bp. 22 Nov 1654 NYC Ref Ch (as unnamed child of "Abraham Janszen, Fortuyn") d. before 5 May 1738
~ per Pat Wardell's research

http://genealogygenie.blogspot.com/2012/10/van-salee.html

will written May third 1737 in which he names his wife, their children, and his wife's child.

"In the name of God Amen the third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven I France Abramse Van Sellea in the County of Orange in the Province of New York being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body & knowing it is appointed for all men once to Dye do make & Ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say principally first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it & for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian & like & decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God & touching such Worldly Estate where with it hath blessed God to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form Imprimis"

His place of death makes sense in terms of locale the marriage of one of his sons to the one surviving child of Capt. Jan de Vries, a mullatto whose family was also from Orange (Rockland) County and one of the 16 original holders of the Tappan Patent.

more fixes needed

see: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/2005-0...

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married

(first) Lucretia Hendricks (twin of Elizabeth) dau. of (prob) Dirck Hendricksen & Anna Maria Van Curacao* bp. 30 May 1666 NYC Ref Ch

(second) Isabel Frans (Bastiaensz? Barber?) (widow of Anthony Salomons)

• In the (1) m. record, they are Frans Abrahamszen of Bedford [in Brooklyn], bachelor, and Lucretaia Hendricks, of the Bowery, spinster. • In the (2) m. record, they are Frans Abrahamse Van Betfort and Isabelle Salomons. Frans Abrahamszen, listed as native born, took the oath of allegiance in Brooklyn in 1687.

• Between 1713 and 1719 he and his wife moved to Tappan, NY close to the New Jersey border. He was a freeholder at Tappan by 4 Nov 1721.

• Frans Van Salee and Anna Mary his dau. wit. bp. 13 Oct 1713 Tappan of Maria, dau. of Maritie De Vries (no father's name in bp. record). Frans Van Zalee and Isabel Van Zalee, his wife, wit. bp. at Tappan 12 Oct 1720 of Frans, son of Willem Smit and Maria Salomons. She also wit. (as Frans Franciske Bastiaensz, Isabelle Bastiaensz wife of Frans Van Zalee) bp. at Tappan 25 April 1723 of Isabell, dau. of Willem Smitt and Maria Salomons. In his will dated 3 May 1737, probated 5 May 1738 (New York County Wills 13:180), "Frans Abramse Van Sellea of Orange County" (called a free negro) names wife Isabella and youngest son Frans Van Sellea, Junr. executors. He also mentioned other sons Abraham Van Sellea, Cuffee Prime Van Sellea and Casper Prime Van Sellea; dau. Anna Maria Van Sellea; and wife's dau. Marya Salomons. He signed by mark. Another abstract of his will: May 3, 1737. I, Frans Abramse Van Sellea, of Orange County, being sick, I leave to my wife Isabella, whom I make executor, all lands, messuages, and tenements, during her widowhood, and after her decease, to my youngest son, Frans Van Sellea. I leave to my eldest son, Abraham, one of my best horses. And I leave to my children, Abraham, Cuffein, Caspar, and Anna, each £12, 10s., in all £50, which my youngest son, Frans, shall pay. I leave to my wife's daughter, Marya Solomons, a cow. Witnesses, Johanes Remsen, Arie Kissing, Johana De Gram. Proved, May 5, 1738.1 Frans or his son might poss be the "Frans Slee [Van Salee?]" who, along with Eliezabeth Haal, wit. bp. 25 June 1734 Tarrytown of Thuintie, dau. of Thomas Meller and Catharina his wife.

summary of will

van SELLEA, France Abrahamsen, of Orange

Co., free negro. Wife Isabala, sons Abraham, Jan Prime, Casper Prime, France, daughter Anna Mary, stepda. Maryte Salomo (Salmon). Real and personal estate. Executor son France. Witnesses Johannes Remsen, Arie Koning, and Johannis de Grau (Graef).