Dirck Gerritszen van Dien

George Olin Zabriskie's article Geertje Hendricks, mother of the Hooper and Van Dien Families; page 264 of Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z, pre-American notes on old New Netherland families

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Wilson V. Ledley's article The Van Dien Family; page 952 of Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z, pre-American notes on old New Netherland families

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Descendants of Dirck (Derreck) Gerritszen van Dien

1. DIRCK (DERRECK) GERRITSZEN2VAN DIEN(GERRIT AELBERTSZ1) was born 1640 in Tricht, "Grafschaf" of Buren, Utrecht, Holland, and died 1703 in Westchester, NY, USA.

marriages

1. He married (1) GEERTJE HENDRICKS (#1) May 08, 1660 in New Amsterdam, NY.
2. He married (2) MARY GETTESON (#2) Abt. 1680. She was born 1642.

Immigration

Dirck (Derrick) Gerritszen (Van Dyne) Van Dien was born in Tricht in the "Grafschaf" of Buren in Utrecht, Holland.He came to New Amsterdam, NY, USA from Tricht, Holland in March 1660 by a ship named De Liefde "The Love".He was an agriculturist (farmer) when in Holland. He met and married Geertje Hendricks in New Amsterdam, NY on May 8, 1660 in New Amsterdam, NY Reformed Dutch Church. Dirck and Geertje had a son Gerrit who had been born and baptized in Jan 1661.

Dirck and Geertje settled in Westchester, NY. Their descendants later used the name Van Dien. On 14 Sep 1662, with English confirming patents issued 12 May 1668, Dirck Gerritszen (Gerritsen) obtained land in the established village of Bergen (known now as Jersey City, NJ, then the newly established village of Bergen.The family lived there for many years until moving to the new settlement in Hackensack, NJ. In 1666, Dirck was mentioned in the will of Edward Jessup.
In 1679 he sold his home lot to William Barnes and the next year the town granted him another home lot next to Thomas Mulliner, Jr. He is recorded as a freeholder of Westchester, NY on March 10, 1686 and took the oath of allegiance in 1698.The census of 1686 records his family as consisting of wife Mary, who was his second wife, and children Jonas and Mary. Geertje died before March 7, 1703. Dirck and his son Richard and wife Elizabeth sold land in Throg's Neck to Thomas Baxter Jr.

Children of Dirck and Geertje:

1. Gerrit b. 1661 d. young age
2. John b. 1670 m. Bridget Oakley
3. Rhuanna b. 1672 m. Thomas Bishop
4. Richard b. 1676 m. Elizabeth

Children of Dirck and Mary:

1. Mary b.
2. Jonas b. 1684 m. Cornelia deGroot
   

Notes for GEERTJE HENDRICKS (#1): Geertje Hendricks was the daughter of Aert Hendricks (?).She was the widow of Andries Willemsen Hoppe(n) of The Netherlands.They came to New Amsterdam, NY before 1651 when one of their daughters was baptized 10 Sept 1651 in New Amsterdam, NY. Andries has been granted the right of "small burgher" of New Amsterdam in 1653 or 1656, which meant he was a citizen entitled to certain privileges, such as the right to trade, operate a business or practice a profession. The Court Minutes of New Amsterdam and the Minutes of the Orphanmasters reveal he was a merchant, trader and freighter. Mention was made of trips to the North [north on the Hudson River to Fort Orange].

Andries died in 1658, sometime after 25 March 1658, when he appeared in court and before 18 Dec 1658 when Geertje Hendricks Hoppe appeared before the Orphans Court as a widow. After is death in 1658 the "yacht" he held in partnership with Jacob Coppe was sold.Jacob, Andries, and after Andries' death, Geertje Hendricks Hoppe(r) often traded in beavers, and zeewan [Indian wampum], as well as in florins and guilders (the Dutch coins). Records indicated they sold or traded a variety of goods, including tobacco, pottery, boards, deerskin, elk hides, linnen (sic), brandy, stones and grindstones (the latter two had probably been used a ballast on ships).From mortgage records we know he had a house on the "Heer Weech" (Long Highway now known as Broadway) north of Beaver Street and owned a lot in the warehouse area on the north side of Bridge Street between Broadway and Whitehall, near the East River(see Plan of New Amsterdam, p. xviii-xix).Shortly before his death he contracted to buy a large tract of land known as Broncks Land (later known as Morissania). After a complicated and long legal battle the property was finally purchased by Andries' widow, but it was sold again the next day and acquired by Capt. Richard Morris, for whom it was named.

From the baptismal records of his sons Hendrick and Matthys, Andries was married to Geertje Hendricks. Court records show that Geertje was the sister of Beletje Hendricks, wife of Cornelius Aertsen (whose descendants later used the name Van Schaick). Geertje Hendricks Hoppe(r) was probably the mother of Andries' four children who were baptized in New Amsterdam, though there is a slight possibility she was not the mother of the eldest child.No mother's name was given at the baptism of Andries' first two children.The Orphan master records state, "Geertje Hendricks, coming again with the guardians, is ordered to agree with them and promises to do so.The guardians are reminded, that (ital) the oldest child must remain with the mother (ital)."This may indicate that Tryntje (Catrina), the first child baptized, was a step-daughter and the courts wanted assurance that she would remain with Geertje.However, the records of the Orphan masters also stated "[Geertje] would give to (ital) her children (ital), Catrina, Wilhelmus, Hendrick, Matthys and Adollf Hoppe, as their share of their father's estate the sum of 1,000 fl. or 200 fl. to each child at once and not more."However, Matthys Adolphus, baptized as Mattheus Abbertus, was know in adulthood as Matthys Adolphus Hoppe(n) and was therefor one child and not two.It is possible Andries and/or Geertje had an older child, not baptized in New Amsterdam.Perhaps the reference to "the oldest child" was referring to Hendircktje Aerts, with whom the Hoppe's had a close relationship.She may have been a step-child (possibly Geertje's daughter from an earlier Marriage) or an adopted daughter, as she seemed to fill the role of the eldest sister at family baptisms.

Children of Geertje and Andries Hoppe(r):

1. Tryntje (Catharina/Catrina) bap. 10 Sep 1651 (father:Andries Willemszen Soppe (sic), mother: not listed), wit. Jan Van de Bildt, Wyntie Elberts, Arentje Gerrits (p. 30); Tryntje m. Fredrick Thomasen (Cadmus).[Note:as stated in text their is a slight possibility that Geertje Hendricks was not Tryntje's mother.]
2. Willem (Wilhelmus) bap. 29 Mar 1654 (father:Andries Hoppe, mother:not listed, wit: Joris Stephenszen, Stoffel Andrieszen, Cornelis Arentszen, Beelitie Hendricks) Ip. 37); Willem m. Meynou Paulus Jurckse.[Later on Maynou m. Abraham Devoe (Vouw) and moved with her two Hopper daughters to Tarrytown.]
3. Hendrick bap. 9 Jan 1656 at NY RDCh. (parents:Andries Hoppe and Geertje Hendricks, wit:Cornelis Aertszen, Belitje Hendricks) (p. 41); m. Marritje Jans Van Blarcom.
4. Matthys Adolphus bap. 3 Mar 1658.Name transcribed as "Mattheus (ital) Abbertus" (parentws:Andries Hoppe and Geertje Hendricks, wit:Lambert Huybertszen Mol, Arie Corneliszen, Christina Harmens, Engeltje Wouters) (p. 48); m. Anna (Antje) Paulus Jurckse.

In 1660 in the NY Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam, NY banns were read that "Dirck Gerritszen (ital) Van Tricht, in't Graefschap Van Buuren, en (ital) Geertje Hendricks, (ital) Wede Van (ital) Andries Hoppe," [Dirck Gerritszen, born at Tricht, in the County of Burren (Holland), and Geertje Hendricks, widow of Andries Hoppe], announced their intention to marry.They must have married soon after the banns were read, for in Jan 1661 their only son Gerrit was baptized.Geertje Hendricks married Dirck (Derrick) Gerritszen(Van Dyne) vanDien on May 8, 1660 in New Amsterdam, New York, USA.They settled in Westchester, NY, USA before 1666.

Notes for MARY GETTESON (#2):

Mary Getteson married Dirck Gerritszen about 1680 after his first wife Geertje died.They had two children.
Children of Dirck and Mary:

    Mary

    Jonas          b. 1684               m. Cornelia deGroot on Oct. 13, 1708

===Children of DIRCK VAN DIEN and GEERTJE (#1) are:===

1. GERRIT3 GERRITSZEN, b. 1661; d. 1661.Notes for GERRIT GERRITSZEN: Gerrit was the son of Dirck Gerritszen Van Dien and Geertje (Hendricks) Gerritszen Van Dien.He was born in 1661 and was baptised in Jan 1661 and died at a young age (1661).
2. JOHN GERRITSZEN, b. 1670, Westchester, NY, USA.
3. RHUANNA GERRITSZEN, b. 1672; m. THOMAS BISHOP.Notes for RHUANNA GERRITSZEN: Rhuanna was the daughter of Dirck and Geertje (Hendricke) Gerritszen.She was born in 1670.She married Thomas Bishop.
4. RICHARD GERRITSZEN, b. 1676, Westchester, NY, USA.

Children of DIRCK VAN DIEN and MARY (#2) are:

1. MARY3 GERRITSZEN, b. 1680, Westchester, NY, USA;

Notes for DIRCK (DERRECK) GERRITSZEN VAN DIEN:

The information I am going to type was sent to a family member many years ago by Mrs. C.T. Summerville, Box 381, 57 Pines Bridge Rd., Ossining, New York, 10563. I am not sure when the name was changed from Gerritszen to Garrison but sort of guess it happened when Marvin (Marvel) Garrison Sr. emigrated to Canada in 1784 and took up residence in Adolphustown, Ontario, near Napanee, Ontario. Also some of the information I have gathered was done by my great aunt Ruby Pearl Garrison and given to my great cousin Hanlon Wilson and he passed it on to me in 1986

Gerritszen/GERRITSON/GARRISON FAMILY TREE by Helen Phelan and Family Members

Garrison Coat of Arms

Or an oak tree vert fructed argent. Interpretation:Heraldic descriptions like these are written in terms, in an arrangement too, which are peculiar to rules of the College of Arms ... the official heraldic authority in various European countries.The first word of such a description denotes the chief tinctures of the arms of shields. Thus, the Garrison shield is gold (or) and on it is an oak shield (tree) of green (vert).It is to have acorns fructed which are silver (argent).Then, according to the heraldic custom, when blazoning in color we add the knightly helmet on top of the shield and the cloak or mantle draped over the top of the helmet with the ends falling down around the shield. The idea of this arrangement is the Coat of Arms as frequently seen, back in the days of old, when a knight would hang his shield on a nail, peg, or on his tent pole, then his helmet on the same peg and over the shield and then his battle torn cloak. Research into the family history indicates that the family name is found in France and also was later in Holland and Scotland. It is interesting to know that the family name in France signified "Little Oak" and we find that the family symbol in the Coat of Arms is an Oak. This type of relationship in heraldry is called "Punning" and it is quite common on shields.Oak trees are usually associated with families in the shipbuilding business. Authority:(Reistaps) Armoriala General and the New York Historical Society Publications:Media Research Report:The New England Historic and Genealogical Register, Vol. 30 (1876) Report from the Chief of Historical Genealogy of the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.