Jannetje Roosa

   Another name for Jannetje was Anneke.

Jannetje married Mattijs Ten Eyck on 16 Nov 1679 in Hurley, Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA.³⁸¹ (Mattijs Ten Eyck was born on 18 May 1658 in New York, New York, died on 6 Jul 1741 and was buried in Cemetery at the Hurley Villlage, New York.)

  Marriage Notes:

Conraedt Ten Eyck, the ancestor, emigrated from Amsterdam, Holland, to America, in 1650 and located in New York city, where he owned what is now called Coenties Slip. He was interested in the shipping trade. He was also known as a farmer and operator of tanneries. He died in New York City, and his remains are supposed to have been buried beneath the old Dutch Reformed Church that stood that stood on Nasau Street, the present site of the New York Mutual Life Insurance Company. He married Maria Boele, who came with him from Amsterdam, Holland whom he had eleven children, among whom was Matthys.

Matthys Ten Eyck, youngest child of Conraed and Maria Ten Eyck was born in New York City, May 18, 1658. At an early age he removed to Old Hurley, Ulster County, New York, where he engaged in farming and to some extent, in the transportation business on the Hudson river. In 1679 he married Anneke Roosa, daughter of Captain Albert Heymans Roosa and Wyntje Ariens. He was a man of influence and prominence; was assessor of the town 1724, supervisor 1725, and filled an important place in the community. He was one of the founders of the Reformed Church of Hurley. He died in 1741, and a humble stone in the burying ground at Hurley Village marks his resting place. He married Jannikin, daughter of Aldert Roosa another pioneer settler of Hurley, October 22, 1679 and had Albert, Andries, Conraedt, Jacob, Abraham, Wyntie, Mariete, Grietie, Ragdt.

Whittemore, Henry, [Our colonial ancestors and their descendants : historical, genealogical, biographicalWatertown, N.Y.: unknown, 1902 pg. 58

Burnett, Charles Howard, [View Citation] [Table of Contents] The Chipp family in England and America : with genealogical tree : also, historical and genealogical notes on allied families Los Angeles: Press of United Print. Co., 1933 pg 147


Hillhouse, Margaret P. [View Citation] [Table of Contents] Historical and genealogical collections relating to the descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse New York: T.A. Wright, printer and publisher, 1924 pg 314-315

Children Sarah b: 15 OCT 1697 in Hurley, Ulster co. N.Y. Weyntie b: 13 APR 1684 Andries b: 7 JUN 1691 Jacob b: 3 JUN 1694 in Kingston, Ulster, NY Abraham b: 5 NOV 1699 Rachel b: 4 NOV 1699 Maria b: ABT. 15 OCT 1680 Aldert b: ABT. 1680 Gerrittje b: ABT. 1689