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It may not be amiss to add a word upon the subject of Dutch surnames, for the benefit of those whose attention has not been directedto the matter, inasmuch as some of the names on the earliest records of Hackensack do not appear under the surnames which the families now bear. Family names were not common among the early Dutch immigrants.
Persons of the same baptismal names were distinguished from each other in various ways; sometimes by their trade, as Jan Kuyper that is, John the cooper; Jan Metzlaer that is, John the mason, etc. Sometimes by their place of birth or residence; for example: Jan Van Wyck that is, John from Wyck; Jan Vandeventer that is, John from Deventer etc. At other times by affixing the father's baptismal name, with the addition of s, se, sen, etc., indicating the relationship. For example: Jan Pieters, or Pictersen that is, John, the son of Peter; Jan Jansen, or Jan Hanse, etc. that is, John, the son of John, etc.
It will readily be seen how difficult is the task of tracing the genealogy of these early settlers, when a family may have had a different surname from that of its immediately preceding generation.
Toward the end of the seventeenth century, most of the settlers had assumed family names, and thereafter, those who had hither to been known as Gerritsens, Albertsens, etc., were known as Blauvelts, Terhunes, etc. The first name that appears on the roll of members at Hackensack is Hendrick Jorese, and his wife, Claesie Cornelese, who was Henry, son of George, one of the ancestors of the Brinkerhoff family, his wife being the daughter of Cornelius, one of the Bogert family.
We append, for the purpose of identification, the present family names of some of those who appear in the early records of Hackensack, only under their patronymics

Surnames in record                 Present family names
Albertse                           Terhune 
                                   Van Voorhees 
Claesen (Jan)                      Romeyn 
Cornelise (Hendrick, P  34)        Van Houten 
Cornelise                          Bogert, and others 
Epke                               Banta 
Franse (Matthys, Thomas)           Outwater 
Gerritse (Pieter, P- 32)           Van Wagenen 
Hanse (Frena, Koenradt, Reyer)     Herty, Harding 
Hanse (Volckert)                   Van Nostrand
Hartmanse                          Vreeland
Helmigse                           Van Houten
Janse (Adam, Andries)              Van Norden
Janse (Jurrie)                     Mares, Maris
Janse (Pieter, etc )               Van Blercom
Jurckx                             Paulus
Kapt (Pieter Janse)                Van Blercom
Lubbertse                          Westervelt
Pouwelse                           Vander Beeck
                                   Paulison, and other 
Stevense                           Van Voorhees
Walingse                           Van Winkle

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[ BAPTISMAL NAMES. AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS ]

Dutch            English

Aaghie          Agatha

Adda            Adeline

Adriaantje      Adrianna

Aefje           Eve

Agnietje        Agnes

Aaltje          Adeline

Aletta          Adela
                Letitia

Andries         Andrew

Anneken         Ann

Annetje         Anna
Antie,
Annaatje

Arie            Aaronor
Arien           Adrian

Arnout          Arnold

Balt            Balthaser
Baltus

Barber          Barbara

Barent          Bernard

Bartel          Bartholomew

Bartje          Bertha

Bastiaan        Sebastian

Boudewyn        Baldwin

Beletje         Isabella
Bella

Bell            Arabella

Betje           Betty

Baltje          Elizabeth

Christoffel     Christopher

Christiaan      Christian

Christyntje     Christiana

Claasje         Claudia

Cornelis        Cornelius

Daam            Adam

Denys           Dionysius

Diederick       Theodore

Derrick         Richard
Dirck,
Dirk,

Dirlcje         Dorothy

Diewertje       Deborah

Doris           Theodore

Dries           Andrew

Elsje           Alice

Emmnetje        Emma

Engeltje        Angelica

Eva             Eve

Epke            Egbert

Ernst           Ernest

Evert           Everard

Frans           Francis

Franscyntje     Frances
Fanny

Filips          Philip

Floris          Florence

Floortje        Flora

Goris           George

Gerrit          Gerard
Garret.

Gillis          Giles
Gellis

Giel            Michael

Govert          Godfrey
Geert           Geoffrey

Geesje          Grace
Charity

Gysbert         Gilbert
Gyslbert

Geerje          Gertrude
Geertje,
Giertje,
Geertruyd

Grietje         Margaret

Hans            Jack

Hansje          Johanna

Hendrick        Henry
Henrick

Hillegonda      Huldah

Huygen          Hugh

Hendrikje       Henrietta
Harriet

Heyltje         Hail

Jacobus         James

Jakomilia       Jemima
Jacomyntje      Jacoba
Jaapje

Jaap            Jacob
Japic,

Jannetje        Jane

Jillis          Giles

Johanna         Joan
Janneken

Johannes        John
Jan

Jochem          Joachim

Joost           Justus

Joris           George
Jurian,
Jurge

Josydtje        Justina
Josina         

Karel           Charles

Kasper          Jasper

Katryne         Catharine
Kaatje,
Katryntje

Kerstan         Christian
Kristiaan

Klaartje        Clara

Klaas           Nicholas

Klaasje         Nicola
Klasyne

Krelis          Cornelius
Kees,
Koris

Kobus           James
Kyrn            Quirine

Laurens         Lawrence
loures

Leendert        Leonard

Lieven          Leo
Lieve

Leentje         Helena & Magdalina
Lena

Leonora         Eleanor
Lenoor

Letje           Letitia

Lodewyk         Ludovicus

Lotje           Charlotte

Lukas           Luke
Luytje

Lysbet          Elisabeth
Lysje

Matthys         Matthias

Mewis           Bartholomew
Maas

Machtel         Matilda

Margritje       Margaret

Marietje        Maria

Martyntje       Martena

Maria           Mary
Mariken,
Marritje,
Marytje,
Maartie,
Maaicke,
Mietje

Naatje          Anna

Neeltje         Nelly
Cornelia.

Niesje          Agnes

Obadja          Obadiah

Otto            Otho

Paulus          Paul
Panel,
Powles

Paulyntje       Paulena

Phlip           Philip

Roelof          Ralph

Roosje          Rose

Rutgert         Roger

Rykaard         Richard

Saal            Solomon

Saartje         Sarah

Sander          Alexander

Sanneke         Susanna
Santje

Staats          Eustice

Stoffel         Christopher

Styntje         Christiana

Tanneken        Ann

Tennis          Anthony

Tiebout         Thcobold

Ioontie         Antonia

Truytje         Gertrude

Tryntje         Catharine

Tymen           Timothy

Thys            Matthias

Teuntje         Eunice

Wyntje          Lavina

Wouter          Walter

Willempje       Wilhelmina

Ydje            Ida