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Rem Remsen

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
1723 (aged 37–38)
Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of Joris Remsen and Femmetje Dircks Woertman.
Barbara A. Barth, "The Family of Dirck Janszen Woertman of Brooklyn Ferry", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols. 132-133 (2001-2002): 132:144.
Rem Remsen was born circa 1685 at New Lots (Flatbush), Kings Co., Long Island, New York.

He married Aeltie Jorise Bergen, daughter of Joris Hansen Bergen and Sara Janse Strycker, at Brooklyn, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 17 August 1707 (banns 26 Jul 1707).

David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 285. The 26 July the marriage banns were registered of Rem Jorrissen, born in Oostwoudt and residing, in Brooklyn, and Aaltie Bergen, born and residing in Brooklyn, married in the Bay the 17th of August.
Will dated 16 August 1722 proved 7 Jun 1725. Rem Remsen, of Kings County, on the Island of Nassau, being at the present time very sick. I leave to my oldest son, Joris Remsen, £10 when of age. I leave to my mother Femitye, one half of the farm I now live on during her life, and the other half to my dear wife Aeltie for life, and she is to take care for the education of all my children till they be of age or married. After the death of my wife and mother, one half of my farm is to go to my son Joris, and he is to pay to my daughters, Femitye, Sarah and Anke, £225. The other half is to go to my son, Jan Remsen. I leave all personal estate to my wife Aeltie. I make my brothers in law, Johannes Bergen, Joost De Beavois, of Kings County, and my friend, Cornelius Clopper of New York, executors. "I have hereto set my hand and seal at my farm in Kings County."
Witnesses: Cornelius Everts, Jan Jansen, Jacobus De Beavois.
Barbara A. Barth, "The Family of Dirck Janszen Woertman of Brooklyn Ferry", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols. 132-133 (2001-2002): 132:144.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. II 1708-1728), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1893), page 294. Abstracting Lib. 9, p. 482.
Children by Aeltie Jorise Bergen b. 15 Oct 1682:
1. Joris Remsen
2. Sarah Remsen
3. Anke Remsen
4. Femmetje Remsen b. 24 May 1708

A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 153. Femmetje; parents: Rem Jorise, Aaltje.
Rem Remsen died between 16 August 1722 and 7 June 1724; (dates of will and proving).

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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Son of Joris Remsen and Femmetje Dircks Woertman.
Barbara A. Barth, "The Family of Dirck Janszen Woertman of Brooklyn Ferry", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols. 132-133 (2001-2002): 132:144.
Rem Remsen was born circa 1685 at New Lots (Flatbush), Kings Co., Long Island, New York.

He married Aeltie Jorise Bergen, daughter of Joris Hansen Bergen and Sara Janse Strycker, at Brooklyn, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 17 August 1707 (banns 26 Jul 1707).

David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 285. The 26 July the marriage banns were registered of Rem Jorrissen, born in Oostwoudt and residing, in Brooklyn, and Aaltie Bergen, born and residing in Brooklyn, married in the Bay the 17th of August.
Will dated 16 August 1722 proved 7 Jun 1725. Rem Remsen, of Kings County, on the Island of Nassau, being at the present time very sick. I leave to my oldest son, Joris Remsen, £10 when of age. I leave to my mother Femitye, one half of the farm I now live on during her life, and the other half to my dear wife Aeltie for life, and she is to take care for the education of all my children till they be of age or married. After the death of my wife and mother, one half of my farm is to go to my son Joris, and he is to pay to my daughters, Femitye, Sarah and Anke, £225. The other half is to go to my son, Jan Remsen. I leave all personal estate to my wife Aeltie. I make my brothers in law, Johannes Bergen, Joost De Beavois, of Kings County, and my friend, Cornelius Clopper of New York, executors. "I have hereto set my hand and seal at my farm in Kings County."
Witnesses: Cornelius Everts, Jan Jansen, Jacobus De Beavois.
Barbara A. Barth, "The Family of Dirck Janszen Woertman of Brooklyn Ferry", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols. 132-133 (2001-2002): 132:144.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. II 1708-1728), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1893), page 294. Abstracting Lib. 9, p. 482.
Children by Aeltie Jorise Bergen b. 15 Oct 1682:
1. Joris Remsen
2. Sarah Remsen
3. Anke Remsen
4. Femmetje Remsen b. 24 May 1708

A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 153. Femmetje; parents: Rem Jorise, Aaltje.
Rem Remsen died between 16 August 1722 and 7 June 1724; (dates of will and proving).

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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