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Jeronemus, Geertruy
Family:Family History:Gertruy first appears in Rensselaer, NY with her young son Willem when she married Jackem Wesselse, the local baker. For a reason which has been lost in time, Gertruy did not get along well with her next door neighbors Jan and Volchje Van Hoesen and one day struck the wife. Upon appearing in court to answer charges of assualt and abusive language, she immediately regaled the magistrate with a sampling of her linguistic talents. This began an onslaught of retaliatory strikes by the Wessels. The first act was the erection of a pig sty in the neighbor's front yard. When the court ordered that the sty be torn down, Jochem - being the reasonble man that he was - drew his sword and demanded that the magistrate accompany him outside. Fines and confinement didn't sway the couple from their task as incidents persisted and included accusations of throwing hot ashes on the neighbor's house and at one point even occupying the house illegally. Collection on History of Albany:Family:Wesselse, Jochem, bakker; his w. was Geertruy Hieronimus. Ch: Tringen (Tryntje), w. of Abraham Staats; Hendrick, who owned a lot on east corner of State street and Broadway which was sold to his brother-in-law Abram Staets; Andries Jochemse in Beverwyck, 1663-5. Jochem Wesselse made a will Feb. 9, 1680-1, and d. same year. His house and lot was on the south corner of Broadway and State street, extending east to the river and south to the Rutten kil. He also had a lot on the south side of Yonker street "upon ye hills there next above Capt. Philip Pieterse Schuyler's" near Lodge street, which in 1674, he sold to Hendrick Cuyler. His wife was the wid. of a former husband; Jan Casparse was her son and heir; in 1657, Willem Hoffmeyer called Jochem Wesselse his step father. [Jan Casperse refers to the husband of her granddaughter Rachel] WESSELSE, Andries, and Geertruy Clute, m. June 22, 1781. Ch: Lucas, bp.; Nov. 11, 1781.Children:Spouse: Backer, Joachim Wessels
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