Hans Vos (abt. 1617 - aft. 1660)

Born about 1617 in Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Descendants

Died after 1660 after about age 43 in Albany, New Netherland

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Biography

"Hans Vos, from Baeden [Baden, Germany]; was engaged for six years, three years at f90 a year and three years at f100 a year. He sailed by den Houttuyn and began his service in the colony (Rensselaerswyck) on Aug. 13, 1642. Soon after his arrival he was appointed Gerechtsboode, or Steeboo, (court messenger), for which in the accounts he is credited with an annual salary of f40 from Oct. 12, 1642, to May 12, 1648. In addition to this salary, he is credited with wages from Nov. 18, 1644, to May 18, 1648, at f110 a year. Before Dec. 17, 1648, he entered into a contract to serve Pieter de Boer for four months, and Dec. 23, 1648, he was reengaged as court messenger, for four months, at a salary equal to f50 a year and board, upon condition that he work two or three days each week for the director at f1 a day and in the morning fetch water, chop wood and spade the garden; for work done for Pieter de Boer he was to receive pay according to contract and for work done for others as much as he could get. From Jan. 1, 1650, to April 1, 1650, Hans Vos served as court messenger on a salary of f20 a month, and one day's work a week for the patroon without further compensation." ^[1]

Church records

1. 1659 Sep 24 Marij - Hans de Vos, Geertje, Seltens (sic). ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Van Rensselaer Bowier: Page 829
2. ↑ Collections NY Gen. & Biog. Soc.: 1901, Vol. 2, Page 54

• Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society (New York)

• New York State Library, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, Arnold J. F. Van Laer, Nicolaas de Roever, and Susan De Lancey Van Rennselaer Strong. Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts (Albany, University of the state of New York, 1908)

• Evjen, John Oluf. Scandinavian Immigrants in New York, 1630-1674 (K.C. Holter, Minneapolis, Minn., 1916) Page 433.

• Source: S-2054436552 Repository: #R-2056789322 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12167402/person/1310282936/facts

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Vos-37 created through the import of Timerson Family Tree May162011.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Brad Timerson.