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New York City Wills Sarah Roeloff Kierstede Page 1.--SARA ROELOFFSE (Translated from the Dutch). "In the name of God, Amen. Be it known to all whom it may concern, that I, Sarah Roeloffse, late widow of Elbert Elbertse Stouthoff, considering the frailty and shortness of Human life, Do make my last will in manner following. 1st. I commit my immortal Soul into the merciful hands of God Almighty, and my body to a decent burial. 2nd. I revoke all other wills. Now I will before anything else to my daughter Blandina, of this city, a negro boy, Hans. To my son Luycas Kierstede, my Indian, named Ande. To my daughter Catharine Kierstede, a negress, named Susannah. To my son in-law, Jacobus Kip, husband of my said daughter Catharine, my negro, Sarah, in consideration of great trouble in settling the accounts of my late husband, Cornelius Van Borsum, in Esopus and elsewhere. To my son Jochem Kierstede, a little negro, called Maria, during his life, and then to Sarah, the eldest daughter of my daughter Rachel Kierstede by her husband, Ytie Kierstede. To my son Johanes Kierstede, a negro boy, Peter. I leave to my daughter Anna Van Borsum, by my former husband, Cornelius Van Borsum, on account of her simplicity, my small house and kitchen, and lot situate in this city, between the land of Jacob Marits and my bake house, with this express condition, that she shall not be permitted to dispose of the same by will or otherwise, but to be hers for life and then to the heirs mentioned in this will. "It is my will that my son Luycas Kiersted shall have the privilege of buying the house where he now lives and the bake house and lot belonging to the same and to pay the money for the same to the other heirs, he to retain his share. I have fully satisfied my sons Hans Kierstede and Roeloff Kiersted for their share in their father's estate, being 40 Beavers, as by account for the same, the rest of my estate I leave to the seven children of me and my deceased husband, Hans Kierstede, viz, Roeloff, Blandina, Johanes, Luycas, Catharine, Jacobus, Rachel, and the children of my deceased son Hans Kierstede by his wife Janike equally. Only Hans Kierstede the eldest son of my deceased son Hans Kierstede shall have ?1 for his birth right. I appoint as guardians of my daughter Anna Von Borsum, and managers of her house and lot my son-in-law Jacobus Kip, and my son Kierstede, and my son-in-law Wm. Teller, giving them full power as executors." Dated July 29, 1692. Witnesses, Wm. Bogardus, Jacob Maurits, (???) Hoaglandt. Codicil, August 7, 1693, confirms the above will and leaves all her clothing to her daughters Blandina, Catharine and Rachel, "and to each of the wives of my 5 sons a silver spoon." Witness Peter Schuyler, Justice of the Peace. Proved, October 21, 1693. [NOTE.--Sara Roeloffse was the daughter of the famous Aneke Jans, by her first husband, Roeloff Jansen. Sara Roeloffse married first Hans Kiersted, "chirurgeon," after his death she married Cornelius Van Borsum, and her third and last husband was Elbert Elbertse Stouthoff. Her house was on the north corner of Pearl street and Whitehall. The small house left to her daughter Anna Van Borsum was next north of this. She was well acquainted with the Indian language and acted as interpreter for Peter Stuyvesant. It was at her first wedding that Governor Kieft, taking advantage of the condition of the guests "after the fourth or fifth drink," induced them to subscribe very liberally toward building a new church in the fort.--W. S. P.] Page 6.--Certificate of Wm. Bogardus and Dirck Hoaglandt that they did see the testatrix seal and publish and declare the above instrument as her last will. ______________________New_York,_October_21,_1693._ New York, October 21, 1693, Johannes Kip, Wm. Teller, Lucas Kierstede take the oath as executors of the will of SARA ROELOFFS, before David Jamieson, clerk. The will of Sara Roeloffs proved before Governor Benjamin Fletcher and the same confirmed on October 21, 1693. |
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