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Summary:
Testator:
Gertruyd van Cortlandt
(1), widow, of New
York
Husband:
Stephanus Van Cortlandt
(2), Colonel
Mother:
Margaret Schuyler (3)
Sons:
Johanes (deceased) (4),
Philip and Stephen Van
Cortlandt
Sons-in-law:
Samuel Bayard, Stephen
DeLancey, Killian Van
Rensselaer, and Andrew
Johnson (5)
Executors:
Sons and sons-in-law
Signed:
16 December 1718
Witnesses:
Thomas Brasier, Johanes
Hyer and David Jamieson
Probate:
15 April 1724
Notes:
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Testatrix
(1654-1719) was the
daughter of Philip
Peterse Schuyler
(1628-1683) by
Margareta Van
Schlichtenhorst
(1628-1711);
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Testatrix’s husband
Colonel Stephanus
Van Cortlandt
(1643-1700) was a
leading citizen of
New York, being
Mayor in 1677 and
Chief Justice in
1700; by him she had
a large family of
thirteen children
(four sons and nine
daughters);
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Testatrix’s mother
Margaret Schuyler
(Margareta van
Slichtenhorst) was
brought to New York
from Holland in 1648
by her father;
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Testatrix’s eldest
son, Johanes (b
1672) was married
and died before his
mother, leaving an
only daughter;
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Testatrix’s
sons-in-law married
her daughters as
follows: Margaret
married Samuel
Bayard, Anna married
Stephen de Lancey;
Mary married Killian
Van Rensselaer, and
Catherine married
Andrew Johnson.
Source:
Full Context of New York
City Wills, 1708-28,
Page 457
Text:
In
the name of God, Amen.
I, GERTRUYD VAN
CORTLANDT, widow, and
executrix of Colonel
Stephanus Van Cortlandt;
"being of sound mind and
perfect memory, and
being desirous to settle
my temporal affairs that
my children after me may
have general contentment
and satisfaction and to
prevent variance and
strife." Whereas my
husband in his will gave
unto me all his personal
estate, after payment of
the legacies to his
children; And, whereas
since the death of my
husband a legacy has
fallen to me by the
decease of my mother,
Margaret Schuyler, to
the value of about £700,
And I, since the death
of my husband, have
purchased several pieces
and parcels of
inheritance, and also
have acquired several
bills, mortgages, etc.;
And whereas my eldest
son, Johanes Van
Cortlandt, was
considerably indebted to
my husband, and I, as a
tender mother, did
advance and pay several
sums for him, and upon
his decease took upon
myself the burden of
administration of his
estate and considerably
overpaid the value of
the inventory, And my
married children having
had each of them what my
husband in his life time
appointed to them, I
therefore direct that
all my personal estate
be inventoried, and my
real estate sold and
converted into money. A
just account shall be
made of what I have paid
for my late son Johanes,
to his creditors, and a
true balance be found,
and the remainder of my
estate be paid to my
children, except the
children of my late son
Johanes, and I release
them from all claim. I
make my sons Philip and
Stephen, and my four
sons in law, Samuel
Bayard, Stephen
DeLancey, Killian Van
Rensselaer, and Andrew
Johnson, executors.
Dated December 16, 1718.
Witnesses, Thomas
Brasier, Johanes Hyer,
David Jamieson.
Proved, April 15, 1724.
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