Gereyt, Gérard FOREST, DE FOREST

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ATTENTION : Michel et Gereyt semble fort probablement être 2 individus sans lien de parenté. L'un, Michel, né en France et d'origine inconnue, et l'autre, Gereyt, né en Hollande. Gereyt est hollandais pour Gérard.
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Henri married Marguerite BORNSTRA on 01 Jul 1636 in Amsterdam, Hollande. Marguerite (daughter of Wybrant Andrez BORNSTRA and ? INCONNUE) was born about 1617 in Friesland, Hollande. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gérard died in August 1654, in the Netherlands. According to J. W. De Forest (1900, 55, 186), the probate records of The Hague indicate that the estate of Gérard de Forest, widower of Hester de la Grange, was partitioned on 7 June 1656. His heirs are listed as Crispin des Forest, Sara des Forest, widow of Barent von de Kaskelen, and David de Toit, husband of Hester des Forest. They are dividing an estate valued at 15,325 florins. J. W. De Forest does not mention Gereyt as one of the heirs. Nor does he discuss any outstanding sums owned by Van Rennsselaer to Gérard or any properties at Fort Orange. It seems unlikely that Gérard still held any property interests in the New Netherlands at the time of is death. It is possible that Van Rennsselaer may have already settled accounts with Gérard long before 1654. In fact, it might be that Gérard still owed Van Rennsselaer money since E. De Forest (1914, 1:78) reports that Gérard had trouble paying his share. Abbé Forest (1977, 30) points out that the records for Fort Orange were destroyed in a fire in 1911. Thus, we cannot verify in original documents if Gérard had any active interest in the settlement around 1657. Furthermore, we do not known if Crispin was dead in 1657 when Gereyt supposedly migrated to the New Netherlands to claim an inheritance he would have received through his father's death.
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Gérard married Ester DE LA GRANGE about 1615 in Hollande. Ester (daughter of Crispin DE LA GRANGE and Agnès DE LA GRANGE) was born about 1593 in Leyden, Zuid, Hollande; died after 1613. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Wybrant married ? INCONNUE on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jean had married Anne around 1570. They were originally from Avesnes in French Flanders, lived for a while at Sedan, France, and eventually fled to Leiden in the Netherlands to escape persecution for their Protestant beliefs. They had at least four children: Melchior, Jessé, Gérard, and Anne (J. W. De Forest 1900, 46; E. De Forest 1914, 1:9).
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Jean married Anne MAILLARD about 1570 in Hollande. Anne (daughter of Michel MAILLARD) was born about 1550 in Amsterdam, Hollande; died on 21 Apr 1640 in Amsterdam, Hollande. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Crispin married Agnès DE LA GRANGE about 1593 in Hollande. Agnès was born about 1573 in Leyden, Zuid, Hollande; died after 1593 in Hollande. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]