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wit, one hundred and forty Carolus guilders at 40 groats apiece, as said parties have agreed and contracted with each other, within the time of six weeks after sight of this, to wit, to Jan Claessz Backer, the law ful bearer of this. In default or refusal whereof he, the appearer, promises to pay and satisfy said sum of fl. 1.41 Holland money here in this country, or wherever he and his effects may be found, with exchange and reexchange charges, on demand, without loss or costs; binding his person and estate, real and per- sonal, nothing excepted, subject to all courts and judges where this may be shown, and especially said inherited estate, for the recovery of the payment if need be without loss or costs. Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, in presence of Mr Phillip Pietersz Schuyler and Hermen Vedder, traders here, called as witnesses hereto.
JAN BARENTSEN DULLEMAN
Philip Pieterss Schuyler Harmen Vedderen, as witness
Bond of Jan Barentsen Dulleman to Gerrit Bancker
[363] On this day, the 6th of August 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the after- named witnesses, Jan Barentsz Dulleman, baker, dwelling in Beverwyck, and acknowledged that he was well and truly indebted to Mr Gerrit Banckert, trader here, in the sum of seventeen and a half beavers reckoned at eight guilders apiece, growing out of the purchase and delivery of wheat to him to his satisfaction delivered in the years 1661 and 1062; besides the sum of four beavers to Barent Reyndertsz, master smith here, for the rent of a house ; being together twenty-one and a half beavers; requesting and charging hereby Lucas Aertsz, smith, and Mathys Harmenssz, shoemaker, his uncles and guardians dwelling at Swol in Overyssel, in place of said beavers to pay to Mr Abel de Wolff, merchant at Amsterdam in Holland, in good Holland money, the sum of one hundred and twenty-nine guilders, out of the inheritance which came to him by the decease and death of Barent Barentsz van Enst and Beertie Jan's daughter Dullemans, his late father and mother, and which remains in the hands of his said uncles and guardians, within six weeks after sight of this, punctually and without longer delay; in default and refusal of which he, the appearer, promises to satisfy and pay said sum of fl. 129 Holland money, or the value thereof, here in this country or wherever he
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and his effects may be found, on demand, with exchange and reex change charges without loss or costs; binding thereto his person and estate, real and personal, nothing excepted, subject to all courts and judges wherever this may be shown, and especially the said inherited estate, for the recovery of said sum if need be without loss or costs, Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, in presence of Gerrit Hardenberch and Henderick Gerritsz van der Meulen, called as witnesses hereto.
JAN BARENTSEN DUILEM LAN |
Gerit Janss van Herttenbere [h] Hindrick Garites as witness
Bond of Jan Barentsen Dulleman to Marcelis Jansen
| 365]1 On this day. the Oth of August 1663, appeared befor me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the after- named witnesses, Jan Barentsz Dulleman, baker here, and acknowl- edged that he was well and truly indebted to Marcelis Jansz, born at Bommel in Gelderland, also an mhabitant here, in the sum of fifty ( arolus guilders at jo groats apiece, Holland money, growing out of the matter of goods delivered for his wants and necessities and to his content and satisfaction received; which said sum of fifty Carolus guilders, he hereby requests and charges Lucas Aertsz, smith, and Mathys Harmensz, shoemaker, his uncles and guardians dwelling at Swol in Overyssel, to pay to said Marcelis Jan-/ proposing to depart for Holland by the first ships now ready to sail, or to the bearer of this, out of the inheritance which came to him by the death and decease of Barent Barentsz van Enst and Beertie Jan's daughter Dullemans, his late father and mother, and which remains in their hands, within the time of six weeks after sight of this, punctually and without longer delay ; in default and refusal of which, he promises the said sum of fifty guildeis, Holland money, or the value thereof, to pay on demand here in this country, without loss or costs, with exchange and reexchange charges. Binding his person and estate, real and personal, nothing excepted. subject to the authority of all courts and judges, and especially his inherited | 366 | estate, for the recovery if need be of the payment, without costs or loss as above.
1 In renumbering the pages, number 364 has been omitted, page 365 being the reverse of pa @ 3'3
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Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in New Netherland, in presence of Mr Gerrit Swart, sheriff of the colony of Rensselaers- wyck, and Jan Cloete, trader here, called as witnesses hereto.
JAAN BARENTSEN DULLEMAN
G: Swartt
Johannss Clute
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Bond of John Willett to Jan Coster van Aecken
On this day, the 7th of August 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the afternamed wit- nesses, Mr John Willet, trader in New England, at present here in Beverwyck, and acknowledged that he was well and truly indebted to Mr Jan Coster van Aecken, trader here, in the sum of three hundred and four good pieces of eight at forty-eight stivers apiece, or in Holland currency and specie, growing out of the pur- chase and delivery of a hundred good beavers by him received to his satisfaction ; which said sum of three hundred and four good pieces of eight at forty-eight stivers apiece, Holland money as above, he, the appearer, promises to pay to said Jan Coster van Aecken, or to the lawful holder of this, the last of the month of April Aº. 1664 next, punctually, without longer delay : binding his person and estate, nothing excepted, subject to the authority of all courts and judges wherever this may be shown, for the recovery of the payment without costs or loss. Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in N : Netherland, in presence of Carsten Pietersz and Andries Tailler, called as witnesses hereto.
JOHN WILLETT
This mark X was made by Carsten Pietersz, aforenamed Andries Teller
D. V. SCHIELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Bond of Jan Barentsen Dulleman to Jochem Wesselsen
[367] On this day, the 7th of August 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the afternamed witnesses. Jan Barentsz Dulleman, baker here, and acknowledged that he was well and truly indebted to Jochem Wessels, also baker. here, in the sum of two hundred and sixty-four Carolus guilders
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Holland money to be paid in Holland, growing out of the purchase and delivery of gooal wheat delivered to him to his satisfaction last year 1662; which said sum of two hundred and sixty-four guilders ! Mind mo ley he, he appearer, hereby request- and charges Lucas vertsz, smith, and Mathys Harmensz, shoemaker, his uncles and wardians dwellit; at Swol in Overyssel, to satisfy and pay to Your Levi, the few, or to his heirs and successors, (the lawful holders of this ), out of his inheritance which came to him by the leath and decease of Barent Barentsz and Beertic Jansz Dulle- nous, his late father and mother deceased, and which remains in their hands, within the time of six weeks after sight of this, punc- tually and without longer delay ; in default and refusal of which, he, the appearer, promises said sum to pay here on demand without costs or loss, with exchange and reexchange charges; binding his person and estate, nothing excepted, subject to the authority of all conuts and judges, and especially his said inherited estate, for the recovery of the payment thereof without loss or costs as above. Thu- done and executed in Beverwyck in N. Netherland, in presence of Mr Gerart Swart, sheriff of the colony of Rensselaers- wyck, and Willem Brouwer, master shoemaker, called as witnesses hereto.
TAN BARENTSEN DUELEMAN
G : Startt I'llem Browser
D. V. SCHELLUYNE. No'. Pub 1663
Power of attorney from Ludovicus Cobes to Marcelis Jansen 368] On this day, the 8th of August 1 63. appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the afternamed witnesses, Ludoviens Cobes, born at Herenthals1 in Brabant, court messenger of Fort Orange and the village of Beverwyck, and declared that he hereby constituted and appointed Marcelis Janssz van Bommel, dwelling here in Beverwyck, proposing to depart for Holland in one of the ships lying ready to sail, his special attorney, with kindness and friendship if possible, otherwise by judicial means and proceedings, to demand, take and receive from the hands of Mr Johan Verachten, draper, at Gierle in the land of Turenhout," his uncle, such furniture as his said uncle has in his
1 Herenthals, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium.
2 Turnhout, also in the province of Antwerp. Gierle lies midway between Herenthals and Turnbont. The Loockermans family came from Turnhout.
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hands and care, according to the tenor and contents of a certain missive to him written by his sister Jenneken Heylen, of date the 20th April 1655, the original of which is placed in the hands of the attorney with this power of attorney.
Therefore, acquittance to grant for the receipts, and in case of refusal (which is not expected) the same to advance by legal proceedings and the rigor of justice ; to which end all the terms of the courts to observe to judgment and extreme execution thereof, and furthermore all things to do, transact and perform, either in or out of court, which may be needful and which he may think proper and as he, the appearer, if himself present, might or could do; with power also one or more persons ad lites in his place to substitute : and futhermore all things to do, transact and performn which may be needful and which he may think proper, promising at all times to hold valid whatever may be done and performed in the matter aforesaid by said attorney or said substitutes, without any opposition, provided that the attorney be holden a proper return to make of his said transactions and receipts. Thus done and exe- cuted in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, in presence of the llonor- able Johan Verbeeck and Stoffel Jansz Abel, magistrates of said Fort Orange and Beverwyck, called as witnesses hereto.
LUDOUICUS COBES
Jan Verbeeck Stoffel Janss Abeel
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Power of attorney from Jan Barentsen Dulleman to Jochem Wesselsen
[369] On this day, the 11th of August 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the after- named witnesses, Jan Barentsz Dulleman, baker, proposing to depart for Holland, and declared that he hereby constituted and appointed Jochem Wessels, also baker here in Beverwyck, his special attorney to demand, collect and receive out of the estate of Andries Herbertsz Constapel certain twenty-two beavers reckoned at eight guilders apiece, due to him from said Constapel according to obligation deposited with Folekert Jansz and Mr Adriaen van Ilpendam, curators of said estate, and registered by them in the list with other creditors ; acquittance for the receipt to grant, and in case of refusal, or dispute with the curators and fellow creditors, by
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means of judicial process to determine the priority or equality of his claim; his right to defend and such payment to obtain as shall be adjudged him by the courts; to this end all the terms of the courts to observe to judgment and extreme execution thereof, and furthermore all things to do, transact and perform, which may be needful and which may be judged by him proper, as he, the appearer, might or coukl do if he himself were present; with power also with the curators and creditors to compound, arrange and agree, and one or more persons in his place to substitute ; promising at all times to hold valid all that by said attorney or said substitute shall be done and performed in the matter afore- said without any opposition, binding himself thereto as by law pro- vided: on condition that the attorney be holden a proper return to make of his said transactions and receipts when requested.
Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, in presence of Louris van Alen and Andries Tailler, called as wit- nesses hereto.
JAN BARENTSEN DULLEMAN
Lourus van Alen Andrics Tailler
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Lease of a farm at Schenectady from Gerrit Bancker and Harmen Vedderen to Symon Symonsen Groot
[370] The 11th of August 1003 in Beverwyck in New Netherland
Conditions on which we, the subscribers, Gerrit Bancker and Harmen Vedderen, have let a farm to Symon Groot for the time of six consecutive years beginning on the 1st day of May this year: but the first year the lessee is to have it free of rent, and the five following years he must pay yearly for said farm five hundred guilders in beavers, or grain at the market price to be paid here : the farm shall contain 25 or 30 morgens lying at Schanechtede. where shall be delivered to him a dwelling, barn and rick in proper condition, and 6 draft horses, 3 of which mares, 6 milch cows, two sows; the lessors to deliver said animals at the commencement of the tillage, at halves of the increase, and in case any of the delivered animals perish, or die, the lessee shall be holden to make the number good again out of the common increase; furthermore the lessors shall deliver for the use of the lessee, carts, plows, harrows, and the harness needing thereto, on condition that the lessee shall be holden
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at the end of the lease to deliver them all up again as he received them ; it is also stipulated that the lessee shall be holden every year to draw wood for the behoof of the lessors one week ; for the per- formance and satisfaction hereof, the parties hereto mutually bind their respective persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to the authority of all courts and judges. Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, in presence of Evert Wendel and Daniel Jansz van Antwerpen, called as witnesses hereto.
Evert Janss Wendel Daniel Jansen van Antwerpen
GERRET BANNCKEN HARMEN VEDDEREN SYMEN SYMENSEN GROOT
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Power of attorney from Pieter Symonsen Michiels van Oossanen to Jacob Schermerhoorn
[371] On this day, the 27th of August 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the after- named witnesses, Pieter Symonsz van Oossanen, being about to depart for Holland, and declared that he hereby constituted and appointed Mr Jacob Schermerhoorn his special attorney to demand, collect and receive of divers persons, his debtors, payment of such sums as are coming to him, according to proofs thereof placed in the hands of the attorney; for the receipts acquittance to grant ; the unready by means of judicial proceedings to constrain to pay ; to this end all the terms of the courts to observe to judgment and extreme execution thereof ; and furthermore all things to do, transact and perform which may be needful and which may be thought proper by him ; promising at all times to hold valid what- ever in the matter aforesaid may be done and performed by the attorney, without any opposition, provided the attorney be holden a proper return to make of his said transactions and receipts, when required.
Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in New Netherland. in presence of Jan Nack and Hendrick Bries, called as witnesses hereto.
Jan Nack Hendrick Bries1
PIETER SYMONSZ MICHIELS
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
1 Hendrick Bries was a shoemaker at Beverwyck. He died before August 21. 1696, when his widow. Maria de Hooghes, married Jacob Lockerman. widower of Tryntje Claasen.
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Will of Jan Cornelissen van der Heyden and his wife [372] In the name of the Lord, Amen: Know all men that on this ist day of September A". 1663, about 8 o'clock in the morn- ing, before me, Direk van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the afternamed witnesses, personally came and appeared the worthy Jan Cornelisz van der Heyde, born at Sevenbergen1 in Brabant, and the virtuous Aeltie Jansz Wemp, born in the colony of Rensselaerswyck, married people, (known to me, the notary, and to the subscribing witnesses), both sound of body, standing and walking, in full possession and command of their faculties, reason, memory and understanding, as far as one could outwardly judge ; which appearers, considering the shortness and frailty of human life, the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour thereof, and wishing therefore to anticipate the same by a proper disposition of their temporal estates to be left behind, declare that without induce- ment, persuasion, or misleading of any persons they have made, ordained and decreed this present, reciprocal last will and testa- ment of them both, in form and manner following :
First and before all commending their immortal souls, whenever they may be separated from their bodies, to the gracious and merci- ful hands of God, their Creator and Redeemer, and their bodies to a Christian burial, and revoking, canceling and annulling hereby all and singular such bequests and testamentary dispositions as they may have heretofore jointly or severally made and executed, either orally or in writing, holding the same null and of no account and making a new disposition, they, [373] the appearers and testators, seeing they have no child or children procreated by them living. have reciprocally nominated and instituted, as they do hereby nomi- nate and institute, the survivor of the two as their sole and universal heir of all the estate, real and personal, claims, credits, gold and silver coined and uncoined, jewels, clothing linen and woolens. household furniture, etc., together with the inheritances already fallen to him, the testator, in Brabant by the death of his mother, brother, and other connections and blood relations, or which may vet be left to him during his lifetime, as also that left to the testatrix in this country by the death of her father, Jan Barentsz Wemp. and the inheritances also which may fall to her during her lifetime. nothing excepted nor reserved, with all which to do as with his or her own property, without the opposition, or contradiction of any
1 Zevenbergen, a village in the province of North Brabant, about 9 miks northwest vf Breda
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persons ; provided nevertheless and with this express restriction and condition, that (as the testators' estates are in common) the survivor shall remain holden to make and turn over the first fourth part of said estate to the nearest blood relations (then living) of the first deceased of the two, and that for good reasons the respec- tive testators' minds moving thereto. All which conditions they, the appearers and testators, declare to be the last will and [374] testament of them both; willing and desiring that the same after the death of the first of the two may have full force and effect, whether as testament, codicil, donation, gift in anticipation of death, or otherwise as may be most suitable, notwithstanding that certain formalities demanded by law and rules of court may have been neglected or not have been fully observed herein, desiring that the utmost benefit may be enjoyed herefrom: and that one or more copies hereof in proper form may be made and delivered by me, the notary, to be used according to the necessities of the case. Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, at the dwelling house of the testators, in presence of Mr Hendrick Janssz Roosseboom and Arnout Cornelisz Viele, traders here, called as witnesses hereto.
JAN CORNELISZ VANDER HEYDEN AELTIE JANS WEMP
Henderick Yansen Rooseboom
Arnout Cornelis Veilen1
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Power of attorney from Hans Coenraetsen to Abraham Coyen and Cornelis Spycker, merchants at Amsterdam, to obtain indemnity for a house in Brazil forfeited to Portugal
[375] On this day, the 12th 2 of September 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public admitted by their high mightinesses the states general of the United Netherlands, residing in the colony of Rensselaerswyck, and before the herein- after named witnesses, Hans Coenractsz, baker,3 dwelling in the village of Beverwyck in N : Netherland, and acknowledged that he had bought of Hans van der Lip, late trumpeter to His Excellency
1 Te generally signs his name "Arnout Cornelis Vielen."
2 The date is changed from the 7th to the 12th.
3 Hans Coenraetsen van Neuronburch (Nuremberg, Bavaria), formerly adelborst (cadet) in the service of the Dutch West India Company.
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Mauritius count of Nassau,' the just half of a house upon a lot granted by his excellency in Brazil upon the marketplace in Mouris- stat, bounded on the one side by the okl kitchen of his excellency, according to the tenor and contents of the contract of sale thereof dated the 27th of March 1643, executed before Notary Francois Montanier and certain witnesses, and that for the sum of twenty- seven hundred guilders, the other half being owned by the appearer, also according to proof thereof; and whereas the land of Brazil now belongs to the state of Portugal and he, the appearer, is advised that those who heretofore built houses in Brazil are to be satisfied and indemnified therefor in Holland, therefore he, the appearer, declares that he hereby constitutes and appoints Mr Abraham Coyen and Cornelis Spycker, merchants at Amsterdam in Holland, his attorneys, jointly and severally to solicit, collect and receive of their said high |376] mightinesses, or of the Chartered West India Company, or whomsoever it concerns, such payment for said house as in fairness shall be found proper ; acquittance for the receipts to grant and to release from all demands; and furthermore all things to do, transact and perform which may be needful and which may seem to them proper : promising at all times to hold valid what- ever in the matter aforesaid may be done and performed by said attorneys, without any opposition. Thus done and excented in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, in presence of Pieter Loockermans and Harmen Thomansz van Amersfort." shoemaker, called as wit- nesses hereto.
This mark was HI made by HANS COENRAETS, aforenamed
Pieter Loockermans Harman Thomass
D. V. SCHALLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Affidavit of Arent Jansen and Thomas Powell as to Hans Coen- raetsen's ownership of the above-mentioned house in Brazil
On this day. the 12th of September 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Thomas Paul van Herrifort" and AArent Jansz. arpenter, dwelling in Beverwyck in N: Netherland, and declared at the request of Hans Coenraets, baker here, that according to the best of their recollection the requirer [ Requirant, i. e. Contacts]
Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen governor of Brazil.
" Harmen Thomassen Hum, frem Amersfoort.
"Thomas Powell from Hertfo 1(?), England
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and Hans van der Lip in the year 1641 built and constructed a house upon a lot granted to them by His Excellency Count Mauritius de Nassou, in Maurits stadt in Brazil, and that the requirer occupied the same for many years; Arent Jansz giving as reasons for his knowledge thereof that he was a carpenter in Brazil in the service of the honorable company and had been several times in said house and in said year 1641 returned from Brazil; and Thomas Paul that he was then at the time a sergeant in Brazil under Captain Adam Wilschut and afterwards lieutenant [377] of the company of Cap- tain Claudio Messu, and that the appearer [Comparant, i. e. Coen- raets] dwelt in said house about twelve years ; they, the deponents, not knowing otherwise but that the appearer owns the just half of the said house. All of which they are ready if need be to confirm by oath when required. Thus done and executed in Beverwyck in New Netherland, in presence of Pieter Loockermans and Harmen Thomasz van Amersfort, shoemaker, called as witness hereto.
THOMAS POWELL ARENT JANSEN, timmerman
Pieter Loockermans, as witness Harman Thomass, as witness
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Not. Pub. 1663
Power of attorney from Daniel de Hondecoutre to Willem de Maerschalck
[378] On this day, the IIth of September 1663, appeared before me, Dirck van Schelluyne, notary public, and before the afternamed witnesses, Mr Daniel Hondecoutrier, trader here, pro- posing to depart for Holland, and declared that he constituted and appointed hereby Mr Wilhem Marchalck, also trader here, his special attorney to demand, collect and receive of diverse persons, his debtors, dwelling here in Beverwyck, at the Manhatans and else- where, payment of such sums in beavers and other goods at beaver price, as are coming to him from the same, according to accounts. obligations and proofs thereof placed in the hands of the attorney ; to sell the remainders of merchandise (all placed also in the hands of the attorney with an inventory) to the best advantage : acquit- tance to grant for receipts ; and in case of unwillingness the unwill- ing debtors to constrain to pay by legal process and rigor of justice : to this end all the terms of the courts to observe unto judgment and extreme execution thereof ; finding himself aggrieved, to chal- lenge [the judgment] and to appeal therefrom and said challenge
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