REF: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craigsharrow&id=I970477 c/o Craig Sharrow genealogy@sharrow.com

The Wife of Jan Bastiansen Kortrijk "According to a book by Henry H. Courtright (written before 1900) (1112) Jan's wife is not named. It just says `Jan married and settled farther up the Linge, at a busy little village within sight of Wolfsweart Castle, also of the ruined Abbey of Marienweest, and called Beest.' It later states that he and his three sons (approaching manhood) and his brother Chiel (Michael) left for America on April 19,1663 on the `Brindled Cow'". -- Bev Farrington unstart@texas.net "According to many accounts, Jan Bastiansen Kortrijk was married (circa 1640 - 1645) to Iolanta/Jolant/Jolanta De La Montagne, in Beest, Holland, daughter of Johannes Mousnier De La Montagne (1592 - 1670) and Rachel Monjour de Forrest (1609 - 1643). Iolanta De La Montagne is said to have been born in 1627 in Belgium (or Leyden, Holland) and (according to one source citing the name as Yolanta de la Montagne) to have died after 1677 in Harlem, New York. A seemingly authoritative source listing the six children of Rachel de Forrest, includes a "Jolant," who was born in 1627, but who died in Tobago, West Indies, as an infant. It is known that the family returned from the West Indies to Holland, where two other children were born before they emigrated to America. Only if "Jolant" did not die, but returned to Holland, could she have married Jan Bastiansen Kortrijk. Those wishing to pursue the matter should see: "The Montanye Family," edited by Lois Stewart and published by the Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne, 3657 West Nichols, Springfield, MO 65803, August, 1991, as well as this web site. "So who was Jan's wife? Another line of research suggests it could have been a woman named Annetje Cornelis. I have found mention of such a woman, born circa 1610, and the name appears numerous times in Dutch baptismal records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam in the years 1647, 1655, 1656, 1659, etc. apparently as a sponsor. However, I find no connection of this name to Jan Bastiansen Kortrijk and I was initially sceptical of this theory because this woman was using a maiden name in the baptismal records. We do find a(n) "Annetje Cornelis Kortright," born about 1680, a daughter of Cornelius Van Quackenbush. A search for her grandparents might be worthwhile. As always, variant spellings also hinder the search. The question is further confused by a source that says "Jan Bastieansen married Annetje Cornelis De La Montagne", thereby suggesting that the "two women" may be the same. It is a shame that confusion reigns at this point, as the Montange line leads to Yolanta's father, Jean Mousier de la Montag/ne (born 1592 in Saintes,Santonge,France) and possible avenues of interest. "Yet, another source claims that Jan Bastiassen Van Kortryk Louw was married twice, once about 1640 to a Yolanta de La Montagne and then to Annettje Cornelis. She is said to have been born in 1622 in Leerdan, Holland, and to have married our man in 1644, in Beest, Holland . But the web page also states: "It hasn't been proven yet that she is the wife of Jan. Documentation is needed."" -- http://www.yodaslair.com/dumboozle/famhist/jans-wife.html

1114. poss.Sgt. Jan Swaen

• b. [ABT 1629] Stockem in't landt van "Luyck" (Liège, Belgium)
• sold land in New Amsterdam Dec. 1664
• permitted to sail to Holland on "Unity" BET 1664/73
• recorded in Bergen Co., NJ 1662-1668
• m. (1115) Marritje Jans 1 Sep. 1653 New Amsterdam, New York, NY

REF: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/w/e/Cindy-L-Owens/GENE2-0016.html

1115. poss. Marritje Jans

• b. [ABT 1631]
• Family (1): (1114) Sgt. Jan Swaen
• i. (557) Catharine Hansen] (see NOTE, below)
• ii. Lysbethje Jans Swaen
  • c. 17 Sep. 1656 New Amsterdam, New York, NY
• iii. Leendert Janszen Swaen
  • c. 18 Sep. 1658 New Amsterdam, New York, NY
• iv. Metje Jans Swaen
  • c. 31 Aug. 1661 New Amsterdam, New York, NY
  • prob. d. young
• v. Metje Jans Swaen
  • 31 Dec. 1662 New Amsterdam, New York, NY

Catherine Hanssen could not have been the daughter of Hans Webber and Trynje Pieters. Given Catherine's marriage date, and the ages of her children, she must have been b. ABT 1655. Her latest Cathryn Hendrickse Kortright) was baptized in 1699:

New Amsterdam Marriages 1639-1801

• 1650 07 Aug; Mathys Capido, jm van Bontze; Elsje Pieters, van Hamburg, wid Hans Webber
• 1653 01 Sep; Jan Swaen, van Stockem in't landt van Luyck; Marritje Jans

New Amsterdam Baptisms 1639-1730:

• 1674 Apr 28; Hendrick Janszen, Catharina [Hanse?]; Jan; Laurens Janszen, Annetje Cornelis
• 1680 Nov 03; Hendrick Janszen, Catharyn Hans; Cornelis; Jacob Janszen, Reyer Michielszen, Belitje Jans

Kingston Baptisms 1660-1809:

• 1682 Jul 23; Hendric Janse, Catharyn Hanse; Geertie; Jan Focke, Engel Janz
• 1684 May 18; Hendric Jansz, Catryn Hanz; Ary; Ary Rosa, Hillegond Willems
• 1688 Jun 24; Hendrick Jansen, Catheryne Hanse; Laurens; Kees Kool, Jannetje Lambers
• 1692 Oct 16; Henderik Jansen; Jacob;
• 1694 Nov 18; Hendrik Janse Bastiaansen, Catrina Harmensen; Jannetje; Teunis Oosterhout, Maria Pels
• 1699 Jul 09; Hendrick Janssen, Cathryn Jansse; Cathryn; Jan van Ette, Ariaantje Oosterhout

Allowing for a birth at age 45 and a somewhat tardy baptism of the infant, the mother (Cathryn) was b. no earlier than 1653; and her marriage date of 14 Dec. 1672 suggests that she was b. BEF 1657 (age 15). There was no surviving Catherine or Tryntje born to any Hans or Jan in New Amsterdam during that time window who could have been ours, other than the d/o Jan Swaen and Marritje Jans. What's more, Hans Webber died BEF 1650, when his widow remarried; so he couldn't have been Catherine's father:

New Amsterdam Baptisms 1639-1730

• 1649 Mar 28; Hans Reber; Elsje; Borger Joris, Pietertje Claes, Marritje de Ryck
• 1653 Nov 30; Hans Hanszen; Catalyn; Aert Willemsze & wife (Catalyn d. infant)
• 1653 Nov 02; Mathys Capido; Hendrick; Hendrick Willemszen, Barentje Hendricks
• 1653 Dec 14; (1114) Jan Swaen; (557) Catharyn; Hendrick Janszen, Catharina Jans
• 1655 Oct 03; Jacob Van der Veer, Catharina Brassert; Elisabeth; Jan Adamszen-Metselaer, (1115) Marritie Swaens
• 1656 Apr 09; Roelof Jemszen, Geesje Claeszen; Albert; Jan Swaen, (2263) Geertruyd Lube
• 1656 Sep 17; Jan Swaen, Marritje Jans; (1115ii) Lysbethje; Gerrit Hendrickszen, Tryn Claes
• 1658 Sep 18; Jan Swaen; (1115iii) Leendert;
• 1660 Jan 04; Hans Kierstede, [Sara Roelofs]; Catharyn; Weyntie Sibrants (Catherine Kiersted m. Johannes Kip 4 Sep. 1682)
• 1660 Jul 11; Marten Claeszen, Jannetie Cornelis; Grietie; (2262) Jacob Luubvie, Marritie Swaens
• 1661 Aug 31; Jan Swaen, Marritie Jans; (1115iv) Metje;
• 1662 Dec 31; Jan Swaen, Marritie Jans; (1115v) Metje;

-- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rbillard/na_baptisms_1639-1730.htm

It is possible that Catherine was b. overseas, in which case we would not know who her parents were. I cannot find her marriage record online, nor the baptismal record of her daughter Antje (b. ABT 1676); so I don't know where she was BEF Apr. 1674.

-- Michael Shoemaker bigshoe@pcez.com c/o GenForum

"28 Dec 1662 [Jan Swaen] Signs petition against fences at Bergen and Communipaw[CDNY 13: 234]"

-- Howard Swain swain@ix.netcom.com c/o http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/2002-07/1025978216

"Yesterday I found that in Dec 1664 Jan Swaan sold his lot on the Heere Gracht (Stokes' Iconography 2:394) and "Jean Swan" was granted a pass to sail on the "Unity" to "Holland" (New York Historical Mss: English; Books of General Entries... 1664-1673, ed. by Christoph and Christoph, 1982; p. 70.)

"'...1663 June 30. "... the males of the two most populous communities of Pavonia, [Bergen Co., NJ] on June 21, 1663, had been formed into military companies. Bergen being the capital ... Caspar Steinmets (Stymus) upon request of the Bergen Magistrates was appointed Captain, while on June 30, following, the inferior officers were designated. Adriaen Post, living at Bergen, was appointed Ensign with Jan Swaen as Sergeant.'

"...'1668 May 12. Do. Same to Paulus Pietersen, for land near Bergen between Thomas de Cuyper and Frederick Philippsen, 3 1/2 morgen; a woodlot between Jan Swaen and Frederick Philippsen, 9 1/2 morgen; a piece of meadow No. 4, South of Jan Lubersen; a town lot next to Derrick Gerretson; another townlot back of the first and a garden on the South side of the town, the whole 37 acres.'

"The list of members of the church at Bergen begins in 1664 with other records following 2 to 3 years later. I do not see either Jan Swaen or his wife in any of them."

-- Jerry Vandiver j.vandiver@lycos.com c/o http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/2002-07/1025977453

Personally, I have doubts that Jan Swaen was the father of Catharine Hansen. The names Jan and Hans were not used interchangeably in most New Amsterdam records (the 9 July 1699 record notwithstanding; but see Howard Swain c/o http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/2000-06/0961208183), and Catharine's father was probably a Hans and not Jans. On the other hand, Jan did grow some roots in New Amsterdam before moving to New Jersey. Conventional wisdom is that he returned to Holland. Perhaps he did go there in 1664 in the "Unity"; but the fact that he continued to be mentioned as a landowner in NJ at least until 1668 suggests that his family may have stayed behind for a while, and that Catharine (who was 15 in 1668) may have done so permanently.

TWELFTH GENERATION

2224. Bastien/ Sebastian Van Kortryk/ Van Kortrijk

• b. 1586 Kortryk [(/Cortrai), W. Flanders, Belgium -- see NOTE]
• d. AFT 1650 Leerdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Nationality: Walloon
• m. (2225?) unknown ABT 1617 Leerdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands

2225. unknown

• b. ABT 1590 of Kortryk, West Flanders, Belgium (see NOTE)
• Family: (2224?) Bastien Van Kortryk
• i. (1112) Jan Bastien Van Kortryk
• ii. Michiel Bastien/ Bastian Van Kortryk/ Van Kortryk
  • b. 1620 Leerdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
  • m. unknown (1631-) of Schoonrevoerd, Zuid Holland, Netherlands [children born 1653-1665]
• [iii. Jacob (Bastien) Van Kortryk
  • b. 1622 of Leerdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands]

REF: http://www.familysearch.org/Search/af/ancestral_file_frame.asp?recid=14264610

NOTE: According to Riker's "History of Harlem" (1904), (1112) Jan Bastien Van Kortryk's parents retired and then moved to Leerdam (Prince's Land, because it was owned by Prince William of Orange) in circa 1615. There is a town caled "Kortryk" in the Netherlands, just 10 miles from Leerdam, founded by a Protestant. It may have been settled by people from Kortryk, Flanders (Around 1600, many polders were being reclaimed from the sea and many Walloons and other refugees were fleeing to Netherlands from Flanders).

"An Early History of the Courtright Family" shows (2224) Bastien's father as "Sebastian y Cortez", of Navarre, Spain. This is totally undocumented. It asserts that this "Cortez" fought for the Duke of Orange and that the town was named for him. The latter is untrue, however: Kortrijk dates from Roman times, when it was called Cortoriacum -- a Latin form of an old Celtic name. From Mar. 1578 to Feb. 1580, Calvinist "iconoclasts" occupied the town and plundered and damaged some churches. These "malcontents" were driven out, and King Philip II forgave the city for the damage. Possibly, our Sebastian was such a "malcontent".

Some light on Kortrigt origins might be shed by the yDNA analysis of a descendant of Jan Bastiaensen Kortrigt at the "Ysearch" website of Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd:

http://www.ysearch.org/lastname_view.asp?uid=&letter=&lastname=courtright&viewuid=MUXXR&p=0

Haplogroup	DYS 393	DYS 390	DYS 19/ 394	DYS 391	DYS 385 a	DYS 385 b	DYS 426	DYS 388	DYS 439	DYS 389 -1	DYS 392	DYS 389 -2	DYS 458	DYS 459 a	DYS 459 b	DYS 455	DYS 454	DYS 447	DYS 437	DYS 448	DYS 449	DYS 464 a	DYS 464 b	DYS 464 c	DYS 464 d	DYS 460	H4	YCA IIa	YCA IIb	DYS 456	DYS 607	DYS 576	DYS 570	CDY a	CDY b	DYS 442	DYS 438
Courtright/ Curtright/ Kortright/ Van Kortryk/ Lowe Modal Haplotype
R1b1	13	22	14	10	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	28	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	32	15	15	17	18	11	11	19	23	16	15	17	18	37	39	12	12

The haplogroup is R1b1, which is associated with the original settlers of Western Europe, (ancestors of the modern-day Basque). After Indo-Europeans imparted their speech to these people, the Celtic branch of that language family was strongly associated with the group. Later, these Celts were conquered by the Romans and Germanic tribes, in turn; so that the original inhabitants learned to speak Romance and Germanic languages such as French and Dutch.

The haplotype is closer to the "Alpine" variety than to the "Iberian" type one would expect if the "Cortez" theory were correct. Countries of origin with the greatest percentage of close matches are: Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Italy, Wales and Scotland, in that order.

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