We have record of our Quick family back to Naarden, North Holland, Netherlands in 1529. Our ancestor's name was Thomas Van Cuyck (Quick). His great grandson Theunis (Thomaszen) Quick was born about 1597 in Naarden, Netherlands and died April 19, 1666 in New York City, New York.
New York was originally settled as a colony of the Netherlands following Henry Hudson's exploration in 1609 of the river later named for him. In 1624 the Dutch established Fort Orange at modern Albany as the first permanent settlement in New York. One year later, New Amsterdam was established at the foot of Manhattan Island. To legalize the settlement, Peter Miniut, the Dutch governor, paid the Indians in merchandise worth 60 Dutch guilders (about $24.)
The Dutch established several settlements along the Hudson, mostly for the purposes of trade. However, they recognized the need to establish farms to support the trading industry. The first families that the Dutch West India Company brought to settle in New Amsterdam were primarily Huguenots. The Dutch West India company recognized that the head of a household was willing to work harder and defend the town if he had an interest in his residence. Thus Company issued land patents to families provided they met certain requirements. At the end of a period, the man could hold title to land. This was not possible in Europe at this time.
Theunis (Thomaszen) Quick married Belijtgen Jacobus Van Vlechtenstyn March 9, 1625 in Naarden. They had seven children including our ancestor Thomas Theunissen Quick who was born April 24, 1644 in New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New York and died in 1698 in Orange County, New York. He was the first Dutch ancestor to be born in the United States. .
New York was originally settled as a colony of the Netherlands following Henry Hudson's exploration in 1609 of the river later named for him. In 1624 the Dutch established Fort Orange at modern Albany as the first permanent settlement in New York. One year later, New Amsterdam was established at the foot of Manhattan Island. To legalize the settlement, Peter Miniut, the Dutch governor, paid the Indians in merchandise worth 60 Dutch guilders (about $24.)
The Dutch established several settlements along the Hudson, mostly for the purposes of trade. However, they recognized the need to establish farms to support the trading industry. The first families that the Dutch West India Company brought to settle in New Amsterdam were primarily Huguenots. The Dutch West India company recognized that the head of a household was willing to work harder and defend the town if he had an interest in his residence. Thus Company issued land patents to families provided they met certain requirements. At the end of a period, the man could hold title to land. This was not possible in Europe at this time.
Theunis (Thomaszen) Quick married Belijtgen Jacobus Van Vlechtenstyn March 9, 1625 in Naarden. They had seven children including our ancestor Thomas Theunissen Quick who was born April 24, 1644 in New Amsterdam, Dutch Colony, New York and died in 1698 in Orange County, New York. He was the first Dutch ancestor to be born in the United States. .
Do you have any info from Holland? I cant seem to find anything.
ReplyDeleteAre there any members of the Quick family still living in the Netherlands
ReplyDeleteHi Stephen just saw this. I am Lynda Quick Dostal and of course I have a direct line back as you probably do. I think you probably know that our Quick relatives didn't originate in Holland, but rather were sent by Queen Elizabeth I as to the Fort at Naarden (they were soldiers) to take the Spanish military attention away from England. That's the short of it. Our relatives were Protestants and Spain was Catholic and hated the Protestants. This hatred lasted through the 20th Century on the Quick side (the Protestants also hated the Catholics) as I wasn't as a child even allowed to play with Catholic children (I am now 73 and have been married to my Catholic husband for 48 years). No lectures here, but like you am looking for relatives in Holland as I am planning on going there in a year or two for our 50th wedding anniversary. If you have any updates, could you please let me know. Thanks. My direct e-mail is reeljoy260@yahoo.com That's "reel" as in a fishing reel
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