So it turns out that the short, rainy period of time we spent in Utrecht was significant after all.

Visiting relatives over Thanksgiving, I learned that one of our ancestors was Jacques Cortelyou — which is a Dutch mangling of Cortellion, as the family were French Heugenots looked for refuge. Apparently, they stopped in Utrecht for a bit, and married locally before emigrating to New Amsterdam.

It seems I am distantly related to this chap, though I will write a better entry after making some notes at home tonight.