Genealogy of Cornelis MELYN, Patroon of Staten Island

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Cornelis MELIJN / MELYN was baptised in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1600, son of Andries MELIJN / MELYN and Maria GHUEDINX-BOTENS. Cornelis was a man of courage, honor, and enormous entrepreneurial spirit who led a remarkable life. Among other things, he was Patroon of Staten Island and made no less than eleven crossings of the Atlantic in his attempts to secure the founding of a colony on that island. The life of Cornelis MELYN is a fascinating chapter in the founding of our nation.

Family Group Sheet of Cornelis MELYN & Johanne ADRIAENS
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Known Voyages of Cornelis Melyn

Cornelis MELYN married Johanne "Janneken" ADRIAENS on 22 Apr 1627 in Amsterdam. They had eleven children:
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Baptised in Amsterdam, Netherlands —
Cornelia		27 Feb 1628
Joannes		27 Apr 1629
Cornelis, Jr.		6 Sep 1630 (d. bef. 4 Oct 1633)
Cornelis, Jr.		4 Oct 1633
Abraham		27 May 1635
Yzaak		21 Nov 1638 (d. bef. 22 Jul 1646)
Maria "Mariken"		29 Mar 1637
Jakob		17 Apr 1640

Baptised in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands —
Sanna		14 Jun 1643
Magdalena		3 Mar 1644/5
Yzaak		22 Jul 1646

Here, and throughout this web site, I use the Dutch versions of their names. As far as I can gather, the only reason these individuals are so often referred to in the literature by French names is that the first genealogist to work on them was, himself, French. I have little doubt that in life these people went by their Dutch names because they lived in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, not the French-speaking part.

Every-Name Index

Known variations of the Dutch surname MELIJN / MELYN include:
MALYN, MALYNS, MELEYN, MELEYNS, MELIN, MELIJN, MELINS, MELLEIN, MELLEINS, MELLYN, MELLYNS, MELYEN, MELYENS, MELYN, MELYNS, MILLYN, MILLYNS, MILYN, MILYNS, MOLEYN, MOLEYNS, MOLIN, MOLINS, MOLLEYN, MOLLEYNS, MOLLYN, MOLLYNS, MOLYN, MOLYNS, MYLLYN, MYLLYNS

Internal Links

Dutch Given Name Equivalents of the French Names Used in Burton's Papers on Cornelis Melyn
A Brief Explanation of Patronymics, with Examples

External Links

Cornelis Melyn (online at Wikipedia)

Dutch Research Center
The New Netherlands Project
BeNeLux Genealogy Home Page

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