"The de Forests of Avesnes (and of New Netherland)," by J.W. De Forest, Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1900. [Page numbers noted in brackets.]
[169] APPENDIX. PART 1.
1. LIST OF THE OLDEST EXTANT RECORDS OF AVESNES.
RECORDS AT PARIS.
Accounts of Gilles de Forest, receiver of taxes, from St. John Baptist’s day, 1494 to the same date 1509: in an "Inventory of documents of the peerage of Avenes in Haynaut": fol. 880 p.p. Archives Nationales; Bibl. Nat. Paris.
RECORDS AT AVESNES.
1. Orations dominicales; les proclamations de bans de mariage, les messes, etc; decembre 1529-1544; 221eme dimanche apres la trinite, I578-juillet 1586; 1620; 1626.
II. Livre Rouge (comptes de la ville) depuis 1544.
III. Registre des embriefves passees pardevant provost et echevins de la terre et banlieue d’Avesnes, vol. I, 10 decembre 1561-12 octobre 1588.
IV. Le meme titre, vol. II, 13 octobre 1588-7leme mai 1605.
V. Registre d’embrefs des fiefs de la terre et pairie d’Avesnes, 1546-1589.
VI. Embrefs de mainferme dans les villages de la Terre d’Avesnes.
VII. Repertoire des fiefs.
[170] The registers of baptism, marriage and decease begin 1619; the probate papers, 1654.
The Avesnes records at Lille, chief town of the Department, have thus far produced no information of value.

RECORDS OF AVESNES.
2. (The existence of Gilles de Forest, receiver from 1494 to 1509, is established by the Avesnes records at Paris. It is assumed, in lack of documentary proof, that he was father of Melchior 1st and grand father of Melchior 2nd.)
Melchior de Forest 1st, 1530, Sunday, June 4th, mass for Melchioris de forest, chapel of St. John. Again in 1531 and later.
Marguerite de Forest, (daughter of Melchior 1st?); 1530, Marriage between Margrite de forest of Avesnes and Jean le vecq (L’Eveque) of Marbay.
Melchior de Forest, 2nd, 1533, Sunday, April 4th, publication of bans of marriage between Melchior de Forest of Avesnes and Catherine du fosset of Mons. (Parents of Jean and grandparents of Jesse.)
1539, September, marriage between Jenne de forest of Avesnes and Nicolas thiebau (Thiebaut) of Mons. (Supposed sister of Melchior 2nd.)
1563 and 1564, Melchior de Forest, alderman of Avesnes.
1569, Melchior de forest, residing at Guersignies, (his wife Catherine du fosset) purchases a land rent from Collart Grart (Gerard).
1571, March 17, Melchior de forest, a merchant residing in the city of Avesnes (his wife Catheline du fosset) purchases a rental from Gille de le plancq.
[171] 1572, Jaimary 28, Jehan Grart sells to Catherine du fosset, widow of Melchior de forest, for, in the name of, and to the profit of, Balthazar, anth,* Jean, Jacqueline and franchoise de forest, her children whom she had by the said Melchior de forest her husband, the sum of 80 livres rental, secured from new charges, upon the true exact half of … 16 razieres of land taken upon 30 razieres or thereabout lying and holding by the grove of … and ½ a raziere of meadow lying, etc., etc.
1579, 2nd Sunday after trinity, mass for Catherine du fosset, in extremis.
…
[178] THE MAILLARDS OF AVESNES. II. 1572, Michel Maillard mayor of Felleries and resident there. (Felleries is a commune near Avesnes.)
1579, Marriage of Anthoine Maloart, of S. Yllier (St. Hilaire), and franchoise mouteur of Avesnes.
1579, In die sancti Petri, marriage of Jacques del motte, of Avesnes, and Franchoise Maillart of Felleries.
1582, Dec. 12, Nicolas Maillard, residing at Felleries, makes showing that by the decease of his father Michel Maillard he has inherited a freehold at said Felleries.
1584, Marriage of Noel Joly and Susanne Maillart, both of Avesnes.
1585, Feb. ii, Franchois Maillart, handiworkman (manouvrier), dwelling in the Green Valley on the road to Mons (his wife Marguerite Dwehault damoiselle) sells a rental to Jean le Vegnon.* [This entry is puzzling. How could the wife of a manouvrier be a damoiselle?]
1595 (List of fiefs), Bastien Maillard in right of Jeanne Quarret his wife, receives from her brother Nicaise Quarret thirteen razieres of land at St. Hilaire.
1606, Marcq Maillard receives (the above land?) from his mother Jeanne Quarret.

[179] THE Du FOSSET GENEALOGY.* [Extract from vol. IV, page 501, of the Genealogies of M. de Sars of Solmon, being manuscript 604 of the Bibliotheque Communale of Valenciennes. (Translated by J. W. De Forest.)]
12. There is a Du Fosse family which bears sable, a pascal lamb argent holding a cross to which is attached a little pennon of two points charged with a cross gules.
IST GENERATION.
Antoine Dufosse married Isabeau Resteau (bearing sable, a rateau or in pale), a daughter of Guillaume Resteau and Mane Malapert.
2ND GENERATION.
Gaspard Dufosse …
Jean Dufosse married Catherine Fayence (or Layence) daughter of … Francoise Dufosse married Jean ie Roy (bearing azure, three martlets or, with a crescent argent in coeur) son of …
Marie Dufosse married Nicolas Chamart (bearing argent, three testes of leopards gules crowned with or) son of …
Catherine Dufosse married Melchior Dufore, from whom sprang Baltazard who married Jeanne Farin. (Adrianne Marin, in records of Avesnes.)
Waudrue Du Fosse married Claude Cannone, son of …
Isabeau Dufosse married Guillaume le Pris, from whom sprang Jean, Barbe, and Philippe le Pris.
[180] 3RD GENERATION. Philippe Dufosse married Wadrue de Franeau (bearing gules, a licorne argent seated) daughter of Claude Franeau * and Marie de Buchelier. [Claude Franeau is of the family of Count Gustave Franeau de Gommegnies, chateau de Rivade, near Salbris, department Loir et Cher.]
Catherine Dufosse married Philippe Hallet (bearing gules, a fleur de lys argent).
4TH GENERATION.
Waudrue Dufosse married Guy Vivien, counselor at the sovereign court of Mons (bearing argent, a chevron gules ace. by 2 testes de boeuf of the same in chief, and a hure sable in point), son of Henry Vivien seigneur of Auxy-en-partie, and of Marie Defosse his second wife.

REGISTERS OF THE HUGUENOT CHURCH OF SEDAN.
13. 1601, Sunday 23rd day of said month (September), at the catechism the said Sr du Tilloy blessed the marriage of Jesse des forests, son of Jean des forests merchant residing in this city, and of Marie du Cloux, daughter of Nicaise du Cloux merchant residing in this city.
1602, Sunday 7th day of said month (July), on which day was celebrated the Lord’s Supper, Monsieur du Tilloy, having made the evening exhortation, baptized Marie, daughter of Jesse des forests merchant residing in this city, and of Marie du Cloux his wife; — Godfather and godmother, Estienne du Cloux and Marie Aubertin.
[181] 1604, July 22; baptised, Jean, son of Jesse des forests merchant residing in this city, and of Marie du Cloux; — Godfather and godmother, Jean ie Vasseur and Magdeleine du Cloux.
1606, March 7; baptised, Henry, son of Jesse des foretz merchant residing in this city, and of Marie du Cloux his wife: — Sponsors, Henry de Lambermont merchant residing at Sinonne, and Rachel Aubertin wife of said Lambremont.
1607, November 1; baptised, Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse des forets merchant residing at Moncornet in Thierache,* and of Marie du Cloux: — Sponsors, Abraham le groa, goldsmith, and Elizabeth Aubertin his wife. [Moutcornet in Thierache, an eastern canton of Picardy.]
1608, December 11; baptised, David, son of Jesse des forest merchant-dyer residing at Moncornet in Thierache, and of Marie du Cloux: — Sponsors, David de Lambremont, Merchant-dyer at Montcornet, and Marie de Lambremont, daughter of Henry residing at Simonne.
(Here follows a gap of eight years in the registers, so that the baptism of Rachel de Forest, probably in 1609, is lost.)

THE DU CLOUX FAMILY (SEDAN). 14. 1598, April 16; baptism of a daughter of Daniel du Cloux, apothecary, and his wife Jeanne Barival; sponsors, Nicaise du Cloux and Marie Aubertin.
[182] 1601, April 14; marriage of Etienne du Cloux, son of Nicaise of Sedan, and Susanna Peltre daughter of David.
1604, October, baptism of Marie; 1606, February, baptism of Jeanne; both daughters of Estienne du Cloux, dyer and Susanna Peltre.
1608, July; baptism of Magdeleine, daughter of Estienne du Cloux, of Sedan, and Susanna Peltre; witnesses, David de Lambermont, of Montcornet, and Magdeleine du Cloux his wife.
1640, March 17, baptism of David, son of David du Cloux, surgeon, and of Magdeleine Lambermont. Witness, Jean du cloux, huissier.
1640, December 26; decease of Jean du cloux, huissier, aged 76 years, native of Chateau Renard.* [The original commune perhaps of the family. A huissier corresponded to our court summoner, or usher.]

[183] HOLLAND RECORDS. REGISTERS OF THE WALLOON CHURCHES* [The Walloon church registers are in French. For the sake of convenience a few briefs from the Dutch civic records, all designated as such, are added.]
16. 1603, Feb. 1. Received member of the church of Leyden by letter from Bergues, Anne Maillard. (Wife of Jean de Forest and mother of Jesse.)
1603, March 29. Received member of the church of Leyden, by letter from Berghen op Zoom, Jehan de Forest. (Father of Jesse.)
1604, Sept. 20. Received member of the church of Amsterdam by letter from Leyden, Anne Maillard.
1604, Nov. 25. Received member of the church of Amsterdam by letter from Leyden, Jan du Forret.
1605, April 9. Received member of the church of Leyden by confession of faith, Gerard du Forest (brother of Jesse).
1606, May; Gerard de Forest purchases land at Leyden of the burgomasters for a dyery. (Civic records.)
1606, Oct. 21. Betrothal of Jan le fevre of Leyden, caffatier, 22 years, (a puero at Amsterdam) residing in the Weaveries, accompanied by Anne Cheval his mother, and of Anne des forests of Avesnes, aged 19 years (since five years at Amsterdam), accompanied by Anne Maillard her mother. — Said Anne is required to produce a certificate of consent from her father. — The certificate is produced, signed by Gerardus Schepenius minister at Vosmeer near Berghen op Zoom.
1607, January 24. Married at Amsterdam, Jan le Febure (Le Fdvre) and Anne du Forest.
[184] 1608, Feb. 3. Received member of the church of Leyden by letter from Amsterdam, Gerard des Forest.
1611, Aug. 12. Married at Leyden, Gerard des Forests native of Avesnes in the country of Hainaut, and Hester de la Grange native of Leyden. (Daughter of Crispin de la Grange native of France.)
1611, Oct. 26. Received member of the church of Leyden by letter from the church of Lille, Melchior du Foret. (Brother of Jesse.)
1612, Dec. 9. Baptised at Leyden, Crespin son of Gerard du Forest.
1614, May. Baptised at Leyden, Susanne Forest daughter of Gerard.
1615, March 1. Baptized at Leyden, Jesse son of Jesse du Forest and of Marie du Clou. Witness, Melchior du Forest.
1616, Apr. 6. Baptised at Amsterdam, Jan, son of Melchior du Forest and of Marie Gobert. Winesses, Jan Bruiere, and Adrienne fauquenes, widow of Simon Lescevin.
1616, July 10: Baptised, at Leyden, Isaac, son of Jesse du Forrest. Witnesses, Jan Voters, and Isaac de Syde and Helene Chanoine and Marie de Syde. (Settled at Harlem, N. Y., 1636-7.)
1616. Gerard de Forest purchases a house upon the Mare at Leyden. (Civic records of Leyden.)
1617. Oct. 6. Gerard de Forest purchases the right of citizenship at Leyden; he registers himself a native of Avesnes in the country of Hainaut. (Civil records.)
1617, Oct. 7. Baptised at Leyden, Israel, son of Jesse Des Forest and of Marie du Cloux.
[185] 1620, May 31. Baptised at Leyden, Rachel, daughter of Guerard du Forest and of Esther de la Grange.
1620, Sept. 13. Baptised at Leyden, Philippe, son of Jesse des Forest and of Marie du Cloux. Witness, Jean de la Marlier.
1622, February. Received member of the church of Leyden by confession of faith, Henry Des forest. (Son of Jesse.)
1622, June. Received member of the church of Leyden by confession of faith, Jean des Forest. (Son of Jesse.)
1622, June. Received member of the church of Leyden by confession of faith, Rachel des Forest. (Dau. of Jesse.)
1623, January 22. Baptised at Leyden, Jeremie, son of Gerard des Forest.

HOLLAND RECORDS SUBSEQUENT TO EMIGRATION.
17. 1626, Nov. 27. Subscribed in marriage at Leyden, Jean Mounier (or Moenyer) * with Ragel de Foree. Witnesses, Geraerd de Force and Hester de la Grange. [Jean Mousnier la Montagne. The record is in Dutch.]
1629, July 26. Jesse des Forest leaves Leyden with church letters for (illegible).
1631, October. Received into the church of Leyden, Rachel des Forest, wife of Jean Mounier, coming from Tobago where her husband remains. (See ante, 1626, Nov. 27.)
1633, Oct. 19. Gerard des Forest in his will (not his last) leaves 200 florins to his mother Anne Maillard at Amsterdam. Guardians of his children, Jan [186] de Fore and Isaac Bavelaer. He signs "Gerard des Forest." Will written by de Haes, notary. (Civic records.)
1640, Apr. 21. Anne Maillard (mother of Jesse de Forest) buried at Amsterdam. (Mort. rec. Wal. ch.)
1654, August. Decease of Gerrit Fore (Gerard de Forest) at Leyden. (Mort. rec. Wal. ch.)
1654, Nov. 30. Barend van de Kaslede (Kaskelen?) becomes co-guardian, in place of Gerard de Forest deceased, of three infant children of Gysbrecht van Inburch by Rachel le Monier de la Montagne, the said Rachel and her brother Guillaume being issue of the marriage of Rachel de Forest with Jean le Monier de la Montagne, etc., etc. (Civil rec. of Leyden.)
1656, June 7. Partition of the estate of Gerard des Forest, widower of Hester de la Grange. Total, 15,325 florins. Heirs: Chrispin des Forest; Sara des Forest widow of Barent van de Kaskelen; David du Toit husband of Hester des Forest. (Probate rec. of The Hague.)
1665, March 13. David du Foret becomes guardian of the above mentioned children of Gysbrecht van Inburch and Rachel ie Monier de la Montagne. (Civ. rec.)
1669. The aforesaid van Inburch children acknowledge receipt of the papers, etc., which came to them through the death of their uncle Jean de Forest, deceased Apr. 6, 1668. (Civic records. Date uncertain.)

[190] PAPERS CONCERNING EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.
21. PETITION OF WALLOONS AND FRENCH CONCERNING VIRGINIA.* [The translation in the New York Documents being very loose, I have made my own. For the French original see Baird’s "Huguenot Emigration," 1, 348-351.]
His lordship the ambassador of the most serene king of Great Britain is humbly entreated to advise and answer us in regard to the articles which follow.
1. Whether it would please his Majesty to permit fifty to sixty families, as well Walloons as French, all of the Reformed religion, to go and settle in Virginia, a country under his rule, and whether it would please him to undertake their protection and
defence from and against all, and to maintain them in their religion.
II. And whereas the said families might find themselves near upon three hundred persons; and whereas they would wish to carry with them a quantity of cattle, as well for the cultivation of the earth as for their sustenance, and for these reasons would need more than one ship; whether his Majesty would not accommodate them with one, equipped and furnished with cannon and other arms, on board of which, together with the one they would provide, they could accomplish their voyage; the same returning to ob- [191] tain merchandise for the regions granted by his said Majesty, as well as that of the country.
III. Whether he would permit them, on their arrival in said country, to choose a convenient spot for their abode among the places not yet cultivated by those whom it has pleased his Majesty to send thither already.
IV. Whether, having secured the said spot, they might build a city for their protection and furnish it with the necessary fortifications, wherein they might elect a governor and magistrates for the maintenance of order as well as justice, under those fundamental laws which it has pleased his Majesty to establish in said regions.
V. Whether his said Majesty would furnish them cannons and munitions for the defence of said place, and grant them right in case of necessity to make powder, fabricate balls and found cannons, under the flag and arms of his said Majesty.
VI. Whether he would grant them a circuit or territory of eight English miles radius, that is sixteen in diameter, wherein they might cultivate fields, meadows, vineyards and the like, which territory they would hold, whether con jointly or severally, from his Majesty in such fealty and homage as his Majesty should find reasonable, without allowing any other to dwell there unless by taking out papers of residence within said territory, wherein they would reserve rights of inferior lordship; and whether those of them who could live as nobles would be permitted to style themselves such.
VII. Whether they would be permitted in the said lands to hunt all game, whether furred or feathered, [192] to fish in the sea and rivers, and to cut heavy and small timber, as well for navigation as other purposes, according to their desire; in a word, whether they might make use of everything above and below ground according to their will and pleasure, saving the royal rights; and trade in everything with such persons as should be thereto privileged.
Which provisions would extend only to said families and their members, without allowing those who should thereafter come into said territory to pretend thereto; unless they themselves should grant them according to their power and not beyond, providing his said Majesty should not make them a new concession.
And whereas they have learned that his said Majesty has established in London a public warehouse at which all merchandise from those countries must be unloaded and not elsewhere; and considering that it is more than reasonable that those who by their toil and industry have procured to the public the enjoyment of that land should be the first to enjoy the fruits thereof; they will submit to the ordinances which for this purpose have been established there, the same to be communicated to them in order to their better observance.
Under which conditions and privileges they would promise such fealty and obedience as loyal and obedient subjects owe to their King and Sovereign Lord, submitting themselves to the laws generally established in said countries to the best of their ability.
Upon the preceding my Lord Ambassador aforesaid will please give advice, as also, if it be his [193] pleasure, cause the said privilege to be sent in due form as early as may be, on account of the little time remaining between this and March (a season suitable for the embarcation) for attending to everything requisite. Which doing he will obligate his servants to pray God for the accomplishment of his pious purposes, and for his health and long life. *
JESSE DE FOREST.
[The above petition was forwarded to London in Sir Dudley Carleton’s letter of July 21, 1621. At London, in later days probably, it was erroneously endorsed 1622, an error exposed by Doct. Charles W. Baird.]

AGREEMENT (ROUND-ROBIN) OF THE WALLOONS.
22. We promise his lordship, the ambassador of the most serene king of Great Britain, that we will go to settle in Virginia, a part of his Majesty’s dominions, at the earliest time practicable, and this under the conditions set forth in the articles which we have communicated to his said lordship the ambassador, and not otherwise.
Jesse de Forest, dyer, wife, 5 children.
Nycolas de la Marlier, dyer, wife, 2 children, etc., etc.
(There are fifty-six signatures, of which only three are marks. The paper represents fifty-six men, forty-one married women, and one hundred and thirty children, making a total of 227 persons. For printed and photographic copies see Baird, I, pp. 162 and 351.)* [Some of the names appear among the Walloons who came to New Amsterdam in 1624 and later.]

[194] ANSWER OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY. 23. The humble answere of so many of his Ma’ties Councell for Virginia as could at present be assembled, they being in his Highnes name required by the Rt. Ho’ble Sr George Calvert Principall Secretary of State to deliver their opinions concerning certaine articles putt up by some Walloones and ffrenchemen desirous to goe to Virginia.
1. If it stand with his Ma’ties gratious favour they do not conceive it any inconvenience at present to suffer sixtie families of Walloones and ffrenchmen not exceeding the number of 300 persones to goe and inhabite in Virginia; the sayd persons resolving and taking oath to become His Ma’ties and His Successours faithful and obedient subjects; and being willing as they make profession, to agree in points of faith, so likewise to bee conformable to the forme of governm’t now established in the Churche of England.
II. They esteeme it so Royall a favour in His Ma’tie and so singular a benefitt to the said Walloons and ffrenchmen to bee admitted to live in that fruitfull land under the protection and governm’t of so mighty and pious a Monarch as His Ma’tie is that they ought not to expect of His sacred Ma’tie any ayde of shipping or other chargeable favour. And as for the Company for Virginia their stock is so utterly exhausted by these three last yeares supplies as they are not able to give them any further helpe in that kinde, but onely in point of advise & Councell for the cheapest transportation of themselves and
goodes and the most frugall and profitable managing [195] of their affayres, if his Royal Ma’tie please so to command them.
3, 4, 5,6,7 Articles. They conceive that for the prosperity and principally the securing of the plantacion in His Ma’ties obedience it is not expedient that the sayd ffamilies should sett downe in one grosse bodie, w’ch the demaundes specifyed, but that they should rather bee placed by convenient nombers in the principall Citties, Borroughs and Corporacions in Virginia, as themselves shall choose; there being given unto them such proporcion of land and all other priviledges and benefitts whatsoever in as ample manner as to the naturall Englishe; and this course they out of their experience do conceive likely to prove better and more comfortable to the sayd Walloons and ffrenchmen than that other w’ch they desire.
All these their opinions they do most humbly submitt to the most excellent wisdome of His sacred Ma’tie.
JOHN FERRAR, Deputy.
(Endorsed) August XI, 1621.

A RESOLUTION OF THE STATES OF HOLLAND AND WEST FRIESLAND.
24. 21 April, 1622. The aforementioned Directors (of the Dutch West India Company) report that they have examined the paper relating to the transporting of Families to the West Indies, and are of opinion that it (such action) would be very advantageous to the Company, and that therefore an effort ought to be made to promote it, the promise being given that they [196] should be employed; no more to be done till Directors should be appointed, provided the Assembly approve of the promise being given; which being duly deliberated upon by the Lords, Gentlemen and Cities, it is unanimously resolved and agreed that the aforesaid promise shall be made, the Magistracy being informed thereof, and action taken accordingly,
(Endorsed) Directors’ report on the paper concerning the Families for the West Indies. (Royal Archives at the Hague.)

RESOLUTIONS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCILS OF HOLLAND AND WEST FRIESLAND.
25. The Representative Councils of the States of Holland and West Friesland having examined the petitions presented to the Lords Gentlemen of the States General by Jesse des Forest, and sent by the aforementioned Lords Gentlemen to the States of Holland and West Friesland, or to the Representative Councils of the same, on the 26th of this month of August, petitioning authorization to inscribe and enroll for the colonies families of the Christian reformed religion willing to make the voyage to the West Indies for the advancement and service of the aforementioned West India Company, and taking action on the said petition, they have charged and authorized the said Jesse des Forest, as they do hereby charge and authorize him, to inscribe and enroll for the colonies all families having the qualifications requisite for being of use and service to the country, the same to be transported to the West Indies; under condition that the said Forest so does with the mutual [197] knowledge and correspondence of the magistrates of the respective cities where he may inscribe and enroll as above mentioned, and that he be bound to furnish a report thereof to the Lords Gentlemen.
Done at the Hague the 27th of August, 1622. (Royal Archives at the Hague.)

PAPERS OF THE EMIGRATION OF 1636.
HENDRICK DEFOREST; SETTLEMENT OF HIS ESTATE.* [In the N. Y. State Library, Albany. N. Y. Col. Mss: New Netherland: Reg. of Prov. Sec. 1638-1652.]
26. Specification of what Johannes La Montagne hath paid and disbursed to divers persons on account of debts and for the maintaining of the house and plantation of the late Hendrick de Forest, deceased, on the 26th of July, 1637.
July (florins)
3. To Cornelius Van Vorst for 2 skepels of rye 5
" Hendrick Van Vorst " 2 " maize 4
" Jan Peterson " 2½ days mowing 5

(The account contains many items, running from July 3, 1637, to July 22, 1638, and bringing the estate in debt to La Montagne for 1094. florins. Then comes the per contra account, as follows.)
Board of Montaenye . . . . . . 98
Goods sold belonging to deceased ... 159
By 100 lbs of tobacco at 15 stivers per lb. . . 75
By 100 lbs of " 12 " " … 60
[198] And for silver spoons given to the domine by Jacobs Sandelyn … 18
By a pair of old shoes and a pair of slippers … 4
4.14
Clear balance, 680 fl.
The 23rd July 1638, Examined and accepted this. EVERARDUS BOGARDUS, ECCI. Monatus.
I undersigned, as Secretary-of New Netherland, have, after collation, found this to agree with the original which is sent to Fatherland. Done as above.
Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary.

27. Conditions and terms on which Everardus Bogardus hath sold in Fort Amsterdam to the highest bidder, for account of the widow and heirs of Hendrick de Forest dec’d, what follows : (No date.)* [Register of Provincial Secretary.]
First, the purchaser shall be bound to tender and pay within the term of twelve months, commencing from the date hereof, the moneys proceeding from the undermentioned property, and that in three instalments: the first, cash down; the and, in six months; the third and last payment as above stated.
The house, 42 feet long, eighteen feet wide, with 2 doors, encircled with round palisades.
Two milch cows: 1 heifer 2 years old: 1 bull of 1 year: half a bullcalf of this year: 2 old goats: half of a little male kid of this year: ½ a kid of this year: 6 hens and 2 cocks with about 20 chickens: 4 guns good and bad: 1 kettle: 1 churn: 4 axes: six hoes: 3 siths (sickles): 2 scythes: 2 iron forks: the one [199] fourth of 600 tobacco plants and 1 tobacco house: the half of the grain of one morgen of land: one boat.
Johannes la Montaenje remains the purchaser for fl. 1800.

BRIEFS OF PAPERS RELATIVE TO HENDRICK DE FOREST (ALBANY).
28. 1638, Sept. 16. (Court Proceedings.) Johannes La Montagne agt. Rev. Everardus Bogardus: on application of plaintiff that defendant, who is attorney for the late Hendrick de Forest’s widow, shall take possession of said de Forest’s house, stock and plantation, on defendant paying him a balance due him by said de Forest: ordered that parties submit both claim and answer in writing to next court. (Vol. IV, 19.)
1638, Sept. 30. (Court Proceedings, IV, 20.) Johannes La Montagne versus Everardus Bogardus: decree of sale of Hendrick de Foreest’s estate, and plaintiff to be paid all his advances on said estate.
1639, July 18. (Idem, I, 139.) Receipt of Andries Hudde for 200 carolus guilders in part payment by Johannes La Montagne of the price of the estate of the late Hendrick de Foreest.
1640, Aug. 28. (Idem, I, 216.) Declaration of Johannes La Montagne, and Andries Hudde husband of Gertrude Bornstra relict of the late Hendrick de Foreest, that they had amicably agreed respecting the bowery and personal estate left by the said de Foreest (estate called Vredendal) on the Island of Manhattan.
1640, Oct. 11. (Idem, I, 216.) Receipt of Johannes la Montagne to Andries Hudde, in his above men- [200] tioned quality, for the sixth part of the personal estate of the late Hendrick de Foreest, from which he, la Montagne, promises to pay to Johannes and Isaac de Forest such portion as is rightfully theirs.
1647, May. 9. (Vol. G.G. 216.) Patent: Johannes la Montagne, councillor of New Netherland, 100 morgens of land on Manhattan Island, scituate in the flat between the hills and kill and a point stretching between two kills called Rechgawanes to the East
River, which land belonged to the estate of the late Hendrick Foreest, and was purchased by Mr. la Montagne at public auction for 1700 guilders. — Harlem, N. Y.* [See par. 31 for a similar renewal of title by Isaac de Forest.]