Christoffel Romeyn^[1]

1656 - 1709  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Christoffel Romeyn
  Birth	cir 1656	Netherlands
  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
  	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)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1678	Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Amersfoort, Kings County, Long Island, New York, USA   [3]
  	Amersfoort is now the Flatlands neighborhood of southern Brooklyn, New York.
  Marriage Banns	3 Mar 1678  [3]
  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		Birth - cir 1656 - Netherlands Death - cir 1709 - New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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