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[254] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace for the county of Albany, Madam Margareta Schuyler, widow of the late Capt. Phillip Schuyler, deceased, who declared that she sold, granted and conveyed, as she hereby does, to and for the behoof of her son Arent Schuyler a certain house and lot standing and lying here in Albany, having to the south Jan Hendrik Bruyn and Omy La Grangie, to the north Johannes Rooseboom and Evert Wendel, Junr., to the east the common way and to the west the street ; in breadth in front on the street thirty wood feet besides a free drip on the north side, and in the rear two rods, nine feet
1 See Early Records of Albany, I :153-54.
2 No record of this patent is found. The date is probably a mistake for April 27, 1667, when a patent was granted to Jacob Gevinck [Hevick] and Reyndert Pietersen for a lot and brewhouse afterwards transferred to Albert Ryckman, and for a house and lot toward the hills in breadth five rods and in length twenty rods, sold to Hendrick Rooseboom, Sept. 13, 1662; see Early Records of Albany, I :91-92, 309-10.
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Rhineland measure and in length east and west eighteen rods and two feet, also Rhineland measure; which she, the grantor, does by virtue of two conveyances from Hend : Rooseboom, the one of June 14, 1677,1 the other of the IIth of this month, and that all free and unincumbered (saving the lord's right), without the grantor's hav- ing any further claim in the least thereon, acknowledging that she is paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, and promis- ing to defend said house and lot from all future claims, for which she binds herself as by law provided. Done in Albany, the 14th of October 1684.
MARGRIET SCHULER
Dirck Wesselsz Marten Gertsen
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Cl.
Deed from Jan Clute to Jeronimus Wendel for a parcel of land without the north gate of Albany, in exchange for another piece of land
[255] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace. Jan Cloet, who declared that he granted, conveyed and made over in true, rightful and absolute ownership to and for the behoof of Jeronimus Wendel a certain parcel of land lying without the north gate in the pasture heretofore belonging to Madam Corlaer, being a height where the carts used to haul clay; in breadth in front on the street and in the rear thirty feet and in length on both sides also thirty feet, which parcel of land his uncle Jan Cloete, deceased, exchanged with said Jeronimus Wendel for the lot behind his lime pit,2 to wit, eight feet from the lime pit to the pond; so that the grantor in capacity of heir of his late uncle has no further claim thereupon ; promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all lawful liens, claims and demands and further never- more to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Done in Albany, the 15th of October 1684.
JOHANNES CLUT In my presence,
ROBT. LIVINGSTON, Cl.
1 See Early Records of Albany, 1:153-54
2 Calk Cuyp; literally, lime vat.
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Deed from Jeronimus Wendel to Jan Clute for a small piece of land behind his lime pit, in exchange for another lot
[256] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace, Jeronimus Wendel, who declared that he granted, conveyed and made over in true, rightful and absolute ownership to and for the behoof of Jan Cloet a certain small piece of land lying behind his lime pit, to the north of the kill by Mews Hoogebooms, to wit, eight feet to the east of his lime pit and extending back to the pond, being in length four rods and two feet and in breadth as his lot is; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the conveyance to him given by Jacob ten Eyck and Isaak Verplank, dated the 11th of March 168 º, to which reference is herein made, and that free and unincumbered, without any charges thereon or issuing out of the same (saving the lord's right), without the grantor's having any further claim thereon, acknowledging that he exchanged the same with the late Jan Cloet, deceased, for thirty feet square on the street on the clay hill, promis- ing therefore to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all lawful liens, claims and demands and further nevermore to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Done in Albany, the 15th of October 1684.
JERONIMUS WENDEL In my presence, ROBT. LIVINGSTON, CI.1
Deed from Willem Ketelheyn, husband and guardian of Hilletje, widow of Storm van der Zee, to Sybrant van Schaick for a house and lot in Albany
[257] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace, Wm. Ketelheyn, husband and guardian of his wife Hilletie van dr. Zee, late widow of Storm van der Zee, deceased, who declared that he granted, conveyed and made over in true, rightful and absolute ownership to and for the behoof of Sybrant van Schayk a certain house and lot standing and lying here in Albany, next and on the south side of said Wm. Ketelheyn and to the north of Jan Albertse Bratt; in breadth on the east side twenty-six wood feet and four inches and in breadth on the west side thirty-seven wood feet and three inches, in length on the south side from Jan Albertse Bratt's stable forty-six wood feet and eight inches and in length on the
1 Not signed by the justices of the peace.
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north side eighty-one wood feet; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the patent granted to his predecessor Storm van dr. Zee by the late Governor General Richard Nicolls, dated the 10th of May 1667,1 to which reference is herein made; and that free and unin- cumbered, without any charges thereon, or issuing out of the same (saving the lord's right), without the grantor's having any further claim in the least thereon, acknowledging that he is paid and satis- fied therefor, the first penny with the last, therefore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Sybrant van Schayk, his heirs, successors, or assigns to do with and dispose of the aforesaid house and lot as he could do with his own patrimonial estate and effects, having received full payment therefor according to contract of sale dated September 28, 1682, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all trouble, claims and incumbrances according to law and further nevermore to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided.
Done in Albany, the Ist of November 1684.
Pieter Schuyler, Justes of de Pees
WILLEM KETELHUYN
In my presence,
ROBT. LIVINGSTON, CI.
Deed from Sybrant van Schaick to Elsie, widow of Otte Grimm, for a house and lot in Albany
[258] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace of the county of Albany, Sybrant van Schayk, who declared that he granted, conveyed and made over in true, rightful and free owner- ship to and for the behoof of Elsie, widow of the late Otte Grimm, a certain house and lot standing and lying here in Albany between the houses of Jan Albertse Bratt and Wm. Ketelheyn, being in breadth on the east side twenty-six wood feet and four inches and in breadth on the west side thirty-seven wood feet and three inches and in length on the south side from Jan Albertse Bratt's stable forty-six wood feet and eight inches and in length on the north side
1 This patent was a confirmation of the grant by Stuyvesant to Anthony de Hooges bearing date the 23d of April 1652, " for a certain Lott of Ground lying in Beverwick at Albany abutting to the North on the Creek, or Kill called the Fuycke Kill to the South and East the waggon way, and to the West on Volchert Jans conteyning in length sixteen Rod, & in breadth nine Rod, which sd Patent or Groundbriefe so graunted as aforesd was upon the Ist. day of May 1662 transported & made over unto Storm Albertse by Roeloffe Swartwoults who married the widdow, & Relict of th'aforenamed Anthony de Hooges."
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eighty-one wood feet ; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the conveyance given this day to him, the grantor, by Wm. Ketelheyn, husband and guardian of his wife, Hilletie vandr. Zee, to which reference is herein made, and that free and unincumbered, without any charges thereon, or issuing out of the same (saving the lord's right), without the grantor's having any further claim in the least thereon, acknowledging that he is paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, therefore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Elsie, widow of Otte Grimm, her heirs, successors, or assigns to do with and dispose of the same as she could do with her own patrimonial estate and effects, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all trouble, claims and incumbrances according to law and further nevermore to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided.
Done in Albany, the 17th of November 1684.
Pieter Schuyler
Justes of the pees
SYBRANT VAN SCHAICK In my presence, ROBT. LIVINGSTON, Cl.
Deed from Andries Albertsen Bratt to Johannes Wendel of his half interest in the mill on the Poesten kill
[259] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace of the county of Albany, Andries Albertse Bratt, who declared that he granted, conveyed and made over in true, rightful and free owner- ship to and for the behoof of Johannes Wendell his, the grantor's, certain half [of the] sawmill, together with half of the kill on which the mill stands and half of two morgens of arable land lying in the colony of Renselaerswyk up the river on the east bank over against the Steenehoek and whereas a certain contract was made between the grantor and Luycas Pieterse respecting said land that it should be for the behoof of the Ryder,1 all this the grantor also conveys and makes over to said Johannes Wendell, with the apple trees thereon planted ; likewise the half of a [right of] free egress with a wagon from said mill (heretofore called Poesten mill) along the hill to- wards Pieter Pieterse van Wuggelum's to the shore as heretofore it has been used; in like manner the grantor hereby fully surrenders the just half of the tools in the aforesaid mill, with half of eleven saws, also all the rights as he Ands. Albertse Bratt has possessed the
1 d'Ryder; literally, the rider, or horseman, apparently referring to Johannes Wendell.
,
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same and as received by him from Jan Cornelise Vyselaer, together with the half of what since that time has been received by, made for and delivered to the said mill; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the conveyance to him given by Jan Cornelise Vyselaer, dated April 15, 1680,1 to which reference is herein made, and that free and unincumbered, without any charges thereon or issuing out of the same (saving the lord's right), without the grantor's having any further claim in the least thereon, acknowledging that he is paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, therefore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Johannes Wendel, his heirs, successors or assigns to do with and dispose of the aforesaid half saw mill and half the tools as he could do with his [260] own patrimonial estate and effects, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all trouble, claims and de- mands according to law and further nevermore to do nor cause any- thing to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided.
Done in Albany, the Ist of December 1684.
The mark AB of ANDRIES ALBERTSE BRATT, made with his own hand In my presence, ROBT. LIVINGSTON, CI.
Deed from Gysbert Marcelis to Johannes Clute, nephew of the late Capt. Johannes Clute, for a small piece of pasture land without the north gate of Albany 2
To all Christian People to whom this Present writeing shall come Gysbert Marcelis of ye Toune and County of Albany shoomaker sendeth greeting in our Lord God Ever Lasting; know yee that for and in Consideration of a heiffer to him ye said Gysbert Marcelis delivered, by Capt. John Clut deceased, the Receit whereof, he doth cleerly and absolutely, acquit, Exonerate and Discharge, and there- with doth acknowledge himself to be fully paid, Contented and satis- fyed, he ye said Gysbert Marcelis, hath graunted, Bargained, Sold, Enfoeffed and Confirmed, and by these p[re]sents doth fully cleerly and absolutely, graunt, Bargain sell, alien Enfoeffe and Confirm unto Johannes Clut Cousin3 to ye deceased Capt. John Clute, a Certain small Peece of Pasture ground, scituate Lyeing and being without ye north gate of Albany, haveing to ye southeast, ye highway Running
1 See p. 68-69.
2 This deed is in English.
3 Meaning nephew; see next document.
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towards ye Branch, of ye old vosses Creek and ye River to nothing, to ye north, the kill or branch of old vosses Creek, where the Tann Pitts stand onn, and to ye west Gysbert Marcelis aforesaid, Contain- ing in Lenth from where ye kill aforesd comes into ye River, to ye Lott of ye said Gysbt. Marcelis sixteen Rod, & Runns then straight towards ye kill along Gysbert Marcelis fence Eleven Rod and fyve foot, keeping three foot off from ye Tann Pitt of Jacob Teunise, and att ye street fourteen foot from ye ground sell of Gysbert Mar- celis little house wh. said Peece of ground he Purchased of Wm. Parker deceased, who was Impoured by Capt. Matthias Nicolls then Secr. of ye Province to dispose of ye same wt. all ye Profits, Commodities, and appertenances whatsoever to ye said Tenement lott or Peece of Pasture ground belonging or in any ways appertaining, To have and to hold ye sd. Peece of Pasture ground and Premises, wt. these and Every of these appertenances unto ye sd. Joh : Clout, his heirs Excrs. Adrs. & assigns, in his quiet and Peaceable Posses- sion and seizin against all Persones to warrant and for Ever by these Presents to Defend, in wittnesse whereof ye sd. Gysbert Marcelis and Barbara his wife have hereunto sett yr hands & sealls in Albany this fourteenth day of Octob. in ye 36 year of his Maj : Reign Aº. 1684.
GYSBERT MARCELIS (S:)
Sealed & deliverd in ye P[re]sence of David Schuyler Robt. Livingston, Cl. Recorded ye Ist. of Decemb. 1684
Bond and mortgage of Johannes Clute to Harmen Gansevoort and Harmen Thomassen
[261] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace of the county of Albany, Johan Cloete, who declared himself to be honestly and truly indebted and in arrears to Harme Gansevoort and Harme Thomase and to their heirs, in the sum of four hundred pounds current money of this province, which aforesaid sum of £400 I promise to pay to said Harme Gansevoort and Harme Thomase, their heirs, executors and administrators; for which pay- ment I bind myself, my heirs and executors, together with my house standing and lying next to Johan d'Vries and also specially my negroes, horses, cattle and other property firmly by these presents. Thus signed and sealed in Albany on this day, the 12th of De- cember 1684.
The condition of the above obligation is such: That whereas said
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Harme Gansevoort and Harme Thomase on this day have bound themselves and become sureties in the sum of four hundred pounds current money of this province for the payment by Johan Cloete of the debts which his uncle Johan Cloete, deceased, left behind and for the execution and performance by him of all that is compre- hended in the will of his said uncle deceased, as heirs, executors or administrators are by law required to do; therefore, if said Johan [262] Cloete shall perform all that in said condition is specified in such a way that said sureties shall incur no loss or damage by reason of said suretyship, that then said obligation shall be null and void; but if Harme Hansevoort and Harme Thomase suffer any damage by reason of said suretyship, then this obligation shall serve as a counter security to make good the amount of the damage which they may suffer in the matter aforesaid and to recover the same out of the effects aforesaid without loss or expense. Done in Albany on the date above written.
JOHANNES CLUTE (L. S.)
Pieter Schuyler, Justis of the pees
Johannes Wendel, Justis of the pees
Deed from Johannes Clute and Bata, his wife, to Robert Livingston for a piece of pasture land without the north gate of Albany
[263]1 To all Christian People to whom this prsent writeing shall Come, Johannes Cloet and Bata his wife of ye County of Albany, sendeth greeting in our Lord God everlasting know yee yt. for and in Consideration of ye somme of ninety Peeces of Eight currant money of ys. Province to him ye sd. Johannes Cloet in hand Paid att and Before ye Ensealing and Delivery hereof, off Robt. Living- ston of ye Toune and County of Albany, merchant, the Receitt whereof they doe hereby acknowledge, and thereof and of every Part & Parcel thereof, doth fully cleerly and absolutely, acquitt Exonerate and Discharge, him ye said Robt. Livingston for ever and therewith doth acknowledge themselfs to be full paid, Con- tented, & Satisfyed they ye said Johanes Cloet and Bata his wife, have graunted Bargained, Sold, aliened, Enfoeffed, and Confirmed, and by these prsents doe fully cleerly and absolutely, graunt Bargain, Sell, alien Enfoeffe and Confirm unto ye said Robt. Livingston, a Certain Peece of Pasture ground, Scituate Lyeing and Being with- out the north gate of Albany, haveing to ye East ye River to the west the high way, To ye South ye Tann Pitts and ye high way that
1 In English.
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goes towards ye River and to ye north a vacant Lott, belonging to ye Colony hard by Pietr. Bonts, is broad towards the Street or highway from ye Lott of Isaak V[er]planck and Jacob ten Eyck to ye Corner of ye fence northward nine & Twenty Rod one foot and a half; wherein is Comprehended ye Thirty foot Square of Cornelis van Schelluyne, & ye Thirty foot square of Jeronimus Wendel is in Len[g]th from ye Corner of ye fence to ye River side four and Thirty Rod and a half, and in bredth along ye River side towards ye East, to ye branch of ye old Vosses kill where ye Tann Pitts Stand on five and Twenty Rod, & from thence up Westerly to ye Tann Pitts aforesd., and yn. over the Creek att ye River side along the highway to the Lott of Gysbert Marcelis, seventhien Rod and three Inches, and Runns from thence straight towards ye Creek along ye fence of said Gysbert Marcelis, north- ward; Eleven Rod and five foot keeping three foot from ye Tan Pitt, sett there by Jacob Teunise, and att ye Street fourteen foot Rynl : measure, from ye ground sell of Gysbert Marcelis Little house according to ye Transports or Conveyances made to him Cloet by Cornelis van Dyck and Johannes Provoost Trustees of ye Estate of Anthonia Slackbome, and by Gysbert Marcelis ; dated ye fourteenth day of this Instant Octob: 1 to wh. writeings these are Referred ; wt. all ye ways, waters, water Courses, Easemts., Profits Commodi- ties and appertenances whatsoever to ye said Tenement or Lott or Peece of Pasture ground, belonging or in any ways appertaining, together, wt. all and Singular, deeds Evidences, and writeings, touch- ing and Confirming ye Premises; only or any Part thereof, to have and to hold ye Said Lott, and Peece of Pasture ground, and Premises, wt. there and every of yr. appertenances unto ye Said Robt. Livingston, his heirs Execrs. adrs. and assigns, in his quiet and Peaceable Possession and Seizin, against all Persons to warrant, and for Ever by these prsents Defend in witnesse whereof ye Said Joh : Cloet and Bata his wife, have hereunto sett yr. hands and Seals in Albany ys. fifteenth day of Octob in ye 36 year of ye Reign of our Souv : Ld. Ch : ye 2 : by ye Grace of God of Eng : S: fr : & Irland king : def : of ye faith Aº. 1684.
Sic : Subscr : JOHANNES CLUT (S)
Sealed & delivered in ye Presence of David Shuyler Gysb: Marcelis
geregistr: den 12. decemb. 1684 2
1 See next document.
2 Geregistreerd den 12. Decemb. 1684, i. e., Recorded the 12th of December 1684.
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Deed from Cornelis van Dyck and Johannes Provoost, adminis- trators of the estate of Anthonia Slachboom, widow of Arent van Curler, for a piece of pasture land outside the north gate of Albany
[264] 1 To all Christian People, to whom this Present writeing shall come Cornelis van Dyck and Johannes Provoost administrators and Trustees of ye Estate of Anthonia Slackboome widw. of Arent van Corlaer, of ye Toune of Albany, sendeth greeting in our Lord God Everlasting, know yee yt. for and in Consideration of ye Somme of Six and Thirty Pounds fifteen shill ; curant money of this Prov- ince to them ye Said Cornelis van Dyck and Johannes Provoost in hand Paid, att and Before ye Ensealeing and Delivery hereof by Johannes Cloet, the Receit whereof, they doe hereby acknowledge & thereof and off every Part and Parcel thereof, doth fully, cleerly and absolutely acquitt, Exonerate and Discharge him ye Said Johannes Cloet for ever and therewith doth acknowledge themselfs to be fully, paid, Contented and Satisfyed, they the said Cornelis van Dyck and Johannes Provoost, have graunted Bargained, Sold aliened, Enfoeffed, and Confirmed, and by these prsents, doth fully, cleerly, and absolutely graunt, Bargain, Sell, alien, Enfoeffe, and Confirm, unto ye Said Johannes Clut a Certain Piece of Pasture ground, Scituate, Lyeing, and Being without ye north gate of Al- bany, haveing to ye East the River, & to ye west the highway, to the South ye Tann Pitts, and a Branch of ye old Fosses kill and to ye north a Vacant Lott, off Isaak V[er]plank, and Jacob ten Eyck to ye Corner of ye fence northward nine & Twenty Rod, one foot and a half, wherein is Comprehended ye Thirty foot Square of Cornelis van Shelluyne, and the thirty foot Square of Jeronimus Wendell is long from ye Corner of ye fence till ye River side, four and Thirty Rod and a half, & in bredth along ye River side towards ye East to ye Branch of ye old Vosses kreek or kill, where ye Tann Pitts stand on five & Twenty Rod, & from thence up westerly to ye Tann Pitts aforesd., according to a former Patent graunted unto ye Trustees aforesd., dated ye 25 of March 1680, by Sir Edmund Andross, of ye one half, wh. lyes in ye Limits of Albany, and the oyr. Parcel Lyeing in ye Bounds of Renselaers Colony ; wh. was sold att a Publike outcry or vendu ye 10th. of April 1677 to wh. writeings these are Referred, wt. all ye Profitts, Commodities, and appertenances whatsoever to ye sd. Tenement or Lott or ps. Pasture ground, belonging, or in any ways appertaining, together wt. all and Singular, deeds, Evidences,
1 In English.
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and writeings touching and Confirming ye Premises only or any part thereof, to have and to hold, ye sd. Tenement, Lott or Peece of Pasture ground and Premises wt. there and every of there apper- tenances, unto ye said Johannes Cloet, his heirs, Executors, adrs. and assigns, in his quiet and Peaceable Possession and Seizin against all Persones to warrant, and for ever by these prsents De- fend, in witnesse whereof ye sd. Corn: van Dyck and Johannes Provoost have hereunto Sett there hands & Seals in Albany this fourteenth day of octob. in ye Thirty Sixth year of ye Reign of our Soueraign Lord, Charles ye Second, by ye Grace of God, of England, Scotland. france & Irland king; Defender of ye faith & annoq. dom : 1684
CORNELIS VAN DYCK (S)
JOHANNES PROVOOST (S)
Signed & Sealed & Deliverd in ye Presence of David Schuyler Justice of Peace
Gert. Banker Justice of Peace
Recorded in Albany ye 12 of decemb. 1684.
Deed from Margareta Schuyler, widow of Philip Schuyler, to Douwe Jells Fonda for a house, barn, hay rick, orchard and three morgens of land
[265] Appeared before us, the undersigned justices of the peace of the county of Albany, Madam Margareta Schuyler, widow and relict of the late Phillip Schuyler, who declared that she granted, conveyed and made over in true, rightful and free ownership to and for the behoof of Dowe Jillise Funda a certain house, barn and rick, with orchard and land containing about three morgens as it lies in fence (saving the Steen Bergh) standing and lying in the colony of Rensselaerswyk, by virtue of the contract of sale thereof dated the 24th of October 1672 and the conveyance by Pieter Meesen to the grantor's husband deceased given on the 25th of August 1672,1 to which reference is herein made, and that free and unincumbered, without any charges thereon or issuing out of the same (saving the lord's right), without the grantor's having any further claim in the least thereon, acknowledging that she is fully paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, there- fore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the afore- named Dowe Jillise Funda, his heirs, successors, or assigns to do
1 See Early Records of Albany, 1 :503.
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