John Alburtus

1643 - 1691  (47 years)

• Name	John Alburtus
  Birth	30 Aug 1643	New York   [1]
  Christening	30 Aug 1643	New York   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 1691	New York
  Person ID	I290	Scudder
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Pietro Alberti or Alberto,   b. Bef 1615, Malamocco, Venice, Italy d. Bef 9 Nov 1655, Breucklen, New Netherland (Age < 40 years)
  Mother	Judith Jans Manje,   b. Abt 1620, of Amsterdam, NoordHolland, Netherlands d. Bef 9 Nov 1655, Breucklen, New Netherland (Age < 35 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1642	New Amsterdam, New Netherland
  	"New Netherland New York Genealogy," Church Records, marriages, Olive Tree Genealogy, https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/rdcmarr1642.shtml This site offers translated transcriptions of birth, marriages and deaths from the records of the Dutch Reformed Church of New Amsterdam.
  Family ID	F23792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Scudder,   c. 18 Mar 1649/50, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d. Aft 1712, Monmouth county, New Jersey, Brtish Colonial America (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1666	Newtown, Queens, New York, British Colonial America   [1, 3, 4]
  	Although Queens was not officially a county until 1683, to distinguish between 3 different locations in New York state called Newtown, Queens is inserted here as a county and it is the correct county that is the repository for the records that apply to this family.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Alburtus,   b. From 1667 to 1669, Newtown, Queens, New York, British Colonial America d. Aft 1719, Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, British Colonial America (Age > 53 years)   2. John Alburtus,   b. 1668, Newtown Queens, New York, British Colonial America d. 1709, Mansfield Twp, Burlington, New Jersey (Age 41 years)   3. William Alburtus,   b. Abt 1670, Newtown, Queens, New York, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown   4. Samuel Alburtus,   b. Abt 1671, Newtown, New York, British Colonial America d. 14 Oct 1752 (Age 81 years)   5. Mehitable Alburtus,   b. 1675, Newtown Queens, New York, British Colonial America d. 3 Mar 1755 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  For a thorough discussion of proven family relationships for John2 Alburtus (Pietro1), see Margery Boyden, From Conscience to Liberty:Diverse Long Island Families in a Crucible that Gave Rise to Religious Liberty, (Printed by the author, October 2020), Part A, 249–284. https://scudder.org/product/from-conscience-to-liberty/ Also “John and Mary (King)Scudder: Religious Nonconformists and Pioneers of Four Towns at Long Island,” Scudder Family Historical & Biographical Journal, Scudder Association Foundation, volume 3, no. 3, (Summer/Fall 2021), https://scudder.org/john-and-mary-king-scudder-religious-nonconformists-and-pioneers-of-four-towns-at-long-island/ And “Elizabeth ScudderAlburtus, Daughter of John and Mary King Scudder,” Scudder Family Historical& Biographical Journal, Scudder Association Foundation, volume 3, no.3, (Summer/Fall 2021), https://scudder.org/elizabeth-scudder-alburtus-daughter-of-john-and-mary-king-scudder/ John, or Jan as he was known by the inhabitants of New Amsterdam, was christened at the Reformed Dutch Church, New York City. His father had landed in New Amsterdam on 30 May 1635. Family tradition says that Jan's parents were killed by Indians before 9 November 1655 when the Orphpans Court of New Amsterdam (or Orphanmasters) appointed two guardians for the orphans of Pieter Cecer, alias Mallemock and his wife who have lately died leaving six small children." [Bethold Fernow, ed., Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam 1655 to 1683, (New York: Francis P. Harper, 1902), 4. Fifteen years after the deaths of John's parents, the records show that the daughters had married and the sons had moved to Mespat Kills where the English living there anglicized their Dutch given names: Jan to John, Aert to Arthur, and Willem to William. The change from Alburtis was gradual, with members of the same family using Albertus, Alburtis, and Burtis. About the 4th generation, "Burtis" was generally used except for one branch that still uses Alburtis, and one family, Albertis. "Burtis" is an American name and all with the name Burtis or Alburtis are descended from Pietro. Many years ago, the city of Venice, Italy, donated a bronze plaque to New York City honoring Pietro, the "First Italian-American" and every year the Italian-American Historical Society has a celebration in his honor.

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] New York's First Italian, No. 117, p. 8. [S26] International Genealogical Index (R), batch C505611. [S44] Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Early Settlers of New Jersey, and Their Descendants, Vol. iii, p. 396. [S87] The Story of Our Butler Ancestors, p. 294.