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== Biography ==
Denyse or Dionys Tuenessen, bp. Apl. 16, 1654; m. 1st Oct. 22, 1682, Elizabeth da. of the Rev. Theodorus Johannes Polhemius of Fl''; m. 2nd, Aug. 12, 1685, Helena da. of Jacques Cortelyou and wid. of Claes or Nicholas Van Bruntof N. U.; d. prior to 1707. Was a master carpenter, and bought land in 1687 in FP, where he then resided and took the oath of allegiance, his name appearing on the patent of said town in 1685. After his second marriage he removed to the lands of his wife on the Nayack tract in the vicinity of the Narrows, and also owned lands at Yellow Hoek. Owned lands on S. I., where he appears to have resided a portion of his time and held the office of justice of the peace. Dec. 30, 1701, as of S. I., he signed a petition of the anti-Leislerian faction. Bought lands at Millstone, N. J., in 1701, and assessed for 80 A. in N. U. in 1706. After his death his wid. m. Hendrick Hendricksen. His descendants adopted Denyse as their surname.
Issue:—
: Jaques;
: Theunis, bp. Apl. 24, 1687, and d. young;
: Neeltje, bp. Sept. 22, 1689, m, Jacob Vanderbilt of S. I.;
: Tunis, bp. Apl. 2, 1692;
: Femmetje, m. Gerretsen of Six Mile Run, N. J.;
: Cornells, bp. Apl. 26, 1696; and : Helena, b. 1700, m. Mar. 9, 1717, Frederick Van Leeuwen or Liew of J'', who settled at Three Mile Run, N. J., d. Mar. 6. 1784. <ref>Bergen page 93.</ref> <ref>https://ia802607.us.archive.org/32/items/registerinalphab00berg/registerinalphab00berg.pdf</ref>
Nijs ( Denys) Theunissen was a son of [[Nijssen-6|Theunis Nijssen]] and [[Seals-13|Femmetje Seals]]. He was baptized on Sunday 12 April, 1654.<ref> Date-Datum: sunday-zondag 12 April, 1654 <br>Child-Kind: '''Nijs''' Geslacht: Man <br>Father- Vader: '''Theunis Nijssen'''<br>Witn.-Getuigen: Jan Evertszen Bout, Albert Cornelis Wantenaer, Willem Bredenbend, Paulus van der Beeck<br> Remark-Opmerking: Witn.-Getuigen 5 en 6 are- zijn Aeltje Cornelis en Grietie Jans<br>Place of Event- Gebeurtenisplaats: NDG- New Netherland* Source: Wie Was Wie: Documenttype: DTB Dopen Erfgoedinstelling: Nationaal Archief Plaats instelling: Den Haag Collectiegebied: Nieuw-Nederland Registratiedatum: 12 april 1654 Akteplaats: Nieuw Amsterdam-New York Collectie: Collegiate Church of New York Aktesoort: [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/a2apersonid/87481500/srcid/22414846/oid/1 Doopboek 12 April, 1654]</ref> He probably had a twin brother named [[Theunissen-159|Jan Theunissen]].
Nijs (Denys) T(h)eunisse(n) married:# on 22 Oct 1682 Elizabeth Polhemus; daughter of Rev. Theodorus Johannes Polhemus and Catherine Van Werven# on 12 Aug 1685 at New Utrecht Helena Cortelyou; died after 1726; daughter of Jacques Cortelyou and widow of Claes or Nicholas Van Brunt. <ref>Holland Society Book 72 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00177?pid=80731</ref>
He was a master carpenter and bought land in Flatbush. After his second marriage he moved to the Nyack tract in the vicinity of the Narrows and also owned lands at Yellow Hoeck. He also owned land on Staten Island and resided there part of the time. In 1701, he purchased lands at Millstone NJ. He died before 1707
Twin of Jan
=== Baptism ===: 12 Apr 1654 Place: Midwood/Flatbush (now neighborhood in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY) <ref name="twelve">Source: S12 Title: genforum.genealogy.com/tunison/messages Data Changed: 01/21/07, 16:28:01 Page: 01/22/07, 17:13:43, 0</ref><ref name="eleven"> Source: S11 Title: GenForum.genealogy.com/denise/messages/ Data Changed: 01/21/07, 16:11:13 Page: 01/22/07, 17:13:43, 0 </ref><ref name="fourteen">Source: S14 Title: http://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/cortelyoufamily.html Quality or Certainty of Data: 0 Data Changed: 01/21/07, 19:10:35 Page: 01/22/07, 17:13:43, 0 </ref><ref name="fifteen">Source: S15 Title: FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 Data Changed: 01/22/07, 15:17:04 Page: 01/22/07, 17:13:43, 0</ref>
: 12 Apr, 1654 Place: New Amsterdam, NY:''' Note''': There are 2 entries in the "Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901" for New Amsterdam Baptisms from 1639-1730: 1654 Apr 12; Teunis Nyssen: Jan; and Teunis Nyssen: Nys.<ref name="twenteight">Source: S28 www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com Data Changed: 02/21/07, 11:23:20 Page: 02/21/07, 11:30:19, 0,</ref><ref name="sixon"/><ref name="twentynine"> Source: S29 Teunis G. Bergen. ''Register, Early Settlers of Kings County, LI, NY.'' New York, 1881.</ref>
: 16 Apr, 1654 Place: New Amsterdam, NY: '''Note''': Baptism on this date according to 3rd source <ref name="fifteen"/><ref name="twenteight"/><ref name="twentynine"/>
=== Marriage ===
: Wife: [[Polhemus-57|Elizabeth Polhemus]] 22 OCT 1682 Flatbush Dutch Church <ref name="sixon"/><ref> Source: S244 ''Genealogies of Long Island Families: Form The NYG & B Record.'' Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (Baltimore: 1987) </ref><ref name="twotwoseven"> Source: S227 ''Flatbush Dutch Church Marriages & Baptisms, 1677-1757'' Editor: Arthur C.M Kelly. Publication: Rhinebeck, NY: 1997 </ref> <ref> https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00167?pid=2080600</ref>
: Wife: [[Cortelyou-34|Helena Cortelyou]], 12 APR 1685 Place: Flatbush Dutch Church:: Note: 2nd marriage for both <ref name="thirteen">Source: S13 Title: http://www.stipak.com/vanderveer/maria/MariaVanderveer.HTM Data Changed: 02/21/07, 11:01:15 Page: 0</ref><ref name="twentynine"/><ref name="twotwoseven"/> <ref name="twofoursix"> Source: S246 ''Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings, NY.'' Holland Society of NY: 1998 Volume: Vol 1, 1677-1720 </ref>; 29 Mar 1685 betrothed <ref name="onthrfou">Source: S134 John Van Zandt Cortelyou. ''The Cortelyou Genealogy.'' Lincoln, Nebraska: Brown Printing Service, 1942 Page: 04 </ref>
=== Residence ===: 1685 Place: Midwood/Flatbush (now neighborhood in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY) <ref name="onthrfou"/><ref name="twofoursix"/>
: AFT 12 APR 1685 Place: New Utrecht (now neighborhood in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY):: Note: moved to Helena?s property at the Narrows <ref name="onthrfou"/><ref name="sixon">Source: S61 Charlotte R. Woglom Bangs. ''Our Ancestors.'' Publication: Brooklyn: Press of Kings County Journal, 1896 </ref>
=== Land Purchase ===: 1685-87 Flatbush (now neighborhood in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY) <ref name="sixon"/>
: 1687 Midwood/Flatbush (now neighborhood in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY)
:Note: probably before 1685 <ref name="onthrfou"/>
: 1701 on Millston River, NJ <ref name="onthrfou"/>
=== Census ===: 1698 New Utrecht (now neighborhood in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY), Kings, NY - self, wife,5 children, 5 slaves <ref>Source S136 URL: http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Census/1698.Kings.Census.html Date: 16 Apr 2009 Page: 06 </ref><ref name="onthrfou"/>
=== Occupation ===
: master carpenter <ref name="onthrfou"/><ref name="sixon"/>
=== Death ===
: 1707 (before) <ref name="thirteen"/>
: 1713, New York Harbor, New York
=== Church records ===* 1654 Apr 12 1) Nijs 2) Jan - Theunis Nijssen. Wit.: Jan Evertszen Bout, Albert Corn. Wantenaer, Willem Bredenbend, Mr. Paulus Van der Beeck, Aeltje Cornelis, Grietie Jans. <br />''Note: The baptism record does not mention that they were twins which was typically the way that multiple birth baptisms were recorded in the New York Dutch Reformed Church.'''<ref>Thomas Grier Evans. "Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York." In ''Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society''. Vol. II. New York: Printed for the Society, 1890.</ref><br>Baptism Sunday 12 April 1654 Child: Nijs Father: Theunis Nijssen Witn. : Jan Evertszen Bout, Albert Cornelis Wantenaer, Willem Bredenbend, Paulus van der Beeck, Aeltje Cornelis and Grietie Jans.
# 1687 Apr 24 thuenes; parents: deonijs thuenessen, Leena Cartelijou. Wit.: dirck Jansen, Janneke theunessen. <ref>Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998) via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".</ref># 1689 Sep 22 Neeltje; parents: Dionijs Theunissen, Helena Cardeljouw. Wit.: Jaques Cardeljouw, Maria Cardeljouw. # 1692 Apr 02 Teunis; parents: Nijs Teunissen, Helena Kerteljou. Wit.: Jan Teunissen, Annitje Teunis. <ref>https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00042?pid=80404#?imageId=42037_2421401696_0511-00030</ref># 1696 Apr 26 Cornelis; parents: Dionijs Theunissen, Helena Cordeljouw. Wit.: Jeronimus Raplije, Elsje Snedeker. <ref>A. P.G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".</ref>
== Research notes ==: His brother Jan was undoubtedly his twin.<br>He signed his name Denys Tuenessen.<br>Teunissen = son of Teunis; Denyse = son of Nys??? <br>Note: Nijs (Nys) is a son of Theunis Nijssen, Denys probably is nickname <br>His descendants adopted Denyse or Denise as their surname.<br> 8th & last child<br> He also owned land on Staten Island, where he held the office of justice of the peace.<br> moved to Monmouth County, NJ, near Marlboro.<ref>Source: [[#S134]], Source: S133 , Source: S61, Source: S29 , Source: S247 </ref><ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). Ancestral File Number: W7LV-BK</ref>
== Sources ==
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* Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." ''freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata''. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm '''Denyse Theuniszen'''
* Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
* <span id='S191'></span> Gwen F Epperson; Harry Macy, Jr. (NYG&BR) Oct 1993. The True Identity of John Sales alias Jan Celes of Manhattan. URL: Rootsweb Dutch-Colonies-L Archives Date: 12 Feb 1998
* <span id='S225'></span> I.N. Phelps Stokes. ''The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909.'' RH Dodd (NY: 1915-1928). Volume: 2,4,6
* <span id='S226'></span> ''Collections of the NYG & BS,'' Vol 1: Marriages from 1639-1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church; NY: 1890
* Geni profile: Denyse Teunise Teunissen (Nyssen) http://www.geni.com/people/Denyse-Teunissen/6000000000239957555
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral File Number: 93F5-N0
* <span id='S186'></span> Title: Robert Suddath Abbreviation: Robert Suddath Note: 10405 Red Mtn W, Littleton CO 80127, USA
== Acknowledgments ==* This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011. * WikiTree profile Denyse-12 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by [[Sypniewski-1 | Bryan Sypniewski]]. * WikiTree profile Denyse-26 created through the import of DeNise.ged on Sep 24, 2011 by [[Mealy-11 | Sara Tanke]]. * WikiTree profile Teunissen-13 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by [[Sypniewski-1 | Bryan Sypniewski]]. * WikiTree profile Teunissen-22 created through the import of 2011-10-19 COURTILLON.ged on Jan 27, 2012 by [[Courtillon-1 | Alain Courtillon]].* Thank you to [[Nichol-198 | Bob Nichol]] for creating WikiTree profile Nyssen-18 through the import of Willis.ged on Mar 8, 2013. * WikiTree profile Teunisen-5 created through the import of Mimi.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by [[Draper-310 | Richard Draper]]. See the [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Teunisen-5 Changes page] for the details of edits by Richard and others.
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