Pam, Thank you for the baptisms and the will abstract and corrections. It is greatly appreciated. Liz J On 12 April 2013 20:20, Pamela J. Sears <pjsears904@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Liz, et al, > > I don't have much, so for what its worth. > > The two baptismal records at New Utrecht for Willem Bennet & Antje h.v. > are: > > [NYG&B Record 112(1981):211] "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New > Utrecht, Long Island, NY" > 1732, 30 Jan, Jacob, of Wm. & Anna BENNET > wit: Jacob Bennet, Angenietie Bennet, his daughter > > [NYG&B Record 113(1982):13] "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New > Utrecht, Long Island, NY" > 1735, 4 May, Neltje, of Wm. & Anatie BENNET > wit: Peter Meserol, Sara s.v. > > Unfortunately, not much to go on. I have no firm birth and/or baptismal > dates for the other children. > > Here's the will abstract you asked about: > > Abstracts of Wills Vol V 1754-1760, New York, page 336: Liber 21 > Page 400.--In the name of God, Amen, December 21, 1755. I, WILHELMUS > BENNIT, of Brookland, in Kings County, farmer, being very sick. It is my > will that my wife Antie and my two sons Jacob and Johanes shall stay in my > house for 10 years to bring up my younger children, but they have power to > sell if they find it necessary. I leave all estate to my wife and children, > Jacob, Johanes, Wilhelmus, Anthony, Rachel, Angeltie, Catharine, Abraham, > and Margaretie, "But my son Jacob must have £10 for his birth right." > > Witnesses, Jacob Butt, Jacob Stillingworth, Simon Boerum. Proved, September > 12, 1759. > > Abstracts of Wills, Vol XVI, Corrections Vol I > p 336 > Will of Wilhelmus Bennit read Wilhelmus Bennet. > 7 lines from top for Antie read Anatie Bennet. > 12 lines from top for Angeltie and Catharine read Angenietie and Cornelis > Bennet. > 14 lines from top for Jacob Butt and Jacob Stillingworth read Jacob Bennet > and Jacob Stillingwort. > > > That's it for now. > > Best regards, > Pam Sears > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >