Person:Pietro Alberti (1)

Sources

Indirect sources:

Deuteronomyandmary.com

Italian Historical Society

Italian Cultural Institute of New York

Pyrke, 1943. Long Islands First Italian(Most comprehensive treatment, identifies some direct sources)

Marriage Record of Pietro Alberti

Dtch Reformed Marriage Records

Related

Birth place and parents of Pietro Alburti (1)

Overview

While a modest body of information for the life of Pietro Alberti is available in the records of individual genealogists, documentation of that infromation is quite limited. The following discussion is based on what other genealogists have determined, albeit usually without documenting "how they knew what they knew". Fryck's short, 1943 article on Pietro Alburti references a few specific records culled from the archives of New Amsterdam, and apparently Venice. It is likely that much of what has been written by others is based on Fryck's work. Records of San Luca Evangelista in Venice, and the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherlands may be useful places to seek a more complete accounting of supporting records.

Pietro Alberti is commonly said to have been born at Malamacco, Venice, Italy in 1608. His parents are sometimes identified as Andrea Alberti and Veronica Cremora, the later sometimes styled "Lady Veronica Cremora", which designation seems to suggest that the family was of noble descent. Some identify her as a member of the Medici family of Cremona. In anycase, his family was of high social status, as his father Andrea was the Secretary of the Treasury of Venice.

Malamacco is a community on Lido Island, the later being part of the barrier island system that separates the Venice Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. He is sometimes said to have been born in San Luca, Venice ; this appears to be based on his christening at "San Luca Evangelista" a church in Venice proper. His birth probably precedded his christening by a few days, so his true birth date would be slightly before his christening date.

As an adult, Pietro took a commission as an aide to the captain David Pietersen De Vries of the dutch ship "King David". Pietro sailed 16 July 1734 from from Trexel Holland, to the new world, by way of West Africa, Cayenne, Guianna, arriving in the New Netherlands 2 June 1635.

A few genealogists place his marriage to Janet Manjie as occuring on 24 Aug 1642 in the Netherlands, at age 30. The move from Venice to the Netherlands may suggest that his father may have been a merchant who relocated to the Netherlands. Alternatively, Pietro may have moved to the Netherlands for the same purpose. The fact that his mother is sometimes identified as "Lady Veronica" suggests high social standing, which in Venice might also suggest a merchantile connection.

The first rindication that we have for Pietro Alburti in the New Netherlands are genealogists records showing his eldest child, Jan ALberti, born in 1643, Hempstead, QUeens, New York. In 1643 this area would still have been under the control of the Dutch. Since this eldest child was born about 1 year after marriage we may infer that the couple knew at the time that they would be moving the New Netherlands.

Surname

Child List

The following is one set of data for the children of Pietro Alberti, as given in an undocumented website. Provided mostly for reference Note that the WeRelate child list current (May 2014) includes entries for Aaert Albertis, and Aert Alburtus, who are undoubtedly the same individual. Can't decide which spelling should be used, since original source documentation has not yet come to hand to support one version or the other.

1. Jan Alberti, b. 1643, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York d. 1 Apr 1691, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York

2. Martha (Marles) Alberti, b. 1645, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York d.date unknown

3. Aaert Alburtis, b. Apr 1647, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York d. 1691

4. Marie (Marritje) Pieters Alberto, b. 27 Jul 1649, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York d. date unknown

5. Francyntje Alburtis, b. 1651, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, d. 1651, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York

6. William Alburtis, b. 1653, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York d. date unknown

7. Francyne Alburtis, b. 1654, Hempstead, Queens Co., New York d. date unknown

Notes

From:Rootsweb Freepages May 2014

Date: Mon Jun 29 22:32:15 1998

Name: Delores Jensen

Surname of Immigrant: Alberti

Given name(s) of Immigrant: Pietro Caesere Guilio Alberti

Name of Ship: ?

Arrival Date: Before 1642

Origin of Immigrant: Malamocco Island, Venice, Italy

Immigrant's Date & Place of Birth: 1608, Malamocco Island, Venice, Italy

Immigrant's Date & Place of Death: November 9, 1655, New Amsterdam, L.I., New York Immigrant's Spouse: Judith Jawse Manje born in Amsterdam, Holland Source of :Information: Old family letter and Family Tree Archives Immigrant's Children: Jan Alberti, b. August 31, 1643 Marles Alberti, b. 1645 Aert Alberti, b. April 14, 1647 :Marritje Pieters Alberti, b. 1649 Francyntie Alberti, b. about 1650, d. infancy Willem Alberti, b. 1652 Notes: New Amsterdam, Long Island, New york was the place of :residency. Both Pietro Alberti and Judith Jawse Manje were killed in an Indian raid November 9, 1655 in New Amsterdam. Name was later anglicized to Alburtis and then to Burtis.

1. ↑ Some give his Chritening location as "St. Luca, Malamacco", Italy---this may be a reference to the Church of San Luca Evangeilista which is in San Marco sestieri in Venice proper. Malamacco is on the barrier island chain that separates the Venice Lagoon from the Adriatic. Perhaps he was born in Malamacco, and christened in the Church of San Luca Evangelista in Venice proper. Original source documentation for all of this is needed.