Johannes (Jean) de Peyster

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Biography:
From "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Vol 9 (1878) p.124:
JAN (or JOHANNES) DE PEYSTER, the ancestor of a distinguished race of noted public men in the civil and military affairs of New York, was born at Harlem, in Holland, and came to New Amsterdam as early as July, 1649. His ancestors were originally from France, of noble descent, and fled to Holland to escape the persecution of Charles IX. against his Protestant subjects. Possessed of a considerable fortune by inheritance, he engaged in mercantile pursuits upon his arrival here, his trading operations being chiefly with the home country, and soon became in wealth and influence one of the prominent men of New Amsterdam. He was a Schepen in 1655-1657, 1658, and 1662; Alderman, 1666, 1667, and 1669; Burgomaster, 1673; Alderman, 1673 and 1676, and Deputy Mayor in 1677, having declined the Mayoralty in that year, on account of his imperfect acquaintance with the English language. It has been supposed he died prior to 1686, but as no mention of his widow's name (as such), who survived him many years, is found till 1689, it is probable his death occurred near the latter date. He married in the Dutch Church in New Amsterdam, Dec. 17. 1651, CORNELIA LUBBERTS, also from Harlem. She was a near relative of the De La Noys, and probably the sister of Marritie Lubberts, wife of Abraham De La Noy, who was keeper of the City tavern in 1652, and the first of that family in New Amsterdam. She made her will Jan. 19, 1699, with two codicils; the first dated Dec. 22, 1711, and the second ___ 17, 1714. It was admitted to probate Sept. 25, 1725. Supposing that to have been the year of her death, and that she was eighteen years old when married, her death must have occurred at the advanced age of 92 years.

Johannes married Cornelia Lubberts van der Elburch on 17 Dec 1651 in Dutch Reformed Church, New York, New York. Cornelia (daughter of Lubbert Arents van der Elburch and Marie Macqué) died between 1714 and 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Johannes de Peyster died on 25 Sep 1711.
2. Johannes de Peyster died before 1654 in New York, New York.
3. Johannes de Peyster died before 1666 in New York, New York.
4. Abraham de Peyster died on 3 Aug 1728.
5. Maria de Peyster died on 3 May 1701.
6. Isaac de Peyster died on 27 Jan 1728.
7. Jacob de Peyster
8. Cornelis de Peyster died about 1749.
9. Cornelia de Peyster died after 1706.

Jean married Josyne Martsens. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Josyne de Peyster

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Josse was in the goldsmith guild (meaning he was a banker) and was captain of the Ghent militia.

Josse married Jeanne van de Voorde. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Jeanne de Peyster

Lieven married Jeanne de Key. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Jeanne Martsens

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From Henry de Peyster:
"It was during their life time that the de Peysters and their relatives joined the Protestant cause. Vaernewyck, the celebrated historian, mentions Reynier de Peyster, secretary to the schepens, as being a Protestant in 1566. Several members of the de Peyster family took refuge in England and Holland where we find their names in the registers of the Walloon or Flemish Protestant churches since the year 1570. After 1579, however, most of these refugees returned to Ghent at the time of Jean de Hembyze's dictatorship. They had to pay fines for having left the city without having been granted leave by the magistrates. On the roll of fines we meet many names, mentioned in these pages, of families related to the de Peysters. ...."
"The youngest branch, from which the American family descends, had therefore all
become Protestants in or about 1566. The first direct ancestor of the American family to do so was Josse de Peyster who had married Elisabeth Danckaert."
Schepens are aldermen.

Josse married Elizabeth Danckaert. Elizabeth (daughter of Thierry Danckaert and Elizabeth van Hessche) died in 1557. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth de Peyster

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After the van de Voorde family became Protestants they left Ghent and moved to Frankenthal, Germany to avoid persecution.

Pierre married Lievine de Caluwe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Lievine van de Voorde