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credit, without being compelled to render an ac. count or give inventory, adding what said children and the child of a former marriage have received for their education and as marriage portion to their legitimate share. And of what testators shall leave behind in real and personal property, shares and credits of whatever nature and wherever they may be, nothing excepted, they name and constitute as heirs, as they herewith do, the children of their mar- riage now living and whom by God's blessing they still may have, who shall be alive, when they, the testators die, also the son of the testatrix, Simon Barentsen, begotten in her former marriage with Barent Simonsen, who is to receive a just * * share of his mother's property and if he dies tes- tators' child or children shall so inherit.
But if the survivor of the testators should marry again, he or she shall be held, before such remarriage takes place, to give, before a Notary and witnesses without the Orphanmasters of this or any other place, to said child or children an account of one half of their fathers or mothers estate, as then in existence, which shall then be administered by the survivor and by guardians, to be appointed by the survivor without the Orphanmasters, for the benefit of said children, testators appointing to this end the survivor as principal guardian, giving such guardian general and special power to associate with him or herself fellow or testamentary guardians, as required by law and these shall have the power and are directed to
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appoint other associate guardians in case of death, well advisedly excluding the Orphanmasters of this or any other place, where they, testators, may die, not desiring that they shall in any way concern them- selves about the estate, much less have any manage- ment of or authority over their children's property and they herewith respectfully give their thanks to the Honble Orphanmasters and absolve them from all troubles, any laws, statutes or ordinances of Orphans Courts of this and other places to the con- trary notwithstanding, the authority of which they herewith absolutely and advisedly deny.
Further, if it should happen, that both testators were to die, before their aforesaid children are or are found to be in condition honestly to earn their living, they, the testators, will and expressly direct, that their aforesaid children shall receive sustenance out of the estate and property to be left by them, the testators, until the children all together and each singly, are able honestly to support themselves, with- out any deduction being made therefor from their deceased parents' estate.
Testators further order all their said children and testatrix her son by her first marriage to observe and obey their wishes in all their form and tenour on pain, that whosoever directly or indirectly opposes or endeavours to oppose this testament in law or out of it shall lose whatever is given him here except the legal and legitimate share belonging to him, on condition that then the bringing up, and other
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moneys, laid out for testatrix' son by her former marriage shall be paid from the estate and the obedient children are substituted for the contra- vener.
After the preceding had clearly and distinctly been read to them the testators declared this to be their testament and last will, desiring that it may be con- sidered so or as codicill, donation among living or because of death and have effect as such, even if some legal solemnities were not herein fully observed and they requested me, the Notary, to give copies. thereof under the conditions, of which they gave me an account. Thus done and executed in this City, at my, the Notary's, house in the presence of Pieter Jacobsen Marius and Jacobus van de Water, both neighbours called in by the testators as witnesses, who have signed this record with them and me on the day and year above written.
PIETER JACOBSEN MARIUS JURYAN BLANCK
JACOBUS VAN DER WATER
This is the mark of TRYNTJE KLAESSEN
WAL. VAN DER VEEN,* Not. Pub.
In the Name of God ! On the 23ª of August in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 1662, about 10 o.'c.' p. m. appeared before me, Walewyn van der
* The Veen is a fenn, but there is also a village of the name Veen in North Brabant.
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Veen, Notary Public, etc. etc., the worthy Sieur Johannes van Brugh, and the honest Mrs. Catharina Roeloffs, husband and wife, to me well known, [almost literally the same as preceding, the names of the children not being given, except Catharine's children by her first marriage with Lucas Rodenburgh, to-wit Elizabeth and Lucretia. ]
To-day, the * * of September 1662, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public etc., Sieur Anthony van (from) Aelst,* merchant, now about to sail for the Fatherland, who declared, that by virtue of a power of attorney, executed by Sieur Willem Hartoch, merchant at Amsterdam in Holland, as heir of his deceased brother Harmanus Hertoch before Notary Jan Quirynen and witnesses on the 10th of May 1661, containing a clause of sub- stitution, and shown to us, the Notary and witnesses, he substitutes and empowers in his place Tomas Lambertsen, Burgher and inhabitant here, to demand and receive in the name and for the behoof of his constituent as aforesaid from each debtor in New Netherland and elsewhere in this part of the world what he owes to said Harmanus Hartoch according to the respective accounts,-to give acquittance for what he receives and guarantee against a further demand, to sue before all Courts, to hear sentence,
* A village in the Province of Limburg and another in Zeeland.
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to call for its execution and to do all that is required according to aforesaid power of attorney, as if he, van Aelst, were present and would do it, promising at all times to ratify what said substitute shall have done by virtue of this power, provided that said sub- stitute, when called upon, shall be held to give a proper account of his actions and receipts. Thus done etc etc etc.
SYBRANT JANSEN ANTHONY VAN AELST
JACOBUS VAN DE WATER Quod attestor WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
Before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc. etc. appeared Cornelis van Langevelde, Burgher and inhabitant of this City, to me, the Notary, well known, who as husband and guardian of his wife Maritie Jans, daughter and heiress of Jan Cornelissen from Rotterdam dec'd., also called Joncker and mur- dered by the Indians here in the year 1643,-declared that he constitutes and appoints in the most binding legal manner Sieur Andries Jeremiassen Spieringh, merchant, now about to sail for Holland, as his attorney, to demand and receive in his, the con- stituents name, as aforesaid, from Cornelis Pieter Willemsen, living in the Village of Goudneer(?),* near Tienhoove in the Alblasser Waert, and from Grietie Adriaens, widow of Adriaen Cornelissen
* This name is very indistinctly written in the original and probably is meant for Goudriaan, a village in the Province of Utrecht, District of Alblas or Alblasser Waart.
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Joncker, living near Jochum in the neighbourhood, called the Haes, respectively brother-in-law and brother's widow of the aforesaid Jan Cornelissen from Rotterdam, wherever they now may be living, all such moneys, capital and interest, as are due to con- stituent's wife for a third share of the inheritance from her aforesaid father, remaining in the charge of her above named uncle and aunt according to returns thereof. Said attorney is empowered to give acquit- tance for what he receives etc. etc. etc cum potes- tate substituendi. Thus done etc. September 4, 1662.
JACOBUS VAN DE WATER CORNELIS VAN LANGEVELDE CLAES VAN ELSLANT Quod attestor- WAL. VAN DER VEEN.
Before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Not. Publ., etc. etc., appeared Jochim Wesselsen, baker, living in the Village of Beverwyck, to me, the Notary, well known, who declared that he hereby authorizes and empowers in the most binding legal manner the worthy Hendrick Willemsen and Juriaen Blanck, both inhabitants of this City, and each of them singly, to prosecute his case against Tomas Jansen, now before the Worshipful Court of this City, con- cerning the pretended purchase of a house, either as plaintiffs or defendants, to produce proof by wit- nesses, to contest testimony, to ask for justice and judgment, to try to have the same executed or to appeal from the same, if they are so advised and
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generally to do in this case, as constituent himself would do, if present, etc. etc. etc. Thus done etc September 13, 1662.
CORNELIS VAN LANGEVELDE JOCHEM BAKER JACOBUS VAN DE WATER
WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
To-day, the 15th of September 1662, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Ariaen Simonsen, about to sail for Holland, who declared to be truly indebted to Sieur Jeronimus Ebbinck, late Schepen of this City, in the sum of 50 fl., Holland currency, for merchandize by him re- ceived, which said sum of 50 fl. in specie said Ariaen Simonsen promises to pay to said Ebbinck or his order upon his arrival in Holland without delay, binding herewith his person and property, present and future, placing the same at the disposal of all laws and judges for the return of said sum without expense. Thus done etc
JACOBUS VAN DE WATER ARYAN SYMENSEN
LOUWERENS VAN DE SPIGHEL
WAL. VAN DER VEEN, N. P.
To-day, the 14th of October, 1662, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the worthy Tomas Lambertsen, Burgher and inhabitant of this City, who-as substitute of Sieur Anthony van Aelst, attorney for Sieur Willem Hartoch, heir of his dec'd brother, Harmanus Hartoch by virtue
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of a power of attorney, made before Notary Jan Quirynen and witnesses at Amsterdam in Holland May 10, 1661, and containing a clause of substitution, which was shown us, the Notary and witnesses, with the document of such substitution, made before us September 2 of this year, -- declared that he hereby constitutes and empowers as his substitute attorney in the most binding legal manner Sieur Nicolaes Boot, merchant now about to remove to Virginia, that he may demand in his, the constituent's name, and receive from Tomas Adams, also called Kingsen, now in the Virginias, 2650 lbs. of tobacco according to an obligation by him signed before the Honble Cornelis van Ruyven, Secretary of the Honble Direc- tor General and Council of this Province in the ser- vice of the Priv. West India Company on behalf of Jacob van Leeuwen, and by said van Leeuwen legally endorsed and transferred to said Hermanus Hartoch, according to proof ; to give acquittance, guarantee against further demands etc. Thus done etc etc etc. JACOBUS VAN DE WATER TOMAS LAMBERTSEN
HENDRICK BOSCH WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
To-day, the 23ª of October, 1662, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., the virtuous Annetie Dircks, widow of Pieter Kook, who in the presence of myself, the Notary, for this case chosen by her as guardian, declared that she has really sold, herewith confirming the sale, to Hendrick Jansen Spieringh, who also appearing
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acknowledges to have bought, three months ago, for the sum of 700 fl. in wampum 25 morgens (about 50 acres) of land on the Westside of the North River, adjoining the land of Dirck Sielen (?), being one half of 50 morgens, granted to Klaes Karstensen, the Norman, March 25, 1647, as proved by the patent thereof : this half beginning at the corner of the land and stretching along the land of said Dirck Sielen N. N. W. towards the woods. She acknowledges to have been fully paid by the purchaser for the land and therefore he may actually enter upon and own it, she promising to give him as soon as possible a proper deed therefor and together they will hold this transaction as binding under engagement of their resp. persons and property, submitting them to all courts and laws. Thus done in the presence of Pieter Jansen, mason, and Bartholomeus van Schel etc.
PIETER JEHANSEN
This is of ANNETIE
the mark DIRCKS
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN SCHEL HINRICH JANSEN SPIRGH WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
To-day, the 23. of October, 1662, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Annetie Dircks, widow of Pieter Kook, who in the presence of myself, the Notary, for this occasion by her chosen as guardian, declared that she has sold, as she herewith does, to Willem Janse Roome, who also appearing acknowledges to have bought about
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3 months ago for 700 fl. in wampum and 20 barrels of lime, payable in three instalments, 25 morgens (about 50 acres) of land on the Westside of the North River, adjoining the land of Hendrick Jansen Spieringh and East of Lubbert Tysen's land, being one half of 50 morgens, granted to Klaes Karstensen the Norman March 25, 1647, as proved by the patent thereof : said half beginning at a corner and stretch- ing N. N. W. along said Spieringhs land towards the woods. The first instalment is to become due in March, 1663, to-wit 200 fl., the second of 250 fl. in November, 1664, the third and last also of 250 fl. in November, 1665, and the lime shall be delivered, when purchaser enters upon the land, which he may do directly, while the transfer by deed, conform to the patent, shall be made properly upon pay- ment of the last instalment. Both parties promise to hold this transaction as binding etc. Thus done etc.
PETER JOHANSEN The mark of ANNETIE DIRCKS
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN SCHEL WILLEM JANSE ROOM WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
Before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., appeared the worthy Dirck Jansen from Olden- burgh, Burgher and inhabitant of this City, who de- clared that on the 26th of October of this year 1662 he sold, herewith confirming the sale, to Mr. Deliver- ance Lamberton, an English merchant of New Haven in New England, who also appearing acknowledged
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to have bought on the said day, a sloop, called the Hoop (Hope), now here in port, with all belonging thereto according to inventory for 2000 fl., payable in good merchantable tobacco, to be delivered here free of charges in May 1663; said sloop purchaser acknowledges to have already been delivered to him and he therefore promises promptly to pay here said 2000 fl. to the seller or his order, for which he first and specially binds said sloop, bought by him, with all its belongings and further his person and prop- erty, present and future, nothing excepted, placing the same at the disposal of all courts and laws, that the aforesaid sum may be received without expense or loss. Thus done etc, November 5, 1662.
RICHARD CODNER DELIVERANCE LAMBERTON
JACOBUS VAN DE WATER DIERCK JANSEN
JAN JANSEN BOSCH, Scotchman*
WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
Copy given to Dirck Jansen May 15, 1663.
Before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., appeared the worthy Sieur Jeronimus Ebbinck, merchant here, who declared, that he constitutes and authorizes as attorneys Messrs. Gerardt Hamel and Jacob van Wisselt, merchants at Amsterdam in Holland, singly and jointly, to demand and receive in his, the constituant's name and for his behoof from Mr. Aler (?) de Decker such moneys, amount-
" This appellation does not necessarily mean, that the man came from Scotland, for travelling salesmen were also called so.
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ing to about 75 fl., inherited from his deceased aunt. Adriaene de la Croix, which is deposited with said de Decker, according to returns; said attorneys are authorized to give acquittance, etc. etc. etc. January 2, 1663.
J. BACKER JERONIMUS EBBINCK
JACOB VAN DE WATER. WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub,
Before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., appeared the worthy Sieur Johannes van Brugh, merchant here, who declared, that he has revoked and annulled, as he hereby does, a power of attorney, given by him in the last days of August or first days of September 1658 and signed before Notary Mat- eeuws de Vos to his uncle, Sieur Gilles van Brugghe of Amsterdam in Holland, not wishing that said Sieur Gillis shall henceforth act in his, the subscrib- er's, name and having made said power of attorney utterly worthless and null he further declares, that he hereby empowers and constitutes as his attorney in the most binding legal manner Sieur Gerret Arentsen Zuyd, also merchant of Amsterdam in Hol- land, specially to demand and receive in his, the con- stituant's, name from the Lords Directors of the West India Company the sum of 1435 fl. 7 st., bal- ance of a larger sum, as proved by accounts in the hands of said Gillis van Brugge, also a bond of 2804 fl. 14 st., given by the Honble Director General Petrus Stuyvesant in Curaçao June 9, 1655, and sent by constituant to said Gillis van Brugghe by the
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ship the Trouwe (Faith) August 28, 1662, which bond attorney is to demand from said van Brugghe and receiving it give acquittance for it and further to do etc., cum potestate substituendi.
JOHANNES DE PEYSTER JOHANNES VAN BRUGH J. VAN DE WATER
Quod attestor : WAL.VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
The last will of Cornelis van Langevelde and wife Maritie Jans Joncker, called from Rotterdam, made February 7, 1663, mentions as children Cornelis and Jan van Langevelde and an expected child, also jewels, gold and silverware.
To-day, the 15th of February 1663, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Maritie Tomas, formerly widow of Jacob Verdon, then of Willem Ariaensen Bennet and now wife of Mr. Poulus van der Beeck, who at the request of her sons, Tomas Jacobsen Verdon and Willem Willem- sen Bennet by her aforesaid first and second hus- bands declared, that after the death of her said second husband Willem Ariaensen Bennet she and her first child's guardians have found, as there had never been a partition of their property in common, which she brought to her present husband. Mr. Pau- lus van der Beeck, that [the estate consisted] after her house had been burned and destroyed in the war with the savages about 19 years ago, first of a bou- wery and valley at Gouwanes according to the patent
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thereof, then a lot with a house on the Beavers Graft (Beaver Street) in this City, upon which there were still to be paid 100 fl., further a handmill with belong- ings, sold by her present husband van der Beeck to Albert Pietersen Molenaer (miller), also a press with belongings to set up a cornstack, four iron hoops for a stack, a plough share and what else belongs to a plough, a cow with her first calf, two goats, 70 skepels of wheat, a hogshead of spun tobacco, de- livered at 14 st. the pound, and cash paid for it and received, half an aem of brandy ; besides the afore- said her said second husband's cooper's tools with furniture and household goods. Said estate was however indebted for 600 fl. to be paid to Jacob Stoffelsen for a mare, which having been paid said Jacob Stoffelsen gave her, the affiant, for the prompt payment a cow with her first calf. Herewith she closed her deposition promising, if necessary and she be asked, to confirm it under oath. Thus done and signed in the presence of Jacob Sam and Willem Bogardt as witnesses, who signed this record with me, the Notary, on the day as above,
JACOB SAM The mark
W. BOGARD
+ of MARITIE TOMAS
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Pub.
To-day, the 17th of February 1663, before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., appeared Maritie Jans Joncke, widow of the late Cornelis van Langevelde, now in childbed and sick a-bed of chil-
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dren's pocks, who declared, if the Lord pleased to take her out of this world to his eternal kingdom through this illness, that on her woman's troth and according to the best of her knowledge, what is here- after written and that the following persons are in her debt and there is due her :
1. From Jan Arcer, called Jan Koopal the younger, living at Stamfort in New England for half a yacht, according to notarial contract, £50 stg., payable in New England value, on which is paid a tub of but- ter of about 56 lbs., English weight, and 5 bushels of maize.
2. From Teunis Slingerlandt, living at Fort Orange, a balance of 113 fl. 4 st. in wampum.
3. From the miller at Narrewack (Norwich) in New England, Nathaniel Mason, 12 bushels of maize. according to bond in the hands of said Jan Coo- pall.
4. A hogshead of prunes in partnership with Albert Albertsen on halves, standing at Jan Arcer's or Coopals aforesaid.
5. Also standing at said Arcer's 412 bushels of maize in partnership with said Albert.
6. Further in partnership as aforesaid 11/2 bushels of maize with 13 to 14 lbs. of butter, due in Stam- fort.
7. From Albert Albertsen aforesaid 21 fl. for half of a rope, New England pay.
8. From the same Albert for seven deerskins 14 lbs. of butter. Said Albert Albertsen, being present,.
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affirms, that these items are correct, against which he claims 44 fl. 4 st. in wampum, which she admits.
She further declared to owe to
1. Andries Spieringh 23 beavers, upon which account in January 1663 were paid by order of David Jochimsen for freight to skipper Jacob Jansen Huys three beavers
2. To Jacob Teunissen Kay 12 beavers
3. To Hendrick van der Wal 2 beavers
4. To Jan Laurensen I beaver
5. To Johannes de Peyster 6 raccoons and half a beaver
6. To Guilliam d'Honneur 512 or 6 beavers, against which she claims 4 fl. in wampun.
7. To her brother Willem Pietersen Collet 150 fl. in wampum at 10 per cent, due in September next.
8. To Pieter Jacobsen and Klaes Bordingh to- gether for freight from Fort Orange 20 fl. in wam- pum.
9. To Hendrick Olen (?) for tobacco in wampum the sum of
IO. To Oicka (?) for tobacco 4 or 5 fl.
As the deponent through God's mercy has re- covered from her illness and is well again, it is not considered necessary to continue this.
To-day, the 17th of February 1663, appeared be- fore me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, etc., Maritie Jans Joncke, called from Rotterdam, widow of Cornelis van Langevelde, in full possession of her
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reason, memory and speech, but sick abed, who, assisted by me, the Notary, chosen as her guardian, declared that she holds as in full power all the testa- mentary dispositions, which she and her deceased husband made before me, the Notary, and witnesses on the 7th of this month and by virtue of a clause in said testament, making her the principal guardian of the children, procreated with her said husband she nominates and appoints as guardians of her minor children Cornelis, Jan and Aeltje van Langevelde, in case it should please God to take her through this illness into his eternal kingdom, Pieter Jacobsen Marius and Jacob Teunissen Kay to regulate, man- age and administer after her death all the property, which she shall leave, as well as that of her late hus- band, nothing excepted, wherever it may be, without interference by the Orphans Court of this or any other place, to take good care of said children, bring them up virtuously and let them learn a trade or an art, that they may honestly earn their own living : giving them for this purpose all such power and authority, special and general, as to testamentary guardians in any wise belongs and they ought or might exercise, with power, in case one of them should die, to the survivor of choosing another in his, who shall have the same authority, as if he had been appointed from the first ; excluding most de- liberately the Orphans Court of this or any other place, not wishing any interference on their part in the management of her children's property and this
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notwithstanding any law, statute or ordinance to the contrary ; requesting me, the Notary, to give copy in due form, according to instructions given me. Thus done and executed at testatrix' house in this City in the presence of Jurien Blanck and Jacobus van de Water, called in as witnesses, who signed with testatrix and me, the Notary, on the date above written.
JURYEN BLANCK This is the mark
JACOB VAN DE WATER of MARITIE JANS JONCKE, made by herself
Quod attestor : WAL. VAN DER VEEN, Not. Publ.
To-day, the 18th of March 1663, appeared before me, Walewyn van der Veen, Notary Public, the worthy Samuel Edsal, Burgher and inhabitant of this City, who declared to have leased, as he hereby does, to Jan Cornelissen de Rycke (the rich), who also appearing acknowledges to have rented, a bou- wery with the valley, thereto appertaining, house and barns in the jurisdiction of the Village of Bergen, being eight adjoining lots, for the time of five con- secutive years, beginning on the 15th of August of last year, 1662, and ending on the 15th of August 1667: lessor is to deliver four horses, namely two stallions and two mares, of which already the two stallions and one mare have been delivered, six cows, of which three are turned over, the remaining three and the second mare to follow next May; also two
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