The Huyck Bain Crandell Collection, Document BH099

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1774-03-23 Memorandum, Contents and Distribution of Andries Burger Huyck's Chest

A memo listing the contents of Andries Burger Huyck's chest and their distribution to family members, estate administrators, and others.

Image: BH099

Transcription

Upper Section

1774 Maart 23 Memorandum van het Gelot Gevonden in de Kist van Andries Huyck £10:10:4 Een Band van Frans Clauw de Prinsepaal £20 Gedateert Octobr 5: 1767 Een Band van Andries L. Huyck de Prinsepaal £12 {line crossed out} Gedateert Novemb 11: 1767 & twee Receets op de Bond {line crossed out} Een Do van Thomas v Valkenburgh en William Clau[s] de Prinsepaal £30 Gedateert april 10: 1762 Met Drie Receets daer op Een Noot van Abraham Wyngaart van £2:3:6 Gedateert July 15: 1769 De Bovenstaende Banden En Noot heeft Pieter Vosburgh Cornr. Genomen En ook het Gelot De Band van Andries L. Huyck weederon Gegeven Aen Johannis Huyck En Hendrick A. van Dyck

Lower Section

De Bybel weggenomen by Hendrick A. van Dyck alsook het hollandtsche Roer het Preedecatie Boek By Pieter B. Vosburgh om te berbinde het Gebeede Boek ook genomen By Vosburgh

Translation

Upper Section

1774, March 23 — Memorandum of the money found in the chest of Andries Huyck — £10:10:4 A bond from Frans Clauw, principal £20 Dated October 5, 1767 A bond from Andries L. Huyck, principal £12 [crossed out] Dated November 11, 1767 & two receipts on the bond [crossed out] A same from Thomas v Valkenburgh and William Clau[w] principal £30, dated April 10, 1762 with three receipts thereon A note from Abraham Wyngaart of £2:3:6 Dated July 15, 1769 The above bonds and note have been taken by Pieter Vosburgh Corns. and also the money The bond of Andries L. Huyck returned again to Johannis Huyck and Hendrick A. Van Dyck

Lower Section

The Bible taken by Hendrick A. Van Dyck, also the Dutch gun/rifle The sermon book by Pieter B. Vosburgh to be rebound The prayer book also taken by Vosburgh

— Transcribed and translated by Claude.ai on 2026-05-05 - jhc

Commentary

Notes:

“Found in the chest of Andries Huyck” — this is a secondary inventory of Andries’s chest, made one year after his death on the same date — March 23 — as the livestock handover. The chest had apparently not been fully cleared until now, or this represents a formal distribution of its remaining contents.
The bonds:

Frans Clauw — £20 dated October 5, 1767 — one of the Clauw family. A substantial bond.

Andries L. Huyck — £12 dated November 11, 1767 — Andries L. Huyck is a new figure, the “L.” likely standing for Lambert — Andries Lambert Huyck, son of Lambert Huyck who was Burger Sr.’s brother and one of the 1731 patent partners. This entire entry is crossed out — meaning the bond was cancelled or resolved before this memorandum was written. Yet the memorandum still notes it was returned to Johannis Huyck and Hendrick A. Van Dyck. This suggests:

The bond had already been paid or resolved — hence the crossing out

But the cancelled bond document itself was handed to Johannis Huyck and Hendrick A. Van Dyck as evidence of discharge — standard practice when a debt was settled, the debtor receiving the cancelled bond as proof

Thomas v Valkenburgh and William Clauw — £30 dated April 10, 1762 — a joint bond from multiple parties, the largest single bond. Thomas v Valkenburgh likely refers to the Valkenburgh family we’ve seen throughout.

Abraham Wyngaart — £2:3:6 dated July 15, 1769 — likely Abraham Wyngaart, who appeared in the 1744 tax list as Abr. Wyngard assessed at 1 pound — a minor figure then, now owing a small debt to Andries’s estate.

Total financial assets in the chest: £10:10:4 cash + £20 + £12 + £30 + £2:3:6 = £74:13:10 — a substantial sum, making Andries prosperous.

“Pieter Vosburgh Corns” — the “Corns” suggesting his full name was Pieter Vosburgh, son of Cornelis — a detail worth noting. Taking custody of the bonds and cash as co-executor.

The Bible, gun, sermon book, and prayer book — the most personal items in the entire inventory. Andries’s religious books and his Dutch rifle distributed among family:

The Bible — taken by Hendrick A. Van Dyck, suggesting a close personal connection to Andries

“Het Hollandtsche Roer” — the Dutch gun/rifle — also taken by Hendrick A. Van Dyck, a significant personal possession

The sermon book — taken by Pieter B. Vosburgh to be rebound — a practical detail suggesting the book was worn from use

“Pieter B. Vosburgh” — suggests a person other than the "Pieter Vosburgh Corns" above.

The prayer book — also taken by Vosburgh

The religious books confirm what we suspected from the mourning band in the original inventory — Andries was a devout man, consistent with the Dutch Reformed tradition running through the entire Huyck family. His Bible, sermon book, and prayer book were valued enough to be specifically distributed among trusted family members.

The date — March 23, 1774 — exactly four years after Andries’s death in March 1770, these final personal effects are being distributed. The delay in clearing the chest suggests either a legal or practical reason for leaving it undisturbed, or simply that the family took time to agree on the distribution.

This document closes the record of Andries B. Huyck’s estate — from his will of February 6, 1770, through the inventory, the building obligations, the bond payments, and now the final distribution of his chest’s contents and personal possessions in March 1774. A four-year process of estate settlement, meticulously documented throughout the archive.

— Notes by Claude.ai 4.6 2026-05-05 - jhc

Metadata

Document: BH099

Date: 1774-03-23

Language: Dutch

Type: Memorandum

Subject: Estate administration

Principals: Andries Burger Huyck, Pieter Vosburgh son of Cornelis, Johannis Huyck, Hendrick A. Van Dyck, Pieter B. Vosburgh

Other Persons Mentioned: Frans Clauw, Thomas V Valkenburgh, Willem Clauw, Abraham Wyngaart, Andries L. Huyck

Places Mentioned: None

— page revised 2026-06-13 - jhc

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