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*74 * The Third (being another Pasture Lot lying Northeasterly from and near to the Town mark'd on the Map No 179) }
This was a small triangular lot lying in the S. angle formed by the junction of Bergen ave. and a short street through which the horse cars now pass from Bergen ave. to Monticello ave. It was divided into three lots by the Trustees of Columbia Academy, all fronting N. W. on Bergen ave. They sold Lot No. 1, June 6, 1810, to Garret Van Winkle, bounded N. W. by Bergen ave., E. by Casparus Prior, S. W. by Lot No. 2. This I take to be the N. part of the tract.
They also sold 12-100ths of an acre to Richard Van Rypen May 19, 1810, and 4 48-100 acres to Casparus Prior June 6, 1810, being Lot No. 2, bounded N. W. by the road, N. E. by Lot No. 1, S. E. by Jacob Van Wagenen and Prior, and S. W. by Brinkerhoff. They also sold to Prior 18-100ths of an acre N. W. of the road March 9. 1814. Vide Map in Note to Varlet's Patent, p. 62.
t This lot lies E. of Bergen ave., and extends from Magnolia ave. on the S. /SCarne,, . to about 100 feet N. of Prospect st. or Pavonia ave. The trustees of Columbia Academy divided it into Tre three parcels. No. 1 they sold to Joseph Simonson. No. 2 they sold in two parcels, the N. half to Samuel Os- born, April 4, 1808; the S. half to Richard Stager, on anulAv 'Ir Coulter - - the same date. These sales were confirmed by the Bergen Wood. Legislature. Fide Laws of 1814, p. 202.
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Simonson sold to Garret J. Newkirk May 4, 1809. Newkirk died seized Aug. 22, 1818, leaving children, Jacob, George, Sophia, wife of James Provost, Garret and Catherine, wife of George Vreeland. These children in- herited Lot No. 1. Jacob, George, and Sophia conveyed their interest to John Tise July 9, 1835. Garret con- veyed to Tise Sept. 13, 1836. Catherine conveyed to Tise April 9, 1838. Tise was now owner of No. 1 He conveyed it to Richard Tise March 25, 1845. On execu- tion against John Tise, Sheriff Van Winkle conveyed to Geo. Coghill July 18, 1846 ; who quit-claimed to Richard Tise Feb. 5, 1847 ; who conveyed to Jared W. Graves
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SCHOOL LOTS.
Begins at a Stake standing by the Road that leads rom the Town to the English Neighbourhood (which Stake is the Northerly Corner of a Lot in John Berry's Patent mark'd on the Map No 125) and from said Stake runs North thirty one Degrees and thirty Minutes East six Chains and sixty two Links along said Road to a Stake, Thence South thirty eight Degrees and forty five Minutes East nineteen Chains and twenty eight Links to a Stake standing in the Northwesterly Line of a Lot in Nicholas Varlet's Patent, mark'd on the Map No 127) Thence South thirty two Degrees West six Chains and sixty two Links along said Var- let's Line to a Stake being the easterly Corner of the said Lot of John Berry mark'd on the Map No 125, Thence North thirty eight Degrees and forty five Minutes West nineteen Chains and twenty eight Links along the Line of said Berry to the Place of Beginning.
Feb. 5, 1847 ; who conveyed to Andrew L. Cadmus and Wm G. Plummer Oct. 31, 1857. On foreclosure of a mortgage, Ogden, master, conveyed to Wm. G. Plummer, Andrew L. Cadmus, and Silas H. Jessup. The property was mapped in 1868. This part of No. 1 lies W. of Willow Court street. What lies E. of that street, and immediately S. of the Court House, John R. McPherson conveyed to the Board of Chosen Freeholders a short time ago, and it is now a part of the Court House property. Osborn conveyed his half of No. 2 to Jacob Newkirk May 16, 1809, and Stager conveyed his half to the same Newkirk June 29, 1809. Newkirk died seized Aug. 15, 1860, leaving children, Jacob, Abraham, Sophia, wife of Blakely Wilson, and Effie, wife of Daniel Van Winkle. It is now owned by Mrs. Graves (Hudson City Seminary), Thomas E. Bray, John W. Gaffney, St. Joseph's Church, et al. The Trustees sold No. 3 to Henry Van Winkle April 4, 1808. He died seized Dec. 13, 1848. By will he left all his lands to Peter Bently and Jacob Van Wagenen in trust for his two daughters, Aletta, wife of Dr. John M. Cornelison, and Effie, wife of William Thomas.
* And then we proceeded to a Partition of the Residue or the *75 said Common Lands. Alloting and ann exinga Share of the same to each Patent or Grant. And this Allotment is to them severally in the Order in which they are above arrang'd .*
To the Patent of Wiehaken granted by William Kieft to Maryn Adrianse dated the Eleventh Day of May One thou- sand six hundred and forty seven and confirm'd by Patent from Philip Carteret to said Maryn Adrianse dated the eigh- teenth Day of April One thousand six hundred and seventy. Vale do allot that Parcel of Land which on the Map is mark'd No 201+
Our Suruty whereof shews and we adjudge it to be a Tract
Beginning at a Heap of Stones (ten Links North from a Black Oak Tree mark'd on its North side W B which said Heap of Stones is the Northerly Corner of said Wiehaken Patent which on the Map is mark'd No 1) And from said Place of Beginning runs South thirty seven Degrees and a Half West thirty-seven Chains and sixty seven Links to another Heap of Stones being the Westerly Corner of said Wiehaken Patent, Thence North fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes West nine- teen Chains and seventy Links to a large Stone mark'd W B, Then North thirty three Degrees East thirty nine Chains to a Stake, Thence South fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East six Chains and thirty Links to a Stone planted and mark'd 3 1764, Then North thirty six Degrees and thirty Minutes East twelve Chains and thirty Links to a Stake,
In the allotment of the Common Lands the Commissioners had regard to the lo- cation of the Patents to which they were allotted. From and including the Wee- hawken Patent south along the river to and including Dirck Sycan's first Patent, the owners thereof received lands extending from the river back to what was known as the Bergen Line. The reason assigned for this was, that these persons could boat their fuel from their wood-lots to their homes. The district in which these lots, assigned to the shore owners lay, was known by the general name of Slonga. It lay between Wee- hawken and the northerly bounds of the county.
The owners of the patented lands south of the southerly hounds of Dirck Sycan's first Patent received their commons in that immediate vicinity -- in Greenville and Bayonne ; then known as Minkakwa, Pembrepogh, and Bergen Point.
The owners of patented lands on the Hill received their commons north of the patented lands, and between the westerly line of the shore lots and the easterly line of the Secaucus Commons. This district was known by the general name of Bergen Woods, but sometimes called the Bergen Lots.
The lands allotted to the patent of Secaucus were known by the name of the Se- cancus Commons.
It is scarcely necessary to remind the reader that the private ownership of the lots hereinafter described, having been held in common up to that time, does not date be- yond the Field Book.
t Lots Nos. 201, 202, 203, were confiscated as the property of William Bayard. Vide Note to Hoboken Patent, p 6. Haring, the agent for forfeited estates, caused the land embraced within these three lots to be surveyed and laid out into 19 lots. Careful search and extended inquiry have been made for this map, but without success.
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WILLIAM BAYARD.
Then North fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East forty three Chains and seventy five Links to a Red Oak Tree on the East side of a Brook (being the Northerly Corner of Jacob Luby's Patent mark'd on the Map No 144), Thence along the Line of said Luby's Patent South fifty nine Degrees West thirteen Chains and twenty one Links to the Line of said Wiehaken Patent, Then along said Wiehaken Patent North fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes West to the Place of Begin- ning, Containing (an after Allowance for the Hill) about One hundred & thirty three Acres.
Nevertheless, I have been able, with proper assistance, to reproduce the map from the descriptions in the Haring deeds. I have no doubt of its accuracy as here in- serted, reduced to one third of the size of the lots on the Field Map.
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Lots Nos. 1 and 2=65 acres Haring sold to Daniel Baldwin Dec. 1, 1784. This tract in- cludes Kings Point, or " High- wood." Baldwin conveyed to Daniel Smith March 28, 1788, who conveyed it to his son Daniel Sept. 3, 1796; who conveyed to David Hennion July 25, 1815. Hennion gave to Smith a mortgage. Smith seems to have died about this time, and his heirs released to Charles Watts in February and March, 1819; who con- veyed to Moses Isaacs Nov. 4, 1819. Smith assigned the Hen- nion mortgage to Philip Earle, who foreclosed and purchased the property at sheriff's sale June 3, 1822. The Hoboken Land Improvement Company conveyed to James G. King June 6, 1842, 14 4-10 acres, including the "Point." Mr. King purchased of Philip Earle's executors two acres near the gate house April 18, 1840. All of these two lots lying E. of the Bulls Ferry road is now owned by the heirs of James G. King.
Lots Nos. 3 and 4. The Com- missioners of the loan office of Bergen County, Fide Act of the Legislature, passed May 26, 1786, sold these lots to Peter Zabriskie,' executor of Jacob Zabriskie, March 4, 1791. Zabriskie con- veyed them to James Van Horne March 12, 1792. They are now owned by the heirs of James G. King.
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WILLIAM BAYARD.
* To the Patent of Hobocken granted by Petrus Stuyve- * 76 sant to Nicholas Varlet dated the fifth Day of February One thousand six hundred and sixty three and confirm'd by Patent from Philip Carteret to said Nicholas Varlet dated the twelfth day of May One thousand six hundred and sixty eight.
Tule do allot the three several Parcels of Land following.
Our Survey whereot shews, and we adjudge them to be three Tracts
The First whereof (mark'd on the Map No 233) lying on the Southeast side of the High Hill adjoining the said Patent of Hobocken
Begins at a Heap of Stones (being South fifty two Degrees and a Half East three Chains and forty Links from the Westermost Corner of Wiehaken Patent) and from said Place of Beginning runs South thirty three Degrees West twenty eight Chains on the Top of the Hill, Then South fifty seven Degrees East two Chains, Then South thirty three De- grees West thirty Chains to a Heap of Stones by a Dogwood Tree blaz'd, Then South fifty seven Degrees East one Chain, Then South thirty three Degrees West ten Chains, Then South fifty seven Degrees East two Chains, Then South thirty three Degrees West eleven Chains and thirty Links to a Heap of Stones in a Path that goes down the Hill to- wards Hobocken, Then North fifty seven Degrees West One Chain, Then South thirty three Degrees West nineteen Chains and twelve Links,
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Lots Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8. Daniel Baldwin seems to have owned these lots. Ou an exe- cution against him, Peter Ward, sheriff, sold them to Jonas Ward March 25, 1788. Elijah Gardner afterwards owned at least part of them -probably purchased from Ward. Matthias Ludlam seems to have owned a considerable part of these lots, which he conveyed to David Deas Oct. 7, 1789, in trust for James Deas (who had married Susanna, daughter of Ludlam), for life, then to his children. By will, dated April 18, 1812, proved May 30, 1812, James Deas gave all his lands to his wife for life, then to his children equally. These heirs conveyed to James Brown 26 42-100 acres July 31, 1852, and 19 acres to James G. King Jan. 10, 1853. This last tract seems to have been covered by a deed from Henry Ludlam to James Deas Aug. 8, 1796 ; also by a deed from Francis Myerhoff to James Hanna June 22, 1808. Mr. King also purchased from the Deas heirs, Nov. 26, 1849, the strip lying between the top of the hill and the river.
Lot No. 9. On an execution against Robert Neil, Peter Ward, sheriff, sold this lot to James Grier Jan. 1, 1790 ; who sold to Elijah Gardner March 26, 1801. He died seized.
Lot No. 10 was sold by Haring to Aaron Wymnan, who conveyed to Elijah Gardner Feb. 24, 1787. Of this lot and several others Gardner died seized in June, 1807, leaving his property to his three sons, James F., John and Thomas. The last two released to James F. July 4, 1827 ; who died in 1852, leaving Charles E., James, Robert, Elijah and two daughters.
Lot No. 11 was sold by Haring to William Jackson May 10, 1784. Jackson died seized, and by will gave this lot and Lot No. 12 to his sons, Henry and John F. The latter conveyed his interest to Henry Dec. 23, 1815. He sold the two lots to John Zule May 1, 1819; who sold to William J. Cantello Nov. 29, 1827; who sold to Peter Kerrigan June 14, 1823; who conveyed to Cantello June 6, 1834; who con- conveyed to Enoch Durar Oct. 22, 1844; who conveyed to the Hudson County Real Estate Company Feb 23, 1852. It was mapped in 1852; map filed March 15, 1855.
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WILLIAM BAYARD.
Then South fifteen Degrees West eight Chains and seventy Links, Then South fifty five Degrees West three Chains, Then South thirty five De- grees West six Chains to a large Heap of Stones near the top of the Hill, Then Southeasterly down the Hill to the Edge of the Meadow at the Westermost Corner of Hobocken Patent, Then running North- easterly between the Salt Meadow and foot of the Hill along said Ho- bocken Patent 'til it comes to said Wiehaken Patent, Then North fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes West along the Line of said Wiehaken Patent to the Place of Beginning, containing about fifty seven Acres of broken Land being the Face of the Hill.
The Second (mark'd on the Map No 203)
Begins at a Stake standing North thirty six Degrees and thirty · Minutes East fourteen Chains and twenty five Links from a Stone planted and mark'd A 1764 (which Stake is the Northerly Corner of a Parcel of Land mark'd on the Map No. 202 allotted to the small Patent of Jacob Luby) and from said Stake the Place of Beginning) * runs South fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East fifty two Chains and fifty Links to Hudson's River, Then returning to said Stake the Place of Be- ginning and from thence runs North thirty six Degrees and thirty Min- utes East sixty two Chains and twenty-five Links to a Stake standing near two large Trees each mark'd D, Thence South fifty two Degrees and Thirty Minutes East fifty seven Chains and fifty Links to a Heap of Stones near Hudson's River, Then Southerly down said Hudson's River as the same runs till it meets the first mentioned Line in the Survey that runs to said River, containing (after an Allowance for the Hill) about three hundred and sixteen Acres.
The Third (mark'd on the Map No 219) *
Durar reserved the S. corner of the plot which embraced not only Lots Nos. 11 and 12, but the N. E. corner of Lot No. 13, lying E. of the Hackensack turnpike. The tract now comprises that part of Union Hill lying E. of the Bergen line and S. ot Paine or Union street.
Lot No. 12 was sold by Haring to William Jackson May 6, 1784. He conveyed to Robert Neil Oct. 23, 1784. It was owned by John Seely in 1789. Jonas Ward conveyed it to Henry Jackson Ang. 4, 1790. Jackson conveyed to John Stevens the N. W. corner, lying W. of the turnpike May 23, 1807, Vide Note to Lot No. 11, Lots Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, were sold in one body by Haring to John Stevens Ang. 25, 1784. Stevens conveyed to Henry Jackson the S. E. corner of the N. part of the tract (or Lot No. 13) lying E. of the turnpike May 23, 1807. It remained in the Stevens family until it was conveyed to the Hoboken Land Improvement Company, who yet own the most of it.
Lot No. 18 was sold by Haring to William Jackson May 6, 1784.
Lot No. 19 was sold by Haring to Cornelius Van Vorst March 21, 1785, Vide Note to Tan Purmerent's Patent, p. 7. Van Vorst gaveit by will to the heirs of his daughter Neeltje, wife of Henry Traphagen, who conveyed 21 acres to Hiram Gilbert and Cyrus S. Browning Oct. 19, 1835. Gilbert quit-claimed to Browning Oct. 19, 1835. John P. Lester owned it in 1840. J. P. Richardson owned the balance lying in the N. E. corner of the lot.
* Sold by Cornelius Haring, agent for Forfeited Estates, to Cornelius Huyler Aug. 25, 1784; also, a lot of salt meadow N. of Somerindyke in a square, 2 chs. 75 lks., bounded S. by Somerindyke, W. by Secaucus Commons, N. by meadow, now or late
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CORNELIUS VAN VORST.
Begins at a Stake standing by Hudson's River (being the Easter- most Corner of a Parcel of Land mark'd on the Map No 218. alloted to the Patent of Jan Vinge) and from said Stake runs North fifty two De- grees and thirty Minutes West twenty four Chains to a Stake in a large Heap of Stones near a Beach Tree mark'd (being the Northermost Cor- ner of the said Lot of Common Land allotted to said Jan Vinge's Patent), Thence North thirty six Degrees and thirty Minutes East eighteen Chains and sixty three Links to a Stake in the Northeast End of a Swamp, Thence South fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East nineteen Chains and fifty Links to Mordaini's Meadow, Thence Southerly along betwixt the Meadow and Upland to Hudson's River, Thence Southerly along said Hudson's River as the same runs to the Place of Beginning, contain- ing (after an Allowance for the Hill) about thirty seven acres.
To the Patent granted by Philip Carteret to Ide Corneliese Van Vost dated the thirtieth Day of March One thousand six hundred and sixty eight for sundry Parcels of Land lying at Horsimus.
Wie do allot the two several Parcels of Land following,
Our Survey whereof shews and we adjudge them to be two Tracts
The First whereof (mark'd on the Map No 211) *
of Oliver De Lancy, E. by the river = 23-4 acres. Vide Note to Van Ruyven's Pat- ent, p. 65; also, a lot of meadow bonnded S. by Jacob Van Orden, W. by Secaucus Commons, N. by the property of the State, E. by the river == 42 acres ; also, a piece of Mordanis Meadow, bounded E. by the river, W. by Lot No. 219, N. by a creek = 2
acres. Cornelius Huyler died seized, and his executors, Abraham and Peter Huyler, sold 4} acres, known as " Freemason's Island," to George De Mott Nov. 1, 1827, On the same day De Mott resold it to Abraham Huyler; who sold it to Jacob S. Platt Aug. 6, 1836. Of " Freemason's Island " Cornelius Huyler seems to have died seized, and it was then divided into lots and, I believe, distributed among his children. The 4} acre lot was part of it. In this last deed was included 22 72-100 acres including the dock at Bulls Ferry ; also 5 45-100 acres of Mordanis Meadow next to Hardingbrooks. Platt conveyed to Abraham Mitchell, John De Groot, and Joseph J. Waldron, each an undivided third Aug. 6, 1836. Waldron conveyed his third to Charles Waldron ; who conveyed to Mitchell Aug. 29, 1838.
* Van Vorst died seized Sept. 30, 1818. By his will he gave to his son John one- half of his property at Showhank and at Slonga, and to his grandson Cornelius the other half. These devisees partitioned by deed Oct. 26, 1821. John took 40 acres out of the E. part of the Slonga lot, and Cornelius received 27 18-100 acres. At the same time they also partitioned the property at Showhank, which included Lots Nos. 237, 238, and 239 (formerly of Kuyper). Cornelins received two lots; one of upland == 51 43-100 acres, the other of upland and meadow = 13 83-100 acres. John received two lots ; one of upland = 51 43-100 acres, the other of upland and meadow (on which was the Showhank Mill) = 13 83-100 acres. This mill stood at the bottom of the ravine, a little N. of the Hoboken Road. It was destroyed by fire in 1835. Cornelius sold to John 33 83-100 acres at Showhank June 5, 1824.
Of the E. end of this lot John died seized Jan. 30, 1832. The Commissioners in partition sold to Dudley S. Gregory, Oct. 30, 1843, the Slonga lot. Fide Note to Fan Vorst's Patent, p. 6. Cornelius had the W. part, and died seized Jan. 3, 1852, leaving children, Elizabeth, Cornelius, Mary B., wife of Wm. P. Powers, Sarah, wife of Robert Sewell, Anna G., Julia, Susan, wife of Louis Dezarmauld. William B., Antoinette, wife of Toler Booraem, who yet own their father's part of the Slonga lot.
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CORNELIUS VAN VORST.
Begins at a Stake standing North thirty six Degrees and thirty Minutes East One hundred and fifty six Chains and twelve Links from a large Stone planted in a Corner of Wiehaken Commons mark'd 2 1764 (which Stake is the Northermost Corner of a Lot of Common Land al- *78 lotted to one of Claas Jansen * Van purmerant's Patents and mark'd on the Map No 210) and from said Stake runs South fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East sixty two Chains and forty Links to Hudson's River, Then returning to said Stake the Place of Beginning and from thence runs North thirty six Degrees and thirty Minutes East Eleven Chains and fourteen Links to a Stake standing fifteen Links Southwest from a Red Oak Tree mark'd L And from the last mentioned Stake runs South fifty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East sixty Chains to Hudson's River, Then Southerly along said River as the same runs 'til it meets the first Line that runs to said River, containing (after an Allowance for the Hill) about sixty six Acres.
The Second mark'd on the Map No 237 *
Begins at a Stake standing South thirty three Degrees West fifty eight Chains and sixty six Links from a large Stone mark'd W B planted at the Westermost Corner of Wiehaken Commons (and which Stake is the Westermost Corner of a Lot of Common Land mark'd on the Map No 236 allotted to Peter Jacobse's Patent) and from said Stake runs South thirty three Degrees West seventeen Chains and eighty three Links to a Stone planted, Thence South fifty seven Degrees East twenty eight Chains and ten Links to a Stake on the Top of the Hill in the Line of the Common Land allotted to the Patent of Hobocken, Then North thirty three Degrees East five Chains and fourteen Links, Then North fifty seven Degrees West two Chains, Then North thirty three degrees East ten Chains, Then North fifty seven Degrees West one Chain, Then north thirty three Degrees East two Chains and sixty nine Links to the Southerly Corner of the aforesaid Lot mark'd on the Map No 236, Then North fifty seven Degrees West twenty five Chains and ten Links to the Place of Beginning, containing about forty seven Acres.
To the Patent granted by Petrus Stuyvesant to Claas Jan- sen Van Purmerant dated the thirty first Day of January One thousand six hundred and sixty two and confirm'd by Patent from Philip Carteret to said Van Purmerant dated the thirtieth Day of March One thousand six hundred and sixty eight, for sundry Parcels of Land lying at and near Hor- simus.
Tale do allott a certain Parcel of Land (mark'd on the Map No. 240) }
* Lot No. 238 was also Van Vorst's. Cornelius took the N. half, and John the S. half of these two lots. Washington Village is, in part, on these tracts. Vide Note to Lot No. 211, p. 77.
t Vide Note to Purmerent's Patent, p. 7. Kuyper sold this Lot and Van Purme- rent's Patent, Lot No. 132, to John Dey Jan. 1, 1780. I find also a deed of Helmig Van Houten to John Dey, dated May 20, 1784, for a part of Kuyper's Lot = 25 19-100 acres, bounded N. by Van Vorst and S. by grantee. This would seem to be the N. part of Lot No. 239. When and to whom Kuyper sold it I do not know, but Dey appears now to be the owner of Lots Nos. 132, 239, and 240. He sold in par-
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HENDRICUS KUYPER.
Our Survey whereof shews and we adjudge it to be a Tract
* Beginning at a Stake by the Meadow Edge (which Stake is an *79 Easterly Corner of said Claas Jansen Van Purmerant's Patent mark'd on the Map No 132) and from said Stake runs along the Line of Van Pur- merant's Patent North fifty Degrees West twenty four Chains and fifty three Links to the Northermost Corner thereof, Then continuing North fifty Degrees West ten Chains to a Stone planted and mark'd HK, Thence North thirty three Degrees East twenty one Chains and sixty six Links to a Stake, Thence South fifty seven Degrees East twenty nine Chains and fifty Links to the Commons alloted to the Patent of Hobock- en mark'd on the Map No 233, Then along the same South fifteen Degrees West two Chains, Then South fifty five Degrees West three Chains, Then South thirty five Degrees West six Chains to a large Heap of Stones near the Top of the Bank or Hill, Then running on a Course South sixty three Degrees and forty Minutes East to the Meadow Edge, Then Southwesterly along the Meadow Edge to the Place of Beginning, containing about seventy two Acres.
To the Patent of Philip Carteret to Abraham Isaacsen Plank dated the twelfth Day of May One thousand six hundred and sixty eight for a Neck of Land call'd Paulus Hook.
cels to different persons. Dey sold to Jacob P. Newkirk Nov. 24, 1783, 18 acres, and on Nov. 16, 1784, 5₺ acres adjoining. By Newkirk's will, dated Nov. 16, 1817, proved Aug. 26, 1818, he gave the above purchase to his son John J., who sold 21 59-100 acres to Hiram Gilbert and Cyrus S. Browning. On a part of this the Beacon Race Course was afterwards erected. Gilbert sold his interest to Browning Oct. 19, 1835. Browning conveyed one-half of his interest to Alexander L. Botts April 5, 1838, and one-quarter of his interest to John Tonele, jr., Sept. 5, 1838, and the remaining quarter to Tonele Sept. 7, 1838. Botts conveyed one-quarter of his interest to Ebenezer Montague Nov. 28, 1838, and the remaining quarter to Montague Dec. 9, 1839. New- kirk held a mortgage on the property, which he foreclosed and the property was sold at sheriff's sale to Montague Aug. 31, 1840. Montague sold to Catherine Pasman April 22, 1842. By her will, dated Nov. 28, 1850, proved April 10, 1852, she gave it to her children, John L. and Ellen, wife of Ebenezer Montague. Previous to the sale under fore- closure. and on July 29, 1840, Tonele sold to John P. Lester, who sold to Edwin R. V. Wright all his interest Sept. 9, 1843. Wright released to Montague April 1, 1854, and Montague to Morrell, Vanderbeek, Mills, and Davy. Where the Pencil factory now is, Pasman conveyed to Abraham Collerd Dec. 5, 1850; Collerd to Marian B. and Isabell F. Laidlaw Oct. 24, 1865.
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