His eldest son was Hendrick or Henry Beeckman, who was born at Cologne, Sept. 14, 1585; fled from Emeric and settled at Berg. He married for his second wife, Mary, daughter of Wilhelmus Bandetius, minister of the Reformed church at Tutphen Guilderland; she was born January 24, 1621, and died the 17th of September, 1631. Hendrick Beeckman died at Wezel, Dec. 2, 1642. Their son, William Beeckman, was born at Hasselt, Overyssel, April 18th, 1623. In 1647, he came to New Amsterdam," and was appointed Lieut. Governor of the South River in 1659. He continued in that station till 1664. "In the summer of 1664, Gov. William Beeckman was transferred from the Delaware and commissioned Sheriff of Esopus -- an appointment which he held until the close of Lovelace's administration, when he

a Beeckman Family. Misc. works of Gen. Depeyster. See nolgate's Geneology pp. 66- GS.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

returned to New York. He filled the office of Burgomaster of New Orange in 1674, and was Alderman subsequently under the English, from 1678 to 1682; and again in 1685; and 1691 down to 1696, when he retired from public life."*1 " In 1652 he purchased Corlear's Hook for 750 guilders; in 1677 he is mentioned as a brewer in New York, where the present " William " and " Beeckman " streets still bear his name." He died in New York in 1707 in the 85th year of his age, leaving by his wife, Catharine de Bough, six children. Henry Beeckman, the eldest son, settled in Kingston, was Judge of Ulster County and member of the Provincial Legislature. Gerardus, the second son, was President of the Provincial Council; and, in 17 10, temporarily Governor of the Colony of New York. By his wife Magdalen Abeel he had a son, Gerardus Beekman, who was born in 1693.