Will of Gerritte Jansen Roos

In the Abstract of Wills, Gerritt Jansen Roos will is given as follows:

"In the name of God, Amen, this 3d day of September, 1697, I, Gerritt Jansen Roos, of the city of New York, carpenter, being in sound and perfect health...I leave to my eldest son, Peter Roos, living at Utrecht, in Holland, 100. I leave to Peter Gerrittse Roos, the eldest son of my son, Peter Roos, one silver tumbler, and the same to Gerritt Jansen Roos, the eldest son of Johanes Roos. Also a silver tumbler to Gerritt Provost, the eldest son of my eldest daughter, Cornelia, wife of Elias Provost. I leave to Gerritt Johanes Roos, and Aeltie Roos, children of my deceased son, Johanes Roos, their maintenance out of my estate until they are able to maintain themselves, and they are to be put to school until such time as they shall have learned to read and write, and they are to have 78 which I have of their father's estate. The rest of estate is to be divided into five parts, and given to his son Peter, the children of his son Johanes, deceased, to his daughter Cornelia, wife of Jacob de Moree, to his daughter Affie, wife of Johanes Van Gelder, and "to Annatie Elswaert, daughter of my daughter Aeltie procured by John Elswaert...And whereas I have sold a house and lot in Albany, which belonged to my son Johanes, and also a tract of land in said county, for 78, the children of my son Johanes are to have the same. Makes Jacob De Moree, Johanes Van Gelder, and Jacob Boelen executors. (Names of witnesses not given.)



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