Part I – House of Truax – Etymology
Part II – House of Truax – Historical
Part III – House of Truax – Church records
Part IV – House of Truax – New Amsterdam records
Part V – House of Truax – First Generation
Part VI – House of Truax – Truax Genealogy (Land Records)
Part VI – House of Truax – “First” Generation – Maria

Part VII – House of Truax – Second Generation (Philip, Rachel, Sara) – below

I set myself up for a lot of typing tonight! Please enjoy the following second generation info. I pick up next time with Susanna.

It is pointed out that Maria’s first husband was not listed in the last entry. That is correct. This is corrected much later in the MSS.

Found mention of another ancestor (a bp witness – Hendrick van Dyck) – it was a small world! 🙂

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Second Generation

The following baptismal records are verbatim copies from the records of the old Dutch church of New Amsterdam, and as found in Vol. 5 of the “New York Gen’l and Biog’l Records of N. Y.”

Ouders	Kinders	Getuygen
9 – I “den 21 Apr. Ao 1642 Philip du Trieux	Isaacsen	Mr. herman Reyniers Jan Willemszen Schut Philip Gerritsz Sara du Trieux Sara Roelefs” P (235) 51
10 – II “den 2 Dec Ao 1645 Philip du Trieux	Jacob	Jan Evertszen Bout Maria du Trieux Sara du Trieux P (265) 87

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4 – Rachel Detrien (van Bommel)2, a daughter of Philippe du Trieux1, married Hendrick van Bommel as per record of the old Dutch church of New York, p 594; in Vol 6, p 85 of the “N. Y. Gen: & Biog: Record,” as follows:

“den 30 Sept. 1656. Hendrick van Bommel, en Rachel Detrien, van Amsterdam in N. Nederlt.”

Subsequent she married as per Ibid, p 634, in Vol 7 p 29 (634 crossed off)

Ingeschreven den 22 Jul Ao 1677

Dirk Janszen de Groot, Wedr van Wybria Jans, Rachel Detri, wede van Hendr. Van Bommel, beyde woonende tot N. Yorke.” He, most probable was a native of Groet, in North Holland; as per p 88 T. G. Bergen in “Early Settlers of Kings County, L. I.”

Getrouwt den 8 Aug Ao 1677

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They had issue as per following records from the “N. Y. Gen: & Biog Records”, and as contained in the Baptisms of the old Dutch church of New York.

Ouders	Kinders	Getygen
11 – I Vol 5 p 187? (300) “den 28 Oct Ao 1657 Hendrick van Bommel Roselle du Trieux	Hieronymus	Isaac de Foreest Sara du Trieux”
12 – II Vol 6 p 46 (309) “den 25 Jan Ao 1660 Hendr van Bommel Rachel du trueux	Susanna	Jan de la Montagne Marie Peeck”
13 – III Vol 6 p 150 (319) “den 20 Aug Ao 1662 Hendrick van Bommel Rachel du Trieux	Luerifaes	Abraham du Trieux Susanna de Foreest”
14 – IV Vol 7 p 70 (338) “den 14 Mart Ao 1666 Hendrick van Bommel Rachel de Trieux	Abraham	Jacob Kip Maria Kip”
15 – V Vol 7 p 127 (347) “den 1 Jul Ao 1668 Hendrick van Bommel Rachel Roscelje”	Grietie	Jacob du Trieux Rebecca du Trieux”
16 – VI Vol 8 p 25 (362) “den 18 Febr Ao 1672 Hendrick van Bommel Rachel du Trieux	Philip	Johannes de Foreest Rebecca du Trieux”
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17 – VII Vol 8 p 86 (375 (a)) “den 21 Aug Ao 1675 Hendrick van Bommel Rachel du Trieux	Philip	Philip de Foreest Susanna Verleth”
Issue of the second marriage
18 – VIII Vol 8 p 170 (388) “den 27 Mart Ao 1678 Dirck Jansz de Groot Rachel du Trieux	Jan	Jaob Pieterszen Grietie Jans”
19 – IX Vol 8 p 175 (392) “den 8 Febr Ao 1679 Dirck Janszen de Groot Rosella du Trieux	Grietie	Johannes Thomaszen Aechtie Jacobs”

1674. Sept. 4.

One Rachell du True appears as defendant in an action of law. (See “Records of New Amsterdam,” Vol VII, p 119)

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5 – Sara du Treux (de Forest)2, a daughter of Philippe du Trieux, married Isaac de Foreest as per following record from p 571 of the “Trouw Boeck” of the old Dutch church of New York; and Vol 6 page 33 of the “N. Y. Gen: and Biog: Records.”

“den 9 June Ao 1641. Isaacq de Foreest, j. m. van Leyden, en Sara du Treux, j. d. van N. Nederlt.”

He was baptised at Leyden, Holland on the 10^th of July 1616, a son of Jessen de Foreest and Maria du Cloux, and died in 1682, aged 66 years.

She died on the 9^th of November 1692, aged about 69 years.

Isaac de Foreest emigrated to this country in 1636, on the ship “Rensselaerwyck” with his brother Henry: both settled in harlem N. Y., where they located a tobacco plantation of 100 acres upon that which was then a virgin forest. In 1650 he sold his bouwery in Harlem to William Beeckman, and became a brewer, with a malt-house and his residence on the north side of Stone Street. He also had a hopyard and an orchard at a place called “Norman’s Bright.” His request for the privileges of the “Great Burgher” rights was granted by Stuyvesant and council on the 28^th of January 1658, nearly one year after his formal application had been made. During the same year he was elected “schepen,” an office resembling in function that of an alderman.

In 1664, at the time New York was seized by the English, he was taken prisoner. He was released soon after, and swore allegiance. He made his will on the 4^th of June 1672. For further particulars see the De Forest Gen; Riker’s Revised Harlem; Prof. Pearson’s Early Settlers, etc.

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They had issue as per records of the Ref Dutch church of N. Y., in and contained in the “N. Y. Gen: and Biog: Records,” as follows.

Ouders	Kinders	Getuygen
20 – I Vol 5 p 32 (257) “den 9 Nov Ao 1642 Isaacq de Foreest	Jessen	Jochem Pieterszen Philip du trieux Madem de La Montagne Sara Roelofs”
21 – II Vol 5 p 87 (263) “den 22 Jan Ao 1645 Isaac de Foreest, en Sara du Trieux	Susanna	Mr. an de Minuiet Jean de la Montagne Susanna de Trieux.”
22 – III  Vol 5, p 87 (266) “den 21 May Ao 1646Isaac de Foreest	Gerrit	Gerrit de Foreest Gerrit Janszen van Haerlem Harmen Bartiaenszen Sytje Roelefs”
23 – IV Vol 5 p 89 (269) “den 10 Jun Ao 1647 Isaac de Foreest	Gerrit	Gerrit de Foreest Gerret Janszen Klinckharmer Harmen Bastiaenszen Sytje Roelofs”
24 – V, 25 – VI Vol 5, p 92 (274) “den 27 Jan Ao 1649 Isaac de Foreest	Marie Michiel Tweeling	Hendrick Van dyck, Fiscael Adrien Janszen van _lpendam Agnietie Montagne Geertie Abrahams”
All of the above issue, except Susanna, died unmarried; she married Peter de Reimer in 1665. (See Riker’s Revised Harlem).
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26 – VI [sic] Vol 5 p 94 (276) “den 27 Mart Ao 1650 Isaac de Foreest	Jan	Hendrick van Dyck Adrian Elpendam Susanna Everts Agnietie de la Montagne.”
“Jan de Foreest was educated a “chirugeon” (physician); and, on the 8th of June 1673, he married Susannah, daughter of Nicholas Verlet.” (See Rikers Revised Harlem).
27 – VII [sic] Vol 5 p 99 (283) “den 28 Jul Ao 1652 Isaac de Foreest	Philip	Jan de La Montagne Jan Peeck Susanna du Trieux”
Philip de Foreest was a cooper by trade; and, on the 5th of January 1676, he married Tryntie, daughter of Hendricks Kip, and removed to Albany, served as high-sheriff, etc, and died in 1727, aged 75 years;” having left among others a son David, who was the ancestor of Colonel Jacob J. de Forest, late of Duanesburg (See Rikers Revised Harlem), father of Sherman Duryea de Forest, who married Maggie (Mamie) Elizabeth Truax, daughter of the editor of this volume.
28 – VIII [sic] Vol 5, p 154 (292) “den 25 April Ao 1655Isaac de ForeestSara du Tryeux	Isaac	Jan Peeck Mr. Gysbert van Imbroeck Marritje van Imbroeck Tryntie de Haes”
Isaac de Foreest was the only son of Isaac, who remained in New York. He became a baker by trade and, on the 4th day of September 1681, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Lawrence Vanderspiegel. (See Rikers Revised Harlem.)
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29 – IX Vol 5 p 180 (300) “den 9 Aug Ao 1657 Isaac de Foreest Sara du Trieux	Hendrick	Willem Beeckman Maria Kip Petronella de la Montagne”
Hendrick de Foreest became a glazier, and on the 5th of July 1682, he married Phebe, daughter of Barent van Flaesbeek, and settled at Bushwick, Long Island, where he became a justice of the peace in 1698. He bought land at, and removed to “Madman’s Neck” where he died in 1715, aged 58 years. (See Rikers Revised Harlem.)
30 – X Vol 6 p 89 (310) “den 1 Aug Ao 1660 Isaac de Foreest Sara du Trieux	David	Jacob Kip d’huysvr von John ver Veelen”
David de Foreest died in infancy
31 – XI Vol 6 p 155 “den 19 Dec Ao 1663 Isaac de Foreest Sara du Trieux	David	Jeronymus Ebbing Femmetie Kip”
David the second, also died in infancy.
32 – XII Vol 7 p 71 (339) “den 7 July Ao 1666 Isaac de Foreest Sara de Trieux	Maria	Jacob Kip Rachel de Trieux”
Maria de Foreest married, first, in 1687 Bernard Darby, a mariner, from London. Second, Alderman Isaac de Riemer, in 1706, a son of Peter de Reimer. (See Rikers Revised Harlem.)
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33 – XIII Vol 7 p 131 (350) “den 7 Sept Ao 1669 Isaac de Foreest Sara Dutrieux	David	Johannes van Brugge Susanna de Foreest
David de Foreest, became a glazier; he removed to Stratford, Conn; and in 1696, married Martha Blagge (?) He died in April 1721, aged 52 years. (See Rikers Revised Harlem.)

Isaac de Foreest made his will as per “Calendar of Wills” of New York, page 97, on the 4^th day of June 1672, which is noted as follows:

“Isaac de Forest, of New York City, a brewer, and wife Sarah de Truix. The survivor, daughters Susanna, wife of Pieter Riemer, Maria, sons Johannes, Philipp, Isaac, Hendricus and David. Real and Personal property. Executors and guardians cousin Jacob Kip and Arent Isaacsen. Original copy signed by tesators, witnesses and notary. No proofs.” (For additional information see de Forest Gen.)

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]