Sarah Rapelje

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Sarah Rapelje, or Rapelie or Rapalje or Rapalye^[1] (July 9, 1625 – 1685) was the first white female of European parentage born in New Netherland, according to the New Netherland Project, a private effort to document New York's early Dutch history.^[2] Rapelje was first married to Norwegian emigrant Hans Hansen Bergen, who arrived in New Amsterdam from Holland. Rapelje was the daughter of Catalyntje Trico, from a French Huguenot family, and her husband Joris Jansen Rapelje, later a member of the Council of Twelve Men.

Medallion given to Sarah Rapelje on occasion of her marriage to Hans Hansen Bergen, 1639. Later inserted into tankard, donated by descendants to Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1926

Rapelje's chair is in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York, a gift of her Brinckerhoff descendants. ^[3] Brooklyn's Rapelye Street is named for the family.^[4] Sarah Rapalje herself was granted a large tract of land in the Wallabout in Brooklyn by Dutch authorities.^[5] The family owned extensive property in the area of present-day Red Hook.^[6]

References

1. ^ The spelling of Rapelje varied over the years in New Netherland and New York State, including Rapareilliet, Raparlié, Rapalyea, Raplee, Rapeleye, as well as others.[1]
2. ^ 14 Generations: New Yorkers Since 1624, the Rapaljes Are On a Mission to Keep Their History Alive, Steve Wick, Newsday
3. ^ Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World. The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan, the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America (Doubleday, 2004.)
4. ^ Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names, By Leonard Benardo, Jennifer Weiss, Published by NYU Press, 2006, ISBN 0814799469
5. ^ Obituary, Jere R. Johnson, Jr., Dead, President of the Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange, The New York Times, Feb. 16, 1898
6. ^ Winter Scene in Brooklyn, Museum of the City of New York

External links

• Sarah Rapalje (1625–1685), The New Netherland Institute)
• The Hidden History of the Rapeljes, Urban Environmentalist NYC, gowanuslounge.com
• The History of Brooklyn Navy Yard
• The Rapelje Family, The Baltimore Sun
• The Rapelje Property, on the Brooklyn & Jamaica Rail Road, New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• The Rapelje Estate, Foot of 35th Street, North River, New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• Rapelje Avenue, Queens, New York, New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• Rapelyea House, New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• Rapelyea Estate, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

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Name	Rapelje, Sarah
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Date of birth	July 9, 1625
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Date of death	1685
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