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Bontekoe


Amsterdam, Netherlands to Unknown Port*
Sailed on 15 April 1660

Bontekoe (Spotted Cow) sailed on 15 April 1660 under Captain Pieter Lucasz from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Unknown Port.

1-10*  Albert Heymans (Roosa), from Gelderland, agriculturist - and wife, Weilke de Jonge,
       and eight children ages 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 17 years
11     Albert Jansz (Janss), from Drenthe
12     Annetje Harmens, maiden - resides with Paulus Leendertz Van de Grift (Annetie)
13     Arent Mertensz (Meuwens), from Gelderland - in Swartwout's service  (Arent Martensen)
14     Ariaen Huyberts (Huijbertsz), from (Jena) Gelderland - in Swartwout's service
15     Beletje Foppe - resides with Jacob Leendertsz Van de Grift (Beletie)
16-21  Claes Arentsen (Arentsz), from Drenthe - and wife and three children ages 3/4, 4 and
       6 years, and a 14 year old boy
22     Coert Cartens(z) from Drenthe, farmer's servant
23     Cornelis Bartels from Drenthe
24     Cornelis Jacobs (Jacobsz) Van Leeuwen - in the service of Swartwout
25     Egbertje Dircks from Drenthe, maiden
26     Evertje Dircks from Drenthe, maiden (Beertien, Burtje Dircks)
27     Elias Gyselin (Gijseling), from Zeeland
28-36  Focke Jansen (Jansz), from Drenthe, agriculturist - and wife and seven children
       ages 3,9, 11, 13, 17 and 19 years, and one nursing child
37     Gerrit Egberts from Meppel, farmer's servant (Govert Egbertsz)
38     Jan Jacobsen Mol (Jan Jansz Mol)
39-40  Jan Kevers (Kiers, Keirs), from the Landscape Drenthe, farmer - and wife
41     Jan Soubanich (Soubanick, Souvanich), from Byle in Drenthe
42     Peter Jacobs (Jacobsz), from East Friesland
43-48  Peter Jansen (Pieter Jansz) from Drenthe, shoemaker - and wife and four children
       ages 1/2, 9, 13 and 15 years
49     Peter Simkam (Hinham, Timkam, Stintham), from Nimwegen, tailor - in the service of
       Director Stuyvesant. Administration on the estate of Peter Sympkam was granted in 1702.
50*    Roeloft (Roeloff) Swartwout, agriculturist -
51-59* Steven Koorts from Drenthe - and wife and seven children ages 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 22 years

List of Soldiers embarked for New Netherland:

60*   Brant Kemenes (Brant Hemnes, Kemmes), from Dockum,
61    Dirck Jansen from Bylevelt
62    Christian Bartels Ruysah from Amsterdam (Christian Bartels Buys)
63    Claes Petersen from Ditmarsum, Adelborst
64    Claes Hayen from Bremen
65    Conraet Croos from Switzerland (Coenraet)
66    Gerrit Manneel van Haen  (Gerrit Mannaet from Haen)
67    Harman Jansen Engsinck from Oldenseel
68    Hendrick Eyck from Nahuys (Hendrick Dyck)
69    Hendrich Steveterinck (Sweterinck), from Osnabruck (Hendrick Swetermik)
70    Jan Petersen (Pietersen), from Ditmarsum
71    Jan Wilekheresen (John Wishhousen), from Bergen in Norway
72    Johan Sprungh (Verpronck, Verplanck) (Johannis Spronck), from Bonn above Cologne,
      a smith and baker Settled eventually in Kings County.
73    Johannes Levelin from Millhousen
74    John Hamelton of Hamelton (Owes David Craffort for transportation,
75    Michiel Brouwnal (Bronval), from Mont-eassel, (Berg Cassel)
76    Peter Martens from Laens (Peter Matteus Van Laeren), (Peter Mattens from Laeren)
77-82 Pieter Petersen (Peter Peters), from Amsterdam, Adelborst (a military rank), - with his
      wife and three children ages 2, 4 and 8 years
83*   Jans Hansen Graer from Groeningen
84*   Jurriaen Fransen from (illegible)
85*   Jan Laurens from Ribe, in Denmark

Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the
   transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in the
   transcriber's notes.

*  Port of arrival may be New Netherlands (New York).

 
For more information of the passengers aboard this ship, please visit Immigrants to New Netherlands
Transcribed by Alice (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 November 2008



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