Guilliame Varleth

Those who arrived on the "Fortuyn" in 1650-1651

Their (Caspar's) son, Guilliam (William) Varlet, named after Guillaume Tentenier, his grandfather's brother. He was the third son, probably born about 1623. In 1643, he attended the University of Utrecht, enrolled as a medical student under rector Gulielmo Strateno. His cousin, David, son of Daniel Varlet, was enrolled in the same class. [32] At the time Caspar was ready to bring his family to New Amsterdam, Guilliam had chosen a career for himself in the colonies, and shortly before immigrating, a business contract was drawn up between him and his father and his brother Nicholas. In a notarial act filed in Amsterdam before the notary J. van de Ven, dated 11 August 1650, Caspar Varlet and his son Nicholas agreed on terms and conditions under which to found and supervise a distilling business for Guilliam to operate in New Netherland. The distillery will be set up after they all have arrived in the colony. [33] Several years later, in New Amsterdam, Guilliam witnessed a few baptisms, and he made a court appearance there in July 1658 in a dispute concerning tobacco. He had died before 26 Aug. 1659, when his brother Nicholas and brother-in-law Paulus Schrick appear in court concerning some financial obligations of his. [34] The distillery contract of 1650 indicates he was unmarried, and there is no evidence that he married in the colonies.

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