Resolved Waldron (II)
Resident of Amsterdam, Holland
Immigrant 1654
Resolved Waldron was in the printing business at Amsterdam, Netherlands, and there married Rebecca Hendricks. They had three children, all born in Amsterdam: William b. 1647; Rebecca b. 1649, who married John Nagel and John Dyckman; and Aeltie b. 1651, who married Captain Johannes Bermilye.
Resolved married second to Tanneke Nagel. They immigrated to the Dutch colony at New Amsterdam late in 1654 and along with Resolved's brother Joseph and wife were received into the fellowship of the Durch Reformed Church of New Amsterdam. Resolved and Tanneke's first three children were born in New Amsterdam: Barent b. 1655; Ruth b. 1657 who married John Delamater and Hendrick Bogert, and Cornelia b. 1659 who married Peter van Oblienis. Two more children were born to them at Harlem: Johannes b. 1665, and Samuel b. 1670.
On 3 April 1655 the brothers Resolved and Joseph bought a house and lot on Broadway near Wall Street. Both entered public service, Resolved as a foreman or overseer of workmen. On 17 April 1657 he applied for the position of burgher and on 3 May was admitted to this status, and took the oath of fidelity. He was promoted on 25 May 1658 to the position of schout-fiscael, or attorney-general, de Sille, and on 28 Oct to deputy sheriff.
Part of his duties involved overseeing disputes with the Quakers, whose self-imposed strictures often did not match the Dutch laws. He traveled throughout the province, and to neighboring colonies. He was sent in 1659, along with Augustine Heermans, to Maryland to settle a dispute regarding Dutch title to land on the Delaware River. In 1660 the directors of the colony in Holland wished to make Resolved Waldron sheriff of the Dutch towns on Long Island, but his mentor and friend Peter Stuvysant wrote to them on 25 June 1660 saying that Resolved had conducted himself with such fidelity and vigilance as fiscael and schout-by-nacht in New Amsterdam that his services could not be dispensed with; also that he was not well suited for the shrievalty of the Long Island villages, as "he cannot well wield his pen". Thus Waldron remained in his positions in New Amsterdam as long as Stuyvesant's own rule lasted.
In 1664, when the English took possession of the area and renamed it for the Duke of York, Waldron retired to private life at Harlem. He kept up correspondence with relatives in Holland. Mortien Govert of Amsterdam wrote to him on 12 April 1666 saying "Brother: Tall Anna has gone over with the supercargo who lived in Nicholas Carman's house."
Waldron purchased property in Harlem at Round Meadow at Spuyten Duyvel (where the Harlem River flows into the Hudson); and three lots on Van Keulen's Hook. He again became a public servant, for the remainder of his life. He was one of five patentees named in Nicoll's patent, and served as an elder.
Reserved Waldron died in 1690, the inventory of his estate taken on 17 May 1690. It included extensive land holdings, slaves, farm-stock, and extensive debt. The heirs on 10 May 1690 consigned all property to Resolved's son Samuel on condition that he settle the debts and support the widow. Before this was settled however, the heirs executed a paper (14 May 1690) assigning two thirds of the estate for payment of creditors, and one third to the widow. Throughout the remainder of the year, various properties were sold by the widow.
This biography taken from "Harlem (City of New York), Its Origin and Early Annals"', by James Riker, NY 1881, digitized by Google Books, web address below, which see for additional details of property and descendants.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | expect Amsterdam, Holland | [1] | ||
| 1st Marriage | Amsterdam, Holland | To Rebecca Hendricks | [1] | |
| 2nd Marriage | Amsterdam, Holland | To Tanneke Nagel | [1] | |
| Death | ~May, 1690 | Harlem, NY | [1] | |
| Burial | expect Harlem, NY | [1] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 11 Generation 12 Generation 13
+-- Johannes Waldron
| (1579- 1650)
+-- Resolved Waldron --+
| (1594-1670) |
Resolved Waldron (II) --+ +-- Maria Covert
(????-????) | (1590-1650)
+-- Maria Goverts
(1585-????)
Sources: [W1]
Children
( three children with 1st wife Rebecca Hendricks)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Waldron | M | 1647 | Amsterdam, Holland | 1671 m. Engeltie, dau. of Peter Stoutenburgh |
occupation: cooper; died after 1710 | [1] |
| Rebecca Waldron | F | 1649 | Amsterdam, Holland | 1)John Nagel; 2) John Dyckman | [1] | |
| Aeltie Waldron | F | 1651 | Amsterdam, Holland | Capt. Johannes Vermilye | [1] |
Children
( five children with 2nd wife Tanneke Nagel)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barent Waldron | M | 1655 | New Amsterdam | 25 Sept 1687 m. Jannetie, dau. of John Meynderts |
patentee; held public offices | [1] |
| Ruth Waldron | F | 1657 | New Amsterdam | 1)John Delamater; 2)Hendrick Bogert | [1] | |
| Cornelia Waldron | F | 1659 | New Amsterdam | Peter van Oblienis | [1] | |
| Johannes Waldron | M | 1665 | Harlem,NY | 1690 m. Anna, dau. of Capt. Jan van Dalsen | [1] | |
| Samuel Waldron | M | 1670 | Harlem, NY | Neeltie, dau. of Capt.Francis Jansen Bloodgood/Bloetgoet, of Amsterdam & wife Lysbeth Jans of Gouda; resided Flushing NY |
died 1737 | [1] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, Holland | birth? - 1654 | [1] | |
| New Amsterdam, Dutch colony | 1654-1664 | [1] | |
| Harlem, NY | 1664-d. 1690 | [1] |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlem (City of New York), Its Origin and Early Annals, by James Riker, NY 1881, digitized by Google at: http://books.google.com/books?id=0m4UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA555&lpg=PA555&dq=%22Resolved+Waldron%22+%22frederick+williams%22&source=web&ots=3b9rpKWmgu&sig=14dLsLW4Ibr21h9MHJucJ04cWL8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA554,M1 History of the family of Resolved Waldron, Pages 554-568 "Resolved Waldron,...was one of the most intelligent of the Harlem settlers...he had been in the printing business in Amsterdam and emigrated with his family to New Netherland, late in 1654. Received with his br. Joseph, and their w. to the fellowship of the chh. at New Amsterdam..." "Joseph Waldron, "living near the hoeck of Passenger Street" in Amsterdam on the eve of his second marriege, appeared before the orphan masters, May 12, 1649...and gave bond for maintenance of his two chn. by his late w. Aeltie Hendricks; ...one of these perhaps was left at Amsterdam with its gd-mo., Maria Goverts" |
Source notes
- "Harlem (City of New York)..." pg. 560 says that Johannes Waldron had a brother-in-law, Teunis van Dalsen. He would be a brother of Johannes' wife Anna van Dalsen.
- Johannes Waldron, son of Resolved Waldron, lived close under Jochem Pieters Hills (133rd St. between 8th & 9th Aves.) He was called "of the Hill" to distinguish him from his namesake Johannes of Hoorn's Hook.
