Catalyntie Trico

     Catalyntie was born in 1605 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was the daughter of George Trico. Catalyntie married Joris Jansen de Rapalje, son of Abram Jansen and __________ Lodewyck, on 21 January 1624 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, at the Walloon Church. On 25 January 1624, Catalyntie & her husband, Joris, left from Rochelle, France aboard the ship, "New Nerherlands", bound for New England. They arrived at Fort Orange & remained there three years. Their daughter, Sarah, was the first white child born there.. They arrived at Fort Orange & remained there three years. Their daughter, Sarah, was the first white child born there. They were on a fleet of ships bringing the first settlers of the West India Company to North America. In 1626, Joris and his family moved from Fort Orange [now Albany] to Fort Amsterdam, located at the southern tip of what is now Manhattan. He remained there for close to 23 years. He owned two houses there and was granted a patent for his property 18 March 1647. His property and home were situated on what would now be the north side of Pearl Street in lower Manhattan.¹ In 1637, Joris bought 335 acres of land at Wallabout, Brooklyn and moved his family their. His son-in-law Hans Hansen Bergen also bought a tract of land adjoining the land Joris had purchased. The land that was purchased later became the New York Navy yard. From 1641 until his death, he held several offices in this area of Brooklyn. Catalyntie departed this life in New York City, New York.