The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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133 by Nicholas Stillwil of. Gravesend, regarding sale to him by Anthony Jansen, of a piece of property at Gravesend.. I662. Feb. Io. Nicolaes Stillwil to Salomon Lachair, Debit, Translating bill of sale between him and .Anthony Jansen 5 guilders. Translating his declaration, 5 guilders.. 1' ranslating a declaration by Rich. Richardson and Nathaniel Britten, 1 guilder ro stivers. . Translating Iiinto Enghshgl declarat1on.by Gerrit Segers,,1 guilder stivers. Translating a declaration by Thomas Marrel, 1 gui er, . C lt tion regarding suit against Anthony Jansen, Dec. 27, : aStillwell, in the presence of Schout and Secretary of Gravesend offered paymergt to Anthony Jagscgnil f N N date. Petition to urgomasters an c epens o ew Amscferdam. Frans Jansen Van Hooghten, carpenter, petitions regarding judgment obtained by him on Jan. 31 EI662J, against Wessel Evertsen, by which arbitrators. had decided that said W. Evertsen was to pay petitioner 5oo guilders. 1662. Feb. 15. Received of Nicolaes Carter I5 guilders in settlement. 1662. Feb. 21. Paid to Ariaen Cornelis, partner of DeGraef and Hooghlant, for wood, 9 guilders. A Balance owing them 5 guilders, which was paid to DeGraef. 1662. Feb. 2 3. Joannes Van Brugh in his capacity of admin- istrator of the estate of Reyndert Janse Hoorn was summoned. 1662. Feb. 2o. Richard Smith of Setoket, and Claes Arens of New Amsterdam appear. Former has leased to latter, house barn, garden, orchard and land at Middelburgh. Wit- nesses, Claes Marichael and Jacob Liels. No date. Petition by Warnar Wessels, farmer of the tapster excise at New Amsterdam, requesting extension of time to pay what is due, owing to bad business and small receipts of the farm. No date. Petition of Jan Gillesz DeJonge vs. Govert Lokermans and Warnar Wessels, administrators of the estate of Reyndert Jansen Hoorn. J No date. Petition regarding judgment pronounced March 7, 1662, concerning the lease of Varckens island, etc. Answer of Pieter Lamberts, defendant, to Matheus DeVos, attorney of F rancoys Fyn, complainant. No date. Petition to Director General and Council of New Netherland by Frans Janse Van Hooghten, defendant, vs. Wessel Everts, complainant. Decision of arbitrators, N icolaes Di Mayer and Robbert Roelants, attacked by petitioner. Says ar itrators decided without petitioner's consent. No date. Petition to Burgomasters and Schepens of New Amsterdam by Meyndert Barents, as attorney for Cornelis llgircxs I-Iooghlant, complainant, vs. Thomas Hall, defendant. nswer to defendant's etitio f O t. 8, 66 , concerning debt of 1012 pounds of Xgirginig tgbacdo. I I I n No date. Petition of Jan Gilles DeJongh concerning h1s claim against administrators of estate of Reyndert Hoorn.

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137 1552, Jan. 28. Pieter Van Kouwenhoven has satisfied a note for 250 guilders which was owed by decd Wolphert Gerrits Van Kouwenhoven to Jacob Vis. 1552, Jan. 3o. Hendrick Sweers of the Waleboght makes declaration at request' of Evert Dirxs Van As concerning Dirck Smit's transaction regarding a yacht. Witnesses, Claes Marschael, Jacob Vis. 1662. Feb. 1. Joan Lamontagne J' of New Haerlem em- powers Isaack DeForeest, brewer at New Amsterdam, to grant to Johannes Vervelen or anybody else, in his name, his garden and orchard at New Amsterdam, by virtue of grant made to Lamontagne by Symon Joosten. Witnesses, Jacobus Vis, Joseph Waldron. ' I662. Feb. 3. Paulus Van der Beek makes contract with Symon Harmens Cort,'carpenter, to build for him a house 40 feet long, zo feet wide, and cellar 6 feet high, at Goanus. Witnesses, Gerrit Hendrycks, Claes Tisen. I662. Feb. 6. Adrian Symons has hypothecated to Councillor Joan De Decker a note made out to the former by Jan Stocker. 1662. Feb. 7. Pieter Schaefbank, at request of Paulus Van der Beek, declares that when he was farmer of the burgher excise he went with the officer Pieter Tonneman to the house of Jeurian Janse Kuiper for the purpose of gauging his brandy. Jeurian Janse Kuiper's house was closed and they went to Johannes Vervelen's brewery to fetch him. He acknowl- edged having received a keg of brandy from the ship St. Jan Baptiste, which was not quite full, and which he had sold to Mr. Joannes DePeyster. Witnesses, Jacob Vis, Ruetgher Willems. 1662. Feb. 9. Robbert Hobbes, of Flushing, makes known by petition to the Director General and Council of New Nether- land that on Feb. 18, 1661, he had bought of William Hallet, also of Flushing, a house, garden and orchard. Tobias Feeke claims portion as his property. n 1662. Feb. 9. Richard Richerdson and Nathaniel Britton declare that in the controversy between Nicolaes Stillwell and Anthony Jansen the latter refuses to submit to the decision of arbitrators. D Declaration dated 1661,Jan. 23, by Thomas Morral fMarrel, in another placeJ made originally in English and translated into Dutch in which he states that Anthony Jansen showed him and his party the tract of land from the boat landing till the seashore, till Konynen island I:Coney Islandzl Saylng 'Chai 113 belonged to him. 1662. Jan. 31. Gerrit Segers declares that he rented of Anthony Jansen the tract of land sold by Anthony Jansen to N..Stillwel1 containing the corner situated near the seashore which is in litigation. , I , , 1662. Feb. 1o. Translation, in Dutch, of a petition in English

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139 N0 date. Petition of Salomon LaChair, attorney for Francoys Hal, on Oct. 18, 1661, requesting that Maria Gerardi about to depart, should be made to reply to demand of Alexan: der Brian, which has not yet been done. I662. March 29. Commission by Albert Cornelis, to sue Hans De Noorman for debt of one and a half beaver for sale of I9 schepels of peas, delivered on Oct. 1o, 1661. 1662. March 30. Eduart Leake owes notary LaChair various amounts for translations made regarding William Lamberts, Daniel Robbins, John Benham, Richard Ary. 1662. April 2. Declaration in English by Isaac Martin and Hezekiah Bunsell fBoniel PJ, seamen on Mr. James Mills' bark, that last Saturday Mr. Greene of the Doliin said he came from Maryland. No date. Petition by Gysbert,Opdyck, a former ofhcer in the service of the company,,at present without employment, to be appointed schout of the villages of Vlissingen, Middelburgh and Rustdorp. 1662. April 1o. 'Tobias Feke, of Vlissingen, empowered Notary LaChair, before Secretary N evius, to appeal his suit against William Hall. ' 1662. April II. Hendrick Obe asked two of Mr. Green's sailors, at the house of Mrs. Wessels, whose ship it was ? The sailors answered, It is old Mr. Gillam's ship, of Boston, but our skipper has a share in it. 1662. April 13. Warnar Wessels conveys to Cornelis Steen- wyck and Jan Gilles De Jongh, his claim against James Mills, English merchant, at James River, Virginia. Witnesses, F red- erick Gysberts Van den Bergh and Claes Marichael. No date. Examination concerning the ownership of the bark Dolfyn, master Nathaniel Greene, English merchant, at present anchoring before New Amsterdam. Were examined Mr. Greene, Hendrick Obe, and Christoffel Maes. The ques- tion was whether the ship belonged to Nathaniel Greene or to Benjamin Gillam, Senior, of Boston. - . I662. April 1.5. Nathaniel Greene refuses to swear to his declaration regarding ownership of the Dolfyn, in the presence of Daniel Van Donck, Christoffel Hooghlant, John Damosel and Mr. Sweed. I . . l 1662. April 15. Protest, 'in presence of Andries Spieringe and Joost Goderes, against arrest of Nathaniel Greene. 1662. April 19. Pieter Nys, attorney for Paulus Beyerbergh, has an English letter written to Robbert Sley, administrator of estate of Samuel Smith, concerning debt of 85oo pounds Of tobacco. ' . . I662. April 19. Fragment of document, in English, by Jo- hannes De Wit, Joseph Roett, and Van CouWC11h0VCU, 111 presence of Claes Van Elslant and Henderick Obe. IThe above contained only the iinal clause g rest m1ss1ng.J . 1662. April zo. Jan Adriesen De Graef, partner Of COTHCIIS