Dirck Janse Straetmaker

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[Preliminary notes: In the following will the testator is called Dirck Strought, but is indexed as Stroutmaker. Tryntie/Tryntje is Dutch diminuitive of Catrintje/Catrintie & Catherine is anglicized]. Witnesses were Reynier Keyserick, John Ellison, Henry Ludlow. In his will he wrote: March 30 1729. I Dircks Strought of Orange County being sick in body. I leave to my Catherine Strought all my estate after the payment of debts. . .But in case it shall please God that my wife Catharine should compleat a 2nd marriage, then I leave her all my personal property. After her death or marriage I leave to my eldest son, Arry Strought, and to my youngest son, Jacob Strought all my mansion house I now live in with the lands containing 216 acres, also a lot of 67 acres in the hills. My eldest son Arry shall pay to his sisters, Janakie, wife of Tise Aker, and Leah wife of Cornelius Harring Jr to each [money] and my son Jacob shall pay the same. I leave to my 2nd son John 178 acres of land next to Cornelius Blewfields and he is to pay to his two sisters [money]. I leave to my eldest daughter [not named] wife of John Aker 138 acres of land where she now lives and she is to pay my two youngest daughters Janakie & Leah [money]. I make my wife Catharine Strought, executor. [signed by mark] Derick Strought. Know ye that at New York on the 2nd day of August 1732 before Frederick Morris, thereto delegated, the will of Dirck Straut was proved

born BEF. 10 SEP 1671 in NJ