Rachel Jans Eckerszen

F, b. before 11 April 1685
     Rachel was born. On 11 April 1685, she was christened at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church in the City, County & State of New York. The witnesses were Leenert Albertszen de Grau, Grietie Kiersen, Susanna de Groot.1 She was the daughter of Jan Thomaszen Eckerszen and Apolonia Cornelissen Swits. Rachel Jans married Petrus Stuyvesant. Rachel Jans married Frans Pieterse de Vries on 1 March 1712 at the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church in the City, County & State of New York.2

Citations

  1. [S518] New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church Christening Records, 15 Nov 1682 - Cornelia; Parents: Jan Thomaszen, Apollonia Cornelis; Witnesses: Leenert Albertszen de Grau, Grietie Kiersen, Susanna de Groot.
  2. [S519] New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church Marriage Records, 1 March 1712 - Frans Pietersse, jm Van dokkum in Frieslant & Rachel Ekkesse, jd V. Bouwery, beide woonende aldaar.