History of the city of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, Part 76

Author: Nelson, William, 1847-1914
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Paterson : Press Printing and Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 466

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2. Matilda, b. Oct. 4, 1834 ; d. April 21, 1892. Sbe was a most self- sacrificing worker in various benevolent and religious lines, and in her later years was especially zealous in behalf of tbe Y. M. C. A.

3. Jobn Josepb, b. March 3, 1837 ; m. Lavinia Mandeville; sbe d. Oct. 5, 1886. He is a successful mercbant in New York, and devotes his leisure to the gathering of paintings, of which he bas a small but choice collection. Tbe bouse in which be was born, in Ryle avenue, but thor- oughly modernized and enlarged, is his residence.

By his second wife :

4. William Henry, b. Jan. 19, 1841 ; in business at Richfield Springs, N. Y .; 5. James Van Orden, b. July 9, 1842; d. Oct. 12, 1843; 6. Garret Edwin, b. Nov. 19, 1844 ; is a manufacturer of woolens, near Amsterdam, N. Y .; 7. Martin, b. Oct. 29, 1846; lives at Yonkers, N. Y .; 8. James, b. Nov. 24, 1847; d. June 11, 1848; 9. Anna Maria, b. Aug. 17, 1849 ; m. Horace E. Walter, of Richfield Springs, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1875 ; 10. Emily, b. Dec. 10, 1851; d. May 10, 1854.

III. Jacobus (Jacob, James), m. Ist, Hannah (Jobanna) Blauvelt ; she d. Aug. 26, 1834, aged 35 yrs. , 9 mos. , 23 days ; 2d, Maria Demarest, dau. of the Rev. James Demarest, of Tappan ; d. 1855 ; she d. Aug. 12, 1880. He lived on the Totowa road opposite the Laurel Grove cemetery. He was known as James I., or Jacobus J. Blauvelt. His will, dated Jan. 17, 1861, was proved Feb. 20, 1862.1 Issue:

By bis first wife (Hannah Blauvelt):

I. Rachel, b. Jan. 14, 1823 ; m. William M. Bland, May 23, 1850 ; 2. Nicholas, b. Aug. 18, 1824; d. Nov. 2, 1824; 3. James Van Orden, d. June 16, 1827 ; 4. Catharine, d. Oct. 31, 1831, aged 10 mos., 14 days ; 5. James V. O., d. Jan. 21, 1834, aged 1 yr., 8 mos., 19 days.

By his second wife (Maria Demarest):

6. John Tbomas, b. Dec. 19, 1837.

7. Sarah Ann, b. Dec. 9, 1839 ; m. George Andruss, of Newark, April 20, 1890.

8. James ; he was a promising young law student, when death cut him off in his early manhood.

IV. Gerrit, b. Marcb 18, 1807, in Rockland county, N. Y .; m. Ann Van Saun, Nov. 28, 1833; d. August 11, 1882. He received from bis father the rear portion of his farm on Totowa. He sold this in 1855, and removed to Paterson, investing in Main street property (the Old Bank), which subsequently rose greatly in value. Having no children of bis own, Mr. Blauvelt "adopted" the Paterson orphan asylum as his special care. It was tbe constant recipient of his bounty while be lived, and at his death it received from him a bequest of $9,000.

V. Annaetye (Ann), b. July 31, 1810, on Totowa; m. Edo Van

1,Passaic County Wills, B, 35I.

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Dec. 28, 1826; she d. Aug. 21, 1849; he m. 2d, Sarah A. Stevens (b. Dec. 6, 1825), of Chester, N. Y., March 3, 1853; d. Feb. 2, 1873; his widow is still living (October, 1895). He was known as Samuel J. Van Saun. He was a stair-builder by trade. He was at Acquackanonk some years, but removed to New York early in 1831, where he fol- lowed his trade as a builder, for thirty years. In 1861 he went to Warwick, N. Y., where he died.1 He was an elder in the Reformed church, corner of Bleecker and West Tenth streets, for some years, and subsequently in the Warwick church, up to the time of his death. He and his wife sang in the choir in the Bleecker street church. Issue: Samuel, b. March 13, 1849; m. Sarah A. Welling (b. April 6, 1851), of Warwick, N. Y., May 8, 1872; he keeps a drug store in that town. Children-I. Clara, b. Sept. 1, 1874; 2. Sam- uel Welling, b. Jan. 7, 1880.

1 See p. 259.

Saun. For ber children, see above.

VI. Cornelius, b. Sept. 28, 1812, on Totowa; m. Ist, Elizahetb Mandeville; 2d, Anna De Groote; 3d, Maria Risley, wbo survived him. He studied for the ministry, in the New Brunswick Tbeological Semina- ry, wbere be graduated in 1842, and was pastor at Scbraalenburgh, 1842-48 ; Blue Mountain, 1859-62; Woodstock, 1864-65; Closter City, 1866-75; Linlithgo, N. Y., wbere be d. in 1881. Issue: 1. Eliza; 2. Ra- cbel Van Orden, b. Jan. 16, 1836 ; m. George Andruss, of Newark; d. Marcb 4, 1885 ; 3. Mandeville; 4. Annette ; 5. Arthur ; 6. Jennie M .; 7. Irving G.

VII. Thomas Ackerman, b. May 14, 1815, on Totowa ; m. Polly Hop- per, of Small Lots, July 16, 1835; d. Feb. 25, 1838 ; sbe m. 2d, Abraham Haring, of Tappan, Marcb 3, 1842. Issue : Racbel, b. July 25, 1836.

Cornelis-Cornelius-Johannes-Josepb-Hendrick-Gerrit Hendricksen and Martha Sarven bad children :

I. Cornelius, b. Sept. 7, 1804 ; m. Mary Bensen,1 April 28, 1831 ; d. Marcb 29, 1859; she d. Marcb 29, 1859. He was a foreman or mill-boss in the Phoenix mill, many years. He was called Cornelius C. Blauvelt, jun. Issue: 1. John, m. Jane Bolton ; 2. Elisabeth, b. Feh. 19, 1834; 3. William Henry, b. April 29, 1836; m. Mary, dau. of Frederick Gillmor.

II. Jobn, h. Dec. 25, 1805 ; d. about 1834, unm.

III. Rebecca, b. April 12, 1807 ; m. Jacob Frederick, and removed to Rockland county. Issue: I. Cornelius, b. Dec. 30, 1836; 2. Jacob Henry, h. Sept. 20, 1838.

IV. James, b. Aug. 27, 1808; m. Maria Van Riper, and removed to Lafayette, Hudson county. Issue: 1. Mary Catharine, h. Oct. 19, 1834 ; 2. Martha Ann, b. July -, 1839 ; 3. James.

V. Joseph, b. April 28, 1810 ; m.

----. Cb., George, m. Maria J., dau. of Jacob Zabriskie, of Haledon avenue ; sbe m. 2d, John C. Roe. VI. William Youry, b. Nov. 4, 1812; m. Sarah Ann Stagg ; d. Oct. 8, 1852 ; sbe d. hefore him. Issue :

i. Elisabetb, b. July 15, 1835.

ii. Josepb, b. Feb. 20, 1838 ; m. Lydia M., dau. of William Doughty, Dec. 29, 1859. He has been a valued employe at the Paterson Iron Works for many years. Children-I. William D., cashier of the Second National Bank; 2. Nellie.

iii. Jane, b. Sept. 24, 1849.

VII. Tunis, b. April 13, 1814; d. about 1837, unm.

VIII. Henry Sarven, b. Nov. 3, 1815; m. Susan Post; he was a painter by trade.

IX. Jacoh Tallman, h. Feb. 13, 1822; m. Evelene, dau. of Thomas Scott, who came from Ramapo to Paterson; d. Aug. 24, 1890; she d. Jan. 13, 1890. He learned his trade as machinist with Godwin, Clark & Co., and was with that concern, and its successors-Danforth, Cooke & Co., the Danfortb Locomotive and Machine Company, and the Cooke Locomotive and Machine Company-during a period of forty-four years, heing superintendent of the establishment for many years before his death. He had the faculty of getting the best out of the men under

III. Ewout Van Gelder, b. 1805.

IV. Maria, m. Richard Voorhis; d. Aug. 15, 1887, in her 81st year.

V. John, b. Dec. 1, 1812; d. Jan. 3, 1846, at Pompton Plains.

Seventh Generation.

Edo-Isac-Samuel-Isack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Han- nah Blauvelt had children:

I. Rachel Ann, m. Ira Ryerson, of Totowa, April 4, I867.

II. Caroline, m. John P. Quackenbush, Nov. 26, 1851. Issue : Annie Blauvelt, m. Thomas (son of George) Smith; she d. Dec. II, 1873; he lives in Gibson City, Ills. Ch., Anna Mae, m. Francis K. Mason, Oct. 16, 1895.

III. Maria Elisabeth, b. May I, 1833; m. Jacob R. Ber- dan. Issue: I. Libbie, m. John Merselis, of Preakness; 2. Mary.

bim, for they all felt that they had in him a just, discriminating superin- tendent, and a sympathizing friend. He had an unfailing fund of bumor, a dry wit, and loved a joke. Issue :

i. Jacob H., b. Aug. 28, 1845; m. Amelia B., dau. of Isaac Schoonmaker, Aug. 23, 1867. Mr. Blauvelt went into the county clerk's office as a copyist, in 1860, and in the course of time proved so valuable an assistant that be was made deputy county clerk. In 1871 be was elected county clerk, and was re-elected in 1876, filling the office for ten years, to the utmost satisfaction of the public, wbo always found in him a most competent and obliging officer. Tbe knowledge acquired by bim in his twenty years' connection with the office bas been since utilized hy bim in searching titles, wbich he makes a specialty, in connection with bis business of conveyancer and insurance agent. He was elected a. member of the Board of Education from the Second ward in 1868, and was re-elected in 1870. He has heen an officer of tbe Paterson Mutual: Building and Loan Association since 1878, baving been President for several years past.

X. Erastus, b. July 13, 1823 ; m. Ellen Jones, of Utica, N. Y., wbere he has resided since bis marriage.

Daniel-Thomas-Johannes-Isaac-Johannes-Gerrit Hendricksen and Brecbye Blauvelt had children :

I. Tbomas, h. Nov. 8, 1795 ; d. Dec. 2, 1867, unm .; he was a mute.

II. Isaac, b. Aug. 22, 1802 ; m. Isabella, dau. of Cbristopher Pater- son and Polly .Doland ; d. at Pompton, Jan. 29, 1829; sbe m. 2d, John Drew, of Pompton. Isaac was a shoemaker, and plied bis trade some years in Newark. Issue :

i. A son, d. in inf.

ii. Isaac D., b. Sept. 6, 1827 ; m. Ist, Abigail, dau. of Jobn and Jane Winans, of Paterson, Sept. 22, 1849; sbe d. 1866; 2d, Elizabeth Flitcroft, 1868. He was elected to the Assembly in 1864, and was re- elected in 1865. For many years he has carried on the business of car- riage huilder, in Paterson street. Issue: (by bis first wife) I. Emma, d. at birtb; 2. William Parkinson, b. 1851 ; d. 1855; 3. Isabella, b. 1853; d. 1867; 4. John Davenport, b. 1855; d. 1856; (hy bis second wife) 5. Daniel; 6. Nettie.

III. Daniel, b. July 26, 1813 ; m. Eliza Berry, of Pompton ; d. Feb. 6; 1878. He succeeded his father and grandfather in the operation of the old grist-mill, on the Wanaque river, just above tbe Pompton station on tbe New York, Susquehanna and Western railroad. His will, dated June 16, 1870, was proved Marcb 13, 1878.1 Issue :

i. Daniel, m. Cornelia, dau. of Dr. Lowry, of Newark; he was a captain in the late war, and was killed in the battles before Richmond, May 31, 1864. Children-1. Frank Van Pelt, d. Aug. 16, 1875 ; drowned at sea, in a storm; 2. Charles Lowry, d. Feb. 25, 1864; 3. Mary Elida,. m. Dr. Edward Frost, of Elizabeth.

ii. Peter, m. Ellen Mead, of Bloomingdale ; lives in Newark.

iii. Thomas, lives in Paterson, unm.

iv. Samuel, lives in Paterson, unm.

1 Passaic County Wills, F, 422.

1 See p. 287.

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IV. John Blauvelt, b. Jan. 4, 1836; m. Adaline Jaco- bus. Issue: I. Joseph P .; m. Sophie Haring, Aug. 17, 1886; 2. Edwin.

Samuel-Albert-Samuel-Isack-Jacob-Jacob Van Zanen and Ann Wessels had issue:

I. Elizabeth Van Houten, b. Sept. 26, 1828; m. Henry Muzzy, Dec. 30, 1851; d. July 15, 1872; he d. Jan. 30, 1886. He came from Waverley, N. Y., to Paterson, in ·1849, and carried on the lumber business for twenty years or more. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian church, 1855-1886, a trustee, 1853-60, superintendent of the Sun- day School for several years, and a teacher in the school for forty years. Children:

i. Samuel A. (he has been always called Samuel Van Saun), b. Oct. 2, 1852; m. Lucy, dau. of William and Mary (Thompson) Halstead, Jan. II, 1876. IIe entered his grand- father's store at an early age, and proved himself so efficient a - business man that when Mr. Van Saun retired, in 1874, he transferred his establishment to his son and this grandson. Subsequently Mr. Muzzy formed a partnership with his brothers, Henry and Edward, who deal in agricultural imple- ments, seeds, mill supplies and many other goods, at Nos. 189-191 Main street. Mr. Muzzy was a trustee of the First Presbyterian church, 1878-87, an elder, 1887-92, and su- perintendent of the Sunday school, 1886-92, filling each position with great fidelity and most acceptably. Since May, 1894, he has been superintendent of the Sunday school of the Church of the Redeemer. He has taken an active part in public affairs, being particularly prominent in military circles, rising from the ranks to the grade of Colo- nel of the Second Regiment, New Jersey National Guard. It has been very largely through his untiring zeal that the Paterson militia have attained a degree of excellency unsur- passed in New Jersey, and that they have at last one of the finest armories in the State.

ii. Edmund Hamilton, b. Jan. 6, 1854;'d. in inf.

iii. Richard Wessels, b. Feb. 20, 1856; d. in inf.

iv. Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1857; m. Harriet Schuyler, dau. of William Goodspeed, Feb. 5, 1885. . IIe is in busi- ness with his brothers Samuel and Edward. He has been very popular in military circles, attaining the rank of Major of the Second Regiment.

v. Edward Hamilton, b. Sept. 15, 1859; m. Hattie Boreham, dau. of Alfred and Annie (Sigler) Thorne, Sept. I, 1886. He is in business with his brothers Samuel and Henry.

vi. Albert Van Saun, b. Dec. 28, 1862; d. in inf.

vii. Ann Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1864.

viii. Mary Williams, b. Jan. 16, 1869.

II. Mary Louisa, b. April 3, 1832; m. Henry A. Wil- liams, May 10, 1855; he d. Nov. 8, 1888. He was a lead- ing lawyer of Paterson for many years; was Mayor of the city, 1861-64, 1867; Senator, 1871-73, and filled a large place in public affairs. Some account of him will be found in the chapter relating to the Bench and Bar.

III. Jane Amelia, b. March 27, 1835; m. William Wil- liams, of Hackensack, June 3, 1862; for many years he was the leading civil engineer in that town.

IV. Julia Sophia Duryea, b. Oct. 23, 1841; d. July 31, 1842.

V. Albert, b. June 7, 1843; m. Isabella, dau. of Ferdi- nand Ilsley, of Newark. Mr. Van Saun built Apollo Hall, with a view to supplying a first-class place for holding mu- sical entertainments in Paterson. Ch., Anna Isabel, b. March 12, 1877.

CHAPTER VIII.

WAGARAW AND THE GOFFLE. THE SETTLEMENT AND THE SETTLERS.

Where are the graves where dead men slept, A hundred years ago? Who, when they were living, wept A hundred years ago ? By other men That knew not them,

Their lands are tilled, Their graves are filled. Yet nature then was just as gay, And bright the sun shone as to-day, A hundred years ago.

The settlement of the Saddle River patent on the one hand, and of Totowa on the other, left a large and fertile tract between, inviting the sturdy pioneer to make his home in this virgin region. The first purchaser of these vacant lands was Marian Campbell, widow of John Campbell, 1 of Perth Amboy, who acquired from the East Jersey Propri- etors a tract, described thus: "Being on Passaic river, Be- gining by the sayd River, sixtie-two chaines below the Mouth of Wachra brook And runing North & by west fourtie chaines thence west Ninetie five chaines thence Sowthwest & one degree fifteene minutes more Sowtherly fiftie-one chaines, thence Sowth East & by Sowth to the sayd Passaik River, And thence downe the Streame thereof to where it began, containing after allowances for barrens, etc., six hundred Acres."2 This tract embraced all that portion of Manches- ter township fronting on the river, from the Wagaraw or Goffle brook nearly to Cherry lane, and extending northwesterly from the river about half a mile. Mrs. Camp- bell conveyed her purchase (which she probably never saw)

1 John Campbell, son of John Campbell, having been proscribed, with all the rest of the house of the Earl of Argyle, on account of the re- ligious wars of the time, left Scotland and came to America in 1684, with his wife, three children and eleven servitors. He settled at Perth Am- boy, where he died in 1690. His will, dated Dec. 25, 1689, was proved Aug. 2, 1690, and recorded in E. J. Deeds (not Wills), Liber D, f. 223. He devised all his property to his wife, with full power of disposal, and appointed her executrix.

2 The patent for this tract is dated Dec. 10, 1696, and is recorded in E. J. Deeds, Liber F, f. 212. The warrant for the survey is dated Feb. 16, 1692, and the survey is recorded in E. J. Surveys, Liber O, f. 160.

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to Blandina Bayard, of New York, merchant, by deed dated April 3, 1697. Nine years later-Nov. II, 1706-Mrs. Bay- ard conveyed the same tract to George Ryerson, of Pomp- ton, Ryer Ryersen, of New York, yeoman, and Frans Ryer- son, also of New York, yeoman. By deed dated April 18, 1707, Ryer Ryersen, yeoman, and Rebecca his wife, of Hackensack, conveyed to Jurian Westerfelt, also of Hack- ensack, and a yeoman likewise, "all that the full equal and lawful third part and proportion of the above tract,"1 for the tempting consideration of £46, 13s., 4d., or about $150, being at the rate of something like seventy cents an acre. It is not probable that the owners of this tract took any steps toward effecting a settlement thereon until more than two years after the deed just mentioned. Then they found some Indians still in possession, and had to deal with them. This Indian title was amicably extinguished, as ap- pears by the following deed:2

To all people and Nations to whome this Instrument shall or may Come, We, Pecca Chica, Cancheris Mochsan, Thetochkalm, Mendse- lom, Hachpunck, Inenoch, Gwachpachtan, Amesathawapan, of those Indians Inhahiting the north part of what the English Calls the East New Jersey, native preprietor in Company with Several others of our Relations of Several tracts of Land Lying within the Same Send Greet- ing, Be it known that we above named have Sold Granted Bargained assigned made over Conveyed and assured, and hy these presents doe Clearly freely and absolutely, give, Grant, Bargain assign, make over Convey and assure and Sell unto George Ryerson of pechqueneck in the province of New Jersey Yeoman and Francis Ryerson of the City of New York Yeoman, and Jurya Westervelt of hackensack8 in the County of Essex in the province of New-Jersey Yeoman their Heirs and assigns for ever All that a Certain tract of Land Lying and heing in the County of Essex in the province of New Jersey aforesd : on Passaik River, he- gining hy the said River and Runing along Jacob Corlion4 Line, Back- wards tell it Comes to the great Stone5 and thence Runing up west north West Line6 till it Comes to the first hill and then Runing along to the foot of the Second hill tell it Comes half the bill then Runing along the same Second [hill] tell it Comes to meet a Small Branch or Gully, and then Runing along untell it Comes over the Road of Pamtan, and So along the hill untill it Comes to a thip7 Gully of Water Runing were the hill turns a Little West and from thence down to passaik River, where that Little Island is, (onely excepted Schichamack) Together with all and Singular and every the Right, Lihertys, Previledges Imuneties Easements, Profitts and Comodities to the Same Belonging or in any wise appertaining and all the Estate Right Title Interest Reversion Remainder Claim and demand whatsoever of us above named Picca Chica, Cancherin, Mochsan, Thetochkalim, Mandschom, Nachpungk, Anenogh, Gwachpach- tan, Amesathawapan, or any other Indian and our posterity of in or to

1 Bergen County Transcrihed Deeds, A, I.

2 This is given from what appears to he a contemporaneous copy of the original. This copy doubtless helonged to Frans Ryersen, one of the grantees named in the Indian deed. From him it passed to his son, Martin, and from Martin to his daughter, Jane, who married James Mc- Curdy. Dr. William Ellison was McCurdy's executor. The document was found among Dr. Ellison's papers by his nephew, William Dickey, who presented it to John Jacoh Zahriskie, of Hohokus, in 1849. From him, or his widow, it came into the possession of Mrs. William K. New- ton, of Paterson, the present owner.

3 Hackensack was then in Essex county.

4 Jacques Cortelyou's line-the line of the Saddle River patent, about where Cherry Lane now is.

5 The Big Rock, as it is still called.

6 The North West line of the Ramapo patent.

7 This would he pronounced Teep by the Dutch scrivener. The ref- erence doubtless is to the Diepeval, or Deep brook that comes down the Goffle hill into the Wagaraw hrook, at the Goffle.

the same helonging or appertaining To have and to hold the afore Men- tioned Tract of Land and premises together with all and every its ap- purtenances unto the above Named George Ryersa Francis Ryersa and Jurya Westervelt, their Heirs and assigns forever, to the sole and only proper use henefit and hehoof the said George Reyerson Francis Ryerson and Jurya Westervelt their Heirs and assigns forever and we ahove named Picca Chica Cancherin Mochsan, Tetochkalin Mandscham, Wachpunck, Anenoch, Gwachpagtan, Amestatwapan, for our selves and our Successors and posterity Doe promiss Covenant and Grant and agree to and with the above named George Reyerson Francis Reyerson and Jurya Westervelt, their Heirs and assigns, that wee are the true absolute and Lawful owners of the aforesaid granted and hereby to he Granted and hargained tract of Land and premises with its Appurte- nances which hath heen possessed hy our Progenetors and predisessors, Time out of mind, and So from the Said Natural proprietors, from Gen- eration to Generation Successively devolveth to us above Named, and that the ahove hargained and herehy to hee Granted tract of Land and premises with its appurtenances are free and Clearly acquited and Dis- charged of and from all former deeds, Grants Bargains, Sales, Mort- gages and of and from all other incumhrances whatsoever had made Comited, Suffered or done hy us as above named and mentioned or any other Indian or Indians whatsoever, and the Same and every part thereof unto the above named George Reyerson Francis Reyerson & Jurya Westervelt their Heirs and assigns shall and will Warrant and forever hy these presents defend, not at all questioning the Most Gratious Concurrence and assistance of her most Sacred Majesty the Glorious Queen of Great Brittain, Under the Shadow of whose wings we humhly expect to he protected and preserved against all those who shall Invade our Just Rights therein &c &c, In Testemony whereof we ahove named have Set our mark and seal this Sixteenth day of September in the year of English count one thousand seven hundred and nine. Signed Sealed and delivered

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Awachra brook, thence down Awachra brook 34 chains upon a straight line, thence east 43 chains south by east to Pas- saic river, bounding on the west by" the former tract. They caused both these tracts to be surveyed by James Alexander, Surveyor General of East Jersey, with the as- sistance of Powles Vanderbeck and Andrus Van Buskirk, sworn chain-bearers, who made a map thereof, dividing the same into parcels between the several owners, this survey .. bearing date June 7, 1721.1

By deed dated March 16, 1723, George Ryerson of Pack- quanack, and Jurian Westervelt, of Hackensack, released to Frans Ryerson, of the city of New York, two tracts de- scribed as follows:

All that lot of land beginning at Passaic river, at the mouth of Pase [Bass] brook, and from thence running north, northeast 80 chains, thence west 25%2 chains, south, southwest to Passaic river, thence down the stream thereof to the beginning.

Also lot beginning at a walnut tree upon Passaic river about 38 chains upon a straight line above the mouth of Awachra brook, thence running north 87 degrees west one chain 15 links to a stake; thence north 27 degrees 45 minutes west 76 chains more or less to the back line of the first tract of land above described ; thence south 43 degrees 45 minutes west to the most westerly corner of the same tract; thence down along the most westerly line of the same, southeast by south to Passaic river ; thence down the stream thereof to the beginning.2

The other owners executed similar releases, whereby the lands were partitioned among the several owners. Not- withstanding the recent survey, a dispute arose between Frans Ryerson and Jurian Westervelt regarding their lines, and on April 25, 1723, they agreed to refer their differences to David Provost and Edmund Kingsland. 3

The deed last above mentioned shows that so late as 1723 none of the owners of the Wagaraw tract yet resided on these lands. Indeed, George Ryerson, one of the owners, never lived at Wagaraw, but always at Pacquanac (near the present Mountain View), and died there. By will dated July 26, 1744, proved March 29, 1749, he devised to his son John, his "plantation at Waggrow." John Ryerson took up his residence at Wagaraw, and lived on the Goffle road, about two miles east of the present Paterson city line. By will, dated December 4, 1779, he devised unto his son Hes- sel the most southerly equal two-thirds parts of his two lots of land, whereon he dwelt, and unto his grandson, John G. Ryerson, eldest son of his son George Ryerson, the most northerly equal third of the said two lots. This tract was partitioned between Hessel and John G. Ryerson by a map made by Abraham Willis, dated February 27, 1796, and in accordance therewith, Hessel Ryerson quit-claimed, March 30, 1796, to John G. Ryerson, three lots, the first contain- ing 77.60 acres, the second 12 acres, and the third 50.26 acres. 4

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History of the city of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, Part 76

Author: Nelson, William, 1847-1914 Publication date: 1901 Publisher: Paterson : Press Printing and Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 466

Author: Nelson, William, 1847-1914
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Paterson : Press Printing and Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 466