Thanks very much, Howard. Droog means 'dry'. I guess that's the surname he chose, while the colonial family became known as Kip. So this must be another sibling of Hendrick Hendricks. Thank you, Liz J On 7 February 2013 14:02, Howard Swain <hswain@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thanks for this. > Re. the bap. of Jacob and the witness Herman Heynrix -- > > In 1647 (probably Aug.), there was recorded a “Power of Attorney from > Jacob Hendricksen Kip > to his uncle Harman Hendricksen Drooch to receive money due him by the > West India Company.” > It also says Harman is residing in Amsterdam. See: > New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch; Vol. II, > Register of the Provincial Secretary 1642 – 1647; Translated by > Arnold J. F. van Laer (1974), pp. 472 –473 [original item # 163f] > > So, it looks like the witness at the bap. _was_ the childs uncle; and > later Jacob > reached out to him to try to get what he was owed by the DWIC. > > O’Callaghan in his Calendar of Dutch Mss. (p. 40) has the uncle as > Harman Hendricksen Droogh. > > I’m curious, what does Drooch/Droogh mean? > > Regards, > Howard > hswain@ix.netcom.com > > From: cor snabel > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 5:22 PM > To: Dutch Colonies ; New-Netherland > Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Hendrick Hendricksz Kip > > Dear list, > > We have put some minor new details on our website that might be > interesting to Kip researchers, including images and translations of > two marriage intentions. > Go to: > > http://17thcenturyhollanders.pbworks.com/w/page/63040141/Hendrick%20Hendricksz%20Kip > > Regards > Cor Snabel > > > ------------------------------- > 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