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THE
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
OF THE
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STATE OF NEW-YORK ;
ARRANGED UNDER DIRECTION OF TIIE
HON. CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, Secretary of State.
BY E. B. O'CALLAGHAN, M. D. 1. 3 Pt 2
VOL. III.
ALBANY : WEED, PARSONS & Co., PUBLIC PRINTERS 1850.
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Incorporation have been strongly induced to lay our Cause before Your Honour, & most Humbly to Pray, that your Honor will be pleased to grant Your Petitioners and their Successors Ilis Majesties Royal Charter of Incorporation with such Immunities & Privileges and under such Restrictions and limitations as to your Honour shall seem Just and Reasonable.
And your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall Pray.
April 16th 1770
JOHN SAYRE, Missionary SAMUEL FOWLER
1770, May 2d Read in Council & grantd WILLIAM ELLISON
JOHN ELLISON STEPHEN WIGGINS
LEONARD SMITH
SAMUEL WINSLOW
NATHAN PURDY. 1
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The Manor of Livingston,
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· THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF SCHOHARIE.
1680-1795.
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ROBT LIVINGSTON'S PETITION
TO PURCHASE LAND UPON ROELOFF JANSENS KILL NEERK CATTS KIL! AND ORDER THEREUPON.
To his Excellency S' EDMUND ANDROSS knt Governo' Genlt under his Roy" Highnessce of New Yorke and Dependences in America.
The humble Peticon of Rob' Livington of Albany HUMBLY SHEWETH.
That whereas there is a Certaine tract of Land Lying upon Roeloff Johnsons' kill or Creeke upon the East side of hudsons River, near Cats kill belonging to the Indyan Proprietors not purchased by any body hithertoo, and your humble Petitioner being Informed that the owners are willing to dispose of the same wib the runn of Water or Creeke. Your Excelly: humble Petitioner's requests your Excelleneyes Grannt to purchase the same of the said proprietors who shall Sattisfy them to theire Content and produce A Returne thereof from the Court of Albany, hopeing that your Excellencye will then be pleased to Graunt him a Patent Accordingly.
And he shall Ever be bound to Pray &c
Granted to be Purchased according to Law And upon A Survey thereof Duly returned a Pattent to be graunted him for a Bowery or farme there as desired. New Yorke the 124 of Novembr 1680.
E. ANDROSS.
1 ROELOF JARSEN, was overseer of the Orphan Chamber under the Dutch government an office similar to that of Surrogate. His widow, Annetje Jans, married in 1638, the Revd Everardus Bogardus, the first clergyman who came from Holland to this Country. ED.
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INDIAN DEEDS FOR THE LAND ON ROELOF JANSEN'S KILL.
[Deed Book in Alby Co. Clerks off.]
APPEARED before Us M: Johannes Provoost and Mr Jan Janse Bleker Commissaries of Albanie, Colonie Renselaerswyck and Skinnechtady these following Mohegan Indians Owners of the Land on Roelof Johnsons Kill being East of Hudson's River a little below Catskill, to wit, Ottonowaw a Cripple Indian ; Tatersheet. Oothoot, Maneetpoo, and two Indian Women named Tamaranachqnae & Wawanitsawaw; lem, Auxhys, Newameen, Maquoame representing Mamaranechtal: who is at present in the Esopus, & Takanitto Tamaranochquze's son ltem, Attoquassowaa her Brother for Kachkanawaw and Sausquas, who declare in presence of divers Indians of their Tribe to have sold to Robert Livingston all their Land situate on Roeloff Jansen's Kill, he having authority from the late Governor General Sr Edind Andross dated 120 Nov: 1080, to buy the same ; Which Land is situate on both sides of said Kill called Sunkhenak and consist of 3 Flatts with some small Flatts, together with the Woodland, Kills, Creeks and all their Right extending along the bank of the River Northwards from Roeloff Janso Kill to a small stream opposite Cattskill, named Wachanekassik, and Southwards down the River opposite the Sagerties Kill to a place called by the Indians Seaskabampka, and further Eastward in towards the Woods keeping the same breadth as on the River bank, to a Cripple Bush by the Indians called Mahaskakock for which the Pars . For promises to pay to the said Owners these following Goods in the time of five days to Wit three hundred guilders in Zewant, Eight Biankets and two Childs Blankets, five and twenty ells of Duffels and four garments of Strouds, ten large shirts and ten small ditto, Ten pairs of large stockings and ten pairs of Small ; Six Guns, fifty pounds of Powder, Fifty staves of Lead, four erps, Ten Kettles, Ten Axes, ten adzes, Two pounds of Paint, Tuently little Scissors, Twenty little looking-glasses, one hundred fish hooks, Awls and Nails of each one hundred, four Rolls of Tobacco, one hundred Pipes, ten Bottles, Three Legs of Rum, one Barrel of
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Strong Beer and Twenty knives, Four Stroud-Coats and Two duffel-Coats, and four Tin kettles; The vendors promise to deliver, after the receipt of the said Payment, the said Lands free and unbarthened, as well Flatts, Kills, Creeks, Woods, Vlys, Cripple Bashes, with appendages and dependancies thereof to said R. Livingston withont excepting any thing therefrom save only that the said owners condition to have the power of freefishing in the Kill and to be able to hunt Deer in the said Limits provided they shall bring the head to the Purchaser ; and further to convey all free and without burthen, and to free it from all claims and pretensions, whether of Christians or Indians, whoever they may be; whereupon parties are content.
Done, in Albany and Interpreted by Aernt Corn: Vile, Inter- preter 12th July 1683.
In presence of Us Joh : Provoost
Jan Janz. Bleecker
Arnout Cord. Viele
The Mark of Nottoriowaw with own hand
The Mark of Tatoaenshaet with own hand
The Mark of Tamaranochqua
The Mark of Wawanitsawaw
ROBERT LIVINGSTON.
(In the Margin) N. B. Before Signing Tamaranachquae the Indian Woman conditioned that she should have the Privilege to plant for four years on a little hook of Land which shall be shewn to her and no more such is specially conditioned in presence of the commissaries.
APPEAR before Us Capta Gervis Baxter Commander and the underwritten Commissaries of Albany Colonie Renselaers wyck and Schennechtady, these following Mohegan Indians, Owners of the Land lying on Roeloff Jansens Kill, to wit Ottonowaw a Cripple Indian, Tatamiscaet, Oothoot, Mancetpoo, and Two Indian Women named Tamanarachqua and Wawanitsawaw, Item, Auxys, Newaween, Maquaame, as Representing Mamara- nechtak who is at present in the Esopus, and Takanetto Tamaranachquae's son, Item, Attoquacsowaa her Brother for Kachkanamow, Sausqnaas Kipaqnaechane who is at present in Canada, and for all other Indians who have any other Interest hererein, who Declare to cede transport and convey over in true;
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right free Property to and for the behoof of Robert Livingston, certain Parcel of Land lying on both sides of Roeloff Jansens kill, called by the Indians Sanckhenak, East of Hudson's River, a little below Catskill, consisting in Three Flatts and some small Flatts, together with the Woodland, the kill and other small kills which flow through it, Mountains, Dales, Trees, .Vlyes, Cripple Bushes and all their Right and Property, thereunto belonging along the Rivers bank from said Roeloff Jansens kill Northwards up, to a small stream opposite Catskill named Wachanekasseck, and southwards down the River to opposite the Sagertjes kill, to a place called by the Indians Saaskahampka ; and further Eastward into the Bush, to a Cripple Bush called by the Indians Mahaskekook ; all which they convey and deliver over without excepting or Reserving any thing in the world, save only that they may be able freely to fish in the kill and hunt Deer within said Limits, on condition of bringing the head of each Deer to the Purchaser, Such they the Grantors doing as being the Right Proprietors & Owners of the aforesaid Lands, kills, Creeks, Woods, Appendages and dependancies thereof, and convey the same to Robert Livingston, who hath privilege and Liberty from the late Governor General Sir Edmund Andross to purchase the aforesaid Land from the owners and to give satisfaction before this Court as per Agreement thereof sub date the 19th November 1680, delivering the same over free & without any burthen or charge thereupon, without they the Grantors having any more the least claim thereon, and acknowl- edging this day to be fully satisfied and paid therefor the first penny with last according to the Deed of sale thereof existing dated 12th Justant, giving, therefore, full power to the said Robert Livingston his heirs or successors or whomsoever may obtain his Right and power, to have and to hold the aforesaid for ever, and to do therewith and to Dispose thereof as he may do with his own Patrimonial Goods and effects; Promising to make good and free the sunie in and against every one from all Trouble, Claim or Charge which may hereafter be made by Christians or Indians, and nevermore to do nor allow anything to be done in
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any wise against this, under obligation to Law. Done in the Court house of Albany on the 18th July 1683.
This is the mark of Ottonowaw This Is the mark of Tattaemshaett
The mark of kosshecko as witness This is the mark of Tamaranackquaca a Squaw
The mark of moneetpa
This is the mark of Wawanetsawaw, a Squaw
as witness
This is the mark of Newamee the Daughter
The mark of kachkehant as witness
of Tamaranockqnao
This is the mark of Auxys Ottonowawa Sons Daughter
Gør Baxter Cornelia Van Dyck Jan Janz Bleeker
Arnout Corn Viele, Interpreter.
This day, the 18th July 1687, a certain Cripple Indian Woman named Siakanochqui of Catskil acknowledges to have received full satisfaction by a cloth garment and cotton Shift for her share and claim to a certain Flatt of Land Situate in the Manor of Livingston ; Which Witness
This signed and Interpreted in presence of and by
Siakanah qui her 1. mark .
JUFFROUW SALISBURY.
PATENT TO R. LIVINGSTON FOR 2000 ACRES OF LAND ON HUDSON'S RIVER.
THOMAS DONGAN Lieutenant and Governour and Vice Admirall under His Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke and of New Yorke and its Dependencyes in America To all to whom these prsents shall come Greeting Whereas Ottonoway Tattaemschatt Othoott Manctepo and two Indian Squawes named Wawamttsa- waw and Thamarancqua Lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the Land herein menconed in the behalfe of themselves and their Relacons have by their Certaine writeing or Transport dated the the Eighteenth day of July 1683 Given and Granted unto Robert Livingston a Certaine Tract or Parcell of Land lyeing and being on a Creek on the East side of Hudsons River commonly called or knowne by the name of Roeloffe Johnsons Kill it being in three Plains called Nickan Hooke Kichpa Wichquaskaha and
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two or three other small fliatts or Plaines Containing in all about one hundred Morgen or two hundred Acres together with Eighteen hundred Acres of woodland lycing and being between a small Crecke or Kill lyeing over Against Katskill called Wachanekasseck and a place by the Indians Called Suaskahampka to the South of Roeloffe Johnsons Kill that is to say two hundred Acres alongst the Rivers side and the rest adjoyning to the said two hundred Acres and soe Running back into the woods Now Know Yec that by Virtue of the Comicon and Authority unto me Given under his Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke and: Albany &c Lord Proprietor of this Province in Consideracon of the prmisses and the Quitt Rents hereinafter Reserved I have Given Granted Ratified and Confirmed and by these prsents doo hereby Give Grant Ratifye and Confirme unto the said Rober Livingston his Heirs and Assigns forever all the before recited Tract or Parcell of Land together with all and Singular woods underwoods Waters Runnes Streames Ponds Creeks Meadow Marshes Fishing Hawking Hunting and Fowling and all other Libertyes Priviledges Hereditaments and Appurtts to the said Tract or Parcell of Land and Premisses belonging or in any wise Appertaining To have and to hold the said Tract or Parcell of Land and Premisses with all and singular the Appurtenances before menconed and intended to be Granted Ratified and . Confirmed unto the said Robert Livingston ": Heires and 1s- signes into the propper use and behoote of the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes forever To be holden of his said Royall Highinesse his Heires and Assignes in ffree and Comeu Soccage according to the tenure of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in his Maties Kingdome of England Yielding and Paying therefore Yearly and every Yeare on or before the five and twentieth day of March as a Quitt Rent for his Royall Highnesse use twenty Shillings Currant Money of New-Yorke at Albany unto such Officer or Officers as from time to time shall be Appointed to Receive the same Given under my hand and Scaled with the Seale of the Province at ffort James in New Yorke the fourth day of Novembr in the thirty sixth Yeare of his Maties Raigne Annoq Dm 1681.
THO: DONGAN
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PETITION OF R. LIVINGSTON FOR TAGHKANICK.
To the Right Honble Col Tho. DONGAN Governour gen of his Maja Collony of N: York &c.
The humble Peticon of Robt Livingston of Albanie humbly sheweth
How that your hon's humble Petitioner did obtain a Patent from your hon. Last fall for a Tract of Land, Lyeing upon Roeloff Johnsons Kill which after a view and Survey thereof proves much Contrare to Expectation, very Little being fitt to be Im- prooved, and whereas there is a Peece of Land Lycing upon ye Same Kill called by the Indians Tachkanick behinde Pattkook' about Two or 300hund: acres, which in time might Proove & Convenient Setlement, for your honr humble Petitioner, he therefore humbly Prays That your honr would be Pleased to grant him a Lycence to Purchase ye Same of ye native Proprie- tors, who are willing to dispose thereof to your hour humble Petition and your Petitioner shal Ever pray &c.
(Endorsed) Petition-Robt Livingston. This petition being read June ye 3d 1685 200 Acres of ye said land was granted ; provided the said land be not disposed of to any others ; & that a survey of ye said Jend be inade into ye Secretaries office & the purchase be made before the Magistrates of Albany ; & the patent taken out before ye last day of September, or else this license to be void.
INDIAN DEED FOR TAGHKANICK.
Know all men by these Presents that woo underwritten Indian owners, and native Proprietors of ye Land called Tachkanik, viz Tataemshatt, and michael his Brother, by ye Indians call'd Wagnassamo, Impoured by there Broyn that is att Canida, call'd amesett; Item Tawihaes, Nighotowaw; minasees, nanamawe &
1 In another paper among the Records of the Secretary's office, a piece of land, described to the northward of Killian Van Rensselaer's patent of Po!koke (South of Kinderhooke) anl East of Maj. Abraham'z patent of Claveracke, is petitioned for by Van Sehayek and others.
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Takaemihatis Moyr Tantapenowa a Squae netopoes wife, and mamattittawawpe, mohowacghqua, & guttatamo; for and in consideracon of these following goods in hand Paid in yo Presence of ye commandr & Magistrates of Albany, to witt Six hundred & thirty gildrs, black and white Strung wampum; Seven Blankets, & one little Blankett, eight faddom of Strouds, ten faddom off Duffells, Seven gunns, Elevin kitles, five cask of Rom, four half fatts of Beer, five Baggs of Pouder, Sixty barry of lead, fourteen Coats made of Strouds, & Duffells, Tenn great Shirts & Twelfe litle ones, thirteen axes, tenn pare great Stock- ings fyve Pare of womes Stockings, & five Pare children dito, Dine hoes, fifty knives, four Rolls of Tobacco, four yron Potts, Two hundred awles, Two Serge Coats, four hatis, four capps, five Pare of shoes, Two Edges, Two haelmeses, Two Plains, Six botles, and three carthen Juggs, the Bereit whereof, we doe owe and acknowledge, and of yo Payment doe fully Discharge, have bargained, Sold, aliened, Confirmed & Transported, and by these Presents, doe Bargain Sell, alien, confirm and Transport all our Right Title and Intrest of ye Land called Tachkanik unto Rob Livingston his heires and assigns for over, be having a graunt from ye Right honble Col. Thom: Dongan govr gent dated yo 5th day of June 1685 to Purchase ye Same wb Said Land is scituate lying and being, behinde Patkook, one a Certain kill or Creek yt runns into hudsons River, and there called Roloff Johnsons kill beginning on ye north west side of sd kill y& Runns along ye flatt or Plain land, att a Place called by ye natives minnissichtanock where Two Black oak Trees are marked wt L & from thence along a small hill, to a valley, yt Leads to a small Creek called by ye Indians Quisichkook, and over ye said creek to a high Place to ye westward of a high mountain, where Two blak oak Trees are marked wt L and is called by the natives kachkawyick, from thence westward, to a small hill, on ye Side of a creek called Skaankook, where two white oak trees are marked L and So Runns along ye east Side of ye Sd Creck which a litle lower is called by y" name of Tawastawekak, and is ye westerly Bounds; they Transporting all there Right and Title to ye eastward of st Creek called Twastswekak, The Southerly bounds beginns on ye oyr side of yt Creek yt Runns along yo
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Ratt or Plain over against Minnissichtanock, where two trees are inarked and Runns along ye foot of ye high mountains, to ye Path yt goes to wawyachtonock, to a hill called by ye Indians, mananosick, where Two Trees, are marked, on ye Southwest Side of ye Path; from thence westward to a creek called by ye natives nachawawachkano, where Two white oak Trees are marked L, which Creek comes into ye oy creek called Twasta- weekak wh is ye west bounds, and So incloses all ye Land, & low hills, yt ye Said Indians now doe transport, The place where S' Two Creeks meets being called mawichnak, together wt all our Right and Title and Intrest, in all ye woods, Lands, Pastures, inesdows, marshes, Creeks, kills, Rivelets, trees, timber, wt all nyt Commoditees, Emuloments and Conveniencies thereunto appertaining, and Belonging, to have and to hold ye Said Tract & Parcell of Land and Premeses, to him ye Sd Robert Livingston his heires and assigns for ever; and in ye quiet full and Peaccable Possession, of ye Said Tract and Parcell of Land & Premises, him ye said Rob Livingston his heires and assigns to keep & mentain, wce binde our Selfs our heires and assigns for ever firmly by these Presents; In wittnesse whereof we have hercunto Putt our hands & sealls in ye Presence of Major Gervis Baxter Commande of Albany, and mr David Schuyler, m' Johannes Wendel, mr Wm Teller & m' Gert Banker magistrates of Albany, and Robert Sanders Interpreter in Albany this 10th day of August 1685.
Signed & sealed in yo Presence of
Ger Baxter
David Schuyler
Johannes Wendel
William Teller
Gerrit bancker
Robert Sander
his TATAEM Q SHATT and O Seal mark
MICHAEL his mark and O Seale TAWIHAES his mark & O seale his NISHO M TOWAW & O scale mark
MINASEES ; her mark & O scalo her
TANTAPE ;A NOWA & O sealo
mark Netopoes wife her
MAMATTITTA WAWPE M & O seale mark
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PATENT FOR TAGHKANICK.
THOMAS DORGAN Leivt Governour and Vice Admirall of New Yorke and its Dependencyes under his Majesty James the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, france and Ireland Defender of the faith &c Supream Lord and Proprietor of the Colony and Province of New York and its Dependencyes in America To all whom these presents shall come Sendeth Greeting Whereas Robert Livingston of the County of Albany Gentl hath by virtue of my Warrant or Lycence bearing Date the fifth Day of June one thousand six hundred eighty five and. since by my Permission and approbacon for a Larger Tract for a Valuable Consideracon Purchased of the natives and Indian Owners their Right Title Intrest Clajme and Demand of in and to a Certaine Tract or Parcell of Land called Tachkanick lyeing and being within the said Province begining behind Pattkook on a Certain Creek that runs into the Last side of Indsons Kiver. and there knowne by the name of Roeloffe Johnsons-kill begining on the north west side of said Kill that runs along the fllatt or Plaine Land att a Place Called by the natives Minis- sichtanock where two Black Oake Trees are marked with L and from thence along a small hill to a Vally that Leads to a Small Creeke called by the Indians Quisichkook and over the said Creeke to a High Place to the westward of a High Mountaine where two Black Oake Trees are marked h and is Called by the natives Kachkawayick from thence Westward to a small Kill on the side of a Creeke Called skaan pook where two white oake Trees are marked L and soe runs along the East side of the said Creeke which a little lower is Called by the name of Twastawekack and is the westerly Bounds, they transporting all their Right and Title to the Eastward of said Creeke called Twastawekak the Sontherly Bounds Begining on the other side of the Creeke that runs along the flatt or Plaine over against Misuissehtanock where two Trees are marked and runs along the foot of the high mountains to the Path that Goes to Wawyachtanoek to a hill Called by the Indians Mananosick where two trees are marked L on the South West side of the Path from thence Westward to
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a Crecke Called by the natives Nachawawachkano where two white Oake Trees are marked L which Creek Comes into the other Creeke called Twastawekak weh is the West Bounds and soe Incloses all the Land which the said Indians have Sold to the said Robert Livingston the place where the said two Crecks mett being Called Mawichnack the flatt or Plaine Land lyeing on both sides of the said Creek Containing about three hundred Morgan or six hundred Acres as by the Indian Deed of Sale before the Commander and Magistrates of the Towne of Albany bearing date the tenth day of this Present Month of August may fully and att Large Appeare Now for a Confirmacon of the said Tract and Parcell of Land and Premisses unto the said Robert . Livingston his Heires and Assignes forever in his or their Quiett and Peaceable Possession and Enjoymt Know Yee that by Virtue of the Commission and Authority Derived unto me and Power in me Resideing I have Given Granted Rattified and Confirmed and by these presents doe Give Grant Rattifie and Confirme unto the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes forever all that the before menconed and recited Tract or Parcell of Land Seitnate lyeing being Butted and Bounded as aforesaid, togather with all and Singular the Trees Timber, Woods, under woods-Swamps, moores, Marshes, Meadows, Rivoletts Streams Crecks Waters, Lakes, Pooles, Ponds, flishing Hawking-Hunting and Fowling and whatsoever else to the said Tract or Parcell of Land within the Bounds and Limitts aforesaid belonging or in any wayes Appurteineing To have and to hold the said Tract or Parcel of Land and all and Singular other the Premissess and every Parte and Parcell thereof unto the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes unto the Sole and only proper use beneffitt and behoofe of the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes forever to be holden of his said Majesty his Heires and Suc- cessors in free and Comon Soccage According to the tenure of East Grenwich in the County of Kent in his Majestyes Kingdome of England Yeilding Rendring and Paying therefore Yearly unto our Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majesty his Heires or Assignes or to such Officer or officers as by him shall be Appointed to Receive the same Eight shillings Curitt money of this Province Yearly on the five and twentyth Day March att the Towne of
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Albany, And for the better Preserving the Title of the recited Tract of Land and Premissess I have Caused these Presents to be Entred in the Secretary's office of this Province, Given under my Hand and Sealed with the Seale of the Province att ffort James in New Yorke the seven and twentyth day of August in the Yeare of our Lord 1685 And in the first Yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord James the Second by the Grace of God of England Scottland ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the faith Supream Lord and Proprietor of the Province of New York &e.
Tuo DORGAN.
GOV. DONGAN'S PATENT FOR THE MANOR OF LIVINGSTON.
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THOMAS DONGAN Lieutenant Governor and Vice Admirall under his Majesty King James the Second of New York and its . Dependencies in America To all to whom these Presents shall Come Sendeth Greeting Whereas Robert Livingston by Virtue of a Patent under my Hand and Sealed with the Seale of the Province aforesaid beareing Date the fourth Day of November Anno: Dom one thousand Six hundred and Eighty four is Seized and Possessed of a Certaine Tract of Land Scituate and Lying on a Creek on the East side of Hudsons River Comonly Called or knowne by the Name of Roeloffe Johnson Kill it being in three Plaines Called Nekankook Kickua Wicquaskaka and two or three other Small flatts or Plaines in all about one hundred Morgan or two hundred Acres together with Eighteen Hundred Acres of Woodland Lyeing and being betweene a Small Creek or Kill Lyeing over against Catts kill Called Wackanhasseck and a Place by the Indians Called Swaskahamuka to the South of Roeloffe Johnsons kill that is to say two hundred acres a Long the Rivers Side and the Rest adjoyning to the said two hundred Acres and Soe Runneing back into the Woods and Alsoe all Woods Underwoods Waters Runns Streames Ponds Creeks Meadows Marshes fishing Hawking Hunting and fowling and all other Liberties and Previledges Hereditaments and Appur-
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