The Dutch records of Kingston, Ulser County, New York (Esopus, Wildwyck, Swanenburgh, Kingston) 1658-1684, Part 18

Author: Oppenheim, Samuel, 1857-1928; New York State Historical Association
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York, State Historical'n.
Number of Pages: 228


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Poulus, Mr., 10


Poulussen. Gommert, sues wages, 54; 62


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Poulussen, Poulus, sued for as. sault, 4: sned, 5; sued for drinks, 8, 51; a witness, 18, 22. 45, 53; sued for barbering and medical treatment, 44; sues for warres. 49. See Norman, the, and Paulussen


Pound, Flemish, defined, 56 Fowder and shot, 157, 161, 167 Prayer, day of, 124


Prys, Evert, sues, 10, 42, 48, 61; sucd. 14. 15, 19, 50, 62; gued for ordinance violation, 73; at- tached, 139; attaches, 167. See Parys


RADEMAKER. ALDERT DE, ar- bitrator, 7


Raneou (Rantrou), Jonas, Corpo- ral, challenged, 4; sues for as- seult, 11; sued for debt, 12, 14; for brandy delivered, 15, 19, 22, 30; wine delivered, 23; sued, 24,


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42, 47, 107; money attached, 27, 109, 117, 123, 167; assignment of claim against him not ac cepted, 58; sued for excise Il- cense fee on wine, 63


Reader, Andries Vandersluys, the, salary of, 125


Real estate, sale of, at auction, ordered, 157


Rees, Willem Andriesse, sued, 95 Rent, suit for, of house, 7; of farm, 26; of Court room, 125; of land, 151; suit for, 170; defence in suit for, 49


Restitution, suit for, of farm, 26; of mare, 71; of cushion and pil- low, 100


Roeloofsen, Aeltje Sybrants, suit against, for contemptuous con- duct, 83, 84, 85, 103. See Altje Sybrants and Altje Constapel


Roeloofsen, Mathys, sued for as- sault, 11; trial, 21; sues, 12, 15, 19, 30, 33, 51, 117, 122, 123; sues for brandy bought, 20; for debt, 23; 32, 34, 41; sued for slander, 24, 35; sued for lease of oxen, 27, 28; his debt guaranteed, 40; fined for admitting savages to house at night through pali- sades, 52; sued for expenses, 54, 61; sued for ruined sacks loaned, 55; sued on unaccepted assign- mont of claim, 58; charged with threatening, 62; sued for wages, 65; sues for merchan- dise, 69; sued for ordinance vio- lation, 73; his wife summoned for contemptuous conduct, 83, 84; sued for minister's salary, 118; sued for goods sold, 121; dispatched on secret mission to mountains, 144; votes . for delegates to Assembly, 149. See Constapel


Roman Dutch Law, cited, 38


Romeyn, Symen Jansen, asks for attachment, 48. See Symen Jan- sen


Romp, Christiaen Nissen, Ser- geant, authorized to pay for grain for military, 2; sued. 3; sues, 11, 14, 21, 29, 46, 67, 80; sues for slander, 24, 35; sues for proof of account. 34; sued for return of pillow and cushion, 91,


100, 105, 110; a witness, 18, 22; arbitrator. 56; accuser, 57; sure- ty.61. See Niessen, Nissen, Nis- zen


Ronduyt (the Redoubt), 29, 39, 55, 69, 165


Roosa, Albert or Aldert Heymanse,


Commissary, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 31. See Roose, Hey- mans, Heymanse Heymansen.


Roose, Alaerdt Heymansz, signa- ture, 49, 50, 60, 64, 102. See Roosa


Roose, Aldert or Allert Heymanse, Commissary, 27; re-elected Com- missary, 32; Commissary, 34-37. 43, 48, 50, 53, 56, 60, 62, 64, 65; Elder of Village, 64; answer to Schout's suit, 102; his challenge concerning two Wappinger sav- ages, 103; called the Consistory, ) 104, 107; sued for minister's sal- ary, 118; arbitrator, 125; sued for carpenter work, 155. See Roosa Roose, Ariaen, sued for ordinance violation, 76; excused as minor, 95


Roose (Rose) Jan, sued for ordi- nance violation, 76; excused as minor, 95


Ropemaker, 120, 166


Roseblom, Hey Olfersen, sued for freight charge, 38. Sce Olfersen


SABBATH, THE, 11, 79, 89, 144. See Sunday


Salary, minister's, letter and re- quest about, 70, 130; payment of, requested, 115; suits for. 117- 120, 124, 130; provision for, 164, 168


Savages, use kettles, 21; brandy sold to, 22, 73; admitted to house at night. 52; driven from house, 128; travel to their na- tion forbidden, 144; preparation against attack by, 167. See In- dians


Sawyer, the, 11, 25


Saw pit, digging of, allowed, 155 Schepel, defined, 14 Schepmoes, Sarah Pieterse, sues on judgment, 38


Schipper, Reyner Pietersen, pre- sents account, 86 School money, suit for, 19


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Schoon, Jan Willemsen, land of, 151. See Jan Willemsen


Schout, the. See Swartwout and Capito and Beeckman


Schut, Willem Jansen, deposition of, 84; complaint of being as- salled for testifying, 85


Seba, Willem Jansen, killed during Indian troubles, 74; inventory of his estate made, 74; Slecht declines to render account, 75; Slecht ordered to render ac- count, 76; he asks to leave guard house to make up account, 80; further time asked, 91; Consis- tory enjoins rendering account, 100, 101; a payment from estate requested, 123; curators ordered to render account, 155


Secretary, the, Capito, 47, 151; van Ruyven, 163


Sermon, tapping during, complain- ed of, 4


Servants, 49, 68, 79, 99


Sewant braider, 2


Shirts, 43, 45


Shoemaker, the, 2, 27


Shoes, 28, 42, 40


Shop, claim for guarding a, 134 Sieves, 125


Simonsen, Jan, sued, 78


Slander suits, 16, 21, 22, 24, 31, 34, 35, 37, 48, 53-55, 62, 63, 66, 72


Slecht, Cornelis, Cornelis Baren, Barense or Barnentsen, or Cor- nelissen Barentsen, 2; as Com- missary, 3-6, 9-11, 14-16, 21, 25- 29, 31; sues, 28; claim against, assigned, 36; sued for wages, 43; sued by Stuyvesant, 52; sues, 59; wife mentioned, 72; sued for ordinance violation and fined, 75; asked to render account of Seba estate, 75; declines and is arrested, 77; objects to court's jurisdiction or fine, 77; asks permission to leave guard house to prepare account, 80; obtains extension of time, . 91; re- ports settlement of fine, 99; again ordered to account, 100, 101; suit against him suspended, 106; sued as guardian, 110, 111; sued for minister's salary, 117; mentioned, 120; sued for goods bought, 121; arbitrator, 125;


house mentioned, 126, 147; gar- nishee, 128; sued, 134, 142; nom- inated for Commissary, 138; peti- tions for leave to build, 145. See Sleght and Slegt


Slecht, Hendrick Cornelissen, sued, 72; sued for ordinance violation, fined, and appeals, 74; sued again on judgment for fine, 94 Slecht, Tryntje, sued for slander, and fined, 72


Sleght, Cornelis Barense, Commis- sary, 24: sued for restitution of land leased, 26. See Slecht


Slegt, Cornelis Barentse, house of, 3. See Slecht


Smit, Jan Aersen, garnishee, 48 Smith, the, Jan Aersen, 60


Smithing, Jan Aersen sues for, 29; Walran duMont sues for, 125


Smuggling, suit for, 39, 47; wine


confiscated for, 50; declared a prize for, 162


Soap, payment for a keg of, 68; inventoried, 74


Soldiers, 39, 51, 69, 86, 109, 134, 154, 164. 168


Spanish wine, suit for sale of, 23; excise on, 159


Stackpoles, suit for carting, 24


Stevensen, Abraham, allas Craw- aet, garnishee, 132


Stiver, defined, 4


Stockings, suit for, 42


Stoffels, Machtelt, sues, 3, 11


Stol, Jacob Jansen, 2; 69; former Reader, deceased, 125


Stol, Willem Jansen, sued, 5, 14, 16, 26, 43; harness made for him, 15; his Dutch money attached, 48


Storm, Dirrick, 116


Stoutenborch, Jacob or Jacob Jan- sen, sued for ordinance viola- tion, 63; case appealed, 77; ap- peal not prosecuted, 113


Stoutenburg, Jacob Jansen, sued for wages, 42


Stoutenburgh, Jacob, sued, 43 Straw and rubbish, burning of, for- bidden near palisades, 169


Stranger, a, preference given in payment on suit by, 155, 156


Stuyvesant, Petrus or. Pieter, des- ignates new location of inbabi- tants of Esopus and witnesses


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agreement by them, 1, 2; sits as head of Court at Wildwyck, 9, 10; selects two new Commissa- ries, 332; garnishee, 48; gives power of attorney to sue, 52; suits in his name, 112, 121, 122, 142; Christian Niessen substi- tuted in suit for him, 129; sues, 169, 170. See Director General Sunday, non observance of, 79, 81, 85, 93; Court rebuked for meet- ing on, 111. See Sabbath


Supreme Council, 32, 35, 59, 75 Sureties, 8, 52, 61, 120, 136, 160 Sutlers, 69


Summons, dispute as to fees for, 108, 109


Swart[wout], Roeloof, as guardian, asked for release, 110


Swartwout, Eva, wife of Roeloof, charges theft of chickens, 101; submits proofs, 104


Swartwout, Roeloof, attests agree- ment, 2; presides in Court as Schout, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34-37, 43, 53, 56, 57, 64, 65, 67, 71, 72, 75, 86, 89, 100, 103, 105, 108, 153, 156; sued, 11, 12, 16, 20, 29, 30, 61, 158; sues, 30, 58, 67; witness to mortgage, 46, 47; garnishee, 52; guardian mortgagee, 64; sues for fine for ordinance vio- lation, 73, 76-79, 81, 92, 95-98, 106, 159; inventory of Seba es- tate made before him, 74; com- plains of being hindered in du- ties, 80; contemptuous treatment of, 83; prosecutes case of, 84, 85; interrogates assailant, 87; makes defendant apologize, 89; demands fine for Sabbath dese- cration, 89; complains of Village Messenger, 92; ordered to make inventory and report, 99; chal- lenged concerning two Wappin- ger savages, 103; sues for settle- ment of fine, 106; sued as guar- dian, 110; his successor sues for fine, 112, 113; as retiring Schout asks permission to exact fines, 114; fees to be divided, 115; mentioned, 116; again Schout, 141; ordinances brought by him from Manhattan, 144; complain- ed of, for fighting, 147; executes mortgage, 147, 148; witnesses


mortgage, 150; sued for pastur- ing of cows, 153, 163; bids to be farmer of excise, 150; appointed arbitrator, 162: attaches goods, 163; arrests Fop Barense, 164; ordered to give up Village ac- counts and documents and re- port to Commissaries, 167 Sword, 18, 147


Sybrants (Roeloofsen), Altjen,


sued for cost of hat, 21; sued for slander, 62, 66; sued for con- temptuous conduct, 84; fined, 85; part of fine paid to church, 103 Sybrantse (Sybrantsen), Bart, sues for freight charge, 9; for pas- sage money, 10; for goods sold, 42. See van den Hout


Symense, Martha, sues for wages, 45


Symensen, Ariaen, demands re- ceipt for debt paid, 9


TACK, AERT PIETERSEN, wit- ness, 16; sues, 22; sued for wages, 42, 49, 53; sued for wages of apprentice, 45; mortgages his grain, 46, 47; sued on his obli- . gation, 50; his lot mentioned, 88; mortgages his farm and house, 150; son-in-law of Marietje Meynderts, 156; his property or- dered sold at auction to satisfy creditors, 156, 157; sale ordered, after objection, to proceed, 158. 162; an account presented for payment, 167


Tack, Annetje Arians, wife .of Aert Pietersen Tack, enjoined against allenating grain, 91, 92; sued for wages, 162. See An- netje Tack


Tacks, Annetje, sued on contract, 109; execution ordered, 115; sued on accounts, and payment ordered, 128, 129; enjoined from using grain, 134, 135; execution against, continued, 145. See A. A. Tack


Tannery, permit to erect, re- quested, 59


Teunissen, Aert, a witness, 104


Teunissen, Sweerus or Swerus, sues Tack and attaches, 156, 157 Teunnissen, Ariaen, sued, 121


Teunnissen, Claesje, estate to be


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administered by Court, 90, 99 Threshing, 16, 67, 68, 134


Thomassen (Tomassen), Poulus, a witness, 21; sued for drinks and goods, 51, 52; sued for failure to thresh as agreed, 67 Thunes, Classjen, 24


Tobacco, lighted pipe of, as a cause of conflagration, 169 Tomassen, Jan, 71, 163, 164


Tomsen, Paulus. See Thomassen Turkey, a, due for debt, 30 Turnips, good with pork, 54


Tysen, Jan, sued, 80; sues for wages. 162


VAN ALEN, PIETER, shoemaker, . ordered to sell wheat to military, 2; complains of beating by Ser- geant, 3; sued, 7, 9, 14, 15; or- dered to pay on default, 10; fined for desecrating Sabbath, 11; property to be sold under execution, 13; sued for wages, and described also as van Halen, 17; bond and mortgage to, 24; ordered arrested for charging use of false weights, 43; sues, 47; allowed to get bail, 53; de nies charge and apologizes, be- ing described as van Halen, 55, 56. See van Halen


van Amersfoort (Amersfoordt, Am- mersfoort), Jan Janse or Jansen, sues, 13, 16; sued for harness, 15; sued, 35, 144; sued for wages, 60; sued for liquor, 65; release asked of him as guardian, 110, 111; mortgages his house and farm, 146. See Ammersfoort and van Hammersfoort


van Amerstede, Jan Jansen, sued for wages, 12. See van Amers- foort


van Ameshof, Jan Barense, sues, 20. See Amershoff


van Bael, Jan Hendricks, 146


van Boheemen, Pieter Bruynsen, sues, 65. See Bruynsen


van Breemen, Jan, sued for boards, and arrested, 8; a witness, 18; mentioned as with Westercamp, 40


van Breemen, Jan Diricksen, sues, 15, 65; a witness, 18, 21; at- tached, 67


von Campen, Gerreit, sued, 3, 8, 9, A>0; assigns wheat, 13


Van Dale's Groot Woordenboek cited, 38


van den Bergh, Gysbert, refuses consent to shipment till paid, 8 van der Hage, Marten, a barber, effects appropriated, 166


van der Heyde, Jan Cornelisen, 150, 156


van der Hout, Barent Sybrantsen, sues for freight, 38. See Sy- brantsen


van Dost, Cornelis Jansen, sues for wages, 32


van Etten, Jasob Jansen, requests payment of account from estate. 167


van Eyckelen, Jan Janse or Jan- sen. sues. 7, 9


van Eyckelen, Jan Joosten, appli- cation to attach money, re- ferred, 7


van Halen, Pleter, sued for wages, and described also ag van Alen 17; sued, and arbitrator appoint- ed, 18; gives bond and mortgage to Pieter van Alen, 24, 25; de- mands payment for shoes, 28; sued, 43, 71; sues for shoes made and brandy sold, 46; after ar- rest, withdraws charge against Heymanse and apologizes, 55, 56, Cf. van Alen


van Hammersfoort, Jan Jansen, a witness, 18. See van Amers- foort and Jan Janse


van Hoisteyn, Pieter Jacobsen, mortgages his mill, and signs name as Jacobsen. 139. See Pieter Jacobsen


van Imborch, Gysbert, Commis- sary, 72, 79, 83, 84, 86, 89, 94, 100, 103, 105, 108, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 123, 127, 131, 132, 141, 150. 151, 156; a witness, 79; sues for and obtains injunction, 91: sues, 128; attaches, 134; sues for shaving and doctor's bill, 135; appeals case, 137; wit- nesses mortgage, 139; asks for continuance of execution, 145; demands fine on Lord's account, 147; elected delegate to Assem- bly, 149. See van Imbroch, Im- brock, Imbrogh, Imburgh


van Imbroch, Gysbert, signature of, 70, 71, 92, 132, 135, 140, 147. 150; as Commissary, 153, 157,


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158, 161, 164, 166, 169; requests payment of expenses as delegate to Assembly, 165. See van Imborch


van Imbrock, Gysbert, mortgage to, 46-47; settles fine for Jan Jensen, 100. See van Imborch


van Imbrogh, Gysbert, sues for ruined sacks, 51, 55; appointed arbitrator, 56; gives Court infor- mation, 60; sues for expenses of judgment, 61; sues for vindica- tion of honor, being called a Jew and a sucker, 62, 66; Com- missary, 70. See van Imborch


van Imburgh, Gysbert, selected as Commissary and takes oath, 69. See van Imborch


van Langesont, Hans Carrelsen, sued for trip on his yacht, 36


van Leeuven, Andries Pietersen, sues, 134. See Andries Pieter- sen


van Leeuvwen. Simon, cited, 38 van Oosterhout (Oosthout), Jan Jansen, sued, 70; sued for ordi- nance violation, 73, 78, 90; fined, 113; sued for minister's salary, 119; deeds his land to Thomas Chambers, 137, and signs Jan Jansen, 137, 138. See Ooster- hout and Jan Jansen


van Ruyven, Cornelis, secretary of West India Company, 150; at- tests copy of mortgage, 151; re- fers accounts to bookkeeper, 163 van Steenwyck, Albert Jansen, sued, 166


van Steenwyck, Jan Albertsen, granted lot for tannery and gar- den, 59; inventory of his estate filed, 104, 105; suit for goods brought from his estate, 120: curators of. sue, 125, 129; closer attention directed to be given to estate, 130. See Jan Albertsen


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- . van Vliet, Adrian or Ariaen Gerret- sen, a witness, 71; sued for or- dinance violation, 75; votes for delegates to Assembly, 149 van Vreedenburgh (Vredenborch), Willen, sued for excise license payment, 63; a witness, 110. See Vredenburgh van Vridenborch, Willem Vedder, Hermen, attaches grain, 27


Veere, Magiel. See Veree and Feere and Feree


Venison, sale of, by Indians, al- lowed, 165


Verbeeck, Jan, 55 Verbrugge, Michael or Michiel, sued for insulting Schout, 163 Verhagen, Jesyntie, sues, 38


Verleet, Mr., represents Fop Ba- rense, 63


Vernoy, Cornelis Cornelissen, at- taches money, 167


Village Messenger. See Messenger VImmen, defined, 128


Vlamingh, Pieter, sues for wages, 62


Vogelsaugh, Marcus, bottomry


bond in Holland given him, 44 Voken, Gerrett, sues, 71. See Fooken


Volckerts (Volckertss), Emmetje or Emmetjen, requests testi- mony, 53; sues, 55; attaches, 149; referred to arbitration, 162 Volckertsen, Jannetje, sued, 51


Vos, Cornelis Brantsen, sues for wages, 8; widow sues for liquor sold by husband, 38; sues, 41


Vosburgh, Geertruyt, sues and ob- tains arrest, 8; as widow sues for liquor sold by husband, 38; sues, 41


Vredenburgh, Willem, sues, 35, 45; attaches, 48; sued, 50. See van Vreedenburgh


WACHTSMAN, EVERT DE, (the watchman), sues, 8



Waelsman, Evert de, sues, 5. See Pels


Wages, suits for, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16- 19, 29, 37, 42, 67, 109, 122, 133, 134, 162


Walloon, Catelyn the, 3, 4 Walter, Anthony de, 51


Wappinger savages, challenge con- cerning two, 102


Washing, suit for, 166


Watchers, appointed, 52; keeping watch, 161


Weaver, the, Jan, 9; Andries, 25


Weights, false, use of, charged, 43, 53, 56


Wemp, Jan Barensen, his widow Maritje mentioned, 150; de- ceased, 156


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Wemp, Maritje, widow, 150


Westercamp (Westerkamp), Griet- jen Hendricks, sues Pieter Ja- cobsen, 35; demands why he de- nies child, 36; produces certifi- cate of birth and demands vindi- cation of honor, 39; defendant asks to be released from her; 52; defendant summons her. 55; de- fendant demands justice against her; swears he is not father of child, 57; Court decides in his favor, but orders him to pay for admitted intercourse, 57, 58 Westgaelt, Juriaen, sued


for wages, 29. See Westphael


Westgaer, Juriaen, sued for dis- charge of servant, 4, 9; surety, 8. See Westphael


Westhoesen (Westhusen), Jan, a witness, 12, 13, 55


Westhoeven, Jan. See Westhoe- sen


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West India Company, 150 Westphael (Westphaelen, West- . vael), Jeuriaen or Juriaen, sued 25, 29, 30, 32, 35, 36 44, 52; sued for slander, 34; witness with wife, 40; garnishee, 67; house mentioned, 74; represents em- ployees sued for ordinance vio- lation, 77; ordered to render ac- count of Looman estate, 78; asks release of Slecht to prepare account, 80; becomes his surety to return on release, 81; repre- sents employees, 90; copy of letter received by him request- ed, 91; apealed from fine of em- ployees, 97; forbidden to pay anything for Seba estate, 101; asks Court to administer Seba estate, 107; special hearing to be given in suit of Pels, 110; de- livers note of Court to Consist- ory, 11; ordered to pay fine on


non prosecution ow appeal, 112; 113; payment to be enforced, 115, 117; sued for rent, etc., by Stuyvesant, 121, 142, 169-171; sued for scrivener's wage, 133; a witness, 134; gives mortgage to de Meyer, 140, 141; votes for delegates to Assembly, 149; sues, 153, 158. See Westgaelt and Westgaer


Westvael, Juriaen. See Westphael Wheelright, the, 7


Wildwyck, 46, 47, 73, 80-82, 84-88, 99, 100, 102, 108, 117, 126, 127, 131, 137-143, 146-150, 155, 156, 159-161, 164, 165, 167-169


Wildtwyck, 2, 8, 11, 14, 36, 63, 64. 66


Willemse (Willemsen), Dirck, or Dirrick, garnishee, 15; reported killed, property to be adminis- tered, 74


Willemsen, Gerret, Corporal, a witness, 87


Willemsen, Jan, sued, 7, 97; sued for wages, 17; nominated Com- missary, 32; sued for goods bought at sale, 59; sued for ordi- nance violation, 73, 78; named, 154; Commissary, 158. See Schoon, and Hochteylingh Windows, 28 Wine, 24, 39, 59, 63, 162


Winnowing baskets, 125


Witnesses, certificates by, 37, 39- 41, 62, 103, 104, 106, 110 Wolf catching, ordinance for, 81 Woodchoppers, 126


Wygerts, Altje, complains to Schout about threats, 103


Wynkoop, Cornelis, mortgage to, 149.


YACHT, suit for trip on, 36 Ymmetjen de Backster, attaches money, 9


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