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In 1626, Joris and Catalyntje, with their daughter Sarah, moved to
New Amsterdam, where they remained for the next 22 years. During at least part of
that time, Joris was a tavern-keeper. His name appears in the records of the
burgomasters court among those who promised to observe Governor Stuyvesant's
proclamations regarding the regulation of taverns (these proclamations were in
effect prior to the creation of the courts). In about 1655, Joris and Catalyntje,
and presumably the younger children, moved to the farm on the 'Bay of the Walloons' or Waele-Boght. It was located where the present United States Marine Hospital now stands, and also included the area between Nostrand and Grand Avenues, about three hundred thirty acres altogether.