Pieter (Wijnantse) Winant (1663 - 1758)

Born 9 Sep 1663 in Breuckelen, New Netherland

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Died 6 Aug 1758 at age 94 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York

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Biography

Variants: Wijnantse, Winants, Winant, Wynant, Wynants, Wynans, Winans

PETER WINANT was born 09 Sep 1663 Bedford, Kings County, New York.

Peter died 06 August 1758 Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

Children mentioned in his will:

1. Winant Winants (given as Winant Winant in his father's will) (aka Wynant / Wynants / Wynans / Winans)
2. John Winant (aka Wynant / Wynant / Winants) dec'd by 1754
3. Daniel Winant
4. Catharine/Castern Winant [aka Catrijntje Richeau Winant(s)] (wf/o Hendrick Sleight/Sleght)

Legatees:
Hendrick Sleight (aka Slecht, Sleght)
John Sleight (wife Margaret)
Peter Winants, grandson (s/o John Winants, dec'd)

Administrator of Estate: Daniel Winants
Original Executors: John LeConte (aka Le Count/Le Conte/etc.), and Tunis Van Pelt

Notes

Will Abstract of Peter Winant:
January 23, 1754.
I, Peter Winant, of Richmond County, being in good health. My body to be buried in Christian-like and a decent manner. All debts and funeral charges to be paid. I leave to my son Winant 6 shillings, "as his heirship at law." "My good will and desire is that Hendrick Sleight shall have my silver-headed cane, plain marked with P.W." I leave to Margaret, wife of John Sleight, my silver spoon. I leave to my grandson Peter, son of John Winants, deceased, £25, when of age. To my son Daniel, 3 shillings. To my daughter Castern, (Catharine) wife of Hendrick Sleight, 3 shillings. All the rest of my estate to my grandchildren, "shear and shear alike, and not one to have more as the other."
I make John LeConte and Tunis Van Pelt executors.
Witnesses, Michael Hart, Mathias Van Brockle.
Proved in New York before John Godfrey, October 9, 1759.
James DeLancey, Esq., Lieutenant Governor.

Whereas Peter Winant of Richmond County, farmer, made his will January 23, 1754, and appointed John LeConte and Tunis Van Pelt executors; and whereas John LeConte is now dead and Tunis Van Pelt has resigned, Letters of Administration are granted to his grandson, Daniel Winants. July 25, 1760. ^[1]

Church records

• 1663 Sep 09 Pieter; parents: Wijnant Pietersz, Annetje Auckens, "(from) Bloomendael". Wit.: Auke Jans, Gaertie Gysberts. ^[2]

1. 1694 Apr 29 Catrijntje; parents: Pieter Wijnanse, Anna Marij. Wit.: Catrijna Vroom, Joris Hoochlant.
2. 1695 May 04 Wijnant; parents: Pieter Wijnans, Anna Marij. Wit.: Johannes Richou, Annitje Woertman.
3. 1696 Aug 06 Daniel; parents: Pieter Wijnans, Anna Marija. Wit.: Poulus Richou, Cathalijntje Richou.
4. 1701 Dec 14 Annetje; parents: Pieter Wijnantze, Anna Maria. Wit.: Jan Bennet, Aeltje his wife. ^[3]
5. 1707 Apr 23 Pieter, Pieter Wynantse. Wit.: Jores Hooghlandt, Hylletie Slechts. ^[4]

27 March 1719/20 Pieter Wynandts and Anna Maria Richou were baptism witnesses for Pieter Wynandts 27 March 1719/20, son of Wynandt Wynandts and Ann Cole. ^[5]

1734 Will of Margaret Le Conte's mentions her granddaughter, "Esther, wife of Isaac Cole. Was Margaret the wife of John Conte who was one of the executors of the will of Peter Winant above?

Sources

1. ↑ Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York]. vol. 6. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. p. 2-3.
2. ↑ A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983) via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
3. ↑ A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".
4. ↑ Wright, Tobias Alexander. Records of the Dutch Reformed Church of Port Richmond, S.I.: Baptisms from 1696 to 1772 : United Brethren Congregation, Commonly Called Moravian Church, S.I., Births and Baptisms, 1749 to 1853, Marriages, 1764 to 1863, Deaths and Burials, 1758 to 1828 : St. Andrews Church, Richmond, S.I., Births and Baptisms from 1752 to 1795, Marriages from 1754 to 1808 : With Portrait of the Rev. Melatiah Everett Dwight. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1909.
5. ↑ Staten Island Church. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_647350_0303-00183?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=6fc5773f728f72887171d63b6b9336e2&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NQX2854&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.70772377.864000852.1595729525-1278340736.1595729525&pId=232746

• Pelletreau, William S. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York. vol. 6. New York: [Printed for the Society], 1893. p. 2-3.

• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Pieter Wynants

• NJGS. "Winant, Wynant: Wynants, Pieter." njgsbc.org. Accessed 06 Jul 2016. http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Winant.pdf PDF

• Source: S32 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R2

• Source: S-1279694548 Repository: #R-1582335960 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/35210641/family

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Van Ecke-11 created by Rosemary Palermo through the import of Johnson Family Tree 2011-08-24.ged on Aug 24, 2011 .

• Thank you to Brad Higgins for creating WikiTree profile Wynanse-1 through the import of Higgins_Miller_Showalter_Workm.ged on Dec 29, 2013.

• Text of abstract of his will inserted by Meehan-411 25 May 2017