Hendrick Jorisen Brinkerhoff

Hendrick married Claasie Boomgaert, daughter of Cornelius Boomgaert, and settled in Hempstead, Long Island, where he remained until his removal to New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. 

In 1677 he purchased a tract of land in Bergen, now part of Jersey City, which, after his death became the residence of his widow and his son Cornelius, and on this tract some of his descendants still reside. 

In 1679, he joined with a few other Dutchmen from Bergen and purchased the Indian title to the site of what is now Passaic City, but soon afterwards disposed of his interest there, and subsequently purchased of Hendrick Epske Banta, by deed bearing the date June 17, 1685, the farm upon the Hackensack, just below the present Ridgefield Park Station, on the West Shore Railroad, and formerly known as old Hackensack, upon which he resided until his death, and which remained in the family until 1878. 

In "Early Settlers of Kings County," page 49, it is stated as follows: "Hendrick Jorise married Classie Cornelise Boomgaert of Bougoert, of Middlewout (Flushing). Name on Indian deed of Flushing of 1670, and on Assembly roll of 1675. Member of the Hempstead Assembly of 1665, from Flushing, and a magistrate of said town in 1662-'63 and '73. Removed from Flushing to the eastern  branch of the Hackensack River, N.J., where he bought land June 17, 1685.  His descendants in New Jersey sometimes write their names Blinckerhoff. Issue: Susanna: baptized January 1661; married Roelof Von Der Linde, of Hackensack. Cornelius married Algie Vreeland, and resided at Hackensack. Dirck of Hackensack married Margaret Siba Banta; and Jacobus of Hackensack, baptized March 29, 1685, married Angenietye Banta."

In a book entitled "Hudson County (N.J.) Land Titles," page 136, it is stated "The Dutch West India Company deeded (Lot No. 13 on map) to Jan Evertse Bout and he to Michael Jansen. Jansen's widow, Fitjie Hartmans, sold to Claes Jansame, May 30, 1667, to Hendrick Jorise Van Blinkerhoef; he conveyed it to his son Cornelius, February 24, 1708."

This seems to have been his first purchase in New Jersey, and to this property his widow and his son Cornelius removed after his death. He had five children, of whom we have historic record, but some accounts name a sixth child, a daughter named Gertie, born February 20, 1670, which is probably correct, and that the child died in infancy. 

Children: 

Margrietje: born June 13, 1671.

Cornelius: born 1673; died September 1, 1770.

Joris: born 1673; died February 5 1692. 

Dirck

***Jacobus: (Born March 29, 1685) baptized March 29, 1685; died September 1, 1770.