Francois <?> Rombout
10 December 2009
Generation 1
1. Francois <?> Rombout (Rn=8255) and died before March 1707.
He married first, 31 May 1665 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam Aeltje <?> Wessels Rombout (Rn=28416), who was born at Tolhuys, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherland and married second, 08 August 1675 Anna Elizabeth <?>
Masschop Wessels/Rombout (Rn=9251), who was born at Aernhem, Gelderland, Netherland and died before 1683 and married third, 26 September 1683 Helen <Willem> Teller Bogardus/Van Baal/Rombout (Rn=9156), who was born 1645 and died
before March 1707 at Albany, Albany County, New York at 62 years of age, a daughter of Willem <?> Teller (Rn=6868) and Margareta <James> Donckesen Teller (Rn=6869).
Occupation 1 - Merchant. Occupation 2 - Mayor of New York City in 1679. Will - His will was dated 20 January 1690 before 3 March 1707. Source [From Sea to Shining Sea by Darrell D Vessell 1993 page 45]
Child of Francois <?> Rombout and Aeltje <?> Wessels was as follows:
2. i. Johannes <Francois> Rombout was born 1666 and died young?
Francois <?> Rombout and Anna Elizabeth <?> Masschop had no children by this marriage.
Children of Francois <?> Rombout and Helen <Willem> Teller were as follows:
3. i. Jannetje <Francois> Rombout was born 1684 and died young).
+ 4. ii. Catharina <Francois> Rombout Brett (Rn=9248), who was born May 1687 and married Roger <?> Brett (Rn=9247).
5. iii. Johannes <Francois> Rombout was born 1689 and died young).
Generation 2
4. Catharina <Francois> Rombout Brett (Rn=9248), who was born May 1687.
She married 25 November 1703 Roger <?> Brett (Rn=9247) and died 1721.
Baptized on 25 May 1687.
Children of Roger <?> Brett and Catharina <Francois> Rombout were as follows:
6. i. Robert <Roger> Brett.
7. ii. Thomas <Roger> Brett was born 1705).
8. iii. Francis <Roger> Brett (Rn=35950).
He married 07 June 1764 Sarah <Coert> Voorhees Brett/Voorhees (Rn=4750), who was born 12 May 1746 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York;
and died 15 September 1777 at Dutchess County, New York at 31 years of age, a daughter of Coert <Johannes> Voorhees (Rn=6341) and Catharine <Henrick> Ruwaert Voorhees (Rn=8889). Source [The Van Voorhees Family by
Elias Van Voorhis 1888 page 274] Source [The Van Voorhees Family in America by Florence A Christoph 2000 page 186, 196]