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ALBERT ALBERTZE TERHEUN (1615 or 1619-1685)
From research done ca 1965 by Helen Terhune (4)
He was born in Holland and came to New Utrecht, N.Y. (Long Island) in 1641 and settled in Gravesend in 1642. He was of French Protestant stock (Huguenots see also), many of whom left France shortly after the Massacre of St Bartholomew and particularly after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes to find safety in Holland. He Married Geertze (Geertje) De Nyes (Denyce) and died in 1685.Family
From the Terhune Letter by James B.Terhune Jr.
He was a ribbon weaver by trade. He came to North America in Dec 1637 on the ship Calmar Sleuthel. At first he was in the service of Governor Wouter Van Twiller and later he farmed. About 1676 or 1678 he joined with a few others in the purchase of 5000 acres in Acquaehanock (Passaic) NJ. This purchase was the beginning of the town of Hackensack NJ. The name Terhune is early documents is variously spelled ter Hunen, ter Huin, Terhunen and Terheune.
There is a village in Gelderland province, Netherlands called Huinen (between Putten and Voorthulzen about 120 km from Amsterdam. ter Huinen would mean from Huinen.
From the WWW and the Mormon Ancestral File
13188. Albert Albertse TERHUNE was born about 1615 in Huynen, Netherlands. He died in 1685. He was christened. He was buried in Flatlands, Long Island, NY. (10)
According to "Banta Pioneers", Albert was from Huynen, in the Netherlands. His family name is derived from Huynen. Albert was not content with life in the Netherlands. His family's wealth had been lost, and he wished to recoup their ruined fortune and once more own a rich estate. He became a ribbon weaver and traveled to New Amsterdam (later New York City) in December 1637 on the ship "Clamar Sleuthel".
His ribbon weaving venture failed and he was involved in 2 to 3 years of litigation afterward. He finally turned to farming. In 1657, he rented a farm on the Nyack tract in New Utrecht, Long Island. He built a crude home and dug-out cellar, covered by a heavy thatch of straw. He was arrested, and fined 50 Guilders, for refusing to destroy his home under orders of the Director General of New Amsterdam during an Indian uprising. He was found guilty of "non-conformity". He refused to pay the fine, and went to prison.
He was released from prison on his promise to help erect a house in New Utrecht. After building the house, he and his family went to Flatlands, Long Island, where he bought a house and 50 acres. He made several more successful land deals, and by 1676 the tax rolls show that he had realized his dream of regained wealth.
He and his wife were members of the Dutch Reformed Church in Flatlands, and are buried there. He was married to Geertje DENYCE.
13189. Geertje DENYCE was born about 1622 in the Netherlands. She died in Apr 1693. She was christened. She was buried in Flatlands, Long Island, NY. (10)
Also see "Look What I Found" posted on the Genforum.
