House of Truax – Truax Genealogy (Land records)

Part VI – House of Truax – Truax Genealogy (Land Records) – below

I progress onward – during the iteration of the First Generation, there was a brief break to insert some land records involving Philippe. I copy them here, before I do the last three pages labeled First Generation.

It is disheartening to see incorrect information being repeated about Philippe… when asked about sources, they do the online equivalent of shrugging, as if it doesn’t matter. Please always check sources!

On a lighter note, it was thrilling to find one of my ancestors, Philippe du Trieux, having dealings with another ancestor, Nicholas Stilwell, in 1649! It is not until ca 1880 that their descendants marry to become my ancestors.

On to the transcription…

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Truax Genealogy (Land records)

The following signature is a fac-simile of the autograph of Philippe du Trieux, which was attached to a legal document recorded in “Dutch Manuscripts,” Vol. II, p 27, in the archives of the Secretary of State Dep’t at Albany, N. Y., bearing date the 7^th of October 1633.

Through the kindness of Dr. O’Callahan, author of the “History of New Netherland”, and other documentary volumes, the editor was permitted, in the year of 1866, to make several tracings of the above signature.

During the early settlement of that section of New York City now (1906) known as Peck Slip, then lying within the stockades, extending south of the modern Frankfort street to Franklin Square, “lang de Wall”, (along the stone wall, now Wall Street), the original and only “straat” (street), there was established a smithery which gave rise to the Dutch name “Smit’s Vly” (Smith’s Valley), in which section Philippe du Trieux became a land holder, as per copy of deed following/

In “Dutch Manuscripts,” Patent G. G. page 34, appears the following deed describing the said property.

“1640. May 22d – We William Kieft, Director Gen’l, and Councellors in behalf of the High and Mighty Lords, the States Gen’l of the United Netherlands and His Highness, the Prince of Orange, and their Excellencies, the managers of the Incorporated West Indies Company in New Netherlands residing, by these presents do publish and declare, that we on this day underwritten here, granted and bestowed upon Philippe du

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Truy, Court messenger Gereghts-bode a certain piece of land lying on the Island of Manhattan near Smith’s Valley where Cornelius van Tienhoven, the Secretary is situated, West South West: and David Provost, East North East, next to his district in the breath of the land of said Tienhoven, to Besevaers Kripple bus [?] 40 rods, of 12 feet to the rod, West South West, and East North East and in its length from the Beach 68 rods North by West and Southerly North to the land of the said Provost, extending in breadth along the Beach from Smith’s Valley to the fence of Davidt Provoost, and 78 rods, with the express condition and terms, that the said Philippe de Truy or his successors, their excellencies, shall acknowledge their Honors, the Directors aforesaid, as his Lords and Patrons under the Sovereignity of the High and Mighty Lords the States Gen’l, and to their Director and Council here, be in subjection in all things as good citizens are bound to be.

[emphasis mine]

Provided moreover, that the said Philippe shall further submit to all such taxes and imposts as by their Honor already had been enacted, or hereafter may be enacted, constituting over such the before named Philippe de Tray or his successors in the real or actual possession thereof, giving unto him full and irrevocable power and special permission to the said parcel of land, to enter, cultivate inhabit and

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Use in like manner has he might do with his other patrimonial lands and effects, without our, the grantors any longer therein having, reserving, or saving any part, action or control, but to this behoof as aforesaid. From all desisting and from this time forth and forever abstaining and renouncing by these presents all ownership to the said piece of land. Promising moreover this transport firmly, inviolably, irrevocably to maintain, fulfil and execute all under bond as by law thereto provided.

These presents are without fraud or deceit by us signed and confirmed with our seal.

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland on the 22^nd, day of May A. D. 1640, New Style, and was undersigned William Kieft on the outside of the parchment below stood.

By order of the Honorable, the Director and Council in New Netherland.

(Signed) Cornelius van Tien Hoven, Sec’y.”

[Crossed out – 1644, 5^th July (See insert here).]

[Crossed out – 1645 – 8^th March – mentions a trial of an Indian accused of burning the residence of Jochem Peterson.]

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1649 – 8^th February. “Before me Cornelius van Tienhoven, Secretary of New Netherland (says “O’Callahans History of New Netherland”) appeared Henry Bresser, who acknowledged that he hath taken off the hands of Nicholas Stilewell, the land and dwelling house of Philippe de Truy, on one and the same condition as Stilewell hath agreed to with said Philippe; promising to fulfill the condition made by Stilewell with Philippe de Truy in all its parts, so that Philippe shall consider him, Henry Bresser, as principal in regard to said contract: provided, that Stilwell shall deliver in March, to Harry Breser, so many palisades as are required in front of the road, unto and from the land of William Goulder, and in the next month of March A. D., 1651 fence anew the other three parts, which palisades Stillewell must deliver in his presence on the strand near Mr. Allerious’s.”

Done this 8^th February A. D. 1649.

This “f” is the mark of Henry Bresser, made by himself.

This “N” is the mark of Nicoles Stillewell to my knowledge.

Cor: van Tienhoven, Sec’y.”

Source:

Truax, T. de T., House of Truax. “Bien faire et ne rien craindre.” Historical Genealogy of the Truax-Truex Families of the United States and Canada, descendants of Philippe de Trieux, the first Huguenot-Knickerbocker of that name who settled in New Netherland in 16__ and embracing his posterity to the present date a period of nearly three centuries of Twelve Generations. Manuscript. From New York Public Library, Call No. NYGB Coll-94 Box 1 and Box 2. http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b18209329~S1 . (Accessed 18Jul2015)

[An interesting history of this manuscript can be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~truax/TheHouseofTruax.html ]