Arent Andriessen Bradt

1610 - 1663  (53 years)

• Name	Arent Andriessen Bradt  [1]
  Birth	1610	Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1637	New York, Kings, New York, USA   [1]
  Death	1663	, Schenectady, New York, USA
  Person ID	I10792	Master
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Andries Arentse Bradt,   b. 1578, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway d. 1616, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Aefje Eva Kinetis,   b. 1584, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway d. 1613, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F3015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catalyntje De Vos,   b. 1628, Rensselaerwick, Albany, New York, USA d. 1712, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1648	Albany, Albany, New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Aeffie Arentse Bradt,   b. 1649, Albany, Albany, New York, USA d. 23 Jan 1728, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 79 years)   2. Ariaantje Bradt,   b. 1651, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA d. 1717, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 66 years)   3. Cornelia Bradt,   b. 1655, Albany, Albany, New York, USA d. 8 Feb 1690, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 35 years)   4. Samuel Arentse Bradt,   b. 1659, Albany, Albany, New York, USA d. 1713, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F3014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1610 - Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway Arrival - 1637 - New York, Kings, New York, USA Marriage - 1648 - Albany, Albany, New York, USA Death - 1663 - , Schenectady, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Arent Andrieszen Bradt was born in 1616 in Fredrikstad, Norway to Andries Arentse Bradt and Aeffie Kinetis. He made his way to Texel, Netherlands and left for America on October 8, 1636 and arrived at New Amsterdam on March 4, 1637, most likely with his older brother Albert. He settled in Rensselaerswyck. He first worked at his brother's tobacco plot. He started work there on April 2, 1637, at f75 a year. Between 1638 and 1646, he sold tobacco van Curler and de Hooges. Years later, Arent ran a sawmill, traded, and may have owned a tavern. He often traveled to Esopus, Manhattan, and Long Island on business. In the late 1640s, Arent married Catalyntje de Vos, daughter of Andries de Vos. They had a total of six children. In 1652, Arent moved to Beverwyck and was one of it's first inhabitants. He recieved full municipal rights then following year. He also owned a lot near the river in the north part of the village. In 1658, he leased an island on the Hudson River. On May 1, 1658, he leased land opposite of Beverwyck. In 1662, Arent became one of the first people to own land in Schenectady. Arent died in 1663 in Beverwyck, Albany County, New York.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.), Place: New York, NY; Year: 1637; Page Number: 43. Arrival date: 1637Arrival place: New York, NY