The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
NameJacob Mestrezat 
Birth5 Dec 1715, Geneva, Switzerland
Death31 Jul 1791, Amesterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
FatherPierre Mestrezat
Spouses
Marriage19 Mar 1752
ChildrenJean Louise Guillaume ‘William’ (1756-1850)
Louise ‘Henriette’ (1761-1808)
Frederic (1770-1807)
Charles Alexander (1766-1815)
Notes for Jacob Mestrezat
Jacob Mestrezat is found as "Rev. Jacob Mestrezat".
Notes for Henriette-Eve (Spouse 1)
This lady was Dutch and C. A. her son inherited property from her in Holland. I have a letter written by Albert Gallatin about this property, dated 4/2/1840, and I have a letter written in Dutch , dated 1849. The relative taking care of this Holland property is a Baron Six.
I have a picture of her.
From Barbara:
A letter from Dutch officials (written in Dutch) and a letter written and signed by Albert Gallitan is filed with young C.A. Mestrezat's will. They are dated 1840. They refer to property once owned by Henriette Eve Six, "a dutch Lady'.
Albert Gallatin's letter states that the 'Mestrezat affair is apparently hopeless. The property in question consists of certain infederated titles in Holland, the annual income of which varies according to the crop'. The Mestrezat family consisted of three sons Guillllaime, a Lawyer, Frederick (Albert's college friend), an eminent clergyman and Charles. In 1840 they were all deceased. Albert states, 'Either by will or family arrangement one half of those titles belongs to the descendants of Guilliame and Frederick and the other half to those of Charles. The whole is inconsiderable yielding in all, if my memory serves me right, an income not exceeding at most 500 dollars a year - 250 dollares for Charles' heirs and 250 dollars for the European branch'.
At the time the letter was written the European branch wished to sell the property. Charles A. Meztrezat, Sr. died (in 1815) without a will which complicated the matter. Also attached to the letters was a letter of renunciation signed by Louisa A. Mestrezat, giving young Charles authority. It was signed June 20, 1849, only a few months before her death.
The issue was apparently not settled until much later. Cornerstone Clues (November 1996) reprints a letter dated April 1914. Several descendants had given power of attorney for collecting their parts; several were still needed to settle the issue. This article states that the land in question had belonged to the Six family since 1725.
For complete details, read copies in file.
I have a picture of her.
From Barbara:
A letter from Dutch officials (written in Dutch) and a letter written and signed by Albert Gallitan is filed with young C.A. Mestrezat's will. They are dated 1840. They refer to property once owned by Henriette Eve Six, "a dutch Lady'.
Albert Gallatin's letter states that the 'Mestrezat affair is apparently hopeless. The property in question consists of certain infederated titles in Holland, the annual income of which varies according to the crop'. The Mestrezat family consisted of three sons Guillllaime, a Lawyer, Frederick (Albert's college friend), an eminent clergyman and Charles. In 1840 they were all deceased. Albert states, 'Either by will or family arrangement one half of those titles belongs to the descendants of Guilliame and Frederick and the other half to those of Charles. The whole is inconsiderable yielding in all, if my memory serves me right, an income not exceeding at most 500 dollars a year - 250 dollares for Charles' heirs and 250 dollars for the European branch'.
At the time the letter was written the European branch wished to sell the property. Charles A. Meztrezat, Sr. died (in 1815) without a will which complicated the matter. Also attached to the letters was a letter of renunciation signed by Louisa A. Mestrezat, giving young Charles authority. It was signed June 20, 1849, only a few months before her death.
The issue was apparently not settled until much later. Cornerstone Clues (November 1996) reprints a letter dated April 1914. Several descendants had given power of attorney for collecting their parts; several were still needed to settle the issue. This article states that the land in question had belonged to the Six family since 1725.
For complete details, read copies in file.