NEW YORK, Albany County: Roeloffsen (1694)

Probate inventory of Sarah Roeloffsen, 9 Apr 1694, Albany, New York

Given and bequeathed to Blandina Kiersteede
One negro boy called Jon

To Luijkas[?] Kiersteed
The Indian called Andreas

To Jacobus Kiersteed
The negro called Peter

To Katharina Kiersteed
The negro woman called Susanna

To John Kipp
The negro woman called Sarah

To Yoakam Kiersteed for life
The negro girl called Maria

NEW YORK, Albany County: Schoonmaker (1773)

From first-time contributor, Matthew:

New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for John Schoonmaker; Albany; Wills As-Au, 1629-1802. Image 39-42 of 590. Accessed Ancestry.com 10/31/2017.

Original Will in "Low Dutch" [images 39-40] of Johannes Schoonmaker, translated in 1775 to English in images 41-42, the Will of John Schoonmaker (c1694-1774), written 10/31/1773, "Dated May 10th 1774" and "Recorded 23 February 1775."

"I give to my son, Jochem Schoonmaker Jr., or to his Heirs, my Negro Boy Tom,...and also my Negro Wench Mal." In the original these enslaved people are referred to as "...myn Hoger Jongo Tam,...myn Hegerin Mal."

"I give to my son Lodewyck Schoonmaker or to his Heirs my negro Girl Fil..." or "...myn Hogerinitjo. Fil." 

NEW YORK, New York City: Leake (1791)

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Slave names: Sampson
Jane (under 25 years of age in 1791)
Source : will of John Leake of The Hermitage in New York City. Will written 1791 and proved in London in 1792.

NEW YORK, Rochester County

NEW YORK -- Rochester County

Runaway slave, Grandison Boyd, pays old debt (former owner and location unknown) (dated 1855)
http://ancestorsinthenews.blogspot.com/2010/10/friend-of-friends-friday-grandison-boyd.html