BackGround: Fort Amsterdam, New Amsterdam; now Albany New York
Up Dated 7 February 2007
Aernoudt was christened 27 May 1640 in the First Dutch Reformed Church, New Amsterdam now New York, and married about 1665, in , Schenectady, New York Gerritje Gerritse VERMEULEN. She was born about 1638, in , , New Amsterdam now New York. He died after 1704 in , , New York.
VIEL, Aernout Cornellissen, trader; born New Amsterdam (now N. Y. C.) May 27 1640 probably son of Cornelis VOLKERTSZEN and Maris (du TRIEIX) VIELE; married Gerritje Gerritse VERMEULEN, 1663, at least 2 children including Aernout. Joined petiton to forbid white men trading within Indian Country; special envoy to Iroquois Indians at Conference between 5 Nations and Maryland commisioners, Albany, New York, 1662; led large party of advance adjents of New York trade into Ottawa country north of Great Lakes; captured by French, taken to Quebec (Canada); lived with Onondaga Indians, 1688-1690, which led to Iroquoqiqs allegiance to colonists rathr than French; made efford to protect New York border; enrolled as fusilier, 1691; held large land grants in central New York and along Hudson River. Died New York City 1704.
VIEL, Arnoud Cornelius, colonist born in Brabent Netherlands about 1620; died in New York about 1700. He came to this country with his father about 1630 and the latter erected an Indian trading-house at Fort Orange (now Albany, New York) Arnaud grew up with the young Indians that accompanied their chiefs on the trading expeditions and the friendships that he formed with them continued for half a century, and proved a lasting benefit to the colonists. His familiarity with the dialect and character of the Indians led to his becoming an interpeter between the government and the natives, and nearly all the treaties with the Indians for many years bear his signature. Gov. Thomas DONGAN sent VIEL as a special envoy to the Iroquois, and Gov. Jacob LEISLER made him governor of the six Natrions. He was at the council of Onondaga when, at the insistigation of the Canadian authorities, the Iroquois tribes were assembled to decide whether the English or French should have their alleniance. Upon the decision depended the fate of the colony, and had it not been for the long friendship of the Indians with VIEL, they would have transferred their support to the French.
VIELE, AERONOUT CORNELISSEN (1640-c. 1704) interperter and negotiator with the Indians, was born in New Amsterdam, probably the son of Cornelis Volkertszen and Maria (du TRIEUX) VIELE. His father was an emigrant from Holland, an inn-keeper and trader, and apparently prosperous. The boy was baptized on May 27, 1640. He was a resident of Albany as early as 1659, and the year following he joined in a petition to forbid white men trading within the Indian country. He married Gerritje Gerritse VERMEULAN, the step-daughter of Arent Janse TIMMERMAN, probably in 1663. Twelve years later he was a recognized interpreter between the red men and the white, and this service he performed in 1682 at Albany at a conference between the Five Nations and commissioners from Maryland. At this period he had acquired command of the Iroquois dialects, with a degree of skill in the studied fratures of Indian oratory. Public speaking among the Indians was a formal art, which the envoys of the Canadian governors, and some at least of the French missionaries, cultivated and which their rivals for the affectons of the Indians could not afford to neglect. VIELE had need of every resourse when as the deputy of Gov Thomas DONGAN [q.v.] he harangued an Onondaga audience, in opposition to Charles Le MOYNE and the eloquent Jesuit Father Lamberville, and planted the arms of the Duke of York in the Onondaga Castle. A few years later he led a large party of men, advance agents of New York trade, into the Ottawa country north of the Great Lakes. They were captured by the vigilant French, and he was taken to Quebec, from which he returned home, escaping apparently, after an imprisonment of four months
From 1688 to 1690 he ws living for considerable periods eith the Onondaga , who were in those years enjoying their ascendancy among the Iroquois. While he was on one of these missions, it would appear the Schenectady massacre occured. Five of his family, his eldest daughter, her two children, a daughter-in-law, and a grand son perished. His son, Aernout, was carried away, but escaped after three years of captivity. These events gave an added motive to his efforts to protect the New York border. In 1691 he was enrolled as a fusilier. He supported Lieut.-Gov. Jacob LEISLER [q.v.] in the civil strife that rent the colony and was appointed resident general agent by him. Governor FLETCHER kept him employed at the Onondaga outpost, from which he reported danger signals when Frontenac was stirring. Govenor BELLMONT (see sketch of Richard COOTE, Earl of Bellmont) continued the settled Indian policy after the peace between Frnce and England at Rywick; and VIELE, who was then living on Long Island, was soon on guard again at Onondaga Castile. His journal, from April to May 7, 1699, gives the details of his journey and transactions (Documents, post, vol IV, pp. 560-62).
A second trading adventure is recorded. For two years he was journeying in the country of the Shawnee to the southword of the provence. In regions nearer home he aquired property. From Indians on the Hudson he received land in the region soon to be comprised by Dutchess County. Later, the Mohawk gave him title to a tract on the river near Schenectady. He was prominently connected with the Reformed Dutch Church in Albany. After 1704 his name falls out of the records, which seems a fair indication that he was dead.
Child: Aernout
Reference ID: 1464
Bapt. Date: 01 Jul 1704
Parents: Phillip Vielle; Antye Lou
Sponsors: Aernout Vielle; Gerretye Vielle
Source: Kingston Baptismal Register Kingston:
1660-1809
Location: City of Kingston, Ulster County
Denomination: Reformed Dutch
CHILDREN of Aernoudtse Cornelise VIELE and Gerritje Gerritse VERMEULEN:
1. MARIE b: Abt 1666; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
2. WILLEMJE b: Abt 1668; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
md: ; , , New York.
Symon Jacobse SCHERMERHOOREN
3. CORNELIUS b: Abt 1670; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
md: 28 Sep 1688; New York City, New York, New York.
Maria ADOLFS.
4. JACOMINTJE b: Abt 1672; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
5. GERRIT b: Abt 1674; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
md: 24 May 1693; New York City, New York, New York.
Jenneken Hendrix VAN FEURDEN.
6. AERHNOUT b: Abt 1676; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
+ 7. PHILIP b: Abt 1678; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
md: 20 Jul 1601; Kingston, Ulster, New York.
Antje LOU or LOUWEN
d: 1761; Kingston, Ulster, New York.
8. SUSANNAH b: Abt 1680; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
md: 5 Jun 1708; , , New York.
Johannes WENDELL
+ 9. PIETER b: Abt 1682; Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.
md: Abt 1708; , Ulster, New York.
Anna VAN DEN BOGART.
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