The Family of Hendrick and Femmetje (Van Norden) Westercamp

These 9th grand grandparents were both born in Holland in 1615. Their marriage took place in Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands on the 7th of November in 1638. They must have emigrated soon after their marriage because their daughter,  Grietjen, our ancestor, was born in
1641 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland,
New York, the old map of which is pictured above. 

The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. A successful Dutch settlement in the colony grew up on the southern tip of Manhattan Island and was christened New Amsterdam.

Their second daughter, Margaret, was born in October 1642. They had another daughter named Heyltje, and perhaps other children that I don't know about.

On April 2, 1648, Hendrick received permission to seek a living in the colony by day labor or otherwise. Soon he established himself as a baker. On April 1, 1650, in accordance to a resolution, he was granted the "garden between the first and second creeks", formerly occupied by Captain Willem Juriaensz, the baker. 

Hendrick died in 1654. Femmetje died in 1667 in Kingston, Ulster, NY.

HENDRICK JANSE WESTERCAMP
BORN: 1615 in  ,Holland, Netherlands
MARRIED: 7 Nov 1638 in Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
DIED: 1654 in Albany, Albany, New York

FEMMETJE ALBERTSE VAN NORDEN
BORN: 1615 in  ,Holland, Netherlands
DIED: 1667 in Kingston, Ulster, NY
SOURCES: . 747 Descendants of Albert Van Norden, Karen Roby, Posted on Family Tree Maker's Web Site, Roby, Karen, robykamp@bellsouth.net;  U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, In c., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extract ed from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electro nic databases. Originally, the information was deriv;, Page number: Source number: 683.009; Source type: Pedigree chart; : birth-name: Hendrick Janse Westercamp http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1306495&ti=0&indi v=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1306495&t i=0&indiv=try AFGS 3 PAGE Source number: 683.009; Source type: Pedigree chart;familysearch:source:3244112568; OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, In c.;birth-name: Hendrick Janse Westercamp birth: 1615; death: 30 September 1654; Albany, Albany, New York, United States; Doc. 741 Historical and genealogical research notes on Decker and Schoonmaker families, William Decoursey, Family Tree Maker's Web Site; "Netherlands Marriages,1565-1892";!Roots & Branches by Wardle pg. 104 & 152 says she m. Hendrick JANSE and was the m/o Grietjen Hendricke WESTERCAMP. Her PC is Doc. #312. Misc: Bev & Thomas KELLY of Findlay, OH give her surname as ALBERTS b. 1615 m. Hendrick Jansen WESTERCAMP per AF. Another submitter gives her name as Femmetje Alderse VAN NAARDEN b. 1642 in NY d/o Claes Jansen DeRuyter MABILLE whose ancestry includes royalty and is traced back to 6 A.D. (Doc. #1677). LDS ORD: PNS #228, Line in Record @I2334@ (RIN 2333); Children Margaret WESTERCAMP b: 19 Oct 1642 in New Amsterdam, NY Grietjen Hendricks WESTERCAMP b: Bef 19 Oct 1642 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, NY