hmtl5 Philippe Antoni du Trieux b. 18 Jul 1586 Roubaix, Department du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. Abt 1653 New Amsterdam: Hedges Genealogy
Philippe Antoni du Trieux

Philippe Antoni du Trieux

Male 1586 - Abt 1653  (66 years)


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  • Name Philippe Antoni du Trieux  [1
    Birth 18 Jul 1586  Roubaix, Department du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1615  [4
    dresser of plush or mock velvet 
    Emigration Mar 1624  Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    probably aboard the ship "New Netherlands" 
    Immigration May 1624  New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    probably aboard the ship "New Netherlands" 
    Death Abt 1653  New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial burial details unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I5790  Hedges
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2025 

    Father Phillipe du Trieux,   b. 1556   d. 1601 (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Jacquemyne Noirett,   b. 1543   d. 1621 (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacquemyne Noirett,   b. Abt 1592, Lille, Department du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1620, Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1615  Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Children 
     1. Philippe du Trieux,   b. 3 Jan 1616, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1617, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Maria du Trieux /Truy / Truax,   b. 5 Apr 1617, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1684, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     3. Philippe du Trieux,   b. 10 Feb 1618, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1653, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     4. Madeleine du Trieux,   b. Feb 1620, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1620, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Susanna du Chesne,   b. Abt 1601, Sedan, Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1670 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jul 1621  Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Children 
     1. Jerome Philppe du Trieux,   b. 20 Oct 1623, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1624, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +2. Sarah Philippe du Trieux,   b. Abt 1625, New Amsterdam, New Netherland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1692, Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +3. Susanna du Trieux,   b. 1626, New Amsterdam, New Netherland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1660, Beverwyck, New Netherland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     4. Abraham Philippe du Trieux,   b. 1632, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1662, Beverwyck, New Netherland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    +5. Rachel du Trieux,   b. 1635, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1684, Albany, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +6. Rebecca Philippe du Trieux,   b. Abt 1637, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1695, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +7. Isaac Phillipe du Trieux,   b. 21 Apr 1642, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1702, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +8. Jacob du Trieux,   b. 2 Dec 1645, New Amsterdam Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1709, New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F2536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1586 - Roubaix, Department du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - probably aboard the ship "New Netherlands" - Mar 1624 - Netherlands Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1644 Map of New Amsterdam
    1644 Map of New Amsterdam
    9. Tavern of Marie du Trieux
    10. Philippe du Trieux's land can be seen shaded in green at the top right.
    Philippe Du Trieux, marriage record for Philippe and Jacquermyne
    Philippe Du Trieux, marriage record for Philippe and Jacquermyne
    Philippe Du Trieux, marriage record for Philippe and Susanna Duchesne
    Philippe Du Trieux, marriage record for Philippe and Susanna Duchesne

  • Notes 
    • Philip du Trieux, one of the earliest Huguenot emigrants to New Netherland and a maternal ancestor of our family, did not use a patronymic name. His daughter was known as Maria du Trieux and not as Maria Philipse, as she would have been known under the Dutch system.

      Three hundred years with the Corson families in America, page 29.
      https://archive.org/details/threehundredyear00cors/page/28/mode/2up?q=trieux
      [7]
    • Philippe du Trieux, born 1587, was therefore among the Wolloons, who sailed at the end of Mar., 1624, for New Netherland on the ship “Nieuw Nederland.” These records from the Walloon Church at Leiden, Holland, establish clearly that Philippe du Trieux was a native of Roubaix, a city in the northern part of France, near the Belgian border, and that his second wife, Susanna du Chesne, was from Sedan, also a city of Northern France. Obviously, they were French Huguenots,* exiles, seeking a country where religious freedom would be granted.

      * In the strict sense the term, Huguenot, applies to the Protestants of central and southern France, who in the 16th and 17th centuries formed a strong political party, whose chief stronghold was La Rochelle. As Philippe du Trieux came from Roubaix, a few miles northeast of Lille, near the Belgian border, he can hardly be included among the Huguenots, in that sense. The term Huguenot, however, is also loosely used to designate French Protestants in general. In that sense, therefore, it is perfectly proper to speak of du Trieux as a Huguenot, although, racially, he belonged no doubt to the people who are generally called Walloons. The Huguenot Society of London has paid a good deal of attention to the church records of places in Artois and Picardie and includes the members of those churches, who came to England, among the Huguenots. Likewise, the Bulletin de Commission de Vhistoire des cglises Wallonnes, the organ of the Walloon churches in Holland, frequently refers to refugees from the neighborhood of Lille as Huguenots. (Opinion of Mr. A. J. F. van Laer, Archivist of the University of the State of New York, to compiler.)

      Three hundred years with the Corson families in America, page 100.
      https://archive.org/details/threehundredyear00cors/page/28/mode/2up?q=trieux
      [8]
    • When Cornelis Volckertsen Viele came to New Amsterdam, he probably lodged at the tavern of Philippe du Trieux and thus became acquainted with his future wife.

      Three hundred years with the Corson families in America, page 100.
      https://archive.org/details/threehundredyear00cors/page/28/mode/2up?q=trieux
      [8]
    • Appendix
      1615-1621 - Viele Records, page 14
      Records of the two marriages of Philippe Dutrieux, in Amsterdam, Holland, and of the baptisms of his four children by his first wife, from the Register of the Walloon church at Leiden:

      [text in French, followed by translation]

      fo.26. Copy extract from the register of betrothals (D.T. & B. no.419). Appeared before the Commisaries of marriage matters April 11 1615 Phlippe duterlieu born at Robey (Roubaix) trypeworker (dresser of plush or mock velvet) 27 years of age residing (about 3/4 year) on the Wale pad (Walloon Avenue) declaring by oath that he is a bachelor, on one side and Jaquemyne Noirett born at Ryssel (Lille) 22 years of age residing (about 12 years) as above mentioned (the same Avenue) assisted by her father Arnould Noirett and her mother Barbe du Chesne on the other side (Signed as above).

      w.g. Philippe du trieux
      is X

      image of page from Find a Grave
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15584492/philippe_antoni-du_trieux
      [2]
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      My 9th Great Grandfather. The Du Treux family were from northeast France (present day Belgium), French speaking, who became Protestants. At the time was under Spanish rule, was marked by bloodshed, repression and wide-spread loss of life. Many of the Du Treux family fled. Some found sanctuary in England and a large family group went, in exile, to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, which had recently declared its independence from Spain, the Du Treuxes and other families settled in Amsterdam. As skilled artisans, they found employment, assistance, civil and religious freedoms.

      Among these was Philippe Du Trieux, born ca. 1586 at Roubaix in what is now France. By 1614, Philippe Du Treux was a skilled craftsman in Amsterdam, serving as a dyer. In 1615, in the Church of old Amsterdam, he married Jacquemine Noiret, from Lille, France. In 1620, Jacquemine died, leaving Philippe with three small children Marie, Philippe Jr., and Madeline, who died in infancy. In the meantime, the West India Company was being established to develop international commerce and to serve as a military arm of the Netherlands. A brisk fur trade had developed in the Hudson Valley region of America, and in 1623 the West India Company made the decision to occupy the land between the Delaware Valley and the Connecticut River with permanent settlers.

      Philippe and his family, along with 29 other families, entered into a contract with the West India Company to relocate to America. Philippe and his family wife Susanna and children Marie and Philippe Jr. departed the Netherlands at the beginning of April 1624 on the ship "New Netherland" and arrived at present day New York in mid-May. He and fellow emigrants came as free men and were granted freedom in all religious matters.

      They settled in Manhattan. There, Philippe and Susanna's family continued to expand four daughters and three sons. He became an employee of the West India Company and served until his death as the Court Messenger by Director Kieft in 1638. He received patent for lands in 'Smits Valley' in 1640. He owned a home on Beaver Street, near the Fort, which he sold in 1643, having acquired a sizable farm along the East River in 1640. This first landholding on American soil today is the site of many Commercial ventures. The land is located near the southern tip of Manhattan. It is on the shore south of the Brooklyn Bridge.

      Nearby Battery Park, there rests a beautiful monument erected in 1924 to honor the emigrants of the ship "New Netherlands. Donated by the people in Belgium, the tercentennial observance was supported by the leadership of four nations: Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the United States. Emigrant Philippe Du Treux is much of record under the Dutch on early Manhattan Island. Philippe and his eldest son, Philippe Jr., were killed in 1652.
      [2]
    • LKH note:
      This needs more research.

      "Philip appears to have been murdered by the Indians, together with his son Philip, before 1653."

      Entry for Maria du Trieux
      https://www.deloriahurst.com/deloriahurst%20page/2386.html
      [9]
    • Philippe Du Trieux was born in 1585 in Roubaix, in present-day France, then part of Belgium. Philippe was a worsted dyer and he worked with velvet and other fabrics. Perhaps his father was also a dyer and he learned the trade from him. Philippe later moved to Amsterdam, plying his trade in the Walloon community.

      In Amsterdam he married Jacquemyne Noirett in May 1615. Their engagement record from April 1615 is found in the Amsterdam Archives. He was 27 at the time, and had lived on the "Wale pad" or Walloon Avenue for three-quarters of a year. His bride Jacquemyne was 22, born in Lille, and had lived on the Wale pad for 12 years. Her parents were listed as Arnauld Noirett and Barbe Du Chesne.

      Philippe and Jacquemyne had four children:
      - Philippe Du Trieux, January 1616-1619 in Amsterdam
      - Maria Du Trieux, April 1617-sometime before 1684 in Schenectady, New York
      - Philippe Du Trieux, February 1619-about September 1653 in New Amsterdam
      - Madeline Du Trieux, February 1620-sometime before 1624 in Netherlands

      The family was received into the Walloon Church in Leiden, Netherlands in August 1617, but moved back to Amsterdam in December 1617.

      Jacquemyne Noirett died about 1620, leaving Philippe with three young children to raise. Some researchers have noted Philippe's second wife, Susanna Duchesne, may have been a cousin or related to his first wife's mother. Susanna was 20 when she became engaged to Philippe in 1621. She was born in Sedan, France. At the time of her engagement she was an orphan. According to the document below, Philippe was living on the "Runstreat" in 1621. This appears to be Runstraat on the present day Amsterdam map, and not too far from the Walloon Church.

      Philippe and Susanna received an attestation from the Church in Leiden in March 1624 signaling their intent to transfer to a new church after their arrival in the West Indies.

      I am descended from Philippe and Susanna through their last son Jacob. They had at least the following children:
      - Jerome Du Trieux, October 1623-before March 1624.
      - Sarah Du Trieux, born 1625 in New Amsterdam, died 9 November 1692
      - Susanna Du Trieux, born 1626, died 1660
      - Abraham Du Trieux, born 1632
      - Rachel Du Trieux, born 1635
      - Isaac Du Trieux, born 1642
      - Rebecca Du Trieux, born 1643
      - Jacob Du Trieux, born 1645, died 1709 in Delaware

      In 1638, Philippe became the Court Messenger of the Governor of New Amsterdam. He died sometime between July 1649 and September 1653 (possibly as early as March 1651). His exploits as the Court Messenger will be covered in another post.

      Sunday, January 15, 2017
      Roots of the Family
      https://jonesandrelated.blogspot.com/2017/01/roots-of-family.html
    • Philippe du Trieux: Progenitor of the Truax Family
      The following Du Trieux family history was prepared by Combs Craig Truax, with annotations and corrections by Mike Truax (newsletter editor and webmaster for the Association of Descendants of Philippe du Trieux)

      The Du Trieux family were Walloons, people of Celtic stock in northeast France (present day Belgium), French speaking, who became Protestants in large numbers at the Reformation. This small area of Europe, which at the time was under Spanish rule, was marked by bloodshed, repression and wide-spread loss of life.

      Many of the Du Trieux family fled. Some found sanctuary in England and a large family group went, in exile, to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, which had recently declared its independence from Spain, the Du Trieuxes and other Walloon families settled in Leiden and Amsterdam. As skilled artisans, these Walloons found employment, assistance, civil and religious freedoms. Among these was Philippe Du Trieux, born ca. 1586 at Roubaix in what is now France.

      By 1614, Philippe Du Trieux was a skilled craftsman in Amsterdam, serving as a dyer. In 1615, in the Walloon Church of old Amsterdam, he married Jacquemine Noiret, a fellow Huguenot, from Lille, France. In 1620, Jacquemine died, leaving Philippe with three small children [Marie, Philippe Jr., and Madeline, who died in infancy--mjt]. Philippe, in 1621, married Susanna Du Chesne, a Huguenot from Sedan, France. To them was born a son, Gerome, in the fall of 1623 [Gerome died prior to Philippe�s emigration in 1624--mjt].

      In the meantime, the West India Company was being established to develop international commerce and to serve as a military arm of the Netherlands. A brisk fur trade had developed in the Hudson Valley region of America, and in 1623 the West India Company made the decision to occupy the land between the Delaware Valley and the Connecticut River with permanent settlers.

      Philippe and his fellow Walloons had long been seeking the means to settle either in North or South America. His family, along with 29 other families largely of Walloon identification, entered into a contract with the West India Company to relocate to America.

      Philippe and his family [wife Susanna and children Marie and Philippe Jr.--mjt] departed the Netherlands at the beginning of April 1624 on the ship "New Netherland" and arrived at present day New York in mid-May. He and his fellow emigrants came as free men and were granted freedom of conscience in all religious matters.


      THE DU TRIEUX FAMILY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
      Upon the purchase of Manhattan Island in 1626, all Dutch and Walloon settlers were gathered from their original 1624 settlement points and brought to Manhattan. There, Philippe and Susanna�s family continued to expand [four daughters and three sons, all of whom had children--mjt]. He became an employee of the West India Company and served until his death as the court messenger or marshal. He owned a home on Beaver Street, near the Fort, which he sold in 1643, having acquired a sizable farm along the East River in 1640.

      This first landholding on American soil today is the site of many Commercial ventures, the most famed of which is the Fulton Fish Market. The land is located near the southern tip of Manhattan. It is on the shore precisely south of the Brooklyn Bridge.

      If you visit the site, be sure to spend time at nearby Battery Park. There rests a beautiful monument erected in 1924 to honor the emigrants of the ship "New Netherlands. Donated by the people of the province of Hainaut in Belgium, the tercentennial observance was supported by the leadership of four nations: Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the United States.

      Emigrant Philippe Du Trieux is much of record under the Dutch on early Manhattan Island, as are some of his children and his sons-in-law. [There are many records of Philippe's various legal activities--see Philippe's Legal Activities--mjt.] Philippe and his eldest son, Philippe Jr., were killed in 1652.

      Jennifer's Genealogy Page
      Last Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 - 12:03:26 PM
      https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~truax/dutrieux.html

      https://web.archive.org/web/20041210181325/http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~truax/dutrieux.html

      [10]
    • from the Association of Philippe du Trieux Descendants

      Philippe du Trieux was born circa 1588 at Roubaix, France (Wallonia). He fled to Amsterdam as a refugee of the ongoing religious wars (and the only male remaining of his family); there he married Jaquemyne Noirett (born circa 1592 at Ryssel (Lille), France, married 1615, died circa 1620 at Leiden, Netherlands).

      Philippe du Trieux died on September 8, 1653 in New Amsterdam. He was also known as Philip de Truy. He emigrated from Leiden, Netherlands to New Amsterdam in 1624 with his second wife, Susanne du Chesne. They married in 1621. He and Susanne had one child and he had three with his first wife Jaquemyne.

      It is believed that Jaquemyne and her deceased husband, Philippe du Trieux, were the parents of Philippe du Trieux. The deceased husband mentioned in the Leyden Church record seems to have come from Norwich, England.

      A colony of Flemish weavers had introduced the manufacture of woolens at Worsted, England which is about 13 miles from Norwich. This suggests that it is possible this suspected father of Philippe was a worsted worker. It is further theorized that upon his death, his widow returned to the continent with their son Philippe. Philippe was a dyer from Robey (Robaix) which was located in Northern France (Flanders in Philippe’s day) and well-known for its dye works. It is not known who Philippe’s parents were.

      The Leyden Church granted Philippe and his family letters of attestations on March 9, 1624 (as “pour Westinde” which meant he intended to go west) to present to his new church at his destination. Two and a half weeks after Philippe and his family received letters from their church (March 28, 1624), the future colonists who were to go to “The New Netherland” met and were given instructions from the Van Rappard document (now in the Huntington Library in California).

      It is not known if Philippe and his family were among these. No passenger list of the voyage of “The New Netherland” is known to have survived but it is generally accepted that Philippe du Trieux and his family were on board among the 30 families which were mostly Walloons.

      The Captain of “The New Netherland” (Nieu Nederlandt) was Cornelis Jacobz May of Hoorn. They sailed in the beginning of March and went by the Canary Islands, steered toward the west coast where they gained a west wind which took them to the river called Rio De Montaagnes (River Mauretius). The ship sailed up to the Maykens 44 leagues. They built a fort named “Orange” which had four bastions on an island they called Castle Island.

      Wiley believes that all of the Walloons of the company settled on Long Island at Waal-Bogt (Wallon’s Bay) which is now Wallabout. However, there is no definite account of the disposition of these families.

      More people came in 1625 bringing tools and livestock.In May 1626 another band of colonists arrived along with Peter Minuit who had been given the power to be Governor and organize a government. He built Fort Amsterdam on the southernmost point of the island.

      Philippe received a patent for lands in ‘Smits Valley’ in 1640. Ref: “Hudson and Mohawk Valleys”, P. 272 – Truax – The patronymic De Trieux or Du Trieu is probably derived from the Village of Trieu (in southern Belgium). It is from De Trieux that the names Du Trieu, De Truy, Truax, Truex, etc. are derived. Individuals bearing the original form of the name abound in the Walloon Church Registers of the Netherlands as early as 1584, wandering from city to city and from country to country, evidently in search of business employment.

      Anciently the Walloons were the race who inhabited parts of France, the Alps and the Danubian Valley. They eagerly embraced the Reformation, which was eventually crushed out by Charles V and Philip II, and hundreds of thousands of the Walloons sought refuge in neighboring countries; 100,000 exiled families settled in Holland. The Netherlands historian, Asher, declares that the whole greatness of Holland sprang from her hospitality to these exiled Walloon families.

      Philippe was in New Amsterdam during Minuit’s Administration (1624-1629). When arriving in New Amsterdam Philippe and Susanne built a house on Bever Craft (Beaver Street). This was one of the first, if not the first, house to be built on Bever Craft. In 1683 Philippe was appointed Court Messenger in 1638 by Governor Kieft (who became Governor in March 1638). The salary for the Court Messenger (or Marshall) was “two thirds as large as was received by the Magistrate.”

      In 1640 Philippe received a patent for land in Smits Vly (or Valley), although it is known that this parcel of land was in his possession as early as 1638. The land adjoined Secretary Van Tienhoven’s farm and occupied partly by Fulton Market in later years. A map of New Amsterdam as it was in about 1644 shows a large tract of land on the east side of the island marked “land of Philip de Truye”. It is assumed that Philippe was living on this land at Smith’s Valley because of a contract he made with Claes Groen and Pieter Lievesen to graze their goats for a year at the cost of one guilder per year per goat. This contract was entered upon the Register of the Secretary of the Council. Philippe leased or contracted to sell this house to Nicholas Stilwel.

      In 1649 the records show Nicolas Stilwel promising to furnish Henry Bresar with palisades enough to fence the premises along the River Road and within two years to furnish enough to fence the other sides of the land. In consideration for which Bresar acknowledges that he “has taken off the hands of Nicolaes Stillwell the land and dwelling house in question”. Bresar seems to have remained in possession of the place until 1653 when he built a new house a short distance beyond the ferry on some land which he had acquired there and the former dwelling house of Philip De Truy, after one or two intermediate changes, was bought in August 1654 by Thomas Hall.

      Philippe Du Trieux was killed by Indians as was his son Philippe on or before September 8, 1653. Some believe that Indians were not the guilty parties. Philippe’s exact date of death is not known. The records show that on September 8, 1653 “Carel Van Brugge, Pltf. vs. Isaac D’Foreest, Deft. as Vendue-Master of the personal estate of Pieter Cornelisen, mill-wright, demands payment of fl. 59.8 for goods purchased at public vendu. Deft. acknowledges having purchased the goods, but says, in the name of Philip D’Truy’s widow, that her son Philip, who was also murdered, had earned fl.100 monthly wages of Pieter Cornelisen deceased, which are still due him. Deft. is ordered to prove at the next court day his demand against the State of the above-named Pieter Cornelisen deceased.” On October 23, 1654, Susanna De Scheve, widow of Phillippe De Truwe, late Court Messenger at New Amsterdam, confers power of attorney upon her son-in-law Isaac De___. ??????

      Philippe could have been dead as early as March 16, 1651 when a certified copy of a note of Alexander Boyer was made in favor of Susanna Du Truy. It is doubtful that she would have had to conduct this business if her husband had still been living.

      From the House of Truax edited by Howard S.F. Randolph from a manuscript ty T. de Truax in the possession of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. The dates of their membership into the church at Leydon is given as August 15, 1617

      https://www.philippedutrieux.com/how-we-got-here/about-philippe-du-trieux/
      [5]
    • Looking eastward from Secretary Van Tienhoven’s farmhouse near the East River across a ravine, which marked the boundary of his farm, and which traversed the space between the modern Fulton and Beekman streets, one could see a small isolated hillock, containing some eight or nine acres of land, which fell away, upon its farther side, into a hollow of swampy woodland, the site of which is still known by the name of “ The Swamp,” though the oaks and maples, the alders and swamp blackberries, of the Secretary’s time have long since given way to dingy warehouses crammed with hides and leather, the odors of which fill the air where perhaps the Secretary may have sniffed the fragrance of the wild grape.

      This hillock (which is plainly discernible in the modern grade of Pearl Street, the ancient river road), pushing forwards towards the East River, put an end to the low grounds of the Smits Yly, which extended from the palisades at Wall Street to this point. Upon the hill, at a spot which has not been accurately determined, but which must have been intermediate between the present Beekman and Ferry streets, stood, in 1655, the “house, brew-house, mill-house, with a horse-mill and other buildings ” of the Secretary’s neighbor, the Englishman Thomas Hall. Back of the buildings, upon ground extending from the modern Cliff Street to Gold Street, was a goodly orchard, above which towered up, at its southwest corner, and just at the intersection of the modern Ann and Gold streets, the landmark long known as “ The Great Tree.” On the south side of the buildings, upon ground sloping towards the Smits Yly and the modern Fulton Street, was a large garden. At the time of our survey, this property had been very recently acquired by Thomas Hall,
      but it had a history extending some years back into the earlier days of the colony. As early as 1638, this parcel of land was in the possession of Philip du Trieux (or De Truy, as the Dutch generally designated him), who was long the Court “ Messenger,” or marshal, at New Amsterdam. Philip was one of the older residents, and seems to have been one of the first, if not the very first to build upon the Bever Graft, or the modern Beaver Street, where for a number of years he had a house. In 1640 he received his ground-brief or patent for the land adjoining Secretary Van Tienhoven’s farm, and seems to have then resided upon it, for about that time he with several others of that vicinity make a formal contract with Claes Groen and Pieter Lievesen for the herding of their goats for a whole year, at the munificent sum of one guilder, or about forty cents per year for each goat. This important document is entered with much formality upon the Register of the Secretary of the Council.

      Philip de Truy had died some time before 1653 : he seems to have leased or to have contracted to sell this place to Nicholas Stilwel, for in 1649 we find the latter promising to furnish one Henry Bresar with “ palisades ” enough to fence the premises along the river road, and within two years to furnish enough more to fence the other sides of the land, in consideration of which, Bresar acknowledges that “ he has taken off the hands of Nicolaes Stillwell the land and dwelling house ” in question. Bresar seems to have remained in possession of the place till about the year 1653, when he built a new house a short distance beyond the ferry, on some land which he had acquired there, and the former dwelling-house of Philip de Truy, after one or two intermediate changes, was bought, in August, 1654, by Thomas Hall.

      New Amsterdam and its people. page 325-326
      https://archive.org/details/newamsterdamitsp1902inne/page/326/mode/2up?q=trieux
      [11]
    • 1617, October. Received into the ch. of Leyden, by letter from Amsterdam, Philippe du Trieu and his wife Jaquemine Norret.

      1617, Dec. 31. Received into the ch. of Amsterdam, by letter from Leyden, Philipe du Tryheu and Jaquemine Xorret.

      Walloon church records
      The De Forests of Avesnes, page 188
      https://archive.org/details/deforestsofavesn00defo/page/188/mode/2up?q=trieux
    • the marriage record of Philippe du Trieux and Jaquemyne Noirete, dated April 11, 1615. He was a dresser of plush or mock velvet, born at Robey (Robaix), 27 years old, and she was born at Ryssel (Lille), 22 years of age, and was the daughter of Arnold Noirett and Barbe du Chesne.
      House of Truax, page 14.
      [4]
    • Philippe Du Treux, a Walloon, came to New Amsterdam during the administration of Governor Minuit, 1624-29; — was appointed court messenger or rnarshall, 1638, aud in 1640 received a patent for a lot in "Smit's valey" [Pearl street], New Amsterdam. He was born in 1585, married Susanna De Scheene and had seven children, three sons and four daughters, of whom Rebecca married Simon Simonse Groot, afterwards of Schenectady, and Susanna was the wife of Evert Janse Wendel of Beverwyck.

      About the year 1670, his son Isaac, then about twenty-eight years of age, came to Schenectady and settled upon the Second flat on the south side of the river. This flat consisting of 221 morgens with 10 morgens of woodland adjoining, was granted to him and his cousin Jacobus Peek in 1677 by patent of Gov. Andros.

      He married Maria daughter of Willem Brouwer and had four sons and three daughters. His death probably occurred about 1705; the following year his widow sold eight morgens of her land to Jacobus Peek.*

      A history of the Schenectady patent in the Dutch and English times.
      page 158-159.
      [12]
    • The bride's father was Philippe du Trieux (later called de Truy or Truax), who was entered in the church record at Amsterdam as a worsted-dyer from Robez (Roubau:), not very far from Avesnes. Philippe had been married twice and he and his first wife, Jacquemine (or Jacqueline) Noiret, had joined the Walloon church at Leydcn in 1617. It is likely that he and Jesse de Forest, being fellowdyers in the same city, were friends even at that early day. Apparently Philippe and his wife moved to Amsterdam, for several of their children were baptized there, the last one in 1620. It was evidently there, too, that Jacquemine died; for in 162 1 in Amsterdam, Philippe du Trieux was betrothed to Susanna du Chesne. There is not much doubt that Philippe and Susanna were among the colonists who came to New Amsterdam on board the New Netherland in 1623. He was long known there as the "Court Messenger" or Marshal, as we should call him now. In 1638 (or possibly earlier, as the official records prior to that date are missing) he owned a detached hillock on the shore of the East River New Nakiriand overlooking "Smit's Vly*' (valley), which is still called "The Swamp/' At the time of his daughter's marriage he was, however, living in a house which he had built on "Bcver Graft" (Beaver Street),

      In 1637, when the. de Forests arrived in New Amsterdam, Philippe du Trieux was quite an old inhabitant, and we may be sure that he had a warm welcome ready for Jesse de Forest's children. Indeed, it is on record that almost as soon as they established themselves in the Muscoota bouwery Philippe furnished the family with pumpkins! Now pumpkins may not be a very romantic means of communication between two young people, but they must have been extremely acceptable none the less and they certainly indicate intercourse between the two families; it is not surprising, therefore, that Isaack de Forest and Sara du Trieux should have become interested in one another.

      A Walloon family in America, page 110-111.
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