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| Hendricus (Hendrick) Deforest | see FAMILY TREE | |
| Born: 09 Sep 1657 New Amsterdam, Kings, NY
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| Married: 05 Jul 1682 New Amsterdam, Kings, NY Married: Abt. 1705 to Barbara Sprong, probably in Madnam's Neck
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| Died: 1715 Madnam's Neck, Hempstead, Long Island, NY |
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Sara De Forest
bap. 27 Mar 1683
2. Barent De Forest
bap. 17 Sep 1684
m. 29 May 1708 Catalina Sarley
m. 9 Feb 1723 Elizabeth
Verduyn
d. 20 Sep 1731
3. Sara De Forest
bap. 26 Sep 1686
m. Abt. 1708 Johannes Dow
4. Gerrit De Forest
bap. 20 Jan 1689
m. 1 Apr 1716 Cornelia Waldron
d. 14 Oct 1744
5. Henrikus De Forest
b. Abt. 1691
d. Aft. 1732
6. Susannah De Forest
bap. 19 Aug 1694
m. 4 Nov 1716 Abraham Koning
m. Aft. Jul 1744 Joris Ryerson
d. Aft. 1755
7. Maria De Forest
b. Abt. 1696
8. Jesse De Forest
b. 1698
m.
Teuntje Tietsoort
d. 12 Apr 1755
9. Femmetje (Phoebe) De Forest
b. Abt. 1700
m. 10 Nov 1723 Hendrick Barentsen Kool
Hendrick De Forest
by Susan Brooke
Mar 2021
Hendrick De Forest was baptized 09 Sep 1657 in the New Amsterdam Dutch Reform
Church. (1) He was one of the latter children born to Isaac De Forest and
Sarah du Trieux. His father died when he was 16 years old. When he
was 24 he married Femmetje (Phoebe) Van Flaesbeck on 5 Jul 1682. (2) They were
listed as members Dutch Reform Church on Prince Street in 1686. "Hendrick
De Foreest and wife Femmetje Flaesbeek" were listed right next to "Barent
Flaesbeek and his wife Marritje Hendricks." (3)
Hendrick and Femmetje
had 9 children. Eight of those children were alive at the time of Hendrick's
death in 1715. When these children had their own children baptized, they
almost always had one of their siblings as a witness. (4)
His oldest son,
Barent De Forest, married in 1708 and baptized his first child 6 Feb 1709,
naming her, "Femmente," after his mother. Hendrick De Forest was a
witness, but his wife, Femmente, was not present. It is assumed that Femmentje
Van Flaesbeck died around or before that baptismal date. Hendrick had been
buying and selling land in Queens County, NY and the land records indicate that
by 16 May 1706 he had occupied his house and farm at Madnam's Neck on Long
Island. (5) As we can see from the records, Hendrick was acquiring land from
Isaac Covert who was a son of Lucas Covert and Barbara Sprong. (6) Lucas
Covert died in Madnam's Neck about 1704. On 18 Feb 1705/6 Isaac
Covert of Madnam's Neck sold his land to his "father-in-law Henry Defreiz now of
Bushwick." (7) Thus we know that Henrick De Forest had married Isaac's mother,
Barbara Sprong, by that date. Henrick's first wife, Femmetje Flaesback,
had died sometime before 1706 and Hendrick had remarried to Barbara Sprong,
widow of Lucas Covert, by 18 Feb 1705/6.
Hendrickus De Forest wrote
his will 25 Jan 1714 naming his wife, Barbara, and his 4 sons and 4 daughters.
The will was proved 27 Apr 1715. (8)
Sources
1657 Sep 09; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux; Hendrick; Willem Beeckman, Maria Kip, Petronella de la Montagne
1683 27 Mar; Henricus de Foreest, Femmetie Flaesbeeck; Sara; Barent Flaesbeeck, Sara de Foreest
1684 17 Sept; Hendrick de Foreest, Femmetie Flaesbeeck; Barent; Barent Flaesbeeck, Marritie Hendricx
1686 26 Sept; Hendrick de Foreest, Femmetje Flaesbeeck; Sara; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux
1689 20 Jan; Henr. de Foreest, Femmetje Flaesberg; Gerrit; Assuerus Hendrickszen, Susanna de Foreest
1694 19 Aug; Henricus de Foreest, Femmetje Flaesbeeck; Susanna; David & Susanna de Foreest
1709 6 Feb; Barent de Freest, Catlyntje Cerley; Femmetje; Hendrikus de Freest, Elizabeth Pels
1709 17 Apr; Johannes Dow, Sara De Foreest; Femmetje; Barent de Foreest & wife Catharina Dow
1710 24 Sept; Barent de Freest, Catlyntje Cerly; Jezyntje; Johannes Van Norden, Antje Slyk--Wed.
1710 31 Dec; Johannes Douw, Sara de Freest; Femmetje; Jan Willes & wife Margreta Douw
1712 2 Nov; Barent de Freest, Catlyntje Sarley; Hendrikus; Gerret de Foreest, Maria Magdalena Appel
1713 8 Mar; Johannes Douw, Sara de Foreest; Catharina; Willem Appel, Catlyntje Carley
1715 11 Dec; Johannes Dow, Sara de Freest; Johannes; Gerret & Susanna de Freest
1717 9 Jan; Barent de Freest, Catlyntje Cerley; Sara; Theophilus Pels, Sara de Freest
1718
9 Apr; Johannes Douw, Sara de Freest; Hendrikus; Jesse de Foreest, Reymerich
Appel
1718 9 Apr; Abraham Coning, Susanna de Foreest; Hendrikus; Barent de Foreest,
Maria Coning
1719 21 Jan; Gerret de Foreest, Cornelia Waldrom; Sara; Barent de Foreest, Anna Van Deurse
1719 22 Mar; Barent de Foreest, Catlyntje Cerly; Catlyntje; Wessel Van Norden & wife Jaquemyntje
1719 7 Oct; Abraham Koning, Susanna de Foreest; Hendrikus; Arie Koning & wife Rachel
1720 3 Apr; Jesse de Foreest, Teuntje Tietsoort; Hendrikus; Barent de Foreest, Susanna Coning
1720 17 Jul; Barent De Foreest, Catlyntje Cerley; Catlyntje; Jesse de Foreest, Susanna Coning
1720 12 Oct; Gerret de Foreest, Cornelia Waldrom; Hendrikus; Jesse De Foreest, Marytje Willemse
1722 17 Jan; Abraham Koning, Susanna de Foreest; Maria; Gerret de Foreest, Maria Koning
1722 14 May; Jesse de Foreest, Teuntje Titsoort; Abraham; Gerret & Femmetje de Foreest
1722 11 Jul; Gerret de Foreest, Cornelia Waldrom; Hendrikus; Hendrikus & Femmetje de Foreest
1723 9 Oct; Gerret de Foreest, Cornelia Waldrom; Femmetje; Jesse de Foreest & wife Femmetje
1724 22 Mar; Abraham Coningk, Susanna de Foreest; Maria; Adam Coningk, Tietje Van Pelt
1724 18 Nov; Jesse de Foreest, Teuntje Tietsoort; Hendrikus, Barent & Cornelia de Foreest
1725 3 Jan; Hendrik Kool, Femmetje de Foreest; Barent; Barent & Elizabeth de Foreest
1725 5 Sept; Barent de Foreest, Elizabeth Ver Duyn; Maria; Jesse de Foreest, Cornelia Bogert
1726 3 Apr; Gerret de Foreest, Cornelia Waldrom; Catharina; Isaac Van Deurse, Catharina Baele Sr.
1726 18 Dec; Johannes Dow, Sara de Foreest; Adriaan; Willem Appel, Elizabeth de Foreest
1727 7 May; Barent de Foreest, Elizabeth Ver Duyn; Cornelia; Fredrik Willemse, Cornelia Waldrom wife of Gerret de Foreest
1727 2 Aug; Gerret de Foreest, Cornelia Waldrom; Daniel; Frederik Willemse & wife Marytje Waldrom
1727 3 Sept; Jesse de Foreest, Teuntje Tietsoort; Margrietje; Barent de Foreest & wife Elizabeth Verduyn
1728 18 Dec; Barent de Foreest, Elisabeth ver Duyn; Cornelia; Fredrik Willemse, Cornelia Ver Duyn wife of Cornelis Bogert
1730 15 Mar; Jesse De Foreest, Teuntje Tietsoort; David; Johannes Dow, Rebecca Anthony.
1731 7 Feb; Barent de Foreest, Elisabet Verduyn; Cornelis; Hendrik Bogard, Teuntje Tietsoort, h.v. Van Jesse de Foreest.
1731 25 Apr; Gerrit de Foreest, Cornelia Waldron; Gerrit; Jan Waldron, Rachel Lefferts, syn h.v.
1732 May 18; Jesse De Foreest, Teuntje Tietsoort; Margrietje; Hendricus De Foreest, Selyntje de Foreest.
1740 Aug 6; Jesse du Foreest, Teuntje Tietsoort; Jesse; Cornelis Copper, Catharina Geveraat, z.h.v.
(2) Marriages of
New Amseterdam
1682 05 Jul; Henricus de Foreest, jm van N. Yorke; Femmetje van Flaesbeeck, jd
van Boswyck, beyde woonende tot N. Yorke.
(3)
Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year New York Historical
Society, Winkle and Wiley, 1841
Church Membership for the year 1686
(4) Baptismal Records of the children:
Barent was a
witness for children baptized to all 5 of his siblings: Sara, Gerret, Susannah,
Jesse and Femmentje. Garret was recorded as a witness for
all his siblings except Femmetje. However since there is only one known
record of a baptism for a child of hers, Garret may have been a witness for some
lost baptismal record. Susannah De Forest Koning was a
witness for children of Barent, Sara and Jesse. Sara De Forest
Douw was a witness for children of Barent and her husband was a witness
for a child of Jesse. Jesse was a witness for Barent,
Sara and Gerret. Femmetje was a witness for Gerret amd Jesse. Henrikus,
although he is not found to be baptizing children of his own, was a witness for
Gerrit and Jesse.
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(6)
Marriage Records of Kings, NY
Covert Ancestry
Lucas Tunis Coevers married Barbara Sprong on 27 Aug 1682 in Flatbush, Kings, New York.
Isaac Covert baptized May 27, 1683
(7) Covert Ancestry by Edson Salisbury Jones 1906
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(8)
Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogates office, City of New York. Vol II
1708-1728
Liber 8 pg 384
Henricus De Friest. In the name
of God, Amen, this 25 January, 1714. I, Henricus De Friest, of Madmans
neck, in the bounds of Hempstead in Queens County, yeoman. I leave to my
four sons, Barent, Geritt, Henricus, and Jesse, all my lands, messuages, and
tenements. My wife Barbara is to remain in possession of the same during
her widowhood. My wife is to have 1/2 of the moveables, and the rest to my
four daughters, Sarah, Susanah, Phebe, and Mary. My son Geritt is to be
left harmless from any suits, owing to my being bound with him for £5. My
son Henricus is to have a three-year old gray horse; my wife Barbara is to have
a feather bed, that she brought with her at the time of her marriage, and a pair
of hand irons, 3 cows and 6 sheep. I made my son Barent, and Richard Mott,
and Theodorns Van Wyck, executors.
Witnesses, John Haviland, Henry Underwood,
Benjamin De Witt. Proved, April 27, 1715
Harlem (City of New York) Its Origin and Early Annals by James Riker, pg 783.
"Hendrick De Forest, born 1657, married July 5, 1682, Phebe, daughter of Barent Van Flaesbeek, and settled at Bushwick, Long Island, was commissioned justice of the peace 1698, in 1705 bought land at and removed to Madnan's Neck, and died in 1715, having issue Barents, born 1684; Sarah, 1686; Gerrit, 1689; Henricus, 1691; Susannah , 1693; Phebe, 1695; Maria, 1696; and Jesse, 1698."