Willem Teller^[1]

Abt 1620 - 1701  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Willem Teller
  Born	Abt 1620	Maesterland, Bohusland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1639	New Amsterdam, New York
  	from the Netherlands
  _FSFTID	L6ZH-PYB
  _UID	FD4C146C67A54B6DA4848AA3736663B5D326
  Died	1701	New Amsterdam, New York
  Person ID	I1958	Strong History
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Romanus Teller,   b. 1588, Traunstein, Bayern, Germany ,   d. 1620, Kempton, Germany  (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Lea Toors,   b. 1592, Netherlands ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1619	Netherlands
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Donchesen,   b. 1622, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland ,   d. 1664, Albany, Albany, New York  (Age 42 years)
  Married	1641	New Amsterdam, New York
  Children	1. Andries Teller,   b. 1642, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. Abt 1702  (Age 60 years)   2. Helena Teller,   b. 1645, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Maria Teller,   b. 1648, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. 1676, Albany, Albany, New York  (Age 28 years)   4. Elizabeth Teller,   b. 1652, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. 19 Feb 1720, Albany, Albany, New York  (Age 68 years)   5. Jacob Teller,   b. 1655, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. Abt 1697, New York  (Age 42 years)   6. Willem Teller, Jr.,   b. 1657, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. 1710, Tellers Point, Croton, New York  (Age 53 years)   7. Johannes Teller,   b. 1659, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. 28 May 1725, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Verleth,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 May 1664	Brooklyn, Kings, New York   [1]
  Children	1. Caspar Teller,   b. Abt 1661, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jannetie Teller,   b. Abt 1665, Albany, Albany, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Willem Teller was an original proprietor of Schenectady, but not a settler here although his son, Johannes, evidently located here at an early date. Willem Teller came to New Amsterdam in 1639, as a soldier, and was sent to Fort Orange, where he served as a corporal and later became Wachtmeester of the fort. He lived in Albany until 1692, when he removed to New York, where he died in 1701. Teller's house lot was the west quarter of the block bounded by Washington, Front, Church and Union streets. His bouweries were marked No. 5. Both his house lot and farms were evidently occupied by his son Johannes. Willem Teller was one of the five Schenectady patentees named in the patent granted in 1684 by Governor Dongan, and he was the only one of the fifteen original Schenectady proprietors so named. - History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, Chapter 22: Settlers at Schenectady, 1661-4 William Teller, of Holland: Founder of the Teller family in America, was born in 1620; died in 1701. He arrived at New Netherlands in 1639, and in the same year was sent by Governor Kieft to Fort Orange, now Albany, and subsequently was quartermaster at the fort. He lived in Albany from 1639 until 1692, when he returned to New York where he was a merchant. He was one of the five patentees of the town of Schenectady in 1684, although he never lived there. The Teller family is prominent in the history of Albany and Schenectady counties, where they had large interests. William Teller married (first) Margaret Donchensen, and had six children; (second) Maria Varleth, and had three additional children. - Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs Collection

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926