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Johannes Machielson (L. S.)
Cornelius Machielson (L. S.)
This is the mark of X John Hendrick Spier (L. S.) This is the mark of X Cornelius Lubbers (L. S.) [Endorsed :] Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of This is the true Mark of HK Klaes Hartmanse Vrelant. John Conrad Codwise.
(Annexed to the Deed.)-The Return and Boundaries of a certain] Tract of Land Surveyed and Layd out for Symon Jacobson [van Winkel] Scituate laying and being in the Township of Achquechenung in the County of Essex [and] Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey-vizt :
No. 4. Beginning on the [west] side of Passaick River and Running up into the Woods North ninety five degrees West ninety three chains Sixty four links and is in Breadth parallell from the ffront to the [Rear] nine chains sixty seven Links and Contains one hundred Acres of Land English Measure Bounded Southerly by the Lott of Aalt Jurians Northerly by John
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Hendrick Spier and Easterly by the River Pisaick and Westerly by Land not yet layd out.
Surveyed October 27th, 1709. By Wm. Bond Surveyor.
(Annexed to the Deed) .- The Return and Boundaries of a certain tract] of Land Surveyed and Layd out for Symon Jacobson van Wink [ el scitua]te laying and being in the Township of Achquechenung in the County of Essex in the Eastern Division of the Province of New Jersey-vizt.
No. 13-Beginning on the Westside of Pisaick River and Running up into the Woods North forty seven degrees West ninety seven chains forty Six Links And is in Breadth Parallell ten Chains forty six Links and con- tains One hundred Acres of Land Bounded Southwesterly by John Hend- rick Spiers Lott South Easterly by Pissaick River North Easterly by the Lott of the Widow Post and North Westerly by Lands not yet Surveyed.1 Laid out October 27tl1, 1709
By Wm. Bond2 Surveyor.
In the Patent for Acquackanonk it was stipulated that a quit-rent of £ 14 should be paid annually by the patentees. The following receipts ( from the originals in the possession of Judge Simmons) are of interest as showing the changes in ownership from time to time :
Achqueckenunck 10 October 1707.
Received then of Hermanus Gerritse, Thomas Juriaanse, Hessel Peterse, John Spier, Cornelis Lubberse, John Sip, Jacob Vreeland, Hendrick Gerritse, Adriaan Post, Peter Pauelse, Christopher Steenmets Aart Juriaanse, Johan- nes Marinus. Frans Post, John Juriaanse, Michiel Vreeland, Jacob Van Winckel, Simon van Winckel Dirk Vreeland, Sanders Egberts, Gerard Post, Abraham van Giesen, Abraham Bockee, Claas Vreeland, & Cornelis de Remus, owners of the Achqueckenunck Pattent, & living upon the land therein mentioned, the sum of Seventeen pounds, ten Shillings New York money in full for a years quit rent for the sd Pattent, w'ch is (as by s'd pat- tent may appear) fourteen pounds Sterling a year, w'ch s'd years quit rent was due the 25th of March last past to w'ch time all is cleard for the above mentioned pattent. I say recd for the use of the Proprietors of the Eastern division of New Jersey by me.
£ 17:10 :-
Peter Sonmans Rec'r. Gen'll. & Agent.
Achqueckenunck #mo September 1709.
Received then of Hermanus Gerritse, Thomas Juriaanse, Hessel Peterse, John Spier, Cornelis Lubberse, John Sip, Jacob Vreeland, Hendrick Gerritse, Adriaan Post. Peter Pauelse, Christopher Steenmets, Aart Juriaanse, Johan- nes Marinus, Frans Post, John Juriaanse, Michiel Vreeland, Jacob van Winkel, Simon van Winckel, Dirk Vreeland, Sanders Egberts, Gerard Post, Abraham Van Giesen, Abraham Bockee, Claas Vreeland & Cornelis de Remus owners & Pattentees of the Achqueckenunck pattent & living upon the land therein mentioned the sum of Thirty five pounds New York money being in full for two years quit rent for the sd Pattent, w'ch is (as by the sd Pattent appears) fourteen pounds sterling (allowance being made for 25 } Cto for Sterling money) a year, w'ch sd two years rent was due the 25th of March last past, to w'ch time all is cleard & paid for the above mentioned
1 Apparently one of the first Hundred Acre Lots.
2 Surveyor General of New York for some years.
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pattent. I Say recd for the use of the Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey by me.
£ 35 :-:--
Peter Sonmans Rec'r. Gen'll. & Agent.
Achquequenunck 23 June 171I.
Received then of Hermanus Gerritse, Thomas Juriaanse, Hessel Peterse, John Spier, Hendrick Spier, Cornelis Lubbertse, John Sip, Jacob Vreeland, Hendrick Gerritse, Adriaan Post, Peter Pauelse, Christopher Steenmets, the Heirs of Aart Juriaanse, Johannes Vreeland, Francis Post, John Juriaanse, Michiel Vreeland, Jacob van Winkel, Simon van Winkel, Dirk Vreeland, Sanders Egberts, Roelof Cornelisse, Gerard Post, Abraham van Giesen, John Broadberry, Claas Vreeland. & Cornelis de Remus owners & Pattentees of the Achquequenunck Pattent & living upon the land mentioned therein the sum of thirty five pounds New York money, being in full for two years quit rent for the sd pattent w'ch is (as by the sd Pattent appears) fourteen pounds Sterling (allowance being made of the 25 (Cto for Sterling money) a year : w'ch sd two years rent was due the 25th of March last past, to wch time all is cleared & paid for the above named pattent. I say recd for the use of the Proprietors of the Eastern division of New Jersey by me
£ 35 :-:-
Peter Sonmans Rec'r. Gen'll & Agent.
Achquequenunck 25 Aprill 1712.
Received then of Hermanus Gerritze, Thomas Juriaanse, Hessel Pe- ersze, John Spier, Hendrick Spier, Cornelius Lubbertze, John Sip, Jacob Vreeland, Hendrick Gerritze, Adriaan Post, Peter Pauelse, Christopher Steenmets, the Heirs of Aart Juriaanse, Johannes Vreeland, Francis Post, Harmen Juriaanse, Michiel Vreeland, Jacob van Winkel, Simon van Winkel, Dirk Vreeland, Sanders Egberts, Roelof Cornelisze, Gerard Post, Abraham Van Giesen, John Broadberry, Claas Vreeland & Cornelius de Remus owners & Pattentees of the Achquequenunck Pattent, & living upon the land men- tioned therein the Sum of Seventeen pounds ten Shillings New York money being in full for a years quit rent for the sd pattent wch is (as by the sd Pattent appears) fourteen pounds Sterling (allowance being made of 25 Cto for Sterling money ) a year, wch sd years rent was due the 25th of March last past, to wch time all is cleard & pd for the above named pattent. I Say recd for the use of the Proprs of the Eastern division of New Jersey by me £ 17:10 Peter Sonmans Recr. Gen'll & Agent NB tho its mentioned yt the Heirs of Aart Juriaanse have pd because a generall receit ought to be given, the sd Heirs have not pd for this nor five years before.
Achquequenunck 17 April 1713-
Received then of Hermanus Gerritze, Thomas Juriaanse, Hessel Peterze, John Spier, Hendrick Spier, Cornelis Lubberze, John Sip, Jacob Vreelant, Hendrick Gerritze Adriaan Post, Peter Pauelse, Christopher Steenmets, the Heirs of Aart Juriaanze, Johannes Vreeland. Francis Post, Harmen Juria- anze, Michiel Vreelandt, Jacob van Winkel, Simon van Winkel, Dirk Vree- landt, Sanders Egberts, Roelof Cornelisze, Gerard Post, John Broadbury, Claas Vreeland & Cornelis Doremus, owners & Pattentees of the Achqueque- nunck pattent, & living upon the land mentioned therein the Sum of Seven- teen pounds ten shillings New York money being in full for a years quit rent of the sd Pattent, being (as by the sd pattent appears) fourteen pounds Ster-
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ling (the Sterling money being computed at the rate of 25 Cto.) a year, wch sd years rent was due the 25th of March last past, to wch time all is cleard & pd for the sd Pattent. I Say recd for the use of the Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey by me
£17:10 :-- Peter Sonmans Rec'r Gen'll & Agent.
NB tho its mentioned yt the heirs of Aart Juriaanse have pd, because a generall release ought to be given, the sd heirs have not pd for this nor six years before.
Achquequenunck 20th May 1719-
Received then of Hermanus Gerritze Thomas Juriaanse Hessel Peterse, John Spier Roelof Jacobus, Adrian Sip, Jacob Vreelandt, Hendrick Gerritze, Adrian Post, Peter Pauelse, Christopher Steenmets, Jurria Altese, Derick Vreelandt, ffrancis Post, Harman Juriaanse, Michiel Vreelandt Simon Van Winkel Derick Vreelandt Roelof Cornelisze, Gerrard Post, Claas Vreeland Hendrik Doremus, Hendrick Spier Owners & Patentees of Achquequenunk & liveing upon the Land mentioned in that patent Ninety Seven pounds ten shillings money of New York which when seven pounds ten shillings Due by Sanders Egbert & John Broadberry is paid will be in full for Six Years Quit- rents due from the 25th day of March 1713 to the 25 of March last past which said Quitrents being to be paid at the rate of fourteen pounds Sterling a year is computed at the rate of 2572 Ct into New York money.
Memd. That Jurria Altese has paid the arrears above mentioned due by the Heirs of Aart Jurriaanse. Mr. Broadberry has pd 3:15 :- Commissioners by Act of Assembly : John Hamilton
for raiseing of Money for running : Geo. Willocks
ye Lines of Division between New : John Harrison
York & New Jersey &c.
East New Jersey: Acquackenunk: September 7th: 1726.
Received from Dirck Vrelandt, Arry Sip, Elias vrelandt, Dirck hartman Vrelandt, Jacobus van Winkle, Rolefe Jacobus, Hendrick Speer, Michael vreland, Rolefe Cornelusse van houtten, harmanus Gerrietse, Thomas & har- man Jurryson Jerry Altse, Francis Post Hendrick Gerrietse, Peter Paulusse, Hendrick DeRemus Gerrit Post, Jacob Speer & hessel Peterson one Hundred and Twenty four Pounds Eight shillings &c. money at : 8 pr oz: in full for Seaven years quit Rent for the several Persons above named which be Came Due the 25 of march Last Past I say Received by me for the Use of the Proprietors of Eastern Devission of New Jersey &c.
£124:8:3- Richard Ashfield Rec Genl.
East New Jersey Acquackenunk May 17th 1727- Received from Messrs: Harmanus Gerrietse Michael Vreland Rolef Corneluson van Houten Jacob Vrelandt Harman Jurrison Aderaien Post for his father frans Post Hendrick DuRemus Arry Sip Dirck Vrelandt Jacob Speer Class Vreland Christofell Stymets Ellias Vrelandt Gerrit Post Peter Paulusse Dirck hartmans Vrelandt Jacob marrenus Abraham & Simon van Wenkle and Hendrick Speer the Sume of fifteen pounds four shillings it being in full for their several Shares in he Pattent of Acquackenunk which became due the twenty fifth day of merch Last past all which perticular
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Shares being Cleared to that day I Say Received in behalfe of genaral Pro- prietors of East Jersey by me.
£ 15-4-
Richard Ashfield Rec'r Gen'll.
By the terms of the patent, these quit-rents are still due. It is probable that none were paid later than 1745. The Proprietors of East New Jersey are not likely to attempt their collection at this late day.
The oldest survey and return by Verkerk in this region is the following, given in his own Dutch, which is not strictly grammatical :
Uyt Geleyt en Gemeeten een Loet Lant Voor Hessel Pitersen :no. 12: en begint an de kiel an de suyt sey Van Vrans poest by een berke stratiel an vier seyyen Gemerckt en loept van daer West seisten Graden suyyelyck Vyfenne- gentig kettens en Van daer noerden negen Graden oesteleyck drie kettens en twintig schalmen en van daer noerden ses en Vertig Graden Westeleyck 54 kettens en van daer suyyen 44 Graden Westeleyck 9 kettens en 80 schalmen en Van daer suyyen 46 Graden oesteleyck 60 kettens en Van daer suyyen 9 Graden Westeleyck 8 kettens en Van daer oest 7 Graden noerdeleyck 971/2 ketten en Van daer tot de plaes daer het eerst begonnen is en stuyt met de suyt sey thuegen dierk Vrelant en loet en met de noerdt bey thuegen Vrans poesten loet ost by de kiel West by Lont dat nek niet Gemeten is En is Groet 200 ackers.
Anno 1713
Gemeten by my
Jan Verkercke
[Translation].
Laid out and surveyed a lot of land for Hessel Pieterse: No: 12: and begins at the river on the south side of Frans Post at a birch sapling marked on four sides and runs from thence West sixteen degrees southerly ninety- five chains and from thence north nine Degrees easterly three chains and twenty links and from thence north forty-six Degrees Westerly 54 chains and from thence south 44 Degrees Westerly 9 chains and So links and from thence south 46 Degrees easterly 60 chains and from thence south 9 Degrees Westerly 8 chains and from thence east 7 Degrees northerly 9712 chains and from thence to the place where it first began and bounded on the south by line of Dirck Vreeland's lot and on the north by line of Frans Post's lot east by the river West by lands not yet surveyed and is 200 large acres.
Anno 1713
Surveyed by me Jan Verkercke
CHAPTER II.
Division of what is now the Totowa section of Paterson-Map showing boundary lines-Supposititious mining rights carefully preserved. The principal value of the Falls as a fishing place-Indian deed to the Wagaraw and Goffle neighborhoods-The purchase of Garret moun- tain and the origin of its name.
Thou hast histories that stir the heart With deeper feeling; while I look on thee They rise before me. I behold the scene Hoary again with forests; I behold The Indian warrior, whom a hand unseen Has smitten with his death-wound in the woods.
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I look again-a hunter's lodge is built And loud the Indian maidens laugh, That gather, from the rustling heaps of leaves,
The hickory's white nuts, and the dark fruit
That falls from the gray butternut's long boughs.
So centuries passed by, and still the woods
Blossomed in spring, and reddened when the year Grew chill, and glistened in the frozen rains Of winter, till the white man swung the axe
Beside thee-signal of a mighty change. -Bryant.
The Totowa Patent embraced nearly all of what is now the First Ward of Paterson, all of what is now the Second Ward of Paterson and a great deal of what was afterwards Manchester township. (See map on opposite page).
The first settlement north of Acquackanonk, within the bounds of the present Passaic county, was made about 1695 or 1696. Anthony Brockholls, Arent Schuyler, Samuel Bayard, George Reyerse, and others, purchased from the East Jersey Proprietors, November 5, 1695, several extensive tracts of land, one of which, called the Pequannock Patent, embraced most of the land in the western part of the present township of Wayne, lying on the east side of the Passaic river, and extending southerly nearly to the present line of division between Wayne and Manchester townships. It might have been expected that Brockholls and his associates would have extended, their pur- chase southerly to the Passaic river, so as to include the Totowa tract, but it was not until November 3, 1696, that a patent for this valuable domain was obtained from the East Jersey Proprietors, by George Willocks, a shrewd Scotchman, and himself one of the Proprietors. The patent to Willocks describes the tract as "All that tract of land scituate lying and being upon passaick river in the county of Essex and province of East new-Jersey afore- said called by the indians Totoa Begining at a great stone above the turne of the river oposite to the mouth of a brook on the south side of the said river from thence runing North West and by North ffourty cheanes thence North East one degree and fifteen minuetts more Northerly two hundred and sixtie one cheanes Thence south east & by south to the said passaick river thence up the streame of the said passaick river to wher it begun Together with all mannor of rivers rivoletts streames feeding pasters woods under woods trees Waters water courses water falls ponds pooles pitts Easments profits comodi- tyes hereditament ffishings ffowlings hawkings huntings Mines mineralls Quarries Royallties unto the same belonging." There was thus left an angle, or "Hoek," between the Pequannock and the Totowa patents, toward Little Falls. By deed dated March 25, 1702, Willocks conveyed "All the abovesaid Tract of land abutted & bounded as above," with all the appurtenances so particularly enumerated (excepting, only, "pasters," i. e., pastures), to "Sam- uell Bayard of the citty & county of New York merchant," one of the asso- ciates of Brockholls, and Bayard, in turn, conveyed the same to Anthony Brockholls, September 30, 1703. Anthony Brockholls appears to have parted with an equal, undivided one-third interest in the Totowa patent to Roelof Helmigse and Helmegh Roelofse. By deed (unrecorded) dated September
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26, 1715, Henry Brockholls conveyed to Derick Vanhouden the equal, un- divided one-fourth part of the tract purchased from Bayard. A map was made of the entire tract, dated May 4, 1722, showing it subdivided into three lots, No. I, No. 2 and No. 3. The patent began directly opposite the mouth of the Peckamin river and ran on a course north thirty-five degrees west, to the patent line. The eastern boundary was in the line of the present Haledon avenue, extending from the river on a course north thirty-six degrees thirty minutes west one hundred and seven chains and fifty links, to the foot of the mountain at Cedar Cliff Park. By the division made May 4, 1722, each of the lots was about equal in area. Lot No. I embraced all that part of the patent lying southwest of the present southwesterly line of the Second Ward of the city of Paterson. Lot No. 2 extended from that line easterly to the line of the present Redwoods avenue. Lot No. 3 embraced all the territory lying between Redwoods avenue and Haledon avenue, and from the river to the mountain. Although this map was evidently made for the purpose of partitioning the entire patent between the owners, it was not until Septem- ber 13, 1724. that Helmegh Roelofse and Roelof Helmeghse released and confirmed unto the heirs and devisees of Anthony Brockholls, Lot No. 2 and Lot No. 3; they doubtless at the same time received from the Brockholls heirs and devisees a similar deed of release for Lot No. I.
By deed (unrecorded) dated October 29, 1724, "Between Susanna Brockholls of Pomptan in the County of Bergin and Eastern Division of the province of Nova Caesarea or New Jersey, Widdow Executrix and De- visee During Life of the Real Estate of Majr. Anthony Brockholls late of the Said County and Province Deceased, Henry Brockholls Son to the said An- thony Brockholls, Mary Brockholls one of the Daughters of the Said An- thony, Dirck Van Veghten and Judith his Wife another Daughter, Philip French of the City of New York Merchtt and Susanna his Wife an other Daughter & Frederik Philipse of the Said City of New York Merchtt and Johanna his Wife another Daughter, all Joint heirs of the Real Estate of the Said Anthony Brockholls of the One Part, and Dirck Van Houten of the Said County of Bergin And Province of East New Jersey Yeoman of the other part," the parties of the first part, in consideration of £312 New York money, conveyed to Dirck Van Houten a part of Lot No. 2 (then in his possession), "beginning at the Southeast Corner of the Land marked in the aforesaid Map or Chart Nº. One and belonging to Roelof Van Houten and Jacob Van Houten thence running into the Woods Northwest and by North Sixty-four Chains and one half to a Stake there drove in, thence along a Ridge of hills Northeast one Degree and fifteen Minutes more northerly fifty one Chains to another Stake there drove in, thence South east and by South Eighty Seven Chains and Sixty nine Links to Passaick River thence along passaick River to the Place where it began Containing about Three hundred and Nineteen Acres." This tract extended from the present westerly city line, north of the Passaic river, easterly to a line about half way between North Twelfth street and Edmund street, in the Second Ward, and from the river to the present northerly city line, at the foot of the mountain.
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On a map dated April 25, 1763, of a survey by Abraham Clark, Jun., (after- wards one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence) this tract is described as belonging to Garrabrant Van Houten, and as containing 327 acres.
By his will, dated May 16, 1769, Dirck Van Houten gave to his son Gerrebrant a tract lying on the east side of the Oldham brook, on the south side of the Totowa road, and extending to the river. He also gave him one- half of the homestead farm; the other half he gave to his son Helmigh. Gerrebrant, by his will, in 1783, devised the homestead, containing about 150 acres, to his son Dirck. Helmigh Van Houten, by his will made in 1783, gave 16 acres of his homestead to his son Derrick, and the remainder to his son Adrian. This westerly half of Lot No. 2 remained in these two families until the middle of this century, and, indeed, much of it continued in the Van Houtens until the present generation.
The eastern half of Lot No. 2 appears to have been owned in 1754 by Bastiaen Van Giesen, as appears by a reference in a deed of that date. His two sons, Dirck and Rynier, succeeded him in the ownership, the former having 180 acres to the southwest, while Rynier owned the remaining 120 acres; the latter farm was acquired by Dirck. By his will, dated October 16, 1782, proved April 1I, 1787, Dirck devised to his son John, his homestead, of 180 acres; the remaining 120 acres, formerly owned by his brother Rynier, he devised to his grandson, Merseillas M. Van Giesen, ex- cepting a "two acre piece of ground lying by the Great Falls and adjoining the river sold to Cornelius Nafee" for a mill-site. The "fishing place under the Great Falls" he bequeathed to his son John. John and Merseillas re- leased to each other, April 16, 1788. Merseilles M. Van Giesen conveyed 124 acres of his farm, January 2, 1792, to Benjamin Dey, who sold to John Dey, September 15, 1796. The latter disposed of the farm to various per- sons early in the present century.
John Van Giesen divided his farm, September 5, 1809, between his chil- dren, conveying to Helmagh Van Giesen the half lying on the northwest side of the road, and to Adrian Van Giesen and Cornelius Van Giesen the half on the southwest side of the road. In his will, dated October 10, 1808, proved October 5, 1809 (one month after he had conveyed his homestead, as just related), he provides : "It is my will and desire that the fishing place at the Great Falls and my brewery shall be equally divided between them my aforesaid children namely Richard, Halmagh, Merseilles, John, Adrian, Cor- nelius, Anna, Lena, Elizabeth and Maritye and their heirs and if any of my said children wish to dispose of their shares of the fishing place or brewery, they shall offer it to their brothers and sisters and if they cannot agree about the price they shall each choose an indifferent person to fix on a price for each share."
By deed dated July 20, 1754, Henry Brockholls conveyed to the Rev. David Marinus, then pastor of the church at Acquackanonk, a tract of one hundred acres out of Lot No. 3, extending from Redwoods avenue easterly to a line slightly east of Marion street, and from the river northwesterly to
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the mountain. The consideration named in the deed was £200 New York money ; it is very probable, however, that the farm was a gift to the Dominie. The latter exchanged it with Gerrit Van Houten, December 2, 1760, for a farm of about the same size, at Slooterdani, where he subsequently lived. The Dominie seems to have become convinced that something more valuable thian corn and wheat was to be extracted from the land, for in his deed to Van Houten he reserves "one moiety or equal half part of and in all mines, minerals and precious stones that are now or may be found or discovered forever hereafter on, in or under said land, which said David Marinus reserves and excepts for the benefit of himself, his heirs and assigns forever and that he, his heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter search, dig, batter, blast, make levels, erect mine houses and engines, forge and furnace, and do everything about the mining business belonging with a free and unmolested passage to and from said mines, minerals and erections without any molestation or hindrance under what claim or pretence whatever by said Gerrit Van Houten, his heirs, execu- tors, administrators or assigns, or any person or persons claiming by virtue or under him." By deed dated April 14, 1762, Henry Brockholls conveyed an acre of land to the Trustees of the "Low dutch reformed Congregation of Totua." It is probable that about this time, or earlier, Henry Brockholls conveyed a plot of four and a half acres, 2.72 by 19 chains, fronting on the Passaic river, to Abraham Godwin, for a tavern site. Both these small tracts were in Lot No. 3.
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