Son of Jan Corneliszen Buys and Phebe Sales.

Jacob Janse Buys was born circa 1664.

Married Marritje Joris, daughter of Joris Jacobsen and Tryntie Claes, at Old First Reformed Dutch Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 22 November 1690.

Jakop Jansen Buijs, "young man from Vlackebos", and Merritje Jores, "maiden from the ferry", had their banns proclaimed; witnesses: Joris Jakopsen, her father, and also with consent of Jan Cornelissen Buijs, father of the bridegroom.

Witnessed the baptism of Leendert Harmensz de Grauw, son of Harmen Arentszen and Elizabeth Verwey, on 21 February 1697 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (witnesses: Jakop Buijs, Hillitje Uijthuijsen).

He was probably the man in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York in 1698 with a family of one man, one woman and four children. He moved to Middlesex, New Jersey before 1710.

Witnessed the baptism of Thomas Claessen, son of Willem Claessen, on 25 April 1711 at First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., New Jersey, (witnesses: Jacob Buys and wife).

Witnessed the baptism of Mertien Buys, daughter of Jan Buys and Syntje, on 9 October 1714 at First Reformed Church, Raritan (Somerville), Somerset Co., New Jersey, (witnesses: Jacob Buys and wife).

Children by Marritje:

1. Jan Buys

2. Joris Buys

3. Jacob Buys b. 10 Apr 1698

4. Femmetje Buys b. 10 Apr 1698

5. Hendrick Buys b. 26 Oct 1702

6. Merritien Buys

7. a child Buys

8. Cornelis Buys

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.

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∼Their suggestion:

Jacob Jansen Buys' mother was Femmetje Jans born 1626 (also known as Phoebe Sales, daughter of John Sales ).

Femmetje Jans was the second wife of Jan Cornelius Buys.

She was the widow of Teunis Nyssen, her first husband.

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