Brief Life History of Laurens Mattyse
When Laurens Mattyse Bancker Jr. was born in November 1650, in Holland, Netherlands, his father, Laurens Mattyse Bancker Sr., was 20 and his mother, Annechien Henricks, was 19. He married Jannetjie Hendrickse in 1680, in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1735, in North Tarrytown, Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 85.
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Sources (12)
- Laurens Matthijzen in entry for Anneken Laurens, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Laurens Mattyse Bancker in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Louwrens Banckert in entry for Johannes Banckert, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
Spouse and Children
1650–1735 Male
1664–1701 Female
Children (8)
1686–1750 Female
1688–1733 Male
1690– Male
1691–1755 Female
1696–1701 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1630–1659 Male
1632– Female
Siblings (1)
1650–1735 Male
World Events (5)
1655
Age 5
1664
Age 14
1689
Age 39
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Siegfried, Bodo, Gerhardt, Heinz, Horst, Kurt, Waltraud.
German (mainly Bäcker): variant of Becker . Compare Backer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LAURENS MATTYSE BANCKER
The earliest Banker, or Bancker of which we have any record was Laurens Mattyse Bancker who came on the scene in Harlem in 1673. For an account of his life and some of his descendants we quote extract …
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