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Road to the Southwest Corner of Portion No 9 aforesaid, from thence along said Portion No 9 to the Place of Beginning, Containing about nine Acres one Rood.
ault Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 11 on Map B. to belong to Merseles Merselese, the said Part or Portion Beginning at the Distance of two Chains from the Kings Road at a Stake, said Stake being a little to the Southeast of a Spring (which is laid out for the common Use of the Town) and in the Southwest side of the aforesaid Portion No 10 and from thence Runs South fifty Degrees and five minutes East to Horsimus Creek, then Run- ning Southwesterly along said Creek to a Stake, which Stake (at Right- Angles ) from the first Line of this said Portion NO 11 is six Chains and fifty six Links, thence North fifty Degrees and five Minutes West to the aforesaid Kings Road, then Northerly along said Road five Chains and fifty Links, and from thence on a Straight Line to the place of Beginning, Containing about thirty five Acres one Rood .*
* Merselis must have bought lots 12 and 15 shortly after this allotment, but from whom I have not learned. The northwest corner of Lot No. 15, separated from the lot by Newark Avenne was sold by him to William Coulter April 22, 1797. By Merselis' will, dated March 15, 1799, proved Dec. 5, 1800, he gave to his son John, the south- west half of a lot in Bergen Woods, and three acres between the Paulus Hook and Hoboken roads ; also the land where the mill stood (on Bridge Creek) ; to Jacob and Peter, he gave land in Harrington township in Bergen County ; to Jannetje, wife of Walter Clendenny, he gave one quarter of the wood lot, and one quarter of the Vlackie creupel bosch ; and to Anne, wife of Josiah Hornblower, he gave the platty creupel bosch, between said two roads. Clendenny sold three acres to Peter Stuyvesant May 12. 1802. Part of the Hornblower tract, with what he aded by purchase, was inher- ited by his daughter, wife of Thomas B. Gautier, and was partitioned among his children, April 25, 1848, as per annexed sketch.
John Merselis sold to Corne- lius Merselis, Sept. 2, 1799, the east half of the Lutchie (Lot No. Dawitle Old Hoboken Road Mı Gautrer 11?), bounded northeast by Tuers .. . MI Dewieta 234 New Hoboken Road . Arzano & Webb Mi2 Buutier 156 and Stuyvesant, east by Stevens no Gautier 26J Nis Edwin Webb ... southwest by Hoboken road, M. Dewitt MS Gautier = 270 northwest by grantor. Two acres of this Cornelius sold to & Naraison J. Harrison William Coulter, Oct. 10, 1801, and the balance to Michael Sim- Coles Coles mons, March 24, 1802, and July 4, 1802. The west half of the Lutchie John Merselis sold to his daughter Altje May 21, 1801. She afterwards mar- ried James Parks. This half lay between lot 10 and the Hoboken road. She deeded it to Altje, wife of John Merselis June 14, 1805. Coulter bought of Merselis Merselis, Aug. 4, 1807, a tract on top of the hill. Coulter sold it to Walter Clendenny, Sept. 21. 1807, who sold to John B. Coles. eighteen and one- half acres, Oct. 7, 1811. Peter Stuyvesant sold fifty and sixty-four one-hundredths acres to Philip Williams, Ang. 11, 1807, who sold to John B. Coles Oct. 1, 1807. John Merselis sold to John Heav- enor May 27, 1719, three acres between the two roads, which, on execution, was after- wards sold to William Coulter.
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aute Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract ) marked No 12 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money Paid by Johannes Steymets, the said Part or Portion Beginning at the Westermost Corner of the above described Portion No II, from thence Runs South fifty Degrees five Minutes East 'till it comes to a Line which Runs from the Eastermost Corner of the aforesaid School-Lot (on a Course North forty Degrees East) thence South forty Degrees West five Chains twenty five Links to a Stake, thence North fifty Degrees and five Minutes West to the aforesaid Kings Road, and then Northerly along said Road to the place of Beginning, Contain- ing about thirteen Acres one Rood and thirty eight Perches.
Tut Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 13 on Map B to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money Paid by Adrian Peterson, the said Part or Portion Beginning at the Eastermost Corner of the last above described Portion No 12 thence Runs South forty Degrees West five Chains twenty five Links to a Stake, thence South fifty Degrees five Minutes East to Horsi- mus Creek, thence Easterly along said Creek to the Southermost Corner of the before described Portion No II, thence along the said Portion No II to the place of Beginning, Containing ten Acres two Rood and twenty four Perches.
Jule Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract ) marked No 14 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money Paid by Derick Gerritse, the said Part or Portion Begining at the Westermost Corner of the before described Portion No 13, from thence South forty Degrees West five Chains twenty one Links to a Stake, thence South fifty Degrees and five Minutes East to Horsimus Creek, thence along said Creek 'till it comes to the afore described Por- tion No 13, and from thence on a direct Line to the Place of Beginning, Containing eight Acres one Rood *
TuIE Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 15 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money Paid by Harme Eduards, the said Part or Portion Begining at a Stake being the Southermost Corner of the before de- scribed Portion No 12, thence Running South forty Degrees West five Chains and forty four Links to a Stake, thence North fifty Degrees and five Minutes West to the aforesaid Kings-Road, thence Northerly along said Road to the Westermost Corner of said Portion No 12, and from thence on a Direct Line to the place of Begining, Containing about thirteen Acres one Rood and thirty eight Perches
THE Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract ) marked No 16 on Map B. to Peter H. Peterse, the said Part or Portion Begining at the Westermost Corner of the before described Por-
" The half of this lot next to lot 13, Daniel Van Rypen sold to Jasper Prior Aug. 12, 1788. On the same day he sold to the same Prior the other half. Prior sold to Na- thaniel Budd, who sold to John B. Coles March 27, 1806, who sold five acres, begin- ning at the southwest corner of lot 13, to the United States June 23, 1512. The United States sold it at public auction to John Halliard in April, 1871. This was known as the Arsenal property.
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tion No 14, thence Running South forty Degrees West five Chains and seventy Links to a Stake, thence South forty nine Degrees East to Horsi- mus Creek, thence Northerly along said Creek to the Southermost Cor- ner of the aforesaid Portion No 14, and from thence on a direct Line to the place of Begining Containing about nine Acres three Roods *
Jutt Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 17 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money paid by Jacob Jacobse Van Winkel, said Part or Portion Begining at a Stake being the Westermost Corner of the before described Portion No 16 and from thence Runs South forty Degrees West forty four Links, thence South twenty nine Degrees West fifty one Links to a Stake, thence South forty nine Degrees East to Horsimus Creek, thence Northerly along the said Creek 'till it comes to the South- ermost Corner of said Portion No 16, and from thence on a direct Line to the place of Begining, Containing about one Acre and two Roods.
Jule Adjudge that Certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 18 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money paid by Hendrick Teunese, said Part or Portion Begining at a Stake being the Westermost Corner of the above described Portion No 17 and from thence Running South twenty nine Degrees West four Chains and seventy Links to a Stake, thence South thirty nine Degrees East to Horsimus Creek, thence the several Courses of said Creek 'till it strikes the Southermost Corner of said Portion No 17, and from thence on a Direct Line to the place of Beginning, Containing about nine Acres, two Rood and seventeen Perches +
TuIc Adjudge that Certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 19 on Map B. to belong to Garret Newkerk said Part or Portion Begining at the Westermost Corner of the above described Portion No 18, and from thence Runing South fifty one Degrees and thirty Minutes West three Chains and Sixty six Links to a Stake, thence South thirty nine Degrees East to the edge of the Meadows, thence Northerly along said Meadow to the Southermost Corner of said Portion No 18, and from thence in a direct Line to the place of Begining, Con- taining about six Acres and twenty eight Perches.
º Thomas Gantier sold to Patrick Jackson, April 4, 1800, a lot bounded north by Lot No. 14; south by Daniel Van Winkle; west by a one rod road. This sale I take to include this lot. Henry Jackson owned ten acres bounded northwest by Newark Avenue, and adjoined Henry D. Van Winkle, the Arsenal property, and John B. Coles. It was sold for United States taxes, May 14, 1817, by Nathan Price, Collector, to Renben D. Tucker, and Evan Evans, under an Act passed Jan. 9, 1815, and deed given Sept. 13, 1819. Benj. McGuinness sold the same to Henry D. Van Winkle, May 2, 1820. I take this to be Lot No. 16. Van Winkle afterwards gave up his purchase owing to some defect in the tax sale. Vide Note to Lot No. 201, p. 75. Henry Jackson sold it to John Ackland, May 1, 1834, who sold it to Gerard W. Morris May 23, 1838.
t Cornelius and Richard Van Rypen sold eight eight-tenths acres of this lot to John Burnet June 10, 1805. It was bounded E. by John Stevens, S. E. hy Jacob Everson, S. W. by Cornelius Van Vorst, and N. W. by Peter Stuyvesant. Burnet sold to John Haynes Feb. 28, 1811.
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Juic Adjudge that Certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 20 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money paid by Mattheus Corneliuse, said Part or Portion marked No 20 Begining at a Stake being the Westermost Corner of the before described Portion No 19, and from thence Running South fifty one Degrees and thirty Minutes West to a Stake, thence South thirty nine Degrees Fast to the Edge of the Meadows, thence Northerly along said Meadow to the Southermost Corner of said Portion No 19, and from thence in a direct Line to the place of Beginning, Containing six Acres two Roods and seventeen Perches.
N. B. The above described Portion No 20 is in Breadth (being the Length of the first Line above described) three Chains and sixty Links.
TUNE Adjudge that Certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 21 on Map B. to belong to Cornelius Van Vourst, said Part or Portion Begining at the Northerly Corner of Pryer's Meadow, from thence Running South seventy five Degrees and fifty Minutes West to a Stake in the Road, thence South fourteen Degrees and thirty five Minutes East five Chains and ten Links to a Stake, thence South sixty nine Degrees and twenty Minutes West two Chains and sixty seven Links to a Stake, thence South forty seven Degrees East three Chains and six Links, thence North forty two Degrees and thirty Minutes East two Chains and seventy Links, thence South fifty four Degrees and fifteen Minutes East one Chain and fifty Links, thence South seventy three De- grees and twenty Minutes East five Chains and ninety Links to the edge of the Meadow, thence the several Courses between Up Land and Mea- dows to the place of Begining, Containing about eleven Acres and three Rood *
WWIE Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 22 on Map B. to belong to Johannes Dedrix and Daniel Dedrix, said Part or Portion Begining at the Westermost Corner of the before described Portion No 20 and from thence Runs South fifty one Degrees and fifty Minutes West three Chains and sixty two Links to a Stake, thence South thirty nine Degrees East 'till it comes to the before described Portion No 21 thence along said Portion No 21 'till it comes to the edge of the Meadow, thence along the edge of the Meadows to the Southermost Corner of said Portion No 20 and from thence in a direct Line to the place of Beginning, Containing about seven Acres +
Tic Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 23 on Map B. to belong to John Van Blarkum, said Part or Portion Begining at the Westermost Corner of the above described Portion No 22 and from thence Runing about South fifty Degrees and sixteen Minutes West five Chains and fifty eight Links to a Stake, thence South thirty nine Degrees East 'till it comes to the Line of the before des- cribed Portion No 21, thence along said Line to the Southermost Corner of Portion No 22 aforesaid, and from thence on a direct Line to the place of Begining, Containing about nine Acres and eighteen Perches }
* Van Vorst sold this lot to Jacob Prior, April 20, 1787.
t Johannis Diedricks owned about 2} acres, lying on the W. end of this lot. This he sold to Daniel Diedricks, Dec. 27, 1271.
# Vide Note to Lubbertse's Patent, p. 45. Van Blarcom, it is probable, sold it to Cornelius Van Vorst ; as he was the owner in 1774, as appears in a recital in the deed mentioned in the Note to the Lot No. 24.
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THAUDA MICHEALSON ET AL.
que Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 24 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for for the Purchase Money Paid by Thauda Michealson, said Part or Por- tion Begining at a Stake being the Westermost Corner of the above des- cribed Portion No 23, thence Running about South sixteen Degrees West eleven Chains and ninety tour Links to a Stake being the Westermost Corner of the said last mentioned Tract, thence South thirty five Degrees and fifty five Minutes East ten Chains and forty Links to a Rock, thence North seventy two Degrees East six Chains and fifty Links to a Stake, being the Northwesterly Corner of the before described Portion No 21, thence along said Portion No 21, to the Southermost Corner of Portion No 23 aforesaid, and from thence with a direct Course to the place of Beginning, Containing about fifteen Acres one Rood and thirty two Perches *
ault Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 25 on Map B. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money Paid by Helmich Roelefse, said Part or Portion Begining at a Stake being the Westermost Corner of the before described Portion No 15, and from thence Running Southerly along the said Road to the Northermost Corner of the aforesaid School-Lot, thence South thirty eight Degrees and forty five minutes East nine Chains and seventy two Links to a Stake, thence North forty Degrees East to said Portion No 15, and from thence in a direct Course to the place of Begining, Containing about two Acres two Roods.+
ault Adjudge that certain Part or Portion (of the last mentioned Tract) marked No 26 on Map B. to belong to Arent Toers, said Part or Portion Begining at a Stake being the Southermost Corner of the above described Portion No 25, and from thence Runs South thirty eight De- grees and forty five minutes East four Chains and fifteen Links to a Stake,
" Michielse's heirs, viz., Tadeus Johannis, Teunis, and Tadens Van Iderstein of New Barbadoes, sold this lot to Abraham Prior, Dec. 20, 1774.
t This lot was the south part of Subdivision No. 350, adjoining the School Lot. The arbitrators declare that it was a dividend for the money paid by Helmigl Roelofse (Van Houten), but do not adjudge to whom it belonged in 1770. Henry La Tourette Cole owned it in 1791. Peter Cole sold it to Joseph Simonson, May 11, 1797 ; who sold it to John Van Winkle, June 1, 1809; who sold it to John Priestly Peters, June 23, 1837 ; Peters sold it to Mortimer A. F. Harrison, April 19, 1841. This deed is lost and the record omits words of inheritance. It has since been sold in parcels to several persons. In 1870, Benj. Sisson bought the reversion of Peter's heir and brought an ejectment suit against the present occupants. The suit is now pending. The lot lies between the Court House property and Bergen Avenue. As to the Van Houten family, I have gathered the following : Helmigh Roelofse married Jannetje Picterse, Sept. 1676. The "Van Houten " was afterwards added as a family name. Houte or Houten, means wooden ; from Hout, wood. Roelofse had ten children among whom was Johannis, born Oct. 28, 1696, married Helena, daughter of Johan- nis Vreeland, and died Dec. 18, 1763. This is the Van Houten named in the Field Book. He left one son, Johannis, baptized June 17, 1735, married (1st) Altje, daughter of Hendrick Sickles, (2nd) Rachel De Maree, and died Oct. 31, 1807, leaving Johan- nis, Sara, Helmig, Catrintje and Aegie. Catrintje married Jacob Zabriskie, Dec. 12, 1801, and had two sons, Albert and John H.
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thence North forty Degrees East to the aforesaid Portion No 15 thence along said Portion No 15 to the Eastermost Corner of said Portion No 25, and from thence in a direct Course to the place of Begining, Contain- ing about one Acre and two Roods .*
Jule Adjudge all the remaining part of the last mentioned Tract, be- ing the Portions marked No 27, No 28, No 29, No 30, No 31, and No 32 on Map B. to be with the before described Portion No 5, the full Pro- portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money paid by Jurian Thomason, the said Portions marked No 27, No 28, No 29. No 30, No 31, and No 32 Begining at the Southermost Corner of the above described Portion No 26 and from thence Runs South thirty eight Degrees and forty five minutes East to the Eastermost Corner of the School-Lot, thence North forty Degrees East to the Southermost Corner of said Portion No 15, thence North fifty Degrees and five minutes West to the Eastermost Cor- ner of said Portion No 26, thence in a direct Course to the place of Be- gining, Containing about three Acres t
TUft Award and Order that the Owner or Owners for the Time be- ing of the before described Portions No 12, No 13, NO 14, NO 15, No 16, NO 17, NO 18, NO 19, NO 20, NO 22, No 23, No 25, No 26, No 27, No 28, No 29, No 30, No 31, No 32, shall have the Liberty and Privilidge of Passing and Repassing to and from his, her, or their respective Portion or Portions, as often and at such Times as the said Owner or Owners shall think fit, such Owner or Owners confineing him, her, or themselves in such Passing and Repassing to the Lane or Passage hereafter particularly described, to wit: Begining at the Road at the Northermost Corner of the aforesaid School-Lot, and Running from thence along the Northeasterly side of said School-Lot to the Eastermost Corner of said School-Lot, thence North forty Degrees East about eleven Chains and sixty Links, thence Returning to the said Eastermost Corner of the said School-Lot and Running along the Southeasterly side of said School-Lot and Lands belonging to the Newkerks 'till it comes into the aforesaid Portion No 23, the said Lane or Passage being in Breadth twenty five Links.
And with respect to a certain Tract of Land Begining at a Stake be-
" This lot was inherited by Nicholas, the son of Arent, and by him sold to Joseph Simonson (deed unrecorded). Simonson sold to Henry Speer the east end of the lot (now in part owned by Marcus Beach and Thomas E. Bray), and the west end (north of Newark Avenue ) to Benjamin Thorp, who sold to Patrick Jackson, Jan. 21, 1802. The lot sold to Jackson was triangular, being thirty-two feet on its base, or east side, and eighty feet on Newark Avenue. The west end of the lot lying south of Newark Avenne, Simonson sold to John C. F. Rummel, Dec. 15, 1826, Rummel died seized, Jan. 13, 1840. Garret Sip et al. were appointed Commissioner, and sold his lands in parcels to John W. and Joseph H. Rummel, John Tice, Abel I. Smith, James Harrison and J. Dickinson Miller, at public auction, March 27, 1840. Har- rison bought out some of the other purchasers, and sold to the Board of Chosen Free- holders the plot where the Court House and Jail now stand, April 7, 1841.
t The Thomasen here nam ed was the ancester of the Van Rypen family. Daniel Van Rypen et al., sold to John L. Cole one acre and thirty one-hundredths of au acre, bounded northeast by the road, southeast by Daniel Van Winkle, southwest by the school-lot, northwest by Simonson, Aug 10, 1803.
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ing the Southeast Corner of a Lot of Land belonging to Johannes Van Wagenen, and from thence Runs South eighty one Degrees West thirteen Chains and seven Links to a Stake, thence South forty nine Degrees and fifty minutes East eighteen Chains and eighty Links, thence North thirty nine Degrees and forty Minutes East thirteen Chains and fifty six Links to a Stake, thence North forty one Degrees and forty five Minutes West fourteen Chains and twenty one Links to a Stake, thence South eight Degrees and ten minutes East five Chains and fifty Links to the place of Begining, Containing eighteen Acres one Rood. Note this last described Tract of Land is laid down on Map C.
Jute adjudge that Certain Part or Portion (of the last described Tract) marked No 33 on Map C. to belong to Cornelius Sip and Garret Sip, said Part or Portion Begining at the above said Southeast Corner of the aforesaid Jol annes Van Wagenen's Land, and from thence Runs South thirty six Degrees and forty five Minutes East 'till it strikes the outward Boundary Line of the said Tract, thence North thirty nine De- grees and forty Minutes East five Chains and eighty Links being the Eastermost Corner of said Tract, thence North forty one Degrees and forty five Minutes West fourteen Chains and twelve Links to a Stake, Thence on a direct Course to the place of Begining, Containing about five Acres one Rood .*
And We Adjudge that Certain Part or Portion (of the last described Tract) marked No 34 on Map C. to be the full Portion and Dividend for the Purchase Money paid by Garret Garretse, said Part or Portion Begining at a Stake being the Southeast Corner of the before men- tioned Johannis Van Wagenen's Land, and from thence Runs South eighty one Degrees West thirteen Chains and seven Links to a Stake being the Westermost Corner of said Tract, thence South forty nine De- grees and fifty minutes East eighteen Chains and eighty Links to the Southermost Corner of the said last described Tract, thence North thirty nine Degrees and forty minutes East seven Chains and seventy six Links to a Stake being the Southermost of the before described Portion No 33 and from thence in a direct Course to the place of Begining, Containing about thirteen Acres.t
Alman's Provided, and it is our Intent, Meaning and Order, that if it shall be made Appear that neither the aforesaid Douwe Tallma, nor his Father Harme Douwse Tallma is or were the legal Heir at Law of Douwe Harmse, that then our Judgment of and concerning the before described Portion marked No 3 on Map A. shall be Void and Reversed, any thing herein before to the Contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding .¿
This lot was afterwards owned by Jacob Everson, it is said, through exchange of Lots No. 168 and 257 in the town. Fide Note to Varlet's Patent, p. 62. Everson conveyed to Cornelius Sip, July 7, 1791.
t Garret Garretse named in the above description was the ancestor of the Van Wagenen family. Fide Note to Lot No. 389, p. 215.
# The expenses incurred in eompleting the foregoing work were borne by the in- dividuals to whom portions of the land in controversy were adjudged. John Haring, one of the arbitrators, was a surveyor, and probably executed the survey. The fol- lowing receipts, signed by the arbitrators, will give the reader an idea as to the man- ner in which the expenses were paid :
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En aufitness whereof We hereunto set our Hands and Seals this ninth Day of July in the tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, King of Great Britain &c. and in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy.
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Harmanies Veeder Robt. Morris
Johannis Demarest L.S.]
Albert Zabrowsky L.S.
John Haring [L.S.]
" Receved the 10 day of July the sum of three pound & nine pens for the cost of the devision of said plantations for Lott No 2 being the full portion or devadent of said Lott for the cost and also Two pound Eleven shillings & six pens in full for the portion No 3 the full Cost of said portion we have Receved this of machiel De mott & Joris de mott in full for the above said perportion of said plantition and de- visions I say Receved per me."
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