... Joris Stevensen Van Alst, the ancestor of all among us of this name, was from Bruges, the capital of West Flanders, situated near the aforesaid district of Alst. He is commonly called in our early records, Joris de Caper, i. e. George the sailor. At New Amsterdam, in 1652, he m. Geesie, dau. of Harmen Hendricksen, a young lady from Witmund ; and settling at the Dutch Kills, he bought two plantations, (see p. 21,) for which he obtained a confirmatory patent, Dec. 16, 1670. He d. in or about 1710.
His ch. were
Stephen,
Isabella,
Jane, who m. Wit Cornelisz Timmer,
Andries,
Johannes,
Mary, m. Henry Brazier, and
Helena, who m. Michael Bassett. ...
