Randolph’s House of Truax – Introduction

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 / jannetjeb / 5 Comments

Part IX – Randolph’s House of Truax – Introduction – below

Here starts a typed manuscript. It appears the project was picked up by Howard S. F. Randolph after Theodore de T. Truax’s death, apparently in preparation for printing in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (The reader can reference this article in NYG&BR 57:208, 57:336, 58:76, 58:111, 58:267, 58:326, 59:17, 59:182, 59:284, 59:386.) This was, incidentally, around the same time Mrs. Thura Truax Hires took up her project.

It is very important to note the findings on a) Philippe’s parents, and b) Philippe’s date of death.

Page: Title

The

House of Truax

Descendants of Philippe du Trieux

1586-1653

Edited by

Howard S. F. Randolph

from a manuscript by

T. de T. Truax

In the possession of

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

1926

First page

The House of Truax

Descendants of Philippe du Trieux, 1586-1653.

Edited by Howard S. F. Randolph from a manuscript by T. de T. Truax in the possession of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

It is a great loss to posterity that there does not seem to be any list extant of the passengers of the New Netherland in its famous voyage from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam in 1624. If some record of this voyage had been preserved, with a complete list of the settlers thereon, the fame of the New Netherland would undoubtedly rival that of the Mayflower. Of the “company of 30 families, mostly Walloons” which Wassenaer mentions, we know with certainty the names of only one family, and that family consisted of Joris Jansen Rapalje and his wife Catalina Trico.

But there seems to be a general concensus of opinion that another of these families consisted of Philippe du Trieux and his second wife Susannah du Chesne, probably with two children, a son of his first marriage, and a daughter of his second [blogger’s note: apparently inaccurate; for example, Maria of his first marriage clearly came with him]. The Genealogical Record of the St. Nicholas Society (1916) says of Philippe du Trieux:- “He was assuredly one of the very first settlers of the city”. “The de Forests of Avesnes” state:- “No list of Mey’s emigrants has survived; but we are certain that two of them were Philippe du Trieux and his wife Jacqueline Noiret”[1], and again, “the bride’s (Sara du Trieux’) father and mother undoubtedly came over on the New Netherland, in the famous voyage of 1624”. And “A Walloon Family in America” says:- “There is not much doubt that Philippe and Susanna were among the colonists who came to New Amsterdam on board the New Netherland.”

Of the antecedants of Philippe du Trieux we know nothing. The manuscript from which this genealogy is edited traces numerous families of similar names, but as none of them can be linked with Philippe du Trieux they are omitted. The only clue we have is contained in the record of the Walloon Church at

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Leyden:- “April 22, 1601. Jaquemyne, widow of Philippe du Trieu, received into Church of Leyden, by letter from Norwich, England.” This Jaquemyne and her deceased husband might well have been the parents of the Philippe who came to New Amsterdam in 1624, but we have no proof that such is the case. [blogger: emphasis mine]

Nor do we know his birthplace. A possible clue is contained in “A Walloon Family in America”, which, quoting the church record at Amsterdam, says Philippe was a worsted-dyer from Robez (Roubaix), not very far from Avesnes.” We do, however, know the date of his birth. In a declaration he made at “Fort Amsterdam” on August 15, 1639, to be quoted later, he states his age as 53 years; so he was probably born in 1586. There can be no doubt

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That he was a Walloon.

Philippe du Trieux married for his first wife Jacqueline (or Jacquemine) Noiret, which we also know from the records of the Walloon Church at Amsterdam and Leyden, quoted in full on page 188 of “The de Forests of Avesnes”:-

Jan. 3, 1616.	Amsterdam; baptized, Philippe, son of Philippe u Trieu and his wife Jacqueline Noiret.
Oct. 1617.	Received into the ch. of Leyden, by letter from Amsterdam, Philippe du Trieu and his wife Jaquemine Norret.
Dec. 31, 1617.	Received into the ch. of Amsterdam, by letter from Leyden, Philipe du Tryheu and Jaquemine Norret.
Feb. 10, 1619.	Bap. at Amsterdam, Philip, son of Philip du Trieux and Jacquemin Nouret.
Feb. 9, 1720 [sic].	Bap. at Amsterdam, Madeleine, dau. of Philippe du Trieux and Jacquemine Noiret.

It would seem probable that both Jacqueline Noiret and her baby Madeleine died soon after this last baptism, for in 1621, according to the Genealogical Record of the St. Nicholas Society, “he was in Amsterdam with a second wife, Susannah du Chesne, and together they applied for a transfer from their church [blogger: pour West-Inde] in 1624.”

We do not know in particular the reasons which prompted Philippe du Trieux to go to America, but we do know that these reasons were in general the same as those which induced fifty-six men (with their families, in all two hundred and twenty seven men, women and children) to sign the “Round Robin” of Jesse de Forest in 1621. In fact, one of these men was Jan de Trou, a woolcomber, who was in all probability some relative of Philippe’s. He wanted to accompany Jesse de Forest to Virginia, with his wife and children. And Philippe du Trieux himself was a dyer, as was de Forest, and was undoubtedly acquainted with him, perhaps intimately. However that may be, Philippe du Trieu and his family probably sailed on the New Netherland in the beginning of April, 1624[2], and arrived at New Amsterdam in May or June.

And then, for thirteen or fourteen years, there are no records of Philippe du Trieux. During this period their six children were born, and Philippe erected a house on the Bever Graft, though later he lived on Smits Vly. J. H. Innes,

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in “New Amsterdam and its people” (page 326), states of this Smits Vly property:-

“As early as 1638, this parcel of land was in the possession of Philip du Trieux (or de Truy, as the Dutch generally designated him), who was long the Court “Messenger”, or marshal, at New Amsterdam. Philip was one of the older residents, and seems to have been one of the first, if not the very first to build upon the Bever Graft, or the modern Beaver Street, where for a number of years he had a house. In 1640 he received his ground-brief or patent for the land adjoining Secretary Van Tienhoven’s farm, and seems to have resided upon it, for about that time he with several others of that vicinity make a formal contract with Claes Groen and Pieter Lievesen for the herding of their goats for a whole year, at the munificent sum of one guilder, or about forty cents per year for each goat. This important document is entered with much formality upon the Register of the Secretary of the Council.

Philip de Truy had died some time before 1653: he seems to have leased or to have contracted to sell this place to Nicholas Stilwel, for in 1649 we find the latter promising to furnish one Henry Bresar with “palisades” enough to fence the premises along the river road, and within two years to furnish enough more to fence the other sides of the land, in consideration of which, Bresar acknowledges that “he has taken off the hands of Nicholaes Stillwell the land and dwelling house” in question. Bresar seems to have remained in possession of the place till about the year 1653, when he built a new house a short distance beyond the ferry, on some land which he had acquired there, and the former dwelling-house of Philip de Truy, after one or two intermediate changes, was bought, in August, 1654, by Thomas Hall”.

In support of the probable friendship between Jesse de Forest and his family and Philippe du Trieux, “A Walloon Family in America” (page 111) says:-

“In 1637, when the de Forests arrived in New Amsterdam, Philippe du Trieux was quite an old inhabitant, and we may be sure that he had a warm welcome ready for Jesse de Forest’s children. Indeed, it is on record that almost as soon as they established themselves in the Muscoota bouwery Philippe furnished the family with pumpkins! Now pumpkins may not have been a very romantic means of communication between two young people, but they must have been extremely acceptable none the less and they certainly indicate intercourse between the two families; it is not surprising, therefore, that Isaak de Forest and Sara du Trieux should have become interested in one another.”

Philippe du Trieux was appointed Court Messenger by Governor Kieft in 1638. Some of his duties are suggested in the article on Domine Bogardus by D. T. Valentine in his “Manual” for 1863 (page 595), in the famous slander case instituted by the Domine’s wife, Anneke Jans, against Grietje Reiniers, the wife of Anthony Jansen Van Salee:-

“October 4, 1638. Philip De Truy, the messenger, appeared and made solemn declaration that he went, on the order of Rev. Bogardus, to the house of Anthony Jansen Van Salee, to beseech him to pay the money for which he was delinquent, and that said Anthony said, in answer: ‘If the Minister requires the payment of the money at once, then I will rather lose my head than pay him, and if he insists on this course of procuring his money, it may yet cause an effusion of blood.’ Said De Truy then tried to pacify him with regard to Bogardus, and assured him that he was poor. Upon which said Anthony answered, that the course taken by Bogardus impeached their

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honor, and implied that they were dishonest, and said further, ‘Should I clean the minister and remain unclean myself, what a foolish thing would that be’.”

The following list gives, in chronological order, the references to Philip de Truy (du Trieux) contained in the “Calendar of Dutch Manuscripts”, edited by E. B. O’Callaghan:-

July 26, 1638.	Return of Phililp de Truy, court messenger, to a summons on Gillis Pietersen.
Aug. 26, 1638.	Simon Dirckson Pos vs. Philip de Truy, action of debt.
Sept. 2, 1638.	Same. Claim canceled on defendant delivering to plaintiff all the fish in his house.
Oct. 4, 1638.	Philip de Truy and Wolphert Gerritsen (declaration), respecting language of Anthony Jansen of Salee, when asked to pay money to the Rev. Mr. Bogardus (quoted above).
Mar. 15, 1639.	Declaration. Jacob Stoffelsen and others that Grietje Reyniers called Philip de Truy a liar, and that they called each other several bad names.
Mar. 15, 1639.	Declaration. Jacob Stoffelsen and others that Anthony Jansen called Philip de Truy a villian [sic].
Mar. 15, 1639.	Declaration. Rev. Everardus Bogardus, that Philip de Truy said to Grietje Reyniers, If you can prove me a liar…
Mar. 30, 1639.	Thomas Sandersen as to words between the wife of Anthony Jansen and Phililp de Truy.
Mar. 24, 1639.	Philip de Truy vs. Anthony Jansen from Salee, slander. Default.
Mar. 31, 1639.	Same.
Apl. 28, 1639.	Philip de Truy vs. Anthony Jansen from Salee, for delivery of a piece of land; judgment for defendant.
Aug. 15, 1639.	Declaration. Philip de Truy, Peter van der Linde, and Jan Hendricksen, that Edward Wilson had kicked the wife of Truy’s gardner [sic]. (It is in this declaration that du Trieux states his age as 53 years, as already mentioned. The original was lost in the fire of March 29, 1911 which consumed the State Library in the Capitol, but a copy was kindly furnished from the manuscript translation of Dr. E. B. O’Callaghan by Edward F. Rowse, of the New York State Library.)
May 22, 1640.	Patent. Philip de Truy, court messenger; land near Smith’s valley, Manhattan Island.
Dec. 14, 1640.	Declaration. Philip de Truy, Juriaen Rodloff, and Hans Schreuder, as to the testimentary [sic] disposition of his effects, made by Juriaen Gerles.
Oct. 15, 1641.	Receipt of Peter Andriessen for a milch cow from Philip de Truy on shares.
Feb. 8, 1649.	Acceptance, by Henry Breser, of Philip de Truy’s house and lot from Nicholas Stillwell.
July 23, 1649.	Power of attorney. Cornelius Segersen of Renselaerswyck, to Phililp de Truy, to collect a debt of Jacobus van Curler.
Mar. 16, 1651.	Certified copy of a note of Alexander Boyer, in favor of Susanna de Truy.

From these homely records some idea of the activities of Philippe du Trieux in New Amsterdam can be gleaned.

We do not know when he died, but we know it was between July, 1649 (above), and Sept., 1653. For in the “Records of New Amsterdam” (Vol. I, page 114), under

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date of Sept. 8, 1653, appears the following:-

“Carel Van Brugge, pltf. Vs. Isaac d’Foreest, deft. Pltf. As vendue-master of the personal estate of Pieter Cornelisen, mill-wright, demands payment of fl. 59;8 for goods purchased at public vendue. Deft. acknowledges having purchased the goods, but says, in the name of Philip d’Truy’s widow, that her son Philip (who was also murdered) has earned fl. 100 monthly wages of Pieter Cornelisen dec’d, which are still due him. Deft. is ordered to prove at the next Court day his demand against the estate of the above-named Pieter Cornelisen deceased”.

From the above we learn that Philippe du Trieux was dead, and that his son Philippe had been murdered. It would seem probable that the son had been murdered by Indians, though this is not expressly stated, and it is not impossible that the father himself had been so murdered. But there is no documentary proof to show whether this was so or not. On October 23, 1654

“Susanne de Scheeve, widow of Philip De Truwe, late Court messenger at New Amsterdam, confers powers of attorney upon her son-in-law Isaack de ( ), burgher and free trader at New Amsterdam. [3]

And with this last note the names of Susannah and Philippe du Trieux disappear from the records of New Amsterdam.

[1] Jacqueline was his first wife. It is now established that it was his second wife Susannah du Chesne who immigrated with Philippe du Trieux.

[2] See N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. LV, page 6

[3] Holland Society Year Book, 1900, page 176.

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]

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

August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 / jannetjeb / 5 Comments

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:

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

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

August 1, 2015August 1, 2015 / jannetjeb / 7 Comments

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”

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 8^th 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 5^th 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 4^th 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 5^th 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:

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

House of Truax – “First” Generation – Maria

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 / jannetjeb / 7 Comments

Let’s try to finish the “First Generation” tonight. I am intrigued by the mention of my ancestor Maria – it says here she was perhaps an older sister of Philippe, but this is later corrected – hang tight. (SPOILER: She turns out to be second generation.)

Page 100

First Generation

Maria du Trieux (Peek), perhaps an elder sister of Philippe, was the widow of Cornelius Volkertse when she married Jan Peek in New Amsterdam, on the 20^th of February 1640. In 1664 she was called “one of the oldest inhabitants of New Amsterdam[“]; as per Prof. Pearson, who further says:
“Jan (Peek), an early settler of New Amsterdam, where for many years he and his wife kept an inn. Frequent prosecutions were instituted against them for selling spirits without license, and for selling to the Indians. In 1655 he sold two houses in Fort Orange (Albany) to Johannes Dyckman for 1627 guilders. The creek at Peekskill takes its name from him.”

“Maria Peek, wife of Jan, late in life resided in Schenectady, perhaps with her son Jacobus.”

They had issue as per the “N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Records of the Reformed Dutch ch. Of N. Y.”

Ouders

Kinders

Getuygen

Vol 5 p 28 (250)I. “den 27 May Ao 1640

Maria du Trieux

Aernoudt

Isaac de Foreest

Teunis Cray, Schipper

Jan Cant”

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Ouders

Kinders

Getuygen

Vol 5. P 97 (280)II “den 15 Octob. Ao 1651

Jan Peeck

Anna

Isaac de Foreest

Aert Willemszen

Rebeca du Trieux

Wyntie Aerts”

Vol. 5. P 150 (287)III “den 12 Oct Ao 1653

Johannes Peeck

Johannes

Thomas Hall

Claes Hendrickszen

Willem Pieterszen

Engeltie Jans

Susanna du Trieux”

Vol 5 p 175 (294)IV “den 16 Jan. Ao 1656

Jan Peeck

Maria de Terwick

Jacobus

Frederick Lubbertszen

Simon de Groot

Tepje Willems”

Vol 5 p 182 (302)“den 6 Mart Ao 1658

Jan Peeck

Maria

Hendrick van Bommel

eÿn huÿs vr.

Cornelius Pluvier

en huÿs vr.”

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Nov. 9. “Maria de Truwe def’t in action. On the petition of Mary de Truy ordered:- Petitioner is referred to Govert Loockermans and Isaack de Foreest, guardians of the minor children. Signed “Mary de Truwe, wife of Jan Peeck.” (See records of “New Amsterdam” Vol I, p 261. Also for other matters, see pp. 265, 268, 270 and 272. Ibid, Vol III, pp 168 and 409. Ibid, Vol IV, p 343 and Vol II p 184).

Thursday Nov 8. One Mary de Truy, widow, requests the appointment if Isaack de Foreest and Govert Loockermans as guardians of her minor children. Estate also has a mortgage on house of Andries Joghims. (See “N. Y. Year Book of the Holland Society,” 190_, p 121, from “Minutes of Orphans Court” in City Clerks office of N. Y. City).

Source:

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

House of Truax – Truax Genealogy (Land records)

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 / jannetjeb / 8 Comments

Part I – House of Truax – Etymology

Part II – House of Truax – Historical

Part III – House of Truax – Church records

Part IV – New Amsterdam records

Part V – House of Truax – First Generation

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

Page 95 [there is no 94]

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 ]

House of Truax – First Generation

July 28, 2015July 30, 2015 / jannetjeb / 12 Comments

Part I – House of Truax – Etymology

Part II – House of Truax – Historical

Part III – House of Truax – Church records

Part IV – New Amsterdam records

Part V – House of Truax – First Generation – below

It is easy to sit here in my chair and critique the errors in the below. However, one must keep in mind that we bear the benefits of others’ painstaking research and groundbreaking findings, without which we would also be starting from scratch. This is a very early version of the first generation and should not be treated as all fact, but as a historical snapshot of all the research that has gone into our people.

Next is some court records, and then he picks up with some more work he calls first generation, before he goes to the second.

Happy Hunting!

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First Generation

1 – Philippe du Trieux, together with his wife Susanna Chiney or de Scheene as it is universally written, doubtless, were passengers on the ship New Netherland which arrived in the waters of (now) New York Bay during the month of May 1623, and was one of the first settlers of Huguenot-Knickerbocker distinction known to historians of ancient New York.

Where or when the marriage occurred is a matter of conjecture [blogger’s note: that marriage has been found]. It may have been in a little hamlet in the north eastern part of France known as Chiney, where Susanna may have been born; or it may have been in Norwich or Canterbury, England, where the surname of de Trie, Destrie, etc; appears on the church records, and where, perhaps they, with other Huguenot refugees found a temporary asylum from the French Inquisition.

Earley [sic] in the 17^th century one Philippe du Trieu and Jacqueline Noriet, his wife, were residents of Amsterdam, Holland, where the church register contains the baptism of their son Philippe on the 3^rd of January 1616. The names of the same parties, presumably, appears as members of the church at Leyden in October 1617, by letter from Amsterdam. Again, on the 10^th of February 1619 they had another son

Page 90

Philippe baptised at Amsterdam on the 9^th of February 1620; the former son evidently having not survived. They also had a daughter Madeleine subsequently baptised at Amsterdam. Nothing further respecting this Phillipe or his wife Jacqueline has been discovered from record either in Europe or New Netherland, except the unsupported statement of de Forest to the contrary. Yet the fact remains that their issue, or those bearing the same names were subsequent residents of New Amsterdam; for, (see later), one Madalentie de Terneu was sponsor at the baptism of a child of her sister (?) Jacomina de Terreu.

The christian name, Philippe, seems to have been quite common in different Dreux, du Trieu families, even as far back as the year 1217 when Louis (Dreux) VI, King of France, had a son Philippe; while, during the early part of the 16^th and 17^th centuries the name is found in Canterbury and Norwich England besides different parts of Holland. It might have been possible that Philippe du Trieux who married Jacqueline Noiret was a nephew or a cousin of Philippe, it is absolute certain he could not have been – as claimed by some of the editors correspondents – a son of Philippe, else it would be

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a flagrant libel upon church records – which are absolute – as well as a most ridiculous supposition; for in such an event, Philippe would have been a grandfather at the age of about 29 years.

No more could it be possible in the presence of existing facts – as many seem to think – that Philippe married Jacqueline Noriet, and later Susanna de Scheene, or viceversa. The church records at Amsterdam, Holland, gives the years from 1616 to 1620 wherein the children of Philippe du Trieux and his wife Jacqueline Noiret were baptised; while the records at Leyden, Holland (see [illegible] from Justice Charles H. Truax, preceding), show that Philippe du Trieux and his wife Susanna de Scheene emigrated from Norwich, England on the 22^nd of April 1601. Also, on the same date of their arrival from Norwich, arrived one “Jacquemine, widow of Philippe du Trieux; doubtless, the widowed mother of Philippe, our progenitor. Other data of marriages of the issue of Philippe here recorded tends to show that at least three of their issue were born in Europe prior to the year 1620.

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It is unfortunate that all records of both births and marriage in New Amsterdam prior to the year 1639 have disappeared; hence, one must needs be governed for chronological data by attending circumstances. But the undisputed fact remains that Philippe and Susanna de Sheene were acknowledged man and wife, both in Europe and New Netherland, and were, as well, parents of [blogger’s note: this is incorrect; it has been conclusively established that the second theory is correct, that Philippe m1 Jacquemyne Noiret and m2 Susanna du Chesne. In his marriage to Susanna he is specified as Jacquemyne’s widower. I do not know why Truax, or more likely his editor who I believe to be Howard S. F. Randolph, are so insistent that Susanna immigrated to the Netherlands with Philippe. Please, someone, enlighten me to these records!]

The following issue

2 – I, Jerome, born at Leyden. (Nothing further known of him).

3 – II, Philippe, perhaps born at Norwich. [blogger’s note: I believe b. Amsterdam, and there were previously acknowledged to be two Philippes]

4 – III, Rachel, born at Amsterdam, as per text of her marriage.

5 – IV, Sara, born at New Netherland, as per text of her marriage.

6 – V, Susanna, born at New Netherland, as per text of her marriage.

7 – VI, Abraham

8 – VII, Rebecca

[Blogger’s note: My own ancestor Maria should be added here, b. Amsterdam. Also Madeleine, and Isaac and Jacob.]

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 ]

House of Truax – New Amsterdam records

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 / jannetjeb / 10 Comments

Part I – House of Truax – Etymology

Part II – House of Truax – Historical

Part III – House of Truax – Church records

Part IV – New Amsterdam records – below

My work transcribing (parts of) the manuscript of House of Truax continues. This entry contains notes of various court records in New Amsterdam mentioning Philippe. These are the only known way of tracing our ancestor in the New World, so these slivers are quite valuable.

A question was asked about why Truax describes Philippe as a “Huguenot-Knickerbocker” – good question. I welcome comments and discussion on this!

Now, on to the transcription…

New Amsterdam records

Page ?

His [blogger’s note: I cut off part of the page, but this is certainly talking about Director Willem Kieft, who was governor from 1638-1647] first step on his assumption of the reins of government was to organize a council of which he should retain the entire control,” and, among other appointees mention is made of Philippe de Truy as “Courts messenger.” His duties consisted of serving summons, making arrests levying executions, ec., and were similar to those of a Marshall or a Constable of the present day.

The court proceedings in “Council Minutes of N. Y.,” on p 65, contains the following:-

1638 Sept. 2. “Symon Dircksen Pos vs. Philip de Truy, action of debt; claim cancelled on defendant delivering to the plaintiff all the fish in his house.”

1638 – 4^th October. In “Valentines Manuel” of 1863, page 596 appears the following:-

“Philippe de Truy, the messenger, appeared and made solemn declaration that he went on the order of Rev. Bogardus, to the house of Anthony Jansen of Salee to beseech him to pay the money for which he was delinquent, and that said Anthony said in answer, if the minister requires the payment of the money at once, then I will rather lose my head than pay him, and if he insists on this course of procuring his money, it may yet cause an effusion of blood.”

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In the “Calendar of N. Y. Hist. Mss. Dutch 1630-1631 [?] appears the following:-

“1639 Mar. 30. P. 6 Declaration. Thomas Sanderson as to words between the wife of Anthony Jansen and Philip de Truy.”

“1639 Aug. 15. P. 10. Declaration. Philip de Truy, Peter van der Linde, and Jan Hendricksen, that Edward Wilson had kicked the wife of Truy’s gardner.”

1639 August 15^th. “Philippe de Truy was 52 years old.” (“Albany Records”, p. 150)

(Note) Both of the historians, “Riker” and “Pearson”, gives the year 1585 as the date of the birth of Philippe. The above record makes his birth approx.[?] in the year 1586-7.

1640 Dec. 14. P 15. “Declaration. Philip de Truy, Juriaen Rodolff and Hans Schreuder, as to the testamentary disposition of his effects, made by Juriaen Gerles.”

1641 Oct. 15. P 17 “Receipt of Peter Andriessen for a milck cow from Philip de Truy on shares.”

1649 July 23. P 47. “Power of attorney. Cornelis Segersen of Rensselaerwyck, to Philip de Truy, to collect a debt of Jacobusoan Curler.”

Page ???

1645 – 29^th August. “O’Callahan’s History of New Netherlands,” contains the following on page 258 of Vol. I.

“Philippe de Truy, the court messenger, was ordered to invite the citizens to assemble in the Fort on the next day, at the hoisting of the color and the ringing of the bell, to hear the articles of the proposed treaty of peace read, when they were assured that if any one could give good advice, he might then declare his opinion freely.

After all were assembled, having religiously smoked the great calumet (Indian pipe of peace), they concluded in the presence of the sun and of the ocean, a solemn and durable peace with the Dutch, and both contracting parties reciprocally bound themselves honorably and firmly to maintain and observe.”

Source

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

Happy Hunting!

House of Truax – Church records

July 26, 2015July 27, 2015 / jannetjeb / 11 Comments

This is a continuation of my Truax transcriptions.

Part I – House of Truax – Etymology

Part II – House of Truax – Historical

Part III – Church records – below

House of Truax – Church records

p. 58

Records from the Dutch church at Leyden, Holland

1584. Jennie du Trieu, joins the church by letter from Bruges.
1585. October 2d. Peronne Brunne, wife of Jacques du Trieu, joins the church from Antwerp.
1601. April 22d. Jacquemine, widow of Philippe du Trieux, joined the church by letter from Norwich, Eng. Doubtless, she was the mother, or may have been the grand-mother of Philippe, who married Susanna Chene, and who came from Norwich and settled in Leyden at the same time. [Blogger’s note: I do not think this is at all “doubtless.” It is pure speculation. I have so far seen no indication that Philippe came from Norwich, much less at the same time.]
1607. Easter. Marie du Trieu joins the church on profession of faith.
1612. Easter. Antoinette du Trieu, was inscribed a member.
1613. December 29th. Jan, son of Jean and Marguerite de Trieu, was baptized. One Jan or Jean du Trieu, (see Baird’s Huguenot Emigration, Vol I, pp 348 & 351), a wool comber, with wife and five children, was one among others, who, in 1621 signed a document declaring his intention to go with a colony to Virginia. [Blogger’s note: this would be interesting to chase.]
1615. Easter. Elizabeth and Daniel du Trieux were inscribed members of the church.
1615. October. Cateline du Trieu, became an inscribed member of the church.
1618. December. Jaques du Trieu, was also an inscribed member of the church.
1619. July 4th. Jenne, daughter of Jen du Trieu and Marguerite de la Lew, was baptised.

p. 59
1619. February 10th. Jaques, son of Pierre du Trieu was baptised.
1620. Easter. Matthieu and Maria du Trieux were inscribed as members.

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Amsterdam, church records

1611. February 10^th. Anne, daughter of Jaques du Trieu, was an inscribed member of the church.

Family of Philippe du Trieux

1616. January 3d. Philippe, was baptised, a son of Philippe du Trieux and Jacqueline Noiret.
1619. February 10th. Philip, was baptised, a son of Philippe du Trieux and Jacquemin Nouret.
1620. February 9th. Madelein, was baptised a daughter of Philippe du Trieux and Jacquemin Noiret.

Jacomyntie see first generation.

p. 61

Jacomyntie du Trieux

perhaps a daughter of Philippe and Jacqueline Noiret married Jean de Mareetz.

They had issue as per “Doep Boeck” of the old Dutch Church of N. Y., and contained as follows in the “N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Record”.

Ouders	Kinders	Getuygen
Vol 7. P 131 (350) den 18 Aug. Ao 1669. Jean de Mareetz Jacomyntie Duuns	David	David de Mareetz
Vol 7. P 166 (357) den 18 Jun Ao 1671.Jean de Mareetz Jacomina de Terreu	Johannes	David de Mareets de Jonge Magdaleentie de Terneu (Perhaps a dau of Philippe du Trieux [&] Jacquemine Noiret, and sister of Jacomyntie du Trieux).
Vol 8. P 87 (376(a)) den 12 Oct Ao 1675 Jean de Mareetz Jacomyntje du Trieux	Sara	Samuel de Mareetz, en sy huysvrouw

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 ]

House of Truax – Historical

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 / jannetjeb / 12 Comments

This is a continuation of my Truax transcriptions.

Part I – House of Truax – Etymology

Part II – House of Truax – Historical – below

This is going to be another short one. As soon as I saw that it was tracing a possible line of descent from royalty, I skipped ahead and saw that there was no evidence other than a similar name. We simply have no basis at this point for claiming a royal line. Mr. Truax, however, provides tantalizing clues to those who might wish to chase this possibility (not me)!

p. 16

Historical

In a genealogical research for data, especially through antique tomes of the old world, one is liable – like a drowning man – to grasp after any friendly straw floating near that might seem to give him succor. So, with the editor of this volume, who has been drifting for years in deep water, generally at the ebb; sometimes at the flow; but now, at the flood of the tide – in quest of the etymology, or the earliest data approximating the name known to-day as that of Truax or Truex.

The first historical mention thus far discovered by the editor, of any name approximating that known as Truax, is that of Dreux, which appears as an individual surname in the latter part of the 12^th century , while the surname du Trieu appears about two hundred years later, and both in the same province of France.

While the fact remains that during the last five centuries, the surname in question, having undergone …

p. 18 is a chart showing “The above genealogical alinement [sic] of the royal line of descent from King Louis VI, of France, is verbatim from ‘Storvis [sic: Stokvis]-Manuel D’Historie [sic: Histoire] de Genealogie,’ etc; vol II, p. 108, now (1907) in the ‘Astor Library,’ N. Y. City.”

[Note: sadly, The Astor Library is no more; however the book mentioned is held by the NYPL; catalog entry http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b19836996~S1]

[That book is online at http://fmg.ac/resources/scanned-sources/category/28-stokvis and an image of the relevant page is below.]

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 ]

House of Truax – Etymology

July 19, 2015August 6, 2025 / jannetjeb / 13 Comments

Hello all!

I recently went to the New York Public Library for personal research and examined the Truax genealogy files. I’m transcribing and posting what I found in the hopes that it might help other researchers – much as Theodore de T. Truax, Howard S. F. Randolph, Allan L. Truax, and others did a century ago.

Please note that my interest – Philippe’s daughter Maria – is not much covered, so I have little of the generations which are in the files. There is so, so much more in the file available to the visitor! Be warned that these files are kept offsite and must be requested in advance.

Without further ado, my first House of Truax transcription: Etymology. (Theories as to the origin of the name.)

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 ]

pp. 11-12

Etymology.

That branch of philology which treats more specially of the derivation, structure or growth of names points to different localities in France for the origin of the name du Trieux (Truax), which the phonetics, or mouthing of successive generations have so corrupted that it would be scarcely recognized by the greater majority of its wearers to-day.

At first glance one would seem to think the name had its birth in the north western part of France in the Trieux valley along the Trieux river which is so beautifully described in the following extract from a work by Mrs. Palliser, entitled “Through Britanny and its Byways.” She writes:

“Pontrieux, a place of considerable commerce; is a beautiful small town nestled deep within a richly wooded and cultivated valley, known as the Trieux valley. Through this valley with its fur-clothed banks, winds the silvery waters of the Trieux river, a favorite fishing stream of considerable size, affording trout, salmon and dace. On the summit of a hill or rock overhanging the banks of, and defending the entrance to the river Trieux, stands a Chateau, the former residence or habitation of a Knight of the sixteenth century (now occupied by peasants), with its ramparts still paced by sentries. The walls of this Chateau are fifteen feet thick on the river front; and, a chapel hewn into the thickness of the wall is lighted by a Gothic window which overlooks the beautiful valley and graceful windings of the river Trieux.”

The following excerpt in support of the above fact, is from a communication written to the Editor in 1902, by M. Louis A. Lurienne, a native of France, commissioned by his government as United States Manager of the French Cable Company to America. He writes:

“There is, as a fact, in the Department of Cotes-du-Nord and the Province of Britanny in the north western part of France on the Saint Brieuc Bay in the English channel, a river named Trieux, 50 to 60 kilometers (30 to 40 miles) long which runs through the town of Guingamp and empties into the manche not far from Paimpol at Lezardrieu in front of the island of Brehat at the point of Sillon-de-Talbert after passing La Roche Derrien.”

“This river Trieux does not flow through the towns of Pontrieux (a bridge), nor Portrieux (a port). The latter being a small sea-port and bathing place about 10 kilometers (15 miles) on the Bay of Saint Brieuc, while Pontrieux is in the interior, between Saint Brieuc and Pontreiux, about six kilometers (three to four miles) from the river Trieux, and near a tributary of the latter, named Leff, which flows through Chatelaudren.”

From the north western part of Franc; M. Lurienne points us for additional data, to the south easterly part of France; thence to the extreme north western part; in either of which places or localities the name may have had birth; continuing, he writes;

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Adding links to the series:

The Ancestor Whisperer

formerly janetbgenealogy

Randolph’s House of Truax – Introduction

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

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

House of Truax – “First” Generation – Maria

House of Truax – Truax Genealogy (Land records)

House of Truax – First Generation

House of Truax – New Amsterdam records

House of Truax – Church records

House of Truax – Church records

Records from the Dutch church at Leyden, Holland

Amsterdam, church records

Family of Philippe du Trieux

Jacomyntie du Trieux

House of Truax – Historical

Historical

House of Truax – Etymology