House of Truax – Second Generation (Susanna, Rebecca, Abraham)

This is the last (that I have noticed) of the handwritten MSS. I rather suspect the handwritten parts may have been the editor? Who knows. This one concludes the second generation, but only temporarily, as there is more inserted later as it is discovered. Sadly, there are a couple of pages missing – I am not sure if I missed taking the photograph, or if they are missing from the file.

Happy Hunting!

Second Generation (Susanna, Rebecca, Abraham)

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6 – Susanna du Trieux (Wendel)2, a daughter of Philippe du Trieux1, married Evert Janszen (Wendel), as per the following verbatim copy from the marriage record of the old Dutch Church of New York, p 576, and page 35 of the “N.Y. Gen: & Biog: Record.”

“den 31 July Ao 1644. Evert Janszen, j. m. van Embden, en Susanna du Trieux, j. d. van N. Nederlt.”

P 115

They had issue as per following record from Vol 5 of the “N.Y. Gen: & Biog: Record” of Baptisms in the old Dutch church of N. Y.

Ouders	Kinders	Getuygen
Page 86 (265) 34 – I “den 18 Sept. Ao 1645 Evert Janszen	Thomas (no name in the original copy. Name taken from Talcott’s Histy).	Isaac de Foreest Tryntje Roelofs”
Page 89 (268) 35 – II “den 27 Jan Ao 1647 Evert Janszen van den En den	Elsje	De Hr Willem Kieft, Gouvneur Isaac de Foreest Tryntie Roelofs”
Page 92 (274) 36 – III “den 2 Feb Ao 1649 Evert Janszen	Johannes	Phililp du Trieux Mr Paulus van der Buck Johannes Rodenburg Maria en Sara du Trieux”
Page 95 (277) 37 – IV “den 27 Nov Ao 1650 Evert Janszen	Dievertje	Susanna Philips”

No further data of his issue has been discovered in the above records. The following additional births are from the “N. Y. Gen: and Biog: Records” pp 376 and 377.

38 – V, Diewertje, born in 1653

39 – VI, Jeronimus (Hieronimus), born in 1655

40 – VII, Philip, born in 1658

41 – VIII, Evert, born in 1660

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Evert Jansen Wendel was born in 1615, at Emden, a town of about 12,000 inhabitants, situated at the mouth of the river “Ems”, in the northwestern extremity of Hanover, now part of Prussia.

He came to New Amsterdam about the year 1642, where he obtained a patent for a lot – as per Talcott’s History – in what was then called the “Graft,” now Beaver Street; but on or about 1651, he settled at Fort Orange (Albany), where he owned a house and lot – as per Prof. Pearson – on the north corner of James and State streets, which was later occupied by his son Thomas. In 1656, he became a ruling Elder in the Dutch church at Albany; and was appointed Orphan Master on the 7^th of February 1567; and Magistrate in 1660 and 1661.

He died as per “Valentine’s Manuel” of 1861 during the year 1709, aged 94 years. His wife Susanna, died about 1660; and in 1663 he married Maritje Abrahamse, widow of Thomas Janse Mingael, and daughter of Abraham Pieter Vosburgh.

The following will of Evert Jansen Wendell, appears in “Pearson’s Albany County Records,” pp 327-8.

“In the name of the Lord amen: Be it known by the contents of this present instrument, that in the year sixteen hundred and sixty-three, the 30^th of June appeared before me Johannes La Montague,

[Pages 116-117 missing?]

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7 – Abraham du Trieux2, a son of Philippe1, married whom, when and where (?)

As per court minutes of the record of “New Amsterdam” Vol I, page 285, he was a resident there as appears from the following extract.

“1655. Monday the 8^th Feb: In City Hall. Abraham de Truwe and Jacob Teunissen, considered in default in an action brought by Borger Jorisen for the recovery of a boat, were summoned to appear in court, by the next Court day, that the plaintiff might institute an action against them.”

It would seem from page ibid 287 of the same volume that on the following 22d of February, the above case was called, but as no proof of the defendants having taken the boat, appeared; the case was held over for further disposition.

On the 8^th of March following, as per page ibid 293, the case was again called, and as one Maryn Luyckesen was proved to have said, “Let the boat be brought back; I will pay the expense.”, it was decided by the court (as Maryn LuYckesen is in default, and the aforesaid declaration affects him), that no further disposition can now be made of the matter, than default.”

The following year (1656) Abraham du Trieux was in Beverwyck (Albany), as per Prof. Pearson.

As per Vol 4, page 384, “Munsell’s Coll: of the history of Albany”, Abraham de Truwe was the skipper of a sloop (a small vessel) from “Fort Orange” (Albany).

They had issue:-

42 – I, Maria, born in Albany, (as per Prof. Pearson)

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8 – Rebecca du Trieux (Groot)2, a daughter of Philippe du Trieux1, married Symon Symonse Groot, as per Prof. Pearson.

Page ? [possibly 120]

They had issue as per Prof. Pearson.

43 – I, Symon, see Second Generation.

44 – II, Abraham, see Second Generation.

45 – III, Philip, see Second Generation.

46 – IV, Dirk, see Second Generation.

47 – V, Cornelis

48 – VI, Claas

49 – VII, Susanna, see Second Generation.

50 – VIII, Maria, see Second Generation.

51 – IX, Rebecca, see Second Generation.

52 – X, Sara, see Second Generation.

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He was the first settler by that name in New Netherland, and came in the service of the West India Company, as boatswain in the ship “Prince Maurice” in 1633. In 1645 he bought a house and lot of Jacob Roy, in New Amsterdam. Soon thereafter he removed to Beverwyck, where he purchased or built a house which in 1654 he offered for sale. He had lately withdrawn from the service of the West India Company, against whom he held a claim for services of 834 guilders.

In 1662, being about to remove to “Esopus” (Kingston), he empowered Johannes Withart to sell his house and lot; but it is evident that he changed his purpose, for in 1663 he hired a bouwery of 25 or 30 morgens, of Gerrit Bancker and Harmen Vedderen, at Schenectady, and still retained possession of his house in Albany as late as 1667.

His house and lot in Schenectady was on the north side of Union street, 100 amsterdam feet westerly from Church street, running through to Front street, and remained in the family more than a hundred years.

On the sad night of the 8^th of February 1690, his five sons, Symon; Abraham; Philip, Dirk and Claas were taken captive by the French and Indians and carried to Canada; the following year they were redeemed. (Prof. Pearson’s account)

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]