Dirck Jansen van Zutphen was born at Tongerle, Netherlands, in 1645. He immigrated to New Netherlands, ca. 1676 and settled at New Utrecht, Long Island. He married Elisabeth (Lybeth) Van Nuys, daughter of Aucke Jansen Van Nuys, in 1680. They had eleven children, 1681-1699. Descendants listed lived in New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere.