Histories

• His baptismal record says "On the day of 26 June,Baptised Arnoldus, son of Peter Peterszn and Maria Anthonisdr"
• 1639, Feb 24. Quirijn Anthonis Quirijnssen, as guardian, and Cornelis Peeterssen Tack, as overseeer, of the orphans of Peeter Peeterssen Tack, named Cornelis, Aert and Peter, by his late wife Maijken Anthonis Quirijnsdr, make an agreement that the father will raise his children properly
  [I think that this must mean that the children are orphaned with respect to their mother, and their father, Peeter Peeterssen, commits to his father-in-law and brother that he will raise the children properly.]]
• 1647, Oct 12. The house, barns, lands etc. of the late Anneken Jans van Goorl, widow of Anthonis Quirijnssen, [[Aert's mother-in-law]] is divided... Aert is still living in Etten.
• 1652, May 15. contract between Adriaen van der Donck and Aert Pietersz Tack for 100 guilders per year [[Aert is still in the Netherlands]]
• 1655. June 21. Arent Pieterszen, pltf. vs. Adriaen van der Donck, deft.. in New Amsterdam.
• ?1660 Aert Pieterszen Tack married Annetje Adriaens from Amsterdam. We know that on Aug 29, 1645 in the Old Church of Amsterdam was baptised Annet, daughter of Aerjan Janss and Geertje Jans...we don’t know if she is the Annetje who married our Aert.
• 1660 Oct 23. Aert Pieterszen Tack paid part of an inheritance from his grandfather Teunis Crijnen, to Jan Henrix van Bael; Aert was then residing in Rensselaerswijck
• 1661 November. Aert Pieterszen Tack is mentioned on a beer and wine excise taxlist for Wiltwijck.
• 1663, May 9. Aert Peetersen Tack appears before the Schepenen in Etten..[[He is back in the Netherlands]]
• 1664, Jan 20. Aert Tack, is recorded on the ship list of De Trouw (The Faith) [[Arrived in New Netherland on April 21, 1664]]
• 1664, Aug 21. Anneke Adriaens is granted letters of divorce and permission to marry another man. Aert fails to appear.
• 1669, Feb 4. Adriaentien Adriaan Thonen, widow of Peeter Peetersen Tak sells a piece of land. In the record are mentioned the children of her late husband Peter and Adriaen; Aert Peeters Tak being ‘uijtlandigh’ (out of the country). [[I don't know whether it was known that Aert was still alive in what was then New York, but I'll treat this as the last record of his life.]]

TACK

1. Peter Peterszn TACK [[Aert's grandfather]], born abt. 1562, married abt. 1590 Maria ARNOLDUS. Four children, ordering not certain.
   1. Peter Peterszn TACK, born abt 1592 [follows as II]
   2. Cornelis Peterszn TACK, born abt. 1594; married abt. 1626 Catharina PETERSDR; 8 children.
   3. Helena Petersdr TACK, bap. April 23, 1595; parents: Petri Petri alias Tack, Mariae Arnoldi;
   4. Arnoldus Peterszn TACK, bap. May 15, 1598; parents: Petri Petri Tack, Maria Arnoldi; witn. Maybe he is the Aert Pieterszen TACK who married Nov. 5, 1622 Heijltjen DIRRIX, widow of Cornelis FRANSEN.
2. Peter Peterszn TACK [[Aert's father]], born abt. 1592,
   married first abt. 1618 Maijke (Maria) Anthonisdr. QUIRIJNEN, bap. Jan 18, 1596 (see also the QUIRIJNEN family);
   married second abt. 1634 Adriana ADRIAENSEN (THONEN [Anthonisdr]).
   From the first marriage:
   1. Cornelis Peterszn TACK, bap. July 27, 1622; parents: Petri Petri, Maria Antonij; witn.: Antonius Quirinij, Maria Johannes; married 1652 Antonia Jacobs Anthonis MATTHIJSDR; 1 son.
   2. Peter Peterszn Tack, bap. may 13, 1625; parents: Petri Peeterss, Maria Anthonij; died 1630 or before.
   3. Arnoldus Peterszn TACK, bap. July 26, 1626; parents: Petri Petri, Mariae Anthonij;Also known as Aert Pietersz TACK.
   4. Peter Peterszn TACK, bap. Nov 24, 1630; parents: Petri Petri, Maria Antonij; witn.: Christianij Cornelij, Anna Judoci; married 1653 Helena MERTENS (VAN LOON); 5 children.
   From the second marriage:
   5. Adriaen Peterszn TACK, bap. July 26, 1637; parents: Petri Petri, Adriane Adrians; married 1665 Antonia Jansdr VERMUNT; 9 children.

QUIRIJNEN

1. Anthonis QUIRIJNEN [[Aert's grandfather]], born abt. 1565; married abt. 1590 Anna JANS (VAN GOORL).
   (aka Antonij Quirinij & Anna Joannis) Seven children:
   1. Quirijn Anthoniszn QUIRIJNEN, born abt. 1592; died before 1647; married Anthonia JANSDR ; 5 children.
   2. Maijke (Maria), de Oude, Anthonisdr QUIRIJNEN, born abt. 1594; married Philip BASTIAENSZN (VAN PUTTE); children.
   3. Maijke (Maria), de Jonge, Anthonisdr QUIRIJNEN [[Aert's mother]], bap. Jan 18, 1596; married abt. 1618 Peter Peterszn TACK, born abt. 1592
   4. Adriana Anthonisdr QUIRIJNEN, bap. Aug 26, 1598; died before 1647; no known marriage.
   5. Johannes Anthoniszn QUIRIJNEN, bap. Nov 20, 1605; died before 1647; no known marriage.
   6. Franciscus Anthoniszn QUIRIJNEN, bap. Apr 1, 1607; died between 1647 and 1659; married Dingena JANSDR (VAN MEIR); children.
   7. Christina Anthonisdr QUIRIJNEN, bap. Nov 11, 1609; died between 1647 and 1659; not married

Sources:

• Etten NB, Baptism and Marriage books of the Roman Catholic, the Sint Lambertus, Church (they start 1594)
• Etten NB, ORA (Oud Rechterlijk Archief [Old Judicial Archive])
• Kingston, Dutch Reformed Church records

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