Although disease in the century since first contact with europeans had reduced populations in coastal north america as shown in charles c. Jacques corteljou to retain one of the companys negroes a few months. Feb 08, 2018 this amazing history was condensed in we built this, an enlightening video. The author suggests that hendrick was the son of hendrick.
Some of their descendants lived in monmouth county nj. Cortelyou road is a local station on the bmt brighton line of the new york city subway, located at cortelyou road between marlborough road east 15th street and east 16th street in the neighborhood of flatbush, brooklyn. Children of jacques cortelyou and elsken hendricks. Jacques barzun has 74 books on goodreads with 20994 ratings. Ironically, the most lucrative land deal in north america is arguably historys most disputed. Jacques cortelyou had arrived in new amsterdam about 1651 as private tutor to the children of a prominent dutch family, van werkhoven. Cortelyous main accomplishment was the socalled cortelyou survey, the first map of new york city, commonly called the castello plan after the location in a tuscan palace where it was. Colonial north america american environmental history. This amazing history was condensed in we built this, an enlightening video. Jacques barzuns most popular book is from dawn to decadence. Jacques cortelyou was born on december 26, 1697, son of jacques cortelyou and marretje hendrickse smock. Jacques cortelyou was born on february 4, 1778 in ten mile run, somerset county, new jersey, united states, son of hendrick hendricksen cortelyou and johanna stoothoff.
The first approach by europeans toward bay ridge was 1636, when willem adriaenszen bennett and jacques bentyn bought 936 acres from about 28th to 60th streets and. Helena cortelyou was the daughter of jacques cortelyou. This information is part of by on genealogy online. The first in the new world line, jacques cortelyou, came to the other side of the atlantic in 1652 with cornelis van werckhoventhe dutch west india company man who first negotiated with the nyack tribe for the land that became new utrecht, one of the six original towns that make up presentday brooklynas the tutor to his son, but rose to become werckhovens assistant and eventually the surveyor of nieuw netherlands. The our home magazine published circa 1872 lists a cortelyou history starting on page 242. Robbins certificate from the regents of the university of the state of new york, 1977. Rudimentary village streets, laid out so many centuries before by surveyor general jacques cortelyou, bore their pioneer names. In 1657, jacques cortelyou, who served as new amsterdams surveyorgeneral and lived in the area then known as new utrecht, tried to become the. It provides a detailed view of the layout and land use in new amsterdam, including fort amsterdam, streets, homes and businesses, the canal, and the wall along the northern edge of the city that was built to keep the british out. A 1660 map of the city of new amsterdam called the. May 22, 2018 bringing new netherland back to breuckelen. The castello plan the first map of new amsterdam by surveyor jacques cortelyou, general governor of nieuw amsterdam at that time courtesy of the new york public library. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and genealogy projects and the american.
In 1643, jacques cortelyou is listed as a student at the university of utrecht. Jacques, in 1643 a student at university of utrecht. Jacques cortelyou married neltje van duyn, and both were of french extraction. Cortelyous main accomplishment was the socalled cortelyou survey, the first map of new york city, commonly called the castello plan after the location in a tuscan palace where it was rediscovered centuries later. Jacques cortelyou was an influential early citizen of new amsterdam who was surveyor general of the early dutch colony. Jul 21, 2010 12 cortelyou road argyle road, ditmas park, brooklyn, 718 8568888. All denys denyses children were born 1686 and after and were the children of denys denyse bapt 1654 and helena cortelyou. Person history of jacques cortelyou 16251693 excerpts from the cortelyou genealogy by john van zandt cortelyou. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. A record of jaques corteljou and of many of his descendants cortelyou, john van zandt on.
Jacques cortelyou historical records and family trees. The castello plan is a map of new amsterdam created by surveyor jacques cortelyou in 1660. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about jacques cortelyou on myheritage, the worlds family history network. Jacques corteljous negro to work with the other negroes. He died on november 12, 1863 in franklin township, somerset county, new jersey, united states.
Enlarge description of the towne of mannados or new amsterdam as it was in september 1661, 1664. The department of records and information services preserves and provides public access to historical and contemporary records and information about new york city government. How a ferry ride helped make brooklyn the original suburb. Mar 27, 2017 jacques cortelyou was born on december 26, 1697, son of jacques cortelyou and marretje hendrickse smock. He passed away on 3 may 1731 in brooklyn, kings, new york, united states. Books by jacques barzun author of from dawn to decadence. During the 17th century, the dutch continued to settle in and develop this new netherlands colony, of which new amsterdam was capital. Born in memphis, scotland county, missouri on 04 may 1902 to abraham william cortelyou and lois emma emily curry. He was married about 1815 in middlesex county, new jersey, united states to johanna van tine. Mosterman why is it important to study new yorks dutch past. Dec 20, 2009 cortelyou road is a station on the brighton line in 2009, the b and q trains. The minutes of june 14 indicate that cortelyou had borrowed a slave from the dutch west india company, which may have been a perk as he was a surveyorgeneral. One of its oldest buildings, the new utrecht reformed church, at 18th avenue and 83rd street, which dates to 1829, is a direct descendant of the dutch reformed church founded here in 1677. Dec 30, 2014 in 1657, jacques cortelyou, who served as new amsterdams surveyorgeneral and lived in the area then known as new utrecht, tried to become the first commuter, but his forays to lower manhattan.
Mar 15, 2007 yet it is a book that refuses to be classified as a history source book, a travel guide or an account of the supernatural. The coastline where the chesapeake expedition of the virginia company first landed was already occupied. Probably copied from a map made for dutch authorities in 1661 by jacques cortelyou, the map shows the town walls from which the namewall street is derived as well as the battery. The meanest man who ever lived in bay ridge hey ridge. They have purchased the island manhattan from the indians for the value of 60 guilders. Of course, the argument is the colonial history and everything connected to it.
A 1660 map of the city of new amsterdam called the castello plan. Person history of jacques cortelyou 16251693 excerpts from the cortelyou genealogy by john van zandt cortelyou skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Revisiting captain kidd and the pirate port of new amsterdam. Brooklyns smallest graveyard brooklyn, new york atlas. The dutch reformed domines, especially the reverend henricus selyns, possessed respectable home libraries, as did latin schoolmasters carolus curtius and aegidius lucyck. The rarely told story of the real bay ridge natives hey. Its credence falls solely upon a single line discovered in a document uncovered in the mid1800s, recorded by john brodhead secretary for the dutch west india company that read. The castello plan is the earliest known plan of new amsterdam, and the only one dating from the dutch period. Today, new utrecht is a neighborhood within the area of bensonhurst. In those early days the name was sometimes spelled cortilleau. Gateway to the west 16141925 is a fourvolume set covering six counties in upstate new york. Hermon harold cortelyou married lillian mae haas and had 1 child. Brooklyns smallest graveyard copy link facebook twitter. From these records, it can be assumed this is the family of the emigrant, jacques cortelyou.
Manns brief video included in the previous chapter, indians lived in villages fortified with high palisade walls. The only thing is that the article must be original and not previously published on other websites. The station, and the road it is named after, are named for 17thcentury tutor and surveyor jacques cortelyou, who had a hand in the establishment of new utrecht. Jacques cortelyou came to america in 1652 and held the post of surveyor. He passed away on 2 mar 1980 in fort myers, lee, fl. Jacques cortelyou 17781863 stamboom smit, zimmermann. I can recommend it for wwii history students, people interested in parisian history, dan brown lovers he stole from this book to, people who ask questions, people who like tall tales or accounts of the supernatural. Jacques cortelyou ca 16251693 was an influential early citizen of new amsterdam later new york city who was surveyor general of the early dutch colony. May 05, 2014 see 11 centuriesold remnants of new amsterdam in nyc. Isaac jacob leisler jacob van dike jacques cortelyou jan the fifth jan the fourth jan thomasse. See 11 centuriesold remnants of new amsterdam in nyc. Jacques cortelyou, the 17thcentury creator of manhattans first map, called the castello plan, was.
A record of jacques cortelyou and many of his descendants lincoln, neb press of brown print. That is the question a new netherland institute nni conference in brooklyn will address on june 1st and 2nd. Read more about the birth of the dutch towns of brooklyn at the long island history website. Monmouth county new jersey genealogy and history biographies. See 11 centuriesold remnants of new amsterdam in nyc curbed ny.
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