1. SIMON AERTSZEN4 DEHART (AERT SYMOSZ3, SYMON JACOBUS2, WILLIAM1)1 was born 1643 in Niewkoop, South Holland, Netherlands, and died Bef. November 27, 1745 in Kings Co, NY. He married (1) GEERTRYUD "GERTRUDE" CORNELISSEN Abt. 1670 in Brooklyn, NY2. She was born Abt. 1653 in Netherlands, and died 1687 in New York. He married (2) ANNETJE ANDRIAES WILLYARD June 19, 1691. She was born Abt. 1660, and died Aft. 1745.
Notes for SIMON AERTSZEN DEHART: Symon was baptized on October 11, 1643 at Nieuwkoop, South Holland. He immigrated to the United States at age 21 in 1664, arriving in New Amsterdam on the ship "Calderland" even before it became New York (source: Jenkins, G.C., Appalachian Pioneers). His sister Lysbeth came with him, and Symon purchased 300 acres in Brooklyn along with two Negro slaves. He built a stone house which was located on the shore of Gowanus Cove that stood for two centuries. He acquired a 30 acre farm from Thos. Franzen at Gowanus, according to a deed dated 2 March 1674. Simon himself did not use the DeHart Surname, but simply referred to himself as Symon, son of Aert. On September 30, 1687 he took the oath of allegiance to the English monarchy at Breucklijn, Kings Co, NY (source: Meyers, Carol M., Early New York State Census Records, 1663 - 1772, Gardena, CA: RAM Publishers, 1965), and he was appointed city commissioner in 1688. However, on 14 Sept 1697, he was involved in an act of rebellion when several Dutchmen defaced the King's arms hanging at the courthouse of Kings. Simon is listed as "Simon Aerson" on a census of Kings County, about 1698 in the town of "Brookland" (Kings Co, NY). In his household were: 2 white males above 10 years; 3 white females above 10 years; 2 white females under 10 years; 6 black males above 10 years; 2 black males under 10 years; 3 black females above 10 years; 2 black females under 10 years (Meyers, 1965). Simon's will was written July 13, 1744 at Brookland, NY in Gowanes, King's County. The will was recorded on November 27, 1745.
Notes for GEERTRYUD "GERTRUDE" CORNELISSEN: Member of the Flatbush Church as Geertje Vander Hard in 1677.
Children of SIMON DEHART and GEERTRYUD CORNELISSEN are:
2. i. CORNELIUS5 DEHART, b. Abt. 1671.
ii. CATHERINE DEHART, b. Abt. 1673; d. April 15, 1742; m. CORNELIUS JOOSTEN VAN SYSEN; b. 1666; d. October 25, 1733.
iii. CLASJE DEHART, b. Abt. 1675.
3. iv. ELIAS SIMON DEHART, b. Abt. 1677, Flatbush, King Co, NY; d. Aft. 1729, Spartanburg Co, SC?.
4. v. GYSBERT DEHART, b. March 21, 1678/79, Gowames, Kings Co, NY; d. December 06, 1712, Six Mile Run, Middlesex Co, NJ, interred Six Mile Run Church, NJ.
vi. DOROTHEA DEHART, Baptism: August 01, 1680, Flatbush, NY b. 1680, Flatbush, NY3; m. JACOB KINNE; b. Abt. 1680, Flatbush, NY; d. 1762, Somerset Co, NJ.
More About JACOB KINNE: Baptized: December 05, 1680
Occupation: Weaver and yeoman of Somerset Co, NJ
Will: September 30, 1756
vii. GEERTJE DEHART, Baptized: August 20, 1682, Flatbush, NY, b. 1682, Flatbush, NY; m. ADRIAN KINNE; b. 1678; d. 1755, NJ.
Notes for GEERTJE DEHART: Geertje inherited the DeHart house in Brooklyn from her brother Simon, and it became known as the DeHart-Bergen House.
5. viii. SYMON DEHART, b. Abt. 1685, Brooklyn, NY; d. Bef. November 27, 1745, Brooklyn, NY.
ix. ANNETJE DEHART, b. 1687; m. PETER LEQUIRE; b. Abt. 1680.
More About ANNETJE DEHART:
Baptised: July 06, 1687, Flatbush Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY
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