SECOND GENERATION
2. CORNELIUS2 VANDERBURGH (Lucas1), son of Lucas Dircksen and Annetje Cornelies, was baptized at the New York Dutch Reformed Church in New York City on 11 May 1653.[1] Cornelius was about 16 years old when his father died in 1669.
Cornelius is mentioned in a 28 Sep 1673 contract involving his stepfather: "Jacobus Fabricus, Lutheran minister, now a resident at the South River," engages to repay a loan received from Olaf Stevenson Van cortlandt. As security, he pledges "his house and lot on the west side of the Broadway. This pledge covered a lot for 930 florins previously given Van Cortlandt for old debts of "the appearer’s predecessor," and 300 florins "given this day to the appearer’s wife’s son, Cornelius Luycasse VandeBergh, being for and instead of his patrimony and father’s property, amounting altogether to the above mentioned sum of 1230 florins."[2]
The following year on 7 Jan 1674, Cornelius married LIEVYNTIE LEUNEN in the New York Dutch Reformed Church in New York City.[3]
Signature of Cornelius Vanderburgh
Cornelius was New York’s (and probably America’s) first native born silversmith. His mark was C V over B in a heart shaped shield. How Cornelius chose silversmithing as a vocation is not known. He apparently had access to the "Collected Works of Jacobus Cats," 1658 edition by Schipper, from which he copied almost literally the engravings he made on a 1685 silver beaker known thenceforth as the Sanders beaker.[4]
Among his Lutheran friends was Jacob de Lange, surgeon, whose wife Haduina Van Horen may have been a relative. When the surgeon died in 1685, he entrusted to his good friends John deBruyn and Cornelius Vanderburgh the care of the money bequeathed to his daughters. Some years later, the two guardians jointly purchased a mortgage upon land on the Hackensack River, possibly on behalf of their wards. Cornelius’ sister was living in Hackensack, which may explain his interest in the neighborhood.[5]
In 1685, New York became a Royal Province. Its new charter gave it title to all the vacant land in and about the city. These properties were speedily applied for. Among them were what were known as the "Burnt Lands." For one such "Slip or toft" Cornelius applied in February 1686/7. Two months later, "Cornelius VanerBurge of New York City, Silversmith" was granted the land, which lay "within the City in Heigh Street to the east of the house and lot of the said Cornelius VanerBurge, to the west of Geertruy Hibbons, to the north of the ground belonging to the City Hall." This statement identifies Cornelius’ profession and indicates that he already had a house and lot in High Street. This record is found in the Comptroller’s Office of New York City. The described property was located in High (or Stone or Duke) Street, near Coentie’s Alley, and back of the Stadthuys, in 1687.[6]
The early conveyance of property in High Street to Cornelius cannot be found. But a deed in the manuscript division of the New York Public Library, dated 1714, conveys this approximate parcel from John White and his wife Cornelia. It states that the real estate was "left unto them by their late father, Cornelius Vanderburgh, silversmith, of New York." Roughly speaking, this land is at 36 Stone Street.[7]
Some feet from Cornelius’ land lay Coentie’s Alley, a tiny slit between dwellings. Back of its former site, with a tablet, now stands the house that replaces the ancient Stadthuys or City Hall. Near by is Coentie’s Slip in the East River. In the next block lay the ample holdings of Carel Van Brugge, otherwise Charles Bridges the Englishman, who was taxed in 1677 for a place "Where the silversmith lived." Previous Vanderburgh researchers have confused this "Carel Van Brugge" as being Cornelius Vanderburgh, the silversmith.[8]
Somewhere along the same street in early days lived Hendrick Ahasuerus, the innkeeper, who was an appraiser of silver and jewels. To the rear of Cornelius’ abode was that of a Van Horn lady, who, after her marriage, gave birth to Garret Onclebagh, the silversmith. She subsequently married Ahasuerus Hendricks, likewise a fashioner of silver. This quarter of the city in the late 1600s was evidently considered an advantageous location for silversmiths.[9]
In 1686, Cornelius was elected to care for one of the public wells, which were customarily dug in the center of certain streets. Another fellow silversmith, Ahasuerus Hendricks, was also appointed to this duty.[10]
In the spring of 1686/7, Cornelius was the recipient of further public duties. Living in the back garden of the jail, he was from time to time appointed to the post of High Constable.[11] He witnessed wills for his neighbors;[12] and in the French church nearby, he stood sponsor for a baby with the unusual name of Muckhaylle de Mackaillys.[13] He made a salt from an English model, for the newly married Van Cortlandts.[14] In 1693, he was handed 20 ounces of gold valued at .106 to make a presentation cup for Governor Fletcher. The money presumably represented revenues from the Brooklyn Ferry.[15]
In 1694, the Province of New York decided to standardize its weights and measures. A commission deliberated on this project; and a Governor’s council meeting of 12 Jul 1694 agreed to appoint an "officer for the regulation of weights and seales for Curr’t Gold and Silver." Subsequently, a committee consisting of the mayor and aldermen of New York City, John Barberie and Robert Lurting, merchants, and Cornelius Vanderburgh and Jacob Boelen, silversmiths, was appointed to make a selection. Cornelius and Jacob were recommended to be "... very fitt to be appointed by your Excellency for the keeping of the Standard of Silver & Gold Weights and marking all such as shall be used in this Citty & Province ...," etc.[16]
In spite of Cornelius’ apparent standing as a citizen, his homestead in High Street depreciated in value on the tax lists, while that of his neighbors rose. He owned not only the High Street house, but an "estate" in the West Ward. This land to the westward was near the land previously owned by Cornelius’ father on Broadway. Perhaps Cornelius health, like his property, was deteriorating, for his death in 1699, in his late forties, was untimely.[17]
In 1699, the Stadthuys, having been abandoned in favor of a newer City Hall at the head of Broad Street, had so far deteriorated that it was offered for sale. John Rodman, a prosperous merchant acquired it for .920. A 20 Sep 1699 deed, registered in the Comptroller’s office, clearly defines the bounds of the property. It was bounded on the north by the house and ground of Barent Hebon, and that late of Cornelius Vanderburgh. As Cornelius’ house in the Dock Ward was valued at .20 in the tax list of July 15, 1699, the deed infers that he died prior to 20 September.[18]
A few days after the passing of the Rodman deed, a marriage license was granted to John White, joiner, and Cornelia Vanderburgh. They held the High Street house for some fifteen years before disposing of it. Meanwhile, the name of the thoroughfare had been changed to Duke Street, sometimes corrupted to Duck Street.[19]
Cornelius died after 15 Jul but before 20 Sep 1699.[20] Children:
i. Lucas, baptized 5 Jan 1675 in the New York Reformed
Dutch Church.[21]
ii. Cornelia, m. 1699 John White.[22] Child:
(WHITE surname)
i. Anna, b. at New York on 29 Jan 1710, bapt. on
5 Feb 1710 in the New York Lutheran Church.[23]
3. HENDRICK2 VANDERBURGH (Lucas1), son of Lucas Dircksen and Annetje Cornelies, was baptized at the New York Dutch Reformed Church in New York City on 18 April 1655.[24]
As a youth Hendrick was apprenticed out to Abel Hardenbrook to learn the shoemaker trade. However, this arrangement for Hendrick’s education proved unsatisfactory. In 1670, the 15 year old Hendrick ran away from Hardenbrook because of ill treatment. As a result, Hardenbrook sued Hendrick’s mother in court on 23 Aug 1670. "Abel Hardenbergh ... says, he hired deft’s son as a boy to learn the trade of shoemaking according to indentures executed before the Notary Willem Bogardus, and complains, that the abovenamed boy has ran away from him and is now entertained by deft. He requests, that deft. be ordered to send back the aforesaid boy and to pay for loss of time, with costs. Defts. attorney Baey Croesvelt appearing complains, that the pltf. had illtreated and beaten the boy, which is denied by the pltf. The W: Court having heard parties order deft. to hand over the above boy to the pltf. until the improper treatment be proved. Deft. meanwhile to pay costs."[25]
Seven months later the issue was still not resolved when Hardenbrook and Hendrick appeared in Court on 7 Mar 1670/71:
"Abel Hardenbroock, pltf. v/s Hendrick van der Borgh, deft. Pltf. says, he hired deft. as a servant for the term of four years to learn the shoe makers handicraft and complains, that the deft. has now for divers reasons run away. He demands therefore, that deft. shall be condemned to serve out his time; otherwise to satisfy the pltf. for board money for about 13 months time. Christiaen Pieterse and Jochim Beeckman as mediators for the deft. appearing complain, the the pltf. does not provide proper board for the above boy and so ill treats him with beating and kicking that it is impossible for deft. to live any longer with him. The W: Court having heard parties and having understood, that on both sides they incline to a separation, their Worsps decree and order, that parties on both sides shall be released from each other and that deft. shall pay pltf. for board etc. to date hereof the sum of one hundred guilders zewant and settle the costs incurred herein."[26]
Based on this Court decision, Hendrick ended his appprenticeship, but was still liable to reimburse Hardenbrook. This reimbursement was slow in coming and resulted in more litigation three months later on 6 Jun 1671: "Uppon ye Complaint of Abel Hardenbroeck this Worshiph Court this day ordered that in Case the deft Hendk Van: borgh did not satisfy ye within written Judgemt that his father Mr Jacob Fabritius or the person that appeared in Court in his behalfe should be lyable to satisfy ye same."[27] Evidently, the issue was finally settled.
Hendrick probably went to New Castle, Delaware with his mother and stepfather. Hendrick apparantly settled at New Castle where he "had numerous tracts of land there, and dealt actively in land from 1682 to 1696 and probably later."[28]
Hendrick probably married on 7 Nov 1677 in the Reformed Dutch Church in New York ANNA DE MILL.[29] No further information. Child:
i. Anna Elizabeth, bapt. 28 Aug 1678 at the New York Dutch
Reformed Church.[30]
4. MARGARITIE2 VANDERBURGH (Lucas1), daughter of Lucas Dircksen and Annetje Cornelies, was baptized at the New York Dutch Reformed Church in New York City on 26 May 1658.[31] She married, though no record of the marriage has been found, CORNELIUS CHRISTIANSEN VAN HORN, son of Barentsz Van Horn (from Hoorn in East Friesland) and Jannetje Jans (from Utrecht).[32] Cornelius was born in New Amsterdam and baptized there on 3 Aug 1653 in the Dutch Reformed Church.[33]
Signature/mark of Cornelius Christiansen Van Horn
Cornelius and Margaritie were among the first settlers of Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ. Cornelis acquired land in the old Hackensack Township, in the Bogota-Teaneck area, along with his stepfather (Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk), brothers and half-brothers, and also in the Closter area. A patent to Cornelis in 1685 covered 183 acres between the Hackensack River and the West Branch of Overpeck Creek. Lutheran church services were often held in Cornelis’ home in Teaneck, a region where many Lutheran familes lived. His Closter lands were on both sides of the Schraalenburgh Road, south of Harrington Park and between the Hackensack River and the Tenakill, with the northern line likely the Dwarskill.[34]
On 29 April 1703, Cornelies and others, including his brother-in-law Dick Vanderburgh, were given the Waywayanda Patent coverning land in Orange County, NY.[35]
On 22 Mar 1726/7 as "Cornelis van Horen," he made his will which was proved on 24 Mar 1728/9[36]. Margaritie was still alive in 1705 when her last child was born, but no further information has been found on her. Children:[37]
(VAN HORN surname)
i. Lucas Cornelisen, m.(1) (banns) 21 Apr 1705 Aaltje Sebase, m.(2) 11 Jun 1747 Rachel Matthyssen, d. pre 1760. 12 children.
ii. Jannetje Cornelis, m. (banns) 25 Sep 1705 & 30 Sep 1705 Jacob
Hendricks Banta, d. 9 May 1719. Five children.
iii. Christian Cornelisen, m.(1) 25 Apr 1708 Francyntje Cornelis
Banta, m. (2) Margrietje ______, buried 23 Feb 1741. Five
children by first wife.
iv. Cornelis Cornelsien, m.(1) 16 Aug 1711 Jacomyntje Demarest,
m.(2) Marytje Pietersen, m.(3) 22 Dec 1732 Tryntje Hartje, d. or
buried 12 Mar 1733. Nine children by first wife.
v. Johanes Cornelisen, m. Jannetje Van Buskirk. One child.
vi. Annatje Cornelis, m. 16 Aug 1723 Samuel Demarest. 10 children.
vii. Dirck Cornelisen, bapt. 14 Feb 1697 Hackensack Reformed
Church, died young.
viii. Elsie Cornelis, bapt. 16 Apr 1699, m. 6 May 1718 Johannes [Hans]
Pieterse Van Buskirk. Two known children.
ix. Dirck Cornelisen, b. 2 Sep 1705 at Hackensack, NJ; bapt. 30 Sep
1705 in the Lutheran church at New York City;[38] m. Leah