Loockermans Family Bible
Holy Bible in Dutch; Amsterdam, Paulus van Ravensteyn, 1624.

Contains the records of Govert Loockermans and Ariaentie Jans, his wife, who
were married in New Amsterdam (New York) in 1641,  It is now the property
of the American Bible Society and has been deposited in the New York Public
Library.  The records are in Dutch with an English translation by Dr. L.
Bendikson.

Laus Deo in Amsterdam a 1641. Is getrout Govert Loockermans met Ariaentie
Jans den 26 Feb. op Dinsdagh.

1641 den 3 November Sondaghs smorgens ten 3 uren is gebooren Maria
Loockermans int schip "De Coninck Davit" onderweegen Christoffel en Nieu
Nederlant

1643 den 23 September is gebooren Jannetie Loockermans smorgens ten 7
uren in amsterdam in N: Nederlant.

1664 den 12 November is getrout Balthasaer Bayard en Maria Loockermans in
N.Amsterdam in N.N.

1665 den 20 September morgens ten 3 uren heeft Maria Loockermans haer
eerste soone gebooren en den 28 ditto is hy Samuel gedoopt de Compeers
waren zyn grootvaders Govert Loockermans en......

1667 18 Novmeber smorgens te drie uren is myn huysvrou Maria Loockermans
verlost van een jonge dochter en den 20 dito aende Manhatans gedoopt
Ariaentie.  Haer peetoom is N.Bayard en peetmoey Marretie Jans.

1670 den 6 Meert nieuwe styl is geboore Anna Maria; haer peters syn Hendr.
Vande Waater en Petrus Bayard, haer peet is haer meutie Anna Maria Bayard;
en gedoopt den Meert tot N.Yorck.

1672 den 14 Junij is gebooren Samuel Bayard; syn peetooms syn Mr. Hans
Kierstede en Baltelasaer Stuyvesant, syn peetmeuy is Jannetie Kierstede tot
N:Yorck.

1677 den 31 Jann. nieuwe styl is gebooren Judith Bayard en den 10 dage
daeraen gestorven.  Haer peetom was Oloff Steevense van Cortlant en haer
meutie Judith Varlet huysvrou van Nicolaes Bayard...

Translation
Laus Deo. Amsterdam, anno 1641.  Married on Tuesday, February the 26th,
Govert Loockermans and Ariaentie Jans.

1641: November 3d, sunday, born at 3 o'clock in the morning Maria
Loockermans on board the ship "De Coninck Davit" on the was from Christoffel
to the New Netherlands.

1643: September 23d, born at 7 o'clock in the morning Jannetie Loockermans,
at Amsterdam in the New Netherlands.

1664: November 12th, married Balthasar Bayard and Maria Loockermans, at
New Amsterdam in the New Netherlands.

1665: September 20th, Maria Loockermans was brought to bed with her first
son at 3 o'clock in the morning and on the 28th inst. he was christened
Samuel; the godfathers were his grandfathers Govert Loockermans and .....

1667: November 18th, my housewife, maria Loockermans was brought to bed
with a daughter at 3 o'clock in the morning and she was christened Ariaentie
on the 20th inst. at Manhattan.  Her godfather is N. Bayard and [her]
godmother Marretie Jans.

1670: March 6th new style, born Anna Maria; her godfathers are Hendr. Vande
Waater and Petrus Bayard, her godmother is her aunt Anna Maria Bayard; she
was christened at New York on March.....

1672: June 14th, born Samuel Bayard; his godfathers are Mr. Hans Kierstede
and Baltelasaer Stuyvesant, his godmother is Jannetie Kierstede, at New York.

1677: Jan. 31 new style, born Judith Bayard and she died on the 10th day
thereafter.  Her gdfather was Oloff Steevense van Cortlant and her godmother
Judith Varlet, housewife of Nicholas Bayard.....


Taken from the book: The Colonial Dames of the State of New York,
Genealogical Records, Manuscript entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917.
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