Sarah Rapelje

Sarah Rapelje (9 June 1625 – April 1685) was the first European Christian female, the "first white child" born in New Netherland.

Joris Rapelje later bought land on Long Island, across the East River from New Amsterdam, in the village of Breuckelen (the basis of modern Brooklyn) and eventually moved to Wallabout Bay.

In 1663, Bogaert was appointed a magistrate in Breuckelen, succeeding his father-in-law Joris Jansen Rapelje, serving in that capacity until 1673.

[5][6] Sarah Rapelje herself was granted a large tract of land in the Wallabout in Brooklyn by Dutch authorities for being the first European Christian female to be born in the New Netherland.

[7][8] Her descendants include Humphrey Bogart,[9] British television presenter Clare Balding,[10] Al Fagaly,[2] Tom Brokaw, Governor Howard Dean,[11] Royal Baking Powder Company president Joseph C. Hoagland (1841-1899) and Grammy-winning musician Mark O'Connor.

Medallion given to Sarah Rapelje on occasion of her marriage to Hans Hansen Bergen , 1639. Later inserted into tankard, donated by descendants to Brooklyn Museum of Art , 1926
A black, circular seal with a notched, outer border. The center contains a shield or crest with a crown atop it. In the shield is a beaver. Surrounding the shield are the words "SIGILLVM NOVI BELGII".