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- Jacobus arrived in New Amsterdam with his father who returned to The Netherlands and is presumed to have been lost at sea.
BR Jacobus Goelet born 1666, died 1731, married Janetje Coessar. Francis Goelet left his son, Jacobus, in New York and was lost at sea on the return voyage. Jacobus became the ward of Frederick Phillipe, Lord of the Manors of Phillipsborough. Jacobus married Janet Le Coessar, member of a Huguenot family. They had six children of whom the third was John Goelet, who died in 1753; a merchant of New York City; married in 1718 to Janetje Cannon, born September 24, 1698.
Ref: Brannon Gullat, 1999.
In the name of God, Amen, the 15th day of September, 1722. "Know all men by these presents that I, Jacobus Goelet, of the city of New York, stationer, shopkeeper, and now in good health, perfect mind and memory; Thanks be given to God for his great mercy."
I leave to my wife, Janitie, all my real and personal estate, none excepted, to be by her possessed during the time she remaineth my widow, with full power to trade, buy, and sell all movable estate, and, with the advice and consent of my three eldest children, to mortgage or sell my house or houses and lands. But if she should happen to remarry, then she shall deliver unto my dear and well beloved children, by she and me begotten,
my great Dutch Bible, and 2/3 of my real and personal estate that is then in being and not by her disposed of. After the death of my wife, if she should not remarry, I will that
my dear and well beloved children, named Jacob, Jan, Raphael, Aefie and Phillipus, shall be my true and lawful heirs, to inherit my estate.
That is, to my eldest son Jacob, 5 and my old Dutch Bible as his acknowledgement of his birthright. "
And it is my will that my daughter Aefie if not then married shall be set out in order, furnished with mourning and wedding robes, and reasonable linen and housing stuff, as becomes a young woman of our degree."
"And my youngest son Phillipus, if his apprentice time be not ended, I will that methods shall be taken by my children to find him as by agreement between his master and myself, and at the expiration of his apprenticeship so much as a new suit of clothes come to from top to toe, linnen and woolen, answerable to his reputation, and a near calculation to be made and collected out of my estate to find him with meat and drink, lodging and washing and mending. Or else my married children take turns to find him as aforesaid at their houses and in their own families until he is of the age of 22 years."
And all the rest of my estate is to be equally divided among my children.
I appoint my wife Janitie and my 3 oldest sons, Jacob, Jan and Raphael executors.
Ref: Dutch Reformed Church, NY. - - -
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1666 - 1731 (65 years)