Gomez family papers
Item
Country
US
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
eng
Contact information: postal address
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
Contact information: phone number
001 212 294 8301
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
RCMiller@cjh.org (archive and library services)
Inquiries@cjh.org (research inquiries)
Inquiries@cjh.org (research inquiries)
Reference number
P-62
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (official language of the state)
Gomez family papers
Language of title
eng
Creator / accumulator
Gomez family
Date(s)
1688/1905
Language(s)
eng
heb
lat
Extent
1 box
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Good
Scope and content
This collection comprises records about or of members of the Gomez family of New York, namely Lewis Moses Gomez (1654/60-1740), Jacob Gomez (d. 1722), Daniel Gomez (1695-1780), Mordecai Gomez (1688-1750), Moses Gomez, Aaron Lopez Gomez (d. 1860); and Aaron and Hetty Gomez.
The collection is composed of the following items:
Folder 1: Notes on real estate of Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Gomez (1801-1865), circa 1832-1870s.
Folder 2: Leases of Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Lopez, 1828-1852.
Folder 3: Accounts belonging to Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Lopez, 1859-1864.
Folder 4: Estate of Henrietta Hendricks Gomez, circa 1865-1899.
Folder 5: Estate of Aaron Lopez Gomez, circa 1860-1865.
Folder 6: Indenture from Archibald Kennedy to Jacob Gomez, 1716.
Folder 7: Indenture from Archibald Kennedy to Lewis Gomez, 1716.
Folder 8: Endenization papers of Lewis Gomez, 1717.
Folder 9: Coat of arms of the Gomez Family, circa 1900s.
Folder 11: Inscriptions from books, circa 1746-1790.
Folder 12: Hebrew Ketubah of Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Gomez, 1821.
Folder 13: Indentures, 1751, 1772.
Folder 14: Indentures of Daniel Gomez, 1719, 1747, 1775.
Folder 15: Inventory of estate of Mordecai Gomez, 1750.
Folder 16: Cash receipt book, 1858-1860.
Folder 17: Prayer book, circa 1689.
Folder 18: Letters of Moses Mordecai Gomez, 1782.
Box OS1F, folder 1: Ketubah and Legal Documents, circa 1821-1868.
Box OS4, folder 1: Gomez Ledger, circa 1821-1868.
The collection is composed of the following items:
Folder 1: Notes on real estate of Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Gomez (1801-1865), circa 1832-1870s.
Folder 2: Leases of Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Lopez, 1828-1852.
Folder 3: Accounts belonging to Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Lopez, 1859-1864.
Folder 4: Estate of Henrietta Hendricks Gomez, circa 1865-1899.
Folder 5: Estate of Aaron Lopez Gomez, circa 1860-1865.
Folder 6: Indenture from Archibald Kennedy to Jacob Gomez, 1716.
Folder 7: Indenture from Archibald Kennedy to Lewis Gomez, 1716.
Folder 8: Endenization papers of Lewis Gomez, 1717.
Folder 9: Coat of arms of the Gomez Family, circa 1900s.
Folder 11: Inscriptions from books, circa 1746-1790.
Folder 12: Hebrew Ketubah of Aaron Lopez Gomez and Henrietta Hendricks Gomez, 1821.
Folder 13: Indentures, 1751, 1772.
Folder 14: Indentures of Daniel Gomez, 1719, 1747, 1775.
Folder 15: Inventory of estate of Mordecai Gomez, 1750.
Folder 16: Cash receipt book, 1858-1860.
Folder 17: Prayer book, circa 1689.
Folder 18: Letters of Moses Mordecai Gomez, 1782.
Box OS1F, folder 1: Ketubah and Legal Documents, circa 1821-1868.
Box OS4, folder 1: Gomez Ledger, circa 1821-1868.
Archival history
This collection is the result of several donations, namely by Samuel Oppenheim in 1922, Mrs Clarence S. and Mr Edgar J. Nathan, Jr. (from the estates of various members of the Gomez, Isaacs, and Hendricks families) in 1929, and the Elsie O. and Philip D. Sang Foundation in 1979.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Gomez family were Sephardic Jews who settled in New York City in the early 1700s. The first member of this family who moved to British America was Lewis (Luís) Moses Gomez (1654-1740), a son of Isaac Gomez, a converso who left Madrid early in the 17th century and moved to Bordeaux. Lewis moved first from Bordeaux to London and later, in 1703, to New York. He was the father of a generation of prosperous merchants and remarkable members of the Congregation Shearith Israel: Mordecai Gomez, Daniel Gomez, Isaac Gomez and Benjamin Gomez.
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The collection is open to all researchers except items that may be restricted due to their fragility or privacy. Digital copies of this collection are available online:
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Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2022
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