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Matthys* Jansen Van Ceulen

Matthys* Jansen Van Ceulen

Male 1602 - 1648  (46 years)

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  • Name Matthys* Jansen Van Ceulen  [1] 
    Born 02 Feb 1601/2  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 02 Feb 1601/2  Austin Friars DRC, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Event-Misc 03 Jun 1621 
    Event-Misc 16 Oct 1630  [2] 
    Event-Misc 1632  [3] 
    Event-Misc Between 1636 and 1641  [4] 
    Residence Bef 1639  Recife, Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration Jun 1639 
    • New Amsterdam, New York
    Reference Number 1367 
    Reference Number 2778 
    Died 16 Oct 1648  Fort Orange, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Lord-Director of the Dutch West Indies Company at age 20
      Governor of Brazil
      a Lord-Director Principle Partner of the Dutch West Indies Charter from the beginning of the company. He joined with Killaen Van Rennsalaer and others to introduce a tenant farming colony along the Delaware River. Numerous entries in Van Rennsalaer's personal journals relate to Mathij Van Keulen.
      assumed control of the Dutch effort to overthrow the Portuguese in Brazil. His decisive victory in 1633 secured his standing in The Netherlands. In September 1634 he left Brazil and returned to Amsterdam.
    Person ID I1367  new
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2009 

    Family Margriet* Hendrickse,   b. Abt 1622, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1675, Kingston, Ulster County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married Abt 1640  Recife, Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Catryn Matthyssen van Ceulen,   b. Abt 1640, Fort Orange (Albany), New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1684, Kingston, Ulster County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)
     2. Annetje Van Keulen,   b. 1645
     3. Jan Matthyssen Van Keulen,   b. 1646
     4. Matthys Matthyssen Van Keulen,   b. 1648
    Family ID F667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S257] Van Curen: D. G. Van Curen, Subject: Van Curen gen, (April 2001), e-mail from D. G. Van Curen, author of the book, VAN KEULEN / VAN KEUREN / VAN KUREN / VAN CUREN: A FAMILY HISTORY, to be published April 2001.

    2. [S258] Van Keulen/Van Keuren/Van Kuren/Van Curen, (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1998), p. 8.

    3. [S258] Van Keulen/Van Keuren/Van Kuren/Van Curen, (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1998), p. 8-9.

    4. [S258] Van Keulen/Van Keuren/Van Kuren/Van Curen, (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1998).

    5. [S258] Van Keulen/Van Keuren/Van Kuren/Van Curen, (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1998), p. 10.