. Eine wallonische Familie in Amerika; Lockwood de Forest und seine Vorfahren 1500-1848.ns war nun unvermeidlich.La Montagne, der als Mann von Ressource und Urteil anerkannt wurde, erhielt das oberste Militärkommando. Er fuhr fort, diese Position zu halten und leitete viele Expeditionen gegen die Indianer im folgenden Winter und Frühjahr. In der Summe von 1645 waren die Indianer mit den zwei Jahren Krieg müde, und was angeblich solid und dauerhaften Frieden war, wurde abgeschlossen. Während der Zeit des indischen Krieges war ein noch schlimmeres Verfahren als der Verlust seines Landes nach LaMontagne gekommen. Es war wahrscheinlich in der earl

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. A Walloon family in America; Lockwood de Forest and his forbears 1500-1848. ns was now inevitable.La Montagne, who was recognized as a man ofresource and judgment, was given the chief mili-tary command. He continued to hold this positionand headed many expeditions against the Indiansduring the following winter and spring. In the sum-mer of 1645 the Indians were wearied with thetwo years war, and what was supposed to be asolid and durable peace was concluded. During the time of the Indian warfare, a stillworse trial than the loss of his land had come to LaMontagne. It was probably in the early part of 1643and at Vredendal that he had had the sorrow oflosing his wife, Rachel de Forest.^ She had ever re-mained faithful at his side and had more than oncegone into the wilderness with him. She was not over ^ N.Y. Colonial Documents, vol. i, p. 139. ^ It is not impossible that she was one of those killed bythe Indians, though it seems improbable that the wife ofCouncillor La Montagne should have so suffered without itsbeing mentioned in the official records. [ 104 ]. montanyes fonteyn, as still to be seen flowing intoharlem mere, central park The Muscoota Bouweries thirty-three or thirty-four when she died, and she New Netheriandhad borne him six children, Httle WiUiam, heryoungest child, having been born in 1641. After his wife was taken from him, La Montagne New Amsterdamdid not feel the same interest in Vredendal, and forthat and other reasons not far to seek decided tomake his home in New Amsterdam, where he had somany duties. He deemed it wise, however, to securea new ground brief for his bouwery. This was themore advisable because his friend Kieft was about toreturn to Holland. On May 9, 1647, Kieft, two daysbefore his departure, gave the required document.^Included in the deed was a point of land calledRechawanes, The Great Sands, which extendedbetween two kills into the East River. This point, usually called Montanyes Point, had not beenpart of the territory grant

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