John Van Gelder1

M, #1366, * 26 Dec 1635
FatherJan Harmens2,3 * s 1610
MotherHester Macke2,3 * s 1615

Family

Tanneke Montenac * 7 Nov 1638
Children
  • Hester Van Gelder+6,1 * 26 Jan 1661/62, + Mar 1729
  • Johannes Van Gelder9 * 27 Aug 1664
  • Hermanus Van Gelder10 * 5 Sep 1666
  • Elizabet Van Gelder11 * 11 Jan 1669
  • Maria Van Gelder12 * 28 Jan 1671
  • Abraham Van Gelder13 * 13 Dec 1673
  • Cornelia Van Gelder14 * 2 Feb 1676, + b 1678
  • Cornelia Van Gelder15 * 25 Dec 1678
  • Emmereus Van Gelder16 * 29 Dec 1680
     John was from Haarlem at his marriage.4 John was baptized (NH) on 26 Dec 1635 at Haarlem.2 He married Tanneke Montenac, daughter of Ian Franssen Montenac and Elijsabet Goderis, on 5 May 1660 at Beverwijk5,6,1 (banns (NH) 18 Apr 1660, Haarlem, given certificate to go to Beverwijck.)4

Other information:

     Johannes Van Gelder and his wife Janneke are listed among the members of the Dutch Church in New Amsterdam in 1686. They were living on Broadway.7
     Jan Van Gelder and his sons Johannes and Hermannus appear on a list of contributors to the building of a new Dutch Church in New York City in 1688. Jan Van Gelder (#94) pledges 36 florins, Hermanus Van Gelder (#183) and Johannes Van Gelder, junior (#189) each pledge 6 days work, valued at 48 florins. Possibly Pieter Willemse Roome is also listed as #185, but only with his first name and patronymic. He also pledges 6 days work, valued at 48 florins.8

Name variants: Johannes Van Gelder.7 Joannis Gelder (at baptism.)2

Citations

  1. [S151] Warner P. R., Roome, pg. 5. Online at http://archive.org/details/descendantsofpet00warn
  2. [S202] Haarlem NH Baptisms: Joannis, Father Jan Hermans Guelder van Herlem, Mother Hester Mackie, Witn. Herman Mu??? and Mayke Jansz, 26 Dec 1735 <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QK-MCSN>,. Index and/or images online at http://www.familysearch.org
  3. [S891] Van Gelder, online: http://docplayer.net/11337377-Ancestors-of-johannes-van-gelder.html
  4. [S202] Haarlem NH Marriages: Johannes van Gelder and Tanneke Montenack, 18 Apr 1660 <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QV-YT71>,. Index and/or images online at http://www.familysearch.org
  5. [S202] Beverwijk Schepen Marriages: Johannes van Gelder and Tanneke van Montenack, 5 May 1660 <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QV-T6YF>,. Index and/or images online at http://www.familysearch.org
  6. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 63. Hester, daughter of Johannes van Gelder and Tanneken Montenack, 26 Jan 1662.
  7. [S117] Rev. Thomas DeWitt, Dutch Church Members 1686, pg. 4 (392). Online at http://tinyurl.com/45tgz8w
  8. [S758] Contributors to Building of a New Dutch Church in New York City, 1688, Kenneth Scott. Vol. 55, #1, 1980, pg. 10-12, de Halve Maen.
  9. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 74. Johannes, son of Jan van Gelder and Tanneke Montenac, 27 Aug 1664.
  10. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 84. Hermanus, son of Jan van Gelder and Tanneke Montenac, 5 Sep 1666.
  11. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 93. Elisabet, daughter of Jan van Gelder and Tanneke Montenac, 11 Jan 1669.
  12. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 100. Maria, daughter of Jan van Gelder and Tanneke Montenac, 28 Jan 1671.
  13. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 112. Abraham, son of Jan van Gelder and Tanneken Montenack, 13 Dec 1673.
  14. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 121. Cornelia, daughter of Jan van Gelder and Tanneken Montenac, 2 Feb 1676.
  15. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 135. Cornelia, daughter of Johannes van Gelder and Tanneken Montenac, 25 Dec 1678.
  16. [S293] NY-DRC-Bapt., pg. 145. Emmereus, son of Jan van Gelder and Tanneken Montenac, 29 Dec 1680.