Person:Johannes Spoor (1)

From The Spoor Family in America: Johannes Spoor lived first in Montgomery County, New York, and served in the War of the Revolution under General Herkimer and was present at the battle of Oriskany. After his wifes death, he removed to Italy Hill, New York, where he died.

From From The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 59 Johannes Spoor (1760-1849) served as a private in the 3rd New York regiment under General Herkimer. He was born and died in Yates County, N. Y.

Surrogate court records Yates County , NY Wills******** Spoor John 1850 122D Rachel & Stout Conover; Malden P Allen; John, John N, David, John & Lawrence Spoor; Mariah & Jeremiah Felker; Eliza Gage; Eliza VanGuiseler; Elizabeth & Oscar Wright From The Spoor Family in America: Johannes Spoor lived first in Montgomery County, New York, and served in the War of the Revolution under General Herkimer and was present at the battle of Oriskany. After his wifes death, he removed to Italy Hill, New York, where he died.

From From The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 59 Johannes Spoor (1760-1849) served as a private in the 3rd New York regiment under General Herkimer. He was born and died in Yates County, N. Y.

Surrogate court records Yates County , NY Wills******** Spoor John 1850 122D Rachel & Stout Conover; Malden P Allen; John, John N, David, John & Lawrence Spoor; Mariah & Jeremiah Felker; Eliza Gage; Eliza VanGuiseler; Elizabeth & Oscar Wright

From: The Spoor Family in America-"Johannis Spoor settled in Coxackie at an early date. The oldest original documents pertaining to the family that we have seen are an obligation and reciept for its payment dated 1732, May 15 and 1733, May 15, respectively. They are in the possession of Mr. James H. Lampman, of Coxackie, who has kindly loaned them for reproduction...They are translated as follows: 1732 May 15 I the undersigned Albert Van Loon acknowledge to have sold to Johannis Spoor junior the one half of a piece of land situated on the south side of Hans Haalenbeck's parcel of land which was bought by Albert Van Loon in company with his brother and of which Johannis Spoor junior must have the legal one half and for which Albert Van Loon has recieved 40 pounds 20 shillings in pelts at the last accounting leaving 20 pounds [to be paid] I am to furnish a correct transfer [deed or abstract] in May 1733. Albert Van Loon. Witness Jan Van Schaack W His X Mark Lomenes" "1733 May 15. Have I Albert Van Loon recieved from Johannis Spoor junior the remainder of 20 pound for the land bought from me now paid in full. Now I will be obliged to give him a correct transfer {deed or release] whenever he so demands. Albert Van Loon"

"On 30 December 1741, he purchased of the Van Loons fortyfive acres of woodland in Coxackie where he built the house which is still standing...To this neighborhood the name Spoorenberg or Spoor's Hill was given. We quote from the history of Greene County regarding this locality: 'On the Spoorenberg road from Coxackie to Athens and on the north side of Murderers Creek and within sight of the West Shore R.R. is an old stone house that has long been a landmark. This is the Old Spoor Place and the dwelling place of the family from the earliest times. Johannis Spoor left this property to his son. It descended to his son John D. Spoor who died a comparatively young man. At his death the place descended to his son Derrick who was the last of the family to inhabit the old homestead. It passed into the hands of strangers; but with a respect for the memory of his ancestors, which few of the descendants of the Dutch settlers seem to possess, he, although comparatively poor, had their graves enclosed with a substantial fence and procured monuments to mark their graves. A respect for the sentiments so creditable to the man prompt us to lend our aid to perpetuate their memories and his own by putting the inscriptions in a form more durable than marble.'

Will of Johannis Spoor: In the name of God Amen the fourteenth Day of Febuary, in the first Year of his Majesty's Reign King George the Third and in the Year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one I Johannis Spoor of Loonenburgh in the county of Albany yeoman being of an indisposition of Body and of perfect Mind and Memory praised be God and Calling to Mind the Mortality of my body do Make this My Last Will and Testiment in Manner and form following that is to say principally and first of all I remit my Soul into the hands of God who gave it and My Body to the Earth to be buried in.***{illegible}Direction of My executor hereafter Named and touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith God hath been Pleased to Bless Me. I Devise give and bequeath as Followeth Imprimis I will and order that My Just Debts and Funeral Charges shall be Satisfied and paid. item. it is My Will and I do order that my Dearly beloved wife Eva Spoor Shall have all my Real Estate During her Lifetime to have take and receive all the growth produce and profit thereof for her Support and behoof During her Said Lifetime and also to have use and enjoy all my farming tools utensils and implements During her Said Lifetime. item. I give unto My Said wife Eva Spoor and to her heirs and assigns forever my household goods and furniture except my house Bible together also with my Weaver's Loom and the utencils thereunto belonging to be by her Disposed at Will and Pleasure. item. I give unto My Son Nicholis Spoor and to his heirs and assigns forever all my WheelRights tooles utencils and implements. item. I give unto My Son Johannis Spoor and to his heirs and assigns forever My Negroe wench Named Philes. item. I give also unto My Said Son Johannis Spoor and his heirs My house Bible item. I give unto My Son Cornelis Spoor and to his heirs and Assigns forever all My Black Smiths tools utencils and implements and also three of my Milch Cows to be Delivered by my Said hereafter named Executors unto My Said Son Cornelis Spoor at and upon his Marriage Day for and to the use benefit and behoof of him the Said Cornelis Spoor his heirs and assigns forever. item. I give unto My Son Jurey Spoor and to his heirs and assigns all my wearing apparel none Excepted and I do hereby order and Will that at the Expiration of the said Jurey Spoors apprenticeship my said Executors Shall with the Assistance and help of My Said Son Cornelis Spoor ***illegible*** said Jurey Spoor with a Stock of Leather and other necessaies whereby he can be enabled to Set up the Cordwainers occupation. item. After the Decease of my Said wife Eva Spoor I give Devise and bequeath unto My Son Derick Spoor all My Said Real Estate within the County of Albany Together with All My farming tools utencils and implements Non Excepted to have and to hold the Said Estate Real farming tooles utencils and implements for and the use benefit and behoof of him the said Derick Spoor his heirs and assigns forever. item. All the remainder of my Estate I give and bequeath as followeth that is to Say to Said Nicholis Spoor his heirs ans assigns one Equal Sixth part thereof to Johannis Spoor his heirs and assigns one Equal Sixth part therof to Cornelis Spoor his heirs and assigns one Equal sixth part thereof to Derick Spoor his heirs and assigns one Equal Sixth part thereof to my Daughter Mary wife of Hubertus Van Veghten her heirs and assigns of one Equal Sixth part therof. And Lastly I Make Constitute and appoint and ordain my said Loving wife Eva Spoor and My good and Trusty Friend William Halenbeck of Said Loonenburgh yeoman the Sole and only Executors of this My Last Will and Testament hereby revoking andMaking nul and Void all other former Will or wills Testament or Testaments by me made Willed or bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this to be My Last Will and Testament. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal in my Dwelling house at Loonenburgh the Day and year first above written." Johannes Spoor. Nicklas Severse Jacob Jos "HB his mark" Halenbeck Jacob Freese ancestor of the Coxsackie Branch of this family

From: The Spoor Family in America-"Johannis Spoor settled in Coxackie at an early date. The oldest original documents pertaining to the family that we have seen are an obligation and reciept for its payment dated 1732, May 15 and 1733, May 15, respectively. They are in the possession of Mr. James H. Lampman, of Coxackie, who has kindly loaned them for reproduction...They are translated as follows: 1732 May 15 I the undersigned Albert Van Loon acknowledge to have sold to Johannis Spoor junior the one half of a piece of land situated on the south side of Hans Haalenbeck's parcel of land which was bought by Albert Van Loon in company with his brother and of which Johannis Spoor junior must have the legal one half and for which Albert Van Loon has recieved 40 pounds 20 shillings in pelts at the last accounting leaving 20 pounds [to be paid] I am to furnish a correct transfer [deed or abstract] in May 1733. Albert Van Loon. Witness Jan Van Schaack W His X Mark Lomenes" "1733 May 15. Have I Albert Van Loon recieved from Johannis Spoor junior the remainder of 20 pound for the land bought from me now paid in full. Now I will be obliged to give him a correct transfer {deed or release] whenever he so demands. Albert Van Loon"

"On 30 December 1741, he purchased of the Van Loons fortyfive acres of woodland in Coxackie where he built the house which is still standing...To this neighborhood the name Spoorenberg or Spoor's Hill was given. We quote from the history of Greene County regarding this locality: 'On the Spoorenberg road from Coxackie to Athens and on the north side of Murderers Creek and within sight of the West Shore R.R. is an old stone house that has long been a landmark. This is the Old Spoor Place and the dwelling place of the family from the earliest times. Johannis Spoor left this property to his son. It descended to his son John D. Spoor who died a comparatively young man. At his death the place descended to his son Derrick who was the last of the family to inhabit the old homestead. It passed into the hands of strangers; but with a respect for the memory of his ancestors, which few of the descendants of the Dutch settlers seem to possess, he, although comparatively poor, had their graves enclosed with a substantial fence and procured monuments to mark their graves. A respect for the sentiments so creditable to the man prompt us to lend our aid to perpetuate their memories and his own by putting the inscriptions in a form more durable than marble.'

Will of Johannis Spoor: In the name of God Amen the fourteenth Day of Febuary, in the first Year of his Majesty's Reign King George the Third and in the Year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one I Johannis Spoor of Loonenburgh in the county of Albany yeoman being of an indisposition of Body and of perfect Mind and Memory praised be God and Calling to Mind the Mortality of my body do Make this My Last Will and Testiment in Manner and form following that is to say principally and first of all I remit my Soul into the hands of God who gave it and My Body to the Earth to be buried in.***{illegible}Direction of My executor hereafter Named and touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith God hath been Pleased to Bless Me. I Devise give and bequeath as Followeth Imprimis I will and order that My Just Debts and Funeral Charges shall be Satisfied and paid. item. it is My Will and I do order that my Dearly beloved wife Eva Spoor Shall have all my Real Estate During her Lifetime to have take and receive all the growth produce and profit thereof for her Support and behoof During her Said Lifetime and also to have use and enjoy all my farming tools utensils and implements During her Said Lifetime. item. I give unto My Said wife Eva Spoor and to her heirs and assigns forever my household goods and furniture except my house Bible together also with my Weaver's Loom and the utencils thereunto belonging to be by her Disposed at Will and Pleasure. item. I give unto My Son Nicholis Spoor and to his heirs and assigns forever all my WheelRights tooles utencils and implements. item. I give unto My Son Johannis Spoor and to his heirs and assigns forever My Negroe wench Named Philes. item. I give also unto My Said Son Johannis Spoor and his heirs My house Bible item. I give unto My Son Cornelis Spoor and to his heirs and Assigns forever all My Black Smiths tools utencils and implements and also three of my Milch Cows to be Delivered by my Said hereafter named Executors unto My Said Son Cornelis Spoor at and upon his Marriage Day for and to the use benefit and behoof of him the Said Cornelis Spoor his heirs and assigns forever. item. I give unto My Son Jurey Spoor and to his heirs and assigns all my wearing apparel none Excepted and I do hereby order and Will that at the Expiration of the said Jurey Spoors apprenticeship my said Executors Shall with the Assistance and help of My Said Son Cornelis Spoor ***illegible*** said Jurey Spoor with a Stock of Leather and other necessaies whereby he can be enabled to Set up the Cordwainers occupation. item. After the Decease of my Said wife Eva Spoor I give Devise and bequeath unto My Son Derick Spoor all My Said Real Estate within the County of Albany Together with All My farming tools utencils and implements Non Excepted to have and to hold the Said Estate Real farming tooles utencils and implements for and the use benefit and behoof of him the said Derick Spoor his heirs and assigns forever. item. All the remainder of my Estate I give and bequeath as followeth that is to Say to Said Nicholis Spoor his heirs ans assigns one Equal Sixth part thereof to Johannis Spoor his heirs and assigns one Equal Sixth part therof to Cornelis Spoor his heirs and assigns one Equal sixth part thereof to Derick Spoor his heirs and assigns one Equal Sixth part thereof to my Daughter Mary wife of Hubertus Van Veghten her heirs and assigns of one Equal Sixth part therof. And Lastly I Make Constitute and appoint and ordain my said Loving wife Eva Spoor and My good and Trusty Friend William Halenbeck of Said Loonenburgh yeoman the Sole and only Executors of this My Last Will and Testament hereby revoking andMaking nul and Void all other former Will or wills Testament or Testaments by me made Willed or bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this to be My Last Will and Testament. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal in my Dwelling house at Loonenburgh the Day and year first above written." Johannes Spoor. Nicklas Severse Jacob Jos "HB his mark" Halenbeck Jacob Freese

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Spoor Family in America by Marie A. Underwood.
2. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File (R) (14). (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).