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Subject: [NJHUNTER] 1782 Jury Trial, Hunterdon Co- from docket of Peter Brummer- Decker vs Monfoort
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:51:06 EDT

Hi- Thought someone might enjoy this old lawsuit and perhaps connect with
some of the names in it. I tried to copy it verbatim:

Peter Dackor
@
Abm Monfort
Ex of the Estate of
Peter Monfort dec.

Dec. 14th 1782 Sumd Defendt to appear at the While(?) house the 21st
In__ant at 2 o'clock afternoon-the parties appeared at the Time appointed and
after some debate I adjourn the matter to Monday the 30th In_ant at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, Plaintoff Demanded a Jury, granted a Venire(?)-to summon on
a Jury of 12 Men. The Parties appeared aagreeb(le) to adjournment when the
following persons being freeholders likewin(?) appeared a Juror to wit-
John Wyckoff, Henry Miller, Abraham VanDyke, Richard Stillwell, Simon
Wyckoff,
Abraham TenEyck, John Ditmars, Broyon Brocaw, Abraham Johnson, Nicholas
Wyckoff, JohnVliet, and James Perrine who being legally F(?)___ after
hearing & confirming the allegations of both the parties & the evidence of John
Wyckoff F(?) N(?) & Michael Demot, brought in their verdict in favour of the
Plaintiff in The sum of L (pounds) 5:0 of which ag____the Defendt to pay
being due to the Plaintiff from the Estate of
Peter Monfort decd for a legacy left to the Plaintiff Wife- L 3:5 Co_ (f?ss?)
the Defendt paid the Co_(f?ss?)-paid the Jurors & Constables fees- Recd (?)
the Debt of the Defendt paid the Debt to Michael Demod who promises to
deliver it to the plaintiff.

From: Docket of Peter Brunner, Readington twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. (at
RUL)

The above can be understood better by referring to Pieter Monfort's 1771 will
(Hunterdon Co (NJ) will no 1123) in which Pieter Monfoort states: "I do order
and it is my will that my Executors shall pay as a Legacy the sume of fifteen
pounds out of my Estate to the Children of Weina, my second wife's
dafter(daughter), to be Equally divided among them."

Although Pieter Monfoort does not name his second wife, she is Styntje
(Jansen) Longstraet , who first married Adriaen Langstraet (who died abt 1728), then
married William Williamson (abt 1741) and then married Pieter Monfoort (abt
1748). Weina/Wynea,Styntje (Jansen) Longstraet Williamson Monfoort's, daughter,
had at least two daughters: Styntje, wife of Peter Decker, who is referred to
in the above lawsuit and another one who married an Auten and had two
children- William and Jacob(a) Auten. This Weina is the Wynea DeMott (2nd wife of
Michael DeMott, Hunterdon- his first wife was Phebe Schermerhorn) who wrote a
will in 1793 in which she named her daughter, Styntje, wife of Peter Decker and
Auten grandchildren. (Her husband, Michael, who wrote his own will in 1790,
also had a daughter named Styntje who was married to Cornelius Williamson.)
Wynea's first husband, by whom she had at least the two daughters mentioned
above, was William Goyon.

Confusing, huh? These relationships were researched by Fred Sisser III. I am
descended from Peter and Styntje Decker and would look forward to hearing
from any relatives. Hope you enjoyed this. Janet Bornhoeft


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