Book Description

Jacob Jansen Van Etten (1632-ca. 1693) was a son of Johannes Marinessen Adriense and Wilhelimina Hoannes, born in Etter, Holland, The Netherlands. Jacob immigrated to land near Kingston, New York, where he worked as head farmer on the farm of Aert Pietersen Tack; Tack had abandoned his wife and farm and returned to Holland. The wife, Annetje (Arians) Tack petitioned for a divorce, which was granted, and she then married Jacob Jansen Van Etten in 1665. Des- cendants and relatives lived in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, Kansas, Texas, California and elsewhere.