Jurian WESTFALL

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Where did Jurian come from?

While Westfall surname is certainly connected to the geographical area of Westphalia (between rivers Weser and Rhein, Friesland in the north and Hessen in the south), I believe the connection goes bac k much further than the 17th century. Generally, surnames in Germany were long established by the 17th century. The greatest concentration of Westphals in German-speaking areas at that time was in th e countries on the Baltic Sea: Mecklenburg, Pommerania, Prussia (i.e. the original Prussia with its capital Königsberg; Westphalia never was a province of this dukedom), Kurland (now roughly Estland , Lettland and Lithuania). Germans settled in these areas in the 13th and 14th centuries, following conquest by German emperor, princes and knights. Studies have shown that many settlers came from ove rpopulated areas along the Rhine river. In a time when last names were just evolving as a result of demographic growth and geographical mobility, the surnames in the original sources often referred t o the geographical origin of an individual or his family. The name "von Westphalen" was one of the most frequent in this area. Even today, the surname "Westphal" is quite frequent in the German stat e of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. And there are indeed some very interesting facts that could suggest that our Jurian came from this area.

1. A Juergen Westphal, son of Joachim Westphal, was baptised at St Jacobi
Church in Stettin (moden Szczecin, Poland) on March 12, 1621 (parish register
of St Jacobi, Stettin). It was probably this Joachim, who had married Elisabeth Utecht widow of Bartelmus Dracke, at
the same church in 1619. The marriage entry states that Joachim was a "bauman" (builder, construction worker?) from Poelitz (near Stettin).

2. Accompanying Jurian on the "den Houttuyn" in 1642 (see below) to New Amsterdam were
Evert Pels of Stettin (source?) and Joachim Kettelheym of nearby Grimmen
(source?). This Evert may have been the son of the beer-brewer Ewaldt Peltz, who married at St Jakob's in 1621, the same church Juergen Westphal was baptised at!

3. In the German-speaking areas on the Baltic Sea "Westphal" was and in some
parts still is a very frequent surname, especially in Pomerania. Wehrmann's
history of Stettin (1911) states that most of the city's original settlers
had come from Westphalia and Lower Saxony. Migration to these areas started as
early the 11th century, a time when family names were not frequently used.
Instead place names (e.g. Westfalen) were often used to distinguish between
individuals. Eventually these became surnames.

4. The Dutch maintained extensive trade connections to countries and cities
along the Baltic seaboard, so it is very likely that settlers for the New World
were recruited here also.

The fact that "Luijderdorp" (probably modern Leiderdorp, same pronunciation) is given as Jurian's



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The list of the passengers on "Den Houttuyn" which sailed June 1642 is published on page 605 of the Van Renselaer Bowier Manuscripts.
(source: http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nnship04.shtml) Is this a correct transcription? Has anyone seen the original?

Van Rensselaer Bowier manuscripts, being the letters of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 1630-1643, and other documents relating to the colony of Rensselaerswyck. Tr. and ed. by A.J.F. van Laer, archivist. Wit h an introductory essay by Nicolaas de Roever, late archivist of the city of Amsterdam; tr. by Mrs. Alan H. Strong. Albany, University of the state of New York, 1908. 909 p. facsims. 23 cm.

Kiliaen van Rensselaer asked Domine Johannes Megapolensis

"His reverence will please look after my people and goods who in the name of God now go over in the ship "den Houttuyn".

The persons who sail are the following:

* Domine Johannes Megapolensis
* Machtelt Willems, his wife
* Hillegont, Dirrick, Jan, and Samuel, his children
* Abraham Staes, surgeon [See Lorine's further research notes below]
* _______ _______, his servant
* Evert Pels, beer brewer
* _______ _______, his wife
* _______ _______, his servant
* Cornelis Lambertsen van Doorn
* Jochim Kettelheun
* Johan Helms van Barlt [editor says Barlt is in Schleswig-Holstein]
* Johan Carstensen van Barlt
* Juriaen Bestvael (sic!) van Luijderdorp
* Claes Jansen van Waelwijck
* Paulus Jansen van Geertruijdenbergh
* Hans Vos van Badens
* Juriaen Pauwelsen van Sleswyck

Written in the margin of the letter book were 3 additional names:

* Hendrick Albertsz van Londen, 29 years old [see Den Harinck 1639]
* Geertruijt Dries van Doesburch, his wife, 23 years old
* Hendrick Dries, 21 years old, her brother

It is to be remembered that the said Hendrick Albertsen for his three, Abraham Staes for his two, Evert Pels for his three, must pay the skipper, Adriaen Dircksen, for their board in the same manner a s all the other freemen, but that board of the farm hands is charged to me.

N.B. The bookkeeper in the colony must regularly see to it that the board of the freemen is charged to their account, as Director Kieft sometimes charges it with that of other people in one lump to th e patroon..."

From Lorine's Research: We can also add to this list:

* Trijntje Jochums, wife of Abraham Staes. See Notarial Records abstracted in New Netherland Connections by Pim Nieuwenhuis, Vol. 4, Number 3. 1999. page 69. Date of record is 7 June 1642
* Michiel Marchiand from Cambrey in France. See Notarial Records abstracted in New Netherland Connections by Pim Nieuwenhuis, Vol. 5, Number 1. 1999. page 23.

Jaap Jacob's thesis indicates that Den Houttuyn sailed from the Texel 14 June 1642 and arrived New Amsterdam 4 August 1642
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On 4 Aug 1642, thirteen year old Juriean Westfall arrived in New
Amsterdam aboard the ship Den Houttuyn, which had left Texel,
Holland on June 6, 1642. He was indentured to Killian
Van Renssalear, and was sent under the care of Evert Pels, who was a
beer brewer. He moves 135 miles up river to Fort Orange (now Albany),
arriving on 11 Aug, 1642, where and was pleced in the home of
Michael Jansen. He drew wages in the Rensselearswjick colony on
13 Aug 1642.

On Jan 14, 1649 Jurian and Jochem Kettelheym took over a lease from
Evert Pels of the remaining term, until 1 May 1653, of the farm formerly
occupied by Symon Walichsz. On Oct 8th 1651 Kettelheym was released
and Jurian became solely responsible. The farm was locates on
Papscanee Island. It is believed that Jurian was released from his
obligation to the farm before 1 May 1653 because at that time Pieter
Hartgers took over the lease and in 1658 the land was sold to Volkert
Jansen and Jan Thomasz.


In 1653, Juriaen and Evert Pels move south to Esopus (now Kingston),
where he was granted 32 1/2 morgans (70 acres) of land in September
of 1654.

He married Marretje Jansen that same year. On Aug. 17, 1659 Jurian and
12 others petitioned Peter Stuyvesant to establish a church at
Wiltwyck (Esopus was briefly named Wiltwyck and later after British rule
called Kingston}. Jurian signed with a three pronged fork or trident
mark. The church was established. Numerous records regarding Jurian
and his descendants are available in Records of the Dutch Reformed
Church in New York.

The Esopus Indians lived near Wiltwyck and for a number of years they
were peaceful, but in 1663 they burned and looted the town. There
were 12 men, 2 children, and 4 women killed, and 6 women and 7
children taken prisoner. Jurian and his family escaped harm at the time,
but later in 1667 or 1668 Jurian was killed by Indians who were at
war with the Esopus Indians while he was guiding a troop of British
soldiers.

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