Gerbrand CLAESEN b. 4 Apr 1649 New Amsterdam d. 21 Sep 1704 Pequannock, Bergen County, New Jersey

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Name Gerbrand CLAESEN

Birth 4 Apr 1649 New Amsterdam

Baptism 4 Apr 1649

Gender Male

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Death 21 Sep 1704 Pequannock, Bergen County, New Jersey

Age:55

Siblings 5 Siblings

	1. Pieterje CLAESE , b. Abt 1640 d. Yes, date unknown Partners: Simon Jansen VAN ARDSALEN , m. Abt 1658
	2. Cornelis CLAESEN , b. Abt 1643 d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Floris CLAESE , b. Abt 1647 d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Claes CLAESEN , b. Abt 1648 d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Gerbrand CLAESEN , b. 4 Apr 1649, New Amsterdam d. 21 Sep 1704, Pequannock, Bergen County, New Jersey (Age 55 years) Partners: Maritje COS , m. 25 Aug 1674
	6. Arien CLAESEN , b. Abt 1651 d. Yes, date unknown

Person ID I503117 Waite-Humphreys Master Family Tree

Last Modified 22 Jun 2021

Father	Claes Cornelissen VAN SCHOUWEN, b. 12 Feb 1606, Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands d. Abt 1674, Long Island, New York (Age 67 years)
Mother	Metje HARPENTSE, b. 9 Nov 1610, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands d. Abt 1671, New Amsterdam (Age 60 years)
Marriage	21 Mar 1632	Sloterdijck, Netherlands
Age at Marriage	Claes : 26 years and 1 month old - Metje : 21 years and 4 months old.
Family ID	F501167	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Maritje COS, b. 1655, Gemonepa, Bergen County, New Jersey d. 14 Oct 1714, Pequannock, Bergen County, New Jersey (Age 59 years)

Marriage 25 Aug 1674 Amersfoort, Long Island, New Amsterdam

Age at Marriage Gerbrand : 25 years and 4 months old - Maritje : ~ 19 years and 8 months old.

Children

	1. Pieter GERBRANTSE, b. 15 Mar 1675, New Amsterdam d. Breuckelen, Long Island, New York
	2. Claes GERBRANTSE, b. 15 Aug 1677, New York d. 1707, Newark, Caledonia County, Vermont (Age 29 years)
	3. Herpert GERBRANTSE, b. 26 Nov 1679, Bergen County, New Jersey d. 1735 (Age 55 years)
	4. Neeltje GERBRANTSE, b. 1 Oct 1684, Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey d. 1706 (Age 21 years)
	5. Annetje (Metje) GERBRANTSE, b. 23 Feb 1687, Gemonepa, Bergen County, New Jersey d. 1727 (Age 39 years)
	6. Cornelis GERBRANTSE, b. 23 Jan 1689, Gemonepa, Bergen County, New Jersey d. 20 Feb 1774, Bergen County, New Jersey (Age 85 years)
	7. Mindert GERBRANTSE, b. 12 Jun 1691, Gemonepa, Bergen County, New Jersey d. 5 May 1781, Bergen, Bergen County, New Jersey (Age 89 years)
	8. Marritje GERBRANTSE, b. 1 Nov 1693 d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Gerbrandt GERBRANTSE, b. 9 Aug 1696, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York d. 7 Sep 1697, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York (Age 1 year)

Family ID F501089 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Sep 2019

Notes

From Somerset Co. Genealogical Quarterly Sept 1987, Vol 5, No 3, "THE PETERSON FAMILY", by Fred Sisser, III, a professional genealogist; Wm. Peterson's "Ancestors and Descendants of Garrett Peterson and Nancy Smock" 1987 Gateway Press, Library of Congress Card Number 87-81052:
Dutch Patronymic system – Gerbrandt took the first name of his father, Claes and added an en for his surname.
Gerbrandt Claesen (Claesz) was baptized New York Dutch Church 4, April 1649. Gerbrandt married Marritje Claes (Cos) from Gemonepau 25 Aug 1674. Gerbrandt Claesen and at least 3 of his brothers removed to New Jersey. Of his life, we know that in 1681, he was listed as a member of the Bergen Dutch Church. In 1682, Capt. Gerbrandt Clawson was appointed as one of several commissioners of the highways, Bergen Co. Gov. Leisler's permission given to Gerbrandt Claesen, 25 Jan 1689/90, of Gemonepau, to purchase of the Indians a certain piece of land upon the Hudson River in Dutches (Dutchess— now Putnam) county. Gerbrandt Claesen elected to the Gen. Assembly of New Jersey as a rep. from Bergen Co., 16 Sep 1692, 10 Nov 1694 and 2 Dec 1695. On 6 Dec 1699, Gerbrandt Claesen purchased of George Willocks land at Pequannock NJ on which many of his descendants afterward lived. He also signed the Remonstrance of 1700. This was a petition of the inhabitants of E. Jersey to the King of England decrying the acts of the Proprietors and asking for the appointment of a competent governor…Gerbrandt Claesen and Marritje Claes had nine children mentioned in his Will proved in NYC 22 April 1708. Their children were: PIETER baptized at the New York Dutch Church 21 Apr 1675 (our direct line ancestor), Claes, Herpert, Myndert (1) (died young), Neeltje, Annetje, Cornelis, Meyndert (2), Marritje and Gerbrandt.

Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties New Jersey:
THE GARRABRANT FAMILY, the later members of which are numerous in the western part of Bergen and Hudson Counties, claim descent from Gerbrand Claesen, a Dutch emigrant, who, at one time, had much influence over the early affairs of Bergen. Claesen was from Amsterdam, and was at Bergen probably two or three years before lie married Maritie, only daughter of Claes Pietersen Cos, which was August 25, 1674. He became a large property owner and held many official positions. In 1689 he obtained the permission of Governor Leisler to purchase a tract of land now in Putnam County, N. Y., and, on December 6, 1699, he purchased of George Willocks an extensive tract of land on the Pequanonck River, then in Bergen County. His issue was nine children: Peter, Claes, Herpert, Cornelia, Metje, Cornelius, Maria, Gerrebrand, and Mindert. Some of these remained at Bergen, where their descendants still live, while others settled on their father's lands on the Pequanonck River, whence their issue spread over Bergen and Passaic Counties.

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[S109] Published Works, http://www.getnj.com/hudberg/genealogical99.shtml (Reliability: 4).

Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey:
THE GARRABRANT FAMILY, the later members of which are numerous in the western part of Bergen and Hudson Counties, claim descent from Gerbrand Claesen, a Dutch emigrant, who, at one time, had muchinfluence over the early affairs of Bergen. Claesen was from Amsterdam, and was at Bergen probably two or three years before lie married Maritie, only daughter of Claes Pietersen Cos, which was August 25, 1674. He became a large property owner and held many official positions. In 1689 he obtained the permission of Governor Leisler to purchase a tract of land now in Putnam County, N. Y., and, on December 6, 1699, he purchased of George Willocks an extensive tract of land on the Pequanonck River, then in Bergen County.
His issue were nine children: Peter, Claes, Herpert, Cornelia, Metje, Cornelius, Maria, Gerrebrand, and Mindert. Some of these remained at Bergen, where their descendants still live, while others settled on their father's lands on the Pequanonck River, whence their issue spread over Bergen and Passaic Counties.
[S110] Genealogical Society of Bergen County, http://www.njgsbc.org/files/familyfiles/p319.htm#i57668 (Reliability: 4).
GSBC Family Files Nov 2013, Genealogical Society of Bergen County, Page – 237, Gerbrand Claesen, M; Gerbrand Claesen married Maritje Claesen Cos, daughter of Claes Pietersen Cos and Neeltje Engels,on 25 August 1674. He was a man of much influence in the early history of Bergen County and held many official positions. Family: Maritje Claesen Cos b. 1655, d. Oct 1714; Children Mindert Gerbrandsen, Pieter Gerbrantse b. 21 Apr 1675, Claas Gerbrandsen+ b. 15 Aug 1677, Herpert Gerbrandsen+ b. 29 Nov 1679, Neeltje Gerbrandsen b. 1 Oct 1684, Metje Gerbrandsen b. 23 Feb 1687, Cornelius Gerbrandsen+ b. 23 Jan 1688, d. 26 Feb 1774, Maritje Gerbrandsen b. 1 Nov 1693, Gerrebrand Gerbrandsen b. 9 Aug 1696, d. 7 Sep 1697

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