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1. The publication "American Catholic Historical Researches," vol. 6 (1889), pp. 184-85, accessed online 22 Aug 2015:
"Pedigree of Sir John James, Founder of the Fund for Pennsylvania Missions.
Roger James, of the parish of Allhallows, Barking. London, Brewer, was of Dutch parentage, being son of, or descended from Jacob Van Haestrecht, who was of Cleve, near Utrecht. Coming to England in the latter part of the reign of King Henry the 8th, he obtained letters of denization, and (probably to avoid the animosity which at that period prevailed in London against foreigners) he seems to have dropped the family name of Haestrecht, and to have called himself Roger James, taking his father's Christian name as a surname for himself.
His brewery was, I believe, in Lower Thames Street, then called Petty Wales, and he may possibly have taken the idea of adopting his father's Christian name as a surname, from the custom of his Welsh neighbors. He died in 1591, and buried at Allhallows, Barking, London, in the chancel of which church there is still remaining a brass with his effigy, and the following inscription:
"Here under lyeth the body of Rogers James, late of London, Brewer, who being of the age of 67, departed this life the second day of March, 1591, leaving behind him Sara his wife, eight sons and one daughter."
By his wife Sarah, daughter and heiress of Henry Morskin, of London, he had issued:
I. Roger James, of Upminister Hall, Essex, who was father of Sir Roger James, Knight, of Beigate, Surrey, who left a daughter, Elizabeth.
II. Arnold James, of London, married Mary daughter of John Vanhulst, of London.
III. William James, who purchased Ightham Court, Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; and whose son, William James, was much trusted in the time of the commonwealth; he was a member of the Committee of Sequestrations of the estates of the loyalists, and he was chosen three times, in five years, Knight of the Shire for Kent. His son, Demetrius, was knighted; his grandson, Demetrius Grevis James, Esq., of Ightham Court, Kent, Sheriff of that County, in 1833. See Burke's "Commoners of England," vol. i, p. 397.
IV. Thomas James, who died, s. p.
V. Richard James, from whom proceeded Sir Cane James, as after mentioned.
VI. John James, of Grove Manor, or Grange, in Woodnesborough, Kent, two thirds of which estate had been purchased by his father, and the remaining third part was purchased by his mother and her sons, Thomas and John, in 1594. Thomas dying without issue, John succeed to the whole. He married Susanna, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp, and had a son Henry, and four daughters, who, on the death of Henry, s. p., became co-heirs of their father.
VII. George James, of Mallendine, in Cliffe near Rochester, who married Audrey, daughter of John Smith, and had issue.
[The article continues with a descendency from the first son Roger listed above.]"
2. The book "The Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, and 1623" accessed online 20 Aug 2015 [ ] per book and not my notes:
"JAMES (Harl. 1561, fos. 224b, 225, 225b, 226, 226b, 227, 227b, 228, 228b.)
Arms -- Quarterly: 1, Argent, a chevron between three millrinds sable [James]; 2, Barry wafy of six argent and azure, on a chief or three birds rising sable [James], 3 and 4, [blank].
Chest. -- a garb argent, banded vert.
1-Jacob van Hawsteri borne in Cleue in German. =
2-Willm. James.
2-Theoder James of London. =
3-Abraham James. =
4-Abraham James 1623.
3-Elias James.
3-Jacob James.
2-Roger James of London. = Sara d. & coheire of Hen. Morskin of London.
3. Roger James Vpminster in com. Essex. = Sara d. of John Smyth of London. A. a Rose or.
4. Sr. Roger James of Rigate in com. Surrey Knt. 1623 ob. 26 of March 1637 [sic].
5. Roger James of Rigate.
5. Anthony James ch. s.p.
5. Elizebeth.
5. Margarett.
4. John James of Rigate 1623.
4. Margerett vx Willm. Bishe of Fenn Place in the p'ish of Worth in com. Sussex.
4. Gora [Sara, Harl. 1433] vx. george Wilkins of Stoke in the hundred of Ho in com. Kent.
3. Arnold James of London. = Mary d. of John Van Hulst of London.
4. John James of Braffin in com. Hertfford.
4. Sara vx. of ___ Drew of Hawle in com. Essex Clark.
4. Sara vx. Ric. Cason of London.
4. Mary.
4. Judith.
3. Willm. James of Ightam in com. Kent. = Jane d. & heire of Henery Kule a natiue of Brenia.
4. William, Thomas, Jane.
3. Thomas James of Stroude Greene in com Midlesex. = ___ d. of ___ Foulk docter of Divinity.
3. Richard James of Mallenden in com Essex. = Gertrud d. of John Smyth.
4. Gertrude, Sara, Richard James, John James, George James, Jane, Emelin.
3. John James of the Manor of Grove in the p'ish of Woodnesborough. = Susan d. & coheire of Peter Vandewall of Antwerp.
4. Henery, Thomas, William, Henery ob. s.p., John s.p., Roger, John, Susan vx. ___ Nutt of London.
3. George James of Mallendine in com. Essex. = Audrey d. of John Smyth.
4. George, Gertrud, Ethelred.
2-Jacob James dyed beyond the Seas."
3. Emails from Sep 2016 from Kenneth McDaniel . Kenneth is an archivist living in the Netherlands. He and I share the LDS McDaniel line, but he was gracious enough to do some looking around for this name for me:
A. "I took the liberty of doing a little online research. Family names prior to the Napoleonic period are, how shall I put this, not consistent. One organization doing research into this phenomenon is the Meertens Instituut (Dutch spelling).
In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte created the Kingdom of Holland with his brother, Louis Napoleon, as king. This lasted until 1810. Why this is important is that Napoleon order a census with everyone registered under a family name – which a large part of the population did not have. Only the very rich used a family name. Surnames prior to this time were divided into three major groups:
1. Profession: Jan the Baker, Jan the Brewer etc. These were guild members and in order to research these names one has to go to individual city archives.
2. Family relations: Not only Peter's son but also Peter's daughter, John's widow, Nelly's aunt and so on. These were the working classes who generally did not have trade skills.
3. City of birth: The Dutch word van means from. Imagine you moved from Washington to New York. The people in your new residence probably would not know you parents nor would you have the right for a professional name. So if you were called Jan then people would refer to you as Jan from (van) Washington.
Jacob van Haestrecht appears to fall into this category. If he died in 1591 then the concept of a family name would have been strange to him unless he was nobility. Haestrecht (or Haastrecht as it is now called) lies in between Gouda and Oudewater south of Reeuwijk. In the middle ages and through the reformation was this an extremely important center lying between the Old Rhine and the Waal rivers. Now its farm country and the ancient cities are just tourist villages. It's very close to where I live and I've visited these places hundreds of times (beautiful bicycling country).
Quick Googling has turned up a number of Jacob van Haestrechts yet, with the exception of your website, none of which came from Cleve nor emigrated to England. One I have found was born in Wassenaar (a neighbor of Leiden) but he died in 1563 also in Wassenaar. Almost all of the others with this name came from areas around or actually living in Gouda. If I were you I would dump the Cleve theory and concentrate on Gouda (or Haastrecht itself) both of which have individual archives. Also the Wassenaar connection intrigues me."
B. "I think I might have something for you. Using Dutch name spelling I found a name: Jacobus Jacobzoon van Haesdrecht born between 1520 and 1530 in Voorburg (just outside of the Hague about thirty kilometers from Haastrecht / Gouda and about 10 kilometers from Leiden / Wassenaar. One of his sons was called Rogier Jacobzoon van Haestrecht who left Holland for England in around 1540 (Henry VIII died in 1547). This fits. Rogier translates tor Roger easily enough while James is the usual translation of Jacobus (King James I, II and III are Jacobus I, II and III in Dutch history books).
C. "The family tree site where I got the names is in Dutch and it appears the contact person has passed away. It's a common problem over here because only the really elderly suddenly get interested in their families. The web address is: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom-homan/I3581.php Hier is mentioned that one Jacobus Jacobuszoon van Haestrecht married one Aeltgen Jansdochter and that they had three kids, two of which appear to have disappeared. Your best bet would be to contact the Royal Library in The Hague. They don't have an e-mail, but a contact form. The site can be read in Dutch as well as English. The web address is: https://www.kb.nl/en
That's about all the help I can offer without digging in the stacks myself. Two things still confuse me. The first being the reference to Cleve (Kleve or, as the Dutch call it, Kleef). I cannot find a reference to any city or village in the Netherlands in the area around Utrecht or not. Cleve was never officially part of the Republic of the Unified Netherlands, as the country was called before 1780. Nor was it Catholic. The Duchy of Cleve was run by a Duke appointed by the Holy Roman Emperor and was thus not inherited (this is the meaning of the Dutch word keurvoorst or appointed ruler). It was one of the first, again what the Dutch calll, heerlijkheid to embrace Protenstantism. They were, and still are, German speaking and not Dutch. Anyone coming from their would be called Von instead of Van.
The second thing which bothers me is te mention of the name van Hawsteri. I will try to explain Dutch pronunciation in the short version. Dutch has never really had a written history. The langauge itself is phonetic. What I mean is, while the spelling may have changed the pronunciation has not. Haastrecht to an American (or Brtit) is spoken with the English long a as is found in 'as' or 'at'. The Dutch pronunciation is more a breathing sound. Amsterdam is pronounced (hhahm-stuhr-dhahm) where the h's are very, very soft. Kind of like the Hebreuw or Arabic aleph. The long a, like the city of Apledoorn, is pronounced Hauw-pel-doorn with the h and w very, very soft.
The ae in Haestrecht is simply the old spelling of the long a sound. To the English ear it would sound coming from the mouth of one with an accent als Haawstricht, with a very soft emphasis on the w, and when spoken quickly the cht (or gt, in some spellings) falling away. I have spent thirty years studying this phenomenon, so when I see Hawstri I'm ninety-nine percent certain this is just Haastrecht spoken with a heavy South Holland accent.
If you want more reading, the best and most comprehensive work is Professor Jonathan Israel's work The Dutch Republic 1477 - 1806.
I hope this helps. Sorry I can't offer more."
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Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Abt 1501 - 1560 (~ 59 years)