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this copy is found to agree with the original. Quod attestor.
MATTHEUS DE Vos, Notary Public.
Thursday, June 15, 1662, at the City Hall present Messrs. Marten Cregier and Cornelis Steenwyck.
Abraham Jansen, the carpenter, coming in asks the Board for 400 fl., in wampum at interest on his house and lot, where he lives and is promised, that he shall have it to-morrow or Saturday.
On June 17, 1662, the aforesaid 400 fl. have been handed to said Abraham Jansen by Mr. Marten Cregier as follows, he executing a mortgage on his house, recorded in the register of mortgages.
A box with wampum fl., 87.7
38.5
75.17
" 100.4
06
55.
43.7
This money comes from the estate of Jan Hutson, paid by Reintje Pieters This from Cleyn Claasie.
fl. 400.
Thursday, July 20, 1662, at the City Hall present Messrs. Marten Cregier, Cornelis Steenwyck and Pieter van Couwenhoven.
Mr. Marten Cregier proposes, that the City needed some money and therefore the Burgomasters asked to have 600 fl. on interest : as the money on
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hand earned no interest, it was unanimously resolved by the Board, to loan 600 fl. to the City at 10 p. c. and the following parcels were handed over :
A box with fl. 51
brought over fl. 367.81/2
" 50.41/2
A box with
18.15
A paper " " 26.6
A box " 49. 16
A paper " 18
18
87.6
" 20.12
" 29.10
loose money .I7
A box
" 14
" 90
fl. 600.
fl. 367.81/2
We, the undersigned Burgomasters and Rulers of this City of Amsterdam in the New Netherland, acknowledge and declare, that on the date as below we have received from the Orphans Chamber of this City six hundred florins in wampum, which we promise to return and pay to said Chamber on call in such pay, as wampum then shall rate between man and man, giving interest at ten per cent yearly from this day until the full and effectual repayment of said sum. For the fulfilment hereof we bind all the City's property, nothing excepted, subject to all laws and courts. In witness whereof we have signed this
18.161/2
54
37.3
15.14
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at Amsterdam in New Netherland on the 20th of July, 1662.
OLOFF STEVENSEN. P. L. VAN DE GRIFT.
Whereas Margriet Hardenbroeck, the widow of Pieter Rudolfus, intends to become the wife of Frerich Flipsen and the bans have already been published, therefore the Orphanmasters of this City order and direct said Margriet Hardenbroeck, before the solemnization of her marriage to deliver to this Board a statement and inventory of the property, left by said Pieter Rudolfus and to be settled on his child as inheritance. This she is to do in eight days, on the last of this month. Done at Amsterdam in N. N., November 23, 1662. By Order, etc.
Monday, December 4, 1662, at the City Hall pres- ent Messrs. Marten Cregier and Cornelis Steenwyck.
Margriet Hardenbroeck, the widow of Pieter Rudolfus, coming in is told, that as she intends to marry again she must settle upon her child by said Rudolfus the property, inherited from the father. She says, that at present she can make no settle- ment, as her affairs are not ready, but, she adds, she has taken care of that, for by the marriage contract with her new husband provision is made, that this child is to inherit a like share with the children she
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may have during this marriage. The Board decide, that said marriage contract is to be recorded in the Orphans book and that guardians of the child must be appointed, as which are named the father of said Margriet Hardenbroeck and Jacobus Backer : she was ordered to notify the Board at the next session.
Abraham Pietersen Molenaar (miller) reports, that his daughter requests, he and Sybout Claassen should be the guardians of her children by her deceased husband Tomas Jansen Mingael, but as said Mingael had an uncle, living at Fort Orange, the Orphan- masters decide, that he too must be a guardian, ac- cording to the following instrument :
Whereas Tomas Jansen Mingacl has died, leaving besides the widow three small children, which re- quires, that administrators of his estate and guard- ians for his children should be appointed, therefore the Orphanmasters of this City elect and qualify as such Abraham Pietersen Molenaar, the father-in-law of the deceased, Sybout Classen and Cornelis Teunis- sen, called Kees Schoester (Cornelis the shoemaker), herewith ordering said Abraham Pietersen and Sybout Classen, in the absence of said Cornelis Teunissen, whom the season and conditions do not allow to be present, to make an inventory of said estate as soon as possible and report it to Mr. Marten Cregier, President of the Orphans Chamber, in 14 days, to be disposed of then, as the best inter- ests of the widow and heirs should require.
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The Orphanmasters resolved to write to Mr. Paulus Leendersen van der Grift, asking him to pay over to Jan Julissen Kock the 50 fl., settled on Aaltje Bickers' children, so that they may be placed in the chest of the Orphans Chamber.
Cristina de Haas is hereby ordered to appear before this Board at the next session.
Thursday, December 14, 1662, at the City Hall present Messrs. Marten Cregier, Cornelis Steenwyck and Peter van Couwenhoven.
Catarina de Haas appearing is told, whereas her husband has now been from home for some years and rumor has it, that he had died on the Islands, she must, agreeably to the rule of the Orphans Chamber, give an account and inventory of her husbands estate and settle on the child the paternal inheritance. She says, that up to date she had no sure information of her husbands death, that it was only rumored here, that her estate is not settled yet, that there are several creditors in Holland, from whom she expects to receive the power of attorney next year.
Annetje Dircks, late widow of Dirck Smitt, is in- formed, that Jacob Strycker and Isaack Grevenraat, guardians of her child, request, that she shall settle on her child the paternal inheritance. She answers, she has done that in Holland and shows an instru-
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ment to that effect, dated January 20, 1662, to the amount of 400 fl. and a further settlement of 600 fl. secured on her house here, dated March 31, 1662 : asked, whether she has received the whole of her husband's pay from the Company and whether she has called on Messrs. Horenbeeck and Verbruggen, she says Yes. The Orphanmasters decide and order her, to appear before the Board with her hus- band in eight days and it is resolved to send her in the meantime the following instrument :
Annetje Meinders, formerly widow of Dirck Smitt, late Ensign in the service of the West India Company here, has shown to the Orphans Chamber of this City the settlement on her child of the paternal estate, made in Holland by a note for 400 fl. given to the Orphans Chamber at Amsterdam, Holland, and besides it mortgaged her house and lot on the Heerewegh (Broadway) in this City for 600 fl. Holland currency ; this settlement not appear- ing sufficient to the Orphanmasters, they therefore request Messrs. Jacob Strykcer and Isaack Greveraat, guardians of said Annetje Meinders' child, to make such other agreement with her about the settlement, as they shall consider fair and best for the child. Done etc.
Margriet Hardenbroeck coming in produces the marriage contract, made by her and Freryck Flipsen, her future husband, but not signed. This contract having been read and considered, the Board does not deem it sufficient to show, that the paternal in-
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heritance is settled on the child, because it says, first, that the survivor shall not be held to give any account to the children or relations nor an inventory of the estate, excluding all : secondly, the fifth article says, that if the contracting parties should have no children, no settlement shall be made on her child. Margriet Hardenbroeck is therefore ordered to make a settlement on the child of the paternal inheritance in eight days from date.
Monday, December 18, 1662, at the City Hall present (as before.)
Abraham Pietersen Molenaar (miller), grand- father of the children of Tomas Jansen Mingael, and with Sybout Classen, guardian of said children, in- form the Board, that they fear, the estate of Tomas Jansen owes more, than is due to it, and they re- quest therefore, that two of the principal creditors be appointed administrators. The Board decides and tells them, to make that request to the Court.
Margriet Hardenbroeck is asked, whether she has spoken with her fiancé about what was told her last Saturday ; saying, she had done so, she is directed to bring him in.
Paulus Heimans is asked after the condition of his property and of the goods, left by his deceased wife. Answering, that all had been sold, he is asked, how
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many children he has, and says two, both children of his wife by her first husband, named Volckje and Andries. The Orphanmasters direct him to have a statement of incoming and due moneys made by Gabry the Vendumaster, and to show it to the Board next Thursday.
Frerick Flipsen and Margriet Hardenbroeck, coming in are asked for their marriage contract and how it is understood, and after explaining it they signed the following document.
Before the Orphans Court appeared Margriet Hardenbroeck, widow of Pieter Rudolfus, prospective bride, assisted by her future husband, Frerick Flipsen, who jointly declared, as it was impossible to make a settlement on her child by Pieter Rudolfus, called Maria, of the paternal estate, the more so, as it was not known, by whom they might be called on for debts of Rudolfus' estate, therefore Frerick Flipsen, out of special love and affection, promises, as he hereby does, to keep said child as his own and if his wife, her mother, should die before him, leav- ing only this child, he declares, he makes her now the heiress of all her, the wife's, and his property, provided he does not marry again and died unmar- ried. But if he should marry again, then he could and would give to said child a just half and if he and Margriet should have one or more children, he declares, that Maria aforesaid shall share alike with them. In witness whereof both have signed this at
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the Orphans Chamber in Amsterdam in N. N. December 18, 1662.
FREDRYCK FLYPSEN MARGRITA HARDENBROECK We, the undersigned Orphanmasters, are satisfied with the foregoing settlement and have signed this in proof thereof. Date as above. MARTIN KREGIER CORNELIS STEENWYCK.
1663.
Whereas, Tielman van Vlecck and Claas Gangelof- zen Visser have been elected administrators of the deserted estate of Nicolaas Velthuysen by the Orphanmasters and said van Vleeck has moved from here to live in the Village of Bergen in this Province, whereby it has become necessary to appoint some- body else in his place, therefore the Orphanmasters herewith elect and qualify Pieter Jacobsen Marius, who is requested with said Claas Gangelofzen Visser to settle said estate as quickly as possible, take over the money in hands of said van Vleeck and of the Bailif Mattheus de Vos and collect the outstanding debts, so that the estate may at once be closed up and the creditors receive their dues. Done at Amsterdam in N. N. January 17, 1663. '
Monday, January 29, 1663, at the City Hall pres- ent (as before).
Annetje Meinders, formerly widow of the late
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Ensign Dirck Smitt, appearing is informed, that the Orphanmasters do not consider the settlement, made in Holland, sufficient and that she is still bound to make another settlement, the more so as the house and furniture here are security for it. After some hesitating, Annetje agrees to talk with her husband about it and make another settlement. The Orphanmasters having resolved to appoint another guardian to act with Jacob Strycker and Isaack Greveraat elect as such Hendrick Smit, brother of the deceased, to whom, coming in, this is communicated and he is asked about the payment of the note, settled on the child in Holland. An- swering, his brother has come from Holland and knows more about the matter, he is requested to inform himself about it.
Commission.
Whereas the Orphanmasters deem it best, that besides the guardians, already elected for the child of Dirck Smitt dec'd., Ensign in the service of the West India Company here, another be appointed, therefore they authorize to act as such Hendrick Smit, brother of the said Dirck Smitt dec'd. Done etc.
Thursday, February 8, 1663, at the City Hall present Messrs. Marten Cregier and Cornelis Steenwyck.
Adam Brouwer, Tomas Verdon and Arien Wil-
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lemsen appearing produce an extract from the Record of Resolutions of the Court of Breuckelen, dated January 24, 1663, and having been referred by said Court to this Board, as the extract shows, they request, that Master Paulus be ordered, to let them have their fathers property, for which purpose the following order is made :
Adam Brouwer, Tomas Verdon and Arien Wil- lemsen, all children by previous marriages of the wife of Paulus van de Beecg, having shown an ex- tract from the Record of Resolutions of the Court of Breuckelen, dated January 24, 1663, request, whereas up to date they have not yet received their father's inheritance, that they may have it from Mr. Paulus van de Beecq, who has hitherto retained it. The Orphanmasters decide, as persons and property are not within the jurisdiction of this City and the power of this Board does not extend beyond the limits of the jurisdiction, that therefore petitioners must address themselves to the Director General and Council of N. N.
Jacob Strycker and Isaack Greveraat come in with Stoffel Barensen Smitt, brother of the deceased Dirck Barensen Smitt, late Ensign in the service of the W. I. Company here, also Annetje Meinders, widow of said Dirck Barensen Smitt, assisted by her present husband, Abel Hardenbroeck. Having re- ceived the settlement, made on her child by Annetje Meinders in Holland, and having seen the state-
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ment and inventory of the property of her late hus- band, the Orphanmasters declare the settlement insufficient and require her to make another. Finally after estimating the value of the inventorized goods and after some haggling said Annetje made in the presence and with the consent of her present husband an agreement with the Orphanmasters, to-wit, that when her child by said Dirck Barensen Smitt comes of age or marries she promises, as she hereby does, to pay her 1100 fl. Holland currency and besides 700 fl. in good, strung, current wam- pum, as it then, when it becomes due, shall pass here in the City between man and man. Both, Annetje Meinders and Abel Hardenbroeck, further promise, honestly to bring up said child, with those God may give them during their married life, give her food and clothing, in health and in sickness, instruct her in God's Word, let her go to school, have her taught to sew and to do all, which pious and good parents are bound to do, all with- out diminishing said sums of money. For the carrying out of the foregoing they give to the Orphanmasters as special security both their houses and lots in this City, one East of the Heere Straat (Broadway), bounded North by Jan Hen- dricksen van Gunst, South by the house and lot of Geertje Hoppe, the other on the Westside of the Prince Graft (Broad Str.), between the houses and lots of Cornelis Barensen van der Kuyl on the South and of the widow of Pieter Rudolfus on the North,
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generally binding their persons and property, noth- ing excepted, subject to all laws and courts. In witness whereof they have signed this at Amsterdam in New Netherland, January 31, 1663.
ABELL HARDENBRUCK.
This is
the mark
of ANNETJE MEINDERS, made by herself.
Thursday, February 22, 1663, at the City Hall present Messrs. Marten Cregier, Cornelis Steenwyck and Pieter Wolferzen van Couwenhoven.
Schepen Jan Vinge and Pieter Stoutenburgh report, that as Raghel van Tienhoven has died, it is necessary to appoint guardians for the children and adminis- trators of the estate and the Board agreeing with them elect as guardians and administrators said Jan Vinge and Pieter Stoutenburgh and with their knowl- edge and consent as co-administrators Schepen Jacques Cousseau, who in the presence of Cornelis Steenwyck, late Schepen and now Orphanmaster, are to make an inventory of and settle the estate, con- form to the following instrument:
As Raghel van Tienhoven has died on the 18th of February of this year, leaving three minor children, Lucas, Joannes and Janneke, and besides some prop- erty with outstanding and incoming debts, which requires the appointment of guardians and adminis- trators, to settle and close up the estate for the satisfaction of the creditors and that the heirs may
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come to their own, therefore the Orphanmasters elect and qualify as guardians and administrators, as they hereby do, the Honble Jan Vinge, Schepen of this City and brother of the deceased, Pieter Stouten- burgh, her brother-in-law, and besides them as co- administrator the Honble Jacques Cousseau, also Schepen, who, in the presence of the Honble Cornelis Steenwyck, late Schepen and now Orphanmaster, chosen from this Board by the guardians and here- with authorized, are to settle the estate, make as soon as possible an inventory of all the property, real and personal, left by deceased, and report the same to this Board for such disposition, as circum- stances shall make it proper. Done etc.
To-day Metje Greveraat was paid for board of the child of Clein Claasie 200 fl.
Monday, March 12, 1663, at the City Hall present (as before).
Merritje Loockerman, wife of Govert Loockermans, requests, that the Board may qualify two persons to examine the books and papers of Pieter Cornelissen van der Veen dec'd. and settle his estate. She is informed, that the Board has thereto appointed her husband and Aldert Coninck, whereupon she asks, that her husband might be excused and somebody else appointed in his place, to avoid all suspicion against him among the friends in Holland. After due consideration the Board authorize and qualify Aldert Coninck and Joannes de Peister.
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Commission.
Pieter Cornelizen van der Veen having died in the year 1661 and having left besides the widow three minor children, Cornelis, Tymen and Grietje, for whom guardians and administrators of the estate left must be appointed, therefore the Orphanmasters of this City herewith authorize and qualify as guar- dians Aldert Coninck and Joannes de Peister, late Schepen of this City, who are requested and directed to make an inventory of the movable and immovable property, furniture, bonds, debts and credits, left by the deceased here in this country and elsewhere and to make such agreement with the widow over the paternal inheritance of the children, as equity shall demand, reporting the same to this Board. Done etc.
Catharyna Ernstingh, widow of Hendrick Jansen Sluyter, is asked after the estate of her husband and whether he has left anything. She answers, only a house, which she tries to sell, as she intends to remove to Holland with her children, for which she requires the money as fare; 600 fl. have been offered to her.
Jan Jelizen Kock, having at his request been favored with the office of Messenger and Door- keeper of the Orphans Chamber, of which so far no commission has been given him and the Orphan-
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masters finding him very vigilant and attentive in the performance of his duties, they have allowed him to present before this Board all property, mov- able and immovable, for public auction and sell it, for which and for collecting the money for goods sold he shall have one oortje 32 on the guilder, which the Vendumaster of this Chamber shall pay him out of his commission : he is further allowed for collect- ing the money from the sale of the goods of Claas Martens' widow and Tomas Samuel's widow one half of what the auctioneer receives, the other half going to Claas van Elslant. Done etc.
Wednesday, March 14, 1663, at the City Hall present (as before).
Aldert Coninck and Joannes de Peister, guardians and administrators of the minor children of Pieter Cornelissen van der Veen, produce a statement of said van der Veen's estate, including goods, bonds, debts and credits; and it is found, that the estate owes more, than is due to it. Elsie Tymens, widow of said Pieter Cornelissen, is asked, whether she knows anything about more debts or property, which should be added to the inventory. She answers, she knows nothing about more debts, but there were some trifles of property, not worth describing. The Orphanmasters decide, that the guardians shall make a conditional agreement with the widow about set- tling on the children their paternal inheritance, which
32 A small division of the penny of which 20 made a guilder.
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having been done here at the City Hall and sub- mitted to the Board was approved, reading as follows :
To-day, the 14th of March, 1663, appeared at the Orphans Chamber of this City Elsie Tymens, widow of Pieter Cornelissen van der Veen, party of the first part, and Aldert Coninck with Joannes de Peister, late Schepen, elected guardians of said van der Veen's minor children, Cornelis, Tymen and Grietje Corneli- zen van der Veen, parties of the second part, who declared, that they had made with each other a con- tract or agreement for settling upon the said children their paternal inheritance. After having taken an inventory and considered demands and offers said Elsie Tymens promises to give to each of her said children, when of age or about to marry, the sum of 200 fl., in wampum, altogether 600 fl., provided the debts in Holland can be paid out of the property, inherited from said van der Veen's parents, amount- ing according to his books and papers to 6890 fl., 12 st., to-wit to Balthasar van Eyndhoven 1795 fl., 8, and to Cornelis Albersen van der Veen, father of said Pieter Cornelissen van der Veen 5095 fl., 4; if however these debts in the Fatherland cannot be paid out of the aforementioned property, then this contract shall be null and void and if it should hap- pen, that the inheritance from said Cornelis Albersen van der I'cen, father of Pieter, amounted to more than the aforesaid debts of Pieter Cornelissen to Balthasar van Eyndthoven and his parents, then the
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surplus is to go to said children on one side and their mother on the other, each side receiving one- half, unless Cornelis Albersen van der Veen makes a different disposition. Both sides declare to have agreed upon the foregoing and said Elsie Tymens promises to carry it out under the provisions of the law. In witness whereof the record hereof in the books of the Orphans Chamber was signed by both sides at Amsterdam in New Netherland on the day as above. Signed Elsie Tymens, Aldert Coninck, Joannes de Peister.
Thursday, March 29, 1663, at the City Hall, pres- ent Messrs. Allard Anthony, Cornelis Steenwyck, Joannes van Brugh.
The Orphanmasters resolve and order, that Jan Jelissen Kock shall report to this Board a list of the buried dead and how they are buried ; also to sum- mon Tysie Willems, widow of Willem Pietersen de Groot, to appear at the next session.
On a slip of paper, pasted in :
Whereas Annetje Meinders, widow of Dirck Barensen Smitt, has shown to the Orphanmasters of this City an instrument, drawn in Holland, settling upon her child the paternal inheritance, which settle- ment after receiving and examining the statement and inventory of the estate of deceased the Orphan- masters did not find sufficient for the child, therefore the guardians of said child are herewith requested and authorized to make, assisted by Hendrick
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Barensen Smitt, brother of the deceased and now appointed co-guardian and administrator, on behalf of the child with Annetje Meinders such agreement concerning the settlement, as they shall consider just.
Thursday, April 26, 1663, at the City Hall present (as before).
Isaack Greveraat coming in is told, that his wife having died it is customary to make a settlement on the children of their mothers property, and asked, whether a testament had been made by him and his wife, he answers Yes, but it does not contain the clause of exclusion of the Orphans Chamber. As he has it not with him, he is ordered to fetch it and returning he shows it. Having read it and found, as he said, the Board decides, that guardians for the children must be appointed and elects as such Tomas Lambersen, father-in-law (? stepfather) of the deceased, and Schepen Jacques Cousseau, to whom is given the following
Commission.
As Lysbet Jurriaans, wife of Sieur Isaack Gre- veraat, has died, leaving besides the widower two minor children, called Andries and Hendrick Gre- veraat, for whom and the property, left by her, it is necessary, according to the praiseworthy customs of our Fatherland, to appoint guardians and adminis- trators, so that neither the widower on one side nor the children on the other may be injured in their
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