Jan Laurens Bogart

     Jan Laurens was born in 1630 in Schoonrewoerd, District of Vianen, South Holland, Netherlands. Jan married Cornelia Everts circa 1655 in Schoonrewoerd, District of Vianen, South Holland, Netherlands. Jan and his family emmigrated from Schoonrewoerd, District of Vianen, South Holland, Netherlands leaving Amsterdam on 16th of April 1663 on the "Bonte Coe" (Spotted Cow). In the Summer of 1663, they first settled at Bedford, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York. In the Spring of 1707, Jan Laurens sold his property in Harlem and removed to New York City to lower Manhattan near Chatham Square., On 27 May 1707, he was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church in New York City. Jan purchased on the 18th of May 1671 from Jan Montague & wife land lying west of Kings Way bounded against Harlaem's limits a steep rock standing in the run, upon it four rods northerly a small maple of Metje Cornelius [Mrs, Kortwright] and southerly along the Kings Way to a run where the Kings Way passes over - now within Central Park along the west side of the road from 99th to 140th Street or there abouts and upon its southern end afterwards stood the Black Horse Tavern of Revolutionary notarity. Jan was often refered to as Jan Louwe leaving off the Bogart. Jan departed this life circa 1708 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.