Name |
Pieter Jacobse Borsboom |
Birth |
Abt 1630 |
Katwijk aan den Rijn, Zuid Holland, Netherlands |
- On the 8th or 18th of October 1664, when he was living in Schenectady he stated that he was the son of the late Jacob Petersz Borsboom, and that he was the born in Katwijk an Rijn, So Holland, Netherlands He was baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church there.
[The Katwijk baptismal register for 1624 to 1635 does not show any "Borsboom"]
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Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
1653 |
New Amsterdam, New Netherland [1] |
Anecdote |
7 Jun 1657 |
New Amsterdam, New Netherland [2] |
- Pieter was attacked and wounded by Marlin, the mason, with a cutlass near the guard house in new Amsterdam. At his trial on June 7, 1657, Marlin's defense was provocation inasmuch as Bosbom had called him a liar.
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Anecdote |
22 Jan 1658 |
- He was fined 500 gl., and costs and three years banishment for selling liquor to the Indians. Possibly his in laws? Mortg., I.
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Anecdote |
11 Mar 1658 |
- He was fined 125 gl., for swindling a Mohawk Indian. Mortg., I, 23.
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Anecdote |
16 Mar 1658 |
- Pieter Jacobse Borsboom is named a prisoner and fined with 500 guilders and 6 years banishment. (Early records…) This next court recording is in August 1658 and than November 1659. Apparently the banishments were not enforced.
There are numerous land deeds in Feb. 1658 a lot in Beverwijck, also 23 Feb. 1660,
29 Aug 1661, 1670, 1671 etc.
Between 1657 and 1660 Pieter Jacobs Borsboom appears about 18 times in the Albany court
(from Minutes of the court of Ft. Orange and Beverwyck v. 2 1657-1660 by Laer) Only about 3 times is he the plaintiff.
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Anecdote |
1661 |
- He is credited with being one of the 15 founders of Schenectady. There is a brass plaque in front of the DRChurch on Church and Union Streets that lists them.
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Anecdote |
28 Jul 1661 |
- He sold to Abram Staes [Staats] his brickyard for 350 gl., preparatory probably to removing to Shen. F. - Albany Co. Rec., 374.
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Anecdote |
2 Aug 1661 |
- He sold a lot of ground on the First Oil to Abm. Staes, etc. - Ibid., 380.
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Immigration |
1662 |
Schenectady, New York [3] |
Occupation |
Between 1662 and 1680 [4] |
brick maker (steen bakker in Dutch) |
Anecdote |
1664 |
Valkenburg, Zuid Holland, Netherlands [5] |
- In an estate division of Pieter Pieters Borsboom in 1664 in Valkenburg Jacob Pieters Borsboom is recorded as deceased and "Pieter Jacobsz Borsboom uilandige zoon fan wijlen Jacob Pieters Borsboom" (meaning Jacob's foreign living son) is named
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Anecdote |
16 Jun 1664 |
- Pieter Jacobsen Bosboom received Schenectady land patent in 12 Nov. 1662 confirmed on 16 June 1664 confirmed 9 May 1668 by gov. Nicolls, namely farm # 7 about 23 morgen (from Early records of the city… and History of the Schenectady patent)
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Anecdote |
18 Oct 1664 |
Schenectady, New York |
- On the 8/18 of October 1664, when he was living in Schenectady he stated that he was the son of the late Jacob Petersz Borsboom, and that he was the born in Katwijk an Rijn, So Holland, Netherlands He was baptized in the Dutch Reformed Church there
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Will |
18 Oct 1686 |
New York City, New York [6] |
- In the name of God, Amen. Peter Jacobs Bosboom doth declare, who, being an Inhabitant here and at Present lying sick in Bedd, but having and using his Sences. And coming to the disposition of goods which he is to leave behind him, he makes his universall heirs to be his 5 children, Anna, Marytie, Catharina, Fytie, and Cornelis, of all goods, movables and immovables, gold and silver, and nothing in the world excepted. He makes Adam Vrooman and Joris Aertse Van der Boest, tutors of his children, according to the tenor of a will dated April 18, 1684.
Witnesses, Johanes Postman, Reynier Shoett, Ludovicus Cobes.
He never mentions his wife and we believe, lists his children in chronological order.
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Death |
1 Mar 1686/87 |
Schenectady County, New York [7, 8] |
Probate |
11 Mar 1687 |
New York City, New York [9] |
- Thomas Dongan, Lieutenant-General and Governor. To all, etc. Know ye that at a Court of Sessions held in Albany on March 1, 1686, the will of Peter Jacobs Boontame, of the village of Schenectady was proved, and Adam Voorman and Joris Aerts Van der Voert, were appointed overseers of his five children, viz., Anna, Martye, Catharine, Fytie, and Cornelius. Confirmed April 13, 1687.
Peter Jacobs Boontame, Schenectady. "Being an Inhabitant here and at present being sick abed, but having and using his sences." Leaves all his estate to his five children, Anna, Martye, Catharine, Fytie and Cornelius, lands and goods, and money gold and silver coined and uncoined, "according to the tenour of a certain Testament made before me Clerk and witnesses April 18, 1684." Actum in the village of Schenectady in America, the 18 day of October, 1686, in the morning at the house of the testator, and in the presence of Johanes Pootman, Reynier Skaats, Ludovicus Coler
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Reference Number |
4935 |
Person ID |
I4908 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |