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Subject: Re: [D-Col] John Schoonmaker, abstract Will of
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 15:07:46 EDT

Wayne,
This is the willl of Jan Schoonmaker bp. June 03, 1694 in the Kingston RDC to
Jochem Hendricksz Schoonmaker and Antje Hussey. Jan m. one of my ancestors,
Margriet Hornbeck, in the KRDC on June 07, 1730. She was the dau of Lodewyck
Hornbeck and Marritie Vernoy.
Cynthia


In a message dated 08/04/2001 9:32:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:


> Okay was he the son of Jochem Schoomaker or was he a grandson?
> Wayne
>
> Abstracts of Wills Vol VIII 1771-1776, pages 246 & 247:
> Page 331.--In the name of God, Amen. "Know all men by these presents that
> on
> this first Day of October, 1773, I, the underwritten, JOHN SCHOONMAKER,
> being
> sick in body, being desirous to put everything in order." All debts to be
> paid in convenient time. "I leave to my eldest son, Petrus, above his
> portion, one shilling in money." I leave to my son Petrus "a man's seat in
> the Church at Rochester." I leave to my son, Jochem Schoonmaker, Jr., my
> negro boy Tom, and "all the iron works of one wagon, and the iron work of a
> plow, and all the iron teeth for a harrow, and a sleigh, shod with iron,
> and
> a negro wench." I leave to my son Lodowyck a negro girl, an iron wagon, 2
> sleighs, and a horse and my Dutch Bible, and my clothes. I leave to my
> sons,
> Jochem and Lodowyck, all the rest of my personal property, and make them
> executors.
>
> Witnesses, Thomas Schoonmaker, Jr., Jochem D. Schoonmaker, John
> Schoonmaker.
> Proved in Ulster County before Joseph Gasherie, Esq., February 15, 1775. "A
> true and literal translation of the original, in Low Dutch, by me. Feby 15,
> 1775.
>
> "Rud. Ritzema,"
> "Dutch Interpreter."
>
>
>

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