Notes for Orseltje DIRCKS

Notes for Orseltje DIRCKS

ALIAS: Ooseltie / Urseltie / Orsseltie / Ursel / Dirks / Dircks / Dircxs

Urseltje or Ursel dicks, from holstein came to New Amsterdam (New York) with two children, 2 and 10 years old, in the ship De Moesman, sailing May 1, 1658 (Holland society Year book, 1902, page 6) August 1, 1662, "Anthony Jansz, court messenger of the colony of Rensselaerswyck, husband and guardian of Orsselte Dircks, his wife," appeared before the notary public, Dirck van Schelluyne, and declared that he had constituted and appointed ... Jan Hendricxsz Bruyn, proposing to return to Holland by one of the ships lying ready to sail, his special attorney to demand, collect and receive - Anthony Lorme, draper, at Rotterdam, certain clothing, goods and gold and silver ware, together with (two) assignments of monthly pay, one executed by Lieve Fredericxze van"Gordingh, her cousin ("neef", which may mean either cousin or nephew), and the other executed by Myndert Dircxsz, her brothter, both having sailed for the East Indies, likewise a will of the subscriber's wife's aforesaid brother Myndert Dircxsz, which is entrusted to said Anthony Lorme; said goods, gold and silver ware to receive and convert into money the payment of the monthly wages due to demand and receive; acquittance for receipts to deliver; also to receive from the hands of notary Leendert van Seyl at Rotterdam aforesaid a copy of a certain will which said Lieven Fredricxsz van Gordingh made to the behoof of the subscriber's wife on the 3d of April 1652... and in pursuance thereof to receive at the treasury of the East India House at Amsterdam whatever he has coming to him ... (signed)

Anthony Jansz

Orseltie Dircxs (her mark)

Nothing more is known of the Westbroek family until 1674 when "Orsseltie Jans" petitioned for a lot in the Esopus valley (now Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y.) for a distillery (Dutch Court Records Kingston, in Holland Society Year Book. 1897, page 125) She is called Jans from the patronymic of her husband, as was quite usual at that time. The next record of her is found in the Kingston Dutch Church baptismal Register when on December 22, 1678, "Orseltie Dirxs" was sole sponsor of the child Marya, of Michiel de Moth, Annetie Westbroek, baptized at Hurley (near Kingston) (R.R. Hoes: Register of the Kingston Dutch Church, bapt. no. 166) The mother Annetie Westbroek, is also in some baptisms Annetie Antoni. In the baptism of her child Johannes de Mott, Oct 8, 1682, her brother "Johannes Wesbrouck" was a sponsor (KB no. 282). The date of her death is not known.

SOURCE: The Biography of Westbroek, Anthony Janson, by Herman J. Westbroek (March 1957)