and true all that shall be done by virtue of this paper, on a pledge of his person and estate, real and personal. Thus done in Fort Orange, the 3d of September, A. D. 1660, in presence of J. Provoost and Jan Pieterse Muller. This is the mark + of WOUTER AERTSEN, Johannes Provoost, witness. with his own hand set. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of etc., Henderick Anderiessen [Van Doesburgh] dwelling in the aforesaid village, who declares in the presence of the after named witnesses that he has appointed and empowered, as by these presents he does appoint and empower, Mr. Abel Wolff dwelling at Amsterdam, in the subscriber's name and for his sake to demand, collect and receive of Mr. Gerrit Barentsen Koers also dwelling at Amsterdam, the five thousand six hundred and ninety-one guilders and fifteen stuivers due to the subscriber according to the writings and proofs hereto annexed, of the receipt quittance to pass, and in case of refusal the payment to compel by law and rigor of justice unto sentence and extreme execution; also to proceed by arrest against persons and goods. Further to do and perform all that he shall judge proper, with power in case of need to further the business, one or more persons in his place to substitute, promising to hold good and true. all that the attorney in said business shall do, renouncing all customs and laws which might militate against his good intentions, provided that the attorney be holden to make a proper statement and return, on pledge of his person and estate personal and real, present and future, and submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange in New Netherland in presence of Gysbert Van Imborgh and Johannes Provoost as witnesses hereto invited on the 10th of September, A. D., 1660. Gysbert Van Imbroch. Acknowledged before me, HENDRYCK ANDRIESEN. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of etc., Madame Johanna De Laedt assisted by the Honorable Jeronimus Ebbinck as husband and guardian of the same, on the one side, and Tjerck Claessen [DeWit] inhabitant of the Colony of Rensselarswyck of the other side, who have agreed and contracted with each other as follows: to wit, that the said woman Johanna De Laet grants per forma of exchange two pieces of land lying in the Esopus north-west of the inner [binne] kil of Esopus and lying beyond the same; the north field comprises five and thirty morgens and one-hundred and fifty-five rods, and the other adjoining the west side consists of thirty-five morgens and onehundred and ten rods; in exchange for which Tjerk Claessen aforesaid has given his house twenty feet long and with the passage way [uytlaet] thirty feet broad, and lot (the lot is ten rods and nine and twenty feet long) lying in the village of Beverwyck, adjoining on the east side the street, on the west side the garden of Henderick Anderiessen and Lambert Van Neeck, and on the north side the house of Lambert Van Neck, and on the south side the house of Hendrick de Backer, provided that the respective parties shall deliver proper contracts and instruments securing perfect possession on the first of May, A. D., 1661, without craft or guile, on pledge of their persons and estates, personal and real, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the first of September, A. D., 1660, in presence of Jan Pieterse Mulder and Arent Janse. Jan Pieterse Mulder. JOHANNA DE LAET. JERONIMUS EBBINCK. TJERK CLAESSEN DEWITT.1 LA MONTAGNE, V. D., and Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me, Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., Mr. Daniel Verveelen, merchant here, who declares that he has appointed and empowered by these presents, Wouter Albers, burgher and inhabit ant of the village of Beverwyck, in his name and for his sake to ask and demand payment of such moneys and of such persons as the settlements and other papers which the subscriber has given into the hands of the attorney shall indicate, against said persons to proceed by process of law to definitive sentence, from said sentence to appeal or acquiese therein, as he shall think proper, for moneys received acquittance to pass, and in said matter to act as if the subscriber were himself present, provided the attorney shall be bound, of his doings and receipts a settlement and return to make to the subscriber, promising to hold good and true all that the attorney in this matter shall do, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done the 18th of September, 1660, in presence of Jan Pieterse and Geurt Hendrickse [Van Schoonoven.] Jan Pieterse, DANIEL VERVEELEN.2 LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me, Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., Madame (Juffrou), Johanna De Laet, wife of Jeronimus Ebbinck, who declares in presence of the afternamed witnesses, on the one side that she has sold, and Aert Jacobsen on the other side, that he has bought, a certain piece of land lying in the Esopus in New Netherland, adjoining on the northeast side the land of Jan Schoon and Aert Pieterse Tack, on the northwest side Tierck Claessen [De Witt], southwest the hill, containing forty-seven morgens and two hundred and fifteen rods, for the sum of six hundred guilders, half beavers and half wheat at market price, 1 The above contract was probably carried out as Tjerk Claese soon after this became an inhabitant of Ulster county. In 1687 Daniel Verveelen probably lived at Spuyting Duvvil; he petitons for a renewal of a grant for a ferry there, formerly held by his father.-Eng. Manuscripts, xxv, 135. in three installments, to wit, in June, 1661, the third part of said sum, in June, 1662, another third part, and the remaining third part in June, 1663, the said Madame promising to free said lot from all demands and pretensions which may come against said land, the respective parties for maintenance of said contract pledging their persons and estates, real and personal, present and future, and submitting the same to all laws and judges (as the acceptant also does his person). Done in Fort Orange the 17th of September, 1660, in presence of Jan Pieterse Muller and Geurt Hendrikse as witnesses. Jan Pieterse Mulder, Geurt Heyndrycksen. JOHANNA DE LAET, Clerk at Fort Orange. On the last day of September, A.D., 1660, the slaughter excise was offered at public sale by the honorable clerk and commissaries of Fort Orange according to the conditions of the year 1659, and Marcelis Janse [Van Bommel] remained the last bidder for the sum of seven hundred and twenty guilders, for which sum his sureties were Cornelis Teunissen Bosch and Gerrit Slechtenhorst, each for all, as principals, on pledge of their persons and estates, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done ut supra. Acknowledged before me, MARCELYS JANSEN, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me, Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., Rem Janssen Smit, who declares in the presence of the afternamed witnesses that he has appointed and empowered, as by these presents he does appoint and empower, Daniel Rinckhout, burger and inhabitant of the aforesaid village, in his name and for his sake, to demand, collect and receive here in Fort Orange such debts and moneys as to him the subscriber are due according to the following specification: first from Jan Helmersen the sum of sixty-five guilders in beavers or wheat, from Eldert Gerbertsen, forty-one guilders payable as before, and from Evert Pels forty-two guilders; from Jan Tyssen [Goes] thirty-six guilders; from Gysbert Van den Bergh thirty-two guilders; and in case of refusal, payment to compel by law and rigor of justice to definitive sentence and extreme execution, also to proceed by arrest against persons and estates; further, all things to do and perform, which he, the subscriber, being present could or might do, although the matter may require greater and more special authority than stands expressed in this paper, provided the attorney be holden to make to the subscriber a proper statement and return, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal. 1 Alias Jan de Bock. 2 Jan Tyssen Goes came to Rensselaerwyck in 1630 as a trumpeter in the fort. By his wife Styntje Janse Van Hoesen he had eight children, seven of whom are spoken of in his will made Feb. 9, 1696-7. He died 31st May, 1705.- Albany Church Records. Thus done in Fort Orange, New Netherland in presence of Jan Cloet and Johannes Provoost as witnesses hereto invited, on this 3d day of October, A.D., 1660. Johannes Clute, Johannes Provoost, witness. Acknowledged before me, REM YANSEN. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Frans Barentse Pastoor and Evert Janssen Wendel, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Cornelis Segersen [Van Voorhout,] who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Gerrit Slichtenhorst, his heirs and assigns, a house and lot lying in the village of Beverwyck on the hill, adjoining to the south Marcelis Janssen, to the northeast and west the street; the lot is twenty rods long, breadth to the east five rods one foot, or two exclusive, to the west the hill, breadth seven rods and a half, which lot before this, was granted by patent from the heer director general and council of New Netherland to Jan Roeloffse, from whom the grantor received it by conveyance, and promises the same to free from all demands, claims and pretentions, which may hereafter come against the same, pledging his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 10th of December, A.D., 1660. Janse Barentse Pastoor, Evert Janse Wendel. Acknowledged before me, CORNELIS SEEGERZEEN. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service, etc., in the presence of the honorable commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Cornelis Teunissen Bosch, who declares that he has granted and conveyed, as by these presents he does grant and convey, in real and actual possession, to and for the behoof of the aforesaid commissaries, a certain lot, being taken by their honors for public use for a street, adjoining to the south of the house of Jan Teunissen, alias de Paep (the priest), length thirteen rods and breadth two rods, which lot is a part of the patent to him, the grantor, given by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, of date 23 April, 1652, for which lot the grantor aforesaid acknowledges that he has satisfaction, and promises the said lot to free from all demands, claims or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the 10th of December, A. D. 1660. Andries Herberts. Jan Verbeeck. Acknowledged before me, CORNELIS THONISEN BOS. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Frans Barentsen Pastoor and Evert Jansen Wendel, Annetien Bogardus, who declares that she has granted and conveyed, as by these presents she does grant and convey, in real and actual possession, to and for the behoof of David Pieterse Schuyler his heirs or assigns, a part of a lot, lying in the Village of Beverwyck, adjoining to the west, the grantor, to the south and to the east, Sander Leendersen [Glen], to the north, the street; the aforesaid lot is six rods and three feet long to the west on the grantor, in front on the street one rod six feet and eight inches broad, to the east on Sander Leendersen six rods three feet, to the west one rod seven feet and eight inches broad, which aforesaid lot is a part of the patent to the grantor, given by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, of date the 23d of April, A. D. 1652; for which the grantor aforesaid acknowledges, that she has had satisfaction, and promises to free the same from all demands, claims or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, on pledge of her person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the 22d of December, A. D. 1660. This is the mark of ANNETIEN BOGARDUS, Frans Barentsen Pastoor. Acknowledged before me, with her own hand set. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland admitted, etc., Pieter Adriaensen Soogemackelyck, inhabitant of the Colony of Rensselaerwyck, who acknowledges in the presence of the aforenamed witnesses, that he is well, truly and honestly indebted to Mr. Gerrit Slichtenhorst as bookkeeper of the Diaconate, in the number of thirty-three and a half pieces of good whole merchantable beaver skins at eight guilders a piece, growing out of a purchase of seewant which he has received at fifteen guilders the beaver to his content, so the said Pieter Adriaensen promises the aforesaid number of thirty-three and a half beavers to pay, in the year 1661, the half in June, on pledge of his and estate. person [This paper was not executed.] * * Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne in the service of etc., Pieter Adriaensen Soogemackelyck inhabitant of the colony of Rensselaerwyck, who declares in presence of the afternamed witnesses that he has received from the hands of Mr. Gerrit Slichtenhorst book-keeper of the Diaconate the sum of five-hundred guilders in seewant for his use for one year from this date and no longer, for which use, the said Pieter Adriaensen promises to pay interest at 10 per cent, and at the end of said year to return the principal sum, for which he pledges his person and estate real and personal, present and future, nothing excepted, and submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 2d of February, A. D. 1661, in presence of. [This bond and mortgage was not executed.] |