1655/1657? Deed?

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https://amsterdam-city-archives.transkribus.eu/document/607587/pages/23…

Hi Anne,

Pieter de Bra, a wine merchant in Amsterdam, appeared before the notary as both father and legal guardian of his daughter Cornelia de Bra. Mother of this daughter was the late Anna van Kittensteijn, who as heir was entitled to one-fifth of the inheritance of the late Jacob van Kittensteijn, who was the Dutch governor of Ceylon. He declared to have received two letters concerning the inheritance from Maria van Straten (mentioned with her husband's last name, the wife of Arent van Straten), who was also heir to Jacob van Kittensteijn. The list included is the list of possessions that should befall to Pieter de Bra as widower of Anna van Kittensteijn and sums up one-fifth of the total inheritance.

Compareerde etc. Pieter de Bra, wijnkoper binnen
deser stede, mij notario bekent, vader ende voogt van sijne
onmondige dochter Cornelia d'Bra, die hij geprocr-
eert heeft bij zaliger Anna van Kittensteyn, sijn eerder
huysvrou was, in die qualite mede erffgenaam
voor een vijffde part van wijlen Jacob van Kittensteyn,
in sijn leven was gouverneur opt Eliant Ceilon
in Oostindien, verklarende hij comparant hoe dat hem
door juffrou Maria van Straten, huysvrou van
Arent van Straten, mede erffgenaam voor
een vijfde part van gemelte Jacob van Kittensteyn,
bij hare missive van dato den 22 December anno 1657
relatif tot seker andere missive (sonder datum),
beyde geadresseert aen den comparant, hem comparant op
date van Delft is toegesonde d'ander gespesifi-
ceere meubelen ende contanten, sijnde (soo deselve
missive sonder datum is dicterende) t'goet van de
gemelte Jacob van Kittensteyn, t'welck hem
comparant suuvers (voor sijn voorsz. portie) soude
toekomen, soo verklaarde hij comparant dat hij de- /
selve meubelen ende contanten is ontfangende ende
aanvaardende voor een restant van de nagelaten
goederen off erffenisse van gemelte Jacob
van Kittensteyn ende anders niet, daervan ende
van kosten, schaden ende interessen wel expresse- 
lijck protesterende mits desen, ende versocht hij
comparant aen mij notario hiervan acte om te
strecken na behoren.
Ende sijn d'selve meublen en contanten soo volcht
Een kontrefeytsel van de prins.
Een schilderijtje van een boer met eyeren.
Een lantschap.
Een lantschap met schaapjes aen stuckent.
Twee albasterde bortjens.
Ses voet stooven.
Een mans matte stoel.
Vier tappijte kussens.
Twee brantijsers
Vier porceleyne dreylinghschotelen.
Twee porceleyne sausiertjens.
Een eike trektafel.
Twee paar sloopen.
Een paar lakens out.
Een dosijn fijne sarvietten.
Een dosijn grote sarvietten.
Een paar linne lakens met binnewercken

Rene- many thanks for the translation of the document. Do you know if it gives an actual date? 

I'm puzzled who Anna Kittensteijn was within the Delft born Kittensteijn family. When their father died in 1625 there was a list of under 25yrs age children, including Maria and Jacob, but no Anna ( I know there were 2 elder brothers William and Cornelis who were 25yrs+ so not included either).

Also if Anna Kittensteijn's daughter Cornelia was entitled to 1/5 share does that suggest that there were only 5 Kittensteijn siblings left alive?

Geert, as always many thanks for the transcription. Would it be possible to have a quick look at page 2- (link above) as I think it gave a value for these goods, which would be interesting to know.

warmest best wishes to you both.

Anne

Yes. The document is dated Amsterdam, 23 December 1657. The letter sent by Maria van Straten (born: van Kittensteijn) referred to in this document was sent the day before, 22 December 1657. This letter in its turn referred to another letter, which according to this document was undated.

The amount mentioned at the end is not the worth of the inheritance, but the money found in the inheritance (and probably one-fifth of all the money found).

Anna was no daughter of Jacob; her father was Hendrick van Kittensteijn. She was born c. 1625, probably in Delft. According to the betrothal act (https://archief.amsterdam/indexen/deeds/0ac9c0ec-4853-429f-96a4-55b46cb…) her father was still alive in 1649. So, she was heir to Jacob, but not because of a father-child relationship (perhaps uncle-niece?).

The betrothal act.

Rene- thanks for confirming the dates of the letters/document. 

Just out of interest how much was the sum of the money found in the inheritance? 

It seems it took 2 years to sort out Jacob's estate, he died in Dec 1655 in Batavia (I think).

Also many thanks for the clarification about Anna. As you say she was the daughter of Hendrick Kittensteijn, who it seems was the brother of Maria & Jacob. He was born about 1595 and married in Delft in 1619. So Anna, as you suggested had an uncle/nice relationship with Jacob.

Hendrick had featured before, but I didn't register it. He was involved in Maria's pre-nuptial agreement in 1651 on her marriage to Arent van Straten. It stated she was helped by her mother, Anna Bouchren and her 2 brothers, Willem and Hendrick.

Anna and Pieter de Bra's marriage was also recorded in Delft (both noted as living in Amsterdam).  Which I think it says at the top left of the entry of the Amsterdam marriage. Does it say Pieter was from Antwerpen? 

Maria's family are really proving something of a challenge, as they didn't stay in one place so are harder to untangle!

Many thanks as always.

Anne