Carsten Jans Eggert

Arrival in New Amsterdam

~• on the Bonte Koe

The will of Carsten Jans Eggert (Cors Janzsen)

It (has been)suspected hat "Cors Janszen" is in reality Carsten Jans Eggert, the writer of the will, and uncle to baby Bruyn.
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Whereas CARSEN JANS EGGERT of this city did in his last will bequeath his estate part by way of legacy, and the rest to be disposed of by way of gifts to his next relations, that is to say the sum of 500 guilders, wampum, to the Lutheran Church, as a legacy, and to his sister Greetye Jans, wife of Jacob Petersen, 150 guilders, wampum, the rest to be divided equally between his brother Dirck Jansen De Groot, his sister Greetye Jansen, and Bruyn Ages the son of his other sister, Annatje Jans and Bruyn Ages, both deceased, making Hendrick Williams and David Westells executors, as in said will, and additions the 7th and 19th of April last. The same was confirmed May 9, 1678. <

from: Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707, page 48:

witnesses baptism of relative

1654 Nov 22; Hage Bruynse; Bruyn; Lambert Huybertszen, Cors Janszen
~• Cors/Carsten is the uncle of the child Bruyn