1 Sarab Vanderbih is a descendant of Jan Aertsen Vanderbih, or Jan Aertsen, from the Bild or Bilt, a manor in the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands, containing 832 houses, and 6,322 inhabitants in 1841, who emigrated at an early period, settled in Flatbush, and is the common ancestor of the Vanderbilts in this vicinity. On the 12th of October, 1640, a Jan Aertsen was apprenticed to Peter Wolphertsen Van Couwenhoven, for three years, who may have been John Aertsen Vanderbilt. August 18th, 1653, a suit was brought against him in the burgomaster's and schepen's court, of New Amsterdam, where he then probably resided, by Adriaen Keyser. Feb. 5th, 1667, he gave a mortgage on his bouwery in Midwout (Flatbush) to Nicholas DeMeyer.
He m. (1st), Feb. 6th, 1650,Anneken Hendricks, from Bergen, in Norway; m. (2d), Dierber Cornells; and he m. (3d), Dec. nth, 1681, Magdalentje Hansz, widow of Harman Euaardsz, and had children : Aris Janse, of Flatbush, who m. Oct. 6th, 1677, Hildegonde or Hilletie, dau. of Rem Janse Vanderbeeck, born Sept. 16th, 1653, and died after 1711; Jacob Janse, of Flatbush, m. August 13th, 1687, Marretje, daughter of Dirck Janse Vander Vliet, and widow of Andries Onderdonk, who died April 5th, 1722; Marritje Janse, m. Rem Remsen; and Jan Janse, who m. Helena .
Aris Janse had children: Jan Aertse, bapt. August nth, 1678, m. Hillitie Remsen; Jannetje or Annetje Aertse, baptized Jan. 9th, 1681, died young; Jannetje Aertse, bapt. Sept. 17th, 1682; Femmetje Aertse, bapt. Sept. 14th, 1684, m. Gosen Adrianse Ryersen; Rem Aertse, bapt. August 29th, 1686,
m. Margrita ;Aert, of Flatbush, bapt. June nth, 1693, died after
1754, m. March 14th, 1717, Seytie Stryker; Jeremias, of Flatbush, baptized Oct. 19th, 1695, m. Nov. nth, 1715, Pieternella, dau. of Cornelis Pieterse Wyckoff, of Flatbush; Cornelius, born Jan. nth, 1697, died Jan. 22d, 1782, m. Jannetie Wyckoff, b. March 31st, 1713, died Nov. 2d, 1773; and Hendrick, m. Neeltje Van Cleef, and settled near Freehold, New Jersey.
Jeremias, son of Aris Janse and Hilletie, had children: George, bapt. Dec. 19th, 1718; Hilletie, born April 19th, 1721, died Sept. 20th, 1779, m. May 5th, 1745, Leffert Martense; Pieternella, baptized March 5th, 1727; and Jeremias, of Flatbush, sheriff of King's county in 1764 and '5, who m. Sarah Van Brunt, born May 4th, 1728, died March 12th, 1814.
hannes Bergen (175), and owned and occupied a portion of his father's farm at Gowanus. Will dated Dec. 2d, 1856, recorded lib. 21, p. 327; additional will dated May 30th, 1857, recorded lib. 22d, p. 7.
July 9th, 1856, letters of administration granted to Leffert T. Bergen (289), on the estate of his mother Sarah.
