Roelof De Haes was born in 1623 in Bergen, Norway. He died - 27 Jul 1656. He married Gertruyd Jacobs in 1643.
Roelof was a River Trader,and consequently aman of considerablemeans,which is also evidenced by his several purchases of New Amsterdamproperty.
Gertruyd Jacobs.Gertruyd married Roelof De Haes in 1643.
They had the following children:
F i Gertruyd De Haes.
Jean De La Grange [Parents] was born about 1630 in Normandy, France. He died in New Amsterdam, NY.
Jean De La Grange was a Hugenot who fled religious persecution in France,migrated fromAmsterdam to America in 1656. Baird in his Hugenotemigration to America tells us that Jean was one of three brothers whocame to America: the other brothers were Joost and Omie. It is believedthat Jean married at New Amsterdam, but when and to whom is not known.Accordng to Chamber's Early Germans in New Jersey, Jean brought a goldring on which was the family coat of arms and on which was engraved theletters, I.L.G. This ring has been found and noted above.
He had the following children:
M i Isaac La Grange. M ii Jacobus La Grange. F iii Omie La Grange. M iv John (Hannes) La Grange was born before 1665. He died on 6 May 1742.
De La Grange. married Trichaud.
Anyone making a search for this family must bear in mind the followingvariations in spelling of the name La Grange with or without the De, LaGrancie,Grandje, Grangie, Granse, Granje, Granz. Grange is a French wordmeaning barn, and in monastic times was applied to the homestead of anoutlying manor belonging to an abbey or priory. According to Agnew'sFrench Protestant Exiles, De La Grange is a name found among Frenchtitled persons, and is listed among refugees during the reign of LouisXIV. This is one of the ancient names, which goes back to a Jean De LaGrange, who lived in 1442.
Trichaud. married De La Grange.
They had the following children:
M i Jean De La Grange was born about 1630.
Abraham Ten Eyck.Abraham married Jenneke Elmendorf in 1728.
Jenneke Elmendorf [Parents] was born in 1706. She married Abraham Ten Eyck in 1728.
Gerrit DuBois.Gerrit married Margrietje Elmendorf.
Margrietje Elmendorf [Parents] was born in 1708. She married Gerrit DuBois.
Coenrad Elmendorf [Parents] was born in 1710. He married Sarah DuBois.
Sarah DuBois.Sarah married Coenrad Elmendorf.
Wilhelmus Elmendorf [Parents] was born in 1721. He married Janneke Low on 17 Jun 1748.
Janneke Low.Janneke married Wilhelmus Elmendorf on 17 Jun 1748.
Jonathan Elmendorf [Parents] was born in 1723. He married Helen Smedes.
Helen Smedes.Helen married Jonathan Elmendorf.
Abraham Gijsbert Goertzen Roosa [Parents] was born about 1560 in Herwijnen, Gelderland, Holland (Netherlands). He died after 27 Feb 1618/1619. He married Maria Alertse Dircksen.
Maria Alertse Dircksen [Parents].Maria married Abraham Gijsbert Goertzen Roosa.
They had the following children:
M i Hyman Roosa.
Jacob Aertsz Van Wagenen was born in 1612 in Utrecht, Holland. He died after 1652 in New York, NY.
Born in Utrecht, Jacob came to thses shores Dec. 1637 in the ship "CalmerSleutel", and when he landed at 25 years of age, he was indentured as afarm employee, serving Albert Andriesz. In 1639 he moved to the colony ofRensselaerswyck near Albany and was employed by Cornelis Maesen VanBuren. In 1646 this contract of service was completed, and he wasforewith engaged as an employee of Evert Pels, who was a native ofStettin, Germany. Why he did not desire to serve Pels is not clear,however, in 1648 the Patroon's Court ordered him to serve out hiscontract, which required one more year of service. At this time hiscareer, or one phase of it, and the only one of record, is taken up inthe Court minutes of Rensselaerswyck, from which is gathered only a fewfacts, tending to prove the Patroon system indirectly through aversion ofits subjects was one of the direct means of colonizing N.Y. state inthose early days.
He had the following children:
M i Aert Van Wagenen was born in 1633. He died before 1667.