Johannes Theodorus Polhemus^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1598 - 1676  (78 years)

• Name	Johannes Theodorus Polhemus
  Born	1598	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1654	New York City, New York, USA
  Residence	Brazil
  Died	08 Jun 1676	Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  Notes	(from "Historical Handbook of the Van Voorhees Family in the Netherlands and America", 1935; thanks to Steve Wurster's website) "We come now to consider briefly the earliest Dutch churches on Long Island. Before 1654 the people had to come over to New Amsterdam for regular preaching and communion. In 1654 came Dominie Johannes Theodorus Polhemus from Brazil, now about 56 years old, to serve the churches then formed to Midwout and Amersfoort, continuing here till his death on June 8, (9) 1676; and serving also at Breuckelen (Brooklyn) 1656 to 1660 and again from 1664 till his death at the age of about 78 years. "Polhemus was, indeed, Johann Theodore Polheim, probably of German-Swiss origin, whose earlier pastorates seem to have been in the Palatinate; then at Meppel in the provence of Overyssel, Netherlands; again in the Palatinate, until 1635; and from 1637 to 1654, in successive ministries at Olinda and at Itamarcas, both in Brazil. We have already shown that from Brazil he came to Amersfoort as the first Dominie of this historic parish. Polhemus was the first regularly stationed minister of the Dutch on Long Island. He came to New Netherland at the evacuation of Brazil by the Dutch, upon the surrender of that country to Portuguese domination. It is said that Polhemus preached in French and Portuguese while in Brazil, and undoubtedly, in Dutch. He, of course, knew Latin and German, and probably other languages. When he came here, his wife did not accompany him. She went to Holland to seek collection of the arrears owing to him by the Dutch West India Company. His transfer to Long Island was ratified by the classis in 1656, and arrangements were made to aid Mevrouw Polhemus to come to Long Island to join her husband. Classis characterized her thus: 'She is a very worthy matron, has great desire to be with her husband, and has struggled along here in poverty and great straits, always conducting herself modestly and piously.'" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8048/index.htm
  Person ID	I901	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Johann Theodor Polhemius,   b. 1569, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 1611, Godramstein, Stadt Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany  (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F2135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharina Van Der Werven,   b. 1612,   d. 1702, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1643
  Children	+ 1. Anna Polhemus,   b. 1649, Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil ,   d. 1702, Long Island City, New York, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F2133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 1598 - Germany Arrival - 1654 - New York City, New York, USA Residence - - Brazil Died - 08 Jun 1676 - Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S2645891396] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.). Name: Johannis Theodo Polhemus Gender: male Birth Place: Ho Birth Year: 1598 Spouse Name: Catharena Van Werven [S2645933084] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Gale Research, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). Name: Johannes Theodorus Polhemus Place: Brazil [S2645933084] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Gale Research, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). Name: Johannes Theodorus Polhemus Year: 1654 Place: New York, NY Family Members: Wife Catherine Van Werner; Child Theodorus [S2655423120] New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, (Ancestry.com. New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004). Name: Rev. Johannes Theodorus Polhemus Event: Born Year: 16?? Place: New Netherland Province: New York Comments: Locality - New Netherland (New York City); born in Germany Source: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1934) - Extracts Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Publication info: New York, Ny. Additional info: Also available on microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. [S2655423120] New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, (Ancestry.com. New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004). Name: Johannis Theodore Polhemius Event: Lived Year: 1679 Province: New York Comments: Land Records Source: Calendar of the N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts indorsed Land Papers - Extracts Publisher: Weed, Parsons & Co. Publication info: Albany, 1864