1684 Philadelphia Land Patent Index Record

1684 Philadelphia land patent listing for

8th G-Grandfather, Cornelius Bom.

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Found on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives website

Records of the Land Office Patent Index

 Patents, 1684-1781

1689 Morris / Bom Marriage Announcement

From the 1689 Philadelphia Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes:

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Marriage intentions of Agnes (Moij) Bom, widow of Cornelius Bom,
 to Anthony Morris;

both of residents of Philadelphia

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Residence Location of Cornelius Bom c.1684 Philadelphia

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1684 map showing the layout of a portion of Philadelphia that includes the residence of our ancestor, Cornelius Bom, whose daughter, Christian, married Edmund Du Chastel. Edmund and Christian then resided on Front St. next to Anthony Morris, who became her step-father after Cornelius died in 1689.

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1689 Marriage Record of Anthony Morris & Agnes Bom

The marriage of Agnes Bom

 (of Rotterdam, Holland; born Agniesje Moij),

widow of Cornelius Bom,

 to Anthony Morris 

occurred on the 8th mo. 28th, 1689, in Philadelphia.

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The lower portion shows the signatures of those involved including ancestors, Agnes Bom & her daughter, Christian Bom.
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1675 Will extract of Cornelius Bom

1675 Will extract of our 8th G-Grandfather Cornelius Bom of Rotterdam > Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine; vol 1, pg 86
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Hometowns of our Ancestors: Haarlem, Holland

  

 "The Great Market in Haarlem" (1696)

Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde (1638-1698).

 Haarlem's history dates back to pre-medieval times.  Still a vibrant city in the Netherlands, it is the capital of the Province of North Holland.  Located on the river Spaarne west of Amsterdam, Haarlem has been a major trading centre for tulips since the 1630's thus giving it the nickname  'Bloemenstad' meaning 'flower city'.

Grote Markt in 2007

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This is the hometown of our ancestor Christian Bom, daughter of Cornelius & Agnes (Moij) Bom, who arrived in Philadelphia with her parents and brothers Cornelius and Abraham in 1683.

1687 Marriage Record of Jan du Plouvy & Weyntie Van Sanen / Van Sandy

As transcribed in the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine (vol 37, pg  258):

 

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Cornelius Bom's 1685 Missive

Above is a the title page of our ancestor Cornelius Bom's 1685 pamphlet published in Dutch giving an attractive account of life in their new home in Pennsylvania. This pamphlet, along with others published in German, French, and English, were widely distributed through the Low Countries and Germany to attract settlers to this new land.

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Footnote's Free Treasures - Treasure Chest Thursday

Footnote.com  provides access to numerous historical record collections, several of which are free to view without subscribing.  Browse through their Original Documents list and you will see many of the collections  marked free.  History buffs beware - you will easily be sidetracked.

One of these collections, The Pennsylvania Archives, contains essential records relating to one of America's earliest colonies, Philadelphia, from 1664 to 1780, including military, tax, marriage, and land records, as well as documents from American history covering the Revolutionary War and the Whiskey Rebellion.

 Patience is the key to searching these records.  Different search combinations yield varying results.

So what did I find in this collection regarding our ancestors? 
....Request Denied...  I guess running a tavern wasn't meant to be for our Quaker baker from Holland:
Located in the Minutes of the Provincial Council, pg 125:

Meeting of the Council dated 9th of 2d mo, 1686, contains:

plus a reference to the marriage of his daughter, Christian, in series 2, Vol III, Pennsylvania Marriages Recorded, pg viii

Surname Saturday - Casteel

Ancestors of James S. Casteel of Ohio> CA:

Creed Clayton Casteel  (IL>OH) m. Rose Welcheck >James Polk Casteel  (TN>IL) m. Arra Bacon 
> James Monroe Casteel (TN>IL) m. Susannah Underwood
> Abednego Casteel (TN) m. Agnes Hensley 
 > Abednego Casteel m. Sarah (MD>TN) 
>Edmund Casteel III m. Rebeccah 
> Edmund Casteel II  m. Johanna
> Edmund Du Chastel
of Philadelphia -  Captain & Privateer 
 m. Christian Bom  07 MAR 1693 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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