Person:Matthys Laenen (1)

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Matthys Jansen Laenen
b.Abt 1626 Luyck, Belgium
d.Bef 20 May 1693
  • F.  Jans (add)
  1. Teunis Jansen Van Pelt
  2. Matthys Jansen LaenenAbt 1626 - Bef 1693
  1. Annetje Thyssen LaenenAbt 1665 -
  2. Jan LaenenAbt 1667 -
  3. Jacob Thysse LaenenAbt 1669 - 1761
  1. Anthoine Laenen1646 - Aft 1693
  2. Hendrick Thijsen LaenenAbt 1650 - Abt 1693
  3. Gysbrecht Thyssen LaenenAbt 1652 - 1727
Facts and Events
Name Matthys Jansen Laenen
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1626 Luyck, Belgium
Alt Birth? 1626 Overpelt, Leige, Belgium
Reference Number 7896
Adriaentje Hendricks
Unknown 18449
Maryken Gijsberts
Alt Death? 1683 Queens, Livingston, New York, United States
Death? Bef 20 May 1693

Also recorded as "Thys".

Came from Belgium to New Amsterdam in 1663. With him was his brother Teunis Jansen Van Pelt. They are believed to have been Walloons. The descendants of Teunis became known as Van Pelt but those of Thys (or Matthys) took the name LANE.