Dueling Banjoes

More Swans in the river at the park in Coxsackie, New York

Ancestry of Garrett HOUGHTALING

Up Dated 12 May 2006
Jan Jurrianse BEKKER², (Jurrian¹)
Marie ADRIAENSEN², (Adriaen ?? ¹)

Jan Jurrianse BEKKER
and
Maria ADRIAENS

Jan was born before 1639 and married about 1659 Maria ADRIAENS, She was born before 1643 and died about 1697. Jan died in 1697.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE GENEALOGIES
OF THE
FIRST SETTLERS
OF THE
ANCIENT COUNTY OF ALBANY,
FROM 1630 TO 1800
by
PROFESSOR JONATHAN PEARSON

Becker (Bekker), Jan Jurrianse, in 1656 was clerk at Fort Casimir (on the Delaware); 1660 degraded from his office, fined and banished from South river for selling liquor to Indians; same year had leave to keep school at New Amsterdam; 1663 was inhabitant of Greenbush; afterwards notary public and schoolmaster for the youths at Beverwyck and "esteemed very capable that way, while Jacob Jooste Covelens was allowed for ye teaching of ye younger children." He made his will the 3d Aug., 1694, in which he speaks of son Johannes, and daughter Martina (wife of Willem Hogan), who was made administratrix of his estate, Dec. 16, 1697.

BECKER, c.1610-c.1895

⁽¹⁾ Jurrian Becker of Amsterdam, Holland, was father of:

⁽²⁾ Jan Juriaensen Becker, born about 1630 in Holland, died after 1694 and before 16 December 1697 in New Netherlands (New York State); married about 1660 Marie Adriaensen (Adrians), born about 1630, died before 1694. Jan was initially a clerk in Fort Casimir (New Anstel) on the Delaware River. A wild youth, he was tried before the Burgomaster of New Amsterdam (New York City) in 1660 and fined 300 guilders for selling liquor to the Indians. He proved the Fort's commandant also sold liquor and his fine was dismissed. He later became a schoolteacher, but again got in trouble for liquor selling at Greenbush, Rensselaerswyck, New York. They moved to Beverwyck (Albany) before 1664 where he spent the final years of his life. He eventually became the City Treasurer and an Alderman. His will was dated 31 August 1694, and administered 16 December 1697. They had three children.

CHILDREN of Jan Jurrianse BECKER and Maria ADRIAENSEN:

    1. JEURIAEN bap:  1 Sep 1660; New York City, New York, New York.
 +  2. JOHANNES bap: 13 Jun 1663; Albany, Albany, New York.
                 md: 17 Dec 1684; Albany, Albany, New York.
                                  Anna VAN DER ZEE.
    3. MARTINA    b:    Abt 1670; Albany, Albany, New York.
                 md:    Abt 1690; Albany, Albany, New York.
                                  Willem HOGAN.

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