Pieter Casparszen, van Naarden

Abt 1610 - Bef 1664  (< 54 years)

• Name	Pieter Casparszen   [1]
  Suffix	van Naarden
  Birth	Abt 1610	Naarden, Noord Holland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	All we really know about the parentage of Pieter Casparszen van Naerden is that his father was named Caspar, and that he was born in a place that was either called or sounded like Naerden. There are no records of Pieter Casparszen ever using any surname. In fact, the first use of the Mabie surname in any form by proven members of his family occurred in New York in 1687. A search of the records for the Dutch Reformed Church in Naarden, Noord Holland, has proved fruitless. It has long been speculated that Pieter was of French extraction (a Huguenot), with the name Mabie having been derived from the French name Mabille. This story originated in an unpublished work by E. C. Marshall in the 1890s. In his paper, Marshall merely speculated that this was a possibility, and never made a claim of any factual support. However, almost every succeeding published genealogy has claimed this as a fact. While it is possibly true, it is wholly without any substantiation. The one location in Europe that did have people with the Mabie surname prior to 1650, as demonstrated in various records, was Scotland. The Mabie surname appears to have surfaced in Scotland shortly after the Norman invasion. So, perhaps the name is originally from France after all. However, there may have been a few detours en route to New Amsterdam The name of Pieter Casparszen van Naerden appears in a few records that have survived the years. He is listed in a 1660 census of New Amsterdam. In 1657, he was listed as a "Small Burgher", a status which conveyed certain rights to the individual. In 1653, he was named as one "of the most influential citizens and inhabitants of this city" in the council minutes. Also, in 1653, he was a corporal in the Burgher Corps of New Amsterdam. In 1652, he was sued by a Jacob Stoffelsen, although the details of the suit have not survived. In 1656, he was a witness to a secret land transaction in which the West India Company purchased land from the Native Americans on the west bank of the "South River" (now the Delaware). This land had already been settled by the Swedes, and this transaction was used to justify an attack on their settlements. From the baptismal records of the New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church, we know that Pieter was in New Amsterdam by February 1647, and that he was still alive in December 1662. A census of New Amsterdam conducted in June 1665 lists Aechtje Jans, the widow of Pieter Casparszen van Naerden, so we know he was deceased by that time. The first time that Pieter Casparszen van Naerden’ name appears in any New Amsterdam records is in 1647. On February 17th of that year, he was a witness at the baptism of Hendrick, a son of Abraham Ryck. In passing, it is also known that a Pierre Gaspar signed the so-called Leyden Petition in 1621, a copy of which can be found on line at: http://www.primenet.com/~langford/places/va621001.htm#Walloons In this documet certain Walloons and French petitioned, in 1621, the "Lord Ambassador of the Most Serene King of Great Britain" to allow them to settle in Virginia. The answer was to approve such a settlement in Virginia, providing that the settlers would take an oath of allegiance to the English king. However, if this is the same person as Pieter Casparszen van Naerden, then the questions arise as to why he apparently waited approximately 25 years to go, and why he did not go to an English colony as planned. Once again, there is no substantive evidence that Pieter Casparszen van Naerden and this Pierre Gaspar are the same person.
  Memo	17 Feb 1647	Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland   [2]
  	was a witness to the baptism of Hendrick, son of Abraham Ryke.
  Witness-Baptism	10 Apr 1650	Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland   [3]
  	Witnesses; Arie Dirckszen, Pieter Casparszen,Mary Claes, Janneken Jans
  Memo	1653	New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland   [2]
  	was named as one "of the most influential citizens and inhabitants of this city" in the council minutes.
  Residence	Between 1653 and 1697	Corner of Broad and Marchvelt Streets, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland
  Anecdote	Oct 1653	New Amsterdam, New Netherland   [4]
  	Two of New Amsterdam's humble citizens, Pieter from Naarden, a carman, and Claes Tijssen, a cooper, bought home plots here (Lot. 19 on Block D of the Castello Plan) in October, 1653, from Willem Beeckman, who had succeeded to Douman's grant. They were small lots, less than twenty feet wide on the Gracht, by 46 feet deep, with a four foot alley-way between. Van Naarden built a substantial home on the corner of the Marchvelt Steegh, as the plan shows: his widow, Aschee Jans, was confirmed there by Governor Nichols in 1668 and still lived there in 1686, according to Selyn's List
  Occupation	May 1654  [5]
  	Excise commissioner
  Memo	1657	New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland   [2]
  	was included in the List of Burghers
  Reference Number	4917
  Death	Bef 1664/65	New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland
  Person ID	I4890	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Aechtje Jans van Norden,   b. 17 Aug 1629, Norden, Din Hooren, East Friesland, Germany d. Between 21 Aug 1697 and 1 Feb 1698, New York City, New York (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1651	New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland
  Children	1. Maria Mabie,   c. 12 Sep 1652, Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Jan Pieterse Mabee,   b. 30 Sep 1654, corner of Broad and Market streets, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland d. 8 Apr 1725, Schenectady, New York (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Engeltje Mabie,   b. 14 Apr 1656, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland d. 1708, New York City, New York (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Metje Meby,   c. 14 Apr 1658, Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland d. Between Jun and Aug 1719  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Casper Pieterszen Mabie,   c. 15 Feb 1660, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland d. Aft 1720, Closter, New Jersey (Age ~ 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Tryntje Mabie,   c. 17 Dec 1662, Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, now New York, New Netherland d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S381] Baptisms at the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, (1639-1730); Manually Entered by Theodore Brassard; Url: http://www.altlaw.com/edball/dutchbap.htm, Marriten's baptism for Casparszen, other children's baptisms' for van Naerden. [S7] Steve Mabie, Chronology of Records for the First Three Generations of Descendants of Peter Casparsen Mebie; Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/gen1to3index.htm. [S381] Baptisms at the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, (1639-1730); Manually Entered by Theodore Brassard; Url: http://www.altlaw.com/edball/dutchbap.htm. [S66] Steve Mabie, MS 257 - Steve Mabie; Number: 257, from a multi-volume book called The Iconography of Manhattan Island by Phelps. (Volume 2, page 254 and page 377); Liber HH:60,61 (Albany); (Patents II:170, Albany). [S150] Lori Jean DuBois, MS 287 - Lori DuBois; Date: 2 April 2001; Number: 287.