Carel Corneliszen seems to be the first emmigrant to New Amsterdam not his son.
In researching a New Amsterdam Dutch church's records I found that the most likely emmigrant in the Van Syce family is the father not the son and here is the proof.
I hope you can make sense of this set of details but they add up to me as if our direct Corneliszen Dutch ancestors were in New York by 1630 or in short 4 years after the American Indians left.
Also there appears to have been a brother or cousin,Laurens Corneliszen, of Carel Corneliszen our families first immigrant to New Amsterdam, not his son Joost Carelszen,that we did not to date know about who in 1640 is a witness on March 25 1640 to a Baptism as shown below.
Also if Carel Corneliszen's son Joost Carelszen (Van Sysen), the so called first American ancestor of the Van Sise family, was born in Middleburg, in the Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands, in 1640 he could have NOT have made this statement "according to his statement upon joining the New York Dutch Church, probably about 1630."
Bob
PS Sourced extracts below;
"Baptisms at the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam
(1639-1730)
Manually Entered by Theodore Brassard
BAPTISMS FOR 1640
Date: 29 Jan
Parents: Samuel Angola
Child: Laurens
Witnesses: Theunis Schraey, Jan Jacobszen, Claertje Gerrits
Date: 18 Mar
Parents: Andries Hudes
Child: Aeltje
Witnesses: No witnesses
Date: 25 Mar
Parents: Jan Suyderken
Child: Gerrit
Witnesses: Abraham Isaacszen Planck, Laurens Corneliszen, Susanna Ederinne, Tryntje Van Kamp "
This Information was researched by Brian Van Sise and published by Richard Calvert
Joost Carelszen (Van Sysen), the first American ancestor of the Van Sise
family, was born in Middleburg, in the Province of Zeeland, the
Netherlands, according to his statement upon joining the New York Dutch
Church, probably about 1630. As he first appeared in the New Amsterdam
Church Records on 22 Dec 1653, and fairly frequently thereafter, it is
possible that he came to New York (New Amsterdam) not long before. Joost
was a shipbuilder in partnership with Hendrick Lambertszen Mol, and
their shipyard was at "Smith's Valley" on the West Side of the Present
Pearl St. between Wall Street and Franklin Square, which had been bought
before 17 May 1661. Valentine listed his property in 1674 as of "4th
class" and estimated his wealth £10. Joost became a member of the New
York Dutch Church on 28 May 1701, when he was recorded as being from
Middleburg, Holland. He and his wife were still living in 1703; then
over 60 years of age, according to the New York City Census of that
year. His wife, Styntie Jans of unknown parentage, he probably married
in Holland.
The Van Sises were a small family and it can be stated with soem
certainty that all those in America of this name or the alternative Van
Cise are probably descended from the same common ancestor [Joost
Carszen], particularly since historically there was practically no Dutch
Immigration to these shores between 1675 and 1848...
From "The Van Cise Families-Early History", by Jerrold
G. Van Cise.
The New Netherlands Family: The early records of this family, in New
Netherlands, are hidden under the patrynomic of "Joost Carlze", our
first ancestor in America. He was born in Middleburg, in the province of
Zeeland, and immigrated before 1653 to New Netherland (now known as New
York). He was a shipbuilder, in partnership with Hendrick Lambertszen
Mol; and their yard was built on the west side of what is now Pearl
Street, between Wall Street and Franklin Square... The descendants of
Joost anglicized their name to Joseph, and gave it to many of their
sons. Similarly they anglicized the family name to Van Sise or Van Cise.
According to Colonel Phillip Van Cise, the alternative spelling "Van
Cys" had also been used in Holland. Early generations then scattered
north to Schenectady, east to Long Island, and south to New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
Our Probable Size descent line is from Carel Corneliszen
..1 Carel Corneliszen
...2 Joost Carelszen 1640 - Aft 1703 b: 1640 in Groningen, the Netherlands d: Abt 1703 in New Amsterdam
...................... +Christina Styntie Jans 1641 - Aft 1703 b: 1641
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