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Ariantie
Vanderheyden
Ariantie Vanderheyden was born about 1674 the daughter of Albany tailor/fur trader Jacob Tysse and Anna Hals Vanderheyden. She grew up in her father's Market Street home and subsequently joined the Albany Dutch Reformed Church.
In
October 1695, her daughter Rebecca was baptized in
the Albany church. No father's name appeared on the
baptism record. However, two months later, Ariantie's
sister, Cornelia, appeared before the Albany corporation
petitioning for support of the child from Lieutenant
Simeon Young - who Ariantie claimed was the father.
Months later, Young acknowledged his paternity and
stated that the child would "never want [for] bread" if it was sent to live with him. To that, Ariantie replied "she will never give her child to Simon Young."
No
further record of Ariantie Vanderheyden has been
found!
Notes: The
life of Ariantie/Ariaantje Vanderheyden is CAP
biography number 5674. Our perspective on her life
admittedly is mostly structured by the birth of her
daughter.
Ariantie
Vanderheyuden's reply dated October 14, 1696 as quoted
in the City Records.
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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