John Kip, bp. 25 Apr 1705 NYC Ref Ch, son of Jacob/Jacobus Kip & (2) Cathalina de Hart, left a will -- [abstract] ...I, John Kip, of New York, merchant, being at present very sick. I leave to my brother, Henry Kip, of New York, sail maker, "all my right and interest in a tract of land situate at Rockey Forest, at the Great Pond, in Ulster County." All the rest of my estate I leave to my brother, Henry Kip, and my two sisters, Catalina, widow of Abraham Wendell, and Catharine, wife of Benjamin Moore. I make my brother, Henry Kip, executor. Dated September 5, 1772. Witnesses, Abraham Van Vleeck, John J. Kip, John H. Kip. Proved, May 10, 1776. ---Pelletreau, William S., Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York, pub. as Collections of the New York Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1771-1776, pub. 1899, p. 339 (will of John Kip) Does anyone know if there were any corrections to this will abstract? I no longer have access to the Pelletreau will abstracts. My basic question is: were there two living daughters of Jacob/Jacobus Kip & (2) Cathalina de Hart named Catalina/Catharine/Catrina? One, I believe. as Catrina/Catalina Kip, m. Abraham Wendell and had children bp. at Second River Ref Ch (Belleville, NJ). The other, as Catharina Kip, m. 28 Jan 1750 NYC Ref Ch, Benjamin Moore. Can anyone help me sort out the family of Jacob.Jacobus Kip? Many thanks. Pat [email protected]

Hi Pat, The only correction shown is that the witness "John J. Kip" should be John T. Kip. I found the family of Jacob Kip and Cathalina de Hart in The Kip Family in America by Frederic E. Kip on p. 390 (family #383). This shows, by the say that Cathalina de Hart's mother was Cornelia Peters. And it shows that their children were John, Jacobus (dy), Jacobus, Catalina, William, Henry, Cornelia, Balthazar, and Benjamin. These same children are also shown in the will of Jacobus Kip in WNYHS vol 2, p. 351 (from Liber 10, p. 220) (One correction: date proved was Feb. not Jan.) The book also shows that Catalina m. Abraham Wendell and Cornelia (bp. Oct 18, 1721 , marr. Jan 28, 1750 Benjamin Moore) Both in the NY DRC. It makes sense that Jacobus would name a dau. Cornelia after his mother-in-law. She is shown as Cornelia in his will and in her baptism. She is unfortunately shown as Catharine in her brother's will and in her marriage. (That's assuming there isn't a real Catharine who marr. Benjamin Moore.) There is the abstract of the will of a Benjmin Moore in WNYHS, vol 13, pp. 28-29. Dated 1771, proved 1784. His wife is shown as Cornelia. The Abstracts of Wills is online here: http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/n/nys//browse/author/n.html (scroll down to New York (Count) Surrogate's Court). Regards, Howard [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat & Walter Wardell" <[email protected]> To: "Dutch-Colonies List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 9:05 AM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] 1772 Will of John Kip John Kip, bp. 25 Apr 1705 NYC Ref Ch, son of Jacob/Jacobus Kip & (2) Cathalina de Hart, left a will -- [abstract] ...I, John Kip, of New York, merchant, being at present very sick. I leave to my brother, Henry Kip, of New York, sail maker, "all my right and interest in a tract of land situate at Rockey Forest, at the Great Pond, in Ulster County." All the rest of my estate I leave to my brother, Henry Kip, and my two sisters, Catalina, widow of Abraham Wendell, and Catharine, wife of Benjamin Moore. I make my brother, Henry Kip, executor. Dated September 5, 1772. Witnesses, Abraham Van Vleeck, John J. Kip, John H. Kip. Proved, May 10, 1776. ---Pelletreau, William S., Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate’s Office, City of New York, pub. as Collections of the New York Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1771-1776, pub. 1899, p. 339 (will of John Kip) Does anyone know if there were any corrections to this will abstract? I no longer have access to the Pelletreau will abstracts. My basic question is: were there two living daughters of Jacob/Jacobus Kip & (2) Cathalina de Hart named Catalina/Catharine/Catrina? One, I believe. as Catrina/Catalina Kip, m. Abraham Wendell and had children bp. at Second River Ref Ch (Belleville, NJ). The other, as Catharina Kip, m. 28 Jan 1750 NYC Ref Ch, Benjamin Moore. Can anyone help me sort out the family of Jacob.Jacobus Kip? Many thanks. Pat [email protected]