Guertje Elmendorp (bef. 1671 - 1706)

Born before 18 Jun 1671 in Kingston, Province of New York

Ancestors

Wife of Evert Cornelise Wynkoop — married 26 Aug 1688 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died 1706 after age 34 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

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Biography

Christening

18 JUN 1671, as Gertie by Domine Gideon Schaets from Albany. ^[1]

Father: Jacobus Elmendorp

Mother: Grietie Jacobs

Religion

Dutch Reformed Church at Kingston

1694 Nov 11, with her husband witnessed the baptism of her cousin, Rebecca van Wagenen. ^[2]

Marriage

Laurentius Van den Bosck

26 Aug 1688 Kingston Dutch Reformed Church, New York.^{[3] [4]}

Husband: Evert Wynkoop j.m., born New Albany

Wife: Geertje Elmendorf jd, born Kingstouwn

Children

1. Catherina bp. 17 Dec 1699
2. Marritje bp. 11 Sept 1697

Court Records

1685 Aug 27 named as one of the heirs in the second will of her father. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Hoes: Page 8, entry 118
2. ↑ Hoes: p 43, entry 815.

   1694 Nov 11, baptism of Rebecca. Parents: Gerrit Aartsen & Claartje Pels. Witnesses: Evert Wynkoop, Geertje Elmerdorp.

3. ↑ Ancestry.com : [ Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #1369614 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900]. Yates Publishing. This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
4. ↑ Hoes: Marriage Record, p 510
5. ↑ Anjou_I: p 55-56.

   Book of Deeds, Liber I, page 221. Jacobus Van Elmendorp, will dated 1685 Aug 27 and writen in Dutch.

   His wife shall have the whole estate for life, if unmarried. If she should marry, only one half of the property, the other half to go to the children; Coenraedt, Gertie, Anna, Jacobus, Jenneke, Tekla, and after her death, all to go to the children.

   My son Coenraedt shall have my land called Wassemaker's land, with the 4,000 schepels of wheat, and if his inheritance should not be large enough, my wife may dispose of sufficient for the purpose, except that all what is over 1,000 schepel of wheat shall belong to her.

   My paternal inheritance in the old country shall be equally divided, but my youngest daughter, called Tekela, shall have, in advance, 100 hollandish gulden.

   If Coenraedt shoud die without issue, his brother Jacobus shall have the same interest in this will as Coenraedt. Signed Jacobus Van Elmendorp & Grietien Elmendorp.

   Witnesses: Jan Hendrix, Gommert Powlissen.

   1699 Nov 30 Will proved by John Hendrix of Kingston before Justices of the peace: John Ward and John Herrmans. All witnesses not being present, I have moved to the widdow and relict of said Jacobus Elmendorf & his heirs, vis. Coenraedt Elmendorp, Mattyse Wynkoo, husband of Gaertie Elmendorp, Jacobus Elmendorp and Jenneke Elmendorp, whom answered they approved of it.

   Jacob Rutsen, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

   • Note: Her husband here is misidentified Mattyse Jansen is the name of her sister Ann's husband. Evert Wyncoop is her husband. There is no Mattyse Wynkoo at play here.

• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, 1891)
• Ancestry.com:Family Tree.
• Anjou, Gustave Ulster County, N Y Probate Records Volume I, Gustave Anjou, New York, 1906.

• Dutchess Ancient documents 1721-1862 New York Probate Records, 1629-1971 no 1-351 page 40/1458

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010.
• WikiTree profile Elmendorf-13 created through the import of davisfamilytree-1.ged on Sep 1, 2012 by Rich Davis.