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See Liber 245 Mortgages, page 550, for a confirmation of the above mortgage, dated 20th April, 1341, and made after the foreclosure of the $80,000 mortgage. This instrument recites the said foreclosure proceedings and conveys the mortgaged premises, subject to the defeasances in said mortgage.
WILLIAM B. LAWRENCE and ESTHER R., his wife, to
RELEASE.
Dated 15th Oct., 1842. Not Recorded. Consideration, $1.00.
EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, execu- tors,etc., of NATHANIEL PRIME, deceased.
RELEASES the whole of the " Sawyer lot."
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THE PETER SAWYER LOT.
IN CHANCERY. Before Vice-Chancellor.
EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, executors of the last Will and Testament of NATHAN- IEL PRIME, deceased, vs. WILLIAM BEACH LAWRENCE and ESTHER R., his wife.
1843-February 14. Bill filed to foreclose mortgage recorded in Liber 245 Mortgages, page 548.
February 17. Order pro confesso vs. Lawrence and wife, on consent of Charles A. Griffin, their solicitor.
February 17. Order of reference to compute amount due.
March 28. Master reports $13,150 due.
March 28. Decree of foreclosure and sale entered.
April 28. Decree enrolled.
July 14. Report of sale filed and confirmed.
DAVID CODWISE, Master in Chancery, to
EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, execu- tors of NATHANIEL PRIME.
DEED.
Dated 2d May, 1843. Ack. 2d May, 1843. Rec. 11th July, 1843. 437 Conveyances, 420. Consideration, $8,000.
CONVEYS the mortgaged premises by the same description.
The children of Nathaniel Prime, pursuant to the authority contained in the will of their said father, appointed Commis- sioners to make partition, as follows :
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CORNELIA PRIME, widow of NA- THANIEL PRIME, EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME, FRED- ERICK PRIME, ROBERT RAY and CORNELIA, his wife, WIL- LIAM SETON and EMILY, his wife, GERARD H. COSTER and MATILDA, his wife, JOHN C. JAY and LAURA, his wife,
to
GEORGE W. STRONG, DANIEL LORD, JR., and FRANCIS GRIF- FIN.
APPOINTMENT.
Dated 13th Sept., 1845 Ack. 16th Oct., 1845 and 22d Nov., 1845. Rec. 19th Jan., 1846. 467 Conveyances, 534.
APPOINTS said Strong, Lord and Griffin Commissioners to make partition pursuant to the authority in the will.
GEORGE W. STRONG, DANIEL LORD, JR., and FRANCIS GRIF- FIN, Commissioners of Partition of Ist part, to
EDWARD PRIME, of 2d part, RU- FUS PRIME, of 3d part, FRED- ERICK PRIME, of 4th part, ROB- ERT RAY and CORNELIA, his wife, of 5th part, WILLIAM SETON and EMILY, his wife, of 6th part, GERARD H. COSTER and MATILDA, his wife, of 7th part, JOHN C. JAY and LAURA, his wife, of 8th part, EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, executors of NATHANIEL PRIME, of gth part, CORNELIA PRIME, widow of NATHANIEL PRIME, of 10th part.
DEED.
Dated 5th Jan., 1846. Ack 23d Jan., 1846, and Ist April, 1846. Rec. 14th Nov., 1846. 483 Conveyances, 272.
SETS apart to Rufus Prime and Frederick Prime, in trust for
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Edward Prime, all the premises conveyed to the Executors of Nathaniel Prime in 437 Conveyances, 420, lying East of a line drawn parallel with First Avenue, and 225 feet Westerly there- from, by the following description : "All that certain other piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York, and bounded and containing as follows, Beginning at a point in the centre of Sixty-fifth Street, distant two hundred and twenty-five feet Westerly from the Westerly side of the First Avenue, and running thence Easterly through the centre of Sixty-fifth Street to the centre of the First Avenue ; thence Northerly through the centre of the First Avenue to a point equi distant from the Southerly side of Sixty-sixth Street and the Northerly side of Sixty-fifth Street ; thence Easterly in a straight line through the centre of the block between Sixty-sixth and Sixty-fifth streets and Avenue A and the First Avenue six hundred and fifty feet ten inches to the land now or late of Peter Schermerhorn ; thence Southerly in a straight line along the said land now or late of said Peter Schermerhorn four hundred and thirty feet two inches to a point on the Southerly side of Sixty-fourth Street distant one hundred feet Westerly from the corner formed by the Westerly side of Avenue A and the Southerly side of Sixty-fourth Street ; thence Westerly in a straight line along the land now or late of Beekman to a point in the block between the First and Second avenues and Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth streets, from whence a line drawn to the place of beginning would be at right angles to Sixty-fifth Street ; and thence from said point in a straight line to the place of beginning, be the said several distances and dimensions more or less."
Sets apart to the Executors of Nathaniel Prime, in trust for Cornelia Ray, all that certain tract, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York, and which is bounded and contains as follows, viz. : Beginning at a point on the Easterly side of the old Post Road,
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where the said old Post Road intersects a line equi-distant fror Sixty-fifth (65) and Sixty-sixth (66) streets ; thence runnin Easterly through the centre of the block five hundred and sixty two feet to the centre of the Second Avenue ; thence Southerl along the centre of the said Second Avenue one hundred an thirty feet four inches to the centre of the intersection of th Second Avenue and Sixty-fifth Street; thence Easterly alon the centre of Sixty-fifth (65) Street seven hundred and fifty fee to the centre of the intersection of First Avenue and Sixty-fiftl (65) Street ; thence Northerly along the centre of the said Firs Avenue one hundred and thirty feet four inches to the centre of the block between Sixty-fifth (65) and Sixty-sixth (66 streets ; thence Easterly and along the centre of the said blocl six hundred and fifty feet and ten inches to the land of Peter Schermerhorn ; thence Northerly along said land to the South. erly line of Schermerhorn's lane as laid down on a map an nexed to the deed next hereinafter mentioned and referred to thence Westerly along Schermerhorn's lane aforesaid to the rear of the lot marked number one (I) on said map ; thence along the rear of said lot number one (1) twenty-seven feet six inches ; thence Westerly sixty-four feet six inches to the old Post Road ; thence Southerly along the old Post Road to the place of beginning.
Sets apart to the Executors of Nathaniel Prime, in trust for Matilda H. Coster, all that portion of the premises conveyed to said Executors in Liber 437 Conveyances, page 420, lying West of a line drawn parallel with First Avenue and 225 feet Westerly therefrom by the following description : "All that certain other piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Twelfth Ward of the City of New York, and bounded and containing as follows, viz. : Beginning at a point on the East- erly side of the old Post Road, where the said old Post Road intersects a line equi-distant between Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth streets ; thence running Easterly through the centre of the said
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block five hundred and sixty-two feet to the centre of the Second Avenue ; thence Southerly along the centre of the said Second Avenue one hundred and thirty feet four inches to the centre of Sixty-fifth Street ; thence Easterly along the centre of Sixty-fifth Street to a point distant two hundred and twenty- five feet Westerly from the Westerly side of the First Avenue at its intersection with Sixty-fifth Street ; thence Southerly in a line at right angles to Sixty-fifth street to the land now or late of Beekman ; thence Westerly along the land of the said Beekman to the Easterly side of the old Post Road; thence Northerly along the Easterly side of the old Post Road to the place of beginning.
EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, execu- tors of NATHANIEL PRIME and Trustees of CORNELIA RAY, ROBERT RAY and CORNELIA, his wife,
to JAMES D. FITCH and JAMES CRUMBIE.
DEED.
Dated Ist May, 1848. Ack. 8th May, 1848, and 23d June, 1848. Rec. 2Ist Oct., 1848. 510 Conveyances, 444. Consideration, $12,200.
CONVEYS the premises set apart to said Cornelia Ray in the preceding deed of partition.
RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, executors of NATHAN- IEL PRIME and trustees of ED- WARD PRIME and the said ED- WARD PRIME
to JAMES D. FITCH and JAMES CRUMBIE.
DEED.
Dated Ist May, 1848. Ack. 8th May, 1848, and 23d June, 1848. Rec. 2Ist Oct., 1848. 510 Conveyances, 446. Consideration, $6, ICO.
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CONVEYS the premises set apart to Edward Prime in the preceding deed of partition.
DEED.
EDWARD PRIME, RUFUS PRIME and FREDERICK PRIME, execu- tors of NATHANIEL PRIME and trustees of MATILDA COSTER, GERARD H. COSTER and MA- TILDA, his wife,
to
JAMES D. FITCH and JAMES CRUMBIE.
Dated Ist May, 1848. Ack. 8th May, 1848, 23d June, 1848, and 3Ist July, 1848. Rec. 2Ist Oct., 1848. 510 Conveyances, 447. Consideration, $6,100.
CONVEYS the premises set apart to Matilda Coster in the preceding deed of partition.
RUFUS PRIME, FREDERICK PRIME and LYDIA, his wife, EDWARD PRIME and CHIAR- LOTTE W., his wife, to JAMES D. FITCH and JAMES CRUMBIE.
QUITCLAIM DEED.
Dated 2d May, 1848. Ack. 8th May, 1848, and 23d June, 1848. Rec. 21st Oct., 1848. 510 Conveyances, 442. Consideration, $10.
CONVEYS the premises set apart to Edward Prime and Matilda H. Coster by the preceding deed of partition.
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The greater portion of the tract in question is included in the following patent :
SIR EDMUND ANDROS, Governor; etc., to CORNELIUS MATTYSEN.
PATENT.
CONVEYS all that certain piece of land upon this Island Man- hattans, lying and being to the Northward of Turtle Bay, being bounded to the Southwest by the land of Jacobus Fabricius and to the Southeast by the River, being in breadth by the River eighty rods, and in length one hundred and twenty rods, being bounded to the Northeast by the land of John Bassett, and to the Northwest by the Commons. Containing sixty acres.
For the location of this patent, according to the exact dis- tances given in the patent, see map of the patents ante page 249. These premises, as appears from the descriptions in the deeds
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of adjacent properties, afterwards became vested in one John Bass. The following will is to be found of record in the New York Surrogate's office :
Last Will and Testament of JOHN BASS.
Dated 17th April, 1767. Proved 12th Jan., 1768. 26 Wills, 140.
" Item, I give unto my dearly beloved wife, Maritie, for and during the term that she shall remain my widow, for and towards her maintenance and support, the use, occupation, rents and income of all my lands and real estate, lying in the outward of the City of New York. * * Item, I give and devise all my lands, tenements and real estate, lying in the outward of the City of New York aforesaid, and the reversion and remainder thereof unto my daughter Annetye, the wife of Johannes Hardenbrook, of the City of New York, house carpenter, and to her heirs and assigns forever, to her and their sole and only proper use and behoof forever. Sub- ject, nevertheless, to the estate and interest hereinbefore given to my said wife out of the same during widowhood."
It is probable that the premises embraced in the above devise included the tract in question, and that John Hardenbrook, whose will is next below set forth, acquired title by descent from the devisee in the above will. There appears, however, to be no further evidence on record to substantiate this theory.
Last Will and Testament of JOHN HARDENBROOK.
Dated 15th April, 1788. Proved 9th Sept., 1803. 44 Wills, 423.
" Item, I do give and bequeath unto my loving wife, Ann
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Hardenbrook, all my real and personal estate, whatsoever and wheresoever. To have and to hold to her, her heirs and assigns forever."
Last Will and Testament of ANN HARDENBROOK.
Dated 20th May, 1810. Proved 18th Mar., 1817. 53 Wills, 516.
`"Item, I authorize and empower my Executors, and the major part of them, and the survivor and survivors of them, to sell at public or private sale, at such time as they think proper, the Farm whereon I now reside, excepting and re- serving thereout, nevertheless, the burying ground forever, with a free passage thereto for the use of my heirs, and to execute good and sufficient deeds for the same; and the monies arising therefrom I give and dispose of as follows: First. I order my debts and funeral expenses to be paid thereout, as also the Legacy to John Rawle. Secondly. I order the four hun- dred pounds, hereinbefore mentioned, to be put at interest by my Executors upon Mortgage, and the income paid by them as is hereinbefore directed. Thirdly. The equal half part of the residue of the monies so arising from such Sale I give to my Niece, Sarah Carr. forever. Fourthly. The remaining equal half of the aforesaid monies arising from such sale with the aforesaid four hundred pounds upon the death of my said Slaves I give to my Niece, Mary Adams, forever. Lastly. I constitute and appoint my niece, Mary Adams, my husband's Nephew, John A. Hardenbrook, and Robert Thompson, son of my Niece, Mary Adams, Executors and Executrix of this my last will and Testament."
Letters testamentary were granted to all three (see 53 Wills, 518).
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MARY ADAMS, JOHN A. HARD- ENBROOK and ROBERT THOMP- SON, executrix and executors of ANN HARDENBROOK
to
The Society of the New York Hos- pital.
DEED.
Dated 29th Oct., 1817. Ack. 18th Nov., 1817. Rec. 4th Dec., 1817. 123 Conveyances, 485. Consideration, $11,600.
CONVEYS all that certain farm, piece or parcel of land situate in the Ninth Ward of the City of New York, in the State of New York, being the farm whereon the said Ann Harden- brook formerly resided, and being butted and bounded as fol- lows, to wit: Beginning on the East River at the Easterly corner of land now or late belonging to the estate of Abraham K. Beekman, deceased ; thence running along the East River aforesaid North sixty degrees, East forty-five minutes ; thence along the same South seventy-five degrees, East fifty-five feet ; thence along the same North fifty-seven degrees, East one hun- dred and twenty-four feet ; thence along the same North forty- nine degrees, East one hundred and fourteen feet ; thence along the same North forty-seven degrees thirty minutes, East eighty- three feet ; thence along the same North forty degrees, East one hundred feet ; thence along the same North forty-seven degrees, East one hundred and eighty-five feet to land of P. Schermerhorn, Junior ; thence along the same North forty- eight degrees, West eight hundred and thirty-two feet ; thence along the same North forty-six degrees, West five hundred and eighty six feet ; thence along the same North forty-eight degrees thirty minutes, West nine hundred and two feet to land belong- ing to John A. Hardenbrook ; thence along the land of the said John A. Hardenbrook South forty degrees thirty minutes, West
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three hundred and thirty-three feet to land now or late belonging to the estate of Peter P. Van Zandt; thence along the land last mentioned South fifty-four degrees fifteen minutes, East two hundred and fifty feet ; thence along the same South fifty-three degrees, East two hundred feet ; thence along the same South fifty-one degrees, East three hundred and fifty feet; thence along the same South fifty-three degrees thirty minutes, East one hundred and thirty feet; thence along the same South fifty-six degrees, East two hundred and eighty-three feet ; thence along the same South fifty-eight degrees fifteen minutes, East three hundred and twenty-two feet; thence along the same South fifty-nine degrees, East one hundred and thirty feet ; thence along the same South forty-two degrees, West one hun- dred and twelve feet ; thence along the same South forty-six degrees thirty minutes, West two hundred feet ; thence along the same South forty-three degrees thirty minutes, West two hundred and twelve feet to the said land now or late belonging to the estate of the said Abraham K. Beekman, deceased ; thence along the same last-mentioned land South forty-seven degrees, East three hundred and fifty feet ; thence along the same South forty-four degrees, East two hundred and twenty feet to the East River aforesaid, or place of beginning. Con- . taining eighteen acres, one rood and twenty perches of land, Es the same is delineated on the map hereunto annexed. Except- ing and reserving thereout, nevertheless, the burying ground which is on the said land, together with a free passage and right of way to and from the same, for the use of all the heirs and descendants of the said Ann Hardenbrook, deceased, for- ever.
A small strip near Third Avenue was also vested in the Society of the New York Hospital. The title to this strip, anterior to its vesting in John A. Hardenbrook, will not now be considered, the said strip being part of the Common Lands
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DEED.
JOHN A. HARDENBROOK and. MARY, his wife, to ROBERT THOMPSON.
Dated 3Ist Oct., 1817. Ack. 18th Nov., 1817. Rec. 4th Dec., 1817. 123 Conveyances, 490. Consideration, $400.
CONVEYS all that certain lot, piece or parcel of ground situate in the Ninth Ward of the City of New York, bounded and con- taining as follows, to wit: Northwesterly, in front on the road or Third Avenue, forty-five links, Southeasterly, in the rear, on land lately conveyed, or about being conveyed, by Mary Adams, John A. Hardenbrook and Robert Thompson, Executrix and Executors of the last will and testament of Ann Hardenbrook, deceased, to the Society of the New York Hospital, fifty links, Northeasterly by other ground of the said John A. Harden- brook four chains and one hundred and sixty-eight links, or thereabouts, and Southwesterly by land either now or late of the corporation of the City of New York, or of Mr. Van Zandt, four chains and one hundred and sixty-eight links, or thereabouts. Containing seven-twentieths of an acre.
ROBERT THOMPSON to The Society of the New York Hospital.
DEED.
Dated 24th Nov., 1817. Ack. 24th Nov., 1817. Rec. 4th Dec., 1817. 123 Conveyances, 488. Consideration, $1.00.
CONVEYS same premises by same description.
DEED.
The Society of the New York Hospital to PETER SCHERMERHORN, JR.
Dated 24th Mar., 1818. Proved 3d April, 1818. Ack. 8th April, 1818. I26 Conveyances, 337. Consideration, $14,000.
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CONVEYS both pieces vested in the New York Hospital by the two deeds to them hereinbefore set forth, by the same descriptions.
Last Will and Testament of PETER SCHERMERHORN.
Dated 11th May, 1849. Proved 8th July, 1852. 104 Wills, 309.
Testator appoints his three sons, John J. Schermerhorn, Ed- mund H. Schermerhorn and William C. Schermerhorn, and his friend, Edward Bancker, his executors ; and subsequently provides as follows :
" Whereas my deceased son, Peter Augustus Schermerhorn, departed this life shortly after his mother, my late lamented wife, having, before the illness of my said wife and when him- self in failing health and without any prospect of surviving her, made and executed his last will and testament, whereby, after making a pecuniary provision for his three infant children, he bequeathed and devised to his wife, Adeline E., all the residue of his estate, both real and personal, whereof he might be seised or whereto he might be entitled at the time of his death, mean- ing and intending thereby, as I have no doubt, and as it was perfectly right and proper for him to do, to give back to his said wife the bulk of the large fortune which he received with her, but, in consequence of the sudden and unexpected death of his said mother a few days before him, his share in her real estate passed, under his said will, to his said wife, subject to my life estate therein, as tenant by the curtesy, which I have no doubt whatever, was contrary as well to his intention and wishes as to those of my said wife, could they have been ascer- tained or expressed in reference thereto, and inasmuch as my said daughter-in law has hitherto declined to make over to her
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said children the said share in my deceased wife's estate, I feel myself in duty bound not only to notice the fact above stated, but to frame the provisions of this my will in regard to my said grandchildren accordingly. Fifth. Should my said daughter- in-law, at any time during my life or within thirty days after probate shall have been granted on this my will, and a copy thereof duly delivered to her, grant and convey to my said grandchildren, or such of them as may be living, all and singu- lar her interest in my said wife's real estate, or should she have taken such measures as would fully assure to them, or the sur- vivors of them, her interest in the said estate on her death, or should she be then deceased and the said estate vested in her said children as her heirs-at-law or devisees, and should her said children, any or either of them, survive me, then and in that case I hereby order and direct all my personal estate, my just debts and funeral and testamentary charges being first paid thereof, to be divided into four equal parts, and so much of my real estate as is situate either in the City and County of New York or in the County of Kings, to be likewise divided into four equal parts. * Eighth. Three of the said equal fourth parts of my real estate, situate either in the City and County of New York or in the County of Kings, I hereby give, devise and bequeath to my said three sons, John J. Scher- merhorn, Edmund H. Schermerhorn and William C. Scher- merhorn, one of the said equal fourth parts to each of them, for and during his life, and I give to each one of my said three sons power, according to a full discretion hereby given to each of them, to dispose of his own share of the said last mentioned real estate by will among his lawful issue and among his brothers and their lawful issue, including the said three children of my said deceased son, Peter Augustus, or among any of the said persons, in such shares and proportions and on such law- ful conditions and limitations as he may think fit. Should either of my said three sons die without exercising the power
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above given, I hereby give, devise and bequeath the share of the one, so dying, in the said last-mentioned real estate to his lawful issue, taking by representation, and to their heirs and assigns forever ; but should the one so dying leave no lawful issue him surviving, then I give his share in the said last-men- tioned real estate to his brothers and their lawful issue, taking by representation as to the issue of my said deceased son, Peter Augustus, and as to the issue of such of my other sons as may then be deceased. Ninth. The remaining equal fourth part of my real estate, situate either in the City and County of New York or in the County of Kings, I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the three children of my said deceased son, Peter Augustus, that is to say, Ellen, Henry A. and Frederick Augus- tus, in equal portions or share and share alike, and to her, his and their heirs forever, during the lives of the said Henry A. and Frederick Augustus and the survivor of them, but upon the death of such survivor the said remaining fourth part of the said last-mentioned real estate is to vest in the lawful issue of the said Henry A. and Frederick Augustus and in the said Ellen, if then living, or if she be then deceased, in her issue. Should one or two of my said three grandchildren die at or before the determination of the life estate above created in respect to their share, without having lawful issue, the interest of the one or two, so dying, in the said last-mentioned real estate shall pass to the survivors or survivor of them and to her, his or their lawful issue. Should all of my said three grandchildren be deceased at the time of the termination of the life estates above created in respect to their share, leaving no lawful issue, or should the said Ellen, after the whole of the said remaining fourth part of the said last-mentioned real estate may have vested in her, by reason of the decease of the said Henry A. and Frederick Augustus, leaving no lawful issue, die under the age of twenty-one years and leaving no issue, then the said remaining fourth part of the said last-mentioned real estate
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