Geertruijd Warnards Hassing (abt. 1645 - bef. 1715)

Born about 1645 in Moers, Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 15 Apr 1715 before about age 70 in New York, Province of New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Geertruijd (Geertje) Hassing was born abt. 1645 Birthplace Muers, Netherlands (now Germany). Daughter of Warnard Hassing and N.N. Hessing. Geertje married Wolfert Webber ^[1]

She died before 15 April 1715, when her husband made his will and called her deceased.

Church Records

Children's baptisms

• 1680. Nov 25. Wolfert Webbers, Geertie Hassing; Bernhardus; Witnesses: Hendrick Corneliszen, Rebecca Idens

Baptismal witness

• 1696. den 6 Dec. Philip Menturn, Hellegond Webbers. Philip. Witnesses: Wolfert Webber en syn huysvr. Geertje Hassing.^[2]

Church Member

• From Dominee Selyns 1686 list of members of the NYC Ref Church:
  Wolfert Webber, en syn huysv. Geertruyd Hassing ^[3]

Will of husband Wolfert Webber

Will of Wolfert Webber, April 15, 1715, in the First year of the Glorious Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King George:

I, Wolfert Webber, of the Out Ward of New York, yeoman, enjoying yet good health, but being ancient. I make my well beloved son-in-law, Philip Minthorne, of the Out Ward, wheel wright, executor. All debts to be paid, and an inventory to be made. I leave to my daughter Anneken, wife of Jacques Fonteyn, of Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, £2, 10s., as a preference for her birthright, whereby I do utterly cut her off from being my Heiress at Law. I leave to my granddaughter, Geertie Fonteyn, daughter of Jacques Fonteyn, a silver cup of the value of £8, for her being called after the name of my wife, Geertie Webbers, deceased. I leave to my granddaughter, Geertie Minthorn, daughter of Philip Minthorn, a silver cup of the value of £8, for her being called after the name of my wife Geertie, deceased. I do ratify and confirm the devise and bequest which I have willed and declared to the said Jacques Fonteyn, and his wife Anneken, and to Philip Minthorn, and Hillegard his wife, each an equal part of my land at Poughkeepsie, in Duchess County, containing and bounded as by the several writings may appear, and made March 7, 1712. I leave to Philip Minthorne and his wife Hillegarde, all that my dwelling house and lot, orchard, and pasture, with all that certain parcel of land at the Bowery, on the south side of Captain Blagge, joining the Kings farm commonly called the Negroes farm, about 32 acres, with all appurtenances. All the rest to my children equally. Witnesses, John Conrad Codwise, Peter De Reimer, Isaac De Reimer. Proved, February 5, 1717. At that time John Conrad Codwise was dead. etc ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Genicom geneology
2. ↑ Evans, page 240.
3. ↑ Year Book of the Holland Society of New-York, Holland Society of New York, 1887 Church members NYC Reformed Church 1686 list Dominee Selyns pg.33, accessed 3 July 2017
4. ↑ Source: Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, 1665-1801. V. 11 Author New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Pelletreau, William Smith, 1840-1918; Kelby, Robert H; New York. Prerogative Court; New York Historical Society (New York City), Wills covering the entire colony of New York were recorded with the Prerogative Abstracts of Unrecorded Wills prior to 1790. On file in the surrogate's office,pg. 34-35, City of New York Vol. XI, accessed 3 July 2017

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