Annatje Lievens Janssen

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Anna Lievens (Liverse) probably was born during the 1630s. She is believed to have been the daughter of New Netherland and Beverwyck pioneers Jan and Maritie Lievers.

In July 1657, she married widower Goosen Gerritse Van Schaick. By 1668, the marriage had produced six children. She was a member of the Albany Dutch church and a regular baptism sponsor there.

After the wedding, Anna was installed as the Van Schaick matriarch in her husband's Beverwyck house that already included young children.

As Goosen Gerritse was about to sail to Holland in 1668, Anna Lievens Van Schaick and her husband filed a joint will. He returned to Albany but died about 1676. Anna was identified as the head of their Albany household in 1679. Selling off some of her late husband's real estate holdings, Anna remained an Albany resident at least thru 1689 when her maiden name appeared on a list of first ward subscribers.

Sometime thereafter, Widow Anna Lievens Van Schaick re-located to New York where she filed a will in April 1702. It named her children and described her property. She died shortly afterwards as the will passed probate on June 30 of that year.

• 'Genealogical notes of New York and New England families
• http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogicalnote00talc#page/350/mode/1up
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• 'Gozen Gerritse, son of Gerrit Van Schaick, married, 1st, Geertje Barents, and had
  • 2 Geertje, m., 1st, Hendrick Costar ; 2d, (4) Johannes Lansing.
• 'Geertje Barents, wife of Gozen G. Van Schaick, died. He married, 2d, Annetje Livesen, July, 1657, and had
  • 3 Gerrit, b. in 1650; m. Alida Van Slightenhorst ; d. November 11, 1679.
  • 4 Anthony, b. in 1655 ; m. (c) Maria or Mary Van der Poel.
  • 5 Sybrant, b. in 1653 ; m. (b) Elizabeth Van der Poel.
  • 6 * Gerritje, b. in 1657 ; m. Captain Andrew Drayer, commander of the Fort at Albany, June 17, 1674.
  • There were other children.
• ' Gozen G. Van Schaick died before 1681. He first appears in Albany about 1652. He owned land at Esopus in 1663. (See deed book C county clerk's office and volume 1 common council records.)
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