Person:Harck Siboutsen (1)

The first immigrant of this line was Harck Siboutsen, from Langendyck(Langendijck), in North Holland. He married Wyntje Theunis, animmmigrant from Norden, North Holland, on November 16, 1642, in New Amsterdam. This became New York City in 1664. The name "Harck" means son of. Hence he called himself the son of Sibout. He did not use afamily name. His sons were given baptismal names, to which was added the name Herckson, meaning "son of Herck" or "Harck". They dropped the last name Herckson and adopted Krankheyt as a family name. The name of their mother, Wyntje Theunis, signifies that she was "Wyntje, daughter of Anthony." According to the Chronicles of the Ancestors ofChauncey M. Depew, Harck Siboutsen lived on the Heeren Geroucht, now Broad Street, New York City. This adjoined the property of Abraham Riker. Harck and his family lived there until about 1650, when theymoved to Newton, Long Island. November 1643, he deeded a house andlot "on the Manhattans" to Barent Dircksen, baker, from Noorden.(Calendar N.Y. Historical Msc. Dutch 1630-1665, page 25)

On the IGI, he is also called Herck Hendrick.

April 18, 1644, he planted 5 morgens of salt meadow near the PoorBowery. (Calendar, p. 308)

December 17, 1646, Adam Roelantsen, schoolmaster, attacked Wyntje Theunis, wife of Herk Syboltsen, and was sentenced to be publicly flogged, and banished, but the sentence was reprieved because he had four motherless children. (Calendar, p. 106).

July 27, 1647, Hark Sybertsen gave power of attorney to Claes Jansen Saiff, to receive money for him from the West India Company at Amsterdam. (Calendar, p. 38)

November 10, 1647, at the baptism of his daughter, Marijken, he was called Scheeptimmerman--ship carpenter.

July 2, 1654, he patented 21 morgens of land beyond Hellgate, on Long Island. (Calendar, p. 38). Riker, the historian stated that Siboutsen had settled on this land four years before his patent. The locality was known as Arme Bowerye, or Poor Farm, until modern times. Now it is in the village of Steinway, Long island.

February 18, 1656, Lourens Pietersen Noorman deeded Herck Syboutsenland in New Amsterdam, on the east side of the Graft. This is nowBroad Street (Valentine's Manual, 1861, pages 582-583)

March 22, 1656, the same lot was deeded to Luycas Dircksen Van Berg.(same)

September 1675, the list of estates of Newtown shows Harrick Sibartsen0 mals, 30 v.p. land and meadow, 2 horses, 2 three yer olds, 0 twoyer olds, 0 yerlings, 2 oxen, 4 cows, 0 three yer ouldds, 0 t yeroulds, 00 shep, 1 swine. (Doc. Hist. of New York, Vol. II p. 466).

September 24, 1678, a list of estates of "inhabytance" of Newtown,Long Island, shows Harick Sibsertsen-2 heads, 22 land, 0 oxen 6 cowes,0 three yer olds, 2 one year, 6 hourses, 0 three years, 1 two year,10 sheep, 2 swine. (Doc. Relating to Colonial History of New York,Vol. 14, p. 738).

Between August 6, 1681, when his son, Joseph was baptized, and 1683,when he was not listed at Newtown, Herck Siboutsen apparently died.In the rate list of 1683, John Harrickson, Harck's son, is listed withthe land and livestock. (Doc. Hist., Vol. II, p. 585). The 1686list of church members of the Dutch Reformed Church of New York Cityshows Wyntie Theunis, wed. vou (widow of) Herck Tiebout, ArmeBouwerye. (Holland Society Year Book, 1916, p. 35).

Harck Siboutsen and his wife, Wyntje Theunis, had fifteen children,and fortunately for us, their records were preserved. All but thelast were baptized in New York City.