Person:Anthony Emans (1)

The following document is one of the few references to Anthony Emans and identifies him as a son of John Emans. The witness, Pieter Aucus, is probably Pieter Auckes, son of Aucke Jansen van Nuys.

On this day, the 15th of November in the year 1678, Hendrick Reycke, master smith, in the Town Midwout acknowledged that he has hired and engaged, and Jan Emans, master cooper at Gravesend, that he has apprenticed his son named Anthonie Emans to Reycke aforesaid for the term of two successively following years, in order to be taught the ironsmith's trade, so much as is possible, with the condition that the party whose son is apprenticed shall be allowed to take his son aforesaid each year for six weeks for his own use or service: The apprentice's hirer promises to furnish the aforesaid Anthonie with proper board and clothing suitable to his state, and to send him to evening school in the winter. The term shall have its beginning on the first of December next ensuing. All this done without deceit or trick under bond according to law. In witness of the truth subscribed with their own hands, in the presense of Barent Barentsz and Pieter Aucus, as witnesses hereunto inscribed; at Midwout as above.

Heyndryck Reyeke

Jan Emans

[witnesses] Barent Barentsz

This mark is placed by

Pieter + Aucus

End of text

Anthony died before 1 May 1699. At some point, Anthony had bought some land from Stoffel Jansen Romeyn. By 1 May 1699 that land was in the possession of his father, John Emans, and Anthony is said to be deceased. From this we can infer that Anthony had died without issue and probably without having married. Such a situation would make his father his heir. On that date John sells the land that had been Anthony's to John's son, Andries. The text and source of this deed can be seen at Andries Emans. This contradicts the report given by Bergen in his register that Andries himself had purchased the land directly from Stoffel.

1. ↑ Flatbush Town Records. Liber AA: Deeds, Leases, etc. 1676 to 1682: Translations/Transliterations. (Commission of Records of Kings Co, NY)
   p. 69.