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Christoffel Romeyn[1]

Male 1656 - 1709  (53 years)


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  • Name Christoffel Romeyn 
    Birth cir 1656  Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Christoffel came to America sometime before March 1678, when he married Geertje Wyckoff at Amersfoort, now the Flatlands neighborhood of southern Brooklyn. Claes Janse Romeyn, probably Christoffel's brother, emigrated before 1680, when he married Styntje Terhune at Amersfoort. 
    Death cir 1709  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Christoffel's wife, Geertje, possibly short for either Gertrud or Margriet, is mentioned as a widow in the records of her church at Marlboro in 1709.
    Notes 
    • Christoffel Janse Romeyn and Geertje Pieterse Wyckoff were members of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Amersfoort, Kings County, Long Island, New York, in December 1677. [2]
    • Christoffel and Geerije witnessed the baptism of Jacob Adriaansz Kinne, son of Adriaan Pietersz Kinne and Willempje Pieterse Wyckoff, on 5 December 1680 at Amersfoort, Kings County, Long Island, New York, (witnesses Christoffel Jansz Romeijn, Geertje Pieters). They also witnessed the baptism of Mayke Roelofse Schenck, daughter of Roelof Martense Schenck and Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff, on 27 January 1684 at Amersfoort, Kings County, Long Island, New York, (witnesses Stoffel Jansz Romeijn, Geertje Pieters). [1]
    Person ID I28787  Bryan-Martin
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2024 

    Father Jan Claeszen Romeyn,   b. cir 1620 
    Mother Unknown,   b. cir 1620 
    Family ID F10959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Geertje Pieterse Wyckoff,   b. cir 1660   d. Aft 1709 (Age 50 years)  [3
    Marriage Banns 3 Mar 1678  [3
    Marriage 16 Mar 1678  Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Amersfoort, Kings County, Long Island, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Amersfoort is now the Flatlands neighborhood of southern Brooklyn, New York.
    Children 
     1. Lysbeth Romeyn,   b. 16 Feb 1679
     2. Jacobus Romeyn,   b. cir 1680
     3. Pieter Romeyn,   b. cir 1680
     4. Janeke Romeyn,   b. cir 1680
     5. Grietje Romeyn,   b. 29 Aug 1680
     6. Annetje Romeyn,   b. 9 Jul 1682
     7. Cornelis Romeyn,   b. 9 Mar 1684
     8. Jan Romeyn,   b. cir 1680   d. 17 Sep 1723 (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F10955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - cir 1656 - Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Mar 1678 - Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Amersfoort, Kings County, Long Island, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - cir 1709 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S679] Findagrave.com, 5 Jun 2024 (Reliability: 2).
      Findagrave.com Memorial for Christoffel Janse Romeyn, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174010947/christoffel_janse_romeyn, accessed 5 June 2024)

    2. [S722] Vorhees, David William, edu., Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, (Holland Society of New York) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S679] Findagrave.com, 5 Jun 2024 (Reliability: 2).
      Findagrave.com Memorial for Christoffel Janse Romeyn, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174010947/christoffel_janse_romeyn, accessed 5 June 2024)