Willem Hoppe

Willem married Mynoo Paulus Jurckse on 29 Nov 1679 in New York, New York. Mynoo (daughter of Paulus Jurckse and Christina Janse) was born about 1655 in Fort Orange (now Albany), New Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Belitje Jacobs Hoppe was born before 14 Dec 1684; was christened on 14 Dec 1684 in Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, New Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Between 25 Mar 1658 and 18 Dec 1658, New Amsterdam, New Netherland

Notes:

Also called Hopper. In New Netherlands as early as 10 Sep 1651. He was a merchant, a freighter, and a trader in a variety of goods, including beavers, "zeewan" (wampum), tobacco, pottery, deerskin, elk hides, linen, brandy, grindstones, and florins and guilders. With his yacht or sloop, he travelled up the Hudson to Fort Orange, now Albany, and probably traded with parts of New England as well. "It happened more than once that this enterprising trader, in order to be able to buy in a favorable market, mortgaged some of his property as security for large quantities of merchandise purchased by him. Often he appeared before the Worshipful Court of Burgomasters and Schepens, either to prosecute claims against unwilling or tardy debtors, sometimes also to protect himself against too previous or unreasonable creditors, at other times to force those who sold him merchandise to live up to the conditions of the sale." [Hopper Striker Mott, citation details below]

On 11 Nov 1655 he bought, from Pieter van den Linden, a plot of land in the city on the north side of Bridge Street between Whitehall and Broad, which he probably used as a warehouse. He also owned a house and lot on the east side of Broadway north of Beaver Street.

"There is evidence that the surname Hoppe (Hoppen) existed in Holland as early as the 16th Century. However, we can not be certain that he was Dutch, though it is likely that he, like his wife, was from Holland. George Olin Zabriskie pointed out that their youngest child was named Matthys Adolphus, and Adolphus is not a Dutch name. In typical Dutch fashion the child would have used his father's patronymic Andriesen as his middle name, yet none of his children appeared to follow that tradition. Andries always appeared in records with his surname listed as Hoppe or Hoppen, and never as simply Andries Willemszen, as was usual in those times. In fact his patronymic Willemszen was only used in one church record." [The Hopper Family, citation details below.]

"Shortly before his death, he contracted to buy a large tract of land known as Broncks Land, and later known as Morrisania. After a complicated and long legal battle the property was finally purchased by Andries' widow, but it was sold again the next day, and then acquired by Capt. Richard Morris, for whom it was named." [Hopper Family]

Andries married Geertje Hendricks. Geertje was born in Ahren, Gelderland, Netherlands; died after 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]