She was the daughter of 2790. Pieter de Steenbaker Borsboom and 2791. Grietje.
Children of Johannes Mabie and Annetje Borsboom are:
697 i. Marytje "Maria" Arentse Mabie, born 1702 in Rotterdam, Schenectady, Albany County, New York; died 12 Dec 1735 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York; married Cornelius Jacobse Van Dyke 21 Nov 1721 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York.
ii. Engeltie Janse Mabie, born Nov 1697 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; married
Pieter Danielse Van Antwerpen Abt. 1717 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York; born
1687 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; died Aft. 1742.
iii. Jacob Janse Mabie, born 01 Mar 1698 in Rotterdam, Schenectady, Albany County, New York; died
28 Apr 1755 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; married Catrina Jan Hendrickse
Vrooman 07 Aug 1725 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York; born 12 May 1701 in
Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; died 1768 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New
York.
iv. Eva Mabie, married Cornelis Slingerland 28 May 1699 in Schenectady, New Amsterdam, New
York; born 07 Jun 1670 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died 03 Sep 1753 in Niskahtha, New
York.
1396. Pieter Uzille, born 14 Jan 1660 in Mannheim, Germany; died Aft. 1714 in Kingston, Ulster
County, New York. He was the son of 2792. David Uzille and 2793. Marie Cassier. He married 1397.
Cornelia Damen 06 Apr 1686 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
1397. Cornelia Damen, born 1666; died Aft. 1724 in Rennsselaerwyck, Rennselaer, New York. She
was the daughter of 2794. Jan Corneliszen Damen and 2795. Sophia Martense.
Child of Pieter Uzille and Cornelia Damen is:
698 i. Pieter Ziele, born 1703 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York; died 1747 in Schoharie,
Schoharie County, New York; married Annetze Eckerson 04 Jun 1724 in Albany, Albany County,
New York.
1398. Thomas Eckerson, born 27 Jan 1669 in New York; died Aft. 1735. He was the son of 2796. Jan
Thomasz Eckerson and 2797. Appollonia Cornelius Swits. He married 1399. Elizabeth Slingerland 29
Nov 1700 in Dutch Reformed New York City Collegiate Church.
1399. Elizabeth Slingerland, born 1672 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died Aft. 15 Oct 1735.
She was the daughter of 2798. Teunis Cornelisz Slingerland and 2799. Engeltje Albertse Bratt Bradt.
Child of Thomas Eckerson and Elizabeth Slingerland is:
699 i. Annetze Eckerson, born 16 Dec 1702 in New York City, New York; died 1747; married Pieter Ziele 04 Jun 1724 in Albany, Albany County, New York.
Generation No. 12
2220. Jacques Menard dit Fontaine, born in Vendee, France. He was the son of 4440. Jean Menard
and 4441. Ann Savinelle. He married 2221. Catherine Forestier Fortier 19 Nov 1657 in Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada.
2221. Catherine Forestier Fortier, born 06 Jan 1640 in France; died 31 Mar 1694 in St. Familie,
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada.
Child of Jacques Fontaine and Catherine Fortier is:
1110 i. Maurice Menard dit LaFontaine, born 06 Jun 1664 in Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada; died 09 May 1741 in Chambly, Chambly County, Quebec, Canada; married Marie
Madeleine Couc dit LaFleur 14 Oct 1681 in Fort Michillmakinac, Machinaw City, Michigan.
2222. Pierre Couc dit LaFleur, born 1624 in Saintonge, France; died 05 Apr 1690 in St. Francois du
Lac, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of 4444. Nicolas Couc and 4445. Elizabeth Templair. He married 2223. Marie Kakesik8k8e Mite8ameg8k8e aki. Mitcominqui 16 Apr 1657 in Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada.
2223. Marie Kakesik8k8e Mite8ameg8k8e aki. Mitcominqui, born 1631 in Area between the Ottawa
and the St-Maurice rivers in Québec, Canada; died 08 Jan 1699 in Trois-Rivières, St. Maurice County,
Quebec, Canada or Montreal, Ile de Montreal County, Quebec, Canada. She was the daughter of 4446.
Stephane Etienne Magouch and 4447. Mararetam Tchi8ant8ke.
Notes for Marie Kakesik8k8e Mite8ameg8k8e aki. Mitcominqui:
Marie Mite8ameg8k8e aki. Mitcominqui, was born around 1631-1632, in the "Nations des
Ouionontateronon" (Huron word for Weskarini Band of the Algonkin Tribe),in the area between the Ottawa and the St-Maurice rivers in QuébecPierre Couc dit Lafleur et Marie Mite8ameg8k8e
Anno D(omi)ni 1657 16o Aprilis ego Paulus Ragueneau Soci. Jesu sacerdos factâ de more denu(n)ciatione inter missarum solemnia in sacello B. Virvinis ad tria flumina, interrogavi, & mutuo consensu habito per verba de præsenti coniunxi in matrimonium Petru(m) Couc dictu(m) vulgò Lafleur, filium Nicolai Couc, & Elizabethæ Templair parocciæ cognacencis; & Mariam Mite8ameg8k8e natione Algonquinam; Testes fuere ex Algonquinis Carolus Pachirini, & Bartholomæus Anára8i; ex gallis autem d(omi)nus Pere mercator, & D(omi)nus Ameau dictus S. Severinus.
(Note : mariage non inscrit de la main même de Ragueneau. Jean Quintal)
En l'an du Seigneur 1657 le 16 avril, moi Paul Ragueneau prêtre de la Société de Jésus, après avoir fait selon l'usage une annonce durant les célébrations des messes dans la chapelle de la Bienheureuse Vierge à Trois-Rivières, j'ai interrogé et après avoir reçu leur mutuel consentement par paroles de présent, j'ai uni en mariage Pierre Couc habituellement dit Lafleur, fils de Nicolas Couc et Élizabeth Templair de la paroisse de Cognac; et Marie Mitéouamégoukoué algonquine par sa nation; Les témoins furent chez les Algonquins, Charles Pachirini, et Barthélemy Anaraoui; chez les Français d'autre part, monsieur Péré marchand, et monsieur Ameau dit St-Séverin.
In the year of our Lord 1656 on November 13, I Paul Ragueneau, priest of the Society of Jesus, after having announced the three bans of marriage according to custom during the celebration of masses in the Blessed Virgin Chapel in Trois-Rivières, questioned and received their mutual consent by word and presence, I united in marriage Pierre Couc usually also known as Lafleur, son of Nicolas Couc and Élizabeth Templair of the parish of Cognac; and Marie Mitéouamégoukoué, algonquin by nation; The Algonquin witnesses were Charles Pachirini, and Barthélemy Anaraoui; the French witnesses were Mr. Péré, merchant, and Mr. Ameau sit St-Séverin.
Children of Pierre LaFleur and Marie Mitcominqui are:
i. Marie Angélique Couc, born 1662 in Cap de Madeleine, Quebec, Canada; died 07 Jan 1750 in
Pointe du Lac, Quebec, Canada; married François Delpe 07 Jan 1682 in St. Cerny, Parish of St.
Pierre, Sorel, Richelieu County, Quebec, Canada.
ii. Marguerite Couc dit LaFleur, born 01 Jun 1664 in Province of Quebec, Canada; married (1) Jean
Fafard dit Maconce 1682 in Sualt Ste Marie, Michigan; born 1657; married (2) Michel Masse Bef.
31 Dec 1705 in Detroit, Michigan; died 21 Jun 1730 in Montreal, Ile de Montreal County, Quebec,
Canada.
More About Marguerite Couc dit LaFleur:
Baptism: 05 Jun 1664, Trois-Rivières, St. Maurice County, Québec, Canada
iii. Élisabeth Isabelle Couc dit LaFleur dit Montour, born 1667 in Trois-Rivières, St. Maurice County,
Québec, Canada; died Aft. 1748 in Harris' Ferry, Pennsylania; married (1) Joachim Germaneau 3
Apr 1684 in Sorel, Richelieu County, Quebec, Canada; married (2) Pierre Tichenet 1704; born 16
Aug 1668 in Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; died 1706; married (3) Carandawana
(Onieda Indian) Robert Hunter Aft. 1706; died 1729 in South Carolina.
Notes for Élisabeth Isabelle Couc dit LaFleur dit Montour:
Madame Montour was commonly known as "La femme de Tichenet" and "LaTichenette". She was
referred to later on as "La Chenette" in only one 1708 document, the one written by d'Aigremont.
1111 iv. Marie Madeleine Couc dit LaFleur, born 1669 in Cap de Madeleine, Quebec, Canada; died in
Outside of the Province of Quebec, Canada; married Maurice Menard dit LaFontaine 14 Oct 1681 in
Fort Michillmakinac, Machinaw City, Michigan.
2568. Pieter Casparszen Van Naarden Mabille, born 1630 in Naarden, Holland; died Bet. 1664 -
1665 in New Amsterdam, New York. He was the son of 5136. Pieter Casperzen Mabille and 5137. Anatje Wessel. He married 2569. Aechtje Jans Van Norden 1651 in New Amsterdam, New York.
2569. Aechtje Jans Van Norden, born 17 Aug 1629 in Norden, East Friesland, Holland; died 1650 in
Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.
Children of Pieter Mabille and Aechtje Van Norden are:
1394 i. Johannes Jan Pieterse Mabie, born 30 Sep 1654 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died 25 Apr 1725 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York; married Annetje Anna Pieterse Borsboom
1684 in Schenectady, New Amsterdam, New York.
1284 ii. Casparus Pieterszen Mabie, born 15 Feb 1660 in New Amsterdam, New York; died 1720 in Closter, New Jersey; married Lysbeth Harmenszen Schuermans 14 Dec 1687 in Manhatten, New York
County, New York.
2570. Frederick Schuermanns, born 1630 in Zandvoort, Holland. He married 2571. Christina Westerhous
2571. Christina Westerhous, born 1638 in Gravenhage, Holland. She was the daughter of 5142. Jan
Westerhous.
Child of Frederick Schuermanns and Christina Westerhous is:
1285 i. Lysbeth Harmenszen Schuermans, born 22 Sep 1665 in New York, New York County, New York; died 1710 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York; married Casparus Pieterszen Mabie 14 Dec 1687 in Manhatten, New York County, New York.
2572. John Conklin, born 1630 in Nottinghamshire, St. Peters Parish, Nottinghamshire County,
England; died 06 Apr 1694 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York. He was the son of 5144. Ananias
Conklin and 5145. Mary Launder. He married 2573. Helena 1668 in Rye, Westchester County, New York.
2573. Helena, born 1637 in Philipsburg, Westchester County, New York; died 1700 in Eastchester,
Westchester County, New York.
Child of John Conklin and Helena is:
1286 i. Deliverance Conklin, born 1671 in Rye, Westchester County, New York; died Nov 1736 in
Philipsburg, White Plains County, New York; married Engeltje Boeckhout 02 Oct 1695 in New
York, New York County, New York.
2574. Mattys Janszen Boeckhout, born 12 Oct 1654 in Leyden, Holland; died 1678 in Philipsburg,
Westchester County, New York. He was the son of 5148. Jan Bocholte and 5149. Hannah. He married
2575. Elysbeth Elsworth 09 Jun 1675 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York.
2575. Elysbeth Elsworth, born 10 Jan 1655 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands; died 11 Oct 1696 in
Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York. She was the daughter of 5150. Theophilus Elsworth and 5151. Annetje Jans.
Child of Mattys Boeckhout and Elysbeth Elsworth is:
1287 i. Engeltje Boeckhout, born 11 Mar 1678 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York; died Nov 1736 in Philipsburg, Westchester County, New York; married Deliverance Conklin 02 Oct 1695 in New York, New York County, New York.
2600. Abraham Pieterse Vosburgh, born 1620 in Brabant Province, The Netherlands. He married
2601. Geertruy Pieterse Coeymans 1651.
2601. Geertruy Pieterse Coeymans, born 1629.
Notes for Abraham Pieterse Vosburgh:
Abraham Pieterse Vosburgh immigrated to America about 1648. The first record of him in America is in 1649 as a settler in the Colony of Rennsselerwyck, New York. He was a carpenter, bridge builder, and sawmill owner/operator.
Child of Abraham Vosburgh and Geertruy Coeymans is:
1300 i. Issac Vosburgh, born 1658 in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; died 1760 in Columbia County, New York; married Annatje Janse Goes 01 Aug 1686 in Albany, Albany County, New York.
2602. Jan Tyssen Goes, born 1615; died 31 May 1705. He married 2603. Chrystintje Janse Van
Hosen.
2603. Chrystintje Janse Van Hosen, born 1645.
Child of Jan Goes and Chrystintje Van Hosen is:
1301 i. Annatje Janse Goes, born 1667 in Albany, Albany County, New York; married Issac Vosburgh 01
Aug 1686 in Albany, Albany County, New York.
2606. Wynant Gerrisen Van Der PoelChild of Wynant Gerrisen Van Der Poel is:
1303 i. Catryna Wynantse Van Der Poel, born 1660 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died 1708;
married William Gysbertse Van Den Bergh 1680.
2790. Pieter de Steenbaker Borsboom, born 1633 in Katwijk, Op Rijn County, Holland; died 01 Mar
1686 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. He married 2791. Grietje 1658.
2791. Grietje, born Abt. 1630; died Aft. 1700 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York.
Notes for Pieter de Steenbaker Borsboom:
2 September 1995 C2806.1
Pieter J. Borsboom = Grietje ---
Pieter Jacobse Borsboom was, by his own testimony, the son of the late Jacob Pietersz Borsboom and was born at Katwijk op Rijn (Katwijk-Binnen, as it is also known), a village about five miles north of Leiden.
[Ref. 2] He was at Fort Orange (now Albany) as early as 1639 and continued there until Schenectady was settled in the Spring of 1662, when he became one of the fifteen original proprietors of that settlement. He acquired the nickname "de steenbakker" (in English, "the stone-baker") from his brick business. But he also was involved in the lucrative beaver pelt trading business. This was supposedly regulated and only authorized (and taxed!) traders were allowed. But on 28 June 1657 he was noted as having gone down the river with 1500 beavers. His career was checkered, like many of the early Dutch settlers, with with accusations of improper dealings with the Indians. On 22 January 1658 he was fined 500 guilders and costs and three years banishment for selling liquor to the Indians. On 11 March 1658 he was fined 125 guilders for swindling a Mohawk Indian. He sold his brickyard for 350 guilders on 28 July 1661 in preparation for moving to Schenectady. Borsboom's village lot in Schenectady was the whole north quarter of the block bounded by Washington Avenue and Front, Union, and Church Streets. He also had two lots of farm land (bouwlandt). In 1669 he traded his first lot of land for a house and lot next the courthouse in Albany. The hindmost lot was divided into four equal parcels after Borsboom's death and assigned to his four daughters. He also owned a pasture on the north side of Front Street. This lot contained about 2 1/2 morgens and commenced 114 English feet east of North Street and extended along Front Street for 15 rods Rynland or 185 feet English. In his will, recorded in New York 18 October 1686 he mentions his son Cornelis and four daughters. His son probably died young. An inventory of his property was made 30 May 1689; his property then amounted to 1630 guilders. The name of his wife is found only in the court record of a fracas in 1681 when she and her son tried to smuggle some beaver pelts into Albany. [Ref. 3] Richard Petty, sheriff, ... states and complains that the defendants (Grietie Borsbooms and her son) committed great violence against him on the 11th of July last when, on their arrival from Schinnechtady with some beavers or peltries under their clothing, they refused to let him make a search and on the contrary resisted the plaintiff, grabbing him by the throat and collar and calling him a rascal, etc. ... The defendant says that the plaintiff needlessly attacked her and tore her skirt and apron and that she defended herself against his impudent attack. The court, after hearing further testimony, found the pair guilty, fined them and warned them to "guard themselves hereafter against resisting an officer." Since their daughter Anna, in an extraordinary deed of gift from the Mohawk Indians, was termed a relative of the Indians this would imply that Grietje was a Mohawk woman of some means, and that the deed of gift might very well have been in recognition of the matrilineal rights to certain lands which descended to Anna. Marriages between Dutch men and Indian women were considered reputable and of no disgrace to either party. The most well known of such marriages is that of Cornelis Antonisen van Slyck, an early settle at Beverwyck, and Alstock, a Mohawk chieftain's daughter. This marriage took place before 1640. Van Slyck was adopted into the tribe, and received gifts of various lands from his in-laws. His sons and daughters were raised partially in the Indian castle where his wife remained, and partially in the Dutch villages of Albany and
Schenectady. They became interpreters for the colony and married well with European settlers upon reaching maturity. But they were always regarded by their Indian relatives as part of that family too. The history of this remarkable union is discussed in reference 4. The following deed is from Book 5, page 230, of the Albany County deeds. Know all men by these Presents that Rode, ye Indian, Called by Christians Dirk who by and with ye the Consent of the Rest of Christian Indian Castle in ye mohoggs Country doth give & grant unto Jan Pieterse mebee of Schinnachtady his heirs & assign a Certain peece of grounde scituate lying and being upon Tionnondorogoes Creek on both sides Commonly known by the name of kadarodae all which land the sade Rode doth Convey with the appurtenances thereunto belonging in Consideration of ye said Jan Pieters wife by reason that she is something Related to ye family of the Christian Castle. In wittnesse whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of Sept. 1697 Signed sealed & Delivered Rode Indian, by the in the Presence of Christians called Dirk, Dellius Pr. Schuyler his marke Recorded ye 10th of Sept. 1714 by Philip Livingstone The "marke" of Rode was a wolf, drawn upside down on the deed. Perhaps the paper was thrust toward the Indian across a table and he did not turn it around to face him right side up before he drew the symbol of his clan. Certainly Borsboom himself was not related to the Indians, so if the clear words are to be believed, his wife Grietje must have been a Mohawk. No similar document is known concerning gifts to the other children from the Indians. Why seven years passed between the time of the deed and the time of its being recorded is not known. Two other deeds for lands purchased by Jan Mebie were recorded about the same time -- maybe that jogged his memory to record this deed of gift. Nor is it known where exactly this property was located. In the night of 8/9 February 1690 the French and their Indian allies burned most of Schenectady and killed many of its inhabitants. According to various accounts, 5 to 7 houses remained unburned. One of these was the Glen house -- spared because their kindness to a Jesuit as given on page C2802. Three of the others belonged to the daughters and were apparently spared because of their Indian relationships. "... of the list of 60 people killed and 27 captured reveals that only one of them also belonged to the group that we can identify
as being relations of the Mohawk by blood or marriage. [Ref. 5]. Children: Cornelis probably died young, mentioned in will but did not share in distribution of property Anna married Jan Pieterse Mebie and their descent is continued. Martie married firstly Teunis Karstensz, secondly Hendrick Brouwer. She was an Indian trader in her own right in 1724. In the Spring of 1730 her son Jacob Brouwer was murdered by an Onondaga Mohawk. Fytie married Marten van Benthuysen. He was also a brickmaker.Tryntie married John Oliver
References:
1. A History of the Schenectady Patent, Jonathan Pearson, Albany, 1883, pp 91-93
2. Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerwyck, Jonathan Pearson, 1918, Volume 3, page 303, contains part of declaration dated 8/18 October 1664, and describes him as dwelling at Schenectady or "de groote vlackte" -- the Great Flat west of Schenectady
3. Minutes of the Court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck and Schenectady 1680-1685, Volume III, (Albany, 1932), page 169-170
4. Schenectady County New York: its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Austin A. Yates, 1902, pages 6, 22-24.
5. "A New Old House Reveals an Older Oldest House in Schenectady," Dr. Susan Jane Staffa, The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook, Vol. 49, 1984-1987, pp. 25-27.
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Name: Pieter Jacobse BORSBOOM
Given Name: Pieter Jacobse
Surname: Borsboom
Sex: M
Change Date: 6 Nov 2003
Note: One of the original proprieters of Schenectady. His home was on Chruch St, next north of the Dutch Church lot. He also owned land on the third flat on the south side of the Mohawk river, eight miles above Schenectady. He is said to have married a Mohawk Indian who was called Grietje, possibly of the Wolf clan.
Birth: EST 1625 in Katwijk aan den Rijn, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
Death: 1 MAR 1686/87
_SDATE: 1 MAR 1686 in Schenectady Co, NY
Note: Will 18 Oct 1686, probated 30 May 1689, inventory valued at 1630 guilders.
Pieter was a steen bakker (brick maker.) He was in Beverwyck (Albany) before 1660 possibly as early as 1639. He was one of the 15 first proprietors in 1662 of Schenectady.
Father: Jacob Petersz BORSBOOM b: 1590
Marriage 1 Grietje of the Mohawk Wolf Clan b: ABT 1630 in Canajoharie
Married: ABT 1662
Children
Cornelius Pieterse BORSBOOM b: BEF 1664 in Schenectady Co, NY
Annetje Pieterse BORSBOOM b: AFT 1664 in Schenectady Co, NY
Feitje Pieterse BORSBOOM b: in Schenectady Co, NY
Maritie Pieterse BORSBOOM b: ABT 1669 in Schenectady Co, NY
Tryntje Pieterse BORSBOOM
LINK: http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/borsboom.html
Pieter Jacobse Borsboom and his wife Grietje
Go to Borsboom genealogy page (in the Netherlands)
2 September 1995 C2806.1
Pieter J. Borsboom = Grietje ---
Pieter Jacobse Borsboom was, by his own testimony, the son of the late Jacob Pietersz Borsboom and was born at Katwijk op Rijn (Katwijk-Binnen, as it is also known), a village about five miles north of Leiden. [Ref. 2] He was at Fort Orange (now Albany) as early as 1639 and continued there until Schenectady was settled in the Spring of 1662, when he became one of the fifteen original proprietors of that settlement. He acquired the nickname "de steenbakker" (in English, "the stone-baker") from his brick business. But he also was involved in the lucrative beaver pelt trading business. This was supposedly regulated and only authorized (and taxed!) traders were allowed. But on 28 June 1657 he was noted as having gone down the river with 1500 beavers. His career was checkered, like many of the early Dutch settlers, with with accusations of improper dealings with the Indians. On 22 January 1658 he was fined 500 guilders and costs and three years banishment for selling liquor to the Indians. On 11 March 1658 he was fined 125 guilders for swindling a Mohawk Indian. He sold his brickyard for 350 guilders on 28 July 1661 in preparation for moving to Schenectady. Borsboom's village lot in Schenectady was the whole north quarter of the block bounded by Washington Avenue and Front, Union, and Church Streets. He also had two lots of farm land (bouwlandt). In 1669 he traded his first lot of land for a house and lot next the courthouse in Albany. The hindmost lot was divided into four equal parcels after Borsboom's death and assigned to his four daughters. He also owned a pasture on
the north side of Front Street. This lot contained about 2 1/2 morgens and commenced 114 English feet east of North Street and extended along Front Street for 15 rods Rynland or 185 feet English. In his will, recorded in New York 18 October 1686 he mentions his son Cornelis and four daughters. His son
probably died young. An inventory of his property was made 30 May 1689; his property then amounted to 1630 guilders. The name of his wife is found only in the court record of a fracas in 1681 when she and her son tried to smuggle some beaver pelts into Albany. [Ref. 3] Richard Petty, sheriff, ...states and complains that the defendants (Grietie Borsbooms and her son) committed great violence against him on the 11th of July last when, on their arrival from Schinnechtady with some beavers or peltries under their clothing, they refused to let him make a search and on the contrary resisted theplaintiff, grabbing him by the throat and collar and calling him a rascal, etc. ... The defendant says that the plaintiff needlessly attacked her and tore her skirt and apron and that she defended herself against his impudent attack. The court, after hearing further testimony, found the pair guilty, fined them and warned them to "guard themselves hereafter against resisting an officer." Since their daughter Anna, in an extraordinary deed of gift from the Mohawk Indians, was termed a relative of the Indians this would imply that Grietje was a Mohawk woman of some means, and that the deed of gift might very well have been in recognition of the matrilineal rights to certain lands which descended to Anna. Marriages between Dutch men and Indian women were considered reputable and of no disgrace to either
party. The most well known of such marriages is that of Cornelis Antonisen van Slyck, an early settler at Beverwyck, and Alstock, a Mohawk chieftain's daughter. This marriage took place before 1640. Van Slyck was adopted into the tribe, and received gifts of various lands from his in-laws. His sons and daughters were raised partially in the Indian castle where his wife remained, and partially in the Dutch villages of Albany and Schenectady. They became interpreters for the colony and married well with European settlers upon reaching maturity. But they were always regarded by their Indian relatives as part of that family too. The history of this remarkable union is discussed in reference 4.
The following deed is from Book 5, page 230, of the Albany County deeds.
Know all men by these Presents that Rode, ye Indian, Called by Christians Dirk who by and with ye the Consent of the Rest of Christian Indian Castle in ye mohoggs Country doth give & grant unto Jan Pieterse mebee of Schinnachtady his heirs & assign a Certain peece of grounde scituate lying and being upon Tionnondorogoes Creek on both sides Commonly known by the name of kadarodae all which land the sade Rode doth Convey with the appurtenances thereunto belonging in Consideration of ye said Jan Pieters wife by reason that she is something Related to ye family of the Christian Castle. In wittnesse whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of Sept. 1697
Signed sealed & Delivered Rode Indian, by the in the Presence of Christians called Dirk, Dellius Pr. Schuyler his marke Recorded ye 10th of Sept. 1714 by Philip Livingstone The "marke" of Rode was a wolf, drawn upside down on the deed. Perhaps the paper was thrust toward the Indian across a table and he did not turn it around to face him right side up before he drew the symbol of his clan. Certainly Borsboom himself was not related to the Indians, so if the clear words are to be believed, his wife
Grietje must have been a Mohawk. No similar document is known concerning gifts to the other children from the Indians. Why seven years passed between the time of the deed and the time of its being recorded is not known. Two other deeds for lands purchased by Jan Mebie were recorded about the same time -- maybe that jogged his memory to record this deed of gift. Nor is it known where exactly this property was located. In the night of 8/9 February 1690 the French and their Indian allies burned most of Schenectady and killed many of its inhabitants. According to various accounts, 5 to 7 houses remained unburned. One of these was the Glen house -- spared because their kindness to a Jesuit as given on page C2802. Three of the others belonged to the daughters and were apparently spared because of their Indian relationships. "... of the list of
60 people killed and 27 captured reveals that only one of them also belonged to the group that we can identify as being relations of the Mohawk by blood or marriage. [Ref. 5]. Children: Cornelis probably died young, mentioned in will but did not share in distribution of property Anna married Jan Pieterse Mebie and their descent is continued. Martie married firstly Teunis Karstensz, secondly Hendrick Brouwer. She was an Indian trader in her own right in 1724. In the Spring of 1730 her son Jacob Brouwer was murdered by an Onondaga Mohawk. Fytie married Marten van Benthuysen. He was also a brickmaker. Tryntie married John Oliver
References:
1. A History of the Schenectady Patent, Jonathan Pearson, Albany, 1883, pp 91-932. Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerwyck, Jonathan Pearson, 1918, Volume 3, page 303, contains part of declaration dated 8/18 October 1664, and describes him as dwelling at Schenectady or "de groote vlackte" -- the Great Flat west of Schenectady
3. Minutes of the Court of Albany, Rensselaerswyck and Schenectady 1680-1685, Volume III, (Albany, 1932), page 169-170
4. Schenectady County New York: its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Austin A. Yates, 1902, pages 6, 22-24.
5. "A New Old House Reveals an Older Oldest House in Schenectady," Dr. Susan Jane Staffa, The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook, Vol. 49, 1984-1987, pp. 25-27.
Children of Pieter Borsboom and Grietje are:
1395 i. Annetje Anna Pieterse Borsboom, born Bet. 1662 - 1665 in Beverwyck, Albany County, New York; married Johannes Jan Pieterse Mabie 1684 in Schenectady, New Amsterdam, New York.
ii. Cornelis Pieterse Borsboom, born Bef. 1664 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York.
iii. Feitje Pieterse Borsboom, born 1670 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; married
Martin Paulus Van Benthuysen 02 Jun 1696 in Albany, Albany County, New York; born in Albany,
Albany County, New York.
iv. Maritie Pieterse Borsboom, born 1669 in Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; died in
Schenectady, Schenetady County, New York; married Hendrick Willemse Brouwer 26 Mar 1692 in
Albany, Albany County, New York; born 1640.
v. Tryntje Pieterse Borsboom
2792. David Uzille, born 1635 in Calais, Picardy County, France; died Aft. 1662. He was the son of
5584. Pierre Usille. He married 2793. Marie Cassier Abt. 1659.
2793. Marie Cassier, born 1643 in Martinique, French West Indies. She was the daughter of 5586.
Philip Cassier and 5587. Marie Taine.
Child of David Uzille and Marie Cassier is:
1396 i. Pieter Uzille, born 14 Jan 1660 in Mannheim, Germany; died Aft. 1714 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York; married Cornelia Damen 06 Apr 1686 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
2794. Jan Corneliszen Damen, born 1638 in Bunisch, Utrecht, Netherlands; died 20 Jan 1707 in
Flatbush, Kings County, New York. He was the son of 5588. Cornelius Jansen Damen. He married 2795. Sophia Martense 21 May 1662 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
2795. Sophia Martense, born 1643 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York; died 20 Jun 1707 in
Flatbush, Kings County, New York.
Child of Jan Damen and Sophia Martense is:
1397 i. Cornelia Damen, born 1666; died Aft. 1724 in Rennsselaerwyck, Rennselaer, New York; married Pieter Uzille 06 Apr 1686 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
2796. Jan Thomasz Eckerson, born Bef. 11 Dec 1644 in Zell, Munsterland County, Netherlands; died
1708 in New York. He was the son of 5592. Thomas Higginson and 5593. Sarah Brout. He married 2797. Appollonia Cornelius Swits 08 Nov 1665 in Dutch Reformed New York City Collegiate Church.
2797. Appollonia Cornelius Swits, born 1648 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands; died 09 Sep 1713
in New York. She was the daughter of 5594. Cornelisen Claeszen Swits and 5595. Andrianna Trommels.
Child of Jan Eckerson and Appollonia Swits is:
1398 i. Thomas Eckerson, born 27 Jan 1669 in New York; died Aft. 1735; married (1) Rachel Van
Slechtenhorst; married (2) Elizabeth Slingerland 29 Nov 1700 in Dutch Reformed New York CityCollegiate Church.
2798. Teunis Cornelisz Slingerland, born 07 Apr 1617 in Amsterdam, Netherlands; died 1701 in
Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. He was the son of 5596. Cornelis Slingerland. He married 2799. Engeltje Albertse Bratt Bradt 1654 in Albany, Albany County, New York.
2799. Engeltje Albertse Bratt Bradt, born 1637 in Beverwyck, Albany County, New York; died 1683
in Albany, Albany County, New York.
Children of Teunis Slingerland and Engeltje Bradt are:
i. Cornelis Slingerland, born 07 Jun 1670 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died 03 Sep 1753 in
Niskahtha, New York; married Eva Mabie 28 May 1699 in Schenectady, New Amsterdam, New
York.
1399 ii. Elizabeth Slingerland, born 1672 in Albany, Albany County, New York; died Aft. 15 Oct 1735;
married Thomas Eckerson 29 Nov 1700 in Dutch Reformed New York City Collegiate Church.
Generation No. 13
4440. Jean Menard He married 4441. Ann Savinelle.
4441. Ann Savinelle
Child of Jean Menard and Ann Savinelle is:
2220 i. Jacques Menard dit Fontaine, born in Vendee, France; married Catherine Forestier Fortier 19 Nov 1657 in Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada.
4444. Nicolas Couc, born 1600 in Saintonge, France. He married 4445. Elizabeth Templair Bef. 31
Dec 1627.
4445. Elizabeth Templair, born 1602 in Cognac, France.
Child of Nicolas Couc and Elizabeth Templair is:
2222 i. Pierre Couc dit LaFleur, born 1624 in Saintonge, France; died 05 Apr 1690 in St. Francois du Lac, Quebec, Canada; married Marie Kakesik8k8e Mite8ameg8k8e aki. Mitcominqui 16 Apr 1657 in
Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada.
4446. Stephane Etienne Magouch, born in Nipissiriniensem, Nipissing Nation. He married 4447.
Mararetam Tchi8ant8ke.
4447. Mararetam Tchi8ant8ke, born in 8sagahigananirine8ensem (Ousagahiganiriniouan).
Notes for Stephane Etienne Magouch:
Weskarini Band of the "western" Algonkin Tribe.
Étienne Mag8ch et Marguerite Tchi8ant8k8e
Eodem Anno ac die Ego idem qui supra in eodem sacello, interrogavi & mutuo consensu habito per verba de præsenti coniu(n)xi in matrimonium Stephanu(m) Mag8ch natione nipissiriniensem & Margaretam Tchi8ant8k8e natione 8sagahiganirini8ensem Testes fuere ex Algonquinis ijdem qui supra, & ex gallis ijdem La même année et le même jour, moi le même que plus haut dans la même chapelle, j'ai interrogé et après avoir reçu leur mutuel consentement par paroles de présent, j'ai uni en mariage Étienne Magouch nipissirinien par sa nation, et Marguerite Tchiouantoukoué ousagahiganiriniouenne par sa nation. Les témoins furent chez les Algonquins, les mêmes que plus haut, et chez les Français les mêmes.
In the same year and on the same day, I, as above, in the same chapel, I questioned and received their consent by word and presence, I united in marriage Étienne Magouch Nipissirinian by nation, et Marguerite Tchiouantoukoué Ousagahiganiriniouan by nation. The witnesses were the same Algonquins as above and the same French as above also.
Child of Stephane Magouch and Mararetam Tchi8ant8ke is:
2223 i. Marie Kakesik8k8e Mite8ameg8k8e aki. Mitcominqui, born 1631 in Area between the Ottawa and the St-Maurice rivers in Québec, Canada; died 08 Jan 1699 in Trois-Rivières, St. Maurice County,
Quebec, Canada or Montreal, Ile de Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; married (1) Assababich
1645 in Province of Quebec, Canada; married (2) Pierre Couc dit LaFleur 16 Apr 1657 in Trois
Rivieres, St. Maurice County, Quebec, Canada.
5136. Pieter Casperzen Mabille He was the son of 10272. Pierre Mabille. He married 5137. Anatje
Wessel.
5137. Anatje Wessel
Child of Pieter Mabille and Anatje Wessel is:
2568 i. Pieter Casparszen Van Naarden Mabille, born 1630 in Naarden, Holland; died Bet. 1664 - 1665 in New Amsterdam, New York; married Aechtje Jans Van Norden 1651 in New Amsterdam, New
York.
5142. Jan Westerhous, born 1613.
Child of Jan Westerhous is:
2571 i. Christina Westerhous, born 1638 in Gravenhage, Holland; married Frederick Schuermanns.
5144. Ananias Conklin, born 1606. He married 5145. Mary Launder.
5145. Mary Launder, born 1611.
Child of Ananias Conklin and Mary Launder is:
2572 i. John Conklin, born 1630 in Nottinghamshire, St. Peters Parish, Nottinghamshire County, England; died 06 Apr 1694 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York; married Helena 1668 in Rye,
Westchester County, New York.
5148. Jan Bocholte, born 1624; died 1694. He married 5149. Hannah.
5149. Hannah, born 1629.
Child of Jan Bocholte and Hannah is:
2574 i. Mattys Janszen Boeckhout, born 12 Oct 1654 in Leyden, Holland; died 1678 in Philipsburg,
Westchester County, New York; married Elysbeth Elsworth 09 Jun 1675 in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, New York.
5150. Theophilus Elsworth, born 1625. He married 5151. Annetje Jans.
5151. Annetje Jans, born 1630.
Child of Theophilus Elsworth and Annetje Jans is:
2575 i. Elysbeth Elsworth, born 10 Jan 1655 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands; died 11 Oct 1696 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York; married Mattys Janszen Boeckhout 09 Jun 1675 in
Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York.
5584. Pierre Usille, born Bef. 1635 in Guiness, France.
Child of Pierre Usille is:
2792 i. David Uzille, born 1635 in Calais, Picardy County, France; died Aft. 1662; married Marie Cassier Abt. 1659.
5586. Philip Cassier, born 1614 in Calais, Picardy County, France; died 1663 in Haarlem, New
Netherland. He married 5587. Marie Taine.
5587. Marie Taine, born 1616; died Aft. 1671 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.
Child of Philip Cassier and Marie Taine is:
2793 i. Marie Cassier, born 1643 in Martinique, French West Indies; married David Uzille Abt. 1659.
5588. Cornelius Jansen Damen, born 1585.
Child of Cornelius Jansen Damen is:
2794 i. Jan Corneliszen Damen, born 1638 in Bunisch, Utrecht, Netherlands; died 20 Jan 1707 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York; married Sophia Martense 21 May 1662 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
5592. Thomas Higginson, born 1620 in Sweden; died 1644. He married 5593. Sarah Brout 1642 in
New York.
5593. Sarah Brout, born 1620; died 1677 in New York.
Child of Thomas Higginson and Sarah Brout is:
2796 i. Jan Thomasz Eckerson, born Bef. 11 Dec 1644 in Zell, Munsterland County, Netherlands; died
1708 in New York; married Appollonia Cornelius Swits 08 Nov 1665 in Dutch Reformed New York
City Collegiate Church.
5594. Cornelisen Claeszen Swits, born 1614; died 15 Sep 1655 in Haarlem, New Netherland (New
York). He was the son of 11188. Claes Cornelisson Switz and 11189. Arientie. He married 5595.
Andrianna Trommels Bef. 1640.
5595. Andrianna Trommels, born 1620; died Bet. 07 Feb 1662 - 1664.
Child of Cornelisen Swits and Andrianna Trommels is:
2797 i. Appollonia Cornelius Swits, born 1648 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands; died 09 Sep 1713 in New York; married Jan Thomasz Eckerson 08 Nov 1665 in Dutch Reformed New York City
Collegiate Church.
5596. Cornelis Slingerland
Child of Cornelis Slingerland is:
2798 i. Teunis Cornelisz Slingerland, born 07 Apr 1617 in Amsterdam, Netherlands; died 1701 in
Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey; married Engeltje Albertse Bratt Bradt 1654 in Albany,
Albany County, New York.
Generation No. 14
10272. Pierre Mabille
Child of Pierre Mabille is:
5136 i. Pieter Casperzen Mabille, married Anatje Wessel.
11188. Claes Cornelisson Switz, born 1590; died 1641 in Mahattan, Turtle Bay County, New York.
He married 11189. Arientie.
11189. Arientie
Child of Claes Switz and Arientie is:
5594 i. Cornelisen Claeszen Swits, born 1614; died 15 Sep 1655 in Haarlem, New Netherland (New York); married Andrianna Trommels Bef. 1640.
