, 1866-12-09
NWho was Anncke Jans4ss
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Billy Patterson. Annekc Jams wnsa Ouch
css nom Hollnnd, who came to New York
about 80 yea.s ago-t1is was during the
childhood of Gideon Weiles, aud before
George Washington's father bought him the
hatchct who couldn't tel lie. Il W. Pre-
amcsc Twins, Who are not heirs Of Annckc's.
Rip Van Winklc might have been cousin,
but Of that there ID no certainty. Very few
o{ the present Inhabitants Of New York IT,
strect-thoee who do recall her as promls-
Ing young lady lu good society. little too
stout, and little Tentontc, perhaps, With |
ns a set ef aTsnGnt aF,isIal ttefsts stt ,s sss ess
BY King William, Of Hol1and-gtn. About
tho gear 1854 Ev. Bogardus. 4 young clergy
man, a graduate OF Columbia College, VINO |
bearded at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. pscaehed
in the Tabernacle, md lunched ut Crook &
offered her his haud, which she accepted,
after brief consultation with her hthcrin-
law, familiarity called "Old JAMS Of Fulton
Market" Boga1dus, who previous to the
marriage had PRETTY P LIN much Is 49,, ,goae to
sard BY Anneke with tic whefewith to pay
his tAilor's and sundry other little bills, in
clud1t E his dues at :he German Club, and for
lack OF which he had been "posted" and
threatened With expulsion.
liam, rs did also his qroshcr Stephen Bognr-
aus, who used himacifup n Harlem stock;
date" In other words, were Of the same age.
They, however. we're not tWins, although
hrethe5s nand bosh boys;.tasf, f, wsrs t,Eats Ssts
descent to King William: There appeared
! to be "a break" somew where-probsbly At
! Bushncll7s Basin, and they could not get
around IT, Apncke Wcbber was Anneke
I nj 41A
from King william, Us appeared from -
strawberry mark on her nrm." She Was
| much older than Anncke Jams, and Of differ
ent build. She had stoop IN her shoulders
and q p1autcrrade waIk, where she spent
| much of>ler ti,uc. She WAS near-sigEted,
| csotcn- .
Annekc JAMS was possessed Of much
"ttamrs :" and these she had invested In
land lying along the west side Of Broadway,
contagious to the Astor House, which was
the npprst Of the uptown hotels at that
carly dny,} and just out OF reach Of the arn-
nibus drivers, who wrro also descended from
King William Of Holland. In the course Of
see Jears, more or less, the land incfea sed
mucAly in Ealus, and tho heirs Of Trinity
chnrch loa>ed pr ton Of 1t, which they
now claim As shclr own n.t which tho heirs
Of Anneke Jaus, 50 far a heard from, dispute
the claim snd "jotn Issue" J" instead Of Join
ing tho church, winch they .heola do;
took down her waterfall and slept with her
tnthcrs, who we're also descendants of King
William Of Holland, Anueke len property
which had been constantly increasing II
value until It Is supposed to hare reached at
this tiue the enormous sum Of twenty OF
hfty milllons-but commentators differ" q.
TO whether twenty or dfty millions Is &c
, ! many dollars, or only intended to represent
the number of heirs claiming to share the
, propcty-end who are also descended from
! Efrn In Nff nj nd NM ~
!: has been made to dispose Of this vast aggrc
gation Of property on the " Gin Concert
r plan. Something OF the kind will have Il
! Be done at once In orderto fo-cstall the Boari
: King William Of Holland. and who AT
+ supposed to be moving to add the estate (,
u The 'tcontfueent Fund, - which otherwise l
]. liable 10 be oEcrdEawn. on account Of tn
j pal suppcrs at Delmonico's and other frs
4 It's reported, also, that the railroad com
r rnuy, which is plso descended from Kim
= william OF Holland, il covertly making ii
u rancements to lay double track, about lou
- O'Clock on Christmas morning, through th
:, entire property. To prevent this some {
rr Anpekc's heirs have made propositions
" Vanderbilt TO run the Hudson River cat
& into 1t, and Issue convertible bonds to all th
70 What the end Of this Will be It Is dif1cu,
4 to forrsec, A great many babies arc now b.
:. 4 Ing ehrtstcned Anneke JAMS and Eyardus Bt
Carlus. the Commissioner of Internal Rev,
nue., y ho is also descended from King WI
9. 9. linn Of Holland, having recently decide
:. g that this Is not an infringement Of the spr
:, Of tho law nor In yiol1tion of any Of i
r. amendments, and farther that a stamp Is n
- required to make the ceremony legal.
1t number Of enterpsising young men are adSe
tiling for situations as heirs. with specins
=. L. Of which we conclude the present article:
WANTED.
L. The subscrit er. = sirgle man, Of good faz
h. LIZ and respectable cenncc Ions, Prutestau
oi fine personal appearance and eonsituuo
les ally opposed to earning his bread By -
'eT sweat OF his brow.'' l. dcs:rous Of obtaining
nd situation as one nf the he,rs of Anneke JAI
H. deceased. and who Was descended from Eli
i William Of Holland. ''No objection to goi
,st into the country or elsewhere Except
TIC Buffalo,, provided there arc "stamps' in
Je, "G desired, would keep books OF any 9th
% property irtrn.ted TO his care. IL
|i |i5 Iariierlnz whether the exact amount =
"spel'er" Is twenty or nf:y millions III
: best Of references" as to character, capai
eft etc, required. Address, postpaid, 20
ny Jennes, Station A, and spell Jones with t