Wapen van Rensselaerswyck
The Wapen van Rensselaerswyck sailed from the Amsterdam in September, 1643 under Skipper, Jan Simonsz. They arrived at New Amsterdam in March 1644.
Persons to the Colony of Rensselaerswyck:
1 Claes Andriesz servant From Hilversum, (in the Gooi, or Gooiland, province of North Holland)
also called Claes Andriesz Gojer
2 Claes Cornelisz van Voorhout
Second son of Cornelis Segersz van Voorhout; also called Claes Segersz
3 Cornelis Cornelisz van Voorhout
Eldest son of Cornelis Segersz van Voorhout
4 Cornelis Segersz van Voorhout referred to as Cornelis Segertsen van Egmont
with wife, Brechtje Jacobs, 45 years of age, and six
children, Cornelis, 22; Claes, 20; Seger, 14; Lysbeth, 16; Jannetje, 10; and Neeltje, 8
5 Dirck Hendricksz From Hilversum (in Gooiland, province of North Holland)
also referred to as Dirck de Gojer
6 Jacob Adriaensz Generally referred to as Jacob Adriaensz Rademaccker (wheelwright)
7 Jacob Lambertsz van Dorlandt from Gooiland, province of North Holland)
8 Jan Dircksz From Bremen, Germany
9 Jan Gerritsz, Carpenter
10 Jan Huybertsz, Tailor
11 Nicolaes Coorn
12 Seger Cornelisz van Voorhout, died June 24, 1662
For more information of the passengers aboard this ship, please visit Immigrants to New Netherlands
Transcribed by Alice M. (Stansfield) Herzberg a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
6 May 2008
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