| Buyer Notes | Otto de Hart was born in Amsterdam in 1593 and died after 1654. He was the son of Dirck Jansz. de Hart and of Ariaentge Goverts (Glimmer) (information communicated by S.A.C. Dudok van Heel via Marten Jan Bok). Ariaentge Goverts was the sister of Maria Goverts Glimmer who married the future sheriff Willem van der Does (of R 27029) in 1571. On 7 March 1625, a child of Otto de Haart was buried (DTB 1054/10v). On 23 May 1629, Otten de Hart and Magdalena Schrijvers (Stuijvers?) had their son Theodorus baptized in the Roman Catholic station Boom in the presence of Hillebrant den Otter, who was the child's godfather (DTB 316/6). Hillebrant den Otter of R 28004 was one of the pillars of the R.C. community in Amsterdam. On 3 April 1634, the honorable Otto de Harde, about 42 years old, made a deposition at the request of Jan Oom Claesz. (probably of R 29368), concerning the latter's son Ellert Ooms. Ellert Ooms, who was 31 years old in a deposition of 17 November Haart was a soap boiler (zeepzieder), as was Jan Oom Claesz. A dispute had arisen concerning a handkerchief that Ellert had given Geertruijt Schepels, the daughter of Dirck Claesz. Schepel of R 30126, as a token of betrothal. Otto de Harde declared that he had been at the home of his uncle Hillebrant den Otter when this occurred. Ellert Ooms had apparently broken his vows, and the girl had had an illegitimate child (NA 863, Not. Van Zwieten). Ellert Ooms eventually married Hillegont Joris van Walsdorp. On 4 March 1634, Pieter Gerritsz. Hooft and Maria Dircx, widow of Dirck Hendricksz., stone dealer, declared having transferred some goods to Dirck Niesen on the basis of a contract dated 4 August 1633. On March 6, the act of procuration on behalf of Dirck Niesen was confirmed by Michel Kistgens of R 24904 (NA 843, fol. 548 and foll., Not. Hoogeboom). On 10 February 1640, Ellert Ooms, merchant in Amsterdam, sold 3 morgen of patrimonial land in de Poel in Monster ambacht, which his wife had inherited from her mother Ariaentge Claes van Wonder, last widow of Joris Cornelisz. van Walsdorp, for 2,400 f. (RA Monster 25 # 5030, kindly communicated by Gerard van Eendenburg). On 24 April 1635, Niclaes Bargois and Maria Dirx, widow and heiress of Dirck Heynricx, stone (or brick) dealer, assisted by her brother Otto de Hart, made a declaration (NA 863, Not. Van Zwieten). On 25 March 1625, the painter Anthony Claesz. (probably Teunis Claesz.) sold Nicolaes Barghois a number of expensive paintings for f. 1062, , including 100 paintings all made by Mr. Franciscus. This was probably Badens. Teunis Claesz. seems to have inherited or otherwise acquired the stock left by Franciscus Badens (Bredius, ünstler-inventare, p.1781). Nicolaes On Dirck Heynricx, see the NOTES to R 26728. On 30 May 1636, Govert Dircksz. Steenhoven, bachelor, assisted by Maria de Hart, widow of Dirck Hendricksz. Steenhoven, his mother, and Otto de Hart, his uncle and guardian, Jan Lambertsz., his uncle, and heer Simon van der Does (of R 28462), former alderman, signed a pre-nuptial agreement with Catharina (Cornelis) van Veen, spinster, assisted by her uncle Jan Claesz. Veen and Mr. Trajanis de Majistris, her neef (NA 889, film 595, Not. van Zwieten). (It is curious that former alderman Simon van der Does, who came from a staunch Calvinist family, assisted the bride in this marriage, where most of the witnesses present were R.C.) On 4 September 1636, Eduardo Pels (II), notary, 29 years old, testified to the following facts at the request of Hans Dircksen Can. He had found Otto de Hart near the brewery of the Hoyberch, lying on the petitioner (Hans Can), with Can's head between his knees and hard against the stone floor. Can was all bloody. When the witness (Pels) had inquired as to why he was doing this, De Hart said that Can was a schelm (more or less an S.O.B.) who had drawn a knife to stab him. De Hart claimed that the knife was in the sack that lay against the floor. Pels searched the sack and found no knife (NA 695B, film 4820, Not. J. Warnaerts). This bloody dispute did not prevent Otto de Hart from being called eersam in connection with his sale of a court (erv) on the East side of the Heeregracht to Marten Nuyts on 15 December 1637 (NA 695B, film 4982). On 11 December 1637, Louis de Geer, the famous armaments merchant,named Otto de Haert, procureur in Nijmegen, to collect some annuities due to him (NA 428, Not. C. Touw). On 20 April 1638, the honorable Otto de Hart and juffr. Magdalena Stuyvers approved the testament they had signed on 11 November 1635. The survivor would be guardian over the children. The testament was drawn up in their house on the Singel in the presence of Cornelis van Campen (of R 31987) and Gerrit Schouten (NA 866, Not. van Zwieten). Gerrit Schouten is probably identical with Gerrit Cornelisz. Schouten who was betrothed to Catalijn Pieters Marcelis (daughter of Pieter Marcellis, cited in the NOTES of R 33620), widow of Frans Pietersz., on 5 June 1620 (DTB 763/80). On or about 15 June 1638, Otto de Hart, as husband and guardian of Juffr. Magdalena Stuijvers, acting also on behalf of Fijtge Stuijvers, the latter's sister, named Willem Canter in The Hague to compare before the Court of Justice and there to transfer to the heer van den Block the accruals (aenwassen) from 19 morgen 360 rods of land in the polder of Groot Cromstrijen in Claes Wael, which had been bought by Blocklandt van Canter. These lands had come from the late Gerrit Stuijver, as shown by the purchasing contract (NA 867, fol. 212-3, Not. van Zwieten). Gerrit Stuijver was the father of Jan Stuijver (or Stuver) of R 30120. |
