From Find a Grave:He was the son of Maas Van Buren. He married Catalyntje Martense Van Alstyne about 1635 at Houten, Utrecht, Holland, the Netherlands. She was a daughter of Martin (of Meppel) Van Alstyne. Cornelis and Catalyntje had five children. Two of these children were my ancestors since their descendants in future generations married each other. Hendrick was born Jan. 30, 1636/7 at sea from Holland to New Amsterdam, ancestor Marten was born 1638 - 1640 possibly at New Amsterdam, New...

The first generation of Van Burens to settle in America enjoyed modest success in a territory plagued by corruption, incompetence, quarrels, and rivalries—some petty, some deadly. That success was sadly cut short when, in the spring of 1648, Cornelis Maessen and his wife, Catelijntje, died, apparently on the same day (we know for sure they were buried on the same day). The primary source material from the time doesn’t explain the cause of their deaths, but the fact that they were both...