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Variations in the spelling of Jurian's family name in 17th-century records include Bestvall, Bestevall, Bestivall, Bestwall, Westval, Westvael, Westvaelt, Westphae, and van Westphalen. It was eventually anglicized to Westfall.
Marretje (or Maretia) is a variant of Mary, and "Hansen" is often spelled "Jansen".
His passage on den Houttuyn was almost certainly paid in return for his commitment to indentured service in Rensselaerswyck (a "patroonship"; essentially a feudal colony that was essentially where Albany, NY is today). He arrived there in on 11 Aug 1642, and began work on the farm of Michaael Jansen. Jurian evidently satisfied the terms of his service, and, by 1652, had settled on a farm in Esopus, further south on the Hudson River.
(Using the Dutch patronymic conventions, the name "Hans Jansen" means "Hans, the sone of Jan". Also, the son of Hans would carry the surname "Hansen". Formally, daughters would carry the name "Hanse", but records of Marretje's family use the "Hansen" convention for both boys and girls.)
Hans and Marretje immigrated to New Netherland in 1639. There is no record of the immigration of Marretje's mother, but Hans Jansen had a child baptized in New Amsterdam in 1641. Hans settled on a farm in what is now Brooklyn, New York, where, consistent with Dutch tradition, the the toponym "van Nordstrand" was added to his name. He was thus frequently identified as Hans Jansen van Nordstrand. 8-year-old Marretje was indentured to tavern-keeper Phillip Gerritsen for three years starting in 1645.
Jurian Westphael, of Esopus, m. Harretje Hansen, dau. of Hans Jansen and his first wife.It is not clear whether the subsequent text in the book:
Marretje was the girl bound to the tavern-keeper.
Issue:is from the church record, or is an annotation by the author. In any case, it is incomplete, since they had at least six children (all born in Kingston, Ulster County)
Reymerick, m. 1672, Thos. Quick.
Abell, bp. Sep 25, 1661. Symen, bp. Sep 30 1663, at Kinsgston. Witnesses Grietjen Hendricks and Simen Hansen.
It is not clear how Jurian (who lived up the Hudson River) and Marretje (who lived in Brookly) met. Their marriage may even have been arranged. (However, there is no known relationship between Marretje's father Hans Jansen and Jurien's former master Michael Jansen.)
Jurian is reported to have been killed in 1667 by Native Americans while guiding a group of British soldiers. Marretje married Jacob Jansen (no relation) a year or so after Jurian died. She died in Kingston after 1670.
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