KOOL
Jacob Arentsen Kool was born in
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. In his children's baptismal records Jacob is described as a
''Sailor in Amsterdam'' and ''Father works on ship between Amsterdam and
Rotterdam''. He wed Aeltje Dircks 27 Jan 1596 in Amsterdam. He died 6 Nov 1634 in
the Netherlands. His wife Aeltje Dircks was born in 1572 at Vollenhoven,
Netherlands. She bore six children: Arent, Dierikien, Pieter, Barent, Barent
and Lievyn - who were all baptised at Amsterdam in Saint Nicholas’ Church,
called ‘The Old Church’ (de Oudekerk), except for Barent, who was
baptised in Saint Catharine’s Church, called ‘The New Church’ (de
Nieuwekerk).
Barent Jacobsen Kool, son of Jacob
and Aeltje, was baptised 18 May 1610 in the New Church (de Nieuwekerk)
at Amsterdam, Netherlands, the same church
in which the royal inthronisations and weddings take place. In 1637 in
Amsterdam he wed Marretje Leenderts de Grauw, who was born in 1609 in the
Netherlands.
Barent was a representative of the
Netherlands West Indies Company. From 1638 to 1644 he was skipper of the yacht Amsterdam.
On 13 Apr 1654 Barent was sworn as a wine and beer carrier. On 5 May 1654 he
was appointed one of the two excisemen whose offical duty was to guard the wine
and beer trade against fraude. On 17 Jul 1665 he was called ''Elder of the Beer
Porters to whom all shall be bound to
show obedience.'' Barent was enrolled as a burgher of New Amsterdam on the first
list made on 14 Apr 1657 and took an oath to the States-General of the United
Netherlands, to the Dutch West India Company, and to its Director-General.
Barent and Marretje were both sponsors at a baptism in New Amsterdam on 4 Nov
1668, the last record we have of Marretje. The last record for Barent is his
being listed as a sponsor in Amsterdam on 21 Oct 1671 at the baptism of his
grandson Johannes Willems van Vreedenberg.
Barent and Marretje had the following
children: Jacob, Jacob, Aeltje, Dievertje, Apollonia, Leendert, Arent, Theunis,
Barent, Arent, Pieter, who were all baptised in the Dutch Reformed Church.
My direct line
· 1.
Jacob Arentsen Kool born at Amsterdam, Netherlands, there on 27 Jan
1596 wed Aeltje Dircks, died
6 Nov 1634 in the Netherlands.
· 2.
Barent Jacobsen Kool baptised 18 May 1610 at Amsterdam, wed Marretje Leenderts in 1637 at
Amsterdam, died in 1676.
· 3.
Pieter Barentsen Kool baptised 29 Aug 1657 in the Dutch-Reformed
Church, wed Jannetje Digmans on
5 Feb 1688, died before 24 Mar 1733.
· 4. Adam Pietersen Kool baptised 23 Sep
1688 in the D.R. Church, wed Kommertjen
Konyn ca 1733, died after
1761.
· 5.
Casparus Adamsen Kool baptised 23 Jan
1739 in the D.R. Church, wed his first cousin Sara Schuts on 5 Oct 1759, died 1 Feb 1787.
· 6. Adam
Casparsen Kool baptised 7 Jul 1765 in the D.R. Church, wed Neeltje Pattersen on 20 Oct
1795, died 10 Dec 1839 in Gent.
· 7.
Jannetje Adamse Kool baptised 9 Feb
1800 in the D.R. Church at Kinderhoek, wed Johannes
Schoenmaker on 2 Dec 1821.
· 8. Maria
Johanse Schoenmaker born in
Feb 1832, baptised in the D.R. Church, wed Johannes
de Friest, died 15 Oct 1903 following a fall.
· 9. Emma de Friest born 5 Dec 1859 and
baptised in the D.R. Church, died 13 Jan 1906 from lung sickness; wed in 1880 Edward MacNamara, who was born in Mar 1855, baptised in
the Roman Catholic Church, and died 19 Oct 1905 from heart disease.
· 10. Earl de Friest MacNamara born 27 Dec 1889, died 8 Jul
1972.
· (11. N.N. born 23 jun 1922,
died 10 aug 2008.)
· 12.
Myself, Bert , born Robert, baptised in the R.C. Church as Albertus.