Double Lines - Cornelis Berentsz Sleght
Cornelis Barentsz Sleght was born in 1616 in Woerden, Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands to Barent Cornelis Sleght and Jaquemine Pietrtgen. In Woerden he was listed as a distiller and a brandy wine maker after taking over his fathers lands in 1640. In 1645, he expanded his lands u 'One Morgan and 47 Rods" (or about 2 1/2 acres.) Around 1635 Cornelis married Trijntgen "Tryntje" Bosch (Boz) but we do not have a clear record of this. They had at least five children together - Heydnerick, Jan, Jaquemijne, Annetgen, Petronella, and Mattijs. The last mention of Cornelis and Tryntie in Woerden was in March 17, 1653, where he gave power of attorney to Jan Corsz Rietvelt, where they sold what possetions they had and those left over of her parents' estate. They were clearly planning to Emigrate. The family arrived in New York, then being called new Amsterdam, where Cornelis was named as the brewer. The family lived in Esopus, later named Kingst...