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Name: Albertus* HENDRICKSON 1
Sex: M
ALIA: Albert /Hendricks/, Hendrixson
Birth: ABT 1640 in Leyden?, Netherlands
Death: AFT 5 JAN 1714/15 in Chester Co., PA 2
Will: 5 JAN 1715/16 Chester Co., PA 3
Event: Will Proved 20 JAN 1715/16 Chester Co., PA 4
Residence: BET 1693 AND 1714 Chester Twp. 5 6
Residence: 1662 Tinicum Island?
Residence: 1677 Marretties Kill, Upland, Chester/Delaware Co. PA 7 8
Event: Jury Duty 27 FEB 1683/84 Philadelphia, PA 9
Event: Jury Duty BET 1682 AND 1684 Upland, Chester/Delaware County, PA 10 11
Event: Appointed BET 1676 AND 1677 Constable 12 13
Event: Appointed 1686 Supervisor of highways 14
Event: Appointed 1687 Viewer of Pipe Staves 15
PROP: BET 1677 AND 1694 Upland, Chester/Delaware County, PA 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Event: Court 1677 Upland, Chester/Delaware County, PA 29 30 31
Emigration: JAN 1662/63 Holland on De Gulden Arent 32
Religion: AFT 1694 Became Quaker 33
Note:
Settled in Delaware region, aka New Amstel or South River area and was ori ginally Delaware Co. until William Penn renamed area as Chester Co. (c. 16 82). Delaware County was formed in 1789 from Chester County. Closest chur ch was at Tinicum Island at 1643 and was Lutheran, established by the Swedes. Marcus Hook, so called by the earlier Swedish settlers, had it's na me changed to Chichester on 4-20-1682, and the name was subsequently applied to the townships called Upper and Lower Chichester, both now in Delawa re County. Tinicum Island aka Matinnecongh.
1671 Census of the Delaware By Peter Stebbins Craig, Published 1999 Phila delphia Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Preface: the first permanent settlement of the South River began in 1638 w ith the founding of New Sweden at Fort Christina (now Wilmington) a colony that spread northward to the Schuylkill and southward to Sand Hook (New Castle) by 1655. In that year New Sweden surrendered to New Netherland and remained under Dutch rule until 1664 when the Dutch surrender ed to the forces of the Duke of York. Thereafter it remained a part of t he Colony of New York. Francis Lovelace was governor of NY in 1671.
Chester Co., Pennsylvania Wills 1713-1854, Family History Library microfilm no. 20844, Will Book A., vol. 1, p 29.
Will of Albertus Henrixson, dated 5th day of 11th mo 1714 [05 January 1715 ]
I, Albertus Hendrixson, of the County of Chester in the Province of Pennsylvania, being aged and weak of body, but of perfect memory, and calling to mind the uncertainty of life, do dispose of all my worldly or tempor al estate in manner and form following:
Impremise: I comit my soule into the hands of Almighty God, having faith in the Resurrection, and believing that through ye merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, I shall find free and full forgiveness of my sins and my body to be decently buried at ye discretion of my executors after mentioned.
Item: I will and require that all ye just debts I shall owe at the time of my decease be first deducted and paid.
Item: I give and bequeath all my whole plantacon and personal estate un to my son Tobias Hendrixon and his heirs forever, he paying all such legacies as shall hereafter be mentioned.
Item: I give unto my son Albertus Hendrixon, five pounds in money or stock .
Item: I give unto my two sons, James and Johannes Hendrixon each five shillings and to my grandson Albertus (Steen or Steer) five shillings as also to my three daughters, Elizabeth Bright, Isabel Venaman and Katharine Harred five shillings
My will is that all my aforesaid legacies shall fully discharge the Legatees from any title or claims to any part of my personal or real estate a nd that my said legacies shall be paid at twelve months after my deceas
Item: I give unto my granddaughter, Helchey Hendrixon, daughter to my son Tobias, twenty pounds in money or stock when she attains to the age of twenty-one years or marriage whether shall first happen.
Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Tobias Hendrixon and my friend and neighbor John Salkeld my executors, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me made and do declare this to be my last will and Testament this fifth day of the eleventh month called January, 171 4.
Sealed, Signed and Published Signed Albertus Hendrixon
in the presence of us"A" his mark
David Willson
Jonah Davenport
John Wright
Chester, ye 20th 11 mo 1715/16 There personally appeared David Wilson and John Wright two of ye witnesses to ye within will and on their solemn affirmacons did declare they were present and say ye Testator within named sign sel publish and declare ye within writing to be his Last will and Testament and that at ye doing thereof he was of sound mind and memory to ye best of their understanding. John Simcock
Be it remembered That on the Twentieth day of the Eleventh month anno Domini 1715/6 The last will and Testament of Albert Hendrickson Decd. was proved in due form of ? and probate and Letters of Administracon was granted to his son Tobias Hendrickson and his friend John Salkeld sole executors therein named being first attested well and truly to administer and to bring in an inventory of the Deced. Estate into the Register Office at Chester on or before the eight day of the second month next and to render a just accounting when required. Given under the seal of the said of fice.P. John Simcock
Will proved 20 Jan 1716
Letters of Administration granted 20 Jan 1716
Inventory due 08 April 1716
George Smith, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Territory included within its limits to the present time, Philadelphia: 1862 Printed by H.B. Ashmead
p. 468 Bios: Albert Hendrickson “one of the earliest Dutch settlers on the Delaware” about 1 mile west of Chester creek. Called his plantation Lomoco the patent for which was from Gov. Lovelace to Juns Justafson in 1673. Served as constable of Upland court 1676-7. He d. 1715 having first dev ised his homestead to his son Tobias who was also executor along with John Salkeld “celebrated Quaker preacher”. His other children were: Albertu s, James, Johannes, Elizabeth, Briget and Issabel. Notes his name is list ed as Holbert on Holmes map.
Albert Hendricks' land, per a map of Delaware Co., is shown as being about five miles down the Delaware river from Tinicum (aka Matiniconck) Island abutting the River with eldest son Jacobus' land just below it. The Hendricksons' land is on the lower part of Chester City with the upper edge being where the Commodore Perry bridge (Gloucester Co. NJ, state route 32 2) crosses the Delaware River.
That dutchman Albertus Hendrickson emigrated on De Gulden Arent as one of the unnamed servants of Joost de la Grange is surmised from circumstantial evidence as follows:
1. Royal Governor Johan Printz arrived from Sweden 1643 and received land known as Tinicum Island and Printzdorf in a patent from Queen Christina of Sweden. The region is known as New Sweden. He returned to Sweden in 1653 leaving behind his daughter and her husband Johan Papegoja. When the Dutch took the colony from the Swedes (1655 by Dutch Governor Stuyvesant), Tinicum and Printzdorf were re-granted to Gov. Printz’ daughter, Armegot (Printz) Papegoja, by the Dutch 28 August of 1656. [note: “Armgard Papigaay,” as the Dutch record the name, petitioned at 03 Aug 1656, signing her name as Armgard Prints, that letters patent should be issued to her for her father's land at Printzdorp [Chester] and at “Tinnakunk” [Tinicum Island]. Peter Stuyvesant and his Council, in response, accorded her permission, pursuant to the terms of capitulation, “to take possession and cultivate the lands of her Lord and Father at Printzdorp” Pennsylvania Archives, 2d series, vol. vii. 525.]
2. Upon arrival at New Amstel (now New Castle, Delaware) in early May of 1 662, Joost de la Grange and his wife Margrieta Persijn purchased land on T inicum Island (aka Matinnecongh, Matiniconck) known as the Printzhof plantation from Governor Johan Printz (d. 1663 in Sweden). De la Grange renamed plantation New Leyden. As Gov. Printz was in Sweden, his daughter Armegot (Printz) Papegoja, who resided at Printzdorf at Upland, (that estate la ter sold to Robert Wade who held the first Quaker meeting in the area in 1 675 and whose land abutted that of Albertus Hendricks) acted as agent for the sale 29 May 1662. The purchase price was 6,000 guilders. [Fn Penn a. Archives, 2d series, vol. vii. p. 735, 742 and History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. By Henry Graham Ashmead Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & C o. 1884, 278–9.]
3. Following the sale, Armegot Printz Papegoja sailed to Europe, collecting 3,000 guilders from de la Grange's bankers in Amsterdam after her arriv al there on 31 July 1662. Subsequent bills of exchange for the remaining purchase price were dishonored. Joost De La Grange eventually went to Holland to collect the money due him there so that he might discharge the remainder of the purchase-money, but on the voyage he became ill and died. [ fn Memoirs of Long Island Historical Society, vol. i. p. 179 and George Sm ith, "History of Delaware County," Appendix C, p. 520 as cited in Ashmead ’s history 279]
4. Joost de la Grange’s widow Margrieta married an Englishman named Andrew Carr, who was granted a patent for Tinicum Island by Governor Francis L ovelace of New York on 1 Oct 1669 as the territorial ownership was now held by the English. [Original Land Titles in Delaware Commonly Known as t he Duke of York Record, 141].
5. Armegot Printz Papegoja came back to collect the money due or reclaim Tinicum Island. On 8 March 1671/2 she filed a petition in the New Cast le Court, noting that Andrew Carr and his wife were planning to leave f or Holland. She asked that Carr be required to pay the balance of 3,000 guilders or forfeit Tinicum Island to her. The case was referred to the New York Court of Assizes where, on 14 Oct 1672 Armegot Printz Papagoja was awarded judgement for the unpaid principal, costs of suit and damages. On Jan. 27, 1673, the Governor and Council, after having consulted with the bench as to the amount “of interest and forbearance of the principal Debt” (3,000 guilders), allowed £55 for such interest, leaving the other charges to be determined by law, and appointed Peter Alricks, Capt. Edm und Cantwell, William Tom, and Capt. Walter Wharton to appraise and val ue the island of Tinicum, and the goods, chattels, or estates of the defendants. On Feb. 20, 1672, an execution was issued to Sheriff Cantwell, directing him “to put the said Jeuffro Prince into possession of the said Island and the Stock thereupon wchif it shall not prove sufficient to satisfy the said Debt you are to Secure and Levy the rest in the hands of whom you can find any of the Estate of the said Andrew Carr &etc; Priscilla [should be Armegot] his wife whether in the hands of Capt. John Carr their attorney or any other, and if any part of the said Estate hath been disposed of since the beginning of this Process the parties who have done the same are to make it good out of their own estate.” [Ashmead 279]
6. At 23 Apr 1673, the Tinicum Island inventory was taken. Its total val ue (2,145 guilders, Holland money) was less than the judgement. At the e nd of this inventory was the following notation: “Memorandum that Albert ( who is the husbandman) is to perform his condition formerly made with M r. Andrew Carr to Jufroe Popegay (Mrs. Papegoja).” As no other “Alber t” is found in the region, it is concluded that Albert(us) Hendricks on is the “Albert” referred to in the inventory who was either under contract or indenture to the Carr, nee, de la Grange family. (Note: Former N ew Sweden is granted to William Penn in 1681, Upland Court is abolished and replaced by Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks County courts.)
7. The Albert Hendrickson who also emmigrated in 1662 on The Fox, landed at New Amsterdam and remained in the Long Island area of NY and can be found there concurrent to Albertus Hendrickson being found in Delawa re/Chester PA.
Father: HENDRICK*
Marriage 1 AELTIJE*
Married: ABT 1664 in PA
Children
Albertus Jr. HENDRICKSON
Jacobus* HENDRICKSON b: BET 1665 AND 1667 in Upland, Delaware County, PA
Johannes Sr. HENDRICKSON b: in Chester, Delaware (now Chester), PA
Elizabeth HENDRICKSON
Isobel HENDRICKSON
Katrin HENDRICKSON
