Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 307 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] This day, the 11"" December A° 1651, before me Martin Beeckman Public Notary admitted by the Court of Holland residing at the Hague, and before the undernamed witnesses, appeared Margareta van Eeda, widow of Isaack Portus, at that time Tavern Keeper in old Haerlem at the Sluice here, who hath declared and testified upon her veracity and conscience instead of oath, at the request of Maritjen Ommers, widow of deceased Jan Franssen Croon of Hooghvelt, in his lifetime basket maker at Amsterdam; that over a year ago there came to lodge at her house a likely person, of ruddy face, corpulent body and having a little wen on the side of his cheek who she afterwards understood was from New Netherland, having with him a woman towards whom he evinced great friendship and love, calling her always.