From Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 by John Oluf Evjen:
"The eldest son of Arent Andriessen was Andriew Arentsen. He had a brewery. He was living not far from his mother's house in 1690, when he, with one of his children, was slain in the French-Indian massacre. His wife Margarita, daughter of Jacques Cornelise Van Slyck, and his son Arent and daughter Batsheba were spared. I twas this son Arent, who, became known as Capt. Arent Bratt; who was made trustee of the common lands in 1714 and continued in office until 1765, being for the last fifteen years of his life sole trustee; who in 1745 represented the county of Albany in the Provincial Assembly; and who was the father of Capt. Andries, Johannes, and Harmanus, well-to-do men. Tradition says Harmanus was the wealthiest man of the town.
