Individual Details

Barent Gerritszen van Flaesbeek

(1633 - 1708)

Barent Gerritszen is known by several different names owing to the Dutch tradition of not having surnames. He ultimately adopted the surname Flaesbeck, but is also known as Van Swoll, also recorded as 'Van Vlaesbeck van Swoll,' The van Swoll relates to his place of birth.

Events

Birth1633Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
ImmigrationBef 1658New Amsterdam, New Netherland
Marriage11 March 1658New Amsterdam Dutch Church, - Margaret (Grietje) Dircks
Marriage1 April 1671New York - Marretie Hendrix Assuerus
Death1708Buswyck, Kings, Province of New York
Occupationtailor

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Death

In his will, he wrote on 20 September, 1701: I, Barent Garrettsen, of Flaesbeeck, in the town of Boswyck, in Kings County,"taylor," being of perfect health and full understanding. I leave to my dear wife Marettie Hendrix, all estate for life, with full power to sell or dispose of all personal estate as she shall think fit, except my great cupboard, my great copper kettle, my silver tumbler, and iron chain or Pot hanger, which I have formerly given to my son in law, Henricus De Forrest. After my wife's decease, I leave all my estate to my son in law, Henricus De Forrest, and he shall pay to my daughters, Margaret and Sarah Barents, each £5. I make my wife and son in law executors. Signed, Barent Flaesckbeek. Witnesses, Jan Doris, Jacob Thibon, Brinaldus De Hart, Samuel Bayard. Proved,April 9, 1708. Henricus De Forrest confirmed as executor, the wife Marettie, being dead. (From New York Abstracts of Wills, Volume 1, 1665-1707, pp 459-460)