Will of Anneke Jans Bogardus, My Genealogy Connections

Abstracts of Wills Vol IV 1744-1753, pages 487-489:
The will of Anneke Janse (written in the Dutch language) is recorded in book of Notarial Papers, Page 296, in the County Clerk's office, Albany. It is given here from its close connection with the city of New York, where most of her life was passed.

Will of ANEKE JANS BOGARDUS.--In the name of the Lord, Amen. Know all men by these presents, That this day, the 29th of January, 1663, in the after noon, about four o'clock, appeared before me, Derrick Van Schelluyne, notary public, in the presence of the witnesses hereafter mentioned, ANNEKE JANSE, widow of Roeloff Janse, of Master Land, and now lastly widow of the Reverend Everhardus Bogardus, residing in the village of Beverwyck, and well known to us, notary and witnesses; the said Anneke Janse lying on her bed in a state of sickness, but perfectly sensible and in the full possession of her mental powers, and capable to testate, to which sound state of mind we can fully testify. The said Anneke Janse considering the shortness of life and certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour or time, she, the said Anneke Janse, declared after due consideration, without any persuasion, compulsion, or retraction, this present document to be her last will and testament, in manner following:
First of all recommending her immortal soul to the Almighty God, her Creator and Redeemer, and consigning her body to Christian burial, and herewith revoking and annulling all prior testamentary dispositions of any kind whatsoever, and now proceeding anew, she declared to nominate and institute as her sole and universal heirs her children, Sarah Roeloffson, wife of Hans Kierstede; Catrina Roeloffsen, wife of Johanes Van Brugh; also Jannettije and Rachel Hartgers, the children of her deceased daughter, Fytje Roeloffsen, during her life the wife of Peter Hartgers, representing together their mother's place; also her son Jan Roeloffsen, and finally, William, Cornelius, Jonas, and Peter Bogardus, and to them to bequeath all her real estate, chattells, money, gold and silver, coined and uncoined, jewels, clothes, linnen, woolen, household furniture, and all property what soever, without reserve or restriction of any kind, to be disposed of after her decease and divided by them in equal shares, to do with the same at their own will and pleasure without any hindrance whatsoever; provided never the less with this express condition and restriction that her four first born children shall divide between them out of their father's property the sum of one thousand guilders, to be paid to them out of the proceeds of a certain farm, situate on Manhattan Island, bounded on the North river, and that before any other dividend takes place; and as three of these children at the time of their marriage received certain donations, and as Jan Roeloffsen is yet unmarried, he is to receive a bed and milch cow; and to Jonas and Peter Bogardus she gives a house and lot situated to the westward of the house of the testatrix in the village of Beverwyck, going in length until the end of a bleaching spot, and in breadth up to the room of her, the testatrix, house, besides a bed for both of them and a milch cow to each of them, the above to be an equivalent of what the married children have received. Finally, she, the testatrix, gives to Roeloff Kierstede, the child of her daughter Sara, a silver mug; to Annatje Van Brugh, the child of her daughter Catrina, also a silver mug; and to Jannettje and Rachel Hartgers, the children of her daughter Fytje, a silver mug each; and to the child of William Bogardus named Fytje also a silver mug; all the above donations to be provided for out of the first moneys received, and afterwards the remainder of the property to be divided and shared as aforesaid. The testatrix declares this document to be her only true last will and testament, and desiring that after her decease it may supersede all other testaments, codicils, donations, or any other instruments whatsoever; and in case any formalities may have been omitted, it is her will and desire the same benefits may occur as if they actually had been observed; and she requested me, notary public, to make one or more lawful instruments in the usual form of this, her, testatrix, last will and desire. Signed, sealed, and delivered at the house of the testatrix in the village of Beverwyck, in New Netherland, in the presence of Ruth Jacobse Van Schoonderweert and Evert Wendell, witnesses.

This the X mark of ANNEKE JANSE with her own hand.
RUTGER JACOBUS,
EVERT JACOBUS WENDELL.
D. V. SCHELLUYNE, Notary Public, 1663.

Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707, page 294 & 295: Richard, Earl of Bellomont, Captain-General, &c. Whereas ANKE JANSE lately died leaving a will of which a copy is annexed, Letters of administration are granted to his eldest son, John Anke, (???) 1698.

Page 255.--ANKE JANS VAN HUYS. "In the name of our Lord, Amen. Whereas I, Ankie Janse Van Huys, of the Town of Flatbush, in Kings County, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour, And not willing to depart out of this world before he should have disposed of his worldly estate." Leaves "to his eldest son, John Anke, procured by his lawful wife Magdalena Anke," ś1, 4s. in money. Leaves to "all his children, procured by his first wife, Magdalena Anke, deceased, and to the children of his present wife, Geetie Ankes, procured by her first husband, John Jacobse, that are named and baptized Anke," each 6 shillings. Leaves all estate, houses and lands, to his wife Geetie for life, and then to his children by his first wife Magdalena, viz., Anatie, wife of Dirck Janse Waertman, and the two children of Geetie Anke deceased, procured by Joost Fransen, viz., Sara Joosten, and Magdalena Joosten for one share. And Janettie Anke, wife of Ryne Aertsen, Jan Anke, Pontus Anke, Abigail, wife of Lippit Peterse, Jacobus Anke, and Famettie wife of Jan Stevense. And to the children of his present wife Geetie, procured by her first husband Jan Jacobse, viz., Lysbett Janse, wife of Dirck Janse Van Sutphen, and Eva Janse, wife of Jan Anke.
Dated May 15, 1694.

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