Gerrett Cornellisen Van Duyn

1632 - 1706  (74 years)

• Name	Gerrett Cornellisen Van Duyn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1632	Netherlands   [1, 10]
  Baptism	1640	Netherlands   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1649
  FSID	L6WN-DKL  [12, 13]
  Occupation	1706	New Ultrecht, Kings, New York, United States
  	Carpenter, Wheelwright
  Death	14 Jun 1706	New Ultrecht, Kings, New York, United States   [1, 10]
  Burial	Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States   [1, 10]
  	Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I45340	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Jacomintje Jacobse Swart,   b. 7 Dec 1638, Netherlands d. 1706, New Ultrecht, Kings, New York, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1663	Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
  Children	+ 1. Cornelius Gerretse Van Duyne, Captain ,   b. 16 Jul 1664, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States d. 27 Sep 1754, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States (Age 90 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F24990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Came to America from Zealand, Holland in 1649, and settled in Newtown, Long Island. He was a carpenter and wheelright. An article listed as "Hudson and Bergen County" states that Gerrit bought land at Flatbush and served as a magistrate in 1687-88 and a justice in 1689-90 and that he died in 1705.

  
  

• Sources

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