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And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to and among all the Children of Philip Smith late of Secaucus, deceased (which he left at the time of his de- cease) to be held and possessed by said Children in such propor- tion that each son have twice or double the share of each Daugh- ter agreeably to a late Law directing the descents of Real Estates.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked NO II
Beginning at a Stake being the Northeastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 10 standing in the line of Lot No 9 and from said stake running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Twenty seven Chains and fifty eight links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running North six Degrees and
* Abraham Lozier and Mary, his wife, conveyed one-third of this lot to Cornelius Doremus Nov. - , 1796.
t Smith by will devised this lot to Cornelia, widow of John Smith, who conveyed it to Morris Ackerman Aug. 4, 1812.
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ANTLEBE EARLE ET AL.
fifteen minutes East six Chains and forty one * Links to the Stake stand- ing in the line of Lot No 9, thence North fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Twenty six Chains and thirty two links to said Cronkill, thence up said Kill as it runs till it meets with the first line from the be- +19 ginning that runs to the same, Containing about Fifteen Acres and seven tenths of an Acre.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to Antlebe Earle
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and mt adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 12 *
Beginning at a stake being the Northeastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 11 standing in the line of Lot No 9 and from said Stake running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West Twen- ty six Chains and thirty two links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running North six Degrees and fif- teen minutes East four Chains and Eighty five links to a stake standing in the line of Lot No 5, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West twenty three Chains and sixty eight links to said Cromkill where the same makes a short bend, thence up said kill as it runs till it meets with the first line from the Beginning that runs to the same, Con- taining about Eleven Acres.
* And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to the Heirs or Devisees of Joseph Hawkens for- merly of New York deceased or such as may Legally Claim the same under him as we adjudge the right and Title to the said Portion *20 of Commons was Vested in said Hawkens at the time of his de- cease but we know not who is or are now entitled thereto under him.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and me adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 13 1
Beginning at a Stake being the North East Corner of the last men- tioned Lot No 12 standing in the line of Lot No 15 and from said Stake running North Fifty Eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Twenty three Chains and sixty Eight links to the Cromkill where the same makes a short bend, then returning to the place of Beginning, and from thence running North six Degrees and fifteen minutes East five Chains and thirty seven Links to a stake, thence North Thirty two Degrees and forty five minutes East Eight Chains and ten links to a stake in the Road, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West thirty Chains and forty links to said Cromkill, thence up said Kill as it runs till it meets
* Antlebe Earle's interest in Secaucus (at least in part), came through two deeds from Edward Earle, grandson of the original Earle, dated Sept. 20, 1755, and May 10, 1757. Vide Note to Secaucus Patent, p. 66.
t William Hawkins, of Kinderhook, conveyed this lot to Enoch Smith, Dec. 12, 1792.
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JAMES SACKET ET AL.
*21 with the first line from * the Beginning that runs to the same, Containing about Thirty eight Acres.
And we adjudge the Right and Title to a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands was Legally Vested in John Kings- land immediately after the decease of his Father Edmond Kings- land by Vertue of the last will and Testament of the said Edmond Bearing date the twenty ninth day of July in the year One Thou- sand seven hundred and forty one; But as no Person appeared to Claim said Portion or Share, we do not determine to whom the same doth now belong.
Our survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, sheweth, and We adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 14.
Beginning at a Stake standing in the Road being the Eastermost Cor- ner of the last mentioned Lot No 13 and from thence Running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West Thirty Chains and forty links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning, and from thence running North Thirty two Degrees and forty five minutes East * 22 Thirteen Chains and twenty eight links * to a Stake, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Thirty Chains and Eighty links to said Cromkill, thence up said Kill as it runs till it meets with the first line running to the same from the Beginning, Containing about Forty one Acres.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Com- mon Lands to belong to the Heirs or Devisees of James Sacket deceased ; as We adjudge the Right and Title to said Portion of Commons was Legally Vested in said James Sacket at the time of his d'ecease.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 15 .*
Beginning at a Stake planted in the line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of Lot No 9 adjudged to Garret Hopper, John Earle and the Heirs of William Earle deceased, and from thence Run- ning North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West Ten chains and Thirty six links to a Stake being the Northermost Corner of Lot No 9, thence North six degrees and fifteen minutes East seven Chains and thirty five links to a stake, thence North Thirty two * Degrees and forty five minutes East seventy four links to a stake in the Road standing in the line of Lot No 13, thence South Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes East thirteen Chains and Eighty eight links to a Stake in the line of the Bergen Lots, thence along said line South Thirty five degrees West seven Chains and forty one links to the place of beginning, Containing about Nine Acres and one tenth of an Acre.
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* This lot was conveyed by William Sackett to Enoch Smith Nov. 3, 1787, and by John G. Leake to Cornelius Doremus, of Slotterdam, April 4, 1790. Sacket's interest in Secancus arose by a deed from Joseph Sacket to him, July 21, 1762, for one- eighteenth of twenty acres he had bought of Edward Earle July 20, 1762.
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WILLIAM, JOHN, AND SAMUEL SACKET.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Com- mon Lands to belong to the Heirs or Devisees of William Sacket deceased ; as We adjudge the Right and Title to said Portion of Commons was Legally Vested in said William Sacket at the time of his decease.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 16 *
Beginning at a Stake planted in the line of the Bergen Lots being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 15 and from thence Running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West thirteen Chains and eighty eight links to a stake in the Road be- ing the Northermost Corner of Lot No 15, thence North thirty two De- grees and * Forty five Minutes East six Chains and fifty links to a stake * 24 in the road, thence south Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes East, fourteen Chains and seventeen links to a stake in the line of the Bergen Lots, thence along said line South thirty five Degrees West six Chains and fifty one Links to the place of Beginning, Containing about Nine Acres and one tenth of an Acre.
And it adjudge a certain Portion or Share of Said Com- mon Lands to belong to the Heirs or Devisees of John Sacket de- ceased ; as We adjudge the Right and Title to said Portion of Commons was Legally Vested in said John Sacket at the time of his decease.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 17.
Beginning at a stake planted in the Line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 16, and from thence Running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West Fourteen Chains and seventeen links to a stake in the road, thence North Thirty two Degrees and forty five minutes East six Chains and thirty seven links to a stake in the Road ; thence south Fifty eight * Degrees and Thirty minutes East Fourteen Chains and Thirty eight links to a stake in the line of the Bergen Lots, thence along said line south Thirty five Degrees West six Chains and Thirty Eight links to the place of beginning ; Containing about nine Acres and one tenth of an Acre.
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And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Com mon Lands to belong to the Heirs or Devisees of Samuel Sacket deceased ; as We adjudge the Right and Title to said Portion of Commons was Legally Vested in said Samuel Sacket at the time of his decease
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews the same in two Lots and we adjudge them to be the Two Tracts of Land Marked No 18 and No 23 t
* Sacket conveyed this lot to Enoch Smith Nov. 3, 1787.
t Lot 18. These two lots were sold by Samuel and Augustus Sacket to Paul Saunier June 3, 1780. Lot No. 18 forms part of the present Macpelah Cemetery, and
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SAMUEL SACKET.
The first of which said Lots No 18 Begins at a Stake standing in the line of the Bergen Lots Being the Eastermost Corner of the last men- tioned Lot Marked No 17 and from thence running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fourteen Chains and thirty eight links to a stake in the road, thence North Thirty two Degrees and forty five *26 minutes East six * Chains and twenty six links to another stake in the Road, thence South Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes East Four- teen Chains and seventy links to a stake in the line of the Bergen Lots, thence along said line South thirty five Degrees West six Chains and Twenty seven links to the place of Beginning; Containing about Nine Acres and One tenth of an Acre,
The other of which said Lots Marked No 23 begins at a stake planted for a Corner in the line of the Bergen Lots, the said Stake being the Eastermost of a Lot or Portion of said Common Land hereinafter mentioned and adjudged to belong to Doctor Joseph Sacket, and from said Stake to the place of Beginning Running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West Fifty two Chains to the Cromkill, thence re- turning to the place of Beginning and from thence running along the Hills in the line of the Bergen Lots North Thirty five Degrees East, six
was a part of the "Frenchman's Garden." Concerning this garden I have met with the following poetic and somewhat sonorous accounts.
" In a wild and romantic situation on Bergen Creek, nearly opposite the City of New York, thirty acres of land were purchased for a garden and fruitery by the un- fortunate Louis XVI., who as proprietor became a naturalized citizen, by act of the Legislature." Warden's History of the United States, il., 53. This statement of War- den seems to have been based on a notice relating to this garden in the New Jersey Journal, June 27, 1787, in which it is said, " Part of this space is at present enclosing with a stone wall, and a universal collection of exotic, as well as domestic plants, trees and flowers are already begun to be introduced to this elegant spot, which in time must rival if not excel the most celebrated gardens of Europe. The situation is naturally wild and romantic, between two considerable rivers, in view of the main ocean, the city of New York, the heights of Staten Island, and a vast extent of distant mountains on the western side of the landscape." As "tall oaks from little acorns grow," so these exaggerated statements had their origin in the following simple fact. On March 3, 1786, André Michaux, in his petition to the Legislature of this State, set forth that the king of France had commissioned him as his Botanist to travel through the United States, that he liad power to import from France any tree plant or vegetable that might be wanting in this country, that he wished to establish near Bergen a Botanical Garden of about thirty acres, to experiment in agriculture and gardening, and which he intended to stock with French and American plants, as also plants from all over the world. The Legislature granted his petition, and per- mitted him as an alien to hold not exceeding two hundred acres of land in this State.
He came to this country fortified with a flattering letter of introduction, dated at Vienna, Sept, 3, 1785, from the Marquis de La Fayette to Washington. Correspon- dence of the American Revolution, iv., 116. He was attached to the Jardin des Plants in Paris. He brought with him the gardener, Paul Saunier, who took the title to the ground bought for the garden. The place was stocked with many plants and trees, among which was the Lombard poplar. From this garden this once celebrated tree was spread abroad through the country and pronounced an exotic of priceless value. -Old New York, 23,
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CATHARINE DE HART-NICHOLAS FISH.
Chains and fifty four links on a Horizontal or level line to a stake planted for a Corner, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West, Fifty three Chains to said Cromkill, then up said Kill as it Runs till it meets with the first line running to the same from the beginning; Containing about Thirty two Acres.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or share of said Com- * 27 mon Lands to belong to the Heirs of Catharine De Hart deceased late Widow of Doctor Matthias De Hart deceased, as We ad- judge the Right and Title to said Portion of Commons was Legally Vested in the said Catharine De Hart at the time of her decease
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and me adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 19 *
Beginning at a Stake standing in the line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of the Lot No 18 adjudged to the Heirs or De- visees of Samuel Sacket deceased and from thence running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fourteen Chains and seventy links to a stake in the Road, thence North Thirty two Degrees and forty five minutes East, one Chain and Thirty eight links to a stake being the Easter- most Corner of a Lot Marked No 14 laid out to the Right of John Kingsland, thence along the line of said Lot North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West, Thirty Chains and Eighty links to the Crom- kill, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running along the line of the Bergen Lots North Thirty five Degrees East seven Chains * and Eighty eight links to a Stake, thence North Fifty eight *28 Degrees and thirty minutes West, Forty five Chains and forty links to said Cromkill then up the said Kill as it runs till it meets with the above mentioned line running to the same; Containing about Thirty one Acres.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to Colonel Nicholas Fish of New York
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 20
Beginning at a Stake in the line of the Bergen Lots, being a Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 19 and from thence running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Forty five Chains and forty links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning, and from thence running along the Hills in the Line of the Bergen Lots, North Thirty five Degrees East, six Chains and thirty nine Links on a Horizontal or level line to a Stake, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fifty three Chains and twenty links to the said Cromkill, thence up the said Kill as it runs till it meets with the above mentioned line * running to the same from the Beginning Containing about Twenty Nine *29 Acres.
* Catherine De Hart was a Kingsland. Job Hedden conveyed this lot to Enoch Smith April 11, 1788, and by Enoch Earle (who seems to have been an heir of Smith) to Robert Greenlief Aug. 16, 1803.
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WILLIAM DOBBS ET AL.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Com- mon Lands to belong to the Heirs or Devisees of William Dobbs deceased; as we adjudge the Right and Title to said Portion of Commons was Legally Vested in the said William Dobbs at the time of his decease.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 21 *
Beginning at a Stake Planted in the Line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 20 and from thence running along the line of the same North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West, Fifty three Chains and twenty links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning, and from thence Running on the Hills in the line of the Bergen Lots North Thirty five Degrees East Five Chains and Eleven links on a Horizontal or level line to a stake, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West, Fifty one Chains and fifty links to said Cromkill, thence up the said Kill as it runs *30 * till it meets with the aforementioned line running to the same from the Beginning, Containing about Twenty five Acres.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to Joseph Sacket Doctor of Physick
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 22.1
Beginning at a Stake planted for a Corner in the line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 21, and from thence running along the Line of the same, North Fifty eight De- grees and thirty minutes West Fifty one Chains and fifty links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running on the Hills in the line of the Bergen Lots, North Thirty five Degrees East Three Chains and Eighty three Links on a Horizontal or level line to a stake being a Corner of a Lot hereinbefore adjudged to the Heirs or Devisees of Samuel Sacket deceased and Marked No 23 and from thence Running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes *31 West Fifty two Chains to said Cromkill, * thence up the said Kill as it runs till it meets with the aforementioned line running to the same from the Beginning, Containing about Nineteen Acres.
And we adjudge the Right and Title to a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands was Legally Vested in Isaac Kingsland immediately after the decease of his Father Edmond
* Edward Earle, jr., conveyed to William Dobbs, June 10, 1763, one-third of his interest in twenty acres which he and Joseph Sackett, M.D., bought of Edward Earle July 20, 1762. On same day he conveyed one-third to Jonathan Fish, who conveyed to Dobbs Dec. 10, 1763. This accounts for Dobbs' interest in the Commons. This lot seems to have been owned by Joseph Van Winkle, as his executors, Jerry, Henry, and Abraham Van Winkle, conveyed it to Cornelius Smith May 24, 1810.
t This lot was conveyed by Nathaniel Wade to Enoch Smith Sept. 8, 1789, and by Henry Earle (probably an heir of Smith) to Nathaniel Earle July 20, 1792.
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HESTER EMOT-HENDRICK BRINKERHOOF.
Kingsland by Virtue of the last Will and Testament of the said Edmon bearing date the Twenty ninth day of July, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty one, But as no Person appeared to Claim said Portion or share we do not determine to whom the same doth now belong.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 24
Beginning at a Stake planted in the line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of a Lot hereinbefore adjudged to the Heirs or De- visees of Samuel Sacket deceased and marked No 23 and from said Be- ginning running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fifty three Chains to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence Running on the * Hills in the line of the Bergen Lots * 32 North Thirty Five Degrees East Six Chains and three links in a Hori- zontal or level line, to a stake thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fifty two Chains to said Cromkill then up the said Kill as it runs till it meets with the above mentioned line, running to the same from the Beginning ; Containing about Thirty Acres.
And ine adfudge the Right and Title to a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands was Legally Vested in Hester Emot deceased Widow of William Emot immediately after the de- cease of her Father Edmond Kingsland by Virtue of the last Will and Testament of the said Edmon Kingsland bearing date the twenty ninth day of July in the Year One Thousand seven Hun- dred and forty one, But as no Person appeared to Claim said Portion or Share we do not determine to whom the same doth now belong.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and me adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 25 *
Beginning at a Stake planted for a Corner in the line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost * Corner of the last mentioned Lot No 24 and from said Stake Running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty min- utes West Fifty two Chains to the Cromkill then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running on the Hills in the line of the Bergen Lots, North Thirty five Degrees East, seven Chains and sixty six links on a Horizontal or level line to a Stake, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fifty two Chains to said Cromkill, thence up the said Kill as it Runs till it meets with the above mentioned Line run- ning to the same from the Beginning; Containing about Thirty Eight Acres.
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And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to Hartman Brinkerhoof and Hendrick Brinker- hoof equally between them as Tenants in Common
" This lot was conveyed by John Brinkerhoff to John J. Williams June 6, 1799. It is quite probable that this may refer to lot 26.
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EDWARD AND PHILIP EARLE.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map shews and we adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Marked No 26 1
Beginning at a Stake standing in the Line of the Bergen Lots, Being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot Marked No 25 and from thence running North Fifty eight Degrees and Thirty minutes West Fifty two Chains to the Cromkill * then returning to the place of Be- ginning and from thence Running on the Hills in the Line of the Bergen Lots, North Thirty five Degrees East seven Chains and thirteen links on a Horizontal or level line to a Stake, thence North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty minutes West Fifty six Chains and fifty links to said Cromkill, thence up the said Kill as it runs till it meets with the above mentioned line running to the same from the Beginning, Containing about Thirty six Acres.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Conimon Lands to belong to Edward Earle of Newark in the County of Essex in Right of his Father deceased.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on the Map, shews, and me adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Mark- ed No 27 *
Beginning at a Stake planted in the Line of the Bergen Lots, being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot marked No 26 and from thence Running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty Minutes West Fifty six Chains and fifty Links to the Cromkill, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running on the Hills in the Line of *35 the Bergen Lots, North Thirty five Degrees * East Twenty one Chains and thirty seven Links on a Horizontal or level line to a Stake, thence North fifty eight Degrees and thirty Minutes West about Fifty two Chains to a Cove putting out of Hackensack River, thence Westerly along said Cove on the South side thereof untill it comes to the Mouth of the said Cromkill, thence up the said Kill as it Runs 'till it meets with the above mentioned Line running to the same from the Beginning, Contain- ing about One Hundred and fourteen Acres.
And we adjudge a Certain Portion or Share of said Common Lands to belong to Philip Earle of Secaucus.
Our Survey of which said Portion as laid down on said Map, shews, and We adjudge it to be a Tract of Land Mark- ed No 28 +
Beginning at a Stake planted for a Corner in the Line of the Bergen Lots, Being the Eastermost Corner of the last mentioned Lot Marked No 27 and from thence Running North Fifty eight Degrees and thirty min- utes West about Fifty two Chains to a Cove putting out of Hackensack River, then returning to the place of Beginning and from thence running
* Part of this lot was sold by Nathaniel Earle to John J. Williams April 17, 1786. Edward Earle conveyed (part of it) to Daniel Earle April 10, 1796.
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