Pane-Joyce Genealogy

2515. Jan Franse Van Hoesen. Born ca 1609 in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein. Jan Franse died in Claverack, Columbia County, New York in May 1667. Occupation: sailor.

Jan Franse Van Hoesen, or Jan Fanseo Van Husum.

Check out Edith Van Heusen Becker’s article “Van Husen (Van Heusen, Van Hoesen) Genealogy,” New York Genealogical & Biographical Record 51 (1920).

In 1720, four “Van Hoosem” freeholders lived in Claverack: Kasper, Jan, Johannis, and Jacob, as well as a “Jurie Jan” unsurnamed. Also, “Jno: Vanhoosem” was a freeholder in Coxhacky&Catskills.241

The church banns of April 30, 1639 are translated thus: 'Appeared as before, Jan Franz from Housom, sailor, age 30 years, living in Corte Tuijnstraat, having no parents but assisted by his cousin Anna Jans, and Volckje Juriaens age about 21, of same street, having no parents but assisted by her acquaintance, Isaack Pietersen.' Jan Frannsse owned a lot in Albany, On the northeast corner of today's Broadway and State Street. In 1662 he bought land at Claverick from the Indians. A house built there by a son or grandson stood in ruins in 1925 on land of the Kickerbocker Cement Company, east of Hudson. Jan Fransse was an early resident of Fort Orange, now Albany, NY. He came to America from a town in Schleswig-Holstein now in northern Germany. He acted as commissioner for the West India Co. was interested in shipping and purchased several lots & erected building in Albany. On June 5, 1662 he bought from the Indians for 500 guilders in beavers at Claverack about half the present county of Columbia including the site of the city of Hudson. Ref-'The Albany Protocal, pp 566-575. Will of Jan Fransse Van Hoesen Compiled Church Records of New York.

Will: The will of Jan Fransen Van Hoesen and his wife is as follows:

JAN FRANSSE VAN HOESEN'S WILL

In the name of God, Amen. (On this day appeared) Jan Fransz van Hoesen and Volckie Jurriaens of. van Noortstrant, husband and wife, residing in Albany (known to the undersigned witnesses), he, van Hoesen, lying abed sick and she, Volckie Jurriaens, being sound of body, but both of them being in full possession and having the full use of their faculties, mind, memory and understanding, as far as outwardly appeared and could be observed, which appears, considering the shortness and frailty of human life, the certainty of death and the uncertain hour thereof, and wishing therefore to forestall the same by proper disposition of their temporal estate to be left behind, declared that without inducement, persuasion, or misleading on the part of any one, they had made, ordained and concluded this, their joint, reciprocal and mutual last will and testament, in form and manner as follows:

First and foremost they commend their immortal souls when they shall leave their bodies to the gracious and merciful hands of God, their Creator and Redeemer, and their bodies to a Christian burial; and whereas they, the testators, acknowledge that before the date hereof they had neither jointly nor severally made or executed any testamentary disposition, legacies, donations, or other bequests whatsoever, therefore, the said testators hereby declare that they hereby nominate and institute the survivor of both of them as his or her sole heir to all the property, real and personal, claims, credits, money, gold, silver, coined or uncoined, jewels, clothing , linen, woolens, household effects, etc., nothing excepted or reserved, which he or she who dies first shall vacate at death and leave behind, to do therewith as with his or her own free property , without contradiction or gainsay by any one, provided that the survivor of the two shall be held to bringup the six minor and unmarried children, namely, JURIAEN, aged 23 years; MARYA, aged 14 years; CATARINA, aged 12 years; JOHANNES, aged 10 years; JACOB, aged 8 years; and VOLCKERT, aged 7 years, until they are of age to marry; to rear them in the fear of the Lord and to train them and have them trained in an honest trade or profession whereby in due time they may earn their living and then, when they reach their majority, to turn over them as much as their two married children, to wit, Styntie Jans and Annetie Jans, have received, or the value thereof, with which the said testators consider that the survivor of them may suffice. Therefore, the survivor of the two shall be held to bind therefor especially their real and immovable property, such as houses and lands, both the house and lot situated here near the fort and the land lying below the fort. Furthermore, the testators hereby exclude and shut out the honorable orphan-masters and ever one else from the guardianship of the aforesaid children,and the administration of their estate, not being willing that they shall meddle therewith, and in their place they nominate and appoint the survivor of both of them as guardian.

We, the undersigned, declared for the honest truth that what is hereinbefore written is the last will and desire of the aforesaid testators, stated clearly and with due understanding of its meaning by both of them, which they caused to be reduced to writing as hereinbefore stated, and that, when the writing had progressed as far as above, the testator, Jan Fransz van Hoesen, wanted to get up from his bed and sit near the fire, where, on being taken there and put in a chair, he suddenly and unexpectedly gave up the ghost and died. Actum in Albany, on Monday the 20/30th of November 1665, at about eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

Cornelus Tonisen Bos Anthony Jansz D.V. Schelluyne, Secretary

On 15 May 1639 Jan Franse married Volkie Jurrianse Van Noorstrand, daughter of Jurrian Van Noorstrand, in Nieueve Kerk Reformed Church, Amsterdam, Holland. Born ca 1618 in Noorstrant Island, Schleswig-Holstein. Volkie Jurrianse died in Claverack, Columbia County, New York aft 2 Aug 1703.

Volkie first married Jon Franse van Hoesen, second Gerrit Visbeeck.

Their children include:

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Franstje Van Hoesen (Died young) (ca Sep 1640-bef 1665)

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Jurrian Janse Van Hoesen (ca 1642-1711/1713)

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Annetje Janse Van Hoesen (ca 1644-aft 1708)

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Styntje Jans Van Hoesen (ca 1645-aft 1694)

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Marya Van Hoesen (ca 1651-aft 1694)

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