Louw Theusiszn Bogart

     Louw Theusiszn was born circa 1600 in Schoonrewoerd, District of Vianen, South Holland, Netherlands. He succeeded his father as guardianof the minor orphans of his two older brother. Louw made his will on 3 May 1667 at Schoonrewoerd, District of Vianen, South Holland, Netherlands.

"Laurens Thonisz Bogaert Maeckt Zyn Testament" Contributed by Dirk P. De Young, Avenel, New Jersey Former American Consul at Amsterdam, Netherlands - Laurens Thonisz Bogaert, father of Jan Laurens Bogaert, who heads the list of an imposing group of descendants given in the New Harlem Register, made his will in Schoonderwaerd, Province of South Holland, on May 3, 1667.
The following is a translation of the Dutch copy of the will of Laurens Thonisz Bogaert, found in the judicial Archives of Leerdam, deposited with the General State Archives, at The Hague, Netherlands, File F. XXVI. Fol. 37.
"Laurens Thonis Bogaert Makes His Will.
"Coram Sander Hendrickse Schoonderwaert and Willem Beech-Magistrates-Certify-that they went to the home of Jan Roscam, living in Schoonderwaert, on the 3rd of May, 1667, where they found Laurens Thonisz [Bogaert] sick abed, but of sound mind and memory, as it appeared to them [the magistrates] and having considered the frailty of human existence, that there is nothing more certain than death, he commended his soul to a merciful God, when it departs his body, and requested a Christian burial, and not wishing to depart from this world without first making disposition of his earthlv possessions, given unto him by a gracious God, he bequeathed of his own free will, without persuasion from anyone, as follows:
"First-he devises and bequeaths to the son of Jan Roscam, by name Cornelius jansz Roscam [Jan Roscam is his son-in-law and Cornelius Jansz Roscam his grandson] a gray mare with a black male colt and a two-year old gray filley, which the testator wished to have left with his oldest son Cornelius Laurens [he remained in Holland] who is to care for the aforesaid animals, feed and breed them, and later dispose of them, and the proceeds thereof are to be used for the benefit of the child when he reaches maturity.
" Further, the testator acknowledges having given his daughter Mary Laurens a note in the sum of fl. i oo-which is to be paid first out of the estate.
" Finally, the testator disposed of the residue of all his other goods and chattels, which shall remain after his death, to all of his children, share and share alike, stipulating, however, that the respective shares of three of his children, namely, Jan Laurens, at present residing in NIEU NEDERLANT; Cornelius Stam, his son-in-law residing in Boecop; and Jan Roscam, another son-in-law, shall be held in trust, the income thereof only to be used during the lifetime of the aforesaid, and the principal on their death to be given to their children, or grandchildren, in case the children are dead and leave heirs.
"The administration fees, legal expenses, and so on, to be paid out of the estate first-
"All of which, was read word for word to the testator, and he declares the same to be his last will and testament and a revocation of all previous wills, bequests, or codicils thereto."
I have not as yet been able to locate any records, either in Holland or America, to show what disposition was later made of the portion due the heirs of Laurens Thonisz Bogaert in America. But it was probably held in trust there until his son died in New' Netherland some time after 1707, when it must have been sent over to his grandchildren. There may be records of the transaction in the possession of members of the family here. [New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 67, January 1936]

Louw departed this life after 1676/77 in Vianen, South Holland, Netherlands, at the home of Jan Roscam.