RegisterofPSVol2

Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642 – 1647 ׀ 187
in-law, 257 shall first take out of the estate the just half of all the goods and effects which he shall
leave behind. The other half, his wife, Marritjen Robbers, shall take to herself and have the use
of until she remarry or die, provided that in case she remarry, the property may not be used up,
diminished or alienated by her husband or herself, but she shall be entitled only to have the use
of the income thereof during her life, the principal remaining intact and reverting after her
death 258 to Tonis Nysen or his children or heirs, without said Marritjen Robberts’ relatives being
allowed to take possession of the aforesaid property; only, she shall then have power to leave by
will two hundred guilders out of the said estate to whoever she pleases. He, Jan Celes, requests in
the presence of all these bystanders that this, being his last will, may take effect after his death
before all lords, courts, tribunals and judges. Done the day and year above written.
Thomas Hall
This is the X mark of Cosyn Gerritsz
This is the X mark of Hendrick Pitersz
Abraham Watson
This is the X mark of Jeurien Feratel
This is the signature of Jan Seles made by himself
S John
Acknowledged before me,
Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary
[Assignment by Gregor Pischoen to Rivert Symonsen Pillis
of his pay due from the West India Company]
[147a] Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Griger
Pischoen, from Rosenbergh, who in the presence of the undersigned witnesses declared that he
assigned, as he hereby does, to Rivert Symonsz Pillis, at Enckhuysen, 259 his account [of pay]
earned by him at St. Louis de Marinhan in the service of the honorable directors of the Chartered
257 swager; which may mean son-in-law as well as brother-in-law.
258 The words “provided that in case she remarry ... after her death” are written in the margin, to take the place of
“in case she marry, she, Marritjen, shall restore all the property, of which an inventory is to be made, to Tonis Nysen
or his children, except two hundred guilders, which she may keep for her benefit, and in case she does not marry, the
property...,” which words are canceled.
259 The words “Rivert Symonsz Pillis, at Enckhuysen” are substituted in the margin for “Pieter Jacobsz, from
Hoorn.”
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