Ancestors of Sarah Kiersted

arabq_th.jpg (6748 bytes)ans Kierstede was born about 1616 at Magedeburg in Saxony. He married January 29, 1642 in the New Amsterdam Reformed Church Sarah Roelofse, baptised April 5, 1627 in the Lutheran Kerke in Amsterdam, the daughter of Roelof Jansen and Anneke Jans.

    He was a chiryrgeon or physician for the West India Company on Manhattan as early as 1640. He died previous to August 7, 1666 in New Amsterdam.

Children of Hans and Sarah (Roelofse) Kierstede:

  1. Hans, baptised September 21, 1644 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  2. Roelof. (2)
  3. Anna, baptised April 23, 1651 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  4. Blandina, baptised June 8, 1653 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  5. Jochem, baptised October 24, 1655 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  6. Lucas, baptised September 23, 1657 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  7. Catharyn, baptised January 4, 1660 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  8. Jacob, baptised June 4, 1662 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  9. Jacobus, baptised November 28, 1663 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  10. Rachel, baptised September 13, 1665 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.

2.  Roelof Kiersted baptised January 1, 1647 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church. He married about 1670, probably at Kingston New York Eycke Aldertse Roosa. She was born about 1650 at Herwynnen, Gelderland, the daughter of Aldert Heymans Roosa and Wyntje Ariens de Jong.

Children of Roelof and Eycke (Roosa) Kiersted:

  1. Sara, baptised April 12, 1671 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  2. Wyntje, baptised March 25, 1673 New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church.
  3. Annetje, baptised April 18, 1675 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church.
  4. Hans, baptised August 4, 1677 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church.
  5. Lucas, baptised December 24, 1679 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church.
  6. Blandina, baptised January 8, 1682 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church.
  7. Aldert, baptised August 16, 1684 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church. Died young.
  8. Aldert, baptised November 16, 1685 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church.
  9. Roelof, baptised December 13, 1685? Kingston Dutch Reformed Church.