Funeral of Jeremias Van Rensselaer - 1674
List of those who are invited to the interment . . . of Mr. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer,

"deceased, Director of the Colony Rensselaerswyck: on Wednesday next, in the afternoon of one o'clock, being the 7/17 October 1674."


List 1

Killian van Rensselaer
Hendrick van Rensselaer
Hon. Gerrit van Slichtenhorst
Mr. Andries Teller
Capt. Philip [Pieterse] Schuyler
Jacob Loockermans
Pieter Loockermans
pieter Schuyler
Mr. Gerrit Swart
Lieutenant Willem Teller
Mr. Marten Gerritse [Van Bergen]
Ensign Jacob Sanderse Glen
Dom. Gideon Schaets
The Hon. Commander A. Dreyer
Major Abram Staets
Mr. Davidt Schuyler
Mr. Corns. van Dyck
Capt. Lieutenant Volkert Janse
Lieutenant Gosen Gerritse [Van Schaick]
Cornet Jan. H: van Bael
Lieutenant Jan Clute
Mr.(?) Dirck Wesselse ten Broeck
Cornelis [Antonissen] Van Slyck
Andries de Vos

List 2

Chief Officer - Jan [Gerritse] van marcken
Magistrate - Herman [Albertse] Vedder
Magistrate - Barent Janse
Lowes Cobus
Jan [Juriaanse Becker]
Theunis Cornelis Swart
Jan Van Eps
Dirck Teunesse
Jan Hend: Bruyn
Gerrit Bancker
Adriaen [Janse] Appel
Sweer Teunesse [Van Velsen]
Gerrit Teunesse [Van Vechten]
Jan [Cornelise] van Ness
Jacobus [Gerritse] van Vorst
Jan [Janse] Oothout
Casper Jacobse [Hallenbeck]
Wouter Aertsen
Sybrant Gosen [Van Schaick]
Corn. Stevense Muller
Andries Janse
Willem gysbertse [Van den Bergh]
Allert [Janse] Ryckman
Wynant Gerretse [Van der Poel]
Cornelis [Hendrickse] Van Nes
Maas Cornelisse [Van Buren]
Mr. Hendrick van Dyck
Marten Cornelisse [Van Buren]
Mr.(?) Dirck [Teunise] Van Vechten
Gerrit van nes
Sander Leendertse Glen
Jan Hendrickse, - young Jan
Cornelis Segersen van Egmont
Hermen Lievisse
Albert Andriesse Bradt
Jurryaen Teunisse Tappen
Dom Fabriecyes
Jacob Tysen van der Hyde
Jan Labatie
Arenhout Corn: Viele
Abraham Tricht
Bastyan de Winter
Gysbert Cor. van der Bergh
--- Janse ---
pieter Meeusen Vroman
Willem frederics Bout
Theunes Teunesse Metesl(-) [Meteslaer]
Harmen Rutgers
Jochum Wesselse Backer
Poulis Jurriaens
Barent Pieterse [Coeymans]

List 3

Myndert Frericks [Van Ieveren]
Wouter Albertse
Cornelis Corn: Viele
Lourens van Alen
Hendrick Masen [Van Buren]
Gerrit Reyerse
Steven Konigh
Cornelis Teunesse [Van Vechten]
Evert Janse Cuyper
Adriaen [Janse] Van Ilpendam
Jacob Staets
Elmer Otten
Claas Ripse (Van Dam)
Tames davitse Kekebul
Sander Sanderse Glen
Johannis Sanderse Glen
Gerrit Gysbertse [Van den Bergh]
Hendrick Bries
Hans Hendrics [Van Salsbergen]
Frans Janse pruyn
Jacob Abramse [Van Deusen]
Storm van der Zee
Hendrick Coster
Jan Gou
Hendrick Cuyler
Arent van den Bergh
Tjerck Hermansen [Visscher]
Jan Janse Blycker
Pieter Lassingh
Teunes Jacobse [Van Schoenderwoert]
Jacob [Gerritse] van Laer
Jacob [Janse] van Noorstrant
Jan Burger
Claas [Janse] van Bookhoven
Barent Schoenmaker

List 4
Dirck Hesslingh
Cornelis Corn: Viele
Antoine Liepenard (Lispenard)
pieter [Danielse] van Olinda
Steven Konigh
Evert Janse Cuyper
Onie Lagrance [Omie De La Grange]
Elmer Otten
Symon [Symonse] Groot
Symon Volckertse [Veeder]
Adam [Hendrickse] Vroman
Hendrick Willemse
Jan Mangelse
Teunes Willemse
Ryck Claasen [Van Vranken]
Andries Hansen
Cornelis van der Haf [Hoef]
Jan Jansen noorman
Jan Bricken
Poulus Martensen [Van Benthuysen]
Jochem Kethelheyn

[ Note: Schermerhorn states that "[I]t is difficult at the moment to determine whether the grouping of invited guest in three lists has any practical significance." ]

List of those who will carry the corpse of the Hon. Mr. Rensselaer, Director of the Colony of Rensselaerswyck, deceased

Johannis (--)
Adriaen gerritse [Papendorp]
teunis Spitsenbergh
Jacob [Janse] Schermerhorn
Johannis Provoost, Secretary
Barent Reyndertse
Evert [Janse] Wendel
(--)lel Janse
Jan [Dirckse] Vinhagen
Jan Thomasse [Witbeck]
Pieter Bogardus
pieter Winne
Hendrick [Cornelisse] van Ness
Martin Creiger
Besides all their wives,

viz: those of the bearers

notes

From Schermerhorn, Richard, Jr., An Early Colonial Manuscript and Biographical Notes Thereon, NYGBR, Vol. 58, pg. 236-244 (July 1917)
Words in [   ] were inserted by Schemerhorn to help facilitate idenitication of the person in question.

Items contained in ( ) indicate that the information on the record was obscured.

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