Willem Mousnier de la Montagne

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Willem Mousnier de la Montagne was the youngest child of Dr. Johannes de la Montagne and his first wife Rachel DeForest. He was born on Manhattan Island and baptized on 22 April 1641 in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam. He was rich in baptismal sponsors, led by the Director of the entire colony of New Netherland, Willem Kieft (for whom he was undoubtedly named), Domine Everardus Bogardus, Marritje Thymes, and Cataline Strafele.

Willem's mother died when Willem was just two years old, and it is believed that his oldest sister Rachel took special responsibility for him as a child. When Dr. La Montagne and his second wife moved to Fort Orange (later Albany) in 1656, Willem was fifteen years old and went with them and his step-brother Johannes Provoost, who was then nineteen years old.

However, by 1661 Willem was back in Harlem with his older brother Jan Jr. The two of them, along with their brother-in-law Jacobus Kip, sent a petition to Director Peter Stuyvesant and Council on 4 July 1661, asking for permission to settle a small village on the plantation of Vredendal, the tobacco plantation belonging to Dr. La Montagne and abandoned at the time of the Indian troubles. Although the request was denied, the Council took pains to placate the Montagnes. Willem was appointed schoolmaster in New Harlem in 1662 and was always styled "Meester Willem" in the Town Clerk's records. Willem was also allowed to become a freeholder in New Harlem by the purchase of the usual allotment.

In 1664 Willem set up as a winedealer in partnership with his brother-inlaw Dr. Gysbert Van Imbroch. Willem imported the wine, and may therefore have spent his time between Esopus and Manhattan, but after Dr. Van Imbroch died, Willem moved permanently to Esopus. He was one of three guardians appointed by the court to take care of the three Van Imbroch orphans, but he was the guardian who administered the estate and who watched over Rachel's children, although he did not take them into his own household until his marriage.

Willem was appointed schoolmaster at Esopus (now Kingston, NY) on 7 June 1666, voorleser in 1667, town clerk on 28 April 1668, distiller in 1669, and vendue master in 1671. The Kingston court records between 1665 and 1670 show Willem de la Montagne actively trying to collect debts owned to the estate of Dr. Van Imbroch.

Willem lived at Esopus/Kingston initially and at Mombaccus later. He married Eleanora de Hooges, daughter of Anthony de Hooges and Eva Albertse Bratt, banns published at Kingston Reformed Dutch Church on 19 May 1673. Eleanora de Hooges was born at Rensselaerswyck, probably about 1655, the youngest of five children. Her father had been the business manager for the Van Rensselaer family at Rensselaerswyck from 1644 to 1648; thereafter, until his death, he was Secretary of Rensselaerswyck. He died at Fort Orange on 11 October 1655. His widow married Roelof Swartout about 13 August 1657, and Roelof Swartout was the only father that Eleanora ever knew. Swartout was appointed schout (sheriff) at Esopus on 15 April 1660 and settled there with his wife, three stepchildren, and his own growing family.

Aalthough his official duties were quite heavy, Willem was also involved with several business ventures and he gained a reputation as a fair man by both Dutch and English governments.

Willem was appointed High Sheriff of Ulster County, now part of the state of New York, on 24 December 1689 by Leisler. He was replaced by Johannes Hardenbrook on 30 July 1690. It is not known how Willem died, but it is clear that he died in 1690.

Willem's widow married Cornelis de Duyster in 1692, having a child Margriet de Duyster baptized in the Kingston Reformed Dutch Church on 23 April 1693. Eleanora may have died in 1703, since the quit-rent roll for Mombaccus in 1729 notes that taxes had been paid "by the heirs of Wm. De Lamontanye" since 1703. By the time Willem's land in Mombaccus was divided between his heirs, there were only three daughters and no sons named as heirs. The list of freeholders for Ulster County in 1728 does not list any variation of the Montagne name, although all three sons-in-law of Willem are named there. For these reasons, it is believed that all of Willem and Eleanora's descendants are from female lines and that, even though they did have three sons, they have no descendants bearing the Montagne surname today.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION (Given in the order of the original footnotes):

1. Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York; Baptisms From 25 December 1639 to 27 December 1730. Ed. Thomas Grier Evans. New York: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1901. Facsimile reprint. Englewood, NJ: Bergen Historic Books, 1998. 1:12.

2. Peter R. Christoph and others, eds. New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch: Kingston Papers, Vol 1, Kingston Court Records 1661-1667; Vol. II, Kingston Court Records 1668-1675 and Secretary’s Papers 1664-1675. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. I:183.

3. Monjour is probably a Dutch corruption of the family surname Mousnier.

4. Hoes, Baptismal and Marriage Registers… of Kingston RDC, 503. Marriage #30.

5.Randolph, Howard S.F. “Anthony DeHooges, Secretary of Rensselaerswyck and His Descendants.” NYG&BR 67 (1936) 4-15.

6. Berthold Fernow. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York. Albany: Weed , Parsons, and Co., 1881. 13:569.

7. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 40. Baptism #746. Baptismal sponsors: Barnardus Swartwoud, Lysbeth Hendriks.

8. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 9. Baptism #124. Baptismal sponsors: Jacob Kip, Eva Swartwoudts.

9. Hoes, Marriage Registers of Kingston RDC, 511. Marriage #108.

10. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 11. Baptism #165. Baptismal sponsors: Roelof Swarwout, Willem Asforbe, Jannetie Loperts.

11. Hoes, Marriage Registers of Kingston RDC, 516. Marriage #167. Although there is no baptismal record for Maria, the marriage record states that Maria Montagnje, j.d., was born in Kingston and residing in Mombaccus.

12. Hoes, Marriage Registers of Kingston RDC, 527. Marriage #286 between Niclaas Westvaal, widower of Marytjen Montanjen, and Zara Van Aken, j.d. took place on 20 October 1712.

13. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 16. Baptism #252. Baptismal sponsors: Roelof Swartwout, Johannes d’Hooges, Elsie Provoost.

14.Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 20. Baptism #325. Baptismal sponsors: Warnaar Hoornbeec, Thomas Swartwout.

15. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 22. Baptism #386. Baptismal sponsors: Walrave Du Mon, Anna de Hooges.

16. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 27. Baptism #492. Baptismal sponsors: Huybert Lambertz, Eva Albertz Bratz.

17. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 87. Baptism #1785. Dirk Krom and Eva de Lamontangne bring their child Willem for baptism on 11 September 1709.

18. Hoes, Baptismal Registers of Kingston RDC, 32. Baptism #582. Baptismal sponsors: Roulof Swaertwouth, Gritje Henderix.

19. Hoes, Marriage Registers of Kingston RDC, 526. Marriage #278.

NOTE: Riker lists another daughter, Johanna, b 1676, living 1699 [Riker 785] but, in fact, that Johanna was the daughter of Jan Jr. who was a sponsor in 1699 in the Kingston Church for a Vredenburgh baptism (her husband's family) and for a Decker baptism (her cousin's family). Johanna and her husband lived in New York City, but clearly visited their relatives in Kingston on occasion.

Father: Jean Mousnier de la MONTAGNE b: 1595 in France Mother: Rachel DEFOREST b: 1609 in Moncornet, Picardy, France

Marriage 1 Eleanora DE HOOGES b: ABT 1655 in Beverwyck, now Albany, New York

Married: 19 MAY 1673 in (banns) Kingston Reformed Dutch Church

Children

Rachel de la MONTAGNE b: 1674 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York Willem la MONTAGNE b: 1678 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York Maria de la MONTAGNE b: 1680 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York Johannes de la MONTAGNE b: 1682 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York Eva de la MONTAGNE b: 1683 in Mombaccus, Ulster County, New York Jesse de la MONTAGNE b: 1684 in Mombaccus, Ulster County, New York Eva de la MONTAGNE b: 1686 in Mombaccus, Ulster County, New York Catherina de la MONTAGNE b: 1688 in Mombaccus, Ulster County, New York

Sources:

Title: Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York: Baptisms 1639 to 1730, Author: Thomas Grier Evans, editor., Publication: New York: NYG&BS, 1901. Facsimile reprint Englewood, NJ: Bergen Historic Books, 1998. Repository:, Media: Book, Page: 12., Text: 22 April 1641. Willem, son of Jan de la Montagne. Sponsors: de Hr. Willem Kief, Command.; Do. Everardus Bogardua, Marritje Thymes, Cataline Strafele.

Title: Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809. Author: Roswell Randall Hoes, editor. Publication: New York: De Minne Press, 1891. Facsimile reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. Repository: Media: Book, Page: Page 503. Marriage #30., Text: W. Montagne, and Helenora de Hooges, the latter born in the Colony of Rensselaerswyck. Banns recorded 19 May 1673. Date of marriage not given.

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https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-11168399/willem-mo... 4 Willem Monjeur de la MontagneGender: MaleBirth: Circa Apr 22 1641 - New Amsterdam, New NetherlandsBaptism: Apr 22 1641 - New Amsterdam, New NetherlandsMarriage: Spouse: Eleanora de Hooges - May 19 1673 - Kingston, Ulster Co., NYDeath: Feb 9 1690 - Mombaccus, Ulster County, New YorkBurial: 1690Father: <a>Jean Mousnier de la Montagne</a>Mother: <a>Rachel de Forest</a>Wife: <a>Eleanora de Hooges</a>Children: <a>Rachel Decker (born de la Montagne)</a>, <a>Eva de la Montagne</a>, <a>Willem de la Montagne</a>, <a>Johannes La Montagne</a>Siblings: <a>Jolant de la Montagne</a>, <a>Jesse de la Montagne</a>, <a>Jan Monier de la Montagne, Jr.</a>, <a>Maria de la Montagne</a>, <a>Rachel Mousnier de la Montagne</a>, <a>Yolanta de la Montagne</a>, <a>Unknown Unknown</a> Record 40000:11168399:

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New Amsterdam/New York Reformed Dutch Church Baptism Date: 22 Apr 1641 Parents: Jan de la Montagne Child: Willem Witnesses: de Hr. Willem Kief, Command.; Do. Everadus Bogardus, Marritje Thymans, Cataline Strafele

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