendants are now found in Dutchess County, prosperous farmers and merchants.
List of Arie's children essentially same as in above record in Eva Alice Scott. This list is followed by: "An account of the descendants of Jannetje Roosa and her husband Jan Van Etten may be found in paper entitled "The Van Etten Family of Ulster and Orange Counties, New York," published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol xxx, p 52, January,1899; Vol xxx, p 183, July, 1899; Vol xxx, p 229, October, 1899.
Wyntie is reported widow when married to Aldert. (Mar Aagie Krom).
Listed as town officer Hurley 19 Oct 1708 (Ref Sheila Roosa Soto).
Jan (Johan) Roosa was born Ulster Co, NY. His 8 older brothers & sisters were born Gelderland, Holland and came to America with their father on "The Spotted Cow" Apr 1660 voyage. Jan was born about 1660, Ulster Co, NY.
Pedigree Chart for Marie Everts Pels (dau of Evert) notes PELS became PELLS and became PULTZ. Ped Chart gives birth date as 5 Jun 1624; death date 29 Jun 1686.
LDS Film #113201, Vol 475 Marriage Intentions for all Dutch Reformed Churches in the City of Amsterdam: "Evert Everts Pels from Statjin (possibly Stettin in Pemerania-now Szczecin, Poland), sailor age 25 living in Hasselaersteeg, having no parents [living in Amsterdam] accompanied by his uncle Pieter Smit and Jannetje Sijmons, daughter aged 18 years living in the same place, accompanied by her mother Claertje 31 November 1641 (See NYGBR Vol 118 #2, Apr. 1987).
LDS Film #113353, Vol 970 Marriages in Oude Kerk (Old Church) in Amsterdam: The 15th of Dec [1641] Dominie Holbekijus married as before: Evert Everts Pels with Jannetje Sijmons. (see also NYGBR Vol 188 #2, Apr 1987).
Evert Pels came to America in 1642. He was hired by Patroon Kilaen Van Rennselaer to work as a brewer at Rensselaerwyck. Evert Pels came with his wife, Jannetje Symens and one servant in 1642 on the ship "den Houttuyn" and landed at New Amsterdam and then went to Rensselaerwyck. Had 8 children. In 1669, he was appointed grain measurer at Rondout. In 1661 was in Renselaerwyck, but about that time went to Esopus (Kingston). Name "Evert" means "strong as a boar". Information of children: Briggs. [The Colonial Ancestry of John Greene Briggs and Isabell Gibbs Degroff by Henry Tallmadge Briggs.] Also see NY Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol 118 #2 Apr 1987.
Above information from G. Deagan <[email protected]>
Hoes "Baptismal & Marriage Records for Old Dutch Church of Kingston" covers dates from 1660 to 1809. So only two baptisms for this family are noted: Bapt #10 for "Rabecca" and #55 for "Symen". In 1683, marriage of Simon to Maritje Hendrix is recorded (Hoes Bapt #58 on 1 Jan 1683). Nine children of Evert Pels and Jannetje Symons are recorded in this BK program.
Birthdate given as 1643 and abt 1645 in same group sheet (diff sources). New Netherlands should be New Amsterdam.
Listed "of Albany, Albany NY".
Of Etten, N Brabant, Neth.
Oliver Sanford (5-420) served in the Connecticut militia in 1777, captured by the British at the time of the Danbury raid, 25-28 Apr 1777, and carried to New York. (Connecticut Men in Revolution, p. 493) After the close of the war he removed from Connecticut to Poultney, Vermont, where he purchased a farm. He had been a tanner in Connecticut, but sold his tannery when he went to Vermont. He owned one right in the Susquehanna Purchase as an original proprietor. (Book A of Original Record). All the children united in deed conveying their rights in the estate and lands of Joseph Newton, late of Milford, 10 Feb 1808, to Jonah Newton. (Milford Land Record Book 24, pp. 363, 561).
Place of birth may be Milford, New Haven, CT
dead at age 18
Place of birth may be Poultney, Rutland, VT
Place of birth may be Poultney, Rutland, VT
Jefferson County, New York Will Testators
Column One: Name of Testator Column Two: Place of Residence of Testator Column Three: County #, Volume #, Page #
STEDMAN, TIMOTHY B. CAPE VINCENT NY-23-29-129
CHILD'S BUSINESS DIRECTORY
TOWN OF CAPE VINCENT
(Postoffice is Cape Vincent, unless otherwise designated in parentheses):
Stedman Jay T., (St. Lawrence) r 8, cheesemaker.
He was "of Dereham Co. Oxford" per Our Two Countries
JERUSHA Van Etten: Jacob Keefer was Jerusha's first husband. From Lorelei Rockwell 9-99: Notes for JACOB KEEFER: Thorold Biographies (Keefer, George, and children). In 1818, Jerusha petitioned for pension for children from first husband. [Ref: CD204 The Ontario Register Vol IV "Orphan Pensioners of War of 1812" pg 82] Lived lot 21, Con 9 & 10 Clinton Twp.
Jerusha's second husband, James Bennett (UEL): From Dereham, Oxford Co, ON (10 children).