Matthieu (Matthys) BLANCHAN

                   St. Paul Church, Ricame Parish


"Matthys Blanshan, from Artois, embarked with his wife, Madeline Jorisen, and three children on the 27th of April, 1660, in the ship Gilded Otter for this country. On his arrival he came to Esopus. He subsequently moved to Hurley and followed his occupation as a distiller. Of their children Kathryn married Louis Du Bois . . . "

In Dutch Records of Kingston:
"Ordinary Session, held Tuesday, November 8, Anno 1661 . . .
Matheus Blanchan, plaintiff, vs. Pieter van Alen, defendant. Plaintiff, by virtue of a power of attorney conferred upon him by Fousien Brief, demands payment of Pieter van Alen of the amount of two schepels of wheat. Default."

In Dutch Records of Kingston:
"Ordinary Session held Tuesday, November 22, [1661] . . .
]Mathyue Blansan, plaintiff, summons Pieter van Alen again, and, by virtue of a power of attorney from Toeryn Briel, demands two schepels of wheat and a sack [zak, or three schepels]. Defendant's third default. He is ordered after the third default to pa to Matheue Blanchan, by virtue of a power of attorney, and the costs of the case."

In Dutch Records of Kingston:
"Ordiary Session, held at Wildtwyck, January 3, Anno, 1662 . . .
Matheu Blanchan, plaintiff, demands from Pieter van Alen, by virtue of an earlier judgement against him, payment of two schepels of wheat and a sack. Whereas, Pieter van Arlen shows us a receipt from Toesyn Briel's son-in-law for the debt sued for, dated November 24, and whereas Matheu Blanchan has pressed the Schout to issue execution against Pieter van Alen, who has demanded security from Matheu Blanchan, which is conceded as due to Pieter van Alen, but Matheu Blanchan refuses to give security, and the parties, at their request, having been heard, Pieter van Alen is ordered to pay, as aforesaid, provided Matheu Blanchan gives security on his claim against Pieter van Alen."

In Dutch Record of Kingston:
"Ordinary Session, held this March 29. . .
Matheu Blanchan, plaintiff, says he leased to Mathys Roelofsen two oxen for the amount of fifty guilders, for the purpose of carting wood to his house, and that this should have been done last fall The defendant, Mathys roeloofsen, says his wife hire the ocxen for fifty gldrs., but has not yet carted it all, and therefore refuses to pay. Jan Mertense testifies that the oxen were leased and hired, and that the carting ought to have been finished in the fall at ploughing time, or the oxen returned. Whereas, Mathue Blanchan says he as another account against her, he is given time until next session of the Court to make out his bill."

"Ordinary Session, held Tuesday, April 18, 1662. . .
Matheu Blanchan, plainfitt, demands for the second time fifty gldrs., zeewant, for the use of two oxen by Mathys roelofsen. He also demands twenty-five gldrs., eleven stivers, zeewant, more, for milk, butter and brandy supplied to defendant. Default."

"Ordinary Session, held Tuesday, May 2, 1662 . . .
Mathys Blahchan, plaintiff, demands from Matyhs Roeloofsen payment of fifty gldrs., zeewant, for the use of two oxen, as already mentioned, as as has been proved. Plaintiff in addition demands twenty-five guilders, in zeewant, for goods furnished. Defendant admits the debt of twenty-five gldrs., zeewant, but says he has not the satisfactory use of the oxen, and therefore declines to pay. The Commissaries, after having heard the parties, and the circumstances being known to the Court, order defendant to pay the plaintiff the amount sued for."

"Ordinary Session held Tuesday, July 4, 1662 . . .
Mathys Blanchan, plaintiff, demands vindication of his honor. Says that Juriaen told his wife that it was reported that Dirck Adriaensen said to her he had seen matheu Blanchan beat Juriaen Westvael's pig. Defendant Juriaen Westvael and his wife admit having heard this from Dirck Adriaensen, and state that Pieter Jansen also heard it. Defendant Dirck Adriaensen denies this, and says he did not say so. The Schout and Commissaries order the parties to preserve the peach, and sentence Dirck Adriaensen to pay a fine of sic gldrs., for the poor."

"Matheu Blanchan, plaintiff, vs. Mathys Roeloofsen, defendant. Plaintiff demands the expenses he says he incurred for defendant when defendant was under sentence. Defendant answers he offered to pay plaintiff, but his obstinacy caused him to go to Court. The Court, after hearing both parties, decides that each pay one-half the expense, so that deendant must pay plaintiff ten gldrs., ten stivers."

"The Schout, plaintiff, vs. Mattheu Blanchan, defndant. Plaintiff says that defendant, an inhabitant of this village, does not confine himself to distilling, but has dared to violate the ordinances established by the Director General and Supreme Council for this place, and still, unrepealed, providing that those who desire to tap must observe said ordinances until further order. Concerning which the Schout states that defendant sold a half anker of brandy to his brother-in-law, Lowys Dubo, and [that] when the court was at defendant's house to gauge, [the defendant,] t account for what had become of his wine, gave as an answer that he had two or three times voiled over into the ashes [i.e., spoiled the product]. And the Court, being informed that on the great piece some mishap has accurred, went thither with the whole Board on horseback to investigate for the general good how much wine there was and in whose possession it was, and found a half anker of distilled water at the house of Lowys Dubo who admitted and declared, in the pesence o the Court, that he bought it from his father. And, whereas, the defendant did not declare the wine, the Schout demands his fine. . . The matter on the other side [of the page] between the Schout and Matheu Blanchan having been presented to the Commissaries and having been considered by them and the Court, they find that the ordinance must be observed, and in order to prevent the evils which otherwise might result, and for cause it thereunto moving, the Court condemns the defendant to pay a fine of one hundred and twenty-five guilders, to be applied as follows: One third to the poor, one-third to the Bench, and one-third to the Schout. . . On February 28, Matheu Banchan requested permission to appeal, which was granted by the Court. He offers Christiaen Nissen romp and Lowys Dubo as sureties for the judgment rendered or to be rendered, with the costs thereof.
Christyan Niszen,
Louys (x) DuBois."

"Mattheus Capito, Provisional Schout, plaintiff, vs. Matthew Blanchan, defendant. Plaintif demands a fine of fifty guilders from defendant because, after the second beating of the drum, he churned some milk on the day of fasting and prayer. Defendant answers that the drum beat only once, and that he had no milk for his calf, and he never in his life did this before. The Honorable Court, having exained the Schout's complaint and the answer of the defendant, order defendant to pay six guilders, one-half for the Church."

All of the above quotes with sources are from:
Barbara Fleming
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