Captain Frans Jansen Bloetgoet (anglicized to Francis Bloodgood) (c. 1632 – 29 December 1676) was a Netherlander who immigrated to
Flushing, Queens
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Downtown Flushing is a major commercial ...
, He is the ancestor of the American Bloodgood family.
Biography
Frans Janszen Bloetgoet was born around 1632. He was the son of Jan Heyndrickse Goetbloet (or Bloetgoet) and Geertgen Thomas, both of
Gouda,
South Holland
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. He was living on the Corten Tiendewech, Gouda when he married Lysbeth Jans, of Gouda on 18 February 1654 at
Reeuwijk
Reeuwijk () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 50.11 km2 (of which 11.89 km2 is water). Since January 1, 2011 Reeuwijk merged with Bodegraven t ...
, near Gouda.
The couple emigrated soon after their marriage. They brought with them their child, Geertie when they emigrated to
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam (, ) was a 17th-century Dutch Empire, Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''Factory (trading post), fac ...
in 1659. Bloodgood was made secretary to the Colonies on the Delaware River in 1659. They moved to Flushing, and Bloodgood was appointed
Schepen A schepen (Dutch, ; . ') or échevin (French, , ) or Schöffe (German, ) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands, where it has been replaced by the (a municipal executive).
In modern Belgium, the ''schepen'' or ''échevin'' ...
of Flushing in 1673. Bloodgood had acquired land, sheep and cattle by the time of his death. Frans Bloetgoet and his wife both belonged to the New York Dutch Church, and all but two of their children were baptized there. On 24 May 1674 he was made chief officer of the Dutch militia of the settlements of Flushing, Hempstead, Jamaica and Newtown. He died on 29 December 1676.
His widow married Wouter Gysberts of
Hilversum
Hilversum () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is ...
three years later.
Descendants
Bloodgood's children were Geertie (1658), Adriana (1660), Isabella (1662), Judith (1665), William (1667), Neeltie (1670), John (1672) and Lysbeth (1675). Their daughter Neeltje married Samuel Waldron of Harlem, New York on 5 March 1692. In 1687 William Bloodgood was in Lieutenant Schuvler's troop. In 1703 he was elected vestryman for Jamaica parish, and in 1714 he was Justice of the Peace. Frans Bloodgood's descendants moved to
Albany, New York
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, (some becoming wealthy people) and New Jersey.
James Bloodgood, Frans Bloetgoet's grandson, was a merchant of Albany involved in the West Indian Trade. His son
Francis Bloodgood (12 June 1775 – 5 March 1840) became Mayor of Albany. The mayor's grandson Francis Bloodgood was a prominent lawyer, father of the surgeon
Joseph Colt Bloodgood
Joseph Colt Bloodgood (November 1, 1867 – October 22, 1935) was a prominent surgeon in the United States based in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was known for insisting on the use of rubber gloves by the entire surgical team, ...
(1 November 1867 – 22 October 1935), a pioneer in breast cancer research and
Wheeler Peckham Bloodgood (4 November 1871 – 17 December 1930), a lawyer active in anti-trust reforms.
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17th-century births
1676 deaths
People from the Province of New York
People from New Netherland
People from Gouda, South Holland