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Title: A Walloon family in America; Lockwood de Forest and his forbears 1500-1848
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: De Forest, Emily Johnston, 1851-1942 De Forest, Jesse, ca. 1575-1624
Subjects: De Forest family De Forest, Lockwood, 1775-1848 Walloons -- New York (State) Guyana -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin company
Contributing Library: Brown University Library
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y and universal heirs: Susan-nah, who had married with Peter De Rymier,Johannes, Philip, Isaac, Hendricus, Maria, David,and the children, which in the future by Godsblessing may come. Susannah, their eldest, wasthen aged twenty-seven, and David, their baby,was less than three years old.^ After speaking of the speciall love and affeconreceived mutually in matrimony and still if Godpleased to receive, each testator left all his or hergoods to be used by the survivant without con-tradiction of any during his or her lifetime or tilla new marriage. In the event of a remarriage,before its solemnization the survivant was toplace in the hands of the childrens guardians one ^ Hall of Records, N. Y. C. Records of Wills, vols, iii-iv.^ For the names and baptismal dates of the fourteenchildren of Isaack and Sara, see Appendix, p. 285. ( H2 ) DONCKAERTS AND SLUYTER S DRAWING OF NEW YORK FROMBROOKLYN HEIGHTS, 167gNEW AMSTERDAM SHORTLY AFTER ISAACks DEATHOwned by the Long Island Historical Society L
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Founder of the Family in America half of the deceased parents portion with the express New Amsterdam condition that the remaining parent was to enjoy the income thereof until each child should come to their age or wedlock/ at which time each was to receive his or her just proportion. Until this time the survivant should be obliged to maintain the said children honestly, providing them with victuals and clothes, causing their schooling for reading and writing, alsoe to cause them to learn an art or trade whereby they may live when shall come their age. The guardians mentioned, who were to act with the survivant, were Mr. Jacob Kip, their cosin, ^ and Mr. Symon Johns Romeyn, their trusty and known friend. Little remains to complete the story of Isaackslife so far as we can know it. July 25, 1674, twoyears after Isaack had made his will, he was men-tioned for the last time on the court records. Hiscase was postponed till the next court day, probablybecause of illness on his part. At any

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