Maes Cornelissen

Citations

1. [S672] A. J. F. van Laer, editor, Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts (Albany: University of the State of New York, 1908), pp. 180-181, footnote. "Aug. 19, 1662, Hendrick Cornelissz Maessen and Marten Cornelissz Maesen, brothers, for themselves and for Maes Cornelis Maessen, Stijntie Cornelis Maessen and Tobias Cornelisz Maessen, their minor brothers and sisters, all living in the colony of Rensselaerswyck and children of the late Cornelis Maessen and Catelijntie Martensz, who died in this country and formerly lived at Bueren Malssen in gelderlant, execute a power of attorney to Gerrlt Cornelissz, living at Trlcht, in Gelderland, to receive an inheritance left by their uncle, Hendrlck Maessen, who died at Cuijlenborch.
   "On the same day, Jan Verbeeck, formerly councilor of the colony of Rensselaerswyck, and Cornelis Theunisz Bos, formerly magistrate of Fort Orange and the village of Beverwyck, make a joint affidavit that Cornelis Maessen and his wife died about 14 years ago and were both buried on the same day, leaving the aforesaid five children over whom the said Cornelis Theunisz Bos and Theunis Dircxsz [van Vechten], inhabitant of the colony, have thus far been guardians. Cornelis Theuniss Bos further states that he came to this country in 1636, in the ship Rensselaerswijck, in the service of the said Cornells Maessen and that he served him for six years; also that the said Hendrlck Cornelisz Maessen was born on the said ship (see p. 369 of this work [VWH - see a citation to Hendrick's birth]) and that the other children were born in the colony. Deeds, powers of attorney, etc., 1660-65, p. 15-17, 22-23, among the Rensselaerswyck Mss."
2. [S1394] Frank J. Conkling, "Martin Van Buren, with a Sketch of the Van Buren Family in America", The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (1897): p. 124. "Maes Cornelisse, for some reason that history does not unfold, adopted the name Bloemingdael."