Laurens Duyts was also known as Laurens Jans Duytszen. He was also known as Laurens Duytszen. He was also known as Laurents Duyts. He was also known as Laurens Duytts. He was also known as Laurens Dey. He was also known as Laurens Duyksen. He was also known as Laurens Bigshoe. He was also known as Laurens Grootschoe. Laurens Duyts was born in 1610 at Holstein, Denmark. Marriage banns for Laurens Duyts and
Ytie Jansen were published on 28. Aug. 1638.

Laurens Duyts immigrated in 1639 to New Amsterdam, New York County, New York; on the ship "deBrant van Trogan", Fire of Troy. He married
Ytie Jansen in 1639. Laurens Duyts leased from Jonas Bronck (a confederate of Captain Kuyter, to Pieter Andriessen and Lourens Duyts. "They shall be at liberty to plant tobacco and maize on the express condition that every two years they shall clear new pieces of land...furthermore, Pieter Andriesz and Lournes Duyts bind and pledge their persons and properties fo the payment of what Mr. Bronck has desbersed for them oon board the ship De Brant van Troyen, 120 guilders, 16 stivers, of which Pieter Andreiessen must pay fl. 81,4 and Lournes Duyts fl. 49.12. Done at Fort Amsterdam on 21. Jul. 1639 at Fort Amsterdam, New York. He was sentanced by the Court at Harlem, Stuyvesant for selling his wife, Ytie Jansen, and forcing her to live in adultery with another man, and for lifing himself in adultery, he was to have a rope tied around his neck and to be severely flogged had have his right ear cut off, and to be banished for fifty years, He went across the Hudson River to Bergen (now Jersey City) where he died. On 25. Nov. 1658. He married
Geertje Jansen on 1. Jan. 1665/66 at Bergen County, New Jersey. Laurens Duyts died on 14. Jan. 1667/68 at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. He was buried on 15. Jan. 1668 at Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey.