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

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153 1662. May. Egbert Leninck, of New Amsterdam declares he owes Dirck Jansen Van Oldenburch 420 guilders ,for mer- chandise received. Witnesses, Cornelis Van Langlievelde J Van de Water. ' ' . . . 20 . . . Francoys Gay, a soldier of the West India Company confers power 'of attorney upon Jaques De Payeur for the purpose of receiving for him in Holland such moneys as are due him. Witnesses, Jaques Hugues, Bernardug Stardeu and Jan De Ruyter. ' 1662. June 15. Cornelis Van Langevelde declares to have sold to Jan Arcer a lot of land, and to have bought one-half share in a yacht, the other half of which belongs to Albert Albertsen, for A15 st. New England money. Witnesses, Ger- ret Gerrets, Jacobus Van de Water. No Date. David Machoro, a Jew, declares, at request of , , . Bentfield, that said Bentiield ordered of William Louw- rens, Schout of Flushing, a quantity of liquors, and upon his question about the excise, William Louwrens answered, You need .not trouble yourself about that, I shall make that all right. Witnesses, Tomas Lambertsen, Pieter Van de Water. 1662. Aug. 21. Juriaen Blanck and wife Tryntie Klaessen make joint will. The survivor is to have everything. She had a son, Simon Barentsen, by a former marriage with Barent Symonsen, decd. Witnesses, Pieter Jacobs Marius and Jacobus Van de Water. . I662. Aug. 23. Johannes Van Brugh and wife, Catharina Roelofs, make joint will. Survivor sole heir. She was with child, and had two children by a former marriage, with Lucas Rodenburch, which children were named Elizabeth and Lucre- tia Rodenburgh. Witnesses, Johannes De Peyster and Jaco- bus Van de Water. . 1662. Sept. 2. Anthony Van Aelst, merchant, about to leave for Holland, had received power of attorney of William Har- toch, merchant at Amsterdam in Holland, May ro, 1662, to administer affairs of Harmanus Hertoch, deceased, brother of the above William Hartoch. Said attorney now transfers his above powers of attorney to' Thomas Lambertsen, burgher of New Amsterdam. Witnesses, Sybrant Janse and Jacobus Van de Water. , I662. Sept. 4. Cornelis Van Langevelde, as husband .and legal guardian of his wife, Maritie Jansen, daughter and heiress of Jan Cornelissen decd, of Rotterdam, alias Joncker, who had been 'murdered by the Indians in I643, appoints as attorney Andries Jeremiassen Spieringh, merchant, about to depart for Holland. In said capacity said Spieringh will demand and col- lect whatever is due to deceased's estate from Cornelis PICJLCIS Willemsen,'residing in the village of Goudriaan, near Thien- hoven, in the Alblasserwaert, brother-in-law.of the aforesald Jan Cornelisen of Rotterdam, and from Grietje Adrlaensen, widow of Adriaen Cornelissen Joncker, widow of the brother

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I 2 North, and in returning his ship went on a rock in Helle. gat near the shore of the Barents island. Pet1t1oner's tobacco was spoiled on account of the inrushing water. l Avers that he is not responsible for the freight fpart of the petition missingj. No date. Petition. - Nicolaes Boot says that owing to loss of his ship and merchandise he is in no condition to answer before the Court the summons and accusations of the fiscal. The repairs of his ship necessitate heavy expenses, Requests his case to be adjourned till December, next, and to permit petitioner once more to sail and rnake' good his losses, before appearing before the Court.jN1co1aes Boot owed La Chair 3 guilders for writing above petition. 4 1662. Oct. ro. Pieter Jansen Van Werkendam grants Hendrick Hendricks Van Doesburgh, house and lot in the Slycksteegh, to the East lot and garden of joahnus Wit- hart, to the North Daniel Verveelen's, to the West Engelbert, the tailor, Slycksteeghn to the South. Said lot is the just half of the lot formerly bought by said Engelbert of D? joan- nes Megapolensis. Witnesses, Christoffel Hoogland and Gerrit Jansen Roos. , 1662. Oct. ro. Richard Hincksman, of Boston, owes La Chair I4 guilders for bill of sale to Bonne, and other trans- actions. r662.- Oct. rr., Nicolaes Boot and Eduard Leake have settled their contention regarding freight and loss of tobacco, through the mediation of the arbitrators, Salomon LaChair and Warnar Wessels. Leak owes Boot rzo guilders for freight. Boot owes Leak r5o guilders for loss of his tobacco and skins. Each is to bear one-half of the expenses. No Date. Fragment. Nicolaes' Boot, about to depart for Virginia confers powers of attorney upon his son-in-law Cris- toffel Van Laer, shoemaker, at New Amsterdam, more especially regarding supervision over Bootfs houses, renting of same, re- ceiving rents, and also his claim against Willem Schyven of Amsterdam, when Nicolaes De Meyer shall return from there. II-Iere the register ends. Some pages missingj. WALEWYN VAN DER VEEN'S RECORD. TAKEN FROM A TRANSLATION BY DR. E. B. O,CALLAGHAN. No year.. zoth . . . Christoffel Hooglant becomes surety for Nathaniel Green, English merchant at Boston, for zooo guilders 1n tobacco. Benjamin Gilliam is to send an agent for the purpose of settling with jeems Mils. Witnesses, Louwer- ens Van de Spiegel, jacobus Van de Water. Nathiel . . . of Boston, names as his attorneys Daniel Van Donck and Chris- iislfgpl Hoogland to represent him in his suit against Jeems 1 s.

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1 154 of said Jan Cornelissen, living near Gorkum, in the hamlet named the Haes. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Claes Van Elslant. , ' 1662. Sept. 15. Ariaen Simonsen, about to depart for H01- land, acknowledges to owe Jeronimus Ebbinck of New Amster- dam 5o guilders, Holland money. 1662. Sept. -13. Jochum Wesselsen, baker, of Beverwyck, appoints as his attorneys Hendrick Willemsen and Jurien Blanck, for the purpose of conducting his case against Tomas Janssen. Witnesses, Cornelis Van Langevelde and Jacob Van de Water. I662. Oct. 14. Tomas Lambertsen of New Amsterdam, appointed by Anthony Van Aalst, attorney for Willem Hartogh, to act in his stead, confers powers of attorney to represent him in said capacity, upon Nicolaes Boot. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Hendrick Bosch. . 1662. Oct. 23. Annatien Dircksen, widow of late Pieter Kock, declares to have sold, about three months ago, to Hendrick Jansen Spieringh, twenty five morgens of land, on West side of North River, next to land of Dirck Sieken, being one-half of the land granted March 25, 1647, to Klaes Kars- tensen Noorman. Witnesses, Piter Johanssen, Bartholomeus Van Schel. A 1662. Oct. 23. Annatien Dircksen, widow of late Pieter Kock, declares to have sold to Willem Jansen Roome twenty- iive morgens -of land, on West side of North River next to lands bought of her three months ago by Hendrick Jansen Spieringh, East of Lubbert Tysen's land, being one-half-of fifty morgens of land granted on March 25, 1647, to Klaes Karstensen Noorman. Witnesses, Piter Johanssen, Bartholo- meus Van Schel. 1662. Oct. 26. Dirck Jansen of Oldenburgh, burgher of New Amsterdam, declares to have sold to Deliverance Lam- berton, English merchant at Newhaven, New England, a certain sloop named the Hope, for the amount of 2ooo guilders in tobacco. Executed Nov. 5, 1662. Ritchard Cod- ner, Jacobus Van de Water and Jan Jansen Bosch, witnesses. 1663. Jan. 2. Jeronimus Ebbinck of New Amsterdam, declares to have conferred powers of attorney upon Gerardt Hamel and Jacob Van Wisselt, merchants at Amsterdam, in Holland, to receive money due to him by Aldert De Decker. Witnesses, Jacob Backer and Jacobus Van de Water. -1663. Jan. 5. Johannes Van Brugh revokes powers of attorney conferred by him Aug. 31, 1658, before Mateus De Vos, upon his uncle Gillis Van Brugghe, residing in Amster- dam, Holland. Appoints in his place, Gerrit Arentsen Zuyck, merchant at Amsterdam, in Holland. Witnesses, Johannes De Peyster and J. Van de Water. . AIQ63. Feb. 7. Cornelis Van Langevelde and his wife, Mafltle Jansen Jonker, alias Van Rotterdam, make joint will.