LIST  OP   CHURCH   MEMBERS.                          399
Jacob De Groot, en zyn h. V. )             | Tohannes Thomasen, en zyn h. v. )
Grietje Jans,                          J             [ Aefje Jacobs,                                 $
Jillis Mandevil, en zyn h. v.)              I Johannes   van   Couwenhoven,   en  I
Elsje Hendricks,                   J              I      zyn h, v.                                       >
Grietje Mandevil,                                I Sara Frans.                                      >
Egbert Foekensen, en zyn h. v.  )         I
Elsje Lucas,                               5         I
AEN DE GROOTE KILL, (BY THE BIG CREEK.)
Conradus Vanderbeeck, en zyn h. v. )   I Claes Emanuels, ) w Elsje Jans,                                       /| Jan de Vrie«,       £ Negroes.
ARME BOUWERY, (POOR FARM.)
Arnout Webber, en zyn h. v.
Janneken Cornells,
Margareta Meyrink, h. T. van Hen.
drick Martense, Abraham Rycking,
Wyntie   Teunis,   h.  v.   van   Herck
Tiebout, Annetje Claes, h. v. van Teunis Cor.
nelisen.
NOTE.
Many of the above names are familiar abbreviations, and correspond to English names as follows :—
Geertje, Gertrude;       Siyntie, Christina;       Baetje, Elizabeth; Grietje, Margaret;      Neettje, Cornelia;         Tryntje, Catherine ; Mietje, Mary;           Marrietje, Maria;          Aeltje, Alida;
Elsje, Alice;             Annetje, Anna;            Claeaje, Claudia, &c.
The list appears to have been prepared with great care, but probably con. tains some errors, especially in respect to the maiden names of the married women. One mistake of this kind certainly exists in the case of Gov. Stuy-vesant's widow, whose family name was Bayard instead of Isendoorn. On the death of her husband, letters testamentary were granted to her as the executrix of his estate, commencing in the following manner:—
" Whereas Mr. Fetrus Stuyvesant, heretofore Governor of these parts for the States General of the Un'ted Province* and the West India Company, deceased, did, in his last will and testament, declare and appoint Mrs. Judith Bayard, his widow and relict, to be his whole and solo executrix, to dispose of his estate, goods, and chattels, to such uses and purposes as in the said will and testament is at large set forth," &c. Dated at Fort James, in New York,, the 7th day of March, in the twenty-fourth year of his Majesty's reign, A. D. 1671, [1672, new ttyle.]*
* Lib. 1. of Wills, Surrogate's Office.   The will of Got Stuyvesant was dated 19 Jam 1671—3, and the letters testamentary were issued in the following March.