Joris Jansen de Rapalje
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| Father | Abram Jansen b. 1569 |
| Mother | __________ Lodewyck |
Joris married Catalyntie Frisco, daughter of Joris Frisco, circa 1624 in France. In 1624, Joris & his wife, Catalyntie, 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.. Joris and his family moved from Fort Orange to Fort Amsterdam, located at the southern tip of what is now Manhattan. He remained there for close to 23 years. He owned a house 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
Family | Catalyntie Frisco |
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Citations
- [S981] Albert Winslow Ryerson, The Ryerson Genealogy
, page XIV - Joris Jansen de Rapelje came from Rocelle, France, in the ship “New Netherlands”, the ship sent out by the West India Company. He was married either just prior to his journey, upon the voyage, or shortly after his arrival. At any rate the lady who became his wife came on the same ship with him. Her name was Catalina Tricot. She was the daughter of George Tricot and was born in Paris, France in 1605. They were destined to become the parents of the first white child born in the colony, namely, Sarah Rapelje, who was born at Fort Orange (now Albany) in the year 1625 on June 9. This circumstance identifies the family with the very foundation of Christian civilization in America. The children and grandchildren intermarried with the Ryerson family, thus uniting the two families. A sister of Sarah, aforesaid, Annetje (Anne), was born Feb 8, baptized Mar 18, 1646, and married Marten Ryerson of Amsterdam. Their descendants form the Ryerson family of today.
Joris Jansen de Rapelje, with his wife Catalina, first settled, in 1623, at Fort Orange, where his first child was born. He remained at Fort Orange about three years and then removed to New Amstedam, where he remained nearly twenty-two years, occupying and owning a house and lot the the north side of the present Pearl Street, and aboutting the south side of the fort, which he received a patent on the 18th of March 1647.