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Hartman received the part beginning in the "meadow in the byte by a poynt commonly called fish point at a small creek as it is staked out up to the upland of the island where it is divided by a fence, and running over said Island into a certain pond a little way from said Island, and from thence something S. to the E. edge of the great Kewan, and from thence W. to the river' side, then E. and N. along said river side to the Beginning." Hartman's widow for £450, July 13, 1723, sold to her youngest son Michael Hartmanse Vreeland, the same tract, including the " Home
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DIRCK CLAASEN.
Beginning at the Mouth of Sycan's Creek, lying Northwest of Ke- wan Point (which Creek is the Northeasterly and Northerly Bounds of the Piece of Meadow in the Patent of Dick Sycan, mark'd on the Map No. 18) ; and then up along the said Creek the several courses thereof as it runs to the Southermost Point of Hendrick Tunisess Meadow, mark'd on the Map No. 73; Then Easterly along a Ditch and small Creek (which is the Southerly Bounds of Fytje Hartman's Patent, mark'd on the Map No. 14), to the Mouth thereof on Hudson's River or York Bay; Then Southwesterly round said Kewan Point; Then North- westerly to the Mouth of the first mentioned Creek, the Place of Begin- ning.
The Second Patent of Phillip Carteret to Dick Claasen, dated the twelfth Day of May, One thousand Six hundred and sixty Eight, for a Tract of Land called Stony Point.
Our Survey whereof shews and we adjudge it to be a Tract (which on the Map is mark'd No. 17) .*
Lott, Farme and Farme House, wherein she now lives called Reckpokus." Michael by will dated March 19, 1732, proved Feb. 4, 1763, gave the same "on the south side of Regpokes Island " to his son Nicholas. Nicholas by will dated July 23, 1801 proved May 21, 1803, gave to his son Stephen the whole of his land lying upon the Island Right-Coakkuss. Stephen died Aug. 31, 1865. His interest in this tract he had previously given to his sons Nicholas S. and Stephen B. The balance of his lands he conveyed to Mundet Van Horne June 25, 1858, in trust to be divided in accordance with his will previously executed. He executed another will Oct. 8, 1860. Controversies arose among his heirs after his death, and compromise was effected March 27, 1866.
Johannis received by the following description : The N. side is divided from the S. side in manner aforesaid until it come to the water side or river, thence W. and N. W .. and sometimes N. along said river side and great (Sycan's) Creek to a small creek emptying into the great creek over against the brook or fall emptying into the great creek by Enoch Michielse's Stony Point.
* This Patent calls for 59 acres 4 perches. It extended from Syein's Creek, 100 rods W. to a Great Swamp (Ocean Ave.) In the division of Dirck Clausen's lands, as mentioned in the note to the preceding Patent, this tract was allotted to Cornelius Michielse Vreeland by the description : " The wood or bush land is divided from the other two parts ; on the S. W. by Enoch Michielse, W. and N. by the Commons, with the upland and meadow = 25 morgens, to which is added a piece of meadow beginning at a small creek over against the brook of Enoch Michielse's Stony Point, and along said creek, runs to the Edge of the Island, and along said Island until it comes to the bounds of Fitje Hartman's at the dam or double diteh, and so along her lands as far as it reaches." This is lot 73. Vide Note to Hurtman's First Patent, p. 11, and Note to Teunise's Patent, p. 54. The "Stony Point" here referred to, is the bluff on which Garret R. Vreeland now lives, where the Central R R. crosses the Morris Canal. The tract was inherited by Cornelius's son Michael, who owned it in 1764. From him it went to his younger son Johannis. He by deed, Dec. 18, 1795, gave to his son Michael the west balf of his farm = 40 acres, and on April 25, 1820, gave him the whole of it, with all his land at Raekpokus and the salt meadow belonging to the farm, and his wood lots at Slonga (204, 301). By his will dated Nov. 20, 1817, proved Sept. 27, 1823, he gave to his son Michael all his lands in the township. Michael, by will dated Oct. 30, 1824, proved March 18, 1828, gave the S. third of his 8
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DIRCK SYCAN.
Beginning at a Stake (which Stake stands at the Edge of the Up- land bearing North fifty-three Degrees East two Chains and eighty-four Links from the East Corner of a large Rock before Michael Vreeland's Door ; The Chimney of the Island Hospital bears from said Stake South forty Seven Degrees and fifteen Minutes East) ; And from the said Stake running South twenty Eight Degrees West twenty five Chains and ninety five Links, to the Mouth of a small Creek putting into a Creek called Sycans Creek, Thence North twenty seven Degrees and thirty Minutes West twenty four Chains and seventeen Links up into the Woods to a *13 Stake, Thence North twenty * Eight Degrees East, thirty nine Chains and twenty Links to a Stake then South twenty seven Degrees and thirty Minutes East twenty two Chains and thirty two Links to the Edge of the Meadow and Upland, Thence along Meadow Edge to the first mentioned Stake the Place of Beginning.
The first Patent of Philip Carteret to Dirck Sycan dated the twelfth Day of May, One thousand Six hundred and sixty Eight for a 'Tract of Upland and Meadow lying at Mingackqua.
Our Supory whereof shews, and we adjudge it to be a Tract (which on the Map is mark'd No. 18) .*
faim 10 his son John M. The other two-thirds he gave to his sons Myndeit and Michael, who had not formally partitioned before selling to Edmund C. Bramhall in 1852. This joint tract is now known as Claremont, and bounded generally N. by Forest St., E. by the Morris Canal, S. by Myitle Ave., W. by Ocean Ave. The share of John M. lay between Myrtle Ave. on the N. and " the brook of Enoch Michielse's Stony Point," or Richard Vreeland's line on the S. He sold the S. half of his share to Capt. George W. Howe, and it is yet held by his heirs. He gave to his son Mi- chael J. 12} acies, bounded N. by Myrtle Ave., who sold to Samuel Bostwick in March, 1859.
* Seickan or Sycan was a soldier in the service of the company, and for insolence was sentenced to be shot, Feb. 21, 1647. He afterwards was pardoned and became a farmer, and lived in N. Y. in 1664 ; was admitted to the rights of a small burgher, April 26, 1657.
This lot consisted of two traets; Ist, beginning at a ereek coming out of the woods (this was Straatmaker's creek a little N. of the line of Chestnut Ave. in Green- ville), extending 100 Dutch rods up into the woods (to Ocean Ave.), and 300 rods along the river = 50 morgens ; 2d, a lot adjoining on the W. N. W. and N. E. to the creek still coming from the swamp and emptying into the Morris Canal by Enoch Michielse's Stony Point = 15 1-6 morgens. Direk Straatmaker was the owner of this traet previous to 1643. He probably had his house on the bluff by the Central R. R. bridge, from which point he could see the field of the Communipaw massaere, where he was slain in February of that year. After his death the land probably re- verted to the Dutch West India Company. It was given by Gov. Stuyvesant to Dirck Sycan, June 16, 1654. He sold it to Enoch Michielse Vreeland, Feb. 13, 1679, for 4,900 guilders. There must have been some elaim, however, set up by the heirs of Direk Straatmaker, for on March 18, 1698, Vreeland obtained from Jan Dircksen Straatmaker, the son of Dirck, a quit-elaim of all his interest in the tract, for £20. The tract was known by the Indian name Najacksick or Neyonsich, to which some- times was added " alias Pembrepogh."
Vreeland, by will dated April 12, 1715, proved April 9, 1720, gave the tract to his
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CLAAS CARSTENSEN NORMAN.
Beginning at the Mouth of a small Creek (putting into a Creek called Sycan's Creek, which small Creek is the Southeasterly Corner of Dirck Claasen's Patent mark'd on the Map No. 17); Thence North twenty seven Degrees and thirty Minutes West twenty four Chains and seventeen Links to a Stake (being the Westerly Corner of said Dirck Claasen's Patent mark'd on the Map No. 17), Thence South forty two Degrees West sixty Chains and forty Links to a Gum Sapling mark'd with a Blaze and three Notches on four sides and V on East side (which Sapling stands in the Line of Lawrence Andrieses's Patent mark'd on the Map No. 19) And from said Sapling runs South twenty seven Degrees and thirty Minutes East twenty nine Chains and forty eight Links to the Mouth of Straatamaker's Creek on Hudsons River or York Bay; Then along the said Bay or River Northeasterly to the Mouth of Sycan s Creek (the Mouth of which Creek is the place of beginning of Dirck Claasens Patent mark'd on the Map No. 16) then up the said Creek the several Courses thereof to the Mouth of the first mentioned Creek the Place of Beginning.
The Datent of William Keift to Claas Carstensen Nor- man dated the twenty-fifth Day of March, One thousand six hundred and forty Seven, and confirm'd (with an addition of Land) by Patent from Phillip Carteret to Lawrence Andrie- sen dated the twenty Sixth Day of March, One thousand six hundred & Sixty Seven for a Parcell of Land lying at Min- gackqua.
Our Survey whereof shews and we adjudge it to be a Tract (which on the Map is mark'd No. 19) .*
sons Jacob and George. His widow, Aagtje, gave to Jacob and George a deed for the same, bounded S. W. by Andries Van Buskirk and up to near " Stoon Pint," while to her sons Elias and Benjamin she gave 320 acres on the Raritan River, June 12, 1731. George's will, dated May 4, 1793, proved Aug. 14, 1795, he gave to his son John the S. W. half of the tract = 149 acres 3 roods 33 perches, which John after- wards by will gave to his nephew, Col. Jacob, son of Garret, by whom it was in part sold to the New York Bay Cemetery Company. He also conveyed the old homestead E. of the Canal to Benjamin H. Broomhed, April 16, 1349. After several transfers the same came to Geo. W. Howe, by four deeds, in Oct. and Nov., 1854. Howe con- veyed the S. corner to Clement. D. Hancox, Dec. 1, 1860 and July 7, 1863 ; he to Jo- seph W. Hancox, Jan 11, 1866 ; he to Elizabeth G , wife of John N. Harriman. Aug. 25, 1868. Garret received the N. E. half of the tract = 165 acres 2 roods 33 perches. By will Garret gave to his son Jacob that part which lies S. of Woodlawn Ave .; the balance he gave to his sons George and Richard.
Jacob sold to Matthew Armstrong, April 1, 1836, 16 acres S. of Woodlawn Ave., and 6 acres to Abraham Becker, Nov. 12, 1839, lying S. of Armstrong, part of which Becker sold to Henry D. Van Nostrand. George took the N. E. part which he sold to his brother Richard, July 22, 1833, who still owns what he took under his fa- ther's will and what he bought from his brother George, extending from Woodlawn Ave. to the N E. bounds of the Patent ; except a small lot E. of the plank road, sold to Geo. W. Robeson, now owned by the heirs of Matthew Armstrong.
*The Patent calls for 170 Aeres. The first owner was Barent Jansen. This fact is recited in the Norman's Patent Land Papers (Albany) G. G. 197. Claas Carstensen the Norman (sometimes called Van Sant) after Jansen's death, received a
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CLAAS CARSTENSEN NORMAN.
Beginning at a Stake on the Northwest side of Hudson's River or York Bay (from which Stake the most Easterly Corner of Jacob Van Wagenen's House bears South Seventy Six Degrees and forty Minutes West Seven Chains and eighty Eight Links) And from the said Stake runs North twenty seven Degrees and thirty Minutes West Eighty two
grant for it, May 25, 1647. He was a soldier in the service of the company. It is not known if he purchased from Jansen, or if Jansen abandoned it. It then con- tained 50 morgens. The Norman sold it to Jan Vinge Jan. 19, 1655. Vinge sold it to the " Virtuous Annetje Dircksen, widow of Pieter Cock," who owned it in 1662. Register of Van Der Veen, N. Y. 34. It is probable that she sold it to Lawrens An- driesen, who added to it 18 morgens as mentioned in his patent, It was probably added to by previons owners, so that with the 18 morgens, it now contained 170 acres. It was the first tract going S. which extended from bay to bay on which it lay "elbow ways." This peculiar position was caused by the course of Straatmakers Creek to which the lines of the several Patents from this point S. were made to conform. Streets have been laid to suit property lines, property lines were laid to snit Straat- makers Creek, hence the absence of right angles-all of which it may be well for " Map Commissions " to bear in mind.
By Andriesen's will dated Aug. 29, 1679, his sons Pieter and Thomas received this tract. In what manner Thomas' interest became vested in Pieter I do not know, but Pieter became the sole owner, and by will dated Jan. 20, 1735, proved Sept. 8, 1738, left it to his sons Lawrence and Andries. I find a deed from Andries Van Bus- kirk to Michael Andriesen of Communipaw, dated March 12, 1718, for a small lot adjoining Gerrit G. Van Wagenen, described as bounded at the middle by the divi- sion fence. By the same description Andriesen sold it to Cornelius Brinkerhoff by two deeds, March 1, 1729, and June 30, 1740. Whatever passed by these deeds lay within this patent and Brinkerhoff yet owned it in 1764, page 143. When or how the title thereto passed ont of Brinkerhoff I have not discovered. Andries released to his brother Lawrence his interest in the farm, Oct. 14, 1723.
The date of this deed seems to indicate that the two brothers owned the farm prior to their father's will, probably by gift. The father lived at Constable's Hook. This deed was proved before Robert Lettis Hooper, Chief Justice of New Jersey, April 7, 1731.
Lawrence died, seized Dec. 13, 1752, leaving him surviving five children, viz : Cornelius, Metje, wife of Johannis La Grange, Jannetje, wife of Jacob Van Horne, Fitje, wife of John Roll, and Anna, wife of Thomas Brown. By his will dated Nov. 7, 1750, codicil May 27, 1752, proved April 22, 1753. Cornelius received all his father's real estate. He died, seized Feb. 4, 1754, intestate and without issue. His four sis- ters inherited the tract in question in common. But Mrs. Brown being then dead her interest had passed to her only child Lawrence.
Thomas Brown bonght the interest of Metje, March 13, 1757. from her two child- ren, John and Fitje. Jacob Van Horne et ux. sold an undivided quarter to George Vreeland, April 1, 1758. This quarter was afterwards located next to his own land and lay between the " middle of the mouth of Straatmaker's Creek " and the present Chestnut Ave. A deed for this purpose was given to Vreeland by Thomas Brown et ux .. and John Roll et ux., June 5, 1758. It was said to contain 85 acres and extended from N. Y. Bay, 95 chains to Swampy Creek. This quarter east of the new Bergen road, went to John Vreeland under his father's will. Tide Note to Sycan's Patent p. 13, and from John to his nephew Col. Jacob, and from him in part to the New York Bay Cemetery Company. Garret received all W. of the new Bergen road by the par-
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Chains and fifty Links, to New Ark Bay. Then * up along said New Ark Bay until it comes to the Mouth of a small Creek (that parts this Land from Meadow patented to Barnt Christian which is mark'd on the Map No. 122) Then up said Creek North forty Seven Degrees and fifty Minutes East four Chains and fifty four Links, Then South eighty nine Degrees
tition of Feb. 5, 1796, Tide Note to Lot 212 p, 86. By Garret's will this was left to his sons George and Richard, who held in common until they sold to Samuel C. Nelson. John Roll et ux. took the quarter adjoining S. W. the quarter sold to George Vree- land. He died Feb. 2, 1761, and his widow married Andries Segaerd, a mariner. By will dated July 14, 1784, proved April 7, 1801, Fitje Segaerd gave this property to her grand daughter, Mary, wife of Thomas Cubberly, for life and after the testa- trix's death to Cubberly's children, viz : Jacob, Elizabeth, wife of Pant Salter, Gitty, wife of Jacob Ackerman, Ann, wife of Joseph Van Winkle, and Maria ; who sold to George Vreeland, July 22, 1833, that part of Fitje Segaerd's quarter lying E. of the old Bergen road, and also five acres of meadow at Droyer's Point. This quarter lay between Chestnut Ave. and Linden Ave.
Thomas Brown et ux. had one child, viz : Lawrence, who was born May 18, 1751 and died July 4, 1767, intestate and unmarried. His father then purchased the inter- est of his son's three aunts, who had inherited his quarter. This gave him one half of the Patent. He married for his second wife, Mary, daughter of Samuel Ten Eyck, Jan. 23, 1756. By this marriage was one child, Mary, born Oct. 17, 1756, married Andrew Gautier, Oct. 6, 1772. Capt. Brown died seized Oct. 30, 1782. By will dated Sept. 21, 1782. he gave all of his property to his two grandson's Thomas and Daniel Gautier ; to Thomas his N. Y. property and to Daniel his N. J. property. Daniel was born Feb. 7, 1776 and died Jan. 7, 1791, intestate and without issue. His prop- erty was inherited by his brother Thomas, who married Elizabeth, daughter of John Leary, April 28, 1796, and died, Oct. 17, 1802, leaving his widow and children, Thomas B., Helen D. and Samuel T.
To carry the out will of Mary, the widow of Thomas Brown, (who died Dec. 8,1818) the widow Elizabeth, Thomas B. and Helen D. released to Samuel T. that part of the patent lying S. of Linden Ave (owned by Capt. Brown) and 30 acres of meadow held in Common with the Cubberlys and the Vreelands, May 17, 1823. Samnel mortgaged to Thomas B. Gautier, May 8, 1824. This mortgage was foreclosed and the property sold by John Blauvelt, Sheriff, to his mother, Elizabeth Gantier, Feb. 27, 1829. She sold to George Vreeland Ang. 19, 1829, all lying E. of the old road. Vreeland con- veyed as follows : to John Syms, 22 84-100 acres Jan. 2, 1837, bounded N. by Chest- nut Ave. E. by the Plank road, S. by Linden Ave. and W. by old Bergen road. That part of this tract which lies between Danforth and Linden Avenues, Syms conveyed to Matthew Armstrong, June 25, 1838, (Armstong died seized and his executors sold in lots at public auction in 1868) Syms sold a small part of his purchase lying N. of Danforth Ave. March 7, 1850 to Henry Rosencamp (now owned by Thomas Musgrove) and a small lot1 to; Gilbert C. Smith. The residue Syms conveyed to Nicholas D. Danforth, Oct 6, 1855. Danforth mortgaged; the mortgages were foreclosed, the property sold and (the most of it) purchased by the mortgagee, Jane Brinkerhoff. It is now owned in parcels by Julia A. wife of J. Otto Seymour, John Kennell, Matthew Armstrong, Thomas Cary, Emma wife of Frederick M. Lockwood, Jacob J. Detwiller and Mr. Danforth (father of said N. D.)
Vreeland conveyed to Peter Julius Lignot, John Jacobs, Cortlandt Smith and another all lying between the Plank road, Ocean Ave. Linden Ave. and the S. bounds of the patent. All between Ocean Ave. and the old Bergen road, is now owned in small
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LUBERT GILBERTSE.
East three chains & eighty five Links, Then"South thirty two Degrees East five chains and thirty six Links. Then North eighty three Degrees and thirty Minutes East nine Chains and ninety Seven Links to a stake standing in the said Creek (where it is called a Swampy Creek) And from the said Stake South twenty Seven Degrees and thirty Minutes East ninety three Chains and ninety four Links to the Mouth of Straatamakers Creek on said Hudson's River or York Bay; Then Southwesterly along said Bay or River to the Place of Beginning.
The Patent of Petrus Stuyvesant to Lubert Gilbertse dated the fifth Day of December One thousand six hundred and fifty four, for a piece of Land lying at Mingackqua.
Our Survey whereof shews and we adjudge it to be a Tract (which on the Map is mark'd No. 20.)*
plots. To the Central R. R. Company of New Jersey, Vreeland conveyed all lying between the Bergen Point plank road and the E. line of the Railroad and Chestnut Ave. and Edwin J. Brown's line, except a small strip owned by the heirs of Henry Vreeland. The R R. Company mapped out this tract. They sold, July 15, 1866, to Harriet M. Winfield, eight lots on the S. E. Corner of Danforth Ave. and the plank road, and to Charles H. Winfield, June 10, 1867, eight lots on the N. E. corner of Linden Ave. and the plank road. The remainder of the land (except the right of way for the R. R. and a depot plot) they sold to the Hudson County Land Improve- ment Company, June 10, 1867. What lies E. of the Railroad is yet owned by the Vreeland family except a small plot given by George Vreeland to his son-in-law -Smith and by him sold to Cornelius Vreeland.
What lay West of the old road belonging to Mrs. Gautier was mapped by Adolph Loss in 1822 and sold in parcels as per Loss' Map ; to William Anderson 15 acres Oct. 22 1831, and 13 acres Ang. 16, 1832 ; to Thomas and John Jackson six acres Oct. 22, 1831 ; and to John E. Post 15 acres, Oct 22, 1831. This last trast is now in possession of John Wanters and Dennis McCarron, (Lessee). A ten acre tract lying next N. of Post, Mrs. Gautier conveyed to Ephraim Morris, who conveyed to Andrew Van Horne, Feb. 6, 1834. He died seized, leaving Jacob G., David L., John A. and Doreas, wife of James Kells. His executors, Henry R. Welsh and David L. Van Horne conveyed to these heirs, Dec. 31, 1859, who, on the same day, conveyed to Nelson B. Pearsall about 8 acres. Pearsall mapped, Aug. 5, 1864, and on Sept. 20, 1864, conveyed to George W. Dilloway six lots. David L. Van Horne owns the N. E. corner of the tract.
Fitje Segaerd's lands W. of the old Bergen road were sold by her heirs, viz : Jacob Cubberly, et al, in parcels, viz : to Jacob Ackerman 6 65-100 July 3, 1833 ; (Ackerman to Peter Rowe, March 4, 1841 ; Rowe to Samuel Wescott, May 9, 1850, Wescott to Gustavus A. Lilliendahl) ; to Walter Woods a little over six acres July 3, 1833 ; (Woods to Peter Rowe, Aug. 23, 1851, and Rowe to Agnes, wife of John Morrell, Sept. 4 1868) ; to Stephen Vreeland 11 91-100 acres, July 3, 1833, (now in part owned by his son Nicholas S. Vide Note to Claesen's 1st Patent p. 12
In addition to the above tract the Patent included a strip of land lying on the W. side 12 rods wide=5 Morgens ; also a lot of Meadow "between Constable's Hook and Pembrepock " adjoining Barent Christian's land=12 Morgens.
" There is an error in the name of the patentee as here given. It should be Lubert Gysbertsen. The explanation may, however, be found in the fact that Gilbert is the English of Dutch Gysbert. By this name he received the Patent for this tract, bounded N. by Jau Vinge and S. by Jan Cornelisen Buys. It was 90x333} rods =
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LUBERT GILBERTSE.
Beginning at a Stake on the Northwest Side of Hudson's River or York Bay, (from which Stake the most easterly corner of Jacob Van Wagenen's House bears South Seventy Six Degrees and forty Minutes
50 morgens. There is a patent, Land Papers (Albany) H.H. 34, Dec. 5, 1654, to Jan Vinge, which answers the description, in size, given in Carteret's patent. This seems to be the only tract of such a shape. I have not seen any Dutch grant to Gilbertse. The same tract, at least 40 acres of it, seems to have been included in another Patent. Vide Note to Jacobse's Patent, p. 46. Van Wagenen received part of the commons allotted to Jacobe's Patent. p. 196,.
Gysbertsen died seized and intestate, leaving one son and two daughters. The son dying without issue, the land passed to the two daughters, Anna and Gysbertje, who, by two deeds dated Sept. 17, 1729, and April 24, 1730, sold the same to Charles Dor- land, son of Gysbertje. Dorland sold the same for £50 to Jacob Van Wagenen, Dec. 14, 1730. He built and occupied the Point Breeze House, now owned by John H. Midmer.
Several of the heirs of Jacob Van Wagenen quit-claimed their interest in the tes- tator's property, to Jacob Merselis ; Henry Austin and Isabella, ux, March 16, 1816; Henry Heyzer and Elizabeth, ux, July 20, 1816, and Mary Merselis, Oct. 27, 1818. Van Wagenen died seized Jan. 27, 1783, and his surviving executor, Jacob Van Wag- enen, ride Note to Spier's Patent, p. 15, sold it to Jacob Merselis and Merselis J. Mer- selis, June 22, 1824. It was then described as lying between the two bays, Samuel Gautier on the N. E. and Robert Thomson on the S. W. These grantees sold the right of way to the Morris Canal, Feb. 2, 1835. Merselis J. Merselis died March 21, 1837. By his will dated March 20, 1837, he gave his realty to his four children, viz : Jacob M., Susan, wife of Thomas Anderson, Catherine, wife of Garret Vreeland, and Mary, wife of Stephen B. Vreeland, equally. These devisees then owned an undivi- ded half with their grandfather Jacob. The property was partitioned by deeree, dated June 18, 1838, as per annexed sketch. Jacob conveyed to his grandson, Jacob M. lots 1 and 2, June 21, 1838, on the grantee executing an agreement to quit claim to his sisters all his interest in Lots 3 and 4. This he afterwards did, the deed to Mrs.
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