BIOGRAPHY: Jacob Kierstede; New York co., NY surname: Kierstede, De Groot, Cregiere submitted by Elizabeth Burns (burns at asu.edu) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: June 1, 2005 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb ************************************************ Author: Walter Barrett Jacob Kierstede Page 84 Old Merchants, Walter Barrett, Thomas R. Knox, 1885 Jacob Kierstede was doing business in Beurs Street (Exchange Street) since 1637. He was born in Holland in 1615. He has a son named Martin, and a clerk named Jan Cregiere. Jan Cortse Neetje, the daughter of the older Kierstede marries him. The firm becomes Kierstede and Zoon in 1670 and continued for twenty years. In 1700, old Kierstede dies and the firm becomes Jan Cregiere. Young Martin Kierstede was placed in the store of Peter DeGroot in the Hoogh Street (part of Pearl) as a clerk to learn the business in 1670 when fourteen years old. Seven years later, he became a partner with DeGroot and married his niece. He succeeded to the business and when DeGroot died in 1700, he used his own name and was in business until 1730. He died in 1742, aged eighty six years. He was succeeded in business by two of his own clerks. His own son, Abraham, born in 1679 was apprenticed as a clerk to a Mr. Abeel in 1895. In 1702 he became a partner and the firm was Abeel and Kierstede. He died in 1760. His business firm was merged into Abeel and Company (a son of the old partner in 1703 being its head) in 1750. A grand nephew of this Abraham was in business in 1784 and kept in business under his own name. Long after the Revolution, in 1790 he died. John Kierstede, the hatter, had a son named John Jr. and the firm was John Kierstede and Son. As late as 1806 the old man kept the store and the son moved to Greenwich Village. Between 1810 and 1860 there have been two prominent Kierstedes that I have known personally. C.N. became a partner with Warner and Kierstede, dealers in paints at 33 Broad Street. In 1820 the firm was Warner and Platt. Christopher N. Kierstede was a merchant in 1812 at 145 Duane Street; then in 1817 he kept book accounts as did many merchants, if unfortunate in business. He afterwards went in with Warner. Thirty years ago he lived at 58 Broadway and they kept at 33 Broad Street. In later years they moved to 68 Broad and changed the firm to Kierstede, Warner and Company. The same business, although partners are changed is, I believe, still carried on in Beaver Street, near Broad. C.N. Kierstede is dead. He was a fine old man and thirty years ago was a most energetic and useful citizen. Henry J. Kierstede must have started in the drug business, in my old favorite Fifth Ward, during the last war. At that time or in 1812, Luke Kierstede was a great man in the Fifth. He was a very red-faced man, and was a pewterer and plumber at No. 4 Jew's Alley and in the rear of No. 40 Charlotte Street. James Kierstede was an old Fifth Warder and lived at 35 Walker Street, in the rear and also in Lispenard Street. Another, Hezekiah was a grocer at 9 Vesey Street. Henry T. started in 1814 in Murray Street near Broadway. Then he moved to 38 Hudson, corner Anthony. In 1820 he moved up to 529 Broadway, corner of Spring Street. He was there until 1856. I think now he is at 1339 Broadway, and that the firm is Henry T. Kiersteade and Son. The senior must be a very aged man. The Christopher N. of the old paint house must have left a family. There are several eminent physicians of the same name. I suppose they are his sons.