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

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142 Beverwyck, to owe Nicolaes DeMeyer, burgher at Amsterdam in New Netherland, the qruantityiof 29 whole beaverskins, at 8 guilders apiece, for gram received of said DeMeyer. Wit- nesses, Aert Pieters Van Eeest and Meyndert Coerten. 1662. May 8. Examination' of accounts between Adriaen Symonse and Hendrick Obe, in presence of Jan Gilles De jongh, Jan JanseWVan1Breste and Fredrick Gysberts, at the house of Warnar esse s. ' 1662. May 9. Joannes De Witt, debit for a petition one guilder IO stivers. n . u . 1662. May ro. William Hollingworth, debit for serving 'as interpreter in court, two guilders. . . 1662. May ro. Ariaen Symons, deblt for a futile search for Jan Verbeeck's note, one guilder. . Q ' 1662. Tryntie Van Engelen had claim against Captain Post amounting .to 166 guilders, for an ox sold by Cornelis Molyn to Jan Schryver and Claes Jansen. Molyn is to be asked whether he does not know that before the war, Arent Van Engelen took to Staten Island a cow and two calves. Elsie Wessels was the wife of Thomas, the carman. The wife of Johannes Markus Mandemaeker at Breuckelen was named Elsla Van Oldenseel. No date. Joint will by Sevryn Lourens, of Roodschilt, in Denmark, husband, and Tryntie Reynders, of Hengel, in the county of Sutphen, last widow of the deceased Arent Theunisz Van Hengelen. Her children were Reinier, Mary and Hen- drick Arents I:Van EngelenJ. 1 1662. May 23. Power of attorney, in English, for Bartholo- meus Appel, to Henry Timberlake of Rhode Island, to take care of and cultivate land named Appelgats Plain, which had belonged to the former's father. ' 1662. June 9. Translated for Cornelis Steenwyck and CO, a letter to James Mils on ship The Nathaniel. 1662. June 24. Frans Jansen Van Hooghten summons Jacob and Pieter Wolpherts Van Kouwenhoven, co-heirs of Wolfert Gerrits Van Kouwenhoven, to deliver to him land sold by their deceased father at Amersfort, and adjudicated to lim bl? Director General and Council of New Netherland on arc 2, 1662. J I662. May 27. Adriaen Symonse Beer sells to Gerrit Hen- drix 3ooo pounds of good Virginia tobacco, coming to former from Hars Fredricx, at present in Virginia. Witnesses, Ech- bert Meynders and Roelof Janse. 1662. June 1. Claes Carstense Noorman, of New Amster- dam, owes Nicolaes DeMeyer 121 guilders II stivers, money advanced to wife of Cars Jansen. Witnesses, Pieter Schaef- banck and Adriaen Huybers Sterrevelt. ' 1662. June 5. Asser Levy, debit for various transactions, such as writing anote made out by Auke Jans, and travelling expenses, 4 guilders ro stivers,

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141 and Council against order by Magistrate of Gravesend to de- molish his fence and to reset old fence on Conynen Island JConey IslandJ. . . - I662. May 4. Given notice to Tobias Feakes, acquainting him with fact that letters had been sent to Claes Van Elslant apprising him I:FeakesJ of inheritance for his wife and childreli in Holland. Dan1el.Patt1l pays 4 guilders on account of the 8 guilders for translating the letter concerning Tobias Feakes' wife's inheritance in Holland. 1662. May 4. Inventory of the documents to be produced by Jan Gilles De Jongh, complainant in the suit against the estate of Reyndert Jansen Hoorn. 1662. May 7. Thomas Lowrens, of Middelburgh, sends 3 petition regarding the sale of certain land and orchard. ' 1662. May Io. Request to Burgomasters and 'Schepens of New Amsterdam by Abraham Frost, complainant, vs. Francoys DeBruyn, defendant. No date. Petition by Pieter Jansen Trinbol, alias DeNoor- man, whose land is situated on this side of the Noorman's Kil, Long Island, requesting Director General and Council to be permitted, on account of the distance, to move away from Boswyck, and also for the purpose of assisting people, etc., who are obliged to travel by night and in inclement weather. Four or five families are ready also to erect houses and form a hamlet there. He has already partitioned off two lots on his property, one for Isaack DeForeest, and one for Harmen Steppe for Stegge?J. ' Pieter Janse was charged 3 guilders I5 stivers by Notary LaChair, for writing above petition. 1662. May 9. Machdalena Hansen, wife of Hendrick Jan- sen Spier, of Gemoenepa, sells in the name of her husband to Cristoffel Van Laer, shoemaker, at New Amsterdam, house and lot on the Heere graft at New Amsterdam, next to house of Oloff Stevens Van Cortland and Gerrit Janse Roos, extending in front eastward to the burghwall fcity wallJ, and in the rear to the lot of Abraham Dela Noye. Witnesses, Albert Coningh and Cornelyus Gerloofs. ' 1662. May 12. Hendrick Jansen Spiers subscribed to the above transaction. 1662. May 1o. Jan Schryver, inn keeper, at New Amster- dam, grants to Paulus Van der Beeke at New Amsterdam a lot at New Amsterdam on the Beavers graft, between Hendrik Van Bomme-l's and Pieter Pra's, extending from Beaver's graft, to end of the Marketsteegh. Witnesses, Eghbert Meynderts and Pieter Harmensen. , . I 1662. May 12. Nicolaes DeMayer, debit for a note,1n Eng- llsh, by James Underwood, passed Nov. 1o, 1661, 2 guilders IO stivers. u 1662. May 13. Eva Jeurians, Wife of Jan Rinckhout, living ln the town of Beverwyck, at the Fort of Orange, acknowledges for herself and her brother Daniel Rinckhout, baker, at

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143 1562, June 6. Richard Bridwel owes LaChair 2 guilders for services in case against Lambert Barents. ' I 1662. June 9. Jacob .Vis owes 4 guilders for trip to Breucke- len, for purpose of getting from Albert Cornelis Wantenaer a declaration that Vis and Clocq had been there since November 1 and had taken meals with Albert Cornelisz. . ,1662. June 1o. Expenses for attending Vis to Andries Jochums' and for a declaration, 2 guilders ro stivers. N0 Date. Petition by Jacob Vis, complainant, regarding his case vs. Pelgrom Clocq, defendant. ' 1662. June 15. Thomas Wandell, burgher at New Amster- dam, and Richard Ary, Skipper, agree concerning differences existing between them in regard to shipping contract about which La Chair and Isaac Bedloo, as referees, rendered de- cision on June 13, 1662. Witnesses, Matthew Bunne and Samuel Spicer. 1662. June 16. Lambert Barents, burgherof New Amster- dam, at present husband of Leentie Dirx Servaes, last widow of Aris Otte, grants to Gerrit Hendrix, house and lot situated at New Amsterdam, in the Hooghstraat, on the East the house and lot of Wessel Everts, West the house and lot of notary Tielman Van Vleck, extending from the street to the Slyck- steegh. Witnesses, Warnar Wessels and Roelof Jans. 1662. June 17. William Goulding of Gravesend, Long Island, owes Nicolaes DeMayer of New Amsterdam, 148 guilders 4 stivers and 26 pounds of butter, for debt- of Goulding's son, in law John Appelgald, which he agreed to pay. Witnesses, Jacob Vis and Claes Carstens Noorman. I662. June zo. Epke Jacobs, inn keeper of Vlissingh on Long Island, acknowledges to owe Nicolaes DeMeyer of New Amsterdam, 104 guilders and I4 schepels of peas, for mer- chandise received to his satisfaction. Witnesses, Claes Mari- chael and Meyndert Barents Van Keyserryck. No Date. Petition of Tobias Feake, regarding his case against William Hallet. Petitioner's uncle and blood-guardian, Tobias Dickson, living in Germany, had sent petitioner from there to New England, and given him into the care of his uncle Robbert Feacke. , No' date. No name. Petition regarding judgment by D1- rector General and Council of New Netherland, concerning a piece of land. 1662. June 22. Declaration, by Harmen Jansen Van Borkeloo and Willem Jansen Van Borkeloo, brothers, at the request of Aeltie Bickers, wife of Nicolas Velthuysen. They declare that in February of the present year they were traveling ffflm Medenblicq to Amsterdam, and onthe tr1p conversed with divers persons. There was a constable JgunnerJ on board who told them he had some time ago been inthis country, and had lost the ship Noortsterre here. Said. gunner Said that Nicolaes Velthuysen, husband of Aeltie Bickers, whom he