Fontaine, who unfortunately fell into the barbarous hands of his enemies, and by means of Mons'r Curler obtained his liberty' On the 4th July following, Jeremias Van Rensselaer wTiting to Holland, announces that ' our cousin Arendt Van Curler proceeds o\"erland to Canada, having obtained leave from our General, and been invited thither by the viceroy, M. de Tracy. In an e\il hour he embarked on board a frail canoe to cross Lake Champlain, and having been overtaken by a stonu was drowned, I believe, near Split Rock. In his death this countr)' experienced a public loss, and the French of Canada a warm and efficient friend.' "»

Upon the 15th of January, A.D. 1676, the following letters of administration were granted unto Mr. WiUiam Beeckman of the estate of Ju'ffrour' Slaghboom.

^'■Edmund Andross, Esq., dx. : --

" Whereas Juffrou Ar.tonia Slaghboom, the widow and relict of Monsieur Axeudt vau Curler, late of Schauccktade near Albany, is laiely dead, and in her last will and testament did nominate and appoint William Beeckman, Sen., of this city, to be her executor, and the said William Beeckman having made applicatiou unto me for letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased," &c.,&c.«

On the loth of July, 165 1, sixteen years prior to his death, Arendt

a O'Cilia^'hau-s Hist. N. ?T. Si:-3.

b A Jillo (li di,-rinc:ion f'lr :i ludv- among the Dutch.

c Surroijate's onict;, N. Y,, liCi.

454 HisTORV or the county of Westchester.

van Corlear, transported Broncks' land to Jacob van Stoll, from -vvhom it passed through several proprietors to Herman Smeeman.