Josias Janse Dratz ⁶

   Another name for Josias was Drets Drats Dregz.

   General Notes:

1. Josias Jansz1 Drake was born Abt. 1660 in of Amsterdam, Holland, and died 1701 in Newtown, Long Island, NY. He married Aeltje Adams Brouwer 30 April 1682 in "Gowanus," Brucklyn, (later Kings Co., NY) (Source: William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings, The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 92; Vol 23, #4, April, 1947: "Josias Dret joined the NYDR church on May 28, 1679 (Record, (:164). Josias Jansz Dreth had come to New Netherlands in 1661 according to his statement when taking oath of allegiance. He lived at Brooklyn, where he was assessed on Sept. 26, 1683 for 1 poll and 1 horse. According to the Drake Genealogy, he resided in Newtown, L. I., in 1692 and died there in 1701. The parents did not follow the Dutch system when naming their children, which may indicate a non-Dutch descent for Josias. 1. Jessayes Drake (Drets, Drats, or Dregz) emigrated from Amsterdam in 1661 and settled first in New Amsterdam and later moved to Brooklyn where he took the oath of allegiance in 1687. Jessaye married 30 Apr. 1682 in Brooklyn, Aaltje Brouwer, the daughter of Adam Brouwer. He was on the assessment rolls of 1683. In 1692, he resided in Newton. He joined the Reformed Dutch Church in New York 28 May 1679. Jessaye died in 1701 in Newton, Long Island."), daughter of Adam Berkhoven and Magdalena Verdon. More About Josias Jansz Drake: Emigration: 1661, From Amsterdam, Holland (Source: William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings, The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 92; Vol 23, #4, April, 1947: ".....1. Jessayes Drake (Drets, Drats, or Dregz) emigrated from Amsterdam in 1661 and settled first in New Amsterdam and later moved to Brooklyn where he took the oath of allegiance in 1687.....") Immigration: to to New Netherlands in 1661; (Source: (1) according to the statement he made when taking Oath of Allegiance;, (2) John Reynolds Totten, F.G.B.S., "Brouwer (Brower-Brewer) Family Notes," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record: 105, Voulme 67, No. 2, April 1936 Brouwer Extracts From Oath of Allegiance Roll, ".....p. 162. Josias Dreths. He had been 26 years in this country in September, 1687. he therefore came over here in 1661. He was most likely the Josias Drets who on April 30, 1682 in New York City, married Altje Adams Brouwer (Adam Brouwer Berkhoven) (Flat:90).....") Relig: New York Dutch Reformed Church (Source: William J. Hoffman, "Brouwer Beginnings, The First Three Generations of the Adam Brouwer Berchoven Family," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 92; Vol 23, #4, April, 1947: Joined the NYDR church on May 28, 1679 (Record, :164.) Residence: Holland, New Netherlands, Brooklyn, Newtown LI 1692-1701

   Events:

1. Alt. Death; 1701, Newtown, Long Island, NY. ³⁷

2. Immigration; 1661, Amsterdam To New Amsterdam. ⁶¹

   Marriage Information:

Josias married Aeltje Adams Brouwer, daughter of Adam Brouwer and Magdalena Jacobs Verdon, on 30 Apr 1682 in Gowanus ⁶¹. (Aeltje Adams Brouwer was born in Gowanus.)

   Marriage Notes:

Gowanus, later called Long Island???