Jacob Jansen Stol

   Another name for Jacob was Hap.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration, 1630. I came to New Amsterdam in 1630 where I was a merchant and skipper selling goods to the colonist along the North River (Hudson River). I was also the ferrymaster for the colony of Rensselaewyck where I lived. I provided the colonist with shoes, stockings, shirts and other supplies. My sloop was named "Princess Royale" which was later bought by Dirrick Bensingh.

• Occupation, 1648. I replaced Hendrick as the ferrymaster in Beverwyck when he died and I ran a little bowery.

• purchase. ³⁹⁷ I purchased land in Esopus of Kit Davidts settling with my family there. I became active in the affairs of Esopus and Beverwyck, frequently corresponding with the governor regarding issues with the Indian tribes.

• Court Case, 1648. In 1648, "Hap" complained of violence committed by Jan Van Bremen at night o his door and window, for which he incurred a fine of fl. 150, and as it took place in the night, double the amount. Also that at midnight he severly wounded Kid Davis in the head with a pair of tongs, for which he incurred a find of fl. 300 or double the amount, fl. 600.

• Court Case, 2 Jun 1649. June 2, 1649, Jacob Jansz Stol, without cause threw a tankard at Hans Vox, the court messenger, smashing his face, so that for 2 months he coun not perform his duties, for which according to the ordinance of the Manhatans he has forteited the sum of fl. 300, all cum expensis.

• Court Case, 11 Aug 1650. August 11, 1650. Willem Juriaensz being summoned to appear because he accused Jacob Jansz Stol in Public of being a whoremonger and Stol's wife of being a whore, which led to a fight, the plaintiff demands that the defendant be condemned to pay a double fine; cum expensis.

• Court Case, 1651. 1651 Brant van Slichtenhorst, the director of the colony Rensselaerswyck, went to court to seek damages against Jacob Jansz Stol regarding a contract made between the late Hendrick Albertsz, deceased, concerning the beaver trade mentioned in said contract, and finding that he, Jacob Jansz, can have no knowledge of the aforesaid trade of his predecessor. Secondly, it is commonly known that he, Hendrick Alberts, deceased, made it his special business to work and not to trade.

• Court Case, 10 Apr 1652. April 10, 1652: After examination in court upon interrogatories of Geertruyt Jeronimus, wife of Jochem Becker, the baker, and Femmetgen Alberts, wife of Hendrick Jansz Westerkamp, regarding the abusive words spoken by Jacob Jansz Stol, commonly called Hap, against the respective magistrates, they have answered as may be seen in the said interrogatories, as was done likewise by the offender himself.

• purchase, 1652. 1652 Jacob Jansen Stol purchased land from Christopher Davis.

• Court Case, 1654. 1654: Jacob Jansz Stoll came to the guardhouse drunk and full, after the men had gone on watch. Hap went to his house to get his sword intending to clear out the guardhouse. He gave Adriaen, the schoomaster, who was on guard duty a handkerchief to use to fight against him while his weapon was a sword, which he threatened to use to cut and hack at him. He held the sword unsheathed in front of Adriaen's nose and said, "I dare you to draw your colonel rapier." Hap fetched his sword and tried to force a fight with corporal Adriaen. Hap called Mr. Adraen, "a burgher's dog and boy." "Yes, the dog of all burghers."

• Appealed to Governor, 1658. ³⁹⁸ In 1658, in appealing to Stuyvesant for aid against the Indians the colonist in Esopus exclaimed:--"Christ did not desert us, but assisted and saved us and gave his own blood for us, Christ has gathered us in one sheepfold, therefore let us not desert each other, but rather help each other to alleviate our sufferings." They met on Sundays at the house of Jacob Jansen Stoll, where the scriptures were read, psalms sung, and prayers offered. Andries van der Sluys was precentor, leader, reader, and chorister.

During Stuyvesant's visit to Esopus in 1658 he had promised the people that their request for a dominie would be complied with. He entered into correspondence with the directors of the West India Company with the result, that the Rev. Hermanus Blom, who had been received into the Classis of Amsterdam January 4, 1655, was sent over, arriving at New Amsterdam in the ship "de Otter" in 1659. Blom, with Dominie Megapolensis, who had been preaching at Fort Orange and New Amsterdam, proceeded to Esopus, and on Sunday, August 17, 1659, Blom preached in the morning and afternoon. So well did the people like him that, on the same day, Jacob Jansen Stoll, Thomas Chambers, Juriaen Bestvaal, Jan Broersen, Dirck Goebsertsen, Jacob Jansen Stoutenborgh, Jan Jansen, Hendrick Cornelissen, Pieter Direksen and Cornelis Barentsen Slecht addressed a letter to Stuyvesant requesting that Blom be appointed their pastor. They promised to "treat him decently" and in order that he should be able to sustain himself "and be more encouraged in his work" they agreed to make a good "bouwery" for him, "provide it with a house, barns, cows and other cattle as proper to tend the land" so that he might cultivate it himself or hire it out advantageously. If he left or if he should die the "bouwery" (cottage or what they called their homes) was to remain for the support of a minister.

On March 4, 1661, Thomas Chambers, Cornelis Barentsen Slecht, Gertruy Andries, Roeloff Swartwout, Alaerdt Heymensen Roose, and Juriaen Westvael agreed in writing to give Blom as a salary for the first year, to commence September 5, 1660, the "sum of 700 guilders in corn, at beaver valuation, in case his farm should fail, and we promise further to put the farm in good order, according to contract, as soon as the land has been allotted and to raise that sum at the latest for the coming farming season. The subscribers to the seven hundred florins were:

Thomas Chambersfl. 100 Dirck de Goierfl. 20
Jacob Jansen Stoll100 Hendrick Sewantryger20
Cornelis Slecht50 Matys20
Willem Jansen50 Marten Harmensen25
Jacob Jansen Stouten?Jan de Backer12
bergh 50 Jan Broersen15
Jan de Brabander15 Willem Jansen30
Juriaen Westvael50 Albert Gouertsen20
Pieter Dircksen60

• Fire, 29 Sep 1659. September 29, 1659, the Indians set on fire Stoll's grain-stacks and barn. Jacob Stol and Thomas Chambers went to the strand and hired a yacht to go up the river to make their report. Returning to the fort the party numbered 13. The men went in search of the Indians that caused the fire and subsequently were taken prisoners by the Indians. It wasn't until October of 1659 that one of the soldiers escaped and made the following report. "Thomas Chambers was exchanged for a savage, one soldier escaped during the night and 10 are still in captivity. Jacob Jansen Stol is dead along with three others." Jacob was burned at the stake.

Jacob married Geertruy Andriessen, daughter of * Andries Luycaszen Andriessen and Jannetje Sebyns, in 1648 in Fort Orange, New York. (Geertruy Andriessen was born in 1619 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands and died before 1682.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• marriage. Our marriage was shaky because Hap struggled with his weakness for heavy drink and had a reputation as a drunken Dutchman.