Pieter VROOMAN

1684 - 1771  (87 years)

• Name	Pieter VROOMAN
  Birth	4 May 1684	Schenectady, Albany [now Schenectady] County, NY
  Gender	Male
  AFN	HRDV-GB
  Will	10 Oct 1768
  Probate	10 Dec 1771
  Reference Number	7
  Death	20 Dec 1771	Vrooman's Land, Schoharie, Albany [now Schoharie] County, NY
  Notes	(1) Pearson, Jonathan, Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800, Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873 <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/firstsettlers/vro_wem.html >: PIETER [VROOMAN], son of Adam, m. Grietje, dau of Isaac Van Alstyne of Albany, Feb. 2, 1706, in Albany. He settled on what was called Vrooman's Land in Schoharie, with his father; made his will 1768, proved Dec. 20, 1771. Ch. b: Adam, Sept. 21, 1707; Barent and Martynus, twins, Feb. 19, 1709; Cornelis, March 3, 1711; Engeltie, May 18, 1713, m. David Ziele; Abraham, Nov. 15, 1715; Jannetie, Jan. 18 (?), bp. Feb. 6, 1718; Pieter Meese, June 5, 1720; Isaac, Nov. 15, 1722, bp. in Albany Jan. 30, 1723; Geertruy, Sept. 3, 1725, m. Josias Swart; Catarina, March 29, 1728, m. Johannes Lawyer; Lidia, April 18, 1730. (2) Wickersham, Grace Vrooman and Comstock, Ernest Bernard, The Vrooman Family in America: 1949, pp. 22-24: 7. PIETER VROOMAN (Adam-Hendrick Meese) b May 4, 1684, d Dec. 20,1771, m Feb. 2, 1706, Grietje Van Alstyne, dau of Isaac Van Alstyne. He settled early on Vroomansland in Schoharie with his father. He made his will Oct. 10, 1768, proved Dec. 10, 1771. They had twelve children[:] 53. ADAM, b Sept. 21, 1707, m Dec. 7, 1732, Blandina LeRoay, now corrupted to Larraway. 54. BARRENT A., b Feb. 19, 1709, bp June 12, 1709, m June 16, 1735, Engeltie Swarts, b Dec. 17, 1715, dau of Teunis Swart. 55. MARTYNUS, b Feb. 19, 1709, twin to Barrent A., m (1) Martie Larroway, May 3, 1740, m (2) Lena. (No. 192) 56. CORNELIS, b Mar. 3, 1711, m Margareth (79) dau of Bartholomeus Vrooman and Susanna Bratt. Cornelis died before 1780 as the widow of "Cornelis Vrooman" was captured in the raid on Schoharie in 1780. An unrecorded will of Cornelis Vrooman is in the possession of one of Daniel Vrooman's descendants. 57. ENGELTIE, b May 18, 1713, m Feb. 2, 1732, at Schoharie David U. Zeile, son of Peter Ziele and Cornelia Daman. "David U. Zeile with Englche Frumen." 58. ABRAHAM, b Nov. 15, 1715, m Sept. 23, 1735, Marytie Ver Planck, (Marie Vander Planck.) 59. JANNETIE, b Jan. 18, 1718, m Josias Swart. d before 1748. "Janneke Vrooman and Josiah Swart, both living at Huntersfield were married Oct. 2, 1732. After the death of Jannetie Josiah married Geertruide Vrooman (80b). "Josias Swart widower, b at Schenectady, m Geertruide Vrooman, dau of Bartholomeous Vrooman, Jan. 9, 1748." 60. PIETER MEESE, b June 5, 1720, bp June 26, d Oct. 9, 1804, m Apr. 13, 1744, Anna Maria Bouck b Sept. 17, 1722, dau of John William Bouck and Anna Dorothea. 61. ISAAC, b Nov. 15, 1722 m (1) Annatje Ziele before 1754 as they appeared as sponsors at the baptism of Barent Vrooman (No. 173) son of Barent Vrooman and Engeltie Swart. Isaac m (2) Elizabeth V. Ziele, Sept. 14, 1757. 62. GERTRUY, b Sept. 3, 1725, m Cornelis Aardsche (or Archer) Aug. 1752 at Schoharie[;] a daughter, Geertruid was baptised, the sponsors being Bart Vrooman (No. 54) and his wife Engeltie Vrooman. The mother died before 1768, the date of her father's will. 63. CATRINA, b Mar. 29, 1728, d Aug. 26, 1748, m Oct. 1, 1745, Johannes Lawyer. Jr., b 1725, d 1795, son of Johannes Lawyer the first settler by that name in the Schoharie Valley. After the death of Catrina, Johannes Lawyer m Christiana Sternbergh. In Peter Vrooman's will dated 1768 mention is made of Catherine and Elizabeth, daughters of his deceased daughter Catherine Lawyer. 64. LYDIA, b Jan. 18, 1730, bp Apr. 18, 1730. Probably died before 1768, date of Peter Vrooman's will.
  Person ID	I3505	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam Hendrickse VROOMAN,   b. 1649, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland d. 25 Feb 1730, Schoharie, Albany [now Schoharie] County, NY (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Engeltie Barentse BLOM,   b. Bef 12 May 1652, NY d. Between 8 and 9 Feb 1690, Schenectady, Albany [now Schenectady] County, NY
  Marriage	Abt 1678	Schenectady, Albany [now Schenectady] County, NY
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grietje VAN ALSTYNE,   b. Abt 1690, Albany, Albany County, NY
  Marriage	2 Feb 1706	Albany, Albany County, NY
  Family ID	F1852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024