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Born: Abt. 1625 New Amsterdam, New York
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Married: 09 Jun 1641 New Amsterdam Died: 9 Nov 1692 New Amsterdam
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FATHER
MOTHER
HUSBAND
CHILDREN
CHILDREN
1. Jesse De Forest
bap. 9 Nov 1642
d. young
2. Susannah De Forest
bap. 22 Jan 1645
m. 10 Jan 1665 Peter de Reimer
d. 5 Oct 1705
3. Gerrit De Forest
bap. 21 May 1646
d. young
4. Gerrit De Forest
bap. 10 Jun 1647
d. young
5. Marie De Forest
bap. 10 Jan 1649
6. Michiel De Forest
bap. 10 Jan 1649
d. young
7. Johannes De Forest
bap. 27 Mar 1650
m. 8 Jun 1673 Susannah Verlet
d. 4 Oct 1687
8. Philip De Forest
bap. 28 Jul 1652
m. 5 Jan 1676 Tryntje Kip
d. Aug 1727
9. Isaac De Forest
bap. 25 Apr 1655
m. 4 Sep 1681 Lysbeth van der Spiegel
10 Hendrick De Forest
bap. 8 Sep 1657
m. 5 Jul 1682 Femmetje (Phoebe) Van
Flaesbeck
m. Abt. 1705 Barbara Spong
d. Bef. 27 Apr 1715
11. David De Forest
bap. 1 Aug 1660
d. young
12. David De Forest
bap. 19 Dec 1663
d. young
13. Maria De Forest
bap. 7 Jul 1666
m. 15 Jun 1687 Bernard Darby
14. David De Forest
bap. 7 Sep 1669
m. Abt. 1696 Martha Thompson
d. 20 Apr 1721
Sara Du Trieux
by Susan Brooke
Mar 2021
Her parents arrived in New Amsterdam about 1624 and Sara Du Trieux was one of
the first children born in the New World. Her older brother had been born
back in Holland in Oct 1623, so it is estimated Sara was born about 1625. When
she married Isaac De Forest on 9 Jun 1641 she must have been about 16 years old.
Isaac De Forest was 24.
About a month after their marriage Isaac made a
contract to build a home on the land of his bouwery. The building would be 30
feet by 18 feet, "with 2 4-light windows and 2 3-light windows." The
kitchen was in a separate building. A year later their first child was born.
Witnesses at Jesse's baptism were Philippe du Trieux, Sara's father, and Rachel
de Forest, Isaac's older sister, who was married to Jean de la Montagne, a very
prominent man. Unfortunately, the baby and his aunt Rachel both died
shortly after the baptism. There was also an Indian raid about that time, so
they moved into the city to be closer to the fort. A few years later in 1655
there was another Indian attack and the home Isaac had built was probably
destroyed.
It must have been a very hard time for this young mother. In
their first 8 years of marriage she had birthed 6 children, but only one child,
Susanna,
born in 1645, survived to adulthood. Then in 1650 they baptized Johannes and he
and the next three children all lived to adulthood. In 1653 they moved to Brouwer St. where Sara may have had a more settled life.
Her husband, Isaac
De Forest, had formed a partnership for a very successful brewery. In 1658 he
paid passage for a servant to come live with them, "She arrived early in March,
1658, but within a few days Isaack de Forest was in court, saying that 'she
sought to get out of the house as soon as she was with him, abusing him and his
wife very spitefully.' " (3) At that time her oldest living child,
Susannah, was 13 and she had four more children ranging from 8 to 1 year old.
Sara and her husband lived through Indian attacks and British invasions, but
they survived. Their last child, David, was born in 1669 when Sara was in
her mid 40's. Of her 14 childbirths, 7 survived to adulthood.
She and her husband Isaac drew up their wills in 1672. Isaac was "sickly"
at that time. He died two years later leaving Sara a widow with two young
children. Maria was 8 and David only 5. The older children were
young adults and Susanna was married.
Sara De Trieux lived another 18 years
after the death of her husband.
She was a witness for the first born children of her children: Johannes (son
Nicholas), Philip (daughter Sara), Isaac (son Isaac) and Henricus (daughter
Sara). She died in 1692 at the age of 67.
Sources
(3) A Walloon Family in America by Emily Johnston De Forest, 1914 pg 122
Baptisms of CHILDREN of Isaac De Forest and Sara Du Trieux
1642 Nov 09; Isaacq de Foreest; Jessen; Jochem Pieterszen, Philip du Trieux, Madam de la Montagne, Sara Roelofs
1645 Jan 22; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux; Susanna; Jan de Minuiet, Jean de la Montagne, Susanna de Trieux
1646 May 21; Isaac de Foreest; Gerrit; Gerrit de Foreest, Gerrit Janszen Van Haerlem, Harmen Bartiaenszen, Sytje Roelefs
1647 Jun 10; Isaac de Foreest; Gerrit; Gerrit de Foreest, Gerrit Janszen Kinkhamer, Harmen Bastiaenszen, Sytje Roelofs
1649 Jan 10; Isaac de Foreest; Michiel (twin); Hendrick Van Dyck, Adriaen
Janszen Van Ilpendam, Agnietie Montagne, Geertie Abrahams
1649 Jan 10; Isaac de Foreest; Marie (twin); Hendrick Van Dyck, Adriaen Janszen
Van Ilpendam, Agnietie Montagne, Geertie Abrahams
1650 Mar 27; Isaac de Foreest; Jan; Hendrick Van Dyck, Adriaen Van Elpendam, Susanna Everts, Agnietie de La Montagne
1652 Jul 28; Isaac de Foreest; Philip; Jan de La Montagne, Jan Peeck, Susanna du Trieux
1655 Apr 25; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Tryeux; Isaac; Jan Peeck, Gysbert Van Imbroeck, Marritje Van Imbroeck, Tryntie de Haes
1657 Sep 09; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux; Hendrick; Willem Beeckman, Maria Kip, Petronella de la Montagne
1660 Aug 01; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux; David; Jacob Kip, wife of Johannes Ver Veelen
1663 Dec 19; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux; David; Jeronymus Ebbing, Femmetie Kip
1666 Jul 07; Isaac de Foreest, Sara de Trieux; Maria; Jacob Kip, Rachel de Trieux
1669 Sep 07; Isaac de Foreest, Sara Du Trieux; David; Johannes Van Brug, Susanna de Foreest
1644 Jan 13; Andries Hudden; Hendrick; Jochem Pieterszen, Sara du Trieux
1645 Dec 02; Philip du Trieux; Jacob; Jan Evertszen Bout, Marie du Trieux, Sara
du Trieux
(Jacob
du Trieux , son of Philippe du Trieux and Susanna du Chesne)
1649 Feb 02; Evert Janszen; Johannes; Philip du Trieux, Paulus Van der Beeck,
Johannes Rodenburg, Marie du Trieus, Sara du Trieux
(Johannes
Evertsen Wendel , son of Evert Jansen Wendel and Susanna du Trieux)
1653 Apr 06; Jan de La Montagne, Agneta ten Waert; Jesse; Sara du Trieux, Anna Stam
1656 Oct 15; Jacob Kip, Maria de La Montagne; Jacobus; Isaac Kip, Johannes de La Montagne, Agnietie Jillis, Sara du Trieux
1657 Oct 28; Hendrick Van Bommel, Roselle du Trieux; Hieronymus; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux.
1659 Aug 01; Andries de Haes; Marritje; Isaac de Foreest and his wife
1663 Jun 06; Jeronymus Ebbing, Johanna de Laet; Albertus; Timothens Gabry, Sara de Foreest
1663 Aug 08; Jeuriaen Janszen, Harmeyntie Jans; Jannetie; Jeronymus Ebbing, Sara de Foreest
1666 Jan 10; Pieter de Riemer, Susanna De Foreest; Isaac; Samuel Drisius, Isaac De Foreest, Elisabeth Grevenraedt
1670 Jan 31; Paulus Pieterszen, Tryntie Martens; Johannes; Douwen Hermanszen, Sara du Trieux
1672 Nov 17; Arent Isaacszen, Styntie Laurens; Vrouwtie; Thimotheus Gabry, Sara de Foreest
1674 Feb 04; Johannes de Foreest, Susanna Verlet; Nicolaes; Nicolaes Bayard, Sara de Foreest
1678 Jan 02; Philip de Foreest, Tryntie Kip; Sara; Hendrick Kip, Sara de Foreest
1679 Jan 22; Arnoldus de Lagrandge, Cornelia de Lafonteyne; Arnoldus; Jeremias Janszen, Sara de Foreest
1682 Apr 26; Isaac de Foreest, Lysbeth Van der Spiegel; Isaac; Laurens Van der Spiegel, Sara du Trieux
1683 Mar 27; Henricus de Foreest, Femmetie Flaesbeeck; Sara; Barent Flaesbeeck, Sara de Foreest
1683 Oct 10; Jacob Dutruex, Lysbeth Post; Willem (twin); Elias Post, Willem
Post, Sara de Foreest, Rosella du Trieux
1683 Oct 10; Jacob Dutruex, Lysbeth Post; Jacob (twin); Elias Post, Willem Post,
Sara de Foreest, Rosella du Trieux
1684 Aug 31; Jan Peeck, Elisabeth Van Imburg; Rachel; Jacob Kip, Sara de Foreest
1686 Sep 26; Hendrick de Foreest, Femmetje Flaesbeeck; Sara; Isaac de Foreest, Sara du Trieux