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DOWE D:A AUKAS (L. S.) JAN * ROSIE (L. S.)
Signed and sealed in presence of Joh: Cuyler Carel Haensen
Recorded ye 18th Sepr. 1700.
Marriage contract between Jan Hendricksen van Salsbergen and his son-in-law Richard More
[179] Know all men by these presents that Jan Hendrikse van Salsbergen, dwelling in Claverak in the county of Albany, of the one side, and Richard More, now in Albany, now having entered into wedlock with Geesie Janz, daughter of said Jan Hendrikse, [of the other side], therefore that said Jan Hendrikse and Richard More with each other have agreed and contracted in manner and form following: namely, that the said Jan Hendrikse van Sals- bergen conveys and makes over to the said Richard More in con- sideration of his marriage with his said daughter his certain bow- ery being and lying at Claverak, with his house, barn, orchard, cattle, horses and hogs, and all that belongs thereto, as the same lies in- closed and by Jan Hendrikse is possessed, which the aforesaid Richard More shall receive after the death of the said Jan Hen- drikse and Jannetie Janz: his wife, excepting four cows and ten horses, viz, six mares, two stallions and two geldings, which must then be divided between him and the other three children, to wit, Hendrik, Harme and Luykas Janz van Salsbergen.1 For which the said Richard More promises the said Jan Hendrikse and his wife, now his father-in-law and mother-in-law, during both their lives to abide with them and honestly, truly and uprightly them to maintain
1 According to a note in Early Records of Albany, 1:93, Jan Hendricksen van Salsbergen married twice: first, Emmeke Lucasse, and secondly, January 30, 1693, Tanneke Janse, widow of Ryk Riddersen. It is also stated that he had four sons: Jan, Lucas, Henrik, and Harmen, who settled in Claverack or Kinderhook, and had families, with the exception perhaps of the first. Jan Hendricksen probably came from Salzbergen, a town in Hanover, close to the Westphalian border, in Germany.
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in all that is needful and with good obedience them to serve, for which he shall have from this time for his use the aforesaid bouwery, etc. Furthermore, after the death of said Jan Hendrikse and his wife it is his will and desire and he therefore conveys and makes over to the said Richard More and Geesie, his wife, the real just fourth part of his whole estate as well of land as otherwise, being and lying at Claverak aforesaid, which shall be divided with the said Jan Hendrikse's aforesaid three children, whereof the said Richard More shall have the preference and first choice, with the understanding that the aforesaid conveyed bouwery shall be therein included, to wit, in his fourth part. In acknowledgment of the truth, the parties have signed and sealed this with their hands in Albany, the second day of November in the 12th year of his Majesty's reign, Aº 1700.
his
JAN X HENRIKSE VAN SALSBERGEN (L. S.) mark
Signed and sealed in presence of Jacob Tuke
RICHARD MORE (L. S.)
Rt. Livingston Jun".
We, the undersigned, acknowledge that we have received of Rich- ard More the full contents of the above marriage contract and dis- charge the aforesaid Richd Moore from all claims and demands from us and our heirs. Which we witness in Albany the 10th of October 1707.
his HENDRICK X VAN SOLSBERGE mark his HARME X VAN SOLSBERGE mark HEND: HANSEN in behalf of the children of Luykas Van Salsberge
Acknowledgment by Douwe Aukes of the final payment by Andries Davidsen for a parcel of arable land at Schenectady sold to his father David Christoffelsen and promise to deliver a conveyance
[181] Know ye that I, the undersigned, Douwen Aukas of Shinnechtady in the county of Albany bought in Albany Aº. 1681, Aug. 22, at public vendue of the heirs of Maritie Damen, deceased,
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etc., executed by Johannis Provoost, then vendue master, a certain half lot of arable land which I afterwards sold and delivered to David Christoffelsen (for the sum of one hundred and five beavers value) being and lying at Shinnechtady aforenamed between the land of Jan Baptist van Eps and the land of the heirs of Jacob Sand. Glen, at present in possession of Claes van Petten, and whereas according to my best knowledge there was still coming to me four beavers or something more or less, I have on the date hereof received four beavers in money by way of final payment ; I therefore promise to do my further duty to demand a conveyance thereof from said Jan Baptist van Eps and Evert Banker and Martin Cregier, heirs of Maritje Damen aforenamed and so soon as the same is received to deliver a proper conveyance of the aforesaid half lot of land to Andries Davidson, son and heir of said David Christoffelsen, deceased.
Hereto I bind my person and estate, heirs and administrators, thus with my hand signed and sealed in Albany, May 1, 1700.
Was signed : The mark D A and seal of DOUWEN
Signed, sealed and de- livered in presence of : Ryer Shermerhoorn Jonas Dowe Johannis Cuyler
AUKAS, made with his hand (L. S.)
Recorded the 31th : Decem 1700
Release by Anna Cuyler, widow of Hendrick Cuyler, of her in- terests in a garden lot to the south of the city of Albany con- veyed by her late husband to the city magistrates
Know ye that Hendrik Cuyler, in his lifetime burgher and in- habitant of Albany, Aº. 1686, before the obtaining of the charter of Albany city, released a certain garden lot to the magistrates of Albany aforenamed, lying in the great pasture of the Church of Albany to the south of said city, being by Pieter Hartgers in his lifetime made over to the aforesaid Hend: Cuyler by the pur- chase of a certain house and lot (conveyed the 24th April 1667) ;1 and whereas the honorable consistory of said church desire a written release, therefore I, the undersigned Anna Cuyler, widow and administratrix of the aforenamed Hendrik Cuyler, deceased, of N: York City, confirm what was done in the matter by him, the said Hend: Cuyler, and for the behoof of the aforesaid Church
1 See Early Records of Albany, 1 :421.
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consistory forever I have signed and sealed this with my oldest son Johannis Cuyler thus in N: York, May 24, 1700.
ANNA CUYLER (L. S.) JOHANNIS CUYLER (L. S.)
Signed and sealed in presence of Johannis Abeell Harpt. Jacobsen
Recorded the 31st of Decembr. 1700.
Quitclaim deed from the heirs of Teunis Dircksen van Vechten to the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany for a parcel of ground in the great pasture of said church to the south of the city
[182] Know all men by these presents, that I, the undersigned, Dirk Teunisen van Vechten, eldest son and administrator of my father Teuniss Dirksen, deceased, declare that I and my brothers Cornelis and Gerrit Teunise and Sister Pietertie, wife of Myndert Fredriksen, have sold and released to the honorable consistory of the Nether Dutch Reformed Church of Albany a certain parcel of ground which our father aforenamed long before this purchased at vendue, lying in the great pasture of the aforesaid church to the south of this city of Albany, between the place of the old fort and the house of Pieter Bogardus, for which ground (as an ac- knowledgment) we have received three silver punch bowls, each of seven and a half pieces of eight and Gerrit for his fourth a silver beaker, together thirty pieces of eight current money of this province ; we therefore release the aforesaid ground and all further claims which by reason of our father aforesaid we may have had in said great pasture and fully make over the same to the behoof of the consistory of the aforesaid church now and forever, bind- ing ourselves as by law provided. Thus signed and sealed in Albany, June 29, 1700.
Was signed : DIRK TEUNISEN (L. S.)
Signed and sealed in the presence of Johannis Roseboom, ald : Evert Wendel, ald : Johannis Cuyler
Recorded ye 31th Dec. 1700.
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Deed from Johannes Appel, attorney of his father Adriaen Jansen Appel van Leyden, to the Dutch Reformed Church at Albany for a parcel of ground in the great pasture of the church to the south of the city
[183] Know all persons by these presents that I, the under- signed, Johannis Appel, specially empowered by my father Adriaen Appel (otherwise Adrian Jans van Leyden), acknowledge that for and in consideration of ten pounds, ten shillings, current money of this province to my content received from the honorable consistory of the Nether Dutch Reformed Church of Albany, and the further payment herewith of the remainder of a certain obligation, due from Jan Andr. Dow to the deacon dated March 6, 1682, in the principal sum of one hundred and eighteen gilders with the full interest thereof, I have sold and hereby convey to the consistory aforesaid a certain lot of ground lying in the great pasture of the aforesaid consistory, to the south of the city of Albany, between the place of the old fort and the house of Pieter Bogardus, in breadth front and rear five rods and eight feet, in length fourteen rods, according to patent of Gov. Petrus Stuyvesant of date Dec. 16, 1654, confirmed by Gov. Richd. Nicolls of date May 22, 1667, in which confirmation is inserted another lot of ground five rods broad and seven rods long, and if the same lies also in the great pasture aforesaid it is included herein, as by contract of sale of date April 18, 1700, conveying all absolutely to the behoof of the consistory now and forever, binding myself thereto as by law provided.
Thus signed and sealed in Albany November 1, 1700.
Was signed : JOANIS APPEL (L. S.)
Signed, sealed and de- livered in presence of Johannis Cuyler, justice
Peter van Brugh
Recorded the 31th December 1700
Deed from Jacob Jansen van Noortstrant to the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany for a lot in the great pasture of the church to the south of the city
[184] Know all men by these presents that Jacob Janse van Noortstrant of Albany, acknowledges that heretofore he sold to Jacob Tysen van der Heyden in his lifetime a lot for a garden, lying within the limits of the city of Albany in the great pasture
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of the consistory of Albany aforesaid, bounding now on the garden of the heirs of Jacob Schermerhoorn, deceased, and the little pasture of Robert Sanders and Johannis Beekman, by allotment Nº. 19, in breadth four rods and a half rod, length six rods and a half; and whereas there was never given any conveyance for the aforesaid lot, therefore Anna, widow of said Jacob Tyse van der Heyden, (in consideration of another garden lot conveyed this day by the deacons of the church of Albany to said widow's son Dirk van der Heyden, lying on the plain behind the fence of Mar- selis Janz, deceased), has requested him to convey the aforesaid lot to said deacons, as he hereby does convey the aforesaid lot to Johannis Cuyler and Evert Banker, deacons of said church, with all his rights therein, conveying the same by virtue of a certain patent to him granted by the late Governor Petrus Stuyvesant of date the 25th of October 1653,1 to which reference is herein made, acknowledging furthermore that he is fully paid and satisfied therefor and therefore giving full power to said deacons and to their successors to do with and dispose of the aforesaid lot as they might do with their other property, and that forever. Thus signed and sealed with my own hand in Albany, December 1, anno 1700.
Was signed : JACOB VAN NOORTSTRANT (L. S.)
Signed, sealed and de- livered in presence of David Schuyler, alderman Johannes Bratt
Recorded ye 31st December 1700
Inventory of the estate of Sybrant van Schaick
[187] Inventory taken at the house of Elisabeth van der Poel, widow of the late Mr Sybrant van Schaik,2 master brewer of this place, on the 20th of May, 1686, at New Albany.
1 The record of this patent, like that of all other patents of 1652 and 1653, is lost and there seems to be no confirmatory patent for the property.
2 Sybrant van Schaick was a son of Goosen Gerritsen van Schaick, who in the accounts of the colony of Rensselaerswyck is entered under date of April 8, 1637, as "Goosen gerretsz van westerbroeck." Though there is a place by the name of Westerbroek (also called Westbroek) in the province of Groningen, it is likely that Goosen Gerritsen came from Westbroek, a village about three miles north of Utrecht, and that he was related to Gerrit van Schaick, a brewer at Amersfoort, who between 1547 and 1579 repeatedly was chosen as councilor, schepen and burgomaster of that city, the same as Aert, Jacob, Willem and Hendrick van Schaick, or van Schaeck, . during the following century. See Van Rensselaer Bowier Mss, p. 758, 811-12, and Abraham van Bemmel, Beschryving van de stad Amersfoort, 2:583-633.
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Beavers
The brewery with its belongings, the house and lot by her now occupied. f 4,000
A piece of land lying at Kinderhoek in joint ownership with Mr Pieter Shuyler 400
A negro, negress and child. 1,040
Two horses and a cow and I fat beast
272
Seven hogs 72
One log chain and I scythe and 2 axes 28
Two horse hames and two bridles. 24
A saddle and I riding cushion [pillion ]
12
For Goose1 a pair of pistols with holsters 32
A sword and belt for Goosen.
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A good gun and two old ones 40
A cane and two slates. 8
Five earthern platters and 3 earthen mug's 13
I3
Two hats 20
A round wooden box. 2
A clothes brush 2
Two earthen cups I
A bed pan.
6
A looking glass
I.1
A punch bowl.
8
A little trunk to keep papers in.
6
A portmanteau
2
A clothes chest
IO
A small pine clothes press. 28
Amounting with the principal to. f 6,040 I3
[188] Two wooden benches and a baby walker . 5 Five large chairs and 2 little ones. 5
One cradle 2
A small cupboard and a large cupboard 8
Three water pails
Two kettles I3
Four iron pots, large and small. 18
A copper stewpan 16
Two small copper gravy pans 5
1 Goose van Schaick.
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Two small brass scales and I skimmer f 6
Eleven pewter platters.
Twenty-five pewter plates.
Two pewter bowls.
Two pewter bottles. 96 100
Two pewter mustard pots
A pewter salt cellar and one earthen ditto.
A pewter nursing bottle and 14 pewter spoons.
A copper funnel 2
A pepper box and I tin funnel.
I
A tin kettle.
15
A large stone jug and I two-quart can
4
This reckoned 7 Three pewter pints and two pewter cans O O
under pewter above A pewter and an earthen chamber pot
A small box with needles 12
A pair of boots. 16
A meat tub and a pork barrel. 14
Five butter tins and a churn 8
A pair of tongs and shovel 6
Two pairs of andirons.
48
An iron hearth plate ..
Two Bibles 32
A church service book with silver trimmings 28
Amounting with the principal to. f 6,387 I3
[189] Seven hand books small and large 16
A half pound of sewing and stitching silk. 14
A quarter [pound] of candle wick.
I7
A marking iron I
A gridiron and small trivet.
4
Two chimney chains. 6
An empty brandywine cellar with bottles 8
Four glass bottles. I
Five earthenware pots
3
A saltbox and pepper box. I
A pothanger and pancake pan 6
A cot 6
Two beds and two bolsters
160
Seven pillows and I cushion
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Nine bed covers and a white spread f 56
Two curtains for the bedstead. 16
Two bedsteads 22
An iron stand. 9
Three linen chimney valances 4
A sewing basket and a sewing cushion I
A chopping knife and a flat iron 5 A brass mortar 8
Two small tin baskets
A cotton sanitary belt. 2
Three black dresses for the children and I hat. .
40
Twelve children's shirts, large and small
Four shirts somewhat larger 8
Some neckcloths and bands for the children
Some children's linen caps and the silk cap
16
Twenty men's and women's large shirts 70
Twenty-two Osnabrück towels. 7
Six napkins 2
A white tablecloth and two colored ditto 2
Six pairs of white pillowcases 24
Amounting with the principal to f 6,906 IO
[190] Light bed sheets. 36
Seven pairs of men's undersleeves
One dozen white nightcaps 20
Twenty-five women's caps. . 20
Ten neckkerchiefs without lace
12
And two ditto with lace.
20
One large white linen neckkerchief with lace
16
And two black silk ditto
Six white aprons without edging
26
And 2 ditto with edging
A black Tours [grosgrain] apron 9
Sixteen white linen neckcloths
Two dozen pocket handkerchiefs 16
Eight white linen hoods
Seven pairs women's undersleeves - 16
One pair of man's white linen breeches and . . O
One ditto of unbleached linen
Six pairs of children's linen undersleeves, old ) ... 8
Five white linen children's aprons 5.
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Sixteen children's caps
Four children's white linen hoods 1 f I2
Three children's neckkerchiefs
Ten women's neckcloths 8
Three children's tuckers
Two fans 4
N. B. A little coral chain 1 for Catie.
Four children's neck cloths . .
A red silk ensign with gold and silver fringe. 48
Nine silver spoons § 1bs. 56
N. B. A silver bell and chain for Goosen
N. B. A silver medal and chain for Catie A silver hair pin and headdress 28
A silver knife and silver toothpick
A silver braid and some buttons
A box with ribbons. 8
A box with seawan, pipes and checkers
Two silver beakers and a punch bowl. 90 10
Amounting with the principal to f 7,360
[191] A gold signet and a gold ring 32
A small piece of gold and silver 20
A pair of silver trouser buttons. 4
Three black aprons 32
A white and green apron
24
A red serge petticoat 16
Two crape bodices, I colored, I black. 16
A black silk bodice
32
A pair of white and a pair of blue stockings
A white under-waistcoat
A pair of colored and a pair of man's black worsted stockings and two pairs of gloves, a pair of white thread woman's gloves
8 A black cloth mantle. 40
Two men's black coats, I black breeches and I doublet 40
Two man's colored cloth coats and I breeches .. . 16
Two pairs of gold buttons 16
A pine dining table. 2
1 Brant korale ketentie; meaning either a necklace of special coral, or else an amber bead chain.
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A pair of chamois skin breeches and I serge un- der-waistcoat with silver buttons f 4
Three table knives.
I IO
Two tuns of strong beer 14
26
100 1b shot. 18
One child's white spread.
6
A parcel of silver buttons
7
13
A parcel of swaddling cloths
16
Amounting with the principal to .. f 7,737 17
The above is the whole account and inventory of the estate (except the book debts and credits)
Was signed : . LYSBET VAN DER POEL
The value of the effects was appraised and agreed upon as above, by us,
LIVINUS VAN SCHAIK ANTHONY VAN SCHAIK JAN LANSINGH
Lysbett van der Poel
In my presence,
J: Becker, Notary Public
Agreement between the widow of Sybrant van Schaick and the guardians of his minor children in regard to said children's paternal inheritance
[192] On this date, the first of June, at New Albany 1686, being in the second year of the reign of our sovereign king of Great Britain, James the second of that name, Elysabeth van der Poel, widow of the Sybrant van Schaik, of the one side, and Anthony van Schaik, Jan Lansingh and Livinus van Schaik, as guardians authorized thereto by the court of this place, upon state- ment and inventory and appraisal of all the property, both lying and standing, real and personal, debts and credits, have in all love and friendship agreed with each other in regard to the apportion- ment of the property among the children, to wit, Gose aged about nine years, Catharyna aged about seven years, Anthony aged about five years and Gerrit aged about two years.
Each of the aforesaid children shall receive for his or her paternal inheritance sixty good, salable beaver skins, at eight
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guilders beaver value apiece; furthermore, the aforesaid Gose and his sister Catharyna shall each receive five beaver skins of the value above named coming from their late uncle Gerrit van Schaik; furthermore, Gose shall receive two pistols with holsters coming from his grandfather Goosen van Schaik, also a sword and baldric, a silver rattle bell and a silver chain coming from his grandfather Teunis van der Poel; also for Catharyna a silver medal and silver chain coming from her grandmother Catharyna van der Poel and a coral chain; which aforesaid monies and goods the aforesaid Elysabeth shall pay to the aforesaid children to each in particular, when they shall come to maturity or enter into wedlock and fur- thermore a proper outfit as the aforesaid mother shall then in conscience think fit.
Furthermore, all the aforesaid children and each in particular shall participate in the inheritance which may come to her, Elysa- beth, hereafter from her side to the same extent as each of those children who hereafter may be borne by her in lawful wedlock and in the meanwhile the aforesaid Elysabeth shall be holden the aforesaid children during their minority to provide with food, [193] clothing and proper education, and also to have them learn some honest art or handicraft thereby in after times to earn their living, and furthermore to do all things as an honest and faithful mother is bound to do. Furthermore if one or more of the afore- said children happen to die under lawful age then his or their por- tion shall go to the other child or children. Also as about two hun- dred beavers of book debts are found which the savages or Indians owe, on which at present little can be counted, the aforesaid mother binds herself to pay to the aforesaid children the just half of what shall be received therefrom. Also, if there happen to be found debts and credits without this jurisdiction, they shall inure to the profit and loss as well of the mother as of said children.
For the just performance of what is above written, the afore- said Elysabeth van der Poel specially binds her house and lot lying in this city, now occupied by her, and also the brewery with the ground whereon it stands and all its appurtenances, and further- more her person and estate, nothing excepted, [submitting the same] to the control as by law provided.
And whereas the contracting parties herein mentioned are well satisfied with all that is hereinbefore written, therefore they each for himself for the just performance of the same, bind their per- sons and estates, subject to the laws thereto provided and have
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without craft or guile subscribed with their own hands and sealed this at the house of the aforesaid Elysabeth, datum ut supra.
Witnesses :
LYSBETT VAN DER POEL (L. S.)
Dirk Teunise
ANTHONY VAN SCHAIK (L. S.)
Ben: van Corlaer
LIVINUS VAN SCHAIK (L. S.)
JOHN LANSINGH (L. S.)
In my presence, J. BECKER, Notary Public
Marriage contract between Bennony van Corlaer and Elisabeth van der Poel, widow of Sybrant van Schaick
[194] In the name of the Lord, Amen.
Know all men whom it concerns, that on the second day of the month of June, at New Albany 1686, being in the second year of the reign of our sovereign king of Great Britain, James the second of that name, Bennony van Corlaer, young man and present bride- groom of Elysabeth van der Poel, widow of the late Sybrant van Schaik, who left behind four children by her to whom yesterday was apportioned their father's estate as by the settlement thereof appears; which widow is now minded to enter into wedlock for the second time; therefore, before entering into the same they have caused this their marriage contract to be drawn up, as they do hereby, in manner following :
First, the parties bring together all monies, goods, claims and credits, nothing excepted, which they have individually, the same to be possessed by them in common.
Second, the monies and goods which the bride during marriage may receive by inheritance and if she happen to die during the marriage before her future husband, her aforesaid four children shall participate in equally with the other children who during the marriage may come to be lawfully procreated.
Third, the aforesaid Elysabeth during marriage happening to die before Bennony, he shall release the just half of the whole estate and property to the behoof of the children aforesaid and those whom they may have together in order to let each of the said children participate therein equally with the others, but the clothes and all that belongs to the bride's body shall be for the children alone, the bridegroom retaining and keeping whatever belongs to his body, and the household furniture and effects shall
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also be set aside and remain in the full possession of the survivor. The bride being the survivor of the two shall remain in possession of the whole estate and effects, without interference by anyone whomsoever or anyone demanding security, much less the delivery of an account and inventory thereof during the time of her widow- hood, but again entering into wedlock she shall also release a just half, but the clothing, household furniture and chattels shall go as was said of the bridegroom above.
[195] Furthermore, the bride shall have the power to choose guardians as she pleases. Also, the survivor remains holden to bring up honestly according to their estate and condition the children which are now living and which may yet by them together come to be procreated, until their maturity, and also to cause them to learn some honest trade whereby afterwards to earn their living.
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