Sara Pieterse Van Naerdan was born after 1606. She died after 1665. Parents: *Pieter Casparszen Mabie Van Naerden and *Annecke Jans.
She was married to *Jan Jansen Schepmoes on 16 Feb 1641/42 in New Amersterdam (now New York City). From “The History of Kingston, New York”, by Marius Schoonmaker, 1888:
“Jan Jansen Schepmoes was in New Amsterdam as early as 1638. He died in 1655. By his wife, Sarah Pietersen, he had eight children. His son, Dirck Janse Schepmoes, moved to Esopus. He married Maria Willems. After her death, on the 28th of September, 1703, he married Margrietje, daughter of Jurian Teunisse Tappen. He left several daughters, but only one son, Johannes, who was the issue of the first marriage, and is the progenitor of the Schepmoes family of Kingston.”
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From “The Early History of Kingston & Ulster County”, by Marc Fried:
“[Thomas] Chambers first appears on record in New Netherland on May 6, 1642, on which day, at Fort Amsterdam, he contracted to build a house for Jan Jansen Schepmoes and cover it with 500 clapboards.”
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From “The Hardenbergh Family”, by Myrtle Hardenbergh Miller:
“Jan Jansz Schepmoes married 12/27/1631 at Amsterdam (Holland). Mariner.
Jan came to Beaverwyck from Delft, Holland, in 1638. Some records say he came with his wife, another record is that she was married in New York. From Beaverwyck he went to New Amsterdam, probably due to the fact that Peter Minuit wanted to clear the uplands for agriculture. Her he purchased lots on May 18, 1643, July 6, 1643, Sept. 8, 1644, and resided on Pearl Street. He seems to have been a carpenter or builder as their is a record of his contracting with Thomas Chambers, a prominent man of Kingston, to build a house from materials furnished by Chambers for 116 guilders.
From Court Minutes of New Amsterdam is found these records: 10/20/1653 Jan Schepmoes v/s Dirck van Nes. Defendant in default. Jan Schepmoes, Jan Jansen, cooper, Coenradt Ten Eyck, prominent burghers. Willem Petersen v/s Jan Jansen Schepmoes, question of security for f1.45. (Fernow VI, 123, 126, 268).
Sarah Pietersen, widow of Schepmoes, deceased, v/s Dirck de Noormal Will: Koeck, husband appears in court, plaintiff being sick, exhibiting account book whereby f1.22.16 are owing to plaintiff, 1/8/1657. Sara Pietersen v/s Abram Roeloffsen, defendant in default. Sara Pietersen v/s Adrian Keyser, demands f1.60, 3/6/1656. 3/26/1656 Whereas Sara Schepmoes widow of Jan Schepmoes, deceased, claims the ownership of the Bell on the City Hall, which is used by the Court, and has exhibited proof to that effect, Secy Kip was directed to pay petitioner f1.10 for the bell out of the burgher excise. Sara Pieters requests restitution of obligations in Willem Pietersen’s signed by her deceased husband, as same is paid 11/25/1659. (Fernow V2, 257, 58, 78, 82)
Sara Pietersen may have been a sister of Giles and Cornelis Pietersen, both of whom lived near Schepmoes. Anjou V1:42 records ‘Letters of Administration granted to the children of Jan Jansen Schepmoes who married in New York, Sara Pieters, who after his death married 10/7/1656 Willem Tomasse Couch, or Cock (Koech) of England.’ Also names Joeptie as their fourth child.” Children were: Anna Schepmoes, Abraham Schepmoes, Aeltjie Schepmoes, *Jaepie “Jacoba” Schepmoes, Dirck Janse Schepmoes, Ursel Schepmoes, Tryntje Schepmoes, Sara Schepmoes.
She was married to Willem Tomasse Couch on 7 Oct 1656 in New Amersterdam (now New York City). (5350)
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