Individual Details

Immigration

Gillis and his wife Elsje immigrated with their four children. The total cost for the passage was 90 guilders, and it appears that this amount was advanced by the Dutch West India Company.

Will

Will dated 15 September 1696 proved 22 May 1704, called Jellis Mandevill of Greenwich in the County of New York. To my beloved wife Elsie Mandeville all my estate real and personal during her natural life or until she shall happen to remarry... To my son Hendrick Mandeville in preference of all other gifts in right of being my eldest son, my home or plantation lying and being in Queens County upon Nassau Island. To my son David Mandeviell for and in consideration of his great services and for other sufficient reasons and motives...in preference to all other gifts before any division be made all that my negro called Peter together with the sum of fifty pounds current money of this province to be paid to him by my executors. All my estate both real and personal to all my children namely Hendrick Mandeville, David Mandeville, Tryntie Mandeville now wife of Cornelius Jansen De Saen, Heltie Mandeville now wife of Lawrence Johnson, Gerrette Mandeville now wife of Peter Mutt and Geritie Mandeviell now wife of John Mutt to be equally divided. Appoints wife Elsie Mandeviill to be sole executrix and after her decease appointsmy two sons Hendrick and David Mandeveill as executors.
New York Co. Surrogate's Court, Record of Wills, v.1-2, 1665-1699; FHL film #0874513 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971, 1982-83), Microfilm of original records in the Surrogate's Court, New York Co., New York, 2:372-373.

Death

Elsje made her will on 22 May 1701 as a widow.