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| Engeltje Jans, from “Breestede” (Bredstedt, in Schleswig), came with her husband, Jan Jansen, to New Amsterdam about 1636. By him she had the following children: 1) Tryntie, who was married to Rutger Jacobsen Schoonderworth or Van Woert and whose descendants assumed the name of Rutgers; 2) Jan Jansen van Breestede, who in 1647 married Marritje Lucas (Andries) ; 3) Dorothea Jans van Breestede, who in 1650 was married to Volckert Janszen from Frederickstadt. and whose descendants comprise the Dow family of New York; 4) Elsie Jans van Breestede, who was married three times. See articles “Dorothea Jans” “Elsje Jans,” “Tryntie Jans,” “Jan Jansen van Breestede.”
After the death of Jan Jansen, Engeltje Jans was married, on September 1, 1641, to Egbert Woutersen, of Isselsteyn.
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| Fundort: Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Quelle: Scandinavian immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 / John O. Eylen; Extract der Seiten 151-278: Part II.. Danish Immigrants in NewYork, 1630-1674 |
| Einsteller: Rainer Doerry
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