Cornelis Gerritsz van Niekerk, SV/PROG - BAD MERGE- These are 2 different people.

Cornelis Gerritsz van Niekerk, SV/PROG, is NOT the Father of Barent Newkirk (Van Nieuwkirk) (my 6th Great Grandfather).

Barent's father's name is Cornelis Gerretse van Nieuwkirk, second child of Gerret Cornelisse van Nieuwkirk and Chieltje Cornelissen Slecht, and was born on Long Island circa 1662. In 1686-1687 he was a private in the Kingston Troop of HOrse under Captain Hendrickus Beekman. See "report of the State Historian of New York, Colonial Series, " Volume II page 448. He died at Hurley, Ulster County, New York between February 7th and March 4th 1695/96. The dates of the execution of his will. Not the person that is in South Africa as stated here. The SV/PROG Newkirk is also not married to Jannetje Jansz Van Nieukirk (Kunst).

Cornelis Gerretse van Nieuwkirk (my7th Great Grandfather) married his wife Jannetje Jansz Van Nieukirk (Kunst) 16 Sep 1683 • Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. All this is documented. She died 2 AUG 1729 • Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States. NOT in South Africa.

Not sure where this South African connection came from but it's NOT Cornelis Gerretse van Nieuwkirk. His children were born in Ulster County, NY, USA

So how on earth can Gerret Cornelisse Van Newkirk (Van Nieuwkirk), who supposed to be the Newkirk's SR/PROG's father, who married in New York in 1661 • Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, Have Cornelis Gerritsz van Niekerk, SV/PROG, who was born in 1667 Nijkerk, Nijkerk, Gelderland, The Netherlands,

When the real Cornelis Gerretse van Nieuwkirk, the Father of Barent, was born in Ulster, New York. This is a fact and proven.

Now I'm sure there was a Cornelis Gerritsz van Niekerk, SV/PROG that was born in 1667 Nijkerk, Nijkerk, Gelderland, The Netherlands. But it is indeed NOT the same person. Hard to have offspring in New York when you're in South Africa.

Until recently they were on here as brothers. In all the books I have (4 of them) on my line it doesn't show them to be brothers. Related I'm sure but not in the way it's listed here. But this should be fixed. Would post photo's of the book pages here if I coudl to show all.

This is a bad merge and needs to be fixed.

Was NOT in South Africa and not the same person.

Barent Newkirk was born October 13, 1689
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Death: February 18, 1765 (75)
Martinsburg, Berkley, Virginia, United States

I know this because I've joined many societies and one a Holland society of New York. Barent's Grandfther came over on The passenger list of the Moseman, 25 April 1659, contained the entry: "Gerrit Corn van Niew-kerk, and Wife and boy and sucking child." The boy was his brother Mattheus, aged about 12 years. Following a custom, somewhat common in Holland families after arrival in New Netherland, the brothers were more or less known as Gerret (or Gerrit) Cornelisse and Mattheeus Cornelisse. the children of the elder brother, Gerrit, appear in official records of Ulster County and those of the Kingston Dutch Church as van Nieukirk and Niuwkirck, or Nieuwkerck, without the van prefix.

Those of the younger brother, Mattheus, adhered to the prefix and are on official and church records of Bergen County, New Jersey, as van Nieuwkirk or van Nieuwkerck.

So was NOT in Holland to have a son in 1667 that went to South Africa.

This is sourced.

Gerret Cornelisse Van Nieuwkerk

Sex: M

Birth: 1631 in Putten, Gelderland, Holland

Death: Before 4 MAR 1696 in Hurley, Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Baptism: 24 July 1631 Putten, Gelderdand, Holland

Immigration: 1659 Flatbush, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

Event: Ships Name 25 April 1659 Moesman

Military Service: 5 March 1669 Capt. Henry Pawling Co. Foot Militia

Event: Land Purchase 36 acre farm at Flatbush, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

Event: Land Purchase circa 1669 85 Acre Farmstead in the Hurley Patent, Hurley, Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Event: Land Sale 10 February 1665 Sold Flatbush property and moved to Hurley, Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Event: Witnesses to Baptism 9 June 1695 Old Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Will: 3 February 1686 Hurley, Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Probate: 4 March 1686 Hurley, Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Father: Mattheus Cornelisse Van Nieuwkerk b: circa 1600 in Holland

Mother: Bijtie Gerrits b: in Putten, Holland, the Netherlands

Marriage 1 Aaltjie Gerrits

Married: 6 December 1642 in Nykerk, Holland, the Netherlands

Children

Disje Van Nieuwkerk b: 1658 in Putten, Holland, the Netherlands

Marriage 2 Chieltje Cornelissen Slecht b: circa 1640 in Woerden, Utrecht, Holland

Married: 16 September 1683 in New Amsterdam "New York", New York, U.S.A.

Children

Cornelius Gerritse Nieuwkirk b: circa 1662 in Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Arie Gerretse Van Nieuwkerk b: between 1663 and 1666 in Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Gerretje "Gitty"Gerretse Van Nieuwkerk b: 1665 in Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Jan Getteste Van Nieuwkerk b: circa 1666 in Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

Neeltje Gerretse Van Nieuwkerk b: 1667 in Ulster, New York, U.S.A.

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