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A. TELLER JOHANNES ROOSEROOM
As witnesses : Joh: Provoost Herman Rutgers
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN IL.PENDAM, Not. Pub.
1 (senbrugge, or Ossenbrugge, the old Dutch name for the city of Osnabrück, in Hanover.
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Contract for the sale of a house and lot in Albany from Abraham Staets to Sybrant van Schaick
[443 blank ; 444] On this 20th day of April 1683 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, and before the undersigned witnesses, the Honorable Major Abra- ham Staats of the one part and the worthy Sybrant van Schaeyck of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in love and friend- ship they have agreed and contracted in form and manner following, to wit: Said Major Abraham Staas acknowledges that he has sold and Sybrant van Schayck that he has bought a certain house and lot standing and lying here in New Albany, to the north of Major Abraham Staas and to the south of Juuriaen van Hoesem, Major .Staas to have free drip from his house ; said house and lot is five rods and seven feet long on the south side, five rods and four and a half feet on the north side, two rods and seven feet broad on the east side and two rods and eight inches on the west side on the street, all Rhineland measure; which said house and lot said seller delivers to said buyer at once, free and unincumbered (excepting the lord's right) : for which said buyer promises to pay to the seller one hundred good, whole, merchantable beaver skins or the value thereof in good current silver money, to be paid, forty beavers next August of this year 1683, in currency as aforesaid: in August 1684 thirty beavers; and in August 1685 likewise thirty beavers.
Hereto said contracting parties bind their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges. In confirmation of which they have subscribed this with [445] their own hands (in presence of Pieter Meese Vrooman and Jur- riaen van Hoesem, called as trustworthy witnesses hereto). In New Albany, dated as above.
ABRAM STAAS SYBRANT VAN SCHAICK
As witnesses :
Pieter Meesen Trooman Jurriaen van Hoesen
Quod attestor
ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
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Quitclaim from a Highland Indian named Massany to Pieter Lassen and Jan Smeedes of land on the east side of the Hudson river called Minnissingh and a waterfall called Pooghkepesingh
[446]1 On this 5th day of May 1083 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany ), and before the undersigned witnesses, a certain Highland Indian named Mas sany, who hereby acknowledges that he has given as a free gift a farm to Pieter lassingh? and a farm to Jan Smeedes. the young glazier, also a waterfall near the bank to build a mill thereon: the falls are called Pooghkepesingh3 and the land is called Minnissingh,4 lying on the east side of the river. He acknowledges this gift in the presence of the Honorable Magistrates Cornelis van Dyck and Dirck Wesselsz Ten Broeck, who themselves have heard two Indians, one named Speck and the other Pechpaiemo, testify that the aforesaid Indian Massany now delivered the aforesaid property to said Pieter Lassingh and Jan Smeedes without retaining for him or his descendants the right to claim hereafter a stiver's worth from them ; also that the said Indian Massany is the lawful inheritor and owner of said land. The foregoing has been interpreted to me in presence of the said honorable magistrates by the wife of Jurriaen Teunisz and said Indian has subscribed it with his own hand, in Albany, on the date above written.
This is the mark X of MASSANY, made by himself, which I certify. ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub
As witnesses : Cornelis van Dyck Dirck Wesselss
Contract of sale between Claes Jansen Stavast and Pieter Pieter- sen van Woggelum of a house and lot in Albany
[449]5 On this 27th day of May 1682 appeared before me, Adriaen van Hpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany ). and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Claes Jansz Stavast of the one part and Pieter Woggelom of the other part, who hereby
1 In Doc. Rel, to Col. Ilist. N. Y., 13:571, is another translation of this deed in which the name of one of the Indians is by mistake given as " Vechpaidmo."
2 Pieter Pietersen Lassen.
3 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, X Y.
S'The exact I cation of this land is not ascertained ; see E. M Ruttenber. Indim Geographical Names, p. 45.
5 Page 447 is blank and pages 448 and 44o are reversed
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acknowledge that in love and friendship they have contracted and agreed in manner following, to wit: Said Claes Jansz Stavast acknowledges that he has sold to said Pieter Woggelom his house and lot standing and lying here in New Albany wherein he now dwells, and promises to deliver the same with all that is fast by earth and nail to said buyer, unincumbered and free from all claims ( excepting the lord's rights) according to patent and con- veyance, on the first of October of this year 1682; for which said buyer promises to pay to the aforesaid seller or to his order the sum of one hundred and twenty good, whole, merchantable beaver skins by weight, as the same pass among traders, but said buyer may pay said beavers partly in seawan, or silver money, or wheat, or peas as the market therefor shall then be, to wit, in the three following payments of a just third part each, the first payment whereof the buyer promises to make the next month of June of this year 1682, the second payment in June 1683, and the third (being the last payment) in June 1684; and on the last payment the seller promises to deliver to said buyer a good and sufficient [448] deed of conveyance. For the performance whereof the afore- said contracting parties bind their persons and estates, real and per- sonal, present and future, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and have subscribed this with their own hands (in presence of Hans Dreeper and Wouter vanden Uythoff, called as witnesses hereto). In New Albany, dated as aforesaid.
C: JANSEN STAUAST PIETER WOGLOM
As witnesses :
Hans Dreper Wouter Albertsen
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Contract of sale between Teunis Slingerlandt and Geertruyt Pieters Vosburgh of a lot at Albany
[450] On this 4th day of June 1683 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany), and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Teunis Slingerlandt of the one part and Geertruyt Pieters1 of the other part, who hereby acknowl- edge that in all love and friendship they have contracted and agreed in form and manner following, to wit: Said Teunis Slingerlandt
1 Geertruyt Pieters Vosburglı.
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acknowledges that he has sold and said Geertruyt Pieters that she has bought a certain lot on the south side of New Albany directly opposite Jan Albertsz Brat, and said seller delivers said lot to said buyer at once, free and unincumbered, excepting the lord's right, according to patent ; for which Geertruyt Pieters promises to pay to said Teunis Slingerlandt or his order the sum of thirteen good, whole, merchantable beaver skins, either in silver money or good winter wheat as the price therefor shall then be. to be paid next winter, the wheat to be delivered here free to the seller.
Hereto the aforesaid contracting parties bind their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and have subscribed this with their own hands in presence of Jan Albertsz Brat and Willem Ketelhuyn (called as witnesses hereto), in New Albany, dated as above.
TUENYES SLYENGHERLANT
This is the mark X of GEERTRUYT PIETERS, made by herself
As witnesses : Jan Brat Willem Ketelhuyn
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Lease of a farm from Pieter Pietersen van Woggelum to Joachim Ketelhuyn
[451 blank; 452] On this 12th day of July 1683 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Pieter Pietersz Woggelom of the one part and Joachim Ketelhuyn of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in love and friendship they have agreed and contracted in form and manner following, to wit: Said Pieter Pietersz acknowledges that he has let to said Joachim Ketelhuyn his farm called Woggelom, with house and barn and all the fencing as it now stands, for the term of six successive years, commencing from the first of May of this year 1683 and to end on the first of May 1689; but if said lessee does not care to stay any longer than three years, he may terminate the lease at the end of the three years. For which the said lessee promises to pay to the lessor or his order the sum of twenty-four good, whole, mer- chantable beaver skins yearly as rent and, in addition thereto, each year to draw wood one day with two horses ; but the lessee may pay
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in good winter wheat and peas, also a portion in maize, all as the market therefor shall then be, to be delivered to the lessor free, on the shore in New Albany. The lessor delivers therewith six horses, to wit, four mares and a stallion and a gelding ; likewise six milch cows, of which said horses and cattle the lessee shall have the half of the increase, but at the end of the above-written term he must make good the aforesaid number of the aforesaid horses and cattle ; and the division shall be made every three years. The lessee shall not keep any calves there for his own benefit. The lessee promises also to pay yearly twenty-four pounds of butter for the aforesaid cows. The lessor likewise delivers therewith three sows, for which the lessee promises to deliver a hog of over a year old every autumn and he shall be holden at the end of the lease to deliver up again the same number; likewise all the farm implements which he has received, and all the fencing, according [453] to inventory thereof which the contracting parties shall make out at the first opportunity ; moreover he shall properly put into the ground as much seed as is now sown therein; and the flat (valey) which the lessee has now in use he shall at the end of the lease deliver up again entirely plowed and as much of it in seed as is at present sowed. And if within the aforesaid term the lessee wants to have a new house built, he shall furnish the timber there- for at his own cost and board the laborers. As regards the orchard, the lessee shall be holden to clear it of brush, in the open places where there are no trees to plant new trees and to keep it clean, provided the lessor furnish the trees therefor. The afore- said contracting parties mutually promise to execute and perform the aforesaid conditions under pledge of their persons and estates, real and personal, present and future, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and in confirmation thereof they have subscribed this with their own hands (in presence of Harman Gansevoort and Sybrant van Schayck, called as witnesses hereto) ; dated as aforesaid.
PIETER WOGLOM This is the mark S of. JOACHIM KETELHUYN, made with his own hand
As witnesses : Harmen Gansvort Sybrant van Schaick
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
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Will of Frederick Claessen of Westenes
[ 454 and 455 blank ; 456] On this 23d day of July 1683 appeared before me, AAdriaen van Ilpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany), and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Frederick Claesz, born in the land of Drent at Westenes,1 wishing hereby to make disposition of his effects to be left behind, in case it shall please God Almighty to take him to his kingdom, seeing that he now is sick in body but to all outward appearances of sound mind and memory, bequeaths and leaves to his mother named Roelofie Willems and to his sister named Hilletie Claes, dwelling at Stap- horst, and to Jannetie Gerrits, dwelling in the colony of Renselaers- wyck at Bet[h]lehem, all his effects; and the testator hereby appoints as his executor the worthy Gerrit Gysbertsz with absolute power to arrange all his affairs and after his decease to give him a decent burial and furthermore (if after his death anything remains) to make over the same to the aforesaid three persons, each a just third part.
The foregoing, the appearer promises to hold valid and desires the same, being his last will and testament, to be fully observed and carried out, and he has subscribed this with his own hand ( in pres- ence of the Honorable Magistrate Jan Jansz Bleycker and the worthy Barent Meyndersz, called as witnesses hereto). In New Albany, dated as aforesaid.
This is the mark X of FREDERICK CLAESZ, made by himself
As witnesses : Jan Janss Bleecker Barent Meynders
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Indenture of apprenticeship of Gerrit van der Zee to Johannes Vinhaeghen to learn the tailor's trade
[457-59 blank ; 460] On this 30th day of July 1683 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany), and before the hereinafter named witnesses, the worthy Willem Ketelhuyn of the one part and the worthy Johannes Fynaghen of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have contracted and agreed in manner following, to wit: Said Willem Ketelhuyn acknowledges that he
1 Westenesch, in the present province of Drenthe, Netherlands.
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has bound to said Johannes Fynagen his son1 (called Gerrit vander Zee, now about twelve years old ) for the term of four successive years, which term shall begin on the first of August 1683 and end on the first of August 1687; and the aforesaid master promises to teach the aforesaid youngster the tailor's trade as well as he can ; and the aforesaid father promises that his aforesaid son shall serve him with all diligence and faithfulness; the first three years the father shall give his son board and have his washing done for him, but the fourth year the master promises to give said young- ster proper board, and the first three years to let him go to the evening school for two months after Christmas, provided the father pay for his tuition ; and at the end of the four years said master promises to deliver to said youngster a cloth suit, to wit, a coat, breeches, a pair of new stockings, a pair of new shoes and two good, whole pieces of eight ; and the clothing which the said young- ster shall need within the aforesaid four years, said master shall make for him at his own expense, on condition the father provide the material therefor. Hereto the aforesaid contracting parties bind their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and have subscribed this with their own hands in presence of Heyndrick Rooseboom and Gerrit Lansingh ; in Albany in America, dated as aforesaid.
WILLEM KETELHUYN JAN VINHAEGHEN
As witnesses : Hendrick Rooseboom Gerrit Lansinck
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Contract of sale between Claes Jansen van Bockhoven and Wouter Pietersen Quackenbosch of a piece of land without Albany between the Third and Fourth kills
[461-63 blank ; 464] On this IIth day of August 1683 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany), and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Claes Jansz van Boeckhooven of the one part and Wouter Pietersz Quacken- bosch of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have agreed and contracted in form and man- ner following, to wit: Said Claes Jansz van Boeckhooven acknowl-
1 Step son ?
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edges that he has sold to said Wouter Pietersz Quackenbosch a certain piece of land lying without New Albany in the colony of Renselaerswyck, between the Third and the Fourth kill, with all his rights therein and as the same now lies in its fence, on condition that Jan Heyndricsz Bruyn shall first receive his interest therein. And said seller delivers said land to said buyer now at present, free and unincumbered ( saving the lord's right ), for which said buyer promises to pay to the seller or his order the sum of fifty- eight whole beavers and a half beaver, the just half of which the buyer shall be holden to pay within one month from this date and the remaining half in three payments, each of a just third part, whereof the first payment shall be made in August 1684, the sec- ond in 1685, and the third, being the last payment, in 1686; but whatever the buyer shall earn by work, shall be credited to him as an offset. Hereto the aforesaid contracting parties bind their per- sons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tri- bunals and judges, and they have subscribed this with their own hands ( in presence of Meyndert Fredericsz and Leendert Philipsz, called as witnesses hereto ), in New Albany, dated as above.
This is the mark X of CLAES JANSZ VAN BOECKHOOVEN, made with his own hand This is the mark X of WOUTER PIETERSZ QUACKENBOSCH, made with his own hand
As witnesses :
This is the mark X of Meyndert
Fredericss, made with his own hand Leendert Phylens
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Indenture whereby Jan Heyndricksen van Solsberghen binds his son Jan Jansen to Claes Jansen van Bockhoven and his wife for the term of six years
[465 blank; 466] On this 26th day of October 1083 appeared before me, Adriaen van Hpendam, notary public (residing in New Albany), and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Jan Heyn- drickse van Solsbergen of the one part and Volckertie Jans, wife of Claes Jansz van Boeckhooven, of the other
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part, who hereby acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have contracted and agreed in manner and form following, to wit: Said Jan Heyndricsz van Solsbergen acknowledges that he has bound to said Claes Jansz van Boeckenhooven and his aforenamed wife, his son named Jan Jansz van Solsbergen (now about ten years old) for the term of six successive years, to begin on the first of May 1684 and to end on the first of May 1690. And said father promises that said youngster shall serve the aforesaid master and wife (with God's help) during said term with all diligence, obedience and faithfulness; and the aforesaid wife (as attorney for her husband) promises, at the end of the aforesaid term, to fit out the youngster with a good workday suit and a good Sunday suit of clothes, a pair of new shoes and stockings, four good shirts, four handkerchiefs, four cravats and a good hat. Hereto the afore- said contracting parties bind their persons and estates, real and per- sonal, present and future, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and have subscribed this with their own hands (in presence of Jacob Tysz vander Heyden and Nicolaes Maniere, called as witnesses hereto), in New Albany, dated as aforesaid.
This is the mark + of JAN HEYN- DRICKSZ VAN SOLSBERGHEN, made with his own hand This is the mark + of VOLCKERTIE JANS, made with her own hand
As witnesses :
Jacob Theysen vander Heyden
Nicollas Maniere
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.
Will of Adam Dingemans and his wife
[467 blank : 468] In the name of the Lord, Amen. Know all men by the contents of this present public instrument that in the year 1683 after the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the 19th day of November, before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary pub- lic, appeared the worthy Adam Dingemans, born at Haerlem in Hol- land and the virtuous Aeltie Jacobs Gardenier, born at New Albany in America, persons joined together by marriage, to me, the notary, well known, both being at present sound of body and having full
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use and possession of their understanding and memory to all out- ward appearances ; which appearers, considering the shortness and frailty of human life, the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and wishing to dispose of their temporal effects to be left behind while they yet (through God's grace ) have power, as they do of their own free will and motion without persuasion or misleading of anyone, have now jointly ordained and determined this their last will and testament in manner following. First of all they commend their immortal souls ( whenever they shall be sepa- rated from their bodies) to the gracious and merciful hands of God, their Creator and Savior and their bodies to a Christian burial and hereby revoke, cancel and annul all and every such testa- mentary dispositions and bequests as they have heretofore severally made or executed, holling the same null and of no effect. And now disposing anew, these appearers, out of the mutual and special love which they, during their marriage estate have borne and do now bear for each other declare that reciprocally they have nomin- ated and instituted the survivor of both of them their sole and uni- versal heir to all the property, real and personal, assets, credits, money, gold and silver coined and uncoined, jewels, clothing, linen and woolens, household furniture and whatsoever else, nothing excepted, which the one who dies first shall leave behind [469] as well in this country as elsewhere, to be used as his or her own absolute property, without contradiction or opposition of anyone ; but on the express condition that if the survivor shall again enter into the marriage estate, he or she shall be holden to settle half of the estate left upon the children and bring them up in the fear of the Lord until the youngest shall be at least eighteen years of age, for which purpose the survivor shall receive the income and profits thereof, and after the death of the survivor, when the youngest child shall be eighteen years of age, the children shall all receive their legitimate portions of whatever may remain share and share alike, (and Maes Cornelisz and Johannes Roos are appointed their guardians ), all that is hereinbefore written these appearers declare to be their joint last will and testament, desiring that after the death of one of them, as well as of both of them, the same have full force and effect, whether as will, codicil, donation, gift in anticipation of death or otherwise as shall be most consistent, not- withstanding that certain forms according to law and usage may not have been herein observed, desiring that the utmost benefit hereof may be enjoyed and that one or more copies hereof in
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proper form may be made and delivered, as occasion may require.
Thus done and executed in New Albany in America at the house of me, the notary, the year, month and day aforewritten, and sub- scribed by the aforesaid testators with their own hands in presence of Jacob Tysz vander Heyden and Jan van Loon, called as trust- worthy witnesses hereto.
ADAM DINGEMAN This is the mark A I of AELTIE JACOBS GARDENIER, made with her own hand
As witnesses : Jacob Theysen vander Heyden
Jan van Loon
Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not Pub.
Contract of Tierck Harmensen to build a house for Hendrick Rooseboom
[470 and 471 blank ; 472] On this 27th day of November 1683 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public (resid- ing in New Albany), and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Tierck Harmansz,1 of the one part and Heyndrick Rooseboom of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in all love and friend - ship they have agreed and contracted in manner following, to wit: Said Tierck Harmansz acknowledges that he has contracted to build for said Heyndrick Rooseboom a small house about eighteen feet in length and ten feet in width, next to and on the south of said Rooseboom's house, the timbers to be let into the large house. [The small house] is to have a standing gable and Tierck is to lay therein a garret floor and [main] floor of his own boards; Tierck must also furnish all the lumber for the floor timbers and all the woodwork of the whole house, including the boards and strips for a tile roof ; furthermore he is to make a back door with a light over the door, a chimney mantel and a window with transom and mullion and a doorframe in the front gable, which is to be made of matched boards; but if the said house can be made longer or wider according to the dimensions of the ground, then the con- tract price shall be raised pro rata : for which said contractor shall receive after the work is done, all at the expense of the said con- tractor, nine good, whole, merchantable beaver skins, but if said
1 Tierck Harmensen Visscher.
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house shall be completed by the first of May 1684 the contractor shall be paid therefor ten whole beavers, and if by the first of May it be not completed then he shall not have more than eight whole beavers ; provided that the garret floor and [main] floor shall not be laid before the boards are seasoned. Hereto the aforesaid con- tracting parties bind their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges and have subscribed this with their own hands on the date above written in presence of Jacob Tysz vander Heyden and Heyndrick Jansz Huys.
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