Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort
1656-1704
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort, age 48, died on December 31, 1704. The records of Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church shows Dec. 31, 1704, the entry "Claes Wyckoff for grave and shroud for his wife 24 fl (orins)."
Sarah was born on April 02, 1656 to Pieter Van Monfoort (1616-1661) and Sarah De Plancken (1615-1684) in Long Island City, Queens, New York. She was baptized on April 2nd, 1656 at the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church.
She married Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff in 1672 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York. Together they had six children: Pieter, born 1675; Jacobus, baptized September 30, 1676; died 1719; Nicholas, baptized Feb 16, 1679; died young; Sara, baptized Feb. 27 1681; married John Ammerman/Amberman; Cornelius, baptized Aug 5 1683; and Antie who died July 15, 1766; married Sept. 16, 1713; Stephen Janse Schencke, born January 22, 1686, died Nov. 6, 1768. They had 10 Children.
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort Amberman was buried at Flatlands Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery with her husband Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff.
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The surname of MONTFORT was a locational name 'of de Mountfort' a spot in Normandy. The name was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. A locational name usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. The original bearer would take his name from the village, town or the area where he dwelt. This name would identify his whole family, and would follow them wherever they moved. Following the Crusades in Europe a need was felt for a family name. This was recognized by those of noble blood, who realised the prestige and practical advantage that it would add to their status. Early records of the name mention Simon de Monteforde, 1273, County Nottingham. Henry Mountfort was documented during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). The acquisition of surnames in Europe during the past eight hundred years has been affected by many factors, including social class and social structure, naming practices in neighbouring cultures, and indigenous cultural tradition. On the whole, the richer and more powerful classes tended to acquire surnames earlier than the working classes and the poor, while surnames were quicker to catch on in urban areas than in more sparsely populated rural areas. These facts suggest that the origin of surnames is associated with the emergence of bureaucracies. As long as land tenure, military service, and fealty were matters of direct relationship between a lord and his vassals, the need did not arise for fixed distinguishing epithets to mark out one carl from another. But as societies became more complex, and as such matters as the management of tenure and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to have a more complex system of nomenclature to distinguish one individual from another reliably and unambiguously. Later instances of the name include a John Mountford of County Warwickshire who registered at Oxford University in the year 1586 and Fredric Steward and Abigall Mondeford were married at St. Michael, Cornhill, London in the year 1621.
1656-1704
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort, age 48, died on December 31, 1704. The records of Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church shows Dec. 31, 1704, the entry "Claes Wyckoff for grave and shroud for his wife 24 fl (orins)."
Sarah was born on April 02, 1656 to Pieter Van Monfoort (1616-1661) and Sarah De Plancken (1615-1684) in Long Island City, Queens, New York. She was baptized on April 2nd, 1656 at the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church.
She married Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff in 1672 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York. Together they had six children: Pieter, born 1675; Jacobus, baptized September 30, 1676; died 1719; Nicholas, baptized Feb 16, 1679; died young; Sara, baptized Feb. 27 1681; married John Ammerman/Amberman; Cornelius, baptized Aug 5 1683; and Antie who died July 15, 1766; married Sept. 16, 1713; Stephen Janse Schencke, born January 22, 1686, died Nov. 6, 1768. They had 10 Children.
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort Amberman was buried at Flatlands Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery with her husband Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff.
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The surname of MONTFORT was a locational name 'of de Mountfort' a spot in Normandy. The name was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. A locational name usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. The original bearer would take his name from the village, town or the area where he dwelt. This name would identify his whole family, and would follow them wherever they moved. Following the Crusades in Europe a need was felt for a family name. This was recognized by those of noble blood, who realised the prestige and practical advantage that it would add to their status. Early records of the name mention Simon de Monteforde, 1273, County Nottingham. Henry Mountfort was documented during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). The acquisition of surnames in Europe during the past eight hundred years has been affected by many factors, including social class and social structure, naming practices in neighbouring cultures, and indigenous cultural tradition. On the whole, the richer and more powerful classes tended to acquire surnames earlier than the working classes and the poor, while surnames were quicker to catch on in urban areas than in more sparsely populated rural areas. These facts suggest that the origin of surnames is associated with the emergence of bureaucracies. As long as land tenure, military service, and fealty were matters of direct relationship between a lord and his vassals, the need did not arise for fixed distinguishing epithets to mark out one carl from another. But as societies became more complex, and as such matters as the management of tenure and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to have a more complex system of nomenclature to distinguish one individual from another reliably and unambiguously. Later instances of the name include a John Mountford of County Warwickshire who registered at Oxford University in the year 1586 and Fredric Steward and Abigall Mondeford were married at St. Michael, Cornhill, London in the year 1621.
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort
1656-1704
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort, age 48, died on December 31, 1704. The records of Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church shows Dec. 31, 1704, the entry "Claes Wyckoff for grave and shroud for his wife 24 fl (orins)."
Sarah was born on April 02, 1656 to Pieter Van Monfoort (1616-1661) and Sarah De Plancken (1615-1684) in Long Island City, Queens, New York. She was baptized on April 2nd, 1656 at the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church.
She married Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff in 1672 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York. Together they had six children: Pieter, born 1675; Jacobus, baptized September 30, 1676; died 1719; Nicholas, baptized Feb 16, 1679; died young; Sara, baptized Feb. 27 1681; married John Ammerman/Amberman; Cornelius, baptized Aug 5 1683; and Antie who died July 15, 1766; married Sept. 16, 1713; Stephen Janse Schencke, born January 22, 1686, died Nov. 6, 1768. They had 10 Children.
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort Amberman was buried at Flatlands Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery with her husband Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff.
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The surname of MONTFORT was a locational name 'of de Mountfort' a spot in Normandy. The name was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. A locational name usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. The original bearer would take his name from the village, town or the area where he dwelt. This name would identify his whole family, and would follow them wherever they moved. Following the Crusades in Europe a need was felt for a family name. This was recognized by those of noble blood, who realised the prestige and practical advantage that it would add to their status. Early records of the name mention Simon de Monteforde, 1273, County Nottingham. Henry Mountfort was documented during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). The acquisition of surnames in Europe during the past eight hundred years has been affected by many factors, including social class and social structure, naming practices in neighbouring cultures, and indigenous cultural tradition. On the whole, the richer and more powerful classes tended to acquire surnames earlier than the working classes and the poor, while surnames were quicker to catch on in urban areas than in more sparsely populated rural areas. These facts suggest that the origin of surnames is associated with the emergence of bureaucracies. As long as land tenure, military service, and fealty were matters of direct relationship between a lord and his vassals, the need did not arise for fixed distinguishing epithets to mark out one carl from another. But as societies became more complex, and as such matters as the management of tenure and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to have a more complex system of nomenclature to distinguish one individual from another reliably and unambiguously. Later instances of the name include a John Mountford of County Warwickshire who registered at Oxford University in the year 1586 and Fredric Steward and Abigall Mondeford were married at St. Michael, Cornhill, London in the year 1621.
1656-1704
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort, age 48, died on December 31, 1704. The records of Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church shows Dec. 31, 1704, the entry "Claes Wyckoff for grave and shroud for his wife 24 fl (orins)."
Sarah was born on April 02, 1656 to Pieter Van Monfoort (1616-1661) and Sarah De Plancken (1615-1684) in Long Island City, Queens, New York. She was baptized on April 2nd, 1656 at the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church.
She married Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff in 1672 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York. Together they had six children: Pieter, born 1675; Jacobus, baptized September 30, 1676; died 1719; Nicholas, baptized Feb 16, 1679; died young; Sara, baptized Feb. 27 1681; married John Ammerman/Amberman; Cornelius, baptized Aug 5 1683; and Antie who died July 15, 1766; married Sept. 16, 1713; Stephen Janse Schencke, born January 22, 1686, died Nov. 6, 1768. They had 10 Children.
Sarah Pieterse Van Montfoort Amberman was buried at Flatlands Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery with her husband Nicholas Pieterse Wyckoff.
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The surname of MONTFORT was a locational name 'of de Mountfort' a spot in Normandy. The name was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. A locational name usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. The original bearer would take his name from the village, town or the area where he dwelt. This name would identify his whole family, and would follow them wherever they moved. Following the Crusades in Europe a need was felt for a family name. This was recognized by those of noble blood, who realised the prestige and practical advantage that it would add to their status. Early records of the name mention Simon de Monteforde, 1273, County Nottingham. Henry Mountfort was documented during the reign of Edward III (1327-1377). The acquisition of surnames in Europe during the past eight hundred years has been affected by many factors, including social class and social structure, naming practices in neighbouring cultures, and indigenous cultural tradition. On the whole, the richer and more powerful classes tended to acquire surnames earlier than the working classes and the poor, while surnames were quicker to catch on in urban areas than in more sparsely populated rural areas. These facts suggest that the origin of surnames is associated with the emergence of bureaucracies. As long as land tenure, military service, and fealty were matters of direct relationship between a lord and his vassals, the need did not arise for fixed distinguishing epithets to mark out one carl from another. But as societies became more complex, and as such matters as the management of tenure and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to have a more complex system of nomenclature to distinguish one individual from another reliably and unambiguously. Later instances of the name include a John Mountford of County Warwickshire who registered at Oxford University in the year 1586 and Fredric Steward and Abigall Mondeford were married at St. Michael, Cornhill, London in the year 1621.
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