Annetje Pieterse Praa

Annetje Pieterse Praa

Female Abt 1645 - Aft 1698  (> 54 years)


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  • Name Annetje Pieterse Praa  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1645  Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christening Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FSID LHXX-68R 
    Death Aft 1698  Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I41155  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Pieter Pieterse Praa,   b. 1620, Marennes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Marie Phillipe,   b. Abt 1622, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship unknown 
    Family ID F22121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jan Janszen Staats,   b. Abt 1653, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1706, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1682  Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Annetje was ~ 37 years and 6 months - Jan was ~ 29 years and 6 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Neeltje Jannetje Cornelia Staats,   b. Bef 16 Apr 1687, Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1736, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Born out of wedlock - adopted and paternity acknowledge by father Piete r Wolphersen (Van Couwenhoven) !Source: New York Genealogical and Biogr aphical Record; 1927; Vol. 58: Page 78 Translated from the original doc ument in the New York Colonial Manuscripts, Vol. 2, p. 4 in the New Yor k State Library. I, the undersigned, Pieter Wolpherson, hereby acknowle dge for myself, my heirs and successors that this day, date underwritte n, I have adopted, as I do hereby adopt, Aeltjem Pieters, my own daught er, whom I have begotten and procreated by Maria de Truy, promising the refore that from this date I shall do by the above-name, my daughter; t herefore, I hereby discharge and release Cornelis Volckersen, husband a nd guardian of the aforesaid Maria de Truy, from all charges and respon sibilities incidental to the bringing up of a child till she becomes of a ge; I, Pieter Wolphersen, promising to look after the child, to let her l earn to read and to bring her up according to my means. Furthermore, if I d o not beget any children by my present wife, the above named child shal l be my rightful heiress and inheritrix, as if she were duly begotten i n lawful wedlock, and if it happen that children be begotten by me and m y said wife, the above named Aeltjen Pieters shall receive like the leg itimate children on my side a just child's portion of all such goods, m eans and effects as it shall please the Lord God Almighty to bestow on m e. Requesting that this may have effect before all courts, I signed th is without fraud in the presence of the subscribing witnesses hereto in vited. Done, the 7th of January 1642. This is X the mark of Pieter Wo lphersen. Witnesses: Jacob Couwenhoven, Philippe du Trieux. Acknowled ged before me, Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary.
      Born out of wedlock - adopted and paternity acknowledge by father Piete r W olphersen (Van Couwenhoven) !Source: New York Genealogical and Biogr ap hical Record; 1927; Vol. 58: Page 78 Translated from the original doc u ment in the New York Colonial Manuscripts, Vol. 2, p. 4 in the New Yor k S tate Library. I, the undersigned, Pieter Wolpherson, hereby acknowle dg e for myself, my heirs and successors that this day, date underwritte n , I have adopted, as I do hereby adopt, Aeltjem Pieters, my own daught e r, whom I have begotten and procreated by Maria de Truy, promising the r efore that from this date I shall do by the above-name, my daughter; t h erefore, I hereby discharge and release Cornelis Volckersen, husband a n d guardian of the aforesaid Maria de Truy, from all charges and respon s ibilities incidental to the bringing up of a child till she becomes of a g e; I, Pieter Wolphersen, promising to look after the child, to let her l e arn to read and to bring her up according to my means. Furthermore, if I d o n ot beget any children by my present wife, the above named child shal l b e my rightful heiress and inheritrix, as if she were duly begotten i n l awful wedlock, and if it happen that children be begotten by me and m y s aid wife, the above named Aeltjen Pieters shall receive like the leg it imate children on my side a just child's portion of all such goods, m e ans and effects as it shall please the Lord God Almighty to bestow on m e . Requesting that this may have effect before all courts, I signed th i s without fraud in the presence of the subscribing witnesses hereto in v ited. Done, the 7th of January 1642. This is X the mark of Pieter Wo l phersen. Witnesses: Jacob Couwenhoven, Philippe du Trieux. Acknowled g ed before me, Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary.
      Born out of wedlock - adopted and paternity acknowledge by father Piete r Wolphersen (Van Couwenhoven) !Source: New York Genealogical and Biogr aphical Record; 1927; Vol. 58: Page 78 Translated from the original doc ument in the New York Colonia l Manuscripts, Vol. 2, p. 4 in the New Yor k State Library. I, the undersigned, Pieter Wolpherson, hereby acknowle dge for myself, my heirs and successors that this day, date underwritte n, I have adopted, as I do hereby adopt, Aeltjem Pieters, m y own daught er, whom I have begotten and procreated by Maria de Truy, promising the refore that from this date I shall do by the above-name, my daughter; t herefore, I hereby discharge and release Cornelis Volckersen, husband a nd guardian of th e aforesaid Maria de Truy, from all charges and respon sibilities incidental to the bringing up of a child till she becomes of a ge; I, Pieter Wolphersen, promising to look after the child, to let her l earn to read and to bring her up according t o my means. Furthermore, if I d o not beget any children by my present wife, the above named child shal l be my rightful heiress and inheritrix, as if she were duly begotten i n lawful wedlock, and if it happen that children be begotten by me an d m y said wife, the above named Aeltjen Pieters shall receive like the leg itimate children on my side a just child's portion of all such goods, m eans and effects as it shall please the Lord God Almighty to bestow on m e. Requesting that this m ay have effect before all courts, I signed th is without fraud in the presence of the subscribing witnesses hereto in vited. Done, the 7th of January 1642. This is X the mark of Pieter Wo lphersen. Witnesses: Jacob Couwenhoven, Philippe du Trie ux. Acknowled ged before me, Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary.
      Born out of wedlock - adopted and paternity acknowledge by father Piete r W olphersen (Van Couwenhoven) !Source: New York Genealogical and Biogr ap hical Record; 1927; Vol. 58: Page 78 Translated from the original doc u ment in the New York Coloni al Manuscripts, Vol. 2, p. 4 in the New Yor k S tate Library. I, the undersigned, Pieter Wolpherson, hereby acknowle dg e for myself, my heirs and successors that this day, date underwritte n , I have adopted, as I do hereby adopt, Aeltjem Pieters , my own daught e r, whom I have begotten and procreated by Maria de Truy, promising the r efore that from this date I shall do by the above-name, my daughter; t h erefore, I hereby discharge and release Cornelis Volckersen, husband a n d guardia n of the aforesaid Maria de Truy, from all charges and respon s ibilities incidental to the bringing up of a child till she becomes of a g e; I, Pieter Wolphersen, promising to look after the child, to let her l e arn to read and to bring her up a ccording to my means. Furthermore, if I d o n ot beget any children by my present wife, the above named child shal l b e my rightful heiress and inheritrix, as if she were duly begotten i n l awful wedlock, and if it happen that children be begott en by me and m y s aid wife, the above named Aeltjen Pieters shall receive like the leg it imate children on my side a just child's portion of all such goods, m e ans and effects as it shall please the Lord God Almighty to bestow on m e . Request ing that this may have effect before all courts, I signed th i s without fraud in the presence of the subscribing witnesses hereto in v ited. Done, the 7th of January 1642. This is X the mark of Pieter Wo l phersen. Witnesses: Jacob Couwenhoven , Philippe du Trieux. Acknowled g ed before me, Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary.

  • Sources 
    1. [S275] Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archief stukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000, "Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Q-FQX9 : Tue Mar 25 02:01:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Anne Prat and Pierre Prat, 04 Feb 1652.

    2. [S27] Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BY-LH55 : Fri Apr 04 17:19:06 UTC 2025), Entry for Annatje Praa Jeuriaenszen Staats.