Capt Pieter Janszen Haughwout

Brief Life History of Pieter Janszen

When Capt Pieter Janszen Haughwout was born on 31 January 1627, in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Captain Johan Hagewolt, was 39 and his mother, Neeltje, was 33. He married Femmetje Swaaneburg Pieterse in 1644, in Drenthe, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1660. He died on 15 October 1662, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 35.

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Family Time Line

Capt Pieter Janszen Haughwout
1627–1662
Femmetje Swaaneburg Pieterse
1623–1662
Marriage: 1644
Jaepje Janse
1641–1684
Femmetje Jans
1642–
Herman Haughtwout
1645–
Neeltje Pieterse Houghwout
1648–
Jannetje Pieterse Houghwout
1649–
Jacob Pieterse Houghwout
1652–
Jerman Pieterse Houghwout
1654–
Leffert Pietersen Van Haughwout
1645–1704
Pieter Pieterse Hagewout
1647–1714
Willem Pieterse Haughwout
1647–
Margrietje Pieterse Houghwout
1650–
Pieter Pieterse Haeswout
1659–1715

Sources (3)

  • Passenger Lists to New Netherland
  • Houghwout Family Notes, by John Totten
  • "The Lefferts-Haughwout Family "by L.M.A. Houghtwout

World Events (2)

1642

Curacao became a colony of the Netherlands.

1648

End of Eighty Years' War with Spain.

Name Meaning

form of the name of the best-known of all Christ's apostles, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Christian Church. The name derives, via Latin, from Greek petros ‘stone, rock’. This is used as a translation of the Aramaic byname Cephas, given to the apostle Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from another of the same name ( Simon Zelotes ). ‘When Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone’ (John 1:42). According to Matthew 16:17–18, Christ says more explicitly, ‘Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona … thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church’. The name has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Pieter Janse Haughwout

Pieter Janse Haughwout in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Record Image No Image Text-only collection Add alternate information Report issue Name:Pieter Janse H …

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